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Often when you tell people that you're quitting, they come around. Maybe they'll realize what they'll be missing out on once you make your intentions known about leaving. Happened to me once. I told...

It's so ridiculously frustrating. They just make everything more difficult than it has to be.

This situation has reached a head now and I'm dumping them.

What are you going to say to them?...

Unfortunately they only call me when something is broken, and every time it's to be a "temporary fix" until they "get around to" letting me redo the website. They don't listen to my advice about how...

I have a current client that has been ( I suspect) buying fake traffic for years. I'm pretty positive that they are paying for outside SEO services (which they keep me in the dark about)

What...

So it's been all referrals? When you say you've been in business a long time I assume that means at least a year or a few. How have you managed to keep going on all referrals? Is this just how your...

The fact that you're getting referrals that turn into business is awesome so you must be doing something right. Keep doing that too.

Yeah, I've been business for a long time, over a decade (I used...

You just contradicted yourself. New clients come in over the phone? Where are they getting the phone number from?
Assuming no one is looking you up online is a fatal marketing mistake.
EVERYONE...

The best way to deal with fake reviews is to meet then head on. If possible respond to them, and offer to correct the problem. Many times when you know it's fake and you ask them to verify their...

You may not have been hurt by a false review, but many others have. And was the review left for you or about you?

It was about me. It went something like this "the worst company i've dealt with....

The people that are leaving fake bad reviews just in order to harm competition are scum.

P.S. Never use that paid "traffic", it can harm your website's rankings.

I've had one of these review...

This, then, brings up the ethics question. Just because you can use/leave false information, should you?

That was the only time I did it, but like Harold says above, people do so all the time....

But does fake traffic/reviews save costs in the long term and does it truly develop consumer popularity? The consumer isn't stupid (though they might be cheap) and will see through most charades.
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There is unfortunately a real demand for such fake stuff (fake traffic, fake reviews etc). These tend to be cheaper than the real stuff (& fake reviews are easier to generate). Small business owners...

From what I know of, these bulk traffic guys are used by bloggers and SEO guys to prop up traffic to their newest blog posts or sites. Apparently it helps them rank faster. I have a blogger friend...