This is the second time in as many months that we have come across this kind of activity. So we decided to post about it, just to forewarn visitors of this kind of activity.
The Hustle
‘Search Marketing Agency X’ contacts you and says to you that they can get you ‘top of Google’ for only £100 a month.
They tell you that if you spend this with them, then they will guarantee that you will be top for a select number of relevant keywords.
However, if you stop paying them, then your positions will be removed.
If you commit to working with them, usually on 6 months plus of contract so they tie you in, then they will send you a list of keywords and you will indeed be on the first page of Google for those keywords from the start of the contract.
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We all can see the way that the web is heading – towards relevant content. To a certain extent, this is a good thing, even if abused – because if a website is working hard to put out good content, then the chances are it’s is worth visiting.
On the face of it, it’s easy to get into the idea that Local Marketing for businesses involves either using local targeting in AdWords or ‘Google Local’ search results (where the map appears in Google when you search for something with a placename).
Google launches a new 
