A question from Activity to Cyrious

[activitydude]

I just did a check and discovered that, once again, you have chosen to use an old website of ours to point to your current website.

Our one and only website is www.activitysoftware.com

Again, my question to you is, why do feel this is necessary?

 

[DARLAK]

probably the same reason you get tripfox.com when you type in travelosity.com instead of travelocity.com....

nothing wrong with taking advantage of misspelled words or old links

 

[nate]

You know the real question is this: why did you let the address go in the first place? I guard my sites carefully under one umbrella. We keep everything. For instance, addresses we use for a month-long promotion are never discontinued. When an address has outlived its purpose we simply point it to our main web server to prevent this very situation from happening. In my opinion there's no use crying over spilt milk. Unless I am missing something here, what's done is done. Learn the lesson and move on I say.

I just did a check and discovered that, once again, you have chosen to use an old website of ours to point to your current website.

Our one and only website is www.activitysoftware.com

Again, my question to you is, why do feel this is necessary?

 

[activitydude]

probably the same reason you get tripfox.com when you type in travelosity.com instead of travelocity.com....

nothing wrong with taking advantage of misspelled words or old links

So, you feel taking advantage of a competitor's name is perfectly alright? What part of your name can another sign builder use?

 

[RJ California]

I agree with ActivityDude. It's sneaky and not how I would conduct business. I think it's petty... and it will turn more people off than they will ever gain from using an old web address with a competitors name.

Activity is alive and well. I have talked to them on the phone several times and they have a helpful staff and an impressive product with an honest set price.

Good points about the need to protect your website addresses though!!

 

[activitydude]

Thank you, RJ. And, as for protecting our name, we have plans.

 

[DARLAK]

Thank you, RJ. And, as for protecting our name, we have plans.

sounds like your 'plans' were a little too late...

I only sounded off on you because of the way you put your post out there...

exactly what nate said, 'crying over spilt milk'....

you wanna come on here and float some dirty laundry, be prepared to take it in the face....

I don't need your ware, but if I was in the market I definalty wouldn't purchase from you or your company.

Keep 'your' ducks in order, and if you lose one, don't wine about it......

 

[2972renfro]

sounds like your 'plans' were a little too late...

I only sounded off on you because of the way you put your post out there...

exactly what nate said, 'crying over spilt milk'....

you wanna come on here and float some dirty laundry, be prepared to take it in the face....

I don't need your ware, but if I was in the market I definalty wouldn't purchase from you or your company.

Keep 'your' ducks in order, and if you lose one, don't wine about it......

Lighten up darlak. I agree that it is wrong. Sleazy in fact. Reminds me of the porn sites that rely on typing in common names to bring in unsuspecting customers. A few years ago I did not know that someone could take away your website if you let it expire.

Keep in mind some legitimate customers actually change their company name and keep the old website name for customers that don't know better. If I did not know better and typed in activities' old web name I would think that they just changed their name since cyrious offers the same kind of product. If the old name brought me to let's say a athletic related site, then I would know better. And well that would be just tough luck. But when a competitor takes advantage of you, that's low

 

[Techman]

The fact is.
These tactics are done to make you think about other things rather than taking care of your business. Its a planned distraction. Completely ignore them and concentrate on your own good will. Let the bad will and bad karma follow them.

I would be sure to develop a marketing plan that includes a brand new image and professional processes. That will bring you lots more recognition than the hijacked website takes away.

 

[activitydude]

sounds like your 'plans' were a little too late...

I only sounded off on you because of the way you put your post out there...

exactly what nate said, 'crying over spilt milk'....

you wanna come on here and float some dirty laundry, be prepared to take it in the face....

I don't need your ware, but if I was in the market I definalty wouldn't purchase from you or your company.

Keep 'your' ducks in order, and if you lose one, don't wine about it......

That's Ok. Sounds like you wouldn't be a good fit for our company anyway.