We Still Get Spam, Even Though We Stopped Writing This Thing Years Ago

Hi. This is the story of spam and how we still get it. Let’s start with Donald, who reached out to us yesterday by email.

Hi  Brutishandshort  Team,

Greetings, you might have the best designed site in the world, it might be the easiest to navigate on the web, but if  your ‘s [SIC] has no visitors, what’s the point? You need traffic  to survive, and the right kind of traffic.

A successful online company [SIC] needs to have a good rank in the search engines; if you want to have a regular  flow of new customers then you need to get higher in the search engines than your competitors [SIC] for particular keywords relating to your business [SIC]. Why your competitors [SIC] are more successful than you. [All sorts of SIC]

We are search experts and offer comprehensive services that really do turn search into sales [SIC]:

•        Market and Competitor [SIC] Analysis

•        On-site Optimization and Content Development

•        Link building and off-site optimization

•        Campaign tracking and reporting

•        Online Reputation Management

•        Brand [SIC] Management

Mail us and get answers to all your queries.

We are the largest and most trusted online marketing company with a team size of 100+ SEO professionals working 24X7 through the year that provides highly effective and aggressive internet marketing SEO solutions for companies [SIC] that need to see results quickly and ethically.

We focused on one thing: getting you traffic that makes you money [SIC]. “We’re the people who line up people to your site”. We believe in delivering, what most SEO companies promise but never deliver. [SIC]

Our clients consistently tell us that their customers find them because they are at the top of the Google search rankings. Being at the top left of Google (#1- #3 organic positions) is the best thing you can do for your company’s Website Traffic and Online Reputation. [SIC]

Best Regards,

Donald Jackson

Sales SEO Advisor

PH. No–9040014050

Wow, Donald, this sounds spectacular. Could you please send me more details about the services you offer?

Thanks,

Tom

Hello Tom,

Thanks for showing interest in our services!

For more details visit: http://www.richasoftwaresolutions.com/

For more details about our pricing, please visit@ http://www.richasoftwaresolutions.com/seo-packege.html

I congratulate you till date for your good business. However, as a best SEO team, we will like to have the opportunity to enhance your business more.

Our Service can fetch you:

• Technically sound and handsome website.
• First page ranking for the potential keywords which can drag real traffics visitors to your website.
• Natural links from good and relevant sites which will help you to gain referral traffics.
• Potential traffic on the targeted landing page.
• Strong social media presence.
• Improve your Branding.

Salient feature of our company:

Weekly/Biweekly reporting - The reporting done in the initial phase of the campaign is done again at regular intervals, post-optimization. Rankings, site traffic and other key metrics can then be compared to pre-optimization levels, giving measurable results to the SEO campaign.

No contract/ locking Period- I would recommend to use our services for 30 days, and once the campaign get completed my team will suggest you the road-map for next month. Considering our services quality/improvements/feedback we give you the flexibility to upgrade/downgrade/terminate the campaign. Hope our transparent and white hat policy will enable you to move forward with us.

I would appreciate more queries from your end. Looking forward to your email.

Best Regards,
Donald Jackson
Sales SEO Advisor

PH. No–+1 (909) 206-6191

I have to admit, I’m very concerned. This most recent email says it’s from “Matthew Malin,” but it’s signed by “Donald Jackson.”

Donald, are you and Matthew the same person? Perhaps some sort of witness protection thing? Or maybe a simple DBA, given that you’re in the business of business, and DBAs are very hot in business right now?

I felt comfortable with Donald, but I’m not sure about Matthew. To be honest, I’m worried something has happened to you, Donald, and there is some sort of larger shadow game going on in which my fellow co-editors and I are only pawns. Can you please confirm that you are still alive and well and that this Matthew character has a perfectly legitimate explanation for his existence?

Thanks,

Trevor

Hello Trevor,
Thanks for writing back to me.

Let me inform you that,Mr. Matthew Malin is the Marketing manager of my Department that’s why this corporate email Id lies in his name where as I’m Donald Jackson, the sales engineer in this company.

I believe no words can explane the persons identity rather than trust. I am sure unless and until you work with us for a month you won’t be able to judge us. No References are going to build your trust. It’s you who needs to give a go with us so that we can prove our words. Ultimate, result will be you will be patting yourself for choosing right SEO partner I assure.Please let me know if you’ve any further questions, so that we can proceed further.

Best Regards,
Donald Jackson
Sales SEO Advisor

PH. No–+1 (909) 206-6191

Hi there, Donald (if that is your real name),

Though I didn’t notice it at first, since I was at work, I must echo my fellow editor’s concerns, no matter how much you’ve tried to allay them. I’m uncertain as to why you wouldn’t have your own email address at richasoftwaresolutions.com. It seems a bit antiquated to have a shared email account for a company that specializes in software solutions.

That said, your explanation makes sense, and I’m willing to accept it.

I note with some chagrin, however, that the area code in your phone number covers San Bernardino County, and not Silicon Valley. This I could overlook if I hadn’t Googled you (a phrase that originated in Silicon Valley) and found your company’s Facebook page (Facebook, too, is based in Silicon Valley), where I read the following from one of your customers:

“We’ve been trying to communicate with Richa Software Solutions over a accidental charge to our account of nearly $400. After agreeing to refund us, they simply started ignoring us. The money is still not in our account after over a month of disputes. We simply want to resolve this issue!! Please contact us ASAP at info@obsezz.com.”

This, I must say, especially as someone who works in Sales and Account Management for a living, does not strike me as the hallmark of good Account Management. Even the smallest clients must be treated with the utmost respect, for without them, you will never gain the big ones. Just as a baby Great White Shark eats Minnows in its infancy so that it may grow to eat Sea Lions and Polar Bears, so too must the Sales SEO Advisor navigate the waters of Obsezz.coms in order to land the HuffingtonPosts as it matures. I am truly disappointed to see this criticism leveled at you on your own Facebook page (again, based in Silicon Valley) without so much as a contrite response.

All of that said, I believe we will forego your services for the time being. I hope you take this as a learning experience, and I wish you God’s Good Graces and Many Cheerful Afternoons.

Warm Regards,

Tom, Editor-in-Chief