LocalAdlink Scam – Online Marketing Gimmick?

One of the biggest scams to hit the online marketing scene is Localadlink. It appears to be started by a bunch of former MLM professionals. I only state the word ‘professional’ because they’re professionals at taking money. Localadlink is nothing more than a directory of businesses coupled with pay per click advertising. Whats really the killer is they target small business owners that do not how to market themselves online. They assume they’ll get leads by advertising with hundreds of other business owners along with geotargeting their ads.

Someone forgot to fill them in that they can target as many zip codes and use as many keyphrases as they like. Business owners can also send visitors to their OWN landing page rather than to Localadlinks pages filled with 20 other businesses the visitor could choose from.

Here are a few hot sites that feature LocalAdLink and break it down:
http://www.forestmarie.com/why-localadlink-is-a-scam-localadlink-review-local-ad-link/
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/deal-discussion/880579/
http://ontopresultsllc.com/news/2009/03/06/localadlink-in-charlotte-nc/

Whats even funnier is how many Localadlink reps actually optimize their websites for that phrase:
LocalAdLink Scam

Then on their website they talk about how wonderful it is. They take home 50% of the commission from a business owner each moth. HALF!! Could you imagine telling your neighbor, “Hey, I can list you on Google for $200 bucks but I get $100 of that. So you only really will see $100 worth of traffic, if that!”

Now thats one business model everyone should run away from real quick!