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who · 12-13-2006, 02:35 PM

I have a question for you.

Basically, I owe most of my wealth (not making claims to it's size, mind) to achieving absolutely ridiculous results with SEO several years back. The money was pouring in like a ... like something. Anyway, it has since died off and i've lost a taste for all the hype and stupidity that surrounds SEO. I've moved on (for the time being, at least).

I had a ridiculously rich offer from a government agency to do some SEO work for them, and I accepted, since my own sites were dying off and I couldn't be bothered sifting through the idiots on the seo forums to find people who knew how I could improve them. I did the work, it was a three month contract, and they splashed what I would term 'way too much' money at me for it. I had achieved superb results for them by the three month mark, but, contract over, that was it. I wasn't prepared to take another look.

This government agency has emailed me yesterday (about six months since contract started) saying that they 'searched on 20 pages of google and couldn't find their site'. I've had a look and, lo and behold, they've redirected the .net and .org's to the .com and the .com has been totally annihilated from google (perhaps temporarily, who can be sure with gg).

My question to you, if you are a mainstream SEO clown who often works with clients, is, should I even reply? Should I tell them they've screwed it up themselves? Should I try to scab some more $$$ out of them? Should I explain the whole situation clearly?

Thanks. I'm on ICQ too, if anyone cares to chat. (i'm so lonely).

12-13-2006, 02:35 PM
who So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ICQ #23642053 Posts: 19,593	Any mainstream SEO clowns in here? I have a question for you. Basically, I owe most of my wealth (not making claims to it's size, mind) to achieving absolutely ridiculous results with SEO several years back. The money was pouring in like a ... like something. Anyway, it has since died off and i've lost a taste for all the hype and stupidity that surrounds SEO. I've moved on (for the time being, at least). I had a ridiculously rich offer from a government agency to do some SEO work for them, and I accepted, since my own sites were dying off and I couldn't be bothered sifting through the idiots on the seo forums to find people who knew how I could improve them. I did the work, it was a three month contract, and they splashed what I would term 'way too much' money at me for it. I had achieved superb results for them by the three month mark, but, contract over, that was it. I wasn't prepared to take another look. This government agency has emailed me yesterday (about six months since contract started) saying that they 'searched on 20 pages of google and couldn't find their site'. I've had a look and, lo and behold, they've redirected the .net and .org's to the .com and the .com has been totally annihilated from google (perhaps temporarily, who can be sure with gg). My question to you, if you are a mainstream SEO clown who often works with clients, is, should I even reply? Should I tell them they've screwed it up themselves? Should I try to scab some more $$$ out of them? Should I explain the whole situation clearly? Thanks. I'm on ICQ too, if anyone cares to chat. (i'm so lonely).