If I ran a search engine optimization and web design company I would try to avoid some of the most obvious (and bad) SEO tricks. And I would especially try to avoid using dated SEO tricks (that look really bad) on my homepage. But it seems that the Denver SEO market isn’t full of much talent.

So ladies and gents, I present to you Acperion’s homepage. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see some really, really lame (and desperate) keyword stuffing.

Seriously people – get with it. This is 2006, not 2003.

[UPDATE! Check out this meta keyword tag from the site...

meta NAME="keywords" CONTENT="company web site designers,website developers,search engine optimization services,search engine placement,web site development, search engine marketing services, search engine optimization, search engine placement services, search engine ranking services, denver web design, database programming, flash programming, denver web designers, nyc web site design, colorado,denver,new york city,douglas county,denver county,arapahoe county,adams county,internet marketing,graphic design,web design firms,web design company,site positioning experts,site positioning analysis,keyword marketing,strategic website submission,keyword position secrets,increase web site traffic,meta keywords advice,url optimization,internet search engine registrations,submit site to search engines,foreign submissions,foriegn engines,international submissions,search engine secrets"

Seriously?!?!?!]

[UPDATE 2: (11/28/2006) I checked the Acperion site today and noticed that the spam-o-licious links were no longer on the bottom of the page. I also noticed I did not say exactly what they were doing in my post. So to be clear, they were listing all of the state names and abbreviations at the bottom of the home page (this used to be a good way to rank for state specific terms). Anyway, I am glad they fixed this particular issue...I will mail you my bill for the consultation :) ]