Can you guess what I advised? My advice was to cut the dead weight, even if it pisses off the guy who controls the agency. But he believes in waiting it out– even though he will not be able to generate more cash (can’t take on more clients since the team of VAs is too junior to deliver). He has …
Grant Lira and Associates Boast How They Run a Fake PR Agency
Many advertisements boast about being featured on well-known media outlets such as Forbes, Inc, and Entrepreneur. It begs the question: why is this such a common occurrence? To delve deeper into this topic, we recommend watching our explanatory video which aims to shed light on the reasons behind this marketing strategy. The practice of advertising being featured on popular media …
Fake PR Agency CEO Ulyses Osuna and Associates Under Investigation
So, major props to Ulyses Osuna for coming clean about paying writers under the table to post featured articles. Not only does this violate journalism ethics, but it’s illegal per FTC disclosure rules. Then there’s associates and Grant Lira of Empathy Firm, who think they’ll never be caught. Just like the Instagram verification scams that finally got busted, the fake …
3 SEO Hacks That Agencies and Clients Need To Know Now
Do you want to know the methods that some agencies use to trick their clients? In this episode of Coach Yu, Dennis discusses some of these SEO hacks with Nicholas Rubright, CEO of New Reach Marketing and an expert in SEO, Digital PR, and Link Building. What are the ways SEO is used to fool people? Domain Authority One way …
Watch out for fraudulent SEO experts
I got hit up by some guy named “David Smith” (which is a suspect name– hard to find him). His website is legalfirmseo dot com, but you can’t find it when you search for it: So naturally, I take a look at the SEO of this legal SEO firm: A bunch of zeros.No organic traffic, no SERP features, no inbound …
Aaron Gobidas of GoBeRewarded– Think Twice Before Giving Him Your Money
I got a desperate call from my friend, Philippe. He and his wife are massage therapists in San Diego. Their business got wrecked by COVID– mandated to be shut down for over a year. Thus, income went to zero. They had to take out loans to pay their bills. They heard of this local internet marketing company called GoBeRewarded run by a …
Scammer Alert: DOn’t fall for this.
This scammer asked me to promote his Coronavirus special. He’s discounting his $2,000 course down to only $300– to help out the community. Because he wants to help people make money online, living a life of luxurious freedom, travel the world first class, drive a green Lambo, and work only 4 hours a week. I told him that now is …
Now Scammers Are Selling Influence
The latest wave of SEO spammers are now selling “influence”– to get your articles on high power sites, create that content for you, grow your followers, and drive high levels of fake engagement. See this chart as an example of what it costs for a posting on each site. “TAT” is turnaround time. We write for most of these sites and know …
Why get rich quick schemes are like strangers offering candy to children.
Remember the advice “don’t talk to strangers or adults offering you candy” as a child? When you’re a marketer, would you accept if someone offered you a program that makes $17,000 per day that sets up in less than 10 minutes? Uh, no. We shouldn’t touch get rich people. Replace the candy with “easy” schemes designed to lure you in. Like …