| If you happen to be like millions of others around the | | | | particular instance, when you receive emails that just |
| world, you probably receive at least one or two | | | | sound too good to be true-and you just receive |
| offers in your email inbox each week (if your spam | | | | them unsolicited, out of the blue-well, the chances |
| filter doesn't get to them first). These dubious | | | | are very probable that they're just after one thing |
| offers-promises to "increase your traffic" a hundred | | | | and one thing only, your money. |
| times over and other similar ones-well, they sound | | | | Professionals Don't Send Spam Emails |
| pretty good. But they can't be trusted; after all, | | | | You might get an occasional solicitation from a |
| they're just spam! | | | | professional SEO or web development expert-usually |
| Freelancer Or Spam Artist? | | | | the legit ones will even offer some helpful advice or |
| Again, many of these offers you'll receive look legit | | | | compliments. But pros never send you an email that |
| enough. They come complete from a real email | | | | simply reads, "We can increase your traffic by |
| address, with a realistic name, a real phone number, | | | | getting you a number one Google listing." |
| and all of the other necessary credentials to look | | | | And yes, we receive that exact spam email pretty |
| respectable. Sure, they're real people on the other | | | | much every day (it uses a different name each time). |
| end of the line-but unlike most reputable freelancers | | | | It's just that one line. Suspicious enough yet? Should |
| in the SEO business, these folks have chosen to use | | | | be. And here's the kicker-it's sent to us via the |
| dubious tactics (sending mass emails and spam) to | | | | contact form of a site that already has top search |
| thousands and thousands of people in the hopes that | | | | engine rankings for all of its relevant keyword terms. |
| one or two follow up and fall into the trap. | | | | So, enough is enough-let's put an end to this spam |
| So, it's not that freelancers in general cannot be | | | | SEO client fishing once and for all. Just delete them if |
| trusted or anything like that. In fact, there are some | | | | they even begin to look less than truthful. |
| really incredible freelancers out there. But in this | | | | |