Someone was bidding on our company name

Should I Feel Flattered?

[coconutz]

We're a very, very small company so I was really surprised to see that some one was bidding on our company name at FindWhat. Searches using our company name are almost nil.

After we had a good laugh, I called FindWhat and they agreed to remove the listing.

[Peter Cooper]

Hmm, I dunno if I like the fact that they'd do that! Is it actually against the rules? After all, I could create a company called 'Web Hosting Inc' and ask them to remove all other entries under 'Web Hosting'.. not very fair!

[coconutz]

Hi Peter, welcome to WebmasterWorld.

Their ad said they sell our widgets.

"Buy Coconutz Golden Widgets at Peter Cooper Industries."

[Peter Cooper]

Thanks for the welcome ;-)

Were they lying? Or do they really sell your products? If they do, surely that's a good thing? Or are they just trying to rip off your brand name to entice people in?

Just wondering. For example, a hi-fi store may have an ad under keyword 'Sony'.. and Sony wouldn't be upset since the store sells their gear.

[coconutz]

They don't sell our products. I guess they were just looking for more traffic.