MERKADO NETWORK, A SCAM?

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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...

FROM ADVERTISER: This is our next requirements: 1) REgister a new account in www.merkadonetwork.com 2_ Get your affilaite Link Banner 3) Post it to your homepage. Once we see it to your site We want that you review contains. - Endorsing our website - Good Feedback - Encouraging people to join We also need your excellent goos feedback: You may add it at: http://www.merkadonetwork.com/story.php (registration required) You may choose one of the feedback topic: -You can earn from us -You enjoy doing business with us -You got your 1st reward/Freebies Note: All information must be confidential. and you need to be more simple(I mean you do not give any hints from other members ) If you do this now or you can do this perfectly. Please respone as soon as possible to accept it.<

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...