Tom Antion, the self proclaimed Internet Marketing Guru, has recently sent out a mass mailing with an insulting and inaccurate subject and message.
The subject line states “your links are wrong on your website”
Hey Tom, thanks for the analysis, thanks for the lies. It certainly set the tone for the rest of your email for it consists of more lies - an evident characteristic of your web marketing strategies.
Tom Antion, in my deservingly arrogant and expert opinion, you’re a hypocrite.
Your message warns that inappropriate linking methods can hurt our websites. WOW, you are a guru. Is this news?
Here’s his message:
The way you are linking to and from your website could get you banned in search engines.
Tom Antion has a really cheap program with a happy hour discount nto tell you what to do about it.
Check out {link drop}
Knowing this stuff not only will keep you from getting banned, it will help your website climb to the top where all the action and greenbacks are.
Visit {link drop}
Catch ya
Tom Antion
What’s funny is that with the email he offers a 39$ CD explaining this claim. WOW, 39 bucks for public knowledge. Tom, you’re so clever. Do you know what you’re talking about? - But because you lied and said you checked my site, let’s take a look at yours.
WOW, a mark of your character, Tom Antion? - HIDDEN LINKS.
(Public site screenshot 3/16/07 - antion.com)
Is this what you teach those you scare into buying your products? Do you teach them to spam, to cheat?
Tom Antion mentions that he holds #1 positions in Google, umm, for what? Your Name??
Hidden links. Tom, have you even read the Google webmasters guidelines?
(Public site screenshot 3/16/07 - powerpointstinks.com)
Wow, more spam. (While selling a CD about bad linking) How’s it doing? Friends, no “internet marketing guru” receives so little traffic. Please, let these numbers be false! (or don’t make them public)
(public stats - antion.com)
Does Tom Antion REALLY know what he’s talking about?
Friends, contact a real web marketer or SEO if you want to know the truth about this spammy link method, they’ll explain for free what he wants to charge you for.
The world of internet marketing has changed, Tom hasn’t.
Here’s a question for those of you who have bought into his “system” - Are you still paying for AdWords? If so, you’ve been failed. Proof? This article is written at midnight, March 18 2007 - let’s see when it appears on Google for ‘Tom Antion’. Also consider this is a pretty new domain.
Go ahead and retort with PR and Alexa numbers, the only thing that matters is the SERPS.
Credit due though - if you want to be a great public speaker I’m sure he’s a great coach. Just practice what you preach about the Internet!
Selling a CD by scary email about bad linking while employing bad linking on your site is highy hypocritical.
Professional public speakers, check out SCT Presence for professional speakers and ask them for advise about your websites. They’ll be honest with you.
ADDED - Many have emailed me saying “put your numbers up” and the like. FINE - here’s my last public snapshot of UNIQUE traffic - so you Antion check writers can now scratch your heads. Oh, and it’s doubled since then, I’ll have a year end snapshot later.
or anything), so don’t think it matters to me what your mentor says about seo’s being full of it.
1- The United States Code (47 USC 230) gives bloggers some protection against libel suits based on the theory that the blogger is a publisher of comments.
This post sure reads like a very slanderous posting. While it is posted on your blog, it is visible by the public.
Before you start attacking Tom, I would take the time to actually investigate what Tom actually does do. Have you ever attended one of his sessions, one of his internet marketing retreats? I doubt it. There are many who have and ARE being successful because of his advice.
…… edit (lenny gave bogus contact info) …. PR and Alexa mantra …….
Looks like you need to take Tom’s seminar to lear how to increase your website traffic.
I sure Tom can teach you a thousand things or more……