Pulse Check: Instantly Spot Fraudulent IT Support
Don’t Waste Time and Money on Scam IT Services
If you are considering a company for any type of IT work, the first thing you should do is go to their blog and paste the titles of posts for search into Bing and Google. This is a quick way to identifiy reputable IT service providers from swindlers.
When you see dozens of duplicate listings on the search results, you know what companies are phonies – claiming credit for expertise they don’t possess and articles they didn’t write. Respectable organizations will have posts with unique titles and useful content by a real person that can be verified on LinkedIn and various other means.
Fraud – Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
The Google Penquin update was supposed to penalize sites with spammy duplicate content, but has yet to do more than occassionally filter out duplicate listings. The problem is so wide-spread, even the FBI lists Internet fraud as a top scam. Unfortunately, most business customers don’t consider the ramifications of not performing the 2-minute unique blog post test described above.
Beware Untrustworthy Advisors
The bottom line is move on when you identify these shysters claiming to provide IT expertise or regular support. They’ve proven to have little regard for educating customers and show lacking ability and discipline to do simple website, blog, and social media updates. How could they possibly fulfill any claims about technology skill or responsive customer service?
If you’ve already read the Revealing IT Service Provider Advisory, then you know the rarely discussed dark secret of the technology industry. Picking an IT support firm is much like selecting a doctor, lawyer, or accountant. They have to be genuine and readily demonstrate their professionalism.
