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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Doug Holloway on September 24, 2009, 04:16:40 pm

Title: Google Imitators
Post by: Doug Holloway on September 24, 2009, 04:16:40 pm

Hi Guys

I have had a spate of the Google imitation companies in the last few days.

They telephone claiming to be from Google but are really nothing to do with them.

They will promise high rankings but all you will get is high bills.

Leave well alone.

Google will not telephone you.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: davep on September 24, 2009, 08:05:54 pm

I get them all the time, as soon as anyone asks for the business owner I just hang up now  ;)

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: Jon Tabbener on September 24, 2009, 09:34:06 pm

I had one the other day said he could get me to top of google - when advised i was already top he then told me i wasn't & asked me if i thought he would be calling me if i was top  - cheeky fecker.

he then read out who was top of add words  - me
i then told him i was also top of listings & then i told him where to go  ;D

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: Mike Osbourne on September 24, 2009, 11:09:07 pm

So your getting lots of work from it then?

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: John Milnes on September 25, 2009, 09:57:28 pm

and these company's who have searched for you have actually put up the cost of your adwords campaigns just by searching for you  :o

You pay for them to call you because they clicked on your add (perhaps .50p or £1.50)......then you also get charged for the call diversion!!

These people, to put it mildly are parasites.

I switch off all calls who say....can I speak to the company owner.........

 

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: Jon Tabbener on September 26, 2009, 01:32:40 pm

Quote from: Mike Osbourne on September 24, 2009, 11:09:07 pm

So your getting lots of work from it then?

I was  :( - last 2 weeks have been dead on private work to be honest - i have some commercial work that's keeping me ticking over for last week & next, but things have gone quite quiet

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: derek west on September 26, 2009, 01:57:00 pm

"on behalf of google"
"on behalf of BT"
"on behalf of orange"

no they don't or they would no your name, the tarriff your on, the amount your phone bill is, and that you are top or use add words.

they must think we're stupid,

had a big row with a guy that said he was from orange, didn't know my name or what plan i was on, what a tit.

derek

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: Mike Osbourne on September 26, 2009, 02:02:32 pm

I'm sure it will pick up soon Jon. Sounds like you have everything in place web wise. I guess the problem is it's a passive form of marketing.

Even with adwords someone has to be looking for it whereas with leaflets a lot of people will suddenly consider an offer presented to them but it wasn't even on the RADAR before they saw it.

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: Jon Tabbener on September 26, 2009, 04:42:11 pm

cheers Mike your right  - just strange how you can go from best month to a bad few weeks  - i have a load of leaflets that will be going out from Monday, i'm sure that will kick start things.

Title: Re: Google Imitators
Post by: clinton on September 26, 2009, 06:30:56 pm

Its like that sometimes in c cleaning once your doing good then the next min it goes quiet ::)