Concerned about where links are coming from

[hanv]

Hi I am hoping someone can help me with this.

I run a small seo company for a few select companies in the luxury markets. Due to certain circumstances I need to outsource a lot of link building until my in house link builders can return to work.

After a phone conversation with an SEO company which offer white label service (quite a large UK company but will remain nameless) I became extremely concerned that they are supply paid links to there customers. I will explain what i mean and would appreciate advice on whether I should stay clear or not.

They claim to have access to over 1000 websites in many different niches and can get a whole host of links from contextual (which they said would give 3 links in 300 words which rang the first alarm bell) then said the other come from primary theme links and hybrid links (oh which neither they would properly explain what they are).

My main concern is they said the links are made and need to be "maintained" by a yearly fee so they are not removed. When I asked if they surely count as paid links I got a usual boiler room style sales pitch.

My instincts tell me to stay away but maybe I am just reading it all wrong. They claim to already white label to over 300 other SEO companies, but it all sounds a bit risky to me after Googles tough stance on this!

Thanks

Paul

[hanv]

Hi,

Yes totally agree, sadly this is one of very many links that this "professional" agency uses.

Not my style but should out them really, it is annoying that they blatantly rule break and sadly still get results from doing so. Those of us who stick to the rules struggle! Arghhh so frustrating

[gcdtechnologies]

Hi Paul, Irving has nailed it. This sounds like a link network and it's a prime candidate for penalisation.

[irvingw]

definitely stay away from that - they have a link network of splogs it sounds like and they will get you penalized.