This post has issues updated here.
Today, most of us received a comment in our blogs that MERKADONETWORK.COM sent and we discussed about it a bit in plurkland.. Found out that this is a SPAM comment and if you reply, the person will ask you to write a review about their company for nothing. Sounds familiar. Last year, while I was just new to blogging tasks and income. I did not know so much about the ways and means each company operates. So I signed up for buyblogreviews. Like what I said, I did not know how to do it yet so when I had my first opp, i was really happy. Guess who that was? Merkadonetwork.com... So here is what happened. Merkadonetwork posted an ad through the system of buyblogreviews, as soon as I was done with the post, they did not accept it for payment, instead, they sent me a message. and so begun our message thread that lead to nothing..
This is from my buyblogreviews inbox dated 8-24 to 8-26 2008...
ME: I have done all of that already, please heck http://eleanormordenoaguilar.blogspot.com/2008/08/newest-social-network-site-that-pays.html Anything you wish me to edit, I shall do. Thanks and God bless.
FROM ADVERTISER: Note: Due of number of bid offers. I cannot guaranteed you to choose for a shorter period of time. Please wait for the decision. However, If we cannot accept your bidding. Please join at www.merkadonetwork.com and earn by our services/features. You can also make your blog there.<
FROM ADVERTISER: It is Merkado. Not Letter C. But we are happy for that. Please wait for our decision.
I sent a ticket to buyblogreviews and that's when I learned that if it does not go through the system, we bloggers should not write a review. We won't be paid. And that's just what happened. After that, I deleted my post and made sure Merkadonetwork is out of my system.. UGH!!
BUYBLOGREVIEWS REPLY AFTER I SENT MY TICKET: Don't post the reviews until you get a proper order through the system. You should wait till your bid is approved by the advertiser, you get notified through emails and it also shows up in your control panel when your bid is approved.
I learned my lesson, now I am sharing... The spam comments we all received today is just the same as that experience I had last year. See, a plurkpal responded and she wrote a review without pay!!
Below is the spam comments most of us received.
Luwi merkadonetwork.com support@merkadonetwork.com 121.54.32.2 | Submitted on 2009/06/06 at 8:02am I am looking at your page to see your contact form or email address to contact you privately. I am Luwi of Merkado Network and we are inviting bloggers/site owners (especially filipino bloggers) to our money earning program in Merkado Shopping Network. For more information, kindly visit http://aff.merkadonetwork.com or contact support@merkadonetwork.com |
Thanks Mommy Aerin for the first to comment...
6 comments:
I received the same message Mommy Dharlz. And thanks for warning us about this scam.
Ah ako rin I got that spam comment grabe noh kakaloka. Just the sound of the comment is so spammy so I deleted immediately. Anyway it was on my Spam folder kaya good.
naku! buti na lang hindi kagad ako naniwala dito. nakatanggap din ako ng invitation ek ek mula sa kanya sa isang blog post ko.. dun pa talaga siya nagcomment kesyo hindi niya raw mahanap yung contact form ko.. tsk tsk..
thanks po for this!
Wooo, thanks for this warning. It's really scary to just answer to ads like this. That's why I answer only to those I know.
This is Ron of Merkado Network.
We are notified by our concern friend regarding to your post.
The buyblogreview sponsored post was discontinue due of miscommunication between it's management and us.
We believe that we pay all the bloggers that we talked that time(on the Social networking days).
Please call +639325290050 regarding to your concern or email us directly at support@merkadonetwork.com to assist this issue
Once again, WE ARE NOT SCAM. This is now a Philippine based shopping site and we do hope that we could fix this issue.
WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE BLOGGER AND US.
Thanks,
Ron
Merkado Network
support@merkadonetwork.com
@ RON of MERKADONETWORK
#1. I was not paid, IF I WAS, I WOULD NOT HAVE POSTED IT HERE...
#2. Sending SPAM comments and SPAM emails is a trade mark of a SCAM
#3. I am publishing this comment from you since there are no links whatsoever... unlike the ones sent earlier today in all of our blogs with lots of links (SPAM = SCAM)
#4. You can't expect me to believe you with a clean image of your company when I was once a victim..
#5. GOD BLESS US ALL...
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