I appreciate all your insightful comments. It is rare that I find a comment worth approving, but your comment definitely fit the bill. That said as with everyone, I did notice that you have a bias, based solely on the fact that your handle links to an automated SEO software page and thought it worthwhile to point out.

It is your last comment I disagree with the most. Google expressly forbids the usage of automated software in their webmaster guidelines and terms of service. You are certainly correct when stating one reason is due to server load, but the other reason relates to software intended to manipulate the search results, such as SEO Elite and others. If discovered Google can ban an entire site from its search results.

“Try” is the operative word in your final comment. The software providers are always attempting to build a better mouse trap that Google cannot detect. However at the end of the day it still violates the Google’s rules and more ofter than not individuals that use such tools are eventually caught.

There is no doubt that automated SEO software is a major industry and thus SEO Elite and others “try” not to hurt their clients, but at the end of the day the company is simply attempting to sell a products which attempts to circumvent Google’s rules. There are no shortcuts in SEM. Unfortunately many new to the market due not come to this realization until after that fact, time is spent, money is wasted, and search results are hurt.

Anyway, i just want to say this: what Google defines about the unacceptable methods to them, it means automated queries to their servers which i agree with Google that it is a burden on their servers, none the less it is not that bad, and if you look at any seo software seo elite or not you will find some sections that violates Google’s terms and other sections that does not.

However we are living in a high competitive world these days and nothing is perfect, right?

Mike J.

So even though some SEO Software may break the rules, they never hurt you at all because the designers of these software try to make sure that this will never happen their clients.

I just want to let you know that I have benefited from the information here and am not going to purchase SEO Elite.

1.) The poster originally utilized horrible grammar, only after editing the post to use proper English did I consider it suitable for posting on the blog.

2.) SEO Elite makes extremely bold claims. The front page of its site currently states, “Introducing the ONLY search engine optimization software product that has been 100% PROVEN to dramatically increase your rankings in Google,
Yahoo, and MSN – GUARANTEED & I’ll prove it!”. This is a complete contradiction to the posters first statement.

3.) None of this changes the fact that the “tool” is again Google’s Terms of Service.

4.) There is a false assumption I never looked at the software and am “trashing it”. I fully reviewed the software and its functionality and stand completely behind the original posting.

I still find it extremely disheartening how many people are suckered into believing that this program can achieve the claims asserted on the company’s own site. Brad Callen or not, whoever wrote this post, did nothing to dispute any of the reason why it is not a smart idea to purchase SEO Elite.

I would say this. SEO Elite does not promise top rankings in Google. It provides more of a road map as to what is necessary to rank. It will not achieve rankings for you or without you doing anything.

This is a tool and like any tool it only makes the process easier and helps define a more targeted course of action for webmasters to see what works and what does not.

SEO Elite does what it was designed to do. Its up to users like yourself to determine how to use it. With that being said I appreciate you not trashing it without trying it. Its definitely something that any SEO can benefit from using, but I would ask that you test and find that out for yourself.

It is certainly a valid point that and true that sites do use automated programs and “sneak under” the Google radar. The question is not if Google will discover those sites, but when. They make it extremely clear that it is a violation of their TOS to use such programs. Google is not forgiving to those who knowingly violate their terms of service.

I am certainly interested in hearing about the other products that are nice to own and produced by the company. However, the bottom line is that any automated ones are a violation of the TOS and are no better than SEO Elite in that respect.

Certainly the idea that a inexpensive program can generate a large amount of income is appealing. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case, and most people who but such products soon regret the purchase.

It might be that the product you purchased did not perform to expectation; because I know SEO software that does very well.

Sure, I know google could say that in the TOS but how will they know if some one has used a SEO software.