Charged $150 for a 'marketing audit' that was just a Google search

I run a small landscaping outfit here in Amarillo. I paid a local consultant $150 for a marketing audit, thinking they'd dig into my numbers. They handed me a list of keywords I should rank for, all stuff you'd find in five minutes on Keyword Planner. The only real advice was 'post more on Facebook.' I learned that 'audit' can mean anything, so now I ask for a sample report before I pay. Anyone else get burned by a vague service like this?

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abbychen4d ago

Same thing happened to me. Paid for "strategy" got generic trash.

daniel2145d ago

Damn, that's rough. $150 for a Google search and a Facebook tip? That's not an audit, that's a scam. You got played hard. At least now you know to ask for a sample first, that's smart.