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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.
| Text Only | 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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