Comments on: I’d Do Anything For SEO But I Won’t Do THAT

By: John D

John D — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:00:38 +0000

Joe Strummer, huh? Respect!

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:05:08 +0000

Yeah I like the “money is right” bit…ha!

And well said, all of your points. I agree with you.

By: vsloathe

vsloathe — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:06:37 +0000

There’s little I will not do for a client, provided he understands the risks and the money is right. If we cannot get past a particular competitor in the SERPs and I have to make that competitor’s site drop from the index, so be it.

Google has tried to impose its own webmaster guidelines on my profession as a sort of “ethical code”. People need to realize that Google’s webmaster guidelines exist for one reason and one reason alone: to make Google’s job easier, which in turn makes Google more money.

Google’s just a business. If following their rules does not bode well for my business, I will show them where they can put their rules. Plain and simple.

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:27:40 +0000

Monkey, I do not exist to service you. Wait…that sounds bad.

Robert (the good Robert), I agree with the unfairness angle. I could have simply said that and saved myself most of the post actually…damn it.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:41:10 +0000

hahahaha… I love point #1

Vampira on the other hand… well…

What wouldn’t I do. Mmmm… I guess I agree that I won’t tattle, no real point there. If you weed out the bad apples eventually you’re the only one left. Besides agreed, it’s Google’s Job.

I guess the one thing that I won’t do, is be unfair. Give the clients the best that you can, don’t over charge and let them know risks if you’re doing anything a little shady (on request).

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By: Tony Spencer

Tony Spencer — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:38:18 +0000

Tattling.

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:41:02 +0000

Tony, do you mean #1 as in transporting Dracula at night, or #1 as in turning in a competitor?

By: Judith 'deCabbit' Lewis

Judith 'deCabbit' Lewis — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:02:19 +0000

Goes without saying but after being in a panel with Donkey I’ll also put it in writing:

I’d never hack a site. That’s always been my ethical limit.

Other than that – no comment.

By: Mr Happy

Mr Happy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:07:47 +0000

I’ve never had a client who would fall for not doing the work and sending a nice design! Also I wont buy links – not out of some hellish need to bow at the Google altar just because the client suffers when they stop paying. The whole point of SEO is long term, on going benefit – battering their site with paid links a short cut seems a bit beyond the pale.