okedokeseo - 7:07 pm on Apr 14, 2002 (gmt 0)

Seems to me that most companies offering guarantees are really scamming their clients - they'll go to Overture and buy the rankings, keeping the difference. It is not possible to state "We guarantee top ten placement" to a client before talking with them about their goals, and carefully reviewing their site. Still, most of the SEO companies that are paying for traffic are saying just that.

Another scam they do is to promise top ten rankings and then deliver top ten ranking on their buddy's search engine that no one has heard of...