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SEO promotions, key word offers and buying keywords... "Kansas City Real Estate"

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Turn-Key Properties LLC, Missouri and Kansas Real Estate

I got an email today from some SEO promoter telling me I had no ranking under the search term "Kansas City Real Estate" Seems this guy Gabe figures I'm willing to pay for ranking by that term.

So the question is; am I willing to pay someone who sent me an email for his efforts to improve my SEO score with a particular keyword? NO! I've done a lot of reading, and put in hundreds of hours building keywords that are relevant to me. While I am involved in Kansas City Real Estate, I have focused on having keyword success in more specific markets. For instance, if you Google terms like Kansas City Investment Property or Kansas City Property Management, I hold very high rankings and have worked hard to get them.

Here's the email:

I was looking at websites under the keyword Kansas City Real Estate and
came across your website
http://www.turnkeyproperties.org/. I see that
you're not ranked on the first page of Google for a
Kansas City Real
Estate
search.

I'm not sure if you're aware of why you're ranked this low but more
importantly how easily correctable this is.

There's no reason you can't have a top three ranking for the keyword
Kansas City Real Estate based on your site structure and content. You
have a very nice site.

You need significantly more one way anchor text backlinks. If you're
interested I can help you with this...

I'm talking about getting you ranked for ALL your keywords. Adding new
backlinks on a steady and consistent basis from high PR quality
websites is what produces the rankings you are looking for
http://www.turnkeyproperties.org/.

The right kind of links are very critical in getting top ranking....and
I can hand deliver these quality links to you.

My partners and I own 1000's websites and offer private linking to
hundreds of website owners just like yourself.

I didn't send this email out to very many people but I am currently
reaching out to a list of your "keyword competitors" as well. But I do
favor your website because I can see your website monetizing the targeted
website traffic the keyword
Kansas City Real Estate can deliver.

I have your contact information and phone number. Is it ok if I give
you a call?

I have a very simple way to prove that what I do works and it's risk
free for you to try. Nothing beats seeing the results with your own eyes

Is it ok if I give you a call? I would love to pursue this further over
the phone with you or should I go somewhere else?

Sincerely,


Gabe Sumpter
(480) 588-8900 ext. 600
ww.linkshog.com/

P.S - If the tables were turned and somebody I didn't know came to me
with a proposition, even one that was appealing, I would be hesitant
because I would be wondering - what's the catch? What does this guy know
that I don't.

But then I would think he does know something that I don't know. He
does have thousands of high PR websites, he does have hundreds of
thousands of pages indexed and ranking in Google Yahoo and MSN. Sites that can
deliver the quality anchor text backlinks. I would also think that I
need to get my website in the top rankings. And he is offering to turn
key top rankings for me...on all my keywords including
Kansas City Real
Estate
. Even keywords I'm not currently competing for. Keywords that
produce traffic that's potentially worth tens of thousands, hundreds of
thousands, millions of dollars.

I emailed you because It's a win -win for both of us. Think of it this
way - Who wouldn't be interested in buying money at a discount? Because
that's what I'll be able to do offer you...Money at a discount.

Is it Ok to give you a call?  Or you can can call me anytime at the
number above?


To not receive future emails from Links Hog please reply to this email
or send a message to Links Hog, 14350 87th Street, Scottsdale, AZ
85054.

Any way, I figure this post should raise my rankings significantly for a time, although Kansas City Real Estate is more of a broad category than I have been working on.

Best of luck Gabe, I salute your entrepreneurial spirit!

Anonymous
Mango

This same person email our company with that same template email except of course he change target keyword and url. This time he uses another name Marvin. Charging $499 claiming to have 1000's of link partners but as of this post he own companies website only has 58 links pointing to is and the above post has addeda couple of links to his link building campaign. maybe he should spend some of that hard earn money and invest it into his own link campaign. his domain was just recently created too.

You shoule remove that link to his companies website because you are actually helping him build his link campaign on the free, lol. dont give this character to much credit it doesnt cost that much to build visibility but everyone makes it seem magical. I can out rank and flank his visibility any day of the week even after his been in business for years.

May 27, 2008 08:51 AM
#1
Ben Edsall
Turn-Key Properties LLC, Missouri and Kansas Real Estate - Kansas City, MO

Thanks for the tip, I did remove the link and won't be giving him anymore ranking bumps.

May 27, 2008 11:33 AM
Katie Reed
Nick Reed State Farm Insurance - Shawnee, KS

I was wondering with all the reading you've done regarding SEO........how did you determine what keywords yu wanted to focus on?

Aug 13, 2008 06:54 AM
Anonymous
Ben

For the most part I sought out niche keywords like Property Management Kansas City and Kansas City Investment Property, by focusing on those the more broad keywords like Kansas City Real Estate can be left for competitors to fight over.

Using other keywords, such as a specific neighborhood names or local landmarks works well also. But if your in a large metropolitan area, keywords are hard fought over and you need to specialize.

 

Aug 13, 2008 11:05 AM
#4
Anonymous
Thanks for the tips

Nice tips.

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Nov 02, 2008 09:32 PM
#5