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By: Be Found SEO

Be Found SEO — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:19:14 +0000

It’s obvious that LAL was a con job, but I’ve not seen the type of complaints with Adzzoo that are out there for LAL. I have seen accolades from insiders but no examples of results of Adzzoo positions (Google SEO, Maps, or PPC) or ROI. Can anyone out there using these guys point to concrete results or is the snowball of damaged customers hidden behind good reputation management just waiting to gain momentum. I agree with Stan K that this type of service is not suitable for the MLM model due the the revenue structure of MLM’s. Either way, concrete examples of success might ease the scrutiny in this forum.

By: Sony

Sony — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:35:37 +0000

Thanks for the info we use merchant circles free program and are very happy with the results. I will check out adzzoo as well

By: Jerry@Minneapolis Minnesota real estate

Jerry@Minneapolis Minnesota real estate — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:13:22 +0000

Well, I don’t really think this will work. I have heard a lot of negative things about LAL that’s why I’m afraid to try it.

By: Justin JDOG Marks

Justin JDOG Marks — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:56:08 +0000

Thanks for a great article.. I just advised a client to not use adzzoo for these very reasons. I already developed their website which has been 1st page google for months now. They were interested in PPC placement but no nothing about the process, and were about to sign an adzzoo contract, until I discussed the disadvantages with them today.

Seriously, if anyone is considering this it is far better to spend the money on a simple website that is SEO out the box, and then setup a simple google adwords campaign with a small daily budget. As long as your keywords, and advert are specific to your business, and the daily limit is set you shouldn’t over spend. Then you can refine your SEM marketing from there.

Adzzoo seems to be highly promoted on the web due to their high payout commissions structure. This is VERY misleading for not web savvy individuals, and businesses.

I dislike crap like this.

Good luck with your marketing efforts.. J.
Justin JDOG Marks´s last blog ..Facebook Deleted Me – WTF!

By: Larry Stopa

Larry Stopa — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:50:32 +0000

Greg M wrote:
> all that weeping and gnashing of teeth………………….

> does either adzzoo or epowermark provide — in black and white – a description of the results they WILL achieve and back it up with a written 100% money-back guarantee???

Greg sure sounds angry.

E-Power Marketing does not offer a “written 100% money-back guarantee.” What would you want guaranteed? First page Google ad positions?

In search engine marketing, a “written 100% money-back guarantee” is more often than not a tool to scam the uninitiated.

LocalAdLink did offer a “written 100% money-back guarantee.” However it was written so that dissatisfied customers never received their money back. LocalAdLink advertisers would have first page ad positions once in a while, but not consistently as the PPC budget would run out and the ads would stop.

Adzzoo offers a “Guaranteed First Page Placement or your Money Back.” That is not as meaningful as that sounds. How often will that “First Page Placement” appear? Adzzoo guarantees that the “average placement for relevant Google searches will be on the first page of Google search results” with the caveat that “Links will not appear on every search. Placement will be determined by Google monthly reports.” Google monthly reports show the average ad position whenever the ad appears. Google reports do not consider how many relevant searches where the ad did not appear in computing average ad positions. Adzzoo does not guarantee how often the ad will appear.

Reference:
http://adzzoosolutions.wordpress.com/adzzoo%E2%80%99s-guarantee/

Effective search engine marketing requires efficient and effective use of budget and resources to maximize return on investment. You select keywords, measure response, then adjust keywords and bids to maximize return based on program measurement. If the budget is too low to support top ad positions, you can generate more traffic by bidding lower. A “Guaranteed First Page Placement or your Money Back” would not cover truly effective search engine marketing for small budget Google AdWords programs.

E-Power Marketing has happy clients because we provide measurable results of traffic and sales generated. Our clients have full access to reports and know the results. We don’t resort to gimmicks.

How come Kevin can’t get his refund from Adzzoo?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:13:03 +0000

As a small business owner I would not recommend anyone to get sucked into an adzzoo campaign. I did pay for one month and what I got was absolute poor service. The only time you can actually talk to someone is hwen they are trying to sell you on signing up. The saleman was full of empty promises. My credit card got billed two days before it was supposed to. Then I waited for a contact from the service department. Never happened so I called the sales lady and requested to cancel. Ofcourse I got the run around, was told her manager would call back. After about two hours from this call I got an email saying my ad was up and running. It’s amazing what happens when you want to cancel. Anyway I took a look at my ad and their were mistakes all over the place. They even put that we worked on septic tanks when that was the one thing I told the sales lady we did not do. I attempted to get another refund of course through email because the IT and bosses don’ t have phones I guess. They replied saying they couldn’t because they already spent money on the ad placement. Hmmm that sounds like a pay per click. I even wrote back again and told them I would write on every site or review place I could find. I have already told every business owner i know not to use addzoo. I’ll get my $350 bucks back in helping others not get suckered by these guys. If you are someone thinking of signing up to work with these guys, I imaging the initial product is appealing enough to sell but there won’t be much residual income from renewals that I’m sure they are promising all new comers.

By: Greg M

Greg M — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:37:15 +0000

all that weeping and gnashing of teeth………………….

does either adzzoo or epowermark provide — in black and white – a description of the results they WILL achieve and back it up with a written 100% money-back guarantee???

that picture should certainly be worth all the christmas cheer spilling over above

By: Appointment Setting Services

Appointment Setting Services — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:02:00 +0000

We have been contacted by a LAL reps to provide business to business appointment setting and lead generation services. After reading this I am very happy we did not engage.

By: Peter Thorpe

Peter Thorpe — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:55:40 +0000

Well said Sally.
Stan talks about commissions. How does any rep work without commissions? If a company had to employ staff instead of reps the same money would go to staff and nobody would even question it. Do any of you have insurance?
Lets quote from About.com:
“So, depending on the type of insurance you choose, the commissions can vary. Although every company is different, on average life insurance agents make about a 30-50% commission on term life insurance and around 90-95% commission on whole life products.”
Why should other industries be any different?
Realize with AdzZoo there is a lot more to their services than just creating and AdWords campaign. I have created many AdWords campaigns for clients, and sure, they accept a commission, but you know very well there are many other charges that go along with it.
AdzZoo costs are not hidden, anyone can find them on the internet.