Ashoke Banerjee SEO scam - beware of fraud

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Italkcash, Jul 22, 2008.

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  1. pingpong123

    pingpong123 Well-Known Member

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    #81
    He hasnt posted on dp in ages. hes the humble type plus hes way to busy doing what he loves most in life and tahst link building. If you want to check out his portfolio and his contact info i can pm them to you:).
     
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    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    #82
    My answer to your question is YES it is. Initially I did not see it in google.com as I am not in USA. But I tried to access google.com using a US proxy and did a search for offshore company and your site is at a respectable 22 position in Google.com.

    Could it be the reason why you are not seeing it? Are you accessing from USA or from some other countries? I guess this could be the misunderstanding.

    Given that SEO can be optimized according to the country, is it possible that you had asked him specially to optimize for the USA market?

     
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    califmike2003 Peon

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    Ok my turn, i was going to hire Ashoke for seo, i was introduced to him thru pingpong123, the guy seemed legit, but his porfolio really proves nothing, i was unable to get a hold of half of his clients, they didnt answer my emails or call me back, so its not much of a portfolio when your asking someone to send $1000 to india, need way more proof.

    I have been watching some of the sites he claims he is working on, i have only seen them go down not up. Im not saying he is a fraud, but i backed out of my deal with him, he promised me top 10 on google for the keyword CREDIT CARDS, with 139,000,000 results and he said in 6 months. I have had other seo people tell me that my site is so seo unfriendly it could never rank up there. So i backed out of the deal with Ashoke, i dont advise sending $1000 to some unknown person in india, with a very weak porfolio, your asking for trouble. On top of this he Ashoke kept hounding me with ims on yahoo for days on end for the money, my good sense told me to back out. Dont know what to make of this guy, but it aint worth a $1000 gamble.
     
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  4. pingpong123

    pingpong123 Well-Known Member

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    Mike im glad you guys didnt work together , cause i saw the same kind of thing as i saw with italkcash happening. Ashoke did send too many pms but i do recall a certain person calling me many times.Maybe if you were a bit more persistant with emailing the clients they would have gotten back to you. This thread validates ashokes work and he is in fact working on another dper site right now and its ranked on the 3rd page for a very tough keyword. Ashoke has proven even by this italkcash's site that he does what he claims. One email to his clients doesnt automatically mean a response back and if i recall you did speak to 2 of his clients and both told u that he does what he claims he can do.

    I think u need a bigger seo company to handle the credit cards keyword. 5 grand a month sounds perfect for the kind of hassle it would take.

    Wisdomtool, no sense in asking him, he wont respond as ashoke and everyone else on this thread pointed out to him how he would search for the keyword in google usa. Not only didnt he issue a public appology but he then told ashoke he can get some that could do this job in a weeks time lol.

    I finally convinced ashoke to seo a a new seo site i got made for him, as he will then get leads to him and he can then have a choice as to what client he wants to work with. Some clients, even if they pay millions are not worth the headache.

    Thanks guys for sticking up for ashoke and the facts. When that guy posted the scanned ranking that validated ashoke 100%.
     
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    califmike2003 Peon

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    #85
    For your information i send 6 emails, and called 4 times, so i dont know where you get that from, and i called you to try to get a feel for this guy. You have proved nothing in this thread at all.

    He may be legit, but i aint sending $1000 of my hard earned money from 2 clients that say they used him, sorry just not enough proof. I think anybody that sends money to a foreign county without rock solid proof, and results is setting themself up for a big loss. Every seo guy and company i have talked to has told me ITS IMPOSSIABLE TO GET RANKED FOR (CREDIT CARDS) on a brand new site in 6 months, try about 18 if your lucky, like the saying says, sounds to good to be true, then it probally is.

    You know from our converstations Pingpong, Ashoke didnt even know about the issues my site had, he overlooked them completly, cause the money was calling him, you yourself told me to have it checked out first, and i did, if he is such a great seo guy, then why didnt he see the problems with my website ? and he looked it over good. I know he is your buddy, and thats great, but i have no proof he is the real deal, 2 clients that say he did work, and 3 who wont answer me back, what would u do ?.
     
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    pingpong123 Well-Known Member

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    Ok mike i think things between you and ashoke worked out for the best for both of you. I know 1000 isnt chicken feed as we both live in the same state, but all i can say is you should have kept pressing his clients more, as you can see from italkcash , when ashoke gives results this is the thanks he gets and not only does he give results, he does it at a price no other seo does it at. Just keep watching the site i told you about. There are a few other seo's here that seem legit. If sweetfunny can do the job on the ringtone site ill be the first one to shake his hand, he does seem like class act compared to the other bashers here.

    I have proved nothing at all on this thread?????????? Are you kidding me? Ashokes rankings which everyone saw proved that this client was careless and ignorant and that ashoke was telling the truth 100%. What more does anyone else need. Ill try not to respond anymore as this thread proves without a doubt that ashoke was doing what he said he would do and the proof is on every page. Digg through and you will find it. This is bordering on the rediculous.


     
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  7. wisdomtool

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    #87
    To sum up the accusation, the alleged scammer was asked to optimized the OP web site for "offshore company" for USA traffic.

    Ashoke did just that with Google showing position 22 for Google if you are searching from USA. I have verified that and so had some of the members here.

    The OP claimed it was a scam as he did not see the results. I did not see the results initially as I was not checking from a USA IP, hence not USA traffic. But I checked google again with a USA proxy and there it was standing at 22. I would presume that the OP is also from overseas. I would urge him to check using a USA IP and to verify it himself and to post here to clear the name of Ashoke. I think it is fair that he does that, as accusing someone of scamming in such a popular public forum is extremely serious and can hurt the reputation of the person being accused of. This being a webmaster forum and Ashoke is doing SEO. Since the OP had bothered to post here initially, why not follow up with the discussion in the thread and give us an answer?


     
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    #88
    No, it "is" possible on those exact keywords i know this definitely. However to do it on $1,000 is wishful thinking unless you have a highly authoritative network of sites at your disposal to leverage the target domain.
     
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    pingpong123 Well-Known Member

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    thank you again Wisdom, but he wont respond because he knows he is wrong allready and so many people have proven this to him. Ashoke is recifying this problem as he is starting to seo his own site as i kept begging him to do along time ago. This should further add to his legitimacy and get him clents that have a bit more class than this one who started this thread.
    Thank you guys for standing up for the facts. Thi is one victory for an honest man

    SweetFunny it is very possible, its just takes good link building knowledge and alot of super hard hard and long hours. You must be more persistant, more knowledgable and more passionate about your work and it can be done. Thank you for confirming this. Im wondering how do these newbies become seo experts and claim something is impossible?
     
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    #90
    IMHO there is totally nothing to be ashamed about admitting your mistakes.
    The evidence are here for all to see.

     
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    #91
    I really hope he does so as it will show a great amount of self respect:), i know if it were me i would admit it.
     
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    #92
    You just said its not impossiable, but for $1000 it is, unless you have a network of high ranking sites at your disposel, well then he must have that to GUARANTEE ME TOP 10, so then there aint a keyword in the world he cant rank then, whatever im done with this thread, good for Ashoke, i dont send money to foreign countries on 2 referals. Pingpong your right i should have called and emailed those clients of his 5000 times, give me a break.
     
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    CalifMike, im just glad that ashoke didnt work with you and no one is asking you to send anything anywhere. We allready have one italkcash. I will no longer respond to your posts as it is pointless. Have a nice day:)

    and by the way no you dont need a network of sites, you can substitute that with good superior link building knowledge and alot of overtime work doing link building.
     
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    #94
    LOL.... This thread is getting way out of hand...

    Sorry for just joining in now :>

    @ the OP - your site is ranking at #21 in Google.com (searched from US) for the term offshore company.

    I tried this through 5 different US based proxies and all returned the same result..

    As for keyword selection - I don't think it's a great keyword but that's your problem, not your SEO's.

    Specifically about Ashoke - I am a client of his and my site that he's working on is showing progress for super competitive keywords.. I have not been with him for too long but so far things look fine and rankings are steadily improving.. (no, website is not in sig link and I won't disclose url or keyword).

    Anyway - I'm all for threads warning about fraudsters but before you start one get the facts straight..
     
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    Thank you Edc, you have seen how dedicated ashoke has been on his seo. He has always given 100% to all his clients and its such an awesome thing to see them start to defend his work now:), now if only the mods can get do something about a fraudster client like italkcash it would be another vindication of a good guy and his work(ashoke).
     
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    #96
    no problem.. just don't like people being bashed when they don't deserve it
     
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    Thank god for decent people like you man:)
     
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    #98
    i think it's time to end this thread. I don't think it'll be going anywhere...

    Ashoke has been proven to have done the work right with the offshore company. (strange keyword choice but the results are getting there):cool:

    Some people have been unhappy about his services.:mad:

    That's the way the world is. :eek:

    The end
     
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    Julien, no ones been unhappy with his services. The only one that hired him and bashed him was the OP who didnt even know how to search the keyword right in google(offshore company, ranked no 21) loooooooooooool. I stand by what i said before.
    When he takes a project on he does it and as you can see he gets his ranking. Calimike was complaining and he isnt even ashokes client. As you can see EDC is ashokes client and hes very happy. Italkcash is a seo's nightmare . Imagine a client that gets his ranking and still bashes teh seo on a forum.
    Italktrash got his ranking and is complaining because everyone on earth knew how to find the ranking in google except for him. Now when you have a client that wont listen when your showing him how to find a keyword in google and actually bashes you on a forum for absolutely no reason at all and never issues an appology for it, its an injustice.
    Calimike just keep watching that keyword and cry when u see it in the top 10. Ashoke always gets his keywords:D
     
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    #100
    This thread has not only proven ashoke right but has also proven his seo skills as a link builder.

    Its good to see the dp community rally around someone in this way.


    So please stop bad talking.
     
    truckin, Jul 24, 2008 IP
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