Comments on: Real Estate Webmasters Banned by Google http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa Brodeur http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-2485 Lisa Brodeur Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:36:52 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-2485 Hello all. Please don't try to find my website as I just decided to "stop the bleeding" with REW. I have never in all my life made such a poor business decision by purchasing my SEO and website creation through this compan in 2006. Marc R., I spoke with you and you gave me a good recommendation and I am here to tell you - I certainly don't hold it against you - but the are the absolute worst. I was expected to learn a new field of SEO and all kinds of webpage "guru" stuff, and at the same time paying them LOADS of money. This company nickle and dimes, does NOT deliver what they promise and quote, and my site never went anywhere. For almost $15,000, I shouldn't have had to lift a finger on my site (my opinion). I have never sold a home from my website either - which makes it even worse. If I wanted to design webpages and be a genius in the SEO field, I would change professions. I hope any realtor contemplating REW reads this post. I'll hurl my url and use pay per click, but as far as SEO - I'm scarred. Hello all. Please don’t try to find my website as I just decided to “stop the bleeding” with REW. I have never in all my life made such a poor business decision by purchasing my SEO and website creation through this compan in 2006. Marc R., I spoke with you and you gave me a good recommendation and I am here to tell you – I certainly don’t hold it against you – but the are the absolute worst. I was expected to learn a new field of SEO and all kinds of webpage “guru” stuff, and at the same time paying them LOADS of money. This company nickle and dimes, does NOT deliver what they promise and quote, and my site never went anywhere. For almost $15,000, I shouldn’t have had to lift a finger on my site (my opinion). I have never sold a home from my website either – which makes it even worse. If I wanted to design webpages and be a genius in the SEO field, I would change professions. I hope any realtor contemplating REW reads this post. I’ll hurl my url and use pay per click, but as far as SEO – I’m scarred.

]]> By: Jim Boyer http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1713 Jim Boyer Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:47:36 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1713 Dylan, Just keep building up your site, and hopefully Google will see that you are doing the right things, and if your local competitors are doing the wrong things, then they will take the hit, and have spent lots of money doing it. Dylan, Just keep building up your site, and hopefully Google will see that you are doing the right things, and if your local competitors are doing the wrong things, then they will take the hit, and have spent lots of money doing it.

]]> By: Marc Rasmussen http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1714 Marc Rasmussen Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:51:59 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1714 Dylan, Just build yourself a great website with a great property search (most buyers want to see that first). Have more content than all of your competitors. Prove yourself to be an authority on the market you service. Get some links the right way and eventually (if you aren't already) you will be found on Google. Forget all of the drama between the players here. It is a waste of your time. Dylan,

Just build yourself a great website with a great property search (most buyers want to see that first). Have more content than all of your competitors. Prove yourself to be an authority on the market you service. Get some links the right way and eventually (if you aren’t already) you will be found on Google.

Forget all of the drama between the players here. It is a waste of your time.

]]> By: Fergus Gibson http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1710 Fergus Gibson Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:29:47 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1710 It amused me to stumble over this blog post. I'm the programmer who wrote the comments system REW uses. It was understood from Carey on down that the purpose of the comments system was to permit REW staff to enter links that would look like comments into a page. Does REW game Google? Absolutely. This has nothing to do with a rogue employee. It amused me to stumble over this blog post. I’m the programmer who wrote the comments system REW uses. It was understood from Carey on down that the purpose of the comments system was to permit REW staff to enter links that would look like comments into a page. Does REW game Google? Absolutely. This has nothing to do with a rogue employee.

]]> By: James Boyer http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1702 James Boyer Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:39:50 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1702 I think kevin may have a little IDX envy as well. Anyway Real Estate Webmasters seems to be back in Googles index, at least when you search for their name. I am not a SEO customer of theirs and have to say that I noticed the fake blog post thing on one of my local competitors sites and thought very tacky and very spammy. Anyway, it looks like life goes on, and the competition moves forward. I think kevin may have a little IDX envy as well.

Anyway Real Estate Webmasters seems to be back in Googles index, at least when you search for their name.

I am not a SEO customer of theirs and have to say that I noticed the fake blog post thing on one of my local competitors sites and thought very tacky and very spammy.

Anyway, it looks like life goes on, and the competition moves forward.

]]> By: Greg http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1701 Greg Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:39:12 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1701 <em>I myself don’t participate in the Link Exchange program, nor do I write spammy blogs.</em> What exactly is it that you find disturbing? Did someone here accuse you writing spammy blogs? I myself don’t participate in the Link Exchange program, nor do I write spammy blogs.

What exactly is it that you find disturbing? Did someone here accuse you writing spammy blogs?

]]> By: Dylan http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1700 Dylan Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:33:43 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1700 I have to say that I find this post a little disturbing. I have a REW site, and visit the forums frequently. I feel that the overall REW community has a lot to offer. I myself don't participate in the Link Exchange program, nor do I write spammy blogs. A lot of my competetion pays for links and uses unethical SEO practices, and I can't wait for the day that they get penalized. But I, along with other REW members, play the SEO game with ethics, and I'm there to soak up information and share experiences. I have to say that I find this post a little disturbing. I have a REW site, and visit the forums frequently. I feel that the overall REW community has a lot to offer. I myself don’t participate in the Link Exchange program, nor do I write spammy blogs. A lot of my competetion pays for links and uses unethical SEO practices, and I can’t wait for the day that they get penalized. But I, along with other REW members, play the SEO game with ethics, and I’m there to soak up information and share experiences.

]]> By: DeperateAgents http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1709 DeperateAgents Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:44:32 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1709 <blockquote>Do we know if this is affecting the sites of participating Realtors® yet? *It seems likely to be the next logical step for Google to take</blockquote> This at least the 3rd time Morgan has been punished by Google, so those that do business with him take a certain amount of risk. <blockquote>REW clients pay Morgan and his team to make good SEO decisions for them since they don’t have the time or the knowledge to do it themselves.</blockquote> It would be safe to assume that REW forums are not under any search engine's radar. Those with more than a nominal amount of posts there probably won't get to hide behind the "I'm just a real estate agent and don't know anything about about SEO" excuse.

Do we know if this is affecting the sites of participating Realtors® yet? *It seems likely to be the next logical step for Google to take

This at least the 3rd time Morgan has been punished by Google, so those that do business with him take a certain amount of risk.

REW clients pay Morgan and his team to make good SEO decisions for them since they don’t have the time or the knowledge to do it themselves.

It would be safe to assume that REW forums are not under any search engine’s radar. Those with more than a nominal amount of posts there probably won’t get to hide behind the “I’m just a real estate agent and don’t know anything about about SEO” excuse.

]]> By: Cyril http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1722 Cyril Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:14:40 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1722 Just a quick update about REW : they have deleted all the links to their Contextual link partners (all the fake blog entries) and of course, without telling anyone so they can benefit the link juice as long as they are able to fool people. That's not the first time they are doing this. Last year they discontinued their Link Exchange program the same way. Anyways, I hope their clients will understand who they really are and what are their practices. Just a quick update about REW : they have deleted all the links to their Contextual link partners (all the fake blog entries) and of course, without telling anyone so they can benefit the link juice as long as they are able to fool people. That’s not the first time they are doing this. Last year they discontinued their Link Exchange program the same way. Anyways, I hope their clients will understand who they really are and what are their practices.

]]> By: Matt http://www.3dogmedia.com/real-estate-webmasters-banned/#comment-1727 Matt Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:50:37 +0000 http://www.gregboser.com/169/#comment-1727 I agree with Marc. The websites in which the consumer can gain the most authoritive and comprehensive information on a given subject will always rise to the top in google. Having great information and a seemless IDX is a powerful combination that keeps the consumer coming back for more. I agree with Marc. The websites in which the consumer can gain the most authoritive and comprehensive information on a given subject will always rise to the top in google. Having great information and a seemless IDX is a powerful combination that keeps the consumer coming back for more.

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