No this ones the biggest!!!
Hi.
I have come across something really pretty disconcerting. I think this has the potential to be a REALLY big scam!
There is a website called PickyDomains.com. They operate by getting people to register and submit suggestions for names for domain name website orders. This really interested me as I am studying advertising and wanted to try and make some money by submitting creative names. I have submitted names for 24 different “Orders.” All in all I have submitted I think 611 domain name suggestions. Which as you imagine took some time and effort to come up with.
When none of mine got picked I sent back more trying to improve my liked ratio. I am a little ticked off to say the least that I now think this was a scam and sent an email to that effect.
SEE EMAIL #1 BELOW
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Nastyhulk.
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Nastyhulk.
> nastyhulk sent a message using the contact form at
> http://www.pickydomains.com/contact.
> http://www.pickydomains.com/contact.
> Ok so I’ve given a heap of suggestions and the orderers have even liked a
> couple what happens from here?
> How do I know if they want to pay for my suggestion?
> couple what happens from here?
> How do I know if they want to pay for my suggestion?
If your suggestion is picked, I’ll notify you and ask for your PayPal
account where to send money to.
account where to send money to.
– PickyDomains.Com mailto:support@pickydomains.com
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Then after expending more energy on this I sent another email.
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Email #2
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Email #2
> Ok I’ve thrown a heap of ideas out there and still nothing?
Don’t go for quantity, go for quality. Number of submission doesn’t matter
> What if they just use my suggestions anyway and don’t acknowledge my input here?
I believe that since I have submitted these names in good faith to this website which isn’t being open and accountable that this constitutes intellectual property theft or fraud. What is as concerning is that since you have to register they already have your details and then ask for your paypal account!!!
FTC Complaint Number: 21450058
Neill Barry
March 30th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Why doesn’t picky domains publish the names that WERE chosen.
May 4th, 2009 at 5:42 am
They do. Plus, there is http://pickydomains.com/all-domains-picked
July 11th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I disagree. I got paid for suggesting ruletrader.com. This is not a scam. I got paid $25 through PayPal after I was contacted for my PayPal email address and I gave it away.
NOT A SCAM!
July 20th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I’ve gotten the same bad results plus some of my suggested names end up getting registered and I never got a single payment from them !!
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:58 pm
So I’ve heard a lot of people complaining about pickydomain’s services, and I just wanted to point out that there is a very similar site out there called http://www.demandyourdomain.com. As well as domain name suggestions, you can request and offer logo suggestions. The site is brand new so there is not much traffic, but I am hoping traffic will increase in the near future. We assure all contributors that they will be paid for their services. We are here to run a trustworthy business and hope to build a large clientele. Please, check it out and let us know if you have any issues!