This is from “Mukesh” and was left via SalesForce Web-To-Lead:
Hello
I am SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Search Engine Optimization (SEO) basically means optimizing your website through on page and off page factors to get you high rankings and more traffic in the search engines. We can do directory, article submission and one way links. Links will actually help your site to rank high in the search engines. So what are you waiting for? For high Search engine rankings you can contact to us. We will promise, your work will be complete in best way (in good page Rank Directory). We will give you directory and article submission with snaps of filled form with in proper time period.
We can do 100 Directory submissions 8$.
We can do 100 Article submissions 10$.
We can do one way link building 2$ for per link.
We can do 25 social book marking 8$.
We are waiting your positive response.
Thanks
Mukesh
If anyone is interested in this wonderful SEO opportunity, you can email Mukesh here.
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Hmmm….I’m gonna have to up my game. Fine, I’ll do 100 directory submissions for 7$. And I won’t wait for your positive response, I’ll just assume you are happy.
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Sad thing is… that this actually works. If you and Patrick had received something from him, with different emails, it sounds like the guy is either sending a lot of emails out (and make money) or split testing his sales pitch.
Oh wow. Mukesh actually is SEO! That is amazing. All this time, I thought SEO was a practice. Turns out it is an actual person. Looks like I better contact him ASAP…
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Even if someone believed this, I would hope by looking at the lack of this spammers English skills would discourage them from buying. They are waiting my positive response which would be a big, NO THANKS! Sad thing is they probably are doing great business.
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Nice touch leaving the email address 🙂
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Cheap and SEO, they are entirely two different things which should be avoided. How they would find those directories which are still empty of others links? Just a wastage of money for me.
I love those kinds of e-mails! I just can’t believe that people actually sign up for crap like that.
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I think it is not their fault but our very common perceptions. We always assume that these 5-6 tasks are efficient enough to be a SEO guru, for me, it is more than that. Anyways, I am wondering how much time such people are wasting for such promotions.