Yell.com tried poaching my client
Hey guys,
I’m helping a client get on the map pack and help their website rank in local searches. They scrap cars.
I decided to use BrightLocal and get them on some directories to start with and yell.com was one of those options. According to BrightLocal, this listing is still submitted but not up.
I got an urgent call from my client today saying why is their SEO score a 3.1 etc. They said a sales representative from Yell phoned them up and told them that their SEO was bad and to ditch me (client showed me a screenshot of the report from their screenshare). Keep in mind, they are starting to gain reviews for the GMB and getting calls. Google Search Console shows they’re starting to get clicks for search terms near them. It’s only been almost 2 weeks since the website and GMB went up.
Several crosses stated in this report was “review integration”, “Content keywords meta tag”, Backlinks being low, organic referrals being low, target keywords (this sales rep used broad keywords however)
I have told and shown my client the results so far in GSC and GMB, alongside what information in the SEO Starter Guide says.
Have I done all I have done? I have done some research and they supposedly do this type of thing. Lesson learnt.