Ever wonder what SEO companies are likely to do when they don’t get paid by their clients?

Well, we wondered and decided to ask the question a few months ago. Now with 350 responses in, I wanted to share the diverse set of answers.

Question: What Do You Do If You Don’t Get Paid For SEO Work?

27%: Keep Sending Statements/Invoices/Letters To Client
25%: Use A Lawyer or Collection Agency
25%: Take Back Work and/or Remove Links
17%: Harm The Client’s Site (Negative SEO or Reputation Management)
6%: Nothing

Here are some of the cute “other” answers:

Disclaimer: Please see my poll disclaimer post before coming to any conclusions on these results.

Forum discussion continued at Black Hat World.

This post was written earlier this week and scheduled to be posted today.