Thread: Is this acceptable link building?

A link building company specializes in search rankings for real estate agents. For a initial $300 setup fee plus $400 monthly payments, they guarantee a placement on page one of Yahoo and/or Google for the chosen key words.

A review of several of their clients' back-links reveals real estate websites each optimized for a local town, but whose main purpose is to provide a link with strong anchor text back to the client site.

All the real estate websites have the same web template, and the contact for all the sites is the link building company.

Furthermore, the link-builder agreement with the client suggests that, should the client end the relationship, the links will most probably disappear over time. Because the link builder owns the sites, he controls whether the links continue or not.

So effectively, the link-builder is renting links to a realtor who doesn't know or care how the link-building occurred, he's just happy to get onto Yahoo page one for his search term.

This link-building model doesn't fit the spirit of link-building, in my eyes. Is this acceptable to Yahoo?

Originally Posted by bryansavage

A link building company specializes in search rankings for real estate agents. For a initial $300 setup fee plus $400 monthly payments, they guarantee a placement on page one of Yahoo and/or Google for the chosen key words.

A review of several of their clients' back-links reveals real estate websites each optimized for a local town, but whose main purpose is to provide a link with strong anchor text back to the client site.

All the real estate websites have the same web template, and the contact for all the sites is the link building company.

Furthermore, the link-builder agreement with the client suggests that, should the client end the relationship, the links will most probably disappear over time. Because the link builder owns the sites, he controls whether the links continue or not.

So effectively, the link-builder is renting links to a realtor who doesn't know or care how the link-building occurred, he's just happy to get onto Yahoo page one for his search term.

This link-building model doesn't fit the spirit of link-building, in my eyes. Is this acceptable to Yahoo?

I am not sure as to how it works with yahoo, but I pretty much got every single one of my webpages listed in yahoo all on my own.

Did not hire any web designer, did not hire any SEO specialists and did not pay for any kind of links, also did not spend a single dime on advertising/marketing.

I am a relatively new webmaster, only had my site live online for 1 year, but this definately sounds like a rip off to me.

If you are going to pay someone to link to you, atleast make sure it is a permanent link. Also $400 a month is WAY TOO MUCH!!!

Seo work can be spendy. You can do it yourself if you have time and want to learn. It does take a while, but you can do fairly well on your own without spending anything. If you don't have the time, or want to mess with learning and have the money, be sure you choose a reputable seo company or individual.

Hi,

It is a con job. DO NOT DO IT!!!

NO one I mean NO one can guarantee you a placement on page one of Yahoo and/or Google for the chosen key words.

Use your time on building backlinks on your own.

:flower:

Sami

According to my own experience, it is better not to try companies who promise you the 1st places in Google... They are not responsible for the results, because there are too many factors which they are not able to influence on.