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How to spot an internet scam

August 13th, 2008 · No Comments · SEO, internet

I feel like the guys in Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink that could just look at a supposedly 3,000 year-old statue and say “fake”. But I’m beginning to see that there are a lot of people still falling for fake promises made by websites. Here’s a quick test that helps me when I have any doubt: go [...]

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SEO scams

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments · SEO

In two days, I’ve been exposed to two SEO scams. One company offers first place ranking in Google for £650. Their small print says that if this doesn’t happen they’ll refund you but keep an admin fee of £75. What’s more, their “first place” seems to be in sponsored ads not organic results. You can [...]

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