I just got a phone call from a guy first asking me if I'm a Drywall contractor in the greater Fort Lauderdale area, then he started with his telemarketing bit and I wanted to get off the phone right away until he told me he could get me first page on Google, Yahoo, etc.
I asked:
"Isn't that adword? Don't you have to go through Google, Yahoo etc. Directly?"
He passed the phone off to his Manager/Supervisor.
The guy went on for 2 straight minutes basically saying:
1st page
$79/month set-up
$89 monthly
No Contract, No extra fees, No Cancellation cost..."We just go off your word"
"Try us out for a couple of months and if you're not happy just leave"
I told him I thought you had to bid for those ratings... Then he mentioned the word "organic".
I said I know what that is... How many hits could they give me... He said 1.5 million a day
He was kind of rude, in the manner in which he spoke. I told him I'm interested in learning more so if he could give me a contact name and a phone number I might sign up next week. To which he said:
"What's going to change in a week?"
I said:
"I don't sign up for anything right there on the spot... For anything".
He goes:
"So if I call you up for a 100k Drywall job you're going to tell me next week?"
Excuse me!
"I said... Yes! I have to undergo certain steps... Plans, site visit, forms have to be filled out, a proposal signed, a contract drawn up and a deposit received".
He said:
"Well if you want to make some real money then call us when you're ready"
Then hung up on me as I was asking for the phone number.
I'm thinking... If they get $168 off each contractor in the greater Fort Lauderdale area... That's a whole lot of money. There is no promise that they will actually do what they say... I mean... 1.5 million hits/day? No contract? I smell a big scam.
The name of the company is Elocal Listing. He also mentioned their sister company Gatehouse Media.
As I researched like any smart business person would do, I found more than I needed to know just on usacomplaints.com alone. I can't believe all the garbage on this company.
Pass!
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