See this video on Computer Scrap

[kdbarker]

My apologies... video removed...didn't mean to offend anyone.
I'll start removing my other stuff as well...

 

[NobleMetalWorks]

Please excuse me if I am out of line for saying this.

I can understand posting a video about something that has useful information, or you might have a legitimate question about. What I can't understand is posting a bunch of spam video's that have no value. At least you could have made them funny. I get it, you are doing what every other person trying to drive traffic to their website does. You are using YouTube and this forum so that you score higher on Google searches, or as it's called "SEO" Search Engine Optimization. By tying your website into YouTube and then posting those video's here you are kinda piggybacking your SEO with this websites. Like a parent that adds their child's name to their credit card, even if they never use it they take on the parents credit rating.

If this is not your intended purpose, then you have accidentally done what SEO programs teach you to do, to increase your web presence. If I am wrong then I apologize, I I will be more than happy to apologize in this thread.

Your website looks nice, it sounds like you have a good idea, but if you spam you are just going to upset people, not move your business forward.

Am I wrong about this? Should I not be saying this? I know I can't be the only person that feels this way.

 

[AztekShine]

Snickers! :lol:

Edit: I was loling at the video. My names Bennit!

 

[martyn111]

Please excuse me if I am out of line for saying this.


if you spam you are just going to upset people, not move your business forward.

Am I wrong about this? Should I not be saying this? I know I can't be the only person that feels this way.

I also ask to be excused if I'm out of line.
Once the web address appeared in the signature line the red flags went up for me.

 

[kdbarker]

Please excuse me if I am out of line for saying this.


if you spam you are just going to upset people, not move your business forward.

Am I wrong about this? Should I not be saying this? I know I can't be the only person that feels this way.

I also ask to be excused if I'm out of line.
Once the web address appeared in the signature line the red flags went up for me.

The video was created by the Chief of Operations of PMM... I thought it was funny, and thought that I would share it, but sometimes I have a twisted sense of humor...
I don't want to "piggy back" on any website... in fact the PMM is something that was put together as a service to the industry. Its my last parting shot so to speak, as I have been in this industry for too long (back before it was cool to do so), but things have changed so much I have become a bit jaded with it all.

 

[etack]

I don't think that you should listen what the others said and then start to delete you web address. Many members on this site have business interest that they advertise. This doesn't violate any forum rules as long it is in the correct spot and is relevant to refining.

The only thing that I would suggest would be to keep it in one post and just add to that post. That way it is less clutter for the site.

Your website looks nice, it sounds like you have a good idea, but if you spam you are just going to upset people, not move your business forward.

I agree with this.

Harold hate spam, and Lou hate deleting from post. 8)

If you keep it on PMs than you have nothing to worry about.

Eric

 

[jimdoc]

I don't think there should be a problem with your website in your signature as long as it isn't a big obnoxious advertisement. I think anyone that has that should remove it.

Since your site is an alternative to Ebay I think it is great. You just don't need to push it here, most of us read every post.

Jim

 

[NobleMetalWorks]

Also...

I am more interested in your website than I am interested in video's that have no value, either humorous or informative. I'm not bashing your website or trying to take away from anything you have done with your site. It very well could be of great value to the forum. But posting a bunch of cheese-ball video's that have nothing to do with anything other than promoting your site. I personally like the idea of keeping them all to one post myself.

I am not talking out of my you know what, I speak from experience. I have started forums, sold them, started new ones, advertised, did SEO, YouTube, etc etc etc, I am in no way an expert but I do have experience. I currently have a few sites I am working on, when I am done with them, I am finished, Google changes their SEO randomly which makes it very difficult to keep customers happy. It's not as simple as throwing up a website and immediately start making money.

IF you are not very careful with the way you advertise, often your advertising will have the opposite affect . Regardless of what your actual intent might be. That is to say, your intent might be innocent, but the reality of your intent matters not. It's the perceived intent of your posts that people will remember, or that is to say what their perceived reality is.

Instead of these YouTube video's that have no value or meaning, you might be better served posting the individual items you have for sale, in it's respective area on this forum. There is an area for that type of thing, and you would be adding value to the forums. Plus, each time you list an individual item for sale on this website, it works better in the Google search engine optimization than posting it on YouTube, then posting them here.

You might want to check out a few sites that have to do with SEO. There is a ton of good information on how to correctly promote your website. Here is one such link:

http://www.acornseo.com/seo-secrets

If you email me privately, I would be happy to answer any questions I can about how to promote your website, I may not be able to answer all your questions, but I bet I will know where to look for the answers. I can't do the work for you, as I am totally swamped with my own, and putting my work area back together, building a scrubber and all while finishing my prior commitments in regards to POS consulting. It sometimes may take me a few hours to respond, but I will respond.

 

[glondor]

I suggest you put the video and links to your site back up. You are in the correct section of the forum.

Your auction site should be welcomed as far as I am concerned.

Do not run so quick if you have done nothing wrong. We have very good moderators who will let you know pretty fast if you crossed any lines. I don't see any lines crossed here. Just some fellow member who did not see a use for your post. You can not please everyone.

 

[kdbarker]

Thank you for the suggestions. I will past the info along.

 

[ericrm]

i kind of agree with glondor here
if you keep it discrete im not agains the fact that you want your project to have a little visibility

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