Writing bad checks...lies about going public and national approval ratings ...office employees who fake that they're listening to the radio shows...anyone who gives them money is a complete sucker.
I was called by this company. I run my own small business and had recently fired (due to poor service quality and lack of responsiveness) a web design company. They did get my money ([***]!) since they did provide the service, but the thing I discovered is that they put my local business on web sites which are not local, some of which are in other countries.
When I was called by Spotlight, I was offered a FREE 8 minute radio spot to discuss my business. It was mentioned that they also offer a paid advertising portion of the broadcast, but that my portion is used as a program filler, and they have a few of those in each show to offer more variety in what is already a variety show catering to the 20 to 40 somethings.
Free marketing is always good. I see a lot of complaints here, and marketing is always a bit of a crapshoot, i.e., my earlier exerience mentioned above, but free is hard to pass up. Even if it is a scam, no money lost here. If I get more business or more inquiries, it will be worth it, and if not, free marketing is as much a crapshoot as paid marketing. YMMV.
If I have anything else to report here, I will keep you informed.
I indicated in my last message that I would followup with more details when I had more details to offer.
I was on today's show. I received a followup call from a James Brittles which I missed due to a previously scheduled commitment. When I called back, I left a voicemail message and was able to answer the return call. I was told that my rating for my segment was 5.2 which meant that there was a 52% listenership to my segment. I thought I was offered the opportunity to host 10 shows for 30 minutes each and that I would be paid $5,000 for my efforts which would also include CD ROM copies of my broadcasts, all as an effort to increase their listenership while giving me additional marketing space, or however I wished to use that time slot.
When I was asked for a credit card, I was surprised. It turns out that they wanted me to pay them $5,000 dollars for their offer instead of themaying me. I declined, and Mr. Brittles offered me one show for $500. I declined that also. As a small buskness owner, whatever his hype was, I couldn't afford it. I said as much and eventually he gave up trying.
Be careful out there. People are not always who they seem to be. This is a scam for any gullible person. Avoid at all costs, or at least proceed with caution. Know what you are getting before agreeing to anything.
Your mileage may very. I can only report on my own experiences. Your experiences may be different.
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When I was called by Spotlight, I was offered a FREE 8 minute radio spot to discuss my business. It was mentioned that they also offer a paid advertising portion of the broadcast, but that my portion is used as a program filler, and they have a few of those in each show to offer more variety in what is already a variety show catering to the 20 to 40 somethings.
Free marketing is always good. I see a lot of complaints here, and marketing is always a bit of a crapshoot, i.e., my earlier exerience mentioned above, but free is hard to pass up. Even if it is a scam, no money lost here. If I get more business or more inquiries, it will be worth it, and if not, free marketing is as much a crapshoot as paid marketing. YMMV.
If I have anything else to report here, I will keep you informed.
I was on today's show. I received a followup call from a James Brittles which I missed due to a previously scheduled commitment. When I called back, I left a voicemail message and was able to answer the return call. I was told that my rating for my segment was 5.2 which meant that there was a 52% listenership to my segment. I thought I was offered the opportunity to host 10 shows for 30 minutes each and that I would be paid $5,000 for my efforts which would also include CD ROM copies of my broadcasts, all as an effort to increase their listenership while giving me additional marketing space, or however I wished to use that time slot.
When I was asked for a credit card, I was surprised. It turns out that they wanted me to pay them $5,000 dollars for their offer instead of themaying me. I declined, and Mr. Brittles offered me one show for $500. I declined that also. As a small buskness owner, whatever his hype was, I couldn't afford it. I said as much and eventually he gave up trying.
Be careful out there. People are not always who they seem to be. This is a scam for any gullible person. Avoid at all costs, or at least proceed with caution. Know what you are getting before agreeing to anything.
Your mileage may very. I can only report on my own experiences. Your experiences may be different.