Look how old this is! I post at SearchCommander.com now, and this post was published 18 years 9 months 3 days ago. This industry changes FAST, so blindly following the advice here *may not* be a good idea! If you're at all unsure, feel free to hit me up on Twitter and ask.
I’ve actually been told by people on numerous occasions that they can “guarantee number one search positions”, and “Google doesn’t actually ban websites” and usually, I’m too busy to argue.
Invariably, these claims come from telephone sales people selling internet traffic, or placement, or rankings, etc, and they get referred to me from existing customers of mine to see if they can help my client.
Matt Cutts is a Google lead engineer, and he has confirmed not only that an unscrupulous SEO company (Traffic Power) was banned, but so were all of their clients.
The moral of the story? Make sure you’re dealing with a reputable firm using only 100% “White Hat” ethical SEO practices.
