Codesmith launched their new website and it shifts focus to "enterprise" AI consulting, burying all their individual programs.

Ok on the one hand, the rankings are on Forbes Advisor / Marketplace, which is incredibly ironic as the author of a blog post alleging that I was manipulating this sub as a moderator built his reputation "exposing" Forbes Advisor and alleging it was manipulating search. I see Codesmith mentioned all over and I agree that it looks inconsistently represented... in one place it is ranked #6, not #1. And all of the coding bootcamp names that did NOT pay to play still brinf SEO traffic to the ones that DO pay at the top of the page. On the other hand, I don't think Codesmith paid and they are not listed as a sponsored program... none of the Best of X awards individually is labelled but there is a section of sponsored programs above those and some are listed on both. I fully agree that this appears to be shoving as much SEO friendly names at the bottom of the page to bring attention to the sponsored ones at the top, but Codesmith doesn't appear to have paid, more like being used. They are routing this #1 thing in marketing everywhere, in press releases, the Founder's bio everywhere, the CEO is pushing it... Like it doesn't check out, and if you Google and the only ranking you find is #6, it just feels like a scam in my opinion.