IanTurner
msg:256751 | 8:50 am on Jun 23, 2004 (gmt 0) |
I'd trust your initial instincts. In all these cases work out the number of visitors you'd get from PPC with Google or Overture for your money - then think about whether you'd get that many from this source.
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davthp
msg:256752 | 1:47 pm on Jun 24, 2004 (gmt 0) |
These sites like Delv are set up to earn money from PPC affiliations. You might as well sign up direct with Overture Espotting. [edited by: IanTurner at 2:14 pm (utc) on June 24, 2004]
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christopher
msg:256753 | 9:59 pm on Jun 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
How Much! Sad in it.
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christopher
msg:256754 | 10:08 pm on Jun 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
"delv.co.uk is the newest member of the Infospace Network" Does this mean they are part of Infospace? Or are they just using a feed/ have a partner kind of relationship? Ian - will it get to the point where people just won't care what engine they use - as long as it gives accurate results?
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christopher
msg:256755 | 10:10 pm on Jun 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
It's okay Ian, I've just seen it. Powered by Infospace lol It's not unattractive - but I dunno, metas........
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christopher
msg:256756 | 8:11 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Delv. hmmmmmm What are they up to? Will people really pay £400 for a listing. And what do you get for that exactly? I mean how do they intend to promote you and what sort of ROI can you expect.
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TinkyWinky
msg:256757 | 8:14 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0) |
based on the recent UK search cull - you'll get very little back for £400
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christopher
msg:256758 | 9:28 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Ouch. That's not funny. When will engines like these learn. Most site businesses can't afford £400 at a time. Okay, if you use it as a tax loss, but I'm talking about the smaller guys, the 1 man shows, so to speak. There's got to be a market to serve them at an affordable price surely. How does ripping off customers ever serve in the long run. Where's the long term advantage in that?
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Bobby_Davro
msg:256759 | 11:25 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0) |
It isn't a long term business, IMHO. The idea is to get a site very popular for a period of time and use that as leverage to persuade people to buy the ads. If the site dies quickly it doesn't matter because they already have the cash. I would think that if they are charging that much then they don't expect the site to last a long time.
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christopher
msg:256760 | 12:28 am on Aug 11, 2004 (gmt 0) |
I hate these type of engines. There are a fair few of them, and I bet more will come along. Do you think there could be a way of getting rid of them - warning potential advertisers about them? Or will word of mouth do it for us lol
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bunder
msg:256761 | 8:25 pm on Aug 11, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Also notice on the terms and conditions of the Delv site, they seem to have ripped it off Netscape. Surely they could have alteast done a proper search and replace. [edited by: engine at 7:27 pm (utc) on Aug. 16, 2004]
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