Semalt Reviews 323

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

+++++ BLACK HAT SEO +++++ These guys will work wonders for your ranking on Google in the short term, but in the long term when Google's algo realises what your website is doing, it will dissapear from... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Semalt is scraping Facebook and using people's posts and content without their permission. Furthermore; they are posting the content on their website as their own without attribution or permission i... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have to write this review because I am annoyed by their marketing tactics.. I monitor my google analytics and these guys or their affiliates use many domains to send traffic.. This happens a... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Kevin Zack. I have been using semalt since June 2019. After the update google did back then that shook my website, I decided to switch domain name and register the new one with semalt,... See more

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  1. SEO Service

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Founded in September 2013, Semalt LLC is a modern, fast-growing IT company. Its HQ is located in Kyiv, Ukraine. As a Full-stack Digital Agency, we provide business owners, webmasters, analysts and marketing experts with new ways to effectively use web tools for any kind of business by offering high-quality SEO promotion, web development, explainer video creation and advanced analytics services.


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2.3

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

As seen in all the other reviews…

As seen in all the other reviews Seamalt spams Websites with their bots. This damages businesses and I'm pretty sure is illegal.

You can also see it's true by seeing the aggresive replies from Seamalt.

October 2, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Dear Ben Higgon,

We are not ready to close the eyes to the negative reviews that are written towards us. The way we answer to such reviews is the same as these reviews were written. This is fair.

Nothing can damage businesses but poor experience and skills of your SEO-managers who does nothing to make your site top. If the only thing you want to do is to shift responsibility and blame us for the things we are not responsible for - it is your choice, but don't make it public.

Regards,
Semalt company.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Once more, Semalt begin trashing website analytics

Once more, Semalt begin trashing the analytics of one of my clients'
NEW websites by repeatedly hitting it with fake referrals form their bots.

These URLs lead you to Semalt.com, and although Semalt claim that their bots are harmless, it's not true. These fake referrals skew your analytics data, and can cause actual damage to your page ranking by increasing your bounce rate etc.

Also, Semalt's five star reviews on trustpilot cannot be trusted. Trustpilot have posted a warning stating that they've detected lots of fake reviews by publishing a warning at the top of Semalt's Trustpilot page (Dated 26-09-2018).

Don't trust a 5-Star rating for Semalt.

EDIT: So you claim that all the negative reviews are false?

Also, how exactly is it my failure if everytime I block one of your spam referral domains you start sending fake referral traffic from another?

Do you dispute that the URL's I give above are showing up in peoples' analytic data, and that they redirect to your website?

EDIT 5th Oct 2018: It's hilarious that you just shout 'Demagogy' rather than try to answer my questions.

Do you claim that all the negative reviews are false?

Are you not using multiple domains to try and get around any blocks people might put in place?

Do you dispute that the URL's I give above are showing up in peoples' analytic data, and that they redirect to your website?

EDIT: 1st February 2021. Semalt have flagged all my reviews again so I have to remove the URLs they were using.

September 28, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Dear JDriver,

Some time ago we solved all of your problems and thought that the issue is closed and we would never see any review from you. We are interested in it. And we see that you are interested in triggering another negative publicity wave towards us.

Trustpilot has deleted reviews from the people, who don't post reviews here each day, like you do. They wanted to share their good experience of working with us and show that the negative ones are as suspicious as the people who post them.

If you are not able to optimize the website of your clients and look for the reason of your failures, don't try to sort it out making use of us. If you have any concrete facts or proof, please, contact us. The telephones and e-mail you already know.

EDIT: Demagogy. You can write, rewrite, edit your messages over and over, but this is just demamgogy. If you still have questions and want to get consultation - contact our managers.


Regards,
Semalt company.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Spam Referral Traffic

Not used the company myself, but an SEO company that uses Spam Bot Referral traffic to get traffic to their website? Hidden under the name my-seo-promotion-service.com which redirects to their site. No thanks.

Edit/Reply: Yes, I have checked the link thank you. How else would I have known to leave a review for your company? It redirects to a 'Website Audit/Checker' tool on your company website.

September 27, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Dear Mr Kieran Gibbons,

Not spoken with you in person, but a man who doesn't realize what he is speaking about can't express his opinion on such websites, where people look for proved information about the services from real customers. You should have checked the link before connecting us with it and posting your assumptions!


Edit/Reply: So this is not OUR site. You don't have any right to say such things about our company, if you are not our client, if you have never dealt with us and you make only assumptions about us. We can make an assumption that you are not a decent person. Who paid you?

P.s. If you have any concrete facts or proof, or you want to speak with us about anything, contact our managers directly. Don't confuse our clients with the rumors.

Regards,
Sonya Gutsul, Semalt company.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Biggest scam have ever experience

Biggest scam have ever experience . No good result and when you stop dealing with them , they put your website down . Never try to work with them . The address has no office in Ukraine . BIG SCAM

SCAMMMM

September 26, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Dear Astride Lety,

Firstly, we have several offices in Ukraine, Kyiv. We have official representations in Turkey, Vietnam and Pakistan as well. Our company is easy-to-find on Google Maps, if you are interested in meeting face-to-face in our office - google it and follow the offered paths.

The second thing. We were looking for your name in our database in order to see the history of our collaboration and understand what was the reason for "your bad results", but we didn't find you. That is why if you are interested in communicating with us, and if you really were our client (although we are not sure in this fact now), please, contact your sales manager and s/he will provide you with all the necessary information connected with your particular case.

We are sure that our team gave you all the necessary tips and recommendations for optimising your website as we always do for each our client. If you decided to stop working with us and after that stop paying attention to your website - of course, your result won't be good. We are not a charity organisation, we get money for our recommendations, but we don't harm after ending the cooperation. The only thing that could "put your website down" is the absence of actions from your side.

We decided even not to block your review, so that you could contact us, proove that you faced any problems with your site and get a consultation from your former sales manager. ONLY IF you are/were our client. Otherwise, you don't have any right to blame us for your failures and tell about that in public. There is a special article for such people and actions in legislation.

Kind regards,
Semalt company.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have already been using Full SEO…

I have already been using Full SEO package for a year and can’t happier than this that I made the best choice this time around because the results are novel! I now get organic leads turn clients almost every day. Keep on the good work.

September 24, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Thank you, Ernest! Such warm words make us happy and motivate to improve our services over and over again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

This company has helped me to build and optimize my website. Now we have been working together for 8 months and I see the real client flow on it. These guys maintain my site and are in touch any time I need their help. Thanks a lot!

September 24, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Xenia, thank you for the review, too! It is a pleasure for us to help people become more successful in their online business. We are going on optimizing your website and waiting for you further sharing!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Semalt Expert Google Analytics .

September 22, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Thank you, Md Aman. We are experts not only in analytics but also in lots of useful services for your online business. Looking forward to going on our cooperation!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Garbage company that spams websites…

Garbage company that spams websites around the internet to promote its service.

Examples of crap urls Semalt uses to spam websites:
your-seo-promotion.com
your-seo-promotion-service.com
my-seo-promotion-service.com

All urls lead to a tool built and operated by Semalt.

September 21, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Étienne Garbugli, we have double-checked our database and there is no client with such a name. Your text contains the information that has nothing to do with the truth. The only aim of you as an author is to ruin our reputation and confuse our clients, existed and potential.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

we purchase full seo

September 16, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

We hope that you are fully satisfied with this product. Feel free to contact us if it is needed, we will consult you gladly!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In realized that semalt services has…

In realized that semalt services has improve and helped us!

September 15, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Thank you very much for sharing! Our company struggle to help each of our clients and it is nice to realize that we do everything right!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Semalt web design customer managers so…

Semalt web design customer managers so try to success and solve my site problem and i am happy thanks

September 14, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Thank you for your review, too! All of our employees try to do their best inorder to provide our cusomers with the needed results!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Semalt uses referral bot tecniques

I got to know Semalt because they use constant referral bots to advertise their products, in special "AutoSEO". It happened more than one time to filter out my analytics from visits originated from URI that redirects to their website. It's a totally useless and dangerous tactic. As I also can see from a lots of other people that had the same problem. And I have proofs and screenshots of my analytics.

I also tried to reach out on their facebook page for an explanation. I've received no answers and no explanations and been blocked instantly. Very bad communication.

This is not the way you advertise your product in 2018, and I really hope that someone who is in serious need of SEO professionals will never choose your services.

Regards.

September 12, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Roberto, people who face any problems try to fix them. Forthat they should contact the person/company/ organisation that causes these problems. You have never contacted us, there is no mails from you, no messages in FB. Of course, there is no sent proof or screenshots. We have double-checked it. So "solving the problems" is not your aim. You are trying to ruin our reputation and confuse our clients. And we are sure, you won't be able to reach this aim, because each smart person can realize who tells the truth here, and this is not you.

Even if somehow you still have any questions, you can watch this video http://semalt.net/. Even if our crawler is on your site and do not want it there, you can easily block it https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2795830?hl=en. If you are not able to do it yourself or you face any problems with this as well, please, contact our managers. You can email us admin@semalt.com - this e-mail has always been easy-to-find on the Internet.

Regards,
Semalt company.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Comparing the price lists of this…

Comparing the price lists of this company and others, the prices of this one were a pleasant surprise for me. And having been dealing with these people for several months I see the low prices don’t mean low quality. I was able to buy both full-seo and video production for my services.

September 10, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Thank you for such a review! We are glad to seet that you are satisfied with our services. Looking forward to our further cooperation! Best regards!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

One year ago I wasn’t seen on the…

One year ago I wasn’t seen on the Internet at all, no matter how hard I tried and how much time I spent on my site. I understood I needed a helping hand, and these guys fulfilled my dream – now I am on position 5 in serp! Thanks!

September 5, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Thank you for such amazing feedback! It is extremely important for us! We will be glad to continue our fruitful collaboration!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick & professional

Quick, very professional and the best quality/price ratio you can get.
100% recommended

September 5, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Thank you. It is always nice to see our clients satisfied and happy! We are glad to have customers like you! Wish you further success and prosperity!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Don’t even doubt

Don’t even doubt, they know what to do. No seo agency before this company didn’t notice lots of little, but vital things for the site which cost me an arm and a leg. I was losing my clients at the speed of sound and had no idea why. Thanks to you I get new dozens of people each day.

September 4, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Thank you for these words, we appreciate your attention and gratitude. Our laborious cooperation is able to lead even better results. Looking forward to further news from you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Referral spam botnet.

Referral spam botnet.
Extremely sad to see TrustPilot allowing fake positive reviews.

September 3, 2018
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Reply from Semalt

Dear mpaforoufakis tsiou,

We have no idea why you have come to such a conclusion. It is extremely sad that you trust only negative comments on the Internet about us. If you were our client you would be aware how we really work. Spam and our company are two things which don’t connect at all. If you somehow have any proof, please, contact our managers.

Thanks for attention,
Semalt company.

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