For what it's worth...
I have run web sites since July 1995, and have successfully sold one to a very popular search engine that rhymes with "kazoo".
I have seen sites come and go. I have spoken with entrepreneurs about their great visions for sites, and I have seen them crumble.
I have taken a good, long look at HitsGalore.com, and I signed up to do business with them today.
These folks have a serious business model and I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that they are going to make it BIG.
In case anyone doubts my ability to predict, I predicted the following ...
* I was in the first 250,000 to sign up for AOL. At that time, I said that they would put Prodigy, Genie, and Delphi out of business. I also said Compuserve would lose market share to them. If only I knew the degree to which it would happen!
* In 1995, I predicted Yahoo would be the leader, blowing away the other engines.
* And in 1998, I saw a clear winner in Goto.com. I don't know their financial status since they do a lot of advertising, but I can plainly see that their business model of bidding on terms WORKS. The price for terms continues to go up up up with no sign of falling.
So what do I like about HITS?
1) CUSTOMER SERVICE! This is the first search engine I have found that will work with you on the phone to place your keywords, help you with your banner, and show you how to make money with their service. I spent 1/2 hour on the phone with "Jennifer" today. She was very helpful, explained all their programs to me, and happily took my money. And I was happy to give it because I believe their services will help my web sites.
2) HITS is recruiting other sites to sell their services through an affiliate program that pays better than just about any one out there. I dropped my $99 in hopes of earning $1500. I'll keep the thread posted on how it goes.
3) GoTo allows you to open an account and all your keyword clickthroughs are deducted from a deposit. HITS has you put down a deposit for EACH KEYWORD. While I found it a bit frustrating that I couldn't connect several keywords to my deposit, I see how this is going to bring in increased revenue for them. So no problem...
and there is more.. this is just the start.
Anyway, I am glad to be a shareholder, even though it was through the mistake of owning SCMI.. hehe...
Holding and watching for big things to come out of this company.
hey shorters... go ahead and short. I don't care if it drops back to $2. Our day will come.
IMHO,
Mayor |
