Comments for Advertising Angels http://www.advertisingangels.com Protecting small business from online advertising scams Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:36:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by alex http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/62/comment-page-1#comment-45 alex Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:36:56 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=62#comment-45 SCBA, thanks for sharing the details of your experiences. I'm sorry that you've had such a difficult time with them. Hopefully someone will find your post enlightening and avoid the headaches you've had. Thanks again for your comment! SCBA, thanks for sharing the details of your experiences. I’m sorry that you’ve had such a difficult time with them. Hopefully someone will find your post enlightening and avoid the headaches you’ve had. Thanks again for your comment!

]]> Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by alex http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/62/comment-page-1#comment-44 alex Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:35:15 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=62#comment-44 John, thanks for your comment and for sharing your impression of Wisdek. We do try to focus on specific issues and complaints rather than simply lambasting companies without base or reasoning. Please share your specific issues and experiences so that those visiting the site will find specific, credible examples of problems and issues that others have had. John, thanks for your comment and for sharing your impression of Wisdek. We do try to focus on specific issues and complaints rather than simply lambasting companies without base or reasoning. Please share your specific issues and experiences so that those visiting the site will find specific, credible examples of problems and issues that others have had.

]]> Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by john http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/62/comment-page-1#comment-43 john Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:40:56 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=62#comment-43 wisdek people are mother f****r bul****t as***ole SCAM wisdek people are mother f****r bul****t as***ole SCAM

]]> Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by SCBA http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/62/comment-page-1#comment-41 SCBA Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:40:38 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=62#comment-41 Hi, I have been suckered into the Wisdek scam and I have lodged complaints with the Canadian Fair Trading. They called my business in Sydney, Australia offering the service and as we had been doing our own campaign that is costly so we had a listen to what they had to say. They gave us a free demo in which a Wisdek generated ad was placed for 24 hours and it showed constantly on top in first position for the demo period. That’s where the scam begins. So we were impressed and decided to give it a go. We signed for a three month term and the nightmare began. Monday morning in Sydney, business hours...the ad was not running. Tuesday the ad was running but it wasn’t on top but on the right side varying in position from top to bottom result and even not showing. By the third day it was not showing as guaranteed so we tried to call...no answer, we emailed....no reply. After another day of no replies we finally got through on the phone and asked why we weren’t showing. The lady had told me that the cost for the key word was higher than expected and that technical support was on the job fixing the problem. Another day passed and no ad displaying as guaranteed. We sent more emails and received auto generated and copy and paste responses saying that their terms in the contract was not guaranteed and any time the ad doesn’t show they offer a “downtime” where they give you extra service after the contract has finished. Finally I got a human reply to an email saying that my ad wasn’t showing in the first 3 days properly and that 12hrs of downtime had been credited to my account. So far so good??? Within the first week the ad wasn’t showing so I emailed them and said cancel the ad and refund my money as they did not stick to their guarantee and I wanted a full refund. They cancelled the ad within minutes of me sending the email and they offered a 50% refund. I tried to find out why the ad wasn’t showing and they said it was because my IP address has been recorded by Google and it won’t display the ad as I keep searching from the same IP address. So I told them that other ads were showing and how would Google know that my IP address was for my ad and not display my ad but everyone else’s? Once again, the silent treatment from Wisdek. I have resumed my ad for one month as it’s better than 50% return and no ad showing at all but I cancelled the remaining contract. This downtime they offer is a scam. They display your ad on the “more sponsored links” page 2, as if anyone goes there. If there are any other suckers that have been scammed by Wisdek then complain to Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs. Wisdek do not reply to my emails, they don’t call me back and they don’t give a toss about my complaints. Wisdek have failed to deliver on their guarantee. Wisdek have failed to respond to complaints. Wisdek have failed to communicate with the customer. Wisdek have failed to turn an unhappy customer into a satisfied customer. Wisdek is a scam. I’ll say it again WISDEK IS A SCAM !!! Hi,
I have been suckered into the Wisdek scam and I have lodged complaints with the Canadian Fair Trading. They called my business in Sydney, Australia offering the service and as we had been doing our own campaign that is costly so we had a listen to what they had to say. They gave us a free demo in which a Wisdek generated ad was placed for 24 hours and it showed constantly on top in first position for the demo period. That’s where the scam begins.
So we were impressed and decided to give it a go. We signed for a three month term and the nightmare began.
Monday morning in Sydney, business hours…the ad was not running. Tuesday the ad was running but it wasn’t on top but on the right side varying in position from top to bottom result and even not showing. By the third day it was not showing as guaranteed so we tried to call…no answer, we emailed….no reply. After another day of no replies we finally got through on the phone and asked why we weren’t showing. The lady had told me that the cost for the key word was higher than expected and that technical support was on the job fixing the problem.
Another day passed and no ad displaying as guaranteed. We sent more emails and received auto generated and copy and paste responses saying that their terms in the contract was not guaranteed and any time the ad doesn’t show they offer a “downtime” where they give you extra service after the contract has finished. Finally I got a human reply to an email saying that my ad wasn’t showing in the first 3 days properly and that 12hrs of downtime had been credited to my account.
So far so good???
Within the first week the ad wasn’t showing so I emailed them and said cancel the ad and refund my money as they did not stick to their guarantee and I wanted a full refund. They cancelled the ad within minutes of me sending the email and they offered a 50% refund.
I tried to find out why the ad wasn’t showing and they said it was because my IP address has been recorded by Google and it won’t display the ad as I keep searching from the same IP address. So I told them that other ads were showing and how would Google know that my IP address was for my ad and not display my ad but everyone else’s?
Once again, the silent treatment from Wisdek.
I have resumed my ad for one month as it’s better than 50% return and no ad showing at all but I cancelled the remaining contract. This downtime they offer is a scam. They display your ad on the “more sponsored links” page 2, as if anyone goes there.
If there are any other suckers that have been scammed by Wisdek then complain to Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs.

Wisdek do not reply to my emails, they don’t call me back and they don’t give a toss about my complaints.

Wisdek have failed to deliver on their guarantee.
Wisdek have failed to respond to complaints.
Wisdek have failed to communicate with the customer.
Wisdek have failed to turn an unhappy customer into a satisfied customer.

Wisdek is a scam. I’ll say it again WISDEK IS A SCAM !!!

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]]> Comment on Directory Scams Are Alive and Well on the Internet and in Print by Eren Mckay http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-35 Eren Mckay Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:33:42 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=44#comment-35 I have a friend of mine who almost gave a thousand bucks to a directory scam- I told him not to but he really was swallowing their sales pitch. Anuywyas in the end he listened to me and changed his mind. Thanks for writing about this. All the best, Eren I have a friend of mine who almost gave a thousand bucks to a directory scam- I told him not to but he really was swallowing their sales pitch. Anuywyas in the end he listened to me and changed his mind.
Thanks for writing about this.
All the best,
Eren

]]> Comment on Promising Top Search Engine Rankings – Vertical Listings Optimization by alex http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/28/comment-page-1#comment-9 alex Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:01:16 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=28#comment-9 Mario, we make a habbit of not recommending any particular firms. Our goal is to point out the known "bad-guys" and help you to make your own, informed decisions about the rest. My recent post on how to research companies through Google's "site:" parameter is an example of that. Mario, we make a habbit of not recommending any particular firms. Our goal is to point out the known “bad-guys” and help you to make your own, informed decisions about the rest. My recent post on how to research companies through Google’s “site:” parameter is an example of that.

]]> Comment on Promising Top Search Engine Rankings – Vertical Listings Optimization by Custom software by SDSol http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/28/comment-page-1#comment-6 Custom software by SDSol Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:54:22 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=28#comment-6 I just got this same lil piece of spam. I wish I could promise number one listings, sure would make life easier lol. One of our clients calls daily asking why our competitors can promise number one listings and we don't. While we do get top 3s often, I will never commit to it. I tell him because we aren't liars, and that usually pacifies him for the day. I just got this same lil piece of spam. I wish I could promise number one listings, sure would make life easier lol. One of our clients calls daily asking why our competitors can promise number one listings and we don’t. While we do get top 3s often, I will never commit to it. I tell him because we aren’t liars, and that usually pacifies him for the day.

]]> Comment on Promising Top Search Engine Rankings – Vertical Listings Optimization by Mario Rivera http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/28/comment-page-1#comment-3 Mario Rivera Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:33:10 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=28#comment-3 What SEO compnanes do you guys recommend? What SEO compnanes do you guys recommend?

]]> Comment on Promising Top Search Engine Rankings – Vertical Listings Optimization by jenniferjclarke http://www.advertisingangels.com/archives/28/comment-page-1#comment-4 jenniferjclarke Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:39:47 +0000 http://www.advertisingangels.com/?p=28#comment-4 Right on! I totally agree that any company promising #1 ranking should be approached with extreme caution. Definitely ask about terms and tactics! My recommendation to small business owners is to do a little research about what search engines allow (check out the Google Webmaster Guidelines or other terms of use info) so you can judge for yourself if an SEO company is using black hat tricks to push you to the top (only to have your domain banned) or if you're getting good value on an SEO campaign that will keep your Web site ranking well long-term. Right on! I totally agree that any company promising #1 ranking should be approached with extreme caution. Definitely ask about terms and tactics! My recommendation to small business owners is to do a little research about what search engines allow (check out the Google Webmaster Guidelines or other terms of use info) so you can judge for yourself if an SEO company is using black hat tricks to push you to the top (only to have your domain banned) or if you’re getting good value on an SEO campaign that will keep your Web site ranking well long-term.

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