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SEO Link Spam

I’m a skeptic when it comes to chiropractic; see the video Adjusting the Joints or read the transcript. Before you start flaming, this is not about whether you agree or disagree with my point of view on chiropractic.* This is about seo link spam I received from an SEO for a chiropractic website. The actual links have obviously been modified here.

Dr. Donald Quack wrote:

I found you through the San Diego Blogger site, but really enjoyed your site. I was hoping you would take a look at my website, and if you like it, blog about it!

If you are looking for some excellent free help with a sore neck, shoulders, back or headaches, you are going really enjoy what is below.

I have a fun site
http://www.domainname.com/

Cool staff
http://www.domainname.com/MainPages/OurStaff.html
Fun Cartoon Books
http://www.domainname.com/Library.html
Impressive Testimonials
http://www.domainname.com/Testimonials.html

and all kinds of other cool stuff going on!

I would love you to read my site and blog about it. Even more than that, I would love you to come in as a patient to our office as my guest, and receive your first four visits (worth $570) , and then blog about it! I promise you will be thrilled with it. I won’t even try to control what you say in your blog in any way, other than asking you to be totally truthful and put a link to our site. I guarantee if you come to our office you will have a good time, or your money back! Hey, wait a second your not paying anything for this, it is all free!!!

When you link to our site, I ask that you avoid nofollow tags. (If you don’t know, a nofollow tag tells the search engines not to follow the link. I can help you with this if you need it).

Thanks Tons! Let me know what you think.
Dr. Donald Quack
Website: www.domainname.com

As spammy emails go this was better than most until the SEO mentioned the nofollow tags (the bolding is mine). They completely lost me at that point. For me it was a jarring transition from the flow of the message. Up to that point, even though I know I am being spammed, I am ok with the presentation.

The offer of free visits is good marketing whether a reader decides to take them up on it or not. The concept of a local business asking local bloggers to write about them in exchange for free services is a great idea. Saying something about not trying to “control” what the blogger writes is the correct approach. Remove the nofollow nonsense and it’s a much better marketing message.

*What I used back-in-the-day.

Tags: seo link spam, local bloggers