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Dear SEO Company: Thanks for filling out my contact form!

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Richard Weisser Realty

Dear SEO Company: Thanks for filling out my contact form!Dear SEO Company: Thanks for filling out my contact form! But I will not be using your services in the near future.

As a matter of fact, I would not consider your company in this lifetime or any that follow. In your brief interaction with me I already know all that I need to know about your company and how you do business.

You employ malicious bots that scan the Internet for contact forms, and then assume that it is okay to fill my email box with your impersonal spam.

How could you EVER even hope to establish trust? But then again, that is not your mission.

You are NOT looking for new customers.

Rather, you a seeking victims.

Photo Courtesey of Richard Weisser and SmokyPhotos.com

Shannon Milligan, Richmond VA Real Estate Agent/Associate Broker
RVA Home Team - Richmond, VA
RVA Home Team - Winning with Integrity.

I am so tired of getting "leads" sent to me via text only to drop what I am doing, log on, and see it is an advertisement/solicitation for something like this. Enough!

Sep 03, 2012 11:22 PM
Kathryn Maguire
GreatNorfolkHomes.com (757) 560-0881 - Chesapeake, VA
Serving Chesapeake, Norfolk, VA Beach

And they are getting sneakier and sneakier.  I am tired of these phone calls that seem like someone legitimate only to have all hopes dashed as they continue to speak.

Sep 03, 2012 11:42 PM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

I can't tell you how many calls I get for this stuff. We can figure it out ourselves, thanks.

Sep 03, 2012 11:50 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

I despise the spam calls and emails.....Grrrrrr is right!

Sep 04, 2012 12:09 AM
Al Raymondi
Ocean View Realty Group in Ormond By The Sea Florida - Ormond Beach, FL
Ormond By The Sea Florida - Home and Condo Sales

Way too much of this stuff out there Richard, hope we can avoid becoming their next victim.

Sep 04, 2012 12:17 AM
Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

Great choice of picture for this post.. .if they are looking for honey ... .they've found their own BS

Sep 04, 2012 02:01 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

It is such a nuisance and I think we all have had quite enough.

Sep 04, 2012 03:21 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Hi Richard,

It is amazing the tactics they will employ!! They are a nuisance and I despise their emails, phone calls and now texts!

Sep 04, 2012 03:38 AM
Charlie Ragonesi
AllMountainRealty.com - Big Canoe, GA
Homes - Big Canoe, Jasper, North Georgia Pros

Het Richard . Love the picture. I think I have seen him on my back porch. Very well spoken and very true.I f I used everybody who was going to save me money and build my business I would be broker

Sep 04, 2012 03:40 AM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Richard, what on earth were you doing so close to that bear!

And yes, I agree, leave me alone. By email, via phone, just leave me alone!!!!!

Sep 04, 2012 07:38 AM
Richard Weisser
Richard Weisser Realty - Newnan, GA
Richard Weisser Retired Real Estate Professional

Chuck...

This one is more about the bots! Thanks.

J&I...

That's the way I like to do it too! THX.

Shannon...

Why would anyone trust a company that would do that? Thanks.

Sep 04, 2012 07:45 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I like to call these places when I have a minute just to tell them a thing or two.  Same with lead generation companies!

Sep 04, 2012 08:07 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

This made me laugh so hard.  I recently got one that must have been human generated because they signed up for a drip on my site and replied a couple days later to a drip email with... " I sent you a blah blah blah the other day and you're loosing business by not responding"   HAHAHA, I blocked them.

Sep 04, 2012 09:08 AM
Ron Marshall
Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN
Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

Ouch...I had no idea that anyone employed such tactics.  But, I am glad to know that you "caught" them.  Now, I hope you tell your whole "sphere" in person about this, too.

Sep 04, 2012 09:32 PM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital
Richard, well that's pretty clear! But they're sort of like the lead sellers. They are awfully persistent.
Sep 05, 2012 06:04 AM
Janis Borgueta
Newburgh, NY
Retired RE Salesperson

So much nonsense and how many times a day do i get calls and emails to sell me something else.. Wow.. Glad you did not fall into being their victim like so many do!

Sep 08, 2012 11:37 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Oh yes, I agree on your trust point.  They are stooping to all sorts of levels.  It's quite sad.

Sep 08, 2012 11:51 PM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Hey, Richard!  I included this post in Last Week's Favorites.  Have a great week!

Sep 09, 2012 03:03 AM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

RichRrd, very well said - they are looking for victims - not customers.

Sep 09, 2012 04:27 AM
Beth Paterson
Reverse Mortgages SIDAC, LLC, NMLS #1790592 - Saint Paul, MN
CRMP, NMLS #342859

I so agree, Richard!  I hate these tactics and those who use them, i.e. SEO companies, lead companies and those who call or knock on my door and say they are not selling, "just talking about _____" fill in the blank.  I won't do business with anyone who uses these tactics.

Sep 11, 2012 10:24 AM