Frugal Google

I work for a company that designs but also maintains websites for clients. I am on a call with one such client.

Client: “I don’t like that I’m not coming up on Google!”

Me: “Well, you are, sir. We’re still tweaking your SEO, but you definitely come up on the listings.”

Client: “But we’re paying you! I demand that you contact Google to change the order of their site listings.”

Me: “That’s… not how it works, sir.”

Client: “Can’t you just call them and place an ad?”

Me: “We did tell you that they have sponsored results, but you also didn’t want to pay for that service.”

Client: “Well, we pay you so that you can pay them!”

Me: “Then how would we be paid?”

Client: “Well… look, just get me higher up the listings!” *Click*