If you attended the Transworld show in Las Vegas this year, you may have seen Effectech’s booth advertising the sale of web banners on what appeared to be www.hauntedhouses.com. It appeared as though the booth had signs saying “Number 1 search result in google” and “are you listed?” It looked to me, through their advertising flyers and booth décor, they were selling banners on www.hauntedhouses.com. Without paying attention, it would appear that the banners would be posted on www.hauntedhouses.com, but if you pay close attention, the site redirected you to a site at www.tophaunt.com which may not be indexed as www.hauntedhouses.com. I think many people may have purchased this advertising with the idea their banner would be on www.hauntedhouses.com. Perhaps Effectech has purchased or negotiated an agreement with www.hauntedhouses.com to add a link and navigation map which then redirects the viewer to www.tophaunt.com or maybe something is in the works. I think, as it appears now, the advertising banner placement you receive is on www.tophaunt.com. I don’t know how many people would jump at the chance to advertise on www.tophaunt.com as it doesn not seem to be indexed and google possibly won’t find the site www.tophaunt.com. In my opinion, this is a bit deceptive, vauge and a disservice to the industry. If you have purchased one of these advertising packages thinking you were receiving a web banner on www.hauntedhouses.com, you may want to revisit your sales agreement and weigh your decision. If you aren’t sure how this would affect your current web promotion, run it past your web designer and get their input or post your questions here. If you visit the website www.tophaunt.com (where your banner will be placed), it appears they have a header graphic that looks as though you are at www.hauntedhouses.com. Look in the address bar… it may read http://www.tophaunt.com. How can this be a benefit to your business or our industry? Time will tell where the banners finally end up.
Warren
Warren
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