10 Lies You Should Never Believe From SEO "Gurus"

another lie is "Buy PR X+ DA X+ PA X+ TF X+ CF X+ etc... domains"

1. I Can Get You The #1 Position On Google. - How is this a lie ? I haven't seen any seo's promise #1 position but i assume the article means page 1 or top 3 positions and based on my experience the good ones can do it (its not impossible). In fact i would be wary of SEOs that tell you they can't promise any rankings because if they don't believe what they do works why should i ?.

2. Every Industry Is The Same In The SEO World. I Don’t Need Specific Experience In Your Field. - Again how is this a lie ? If you know seo and what makes things rank you can rank anything, sure some niches are competitive than others but the difference competitiveness of a niche doesn't make it a lie. I have never delved into affiliate marketing or have any experience in it but ranking sites in it is any different than my own niche ? Nope.

3. Duplicated Content Is Fine. - Did an seo company really told someone that ? Wow, run forrest run because it is a big fat lie. I agree. Also this point is to promote the author's website as he specializes in content marketing and i highly doubt any SEO will ever tell this point to any customers.

4. The More Links, The Better - It is True and not a lie - But not spammy links

5. The More Keywords, The Better - LOL - LIE

6. I’ll Submit Your Site To Hundreds Of Search Engine Directories - How is this a lie ? Its stupid. Not a lie

7. My Techniques Are Too Complicated To Explain - The guy who wrote that article is a lie because he preaches this pillar thing for this point with social media being the third, social doesn't do jack shit. As for this point, maybe the seo company doesn't want to give away their methods, its somewhat of a lie indeed.

8. You Don’t Need To Worry About Google Algorithm Updates - Not a lie. True. You go with a white hat seo company you don't need to worry about that. The article doesn't differentiate between blackhat and white hat.

9. All You Need Is SEO - Again the dude who wrote the article is a lie because this is what he says for this point "Your website rankings can improve through your active presence on social media, consistent blog posts, and even your offline marketing efforts."

10. I‘ll Get Your SEO Fixed In A Month For A Flat Rate - If by seo you mean on-page optimization its true, you don't even need a month. If by seo, you mean a ton of other things then its a lie.

I think the article should be named The 10 things SEOs promises instead of the current title because they are not lies. Most seos promise the above but they are a great sales pitch and some can deliver that, others can't but you can't just generalize it as a lie.

Also that article is written to promote the author's website. Jayson DeMers is the founder & CEO of AudienceBloom, a Seattle-based content marketing & social media agency no wonder he promotes social media as a ranking factor and condemns links calling them a lie. His own goal is to produce a backlink from that site so he is a lie himself.

Are you ranking pages or selling information about SEO?

I doubt the average business owner is going to care/understand the small details in SEO.

Example, If I take my car to a mechanic to have the transmission fixed, I don't care about all the little details, either the car is fixed or it's not. Either your ranking pages long term or your not.

Basically anything seo bloggers say.

People who believe #1 amaze me. Some SEOs talk as if they can predict Google or somehow control Google. This is hubris. We're all at the mercy of Google, and promising a certain rank within a certain period of time is BS.

Besides, most clients want to rank for "diet" or "excercise" or some crazy thing. Are SEOs really going around promising to rank for those terms?

One adjective is missing on this: "4. The More Links, The Better".
It should have been "4. The More NATURAL and QUALITY Links, The Better."
Right?

I hear those lies at least twice a day.

in seo industry no one say about google update. and they always take clue in contract about google update.

I must say, SEO as a whole is too complicated and broad to explain.

With the updates moving around, assuring #1 is highly incredible. Duplicate content, more link, etc, etc makes it clear that the service is going to be a better one. I still doubt if there are such statements being made when it is obvious that duplicate content is not an effectual way to carry out.

By saying that as a SEO company you can guarantee nothing, you are off the hook and don't have to produce much results (leaving aside reputation, etc). It is true that no one can guaranty it....BUT what if a SEO firm has a great track record that they know within familiar area (e.g. doctors in Austin) on average what kind of keywords they can "almost" guarantee? What I mean is wouldn't it serve the public and consumers if a SEO firm could say something like "We will guarantee top page ranking for keywords X & Y OR you pay nothing (or pay less)!" This way a customer can get a guarantee and the SEO company can also take some risk.... In a way, if the SEO company has already gotten top page ranking for "Austin Doctors" it would have some idea about how to do it for another doctor in Austin... Basically, based on their own track record they can take some educated risk while giving a customer a peace of mind.

Not sure a great idea but what do you think of something like what I mentioned so both sides risk some ? We guarantee XXXXX or its free! Or We guarantee XXXXXX or you get certain percentage of the fee back? Any thought on that?

More like "Snake Oil" salesmen than SEO "gurus". LOL. You had me at #1. hahaha.. Google #1 indeed!!!

I think the first promise is a lie for sure.One can't say in advance that I would bring your site on top in google rankings.It takes time for sure.

"Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed."

All I got to say.

OK...Dear according to you these things is lie then what should commit to client.

This thread has been helpful to me, since I'm a newbie in internet marketing. I just started my website the other week, and I'm still learning the ropes in SEO. I still have a loooong way to go. Can anyone recommend some quick tips on how I can get the word out about my site? Sorry, I just need a few ideas from the pros here. Thank you. :-)

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That's the #1 rule of thumb to follow in distinguishing between shady SEOs and honest ones, between false and true claims.

I think all but #2 are lies. Unless you're doing pure whitehat and actually networking to get links, experience doesn't in one industry doesn't matter. Their algo may be slightly adjusted for the industries they've said they review manually (health and wealth), but they're not THAT different.