- Report: #75212
Complaint Review: InternetAdvancement - Redmond Washington
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InternetAdvancement
Internetadvancement.com Redmond, Washington, U.S.A.
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InternetAdvancement.com Aka Countrywideads.com Aka Ecommercesolutions.com High-Pressure, Dishonest Sales Tactics Redmond Washington
I was approached by InternetAdvancement.com through the "bait and switch" tactic described in an existing report. I was e-mailed twice by Naomi, then when I responded, I got a call from "David," who was super-nice and knowledgeable and convinced me that InternetAdvancement could get me top-ten placement on Google in 60 days for targeted keywords.
It just sounded a little too good to be true, and their "directory information pages" sounded like the bogus "doorway pages" that I know search engines frown upon. I was assured they were not the same thing, but no satisfactory explanation was given, because the information was supposedly highly proprietary and top-secret.
A search for "directory information pages" on google revealed at least two other sites, countrywideads.com, and ecommercesolutions.com, which were identical to Internetadvancement.com. That worried me a bit.
On the day they faxed me the contract I was still having reservations, but I was told it was the LAST DAY of their 1/2 price promotion, and I felt like I was going to miss an opportunity if my instinct was wrong.
I then found 7 "rip-off" reports on the company, one of which described the exact same sales pitch, start to finish, that I had been through, "limited time" promotion and all.
So I narrowly averted disaster, and hopefully others will, too.
Stacy
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.
It just sounded a little too good to be true, and their "directory information pages" sounded like the bogus "doorway pages" that I know search engines frown upon. I was assured they were not the same thing, but no satisfactory explanation was given, because the information was supposedly highly proprietary and top-secret.
A search for "directory information pages" on google revealed at least two other sites, countrywideads.com, and ecommercesolutions.com, which were identical to Internetadvancement.com. That worried me a bit.
On the day they faxed me the contract I was still having reservations, but I was told it was the LAST DAY of their 1/2 price promotion, and I felt like I was going to miss an opportunity if my instinct was wrong.
I then found 7 "rip-off" reports on the company, one of which described the exact same sales pitch, start to finish, that I had been through, "limited time" promotion and all.
So I narrowly averted disaster, and hopefully others will, too.
Stacy
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.
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Jaques
Kenmore,Washington,
U.S.A.
close, but not quite
#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, September 01, 2004
I am an ex-employee of Internet Advancement, and yes, they are full of sh*t, but no, they never had anything to do with countrywideads.com. Just thought I'd let you know.
