Recent content by Jake Harris

My main concern with this approach would be getting ratted out eventually. I mean making a fictional business to rank in the top 3 local listings isn't exactly perfect White Hat. Seems like whoever ends up losing (competitors not in on the lead deal) would simply report your listing and you're out.

I really appreciate the response. This does make sense, especially offering it to businesses that might not be ranked higher. Have you had experience with it before? I am just wondering if businesses will start asking a lot of questions and realize what's happening - or do you just come out...

Hi there. Sounds like a great method, but I feel like there might be one problem. You are essentially stealing leads from businesses by outranking them, and then re-selling those leads to those same businesses. How do they not get upset with you for this?

Hi there. For those of you who don't know, a local lead-gen business is the act of setting up a "business" in a local niche, like Dallas dentists, ranking it in the local listings, then selling the leads from it to dentists in Dallas. This can be an excellent way to make money, as you can send...