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Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by Derek

Derek — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:33:59 +0000

WISDEK IS THE BEST COMPANY I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH. I HAVE GOTTEN MY FIRST PAGE EXPOSURE AFTER 3 MONTHS. AND I AM HAPPY. I WOULD RECOMMEND ANY ONE WHO WANTS TO GRAB THE ONLINE BUSINESS. WISDEK IS THE BEXT OPTION.
DEREK

Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:39:11 +0000

wisdek just called me…one of the MANY who have been calling since I launched google ad words.

Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by SCBA

SCBA — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:08:32 +0000

We have received a few phone calls from potential Wisdek customers who are doing the right thing and researching Wisdek before committing advertising with them. Wisdek have been trying to call us again with the same catch that they represent Google. I told them that if they wanted the business then they’d have to agree to our terms & conditions regarding the ads. All we wanted was for what they promise and if they fail to provide as promised then they don’t get paid. They didn’t call back after that. So they started calling us from another company name with the Google represented ad company front and I told them the story of Wisdek and they sounded so shocked and assured me that they were not like Wisdek and they offered a cheaper rate for the 5 keywords I wanted and it sounded good so I asked them to send me an email with the ad costs in writing. Seeing this email I asked a few questions and received a reply, asked another question every couple of days and received replies straight away then I asked “Are you associated with Wisdek in any way?”
I never heard from them again.

Wisdek are 100% scammers. Now I know there are a few happy customers out there (Wisdek employees pretending to be a happy customer) making good testimonials on forums but there is more bad reviews that outweigh the good so that should be enough to show potential customers that they are a scam.

Do your own market research and find the most used keywords for your business, focus on the main 5 that generate the most searches and do your own campaign with “exact phrase only” choice for the keywords. Some good software for marketing is out there where you can find the average cost per click for a certain keywords and even Google Webmaster tools can help so do it yourself. Don’t target the world unless you need to, just target your service area and don’t have it running between sleeping hours unless you need to. If your spend is $100 per day it will be stretched out over 24 hours but if it’s 9 to 5 then it will show more. I’m sure I don’t have to explain the whole advertising business but some smart choices and your own control over advertising is safer and more reliable.

We learned the hard way.

Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by Peter

Peter — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:47:21 +0000

Thanks SCBA for saving me a lot of time and money. They have been calling my company for weeks. I finally answered today and it was all sounding good. They place a free ad to demonstrate their abilities, and I arranged to speak with them in a week to continue seeing what they had to offer. However, after reading your experience and many others on the internet, I will not be going ahead with them. Thanks again for taking the time to post.

Comment on Fact: Google Works Alone – RelevantAds.com – Part 2 by alex

alex — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:48:04 +0000

Joy, thanks for sharing. I know that Google is cracking down heavily on the maps listings and that they’ve really ratcheted things up in the last few months. Unfortunately they get some false positives that take some people down in the crossfire and they miss other things. It’s probably really hard for them to spot fake reviews so I sympathize with them on that point. Hopefully you’ll be able to overcome and beat them out! Good luck!

Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by Paulo O

Paulo O — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:50 +0000

Wisdek has been calling me for about a week offering me unlimited clicks, top search of Gogle. I owned an adwords management company and im now how Google works. YOU CANT GET UNLIMITED CLICKS FOR A FLAT FEE!! ON THE TOP OF GOOGLE. PERIOD. I can’t believe how this guys haven’t got in trouble yet with all the BS they offer…

Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:58:05 +0000

Thanks SCBA, recently wisdek also contacted me demonstrating their service. Like you it seemed impressive and I was considering signing up but upon reading your story I’m more skeptical. It’s been a few months since your comments but did they eventually help you out or was it a bad ending.

Thanks,
Andrew

Comment on Fact: Google Works Alone – RelevantAds.com – Part 2 by Joy

Joy — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:56:38 +0000

Wow, I’m really glad to see that you take the time and effort to expose these companies. I found you because I’m trying to get an insurance agent listed on Google maps, and i keep getting these dumb listings pop up out of nowhere that are clearly fabricated to show up higher in the rankings. Most recently, i came across this one: http://maps.google.com/places/us/chicago/w-fullerton-pkwy/441/-rezai-insurance-agency and when I looked at the sources (related maps), several came from relevantyellow.com, so i am assuming that this is their client. If you look at the reviews on this listing, they are so clearly fake because they are all posted the same day by the same people. It’s frustrating to see companies get away with stuff like this, even if it is temporary. Needless to say, i reported it as spam to Google and hopefully it will be gone soon.

Comment on Google Will Never Call You – Wisdek by alex

alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:36:56 +0000

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

alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:35:15 +0000

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.