A few hours ago I asked paidhosting to write a small review for my directory www.ievu.com. I figured, for his trouble I should at least give him a link in my directory (my directory doesn't have many links submitted, a new one could only do good). A few minutes later he tells me he finished the review (this is it: http://www.webdirectoryreviews.com/ievu-directory-reviewed/ ). I think it's a joke. He didn't review my site, he only posted negative stuff and it makes me look bad, ruining my reputation (especially with the first paragraph). Firstly, I thought personal messages should be personal. He's trying to put me in a bad light here.. What does google or yahoo stand for? The rest of the review is only negative stuff about the directory (I admit I need to work on my directory, he's right about a few things..). What annoys me is that he didn't mention the custom template or unique category structure. I even added custom meta tags and descriptions for most of the categories. For your information, this is not for sale! I clearly explained you via pm and I will say it here again: why the hell would I sell a domain name when I already made 2 custom designs for it (the current one, and this one: www.ievu.com/neww.jpg), have paid for inclusion in a few directories and have a site-wide text link at directory critic? I have 6200+ backlinks and I want to sell a domain name? It appears for sale because of sedo.com, I had the domain name parked there until I decided to develop it into a directory. I deleted from sedo but for some reason it's still there (I emailed them and it should be gone in a few days..). I wasn't going to post this topic, because I kindly asked paidhosting to remove the bad review, until I clear things with sedo. Here's his reply: First of all, how old are you? And how can you say you spent your precious time on doing the so called 'review' ? All you did was post a negative review based on the fact that I was only trying to 'sell' the domain when I clearly am not! I didn't ask for your appreciation, you should have simply refused my offer, I didn't put a gun to your head. I posted this to prove that I am very serious about my directory and don't want people that read his site to make the wrong impression of me. Maybe I'm just making a big deal of this, but a lot of people don't know me here, so I thought it's at least I can do. I should have known who I'm dealing with here.. Thanks for your time! ~ Razvan
if you had done some research on him you wouldn't have wanted his opinion on anything I'm sure gotta be careful
Not saying your directory is good or bad, just saying that just because you asked for a review doesn't mean you will get a positive review. Review = review, not a sugar coated press release
opps sorry razvan, for pointing out to you the flaw that your directory is listed on sale on sedo and might harm your business, np its ok i do not expect you to thank me for notifying of the same. Also wait did you expect me to post sugar coated false review ? well that never been motto of my web directory review sites, many owners have benefited from the reviews , one example would be "YOU" , did you seriously even know your site was listed for sale or had taken and steps to remedy the problem ? Oh by the way i did not approach you , you did and you could be easily reported for spamming my inbox, but did i report you ? No right ? Its all about the right attitude and hence will not remove your comment that you sent me cause my inbox is property of me and me only. Like i said dude, i do not even know you , nor did i even approached you first time i heard of your directory. And this is how you thank me, cool. You are welcome, but everyone at DP is aware of what discover said cause you mess with the bested you end like the rest !! PS: I am a bunny not a joke !! And razvan you just made yourself look bad by this thread itself. Feel sorry for you.On do pm me when you get the sedo thing sorted will edit my last line of review.
Should be a fair warning to all.... Be careful what you ask for. Think it through before you request anyones opinion. You may get more than you think you're going to. On the other hand, there is only one opinion that counts... It's the one you see in the mirror everyday.
Razvan you should have read a few of his other 'reviews' and you would have realized what you were in for.
Wow, so you asked for a review, got it, saw it was a bad review, and now you're mad at the person you asked the favor of? Hmmm
Ouch! That was a harsh review, but at least it was honest and that's what you should expect in a review. If the person giving the review just feeds you everything you want to hear, what does that help you with? Pretty much nothing. Sure, the users reading the review will get excited over a positive review, but if nothing is true, when they actually go to your website, they'll feel duped and see the flaws for themselves. However, I do feel that more positive things could have been said in the review, alongside the ("honest") negative points. If I were you, I'd listen, and correct some of the issues that were pointed out in the review.
A good review, is a complete review and touches on positive aspects and negative aspects with equal vigor. I only read one review by paidhosting and would never click or read any again because I found them way too biased and unprofessional. He seems to take pleasure in the attention he gets from negative reviews and I don't think that is a positive contribution to this industry. That whole part makes no sense, you should have declined the link because it looks unproffesional. Anways I think your directory is nice and well-done, it could use some articles and maybe deep links mod but I would say it is much better than 50% of the directories being built.
bad luck Razvan but you have to take the rough with the smooth you wanted a review you got one whether you like it or not next time research the reviewer first just put this one down to bad luck and move on.... P.s I like the directory just need to work on building it up
That review is fine. Dont expect to be praised by someone you dont know. I dont think the review is harsh, its just a personal opinion. Razvan, stop complaining about this or you may look like a joke yourself. Remember you asked somebody you dont know, you dont even know how good he is.
You ask for a review of hardly developed-, empty categories-, still listed in sedo- directory and now you complain about this rather objective review? Did someone promise you a positive review? This thread pretty much shows you are a joke, not the guy who wrote the review.
@biased comment, u meant unbiased, thats what honest reviews stand for, you are saying i do biased reviews? Check out adnan's directory review, directoryshare review, @ unprofessional, sorry does anyone pay me to write the so called unprofessional review ? Or do i claim anywhere to write professional reviews? Does it matter if review is professional or not, its not like i am competiting or filling out my pockets with that site !! you see any ads on the site ? But here are few more so called unbiased reviews which strangely happen to be more or less +ve weirdly . Zorg Links Indiecoffehouse Linksquitter Alive Web Directory Well since you are not going to read the review it does not matter to me , cause probably you never even finish reading the entire review all the time. And how many times i have to say reviews are not going to be professional as long as i am writing, unless i hire some professional writers, which i find it hard with my money situation. Unless someone volunteers to !! Atleast now i know that someone really hates the review and the reasons for the same.
It doesnt matter that the review is harsh or not, if what is said is true then go fix it and get on with things. For a ' review ' website, it was a very poor written review, so I woudnt worry about it all that much.
I think the review is fine..I just think that your directory does needs the improvements he posted in review and reviews needs to be done little more professionally.
Exactly, the more publicity you get for it, the worse ievu directory starts looking !! I have no idea why he thought threating me would get him anywhere ? He probably does not know me well that i do not take threats lightly
A negative reviews does not mean an unbiased review. I think the one I read was on Aviva and in it you were complaining about the owner not answering your repeated attempts at contact, it sounded like 'sour grapes'. You actually changed that review around quite a bit from the original and you mentioned you were offering to do the same here. I don't have a problem with being honest but a 'good' review should cover all bases and not appear contrived. Anyways no big deal, I don't read certain famous authors because I don't enjoy their writing style. I do think maybe you should have contacted the owner about the Sedo thing to cover his side of it, even if you don't believe him, just to offer more information to your potential readers.