How NOT to do SEO: fake URL takedown requests
Today, we got this nonsense gem in our inbox: :screwy:
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A few quick points: Until now, 'michaelpaulholidays.co.uk' had never been linked on our site. (Streisand effect, anybody?) That URL literally pulled up nothing at all. It grabbed two whole posts from the archive forum (former KVCD), because the posts had the words "Paul" (McCartney) and "Michael" (J. Fox). Furthermore, the idea that Google punishes sites for links is nonsense. (a) you can disavow -- learn to use Google Webmaster Tools (b) linking is the ENTIRE POINT of the internet. You know, the web. Web. Get it? 85.118.9.18's hostname is for a domain that doesn't exist (kaplaninc.com), and is probably trademark infringing if it did. Hmm, interesting. Chris is here: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrismastris ... and works here: https://www.optixsolutions.co.uk ... and such a stupid company should never be used. Seriously, "we want you to remove links (that do not exist)". Any hack can claim himself an "SEO expert" or "marketer" -- and indeed, here's the proof! We get so tired of stupid requests -- especially when it comes to "SEO" goobers that don't know their ass from their elbow. This is the kind of crap service you get from Fiverr. \\ END RANT |
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Hell no. What a truly stupid asshole. :rolleyes: We already said that no such link ever existed on this site. Their service is a sham, and clearly just relies on automated nonsense information. And FYI, this is what sites like Ars Technica and Torrent Freak report all the time. Bogus takedowns are often sent to sites, individuals, and search engines. And condescending "we're never wrong" pricks like this are the sorts of people that send them. This would have been different had we received either (A) an apology, or (B) an admission of having made a mistake. But no, that didn't happen. These people are nothing but trolls. Quote:
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These so called SEO experts are insane. I once see an offer where another so called SEO expert is trying to convince website owner to hire their services by mentioning him that they own google first page for their targeted keywords :)
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