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I am being blackmailed, isn't there an international cyber-crime organization or something?

If your case is an isolated one, where you know and have evidence of someone or organization that is intentionally blackmailing you, then Yes. There are local as well as global initiatives by known organizations such as the FBI and Interpol and you can contact them for help. (Good Luck!)

If the blackmail is in the form of negative reviews, comments, or unhappy customers and you just want it to go away, we can help. Our perfected process will push the targeted links away from the main pages of Google (and other engines), making them hard to find and clearing your online reputation.

Someone wrote a false rip-off report / fake iReport / fake blog article about us. How can this be stopped?

Unfortunately, it can't. Once something negative has been put online, search engines will find it. Search Engines are just tools designed to search for information on the web. Search Engines are NOT truth verification services. Luckily, we know how search engines find and display their results, and can help you keep negative reviews out of sight.

Can these same techniques be used to blacklist competition or push competition out of sight?

Absolutely, this has been going on for years. Digital corporate war happens all the time in many shapes and forms. Techniques which boost links to the front pages of search engines also can reduce a competing site's visibility. Search engine corporations are not in the truth verification business rather in the search result business, and some techniques can dance the line between "white hat" and "black hat". For example, you can Google the following keywords:

google bowling
search saboteurs
spamdexing
keyword stuffing
page hijacking
doorway pages
google bomb
cloaking
link farming
blog comment spam
black hat seo
click fraud

We stand on White Hat principles, keeping you in the clear and giving your reputation the greatest chance at successful management.

What happens 15+ months down the road if I stop service and don't keep on top of things?

It depends on the case, but a possibility ALWAYS exists that a new article or link will pop up somewhere and climb to the front pages of the search engines. Old articles can do the same thing if search engines make changes that alter their visibility. This is why we recommend continued reputation maintenance.

What guarantees do you give me about my online reputation management?

The truth of the matter is there is no silver bullet solution, no magic pill, no guarantees, and you should be extremely cautious of anyone who tells you otherwise.

If you have a negative SEO problem or fake rip-off report, it will never "completely" go away. BUT, we have proven methods of moving the problem "out of sight".

We use a tried and true combination of applied strategy to suppress the negative search result links deeper in the pages of search engines. This process is tedious and requires constant adjustments to manipulate the algorithms of the most advanced search engines.

Are there any discounts for long-term or repeat clients?

Yes - discounts and packages may be offered for ongoing clients on a case by case basis.

Once I get my free consultation, I have to pay in order to proceed. How should I pay?

We accept Credit Card, PayPal, and Wire Transfer payments.

Once I request my free assessment, when I will receive it?

Once we receive your information, we will process it and create an assessment of your needs. Each case is different, giving each assessment a unique lead time based on your unique goals and objectives.

You will receive a proposal detailing the best direction possible and the cost of managing your Online Reputation Strategy.

Upon agreement, we will set up an account and begin our information gathering process during which you can help us with content and guidance. We encourage this kind of collaboration throughout the process.

Your dedicated account representative may ask you for items such as your resume, photos, company profile, articles, and more. All this information will be kept confidential and secure, and the items you share with us is ultimately up to you.

Do you take up new clients all the time? How can I be sure I will receive the needed attention?

We are always taking on new clients. However, we select our clients based on strict criteria. Once you are our client, you will receive a dedicated consultant to ensure you the best possible service.

Ok, I am ready to hire your service. What do I do?

The first step is to get in touch and tell us what your problem is. If you don’t know if you have a problem, you can simply give us your name and we will make a free assessment for your online reputation.

Visit our page How It Works for details about step-by-step process and to get in touch through the contact form.

I have a question but didn’t see its answer here. What should I do?

We constantly add new questions and answers to this section based on users’ feedback. So please, send us your question via this contact form and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for considering CheckYourself Online Reputation Management Services.

There are companies who offered me packages, promising superb online reputation management. Why don’t you have that?

Every case is different, every strategy defined is unique. Some cases involve family members, some involve businesses, some involve legal issues, some all of the above.

We highly recommend you stay away from anyone guaranteeing you results if you purchase their gold package. You can easily find yourself in a situation where you threw away money only to find out that the company used a template solution to temporarily cure your situation - a boomerang effect waiting to happen.

The only thing that we can tell you here, in a semi generic fashion, is that our minimum entry price for a select assignment is $3k on average per month, and no less than 6 months is required before real results are achieved. Anything else is simply not worth our time and dedication for such a unique, finely tuned, time consuming task.

Should I be after quantity or quality? As I have seen companies offer either…

Many offer big meaningless numbers built into packages. For example: pay $3k for 500 blog posts or $7k for 1,000. Again, this is a robotic approach which puts you in the spam world.

We urge you to be very cautious with such offers!

We take the very accurate and tailored approach – this is the only approach which works long term. We'll work closely with you to understand the severity of the problem and take the necessary means to resolve.

There was a company who promised me permanent results. How can I be sure?

As the saying goes, "the only thing guaranteed in life is death and taxes".

Online reputation management deals with moving targets. For example, search engines are constantly changing their artificial intelligence algorithms, website page ranks constantly change, new content is being added online, old content may be gaining popularity, Google crawl time is 3-4 months, and the list of variables goes on and on.

This makes such statements as "our work is irreversible" or "our results are permanent" impossible. If someone told you that – stay away from them!

The only way to achieve long lasting results is to closely monitor changes while finely tuning and adjusting to the newly created scenarios. Otherwise the work may be naturally or intentionally reversed by the same activity that put you in the situation to begin with.

Give us a toll-free call at 1 (866) 225-1080 for a free assessment of your online reputation.

Can you promise me you will erase any bad content about me or can you guarantee negative search result will disappear from the search results?

There is no way to erase web pages or links unless you own the content. The only available option is to push or suppress negative links past the point of visibility - typically past page three of any leading search engine. The only way to achieve results is by perseverance, long term dedication, and constant tweaking.

If you have a negative search result problem, call us toll-free 1 (866) 225-1080 for a free consultation.