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How to get a website found in search: free official guidance from Google and Bing, free webmaster tools, local business listings and site speed, with scam warnings first. No one can guarantee a #1 or first-page ranking on Google, and Google never charges for organic results or for a free Business Profile. Hang up on calls claiming to be from Google that threaten to remove your listing, and be wary of anyone promising a 'special relationship' with Google or 'priority submit'. If an SEO deceived you, report it to the FTC (or econsumer.gov for foreign companies). Tools below are commercial.
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Links last checked Oct 18, 2026.
| Site | whois | history | safety | sitesearch | Google AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoid SEO scams: no one can guarantee a #1 ranking (start here) | ||||||||
| bbb.org - Better Business Bureau: check an SEO company | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| developers.google.com (do I need an SEO) - Google: Do you need an SEO? ("No one can guarantee a #1 ranking on Google") | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| econsumer.gov - econsumer.gov: report scams by foreign companies | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| ftc.gov - FTC: Scams and Your Small Business, including fake Google listing calls | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| reportfraud.ftc.gov - FTC: report a deceptive SEO or business scam | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| Official search engine guidance and tools (free) | ||||||||
| bing.com - Bing Webmaster Tools (free) | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| bing.com (guidelines) - Bing Webmaster Guidelines | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| developers.google.com - Google Search Central: official SEO documentation | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| developers.google.com (spam policies) - Google spam policies: what gets sites penalized | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| developers.google.com (starter guide) - Google SEO Starter Guide | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| indexnow.org - IndexNow: tell Bing and others when pages change | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| search.google.com - Google Search Console: free site monitoring | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| Local listings (free) | ||||||||
| bing.com (places) - Bing Places for Business: free local listing | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| business.google.com - Google Business Profile: free local listing | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| Speed, structure and accessibility | ||||||||
| pagespeed.web.dev - PageSpeed Insights: test page speed | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| schema.org - Schema.org: structured data vocabulary | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| w3.org - W3C Web Accessibility Initiative | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| web.dev - web.dev: Core Web Vitals and site quality | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| SEO tools and learning (commercial) | ||||||||
| ahrefs.com - Ahrefs: SEO tools | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| moz.com - Moz: Beginner's Guide to SEO | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| searchenginejournal.com - Search Engine Journal: SEO news | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| semrush.com - Semrush: SEO tools | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
| yoast.com - Yoast: SEO plugin for WordPress | whois | history | safety | search | AI Mode | Grok | Bing AI | |
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