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Thread ID: 121991 2011-11-25 02:14:00 What do you think -- new Scam ?? wainuitech (129) PC World Chat
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1245380 2011-11-25 02:14:00 Just had a call from a very well spoken person claiming to be from Google NZ :illogical

Looked up my company Via Yellow pages, and noticed I had a web site listing -- Now for a cheap monthly, no fixed term contract fee of $65, if I signed up , my site would be at the top of the search lists for Computer Repairs - Wellington/lower Hutt.

Guaranteed hit rate of a min 900 views per month -- oh and only 1 spot currently available in the lower Hutt area, which google promotions have allowed a company to be selected for this golden opportunity .

Did I come down in the last shower or something ?
wainuitech (129)
1245381 2011-11-25 02:21:00 One salesman should be in Parliament with claims like that at this stage in the electoral cycle. R2x1 (4628)
1245382 2011-11-25 03:54:00 Google users trust our systems to help them with important decisions: medical, financial and many others. Our search results are the best we know how to produce. They are unbiased and objective, and we do not accept payment for them or for inclusion or more frequent updating
From here
en.wikipedia.org
feersumendjinn (64)
1245383 2011-11-25 04:42:00 Scam. Generally any Google search listing promotion for a business would be for their Adwords platform. It was free for a set budget, when I signed up. But to sign up for the promotion involved a series of pin numbers/password logins between myself and Google. Though you can get assigned account mangers, but I can't see them randomly calling up new clients. Of course there are other ways to list for free a business in Google using their properties and html coding, e.g. place pages, maps, rich snippet "markups", etc, and now supposedly with Google+ with their pages/brands feature, but involve a bit of work to get on page 1 for your business (or website) listing. Go to Google keyword tool (adwords.google.com), to check if any number of broad and exact searches for your business. kahawai chaser (3545)
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