Clearly Lethbridge Online Directory and Advertising

Thanks for the comments Kathy.

I usually delete the spam comments right away, but sometimes forward them on to AR staff and let them delete them if it appears they are mass spam efforts.

Thanks for googling it up for me and checking the ranking.  I noticed that of the top 6 google results, 3 or 4 of them are my.  Pretty funny really.

Perhaps not Bob,

but why would I or anyone else purchase advertising on a site that cannot out rank any site of my own?  My point of posting this was that I can put up a single blog post keyworded to 'clearly lethbridge' and rank well within an hour.  I guarantee you that clearly lethbridge cannot do that, I would even bet they cant rank a page within a week or 2.

I would be more then willing to test that theory against any key words page you want to post to clearly lethbridge.

I'm not trying to attack clearly lethbridge, just stating that any one of my personal websites outranks, out optimizes, and has more traffic.  Clearly lethbridge should be paying to advertise on my sites by that regards.  Quoting stats about one single site in some random US city that is successful means little to a local business.

There are at least 3 currently operating websites in Lethbridge that offer the same service as clearly lethbridge and have been at it for much longer.  There are another 3 that have basically gone stagnant and do not operate anymore.  Whats the lifespan of Clearly lethbridge?  I expect that it will be as soon as the market of business owners who are razzle dazzled to see themselves on the "internets" dries up, a year is my best guess. 

Consumers are wise enough to see that there are tons of other online marketing options, all with more traffic then clearly lethbridge, and most cost less money.  Heck, I help a dozen realtors and mortgage people a week do the same thing, for FREE.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment though.  Any time you want to debate the issue send me a message.  Doug did a good job in his presentation, its the fact that the product is inadequate that will be the end of it all eventually.

ps. sorry i forgot to mention in my last reply...

I also have the ability to syndicate any of my posts here out to about 400 directories and 200 RSS feeds.  I never did that with the keywords, 'clearly lethbridge' but it might be an interesting experiment if your interested.

Thanks Alan, glad you found me.

There site really intends to prey upon businesses which are not interested in being responsible for their own internet presence.  I am sure a business could turn to a professional like yourself and have their own independently branded website up and promoted for less money.

It is a great idea for Clearsky, but really it is hitting the market about 3 years too late.  Maybe I will buy the domain name for $8 when it expires.

I believe the rates were $79 and $99 per MONTH.  The deluxe package included a little bit more server space, some hosted video content, etc.  At the time they launched Gold's Gym appeared to be the only client, and I believe they were some sort of contra deal or advertising swap.