They stated that they have a new tv ad campaign starting shortly, and with the tv slots they mentioned i suppose it may get them some good exposure but I believe it will be short lived.
I have basically made my mind up in where to go with this, but I would like to hear from anyone that has had experience with listing a site with them in the past, more so to convince a colleague who seems excited at the idea of parting with a lot of cash.
Any Thoughts?
Can't see too many users being impressed with that.
However the real problem appears to be the cost.
£35.00 PER WEEK!!!! - can that be right???
That would go a very long way on a PFI program.
nuff said
Poor performance, high cost, poor site.
It also took 4 months to get rid of these people
In fact, their listing is still there, 6 months after the contract ran out...obviously not enough people paying their money to replace the existing sites.
(edited by: NFFC at 9:34 am (utc) on May 24, 2002)
Avoid at all cost.
I did see the other post from a couple of years ago and quite frankly I was suprised they are still in business.
The whole idea seems flawed to me, and no matter how much money they throw at tv campaigns I doubt if people will ever use such a system.
If I paid them that much money and didn't receive the traffic they promised me I would be straight to the Trading Standards.
Steer Clear !
dazz
I wish I had some visitors like that ;)
Dazz
If it's TV coverage advertising you are interested in the only three search engines or directories that spring to mind are: ShopSmart and Yahoo sponsoring Channel 5 9.00pm Movies and now (the only one I can think of that is current) is the new BBC search site.
£35 per week was the good price I was offered. I assume there's VAT on top of that - making a net loss of around £2138.50 per year.
The best way to find out who uses the service is to conduct a survey - ring businesses (preferably those with a good internet presence) and ask if they have ever used the following shopping search sites: ShopSmart, Just35, Kelkoo, Yahoo and DealTime. Only do about 10 and then decide where to spend your money.
I find this works great :)
As for Just35 I had a call from them last week, and put their "manager" through his paces on his knowledge, which was non-existent.
For £2k a year most companies could do really well on a variety of PFI, PPC and other stuff.
Lets see at £2000 quid a shot, a dozen signups would cover most of my living expenses, I could then spend the rest of the year messing about with whatever I liked.
I phoned someone with a listing on their site, as I was assured everyone on had paid (Including the charities).
Just Who?? was all I got when I asked :)
These guys are unreal in my opinion. I even watched out for the TV add once. Missed it, must have 'bin on the loo. I had the date/time/chanel right.
George
