Comments on: I can get you on the front/first page of Google!

By: Jill Olkoski

Jill Olkoski — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:47:15 +0000

Hi Lorne,
Thank you so much for your comment – it’s so nice to know that folks find the blog helpful and that small business owners like yourself can use it to learn about pay-per-click (which is a very complicated animal) and how to avoid getting taken advantage of. Keep reading

By: Lorne Campbell

Lorne Campbell — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:40:11 +0000

Hi Jill
Many small business owners really just do not understand how search engines and the web in general work. I too have had a company call me (in the UK) saying they had a special relationship with Google and I could get a cheap deal with them. I might not be real good at getting to the top of Google and indeed did not understand pay-per-click till I read your blog. But you know when something looks too good, it usually is.
I appreciate your explanation of pay-per-click and adwords, thank you.

By: Jill Olkoski

Jill Olkoski — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:57:31 +0000

Hi Stephen,
I guess she didn’t actually Google you before she called – that is really funny. These folks are really trying to take a advantage of small business owners – $100 for two lousy keywords and zero guarantee of traffic. Shame on them.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:49:51 +0000

The other week I got a very similar voicemail from someone trying to pass herself off as a caller “from Google Adwords” and offering a similar deal – “for $100/month, guaranteed to be on page one 24/7 for the keywords ‘Seattle therapist’”. In my case I think she was trying to get me to think that she was from Google, but I learned long ago (from Jill) that Google doesn’t do this kind of fraudulent stuff. Also, because I took Jill’s advice and set up an Adwords account months ago, I’m already on page 1 *in the organic listings* for … you guessed it … ‘Seattle therapist’! So when they call, hang up!