Complaint Review: Sumer Ventures

I signed up with American Website Solutions (AWS) in May 2007. They promised big things and that these are great sites. I'd get my own web site, etc.

Then Summer Ventures called with some advertising. Well, I'm new to all of this so I signed up for an advertising package at $2200 for "Targeted Visitor Advertising Campaign - Banner Ads." Well, now it's February 2008 and I have yet to make a sale!!! 14,000 banner ads and NO sales???? They checked and said there were 72 visitors a day to my site. Well, there's no way for me to verify that and if there are that many "targeted" visitors a day, then why no sales? Obviously they either didn't do any advertising with my money, it's not working, or they have less clue how to advertise than I do!!!

They state that they can't promise sales, BUT it's not a primitive web site that a newbie created - it's an AWS web site so Summer Ventures should know how to advertise for it. AND, they promised "targeted" banners.

Summer Ventures is affiliated with AWS but I'm still not sure how - if AWS owns them, sister companies, same owners??? AWS refers everyone to Summer Ventures for advertising so they're getting something out of it.

These companies are a RIP OFF so STAY AWAY!!!

Make your own web store and know what's going on!!!

Yes, I've tried contacting them many times and they keep giving me the run-around. Don't waste YOUR hard-earned money. People like these will get their just reward in the end - in H**L!!!!

Lynn
Pierz, Minnesota
U.S.A.