Message from discussion 'Ethical' SEO?

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Reply-To: "Eric Johnston" <nos...@redyonder.co.uk>
From: "Eric Johnston" <nos...@redyonder.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: 'Ethical' SEO?
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spam...@postmaster.co.uk wrote:
> I have been looking into hiring an SEO company to sort out our site
> because we get very little in the way of search engine traffic. Our
> visitors mainly come from recommendations by existing clients.
>

If you tell us what is your site you will find plenty of helpful free 
comments here.

If you have visitors recommended from existing clients ask them if they have 
web sites and, if so, if they would consider putting a link to your site, 
recommending your services.

Best regards, Eric.
#1 and #2 for the most sound advice on SEO