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Originally posted by Flames Draft Watcher+Dec 13 2004, 11:29 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Flames Draft Watcher @ Dec 13 2004, 11:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Bend it like Bourgeois@Dec 13 2004, 06:21 PM
No one can buy or sell higher ranking within google's organic search results.
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That's not what I've heard. [/b][/quote]
Unfortunately, you've probably heard one of the millions of bogus claims from shady search engine optimization companies. Reputable SEO firms will never make those kinds of claims.
From Google itself:
Be sure to understand where the money goes.
While Google never sells better ranking in our search results themselves, several other search engines combine pay-per-click or pay-for-inclusion results with their regular web search results. Some SEO's will promise to rank you highly in search engines, but place you in the advertising section of the engine rather than in search results. A few SEO's will even change their bid prices in real time to create the illusion that they "control" other search engines and can place themselves in the slot of their choice. This scam does not work with Google because our advertising is clearly labeled and separated from our search results, but be sure to ask any SEO you're considering which fees go toward permanent inclusion and which apply toward temporary advertising.
A couple handy links:
Google info on SEOs
Google Facts and Fiction
Edit: the note about reputable SEO firms. I'd hate for some of the people I know to think I was tarring them all with the same brush.
