Send us an unsolicited automated link exchange request via email and/or our secure online contact form. Combining both of these methods guarantees inclusion into the directory.
I love sarcasm as much as the next guy, but If they're soliciting the unsolicited link exchange requests, they're not unsolicited, are they? And if I respond to their solicitation for unsolicited link exchange requests with a link exchange request, does that mean I'll be turned down? I mean, I tried to send an unsolicted request, but they went and solicited them, ruining my request's unsolicted-ness. Is that my fault?
It seems they have no trouble publishing email accounts using a full mailto: protocol notation for scrapers to find. Presumably this is justified by their judgement that the senders were clueless. Yet, they do not publish their own email address, insisting instead on using one of those clueless forms that wants everything but the name of your first born child as mandatory. For example, when is my phone number or company name needed for someone to be able, not willing, but able to respond to an email. Then, they hide this behind ssl on top of everything else. But, it's okay to publish someone else's email address in crawlable form. Smooth.
Their contact form can be seen here, in http, because the link is https, but it "can" be reached via http:
We do maintain a contact database from those who have submitted information through our web sites. We do not send any unsolicited email for advertisements. We may decide in the future to send out an SEO Consultants Newsletter and will respectfully contact you once for your opt-in or opt-out, prior to including you on our list.
So, I take it that if it's from them, then it's not spam, because it's respectful.
Bottomline, if you send a non-automated email asking for a link that they mistake as automated, be prepared to have that email crawled and harvested.
It seems they have no trouble publishing email accounts using a full mailto: protocol notation for scrapers to find.
None whatsoever. ;)
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Presumably this is justified by their judgement that the senders were clueless.
You are correct.
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Yet, they do not publish their own email address.
I was clueless at one point and learned the hard way about publishing email addresses. Some believe I am still clueless. At times, I think that myself! :)
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Insisting instead on using one of those clueless forms that wants everything but the name of your first born child as mandatory.
lol! Would you like us to make it easier for you to spam us from our website? Give us a little break here. That's probably one of the best lookin' forms you've seen in a while. And, it's 1 in 10 million that validates to an XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD. There is much more to that form than meets the eye and it gets used on a daily basis. Our visitors don't seem to have any problems with it and they are less savvy than you with forms. ;)
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For example, when is my phone number or company name needed for someone to be able, not willing, but able to respond to an email.
Ummm, we are the SEO Consultants Directory. We do receive requests via that form for referrals to members in the directory. We've had numerous instances where we did have to call the person contacting us for further communication. Anything wrong with that? Here in California (the United States), we call that Customer Service. Kind of hard to do without a freakin' telephone number, wouldn't you say so? Especially with email not being 100% reliable. That phone will always ring though. ;)
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Then, they hide this behind ssl on top of everything else.
Hide what. What would we hide behind SSL? We wanted to provide the visitor a means to send us electronic communications securely. Isn't that what SSL is for? Wait, let me go read the damn guidelines again for SSL. Am I doing something I shouldn't be? ;)
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But, it's okay to publish someone else's email address in crawlable form.
Yes, it most definitely is. We wouldn't publish the email if it weren't a blatant automated and/or canned link exchange request with all sorts of ransom requests. Give us a break, this is satire! And, I have no problem nuking the emails that those automated and/or canned link exchange requests are coming from. None, whatsoever!
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Smooth.
More like Smooooooooooth...
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Their contact form can be seen here, in http, because the link is https, but it "can" be reached via http:
Not anymore! Thank you.
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Too much to fill in.
Then I guess you don't need to worry about everything else you've mentioned above?
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We do maintain a contact database from those who have submitted information through our web sites. We do not send any unsolicited email for advertisements. We may decide in the future to send out an SEO Consultants Newsletter and will respectfully contact you once for your opt-in or opt-out, prior to including you on our list.
lol! We need to update that Privacy Policy. That's been sitting there collecting dust since 2002-06-01. But, it is still applicable and covers us if we ever decide to send out a Newsletter which at this point isn't going to happen.
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So, I take it that if it's from them, then it's not spam, because it's respectful.
It most definitely is respectful. I'm not going to send you an email asking for a link to our website along with an explanation that PageRank is everything and that a link from our site is going to improve your overall search engine positions. I'm not going to tell you that your link must be on a page that has a minimum PageRank of 3. And lastly, I sure as hell won't be asking you (a stranger) for links via email, never have and never will. If I want a link from you, I'm going to call your wise ass and ask for one, the old fashioned way!
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Bottomline, if you send a non-automated email asking for a link that they mistake as automated, be prepared to have that email crawled and harvested.
No, if you send us a canned email containing any and/or all of the elements listed on this page, then yes, be prepared to have your email crawled and harvested.
I love sarcasm as much as the next guy, but If they're soliciting the unsolicited link exchange requests, they're not unsolicited, are they?
There's a catch. Some reading between the lines is required. We've also added some additional verbiage to compensate for the possible misunderstanding. We are not soliciting for unsolicted link exchange requests. This is what happens after the fact when you've set your link exchange software on auto-pilot and we receive one of the damn things.
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And if I respond to their solicitation for unsolicited link exchange requests with a link exchange request, does that mean I'll be turned down?
Not necessarily. If the resource you are suggesting we link to is of value, please do send us a request. Don't you dare cut and paste some canned freakin' link exchange request that contains any and/or all of the criteria for a listing in the ? SEO Link Exchange Directory.
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I mean, I tried to send an unsolicited request, but they went and solicited them, ruining my request's unsolicted-ness.
lol! You are too much. I feel so unsolicited right now. I need some solicitation. If you would like a listing in the ? SEO Link Exchange Directory, don't send us an unsolicited request. ;)
P.S. Not only do you need to read between the lines, you also need to read behind the scenes. ;)
I'm already listed in the consultant directory, so no thanks. Stop soliciting me, already. Solicitation is a crime, whether it's solicited or unsolicited. And I don't carry cash, anyway.
Not bad, but one little problem
From the guidelines for joining:
I love sarcasm as much as the next guy, but If they're soliciting the unsolicited link exchange requests, they're not unsolicited, are they? And if I respond to their solicitation for unsolicited link exchange requests with a link exchange request, does that mean I'll be turned down? I mean, I tried to send an unsolicted request, but they went and solicited them, ruining my request's unsolicted-ness. Is that my fault?
double standards
It seems they have no trouble publishing email accounts using a full mailto: protocol notation for scrapers to find. Presumably this is justified by their judgement that the senders were clueless. Yet, they do not publish their own email address, insisting instead on using one of those clueless forms that wants everything but the name of your first born child as mandatory. For example, when is my phone number or company name needed for someone to be able, not willing, but able to respond to an email. Then, they hide this behind ssl on top of everything else. But, it's okay to publish someone else's email address in crawlable form. Smooth.
Their contact form can be seen here, in http, because the link is https, but it "can" be reached via http:
too much to fill in
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So, I take it that if it's from them, then it's not spam, because it's respectful.
Bottomline, if you send a non-automated email asking for a link that they mistake as automated, be prepared to have that email crawled and harvested.
Thanks much!
Let the Harvesting Begin
None whatsoever. ;)
You are correct.
I was clueless at one point and learned the hard way about publishing email addresses. Some believe I am still clueless. At times, I think that myself! :)
lol! Would you like us to make it easier for you to spam us from our website? Give us a little break here. That's probably one of the best lookin' forms you've seen in a while. And, it's 1 in 10 million that validates to an XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD. There is much more to that form than meets the eye and it gets used on a daily basis. Our visitors don't seem to have any problems with it and they are less savvy than you with forms. ;)
Ummm, we are the SEO Consultants Directory. We do receive requests via that form for referrals to members in the directory. We've had numerous instances where we did have to call the person contacting us for further communication. Anything wrong with that? Here in California (the United States), we call that Customer Service. Kind of hard to do without a freakin' telephone number, wouldn't you say so? Especially with email not being 100% reliable. That phone will always ring though. ;)
Hide what. What would we hide behind SSL? We wanted to provide the visitor a means to send us electronic communications securely. Isn't that what SSL is for? Wait, let me go read the damn guidelines again for SSL. Am I doing something I shouldn't be? ;)
Yes, it most definitely is. We wouldn't publish the email if it weren't a blatant automated and/or canned link exchange request with all sorts of ransom requests. Give us a break, this is satire! And, I have no problem nuking the emails that those automated and/or canned link exchange requests are coming from. None, whatsoever!
More like Smooooooooooth...
Not anymore! Thank you.
Then I guess you don't need to worry about everything else you've mentioned above?
lol! We need to update that Privacy Policy. That's been sitting there collecting dust since 2002-06-01. But, it is still applicable and covers us if we ever decide to send out a Newsletter which at this point isn't going to happen.
It most definitely is respectful. I'm not going to send you an email asking for a link to our website along with an explanation that PageRank is everything and that a link from our site is going to improve your overall search engine positions. I'm not going to tell you that your link must be on a page that has a minimum PageRank of 3. And lastly, I sure as hell won't be asking you (a stranger) for links via email, never have and never will. If I want a link from you, I'm going to call your wise ass and ask for one, the old fashioned way!
No, if you send us a canned email containing any and/or all of the elements listed on this page, then yes, be prepared to have your email crawled and harvested.
http://www.seoconsultants.com/links/e/x/c/h/a/n/g/e/
No, thank you very much, especially for reminding me on the https issue.
Way to go
LMAO Edward.
Let Me Reiterate - This is Satire!
There's a catch. Some reading between the lines is required. We've also added some additional verbiage to compensate for the possible misunderstanding. We are not soliciting for unsolicted link exchange requests. This is what happens after the fact when you've set your link exchange software on auto-pilot and we receive one of the damn things.
Not necessarily. If the resource you are suggesting we link to is of value, please do send us a request. Don't you dare cut and paste some canned freakin' link exchange request that contains any and/or all of the criteria for a listing in the ? SEO Link Exchange Directory.
lol! You are too much. I feel so unsolicited right now. I need some solicitation. If you would like a listing in the ? SEO Link Exchange Directory, don't send us an unsolicited request. ;)
P.S. Not only do you need to read between the lines, you also need to read behind the scenes. ;)
I'm already listed in the
I'm already listed in the consultant directory, so no thanks. Stop soliciting me, already. Solicitation is a crime, whether it's solicited or unsolicited. And I don't carry cash, anyway.
technically
I think you're allowed to solicit, but living off the proceeds of soliciting is a crime ;)
oldest profession or whateva...
Depending on jurisdiction this is not always true.