Comments on: LinkedIn DirectAds launches – USA Only, some figures http://www.mulley.net/2008/09/10/linkedin-directads-launches-usa-only-some-figures/ Invisible people have invisible rights Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jonathan R http://www.mulley.net/2008/09/10/linkedin-directads-launches-usa-only-some-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-927204 Jonathan R Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:25:50 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=4301#comment-927204 Beware! Don't get caught out by the LinkedIn Ads promotions. - I recommend avoiding LinkedIn DirectAds. Just before Christmas 2010 I got a $100 promotional coupon emailed to me by LinkedIn to try DirectAds. I had to register my credit card with them for a $5 initial charge to open the account. A few weeks later I checked to see how the ad trial was going and found that over $250 had been taken from my credit card account (in four separate transactions) as the $100 coupon amount had been used in just a few days! I had received no notification from LinkedIn of any of these charges to my credit card. I have disputed this with LinkedIn and they say that the user agreement says they can charge the registered credit card for any amount at any time ! LinkedIn refuse to accept that the promotion was unclear about charging and they point blank refuse to refund any of the charges. In fact they took a final $48 more after I asked for my credit card to be removed from their system. I never had any trouble like this with Google Adwords or Yahoo Search Marketing. Don't fall for the marketing hype - save your money and avoid LinkedIn Ads. Beware! Don’t get caught out by the LinkedIn Ads promotions. – I recommend avoiding LinkedIn DirectAds.

Just before Christmas 2010 I got a $100 promotional coupon emailed to me by LinkedIn to try DirectAds. I had to register my credit card with them for a $5 initial charge to open the account. A few weeks later I checked to see how the ad trial was going and found that over $250 had been taken from my credit card account (in four separate transactions) as the $100 coupon amount had been used in just a few days! I had received no notification from LinkedIn of any of these charges to my credit card.

I have disputed this with LinkedIn and they say that the user agreement says they can charge the registered credit card for any amount at any time !

LinkedIn refuse to accept that the promotion was unclear about charging and they point blank refuse to refund any of the charges. In fact they took a final $48 more after I asked for my credit card to be removed from their system. I never had any trouble like this with Google Adwords or Yahoo Search Marketing.

Don’t fall for the marketing hype – save your money and avoid LinkedIn Ads.

]]> By: Allan Cavanagh http://www.mulley.net/2008/09/10/linkedin-directads-launches-usa-only-some-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-910807 Allan Cavanagh Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:28:21 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=4301#comment-910807 My facebook clickthroughs are dropping off as more people are using the new layout. I think the reason is the new ad position- off to the Google-blinded right. What started out as a very successful advertising campaign for me is rapidly losing value for money, and if it gets worse I'll just stop. My facebook clickthroughs are dropping off as more people are using the new layout. I think the reason is the new ad position- off to the Google-blinded right.
What started out as a very successful advertising campaign for me is rapidly losing value for money, and if it gets worse I’ll just stop.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.mulley.net/2008/09/10/linkedin-directads-launches-usa-only-some-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-910800 Gordon Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:00:46 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=4301#comment-910800 Right, I'll be trying that at the earliest possible convenience. Right, I’ll be trying that at the earliest possible convenience.

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