Wagglepop's advertising strategy revisited
regic July 2006 Wrote:I checked the eBay forums and Wagglepop has spammed the boards 121 times in the past 2 days
Dead beat non-payers, Ya, I fell for that one, too :oops:. What does they spammed the boards mean? What do they do?
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What does they spammed the boards mean? What do they do?
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They go to various forums and post with the sole intent of "advertising" Wagglepop. Putting links to WP in their signatures, mentioning it in their posts. A definite no-no.
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[quote author=ironwood_etc link=topic=3775.msg62064#msg62064 date=1184760418]
What does they spammed the boards mean? What do they do?
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They go to various forums and post with the sole intent of "advertising" Wagglepop. Putting links to WP in their signatures, mentioning it in their posts. A definite no-no.
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Yeah, they don't mind doing that, but don't think to do that on their boards! Typical hypocrites!Â
Hell, you cannot even ask a real business question on that site!Â
OT - Hey Eclectica - love the new Etsy store, added you to favs.Â
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[quote author=ironwood_etc link=topic=3775.msg62064#msg62064 date=1184760418]
What does they spammed the boards mean? What do they do?
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They go to various forums and post with the sole intent of "advertising" Wagglepop. Putting links to WP in their signatures, mentioning it in their posts. A definite no-no.
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This is what sucked me in. I didn't know it was "spam", as I hardly ever frequented the boards and actually went there to get help on an entirely different matter. I'll be the first to admit that I was as stupid and naive as the come. But it didn't take long for me to figure something was very wrong with the WP picture. Almost from the beginning, it smelled like cult to me.
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[quote author=eclectica link=topic=3775.msg62066#msg62066 date=1184762709]
[quote author=ironwood_etc link=topic=3775.msg62064#msg62064 date=1184760418]
What does they spammed the boards mean? What do they do?
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They go to various forums and post with the sole intent of "advertising" Wagglepop. Putting links to WP in their signatures, mentioning it in their posts. A definite no-no.
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This is what sucked me in. I didn't know it was "spam", as I hardly ever frequented the boards and actually went there to get help on an entirely different matter. I'll be the first to admit that I was as stupid and naive as the come. But it didn't take long for me to figure something was very wrong with the WP picture. Almost from the beginning, it smelled like cult to me.
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DB I think this is true for a lot of people who don't frequent the boards a lot or are new to the boards. They just don't realize that it's considered spam. I know that was the case for me when I first heard about it.Â
I like you was on the ebay board for a different reason when I came upon a post for WP. They were posting and talking about it I didn't know that this was considered spam or a bad thing to do. So many of them were doing it I joined in. Once I read some more info and found out this was considered spam I stopped and will never do it again.
It's unfortunate that this will happen again and again. As there will always be people who are new to the boards who just don't realize what spam is. This is what Ray counts on.Â
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OT - Hey Eclectica - love the new Etsy store, added you to favs.Â
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Thanks Karma! You know I love you tooÂ
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:ditto:
Eclectica... I hearted you!!
(Bumble Bee Boutique)
Love your items... they're beautiful!!!
Good luck with your salesÂ
Can anybody explain the following stores? Abandoned? Don't know how to close? Ghost stores?
conquestautomotive: feedback ZERO, 1 item, member since Aug. 2006
red desert collectibles: feedback ZERO, 2 items, member since Aug. 2006
its a girl thing: feedback ZERO, 3 items, member since Mar, 2007
plaited ribbonry: feedback ZERO, 4 items, member since Oct. 2006
andy & me country treasures: feedback ZERO, 4 items, member since Oct. 2006
nutmeg custom crafts: feeback one (as a buyer), 5 items, member since Nov. 2006
north plains merchandise: feedback one, 5 items, member since Mar. 2007
new town emporium: feedback ZERO, 5 items, member since Mar. 2007
gems 4 all: feedback 7 (as a buyer), 5 items, member since July, 2006
the pink dragonfly: feedback ZERO, 6 items, member since Feb. 2007
chenille shack: feedback two (one as buyer), 8 items, member since Jul. 2006
dawns boys loki & koby: feedback ZERO, 3 items, member since Apr. 2007
bling bling hiphop clothing: feedback one (as buyer), 9 items, member since Feb. 2007
That's 13 stores who (we presume) have been paying every month, from 3-12 months, to keep less than 10 items, with only 2 discernable sales among all of them (one for $5 and one for $14.81).
Good going Ray. You made $770 and your sellers made $19.81!. And that's just on these 13 store owners. How many more have no sales, but have been paying for months, and months, and months to support your visions of grandeur? And what did they get in return? Nothing! I call that stealing.
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WAKE UP, LURKERS! Get out and cut your losses.