Adrian 155 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 http://www.uradeadbeat.com I was curious if there was a website for deadbeat customers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 uradeadbeat 14 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 Deadbeat, Ex Revenge, Consumer Complaints, Getting Revenge |uradeadbeat.comI was curious if there was a website for deadbeat customers. You could post them on uradeadbeat.com too. People have all kinds of posts up there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 D_Tagr 14 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 Aha ha ha ha! I'm so tempted!! I have one client that didn't pay despite a perfect graffiti removal from his delivery truck. He tried to comp me a meal in his crappy restaurant instead. Unfortunately my creditors don't take lasagna. I ended up using a picture of his truck on my old website so it looks like he's endorsing me. I know it's not entirely ethical but for the less than $200 he's owed for over 18 months I don't care. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PressurePros 248 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 I think there was another type of website at one time that had a similar area for contractors to post about deadbeat customers. I don't know what ultimately happened, but I heard there were leagl issues that arose. Maybe the webmaster at uradeadbeat dot com could elaborate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 plainpainter 217 Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Funny thing about the legal issues, Ken. Why is it folks over at Angie's list are free to criticize contractors? And I mean really bad libel like critique! I think all these online critique sites are all bogus. And I've thought about putting up a website like this to warn other contractors of really bad customers. But it would have to be a locked site with members that sponsor other members over time - so the public wouldn't know about the inner workings. But there are some really bad customers out there that contractors need to know about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Mountain View 14 Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Daniel, I like your idea. I'd throw in some money to start it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Alexy 85 Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Looks like it is a bunch of people who are upset at child support payments. I would suggest a little bit more professional and organized site www.ripoffreport.com You just type in the buisness name here an it will tell you all the probs they have had . Scary how bad www.freecreditreport.com has done there. I do not know about individuals but thousands of buisnesses are listed there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 uradeadbeat 14 Report post Posted December 10, 2008 Yes our site has had some post referring to dead beat parents, as well as bad businesses and customers. We urge people when posting to post the truth and keep to the point. Believe it or not we have had some problems resolved through our site. The one thing that people have been saying is that they love the fact that we send the alleged deadbeat a post card notifying them of their status. We are not a bogus site, and have had many favorable write ups about our site. Just trying to provide a service for people who have been wronged. we even pay for the postage on the post card. There are other sites out there similar to ours, I don't know if one os better than the other but, I do believe we are the only one that offers the post card option. Legally, someone can be sued for anything, that is why we always stress the truth should be told. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted December 11, 2008 Man, I love your site. Plus I think it's cool that you came to this site. Who are you? I know your site is not directly related to deadbeat "customers", but, it is an avenue for the contractors to use to make the deadbeat known. That is a plus, because I feel some contractors get a bad rap from customers that intentionally plan a negative outcome. Maybe a public persona "body check" would help other contractors avoid similar negative issues. Also, the postcard sending is a great idea. Post your name and get to know us here and we could help with suggestions or whatever to further info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 uradeadbeat 14 Report post Posted December 11, 2008 My name is Adam, my family and I started the site back in September. My father had been screwed over in business more than once and that's how we came up with the idea. We had a nice article Marketing to the 7 Deadly Sins - Business Marketing - Entrepreneur.com it was on entrepreneur.com. Thanks for the comments, and any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. We are still finding our way with this. Thanks Adam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted December 11, 2008 There are alot of really helpful folks on this site Adam with some great ideas, and big hearts for sharing knowledge of this industry. I'm sure we have at one time or another taken a "hit" from a deadbeat customer. And it certainly would help in the "venting" dept. Great article by the way. Did your deadbeat ever actually settle up with your Father? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 uradeadbeat 14 Report post Posted December 11, 2008 Nope. It was a long time ago and my dad sat on this for a while, but we have had a few success stories, so at least we were able to help others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted December 11, 2008 awesome!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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