Beware the Overpriced banner.

Wednesday, October 10. 2007

Beware the Overpriced banner.

For a relative site to claim 100s of visitors a day, 1000s of uniques a month and ask $100/mo you'd expect some real traffic.. even just a little bit.. (digpagerank.com for the curious).

According to google analytics, after 4 full Days (Banner went up on the 6th, today is the 10th) I have only had 1 valid click (more than 5 seconds on the site). We average over 2 minutes per visitor from all traffic, but just 4 seconds from this banner.

Of course that click came suspiciously after one of my emails complaining about the lack of activity.. But that could have just been a coincidence.

So, after realizing my money was wasted, I asked politely for a partial refund (figuring 1/2 a months rent for 4 days of banner exposure was a good deal for him, and with his impressive stats I am sure he has advertisers lined up out the door...)

Well apparently people aren't breaking down the door because he's not interested in "stats", or rational discussion, or pocketing 1/2 a months rent for 4 days worth of banner hosting and moving on to the next advertiser.

After investigating further, I was told the banner would appear on every page of the site, and would not be in rotation with any other banners.. It in fact only appears on the first page.

-Jason

Posted by Jason R at 09:22 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)

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From today:
(1:33:02 PM) MysticServer: and not providing any service..
(1:33:07 PM) digpagerank.com: what's need of it? when you do not get any valid click
(1:33:19 PM) digpagerank.com: simply you are an unhappy customer
(1:33:21 PM) MysticServer: There isn't.. that's been my point all along.
(1:33:22 PM) digpagerank.com: and nothing else
(1:33:40 PM) digpagerank.com: OK, you will not see your banner from tomorrow

(1:33:47 PM) digpagerank.com: open dispute with paypal

(1:33:49 PM) digpagerank.com: go .. go
(1:33:50 PM) digpagerank.com: run
(1:34:08 PM) MysticServer: What will I do without the traffic?
(1:34:17 PM) MysticServer: Oh wait.. there wasn't any from that banner.
(1:34:45 PM) digpagerank.com: you loser
(1:34:54 PM) digpagerank.com: have not get even a single repsonse yet?
(1:34:55 PM) digpagerank.com: http://dopedomains.com/blog/archives/13-Beware-the-Overpriced-banner..html
(1:34:56 PM) MysticServer: Well once you remove the banner. you are a theif..
(1:35:12 PM) MysticServer: I didn't post it to get responses..
(1:35:14 PM) digpagerank.com: ok, write another blog post then

(1:35:24 PM) MysticServer: I posted it for the google link..
(1:35:40 PM) MysticServer: or are you too slow to figure that out on your own..
(1:35:45 PM) digpagerank.com: you should be thankful to me that i am not removing it right now
(1:36:39 PM) digpagerank.com: I'll make an effort to rank you for some keywords on top in Google
(1:36:41 PM) MysticServer: After you remove it you will have no defense.. You will officially be a theif..
(1:36:52 PM) digpagerank.com: just wait and see the game

(1:37:17 PM) MysticServer: The thief against the customer.. can't wait.
(1:37:36 PM) digpagerank.com: lol
(1:37:41 PM) digpagerank.com: no
(1:37:47 PM) digpagerank.com: new banner would also link to your site
(1:38:10 PM) digpagerank.com: but with my message

(1:38:11 PM) MysticServer: If that helps yo9u sleep.. go for it..
(1:38:13 PM) digpagerank.com: you will get traffic
(1:38:28 PM) MysticServer: I'm not getting traffic now.. how will that help?
(1:38:31 PM) digpagerank.com: =))
(1:38:53 PM) digpagerank.com: Listen,
(1:38:57 PM) digpagerank.com: from now on
(1:39:05 PM) digpagerank.com: NEVER message me in Yahoo!
(1:39:10 PM) digpagerank.com: its first and last warning
(1:39:16 PM) digpagerank.com: otherwise you will be out of Google
(1:39:30 PM) digpagerank.com: i don't want to waste time with you

#1 JasonR on 2007-10-11 13:40 (Reply)

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