www.efloranet.com - New Wire Service?

[CHR]

Does anybody know anything about this company?

http://www.efloranet.com/index.php

Seems to sell shop templates and affiliate programs and is Canada based.

 

[BOSS]

Hmmm....not sure. Not bad looking sites tho...

Have to ask sfox, on the other board, he's listed.

 

[Lady Biker Florist]

What kind of math is this?

eFloraNet FEE STRUCTURE
- 22.5% to the sending shop
- 78.5% to the filling shop

101% huh?

Am I missing something? Be nice

 

[Rock]

Looks like we should know this person; they seem to be aware of many complaints we share re our industry! They're based in Port Coquitlam, BC (near Vancouver); the phone number is owned by Imageworks Photo & Design Studio 604-552-2807 Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 1A5 and they're supposed to be graphic designers; no street address! I believe BJ found that a Brian Budd was one of the contacts. They've copied info from BJ's sites (for their list of florists) as we're listed with a link to our site! Looks interesting but will have to keep an eye on it. Wasn't our friend Harry W. living around there somewhere?

 

[BOSS]

Last I heard

Harry told me he was on a Canadian Island, off the coast by Washington State...

Also taht they were developing a software platform for Floral Source.

Have not heard from him in a while...

 

[BOSS]

What kind of math is this?

eFloraNet FEE STRUCTURE
- 22.5% to the sending shop
- 78.5% to the filling shop

101% huh?

Am I missing something? Be nice

It's that new wire service math....

ya know, looks more and more like 'Ole Harry all the time

 

[Rhonda]

I will ask Erlene of Rosemont Floral in Portland Maine, her site is listed there and it is her legit shop because of her "consumer alert" page concerning gatherers.
Interesting.....

 

[FloristDEX]

Is there a certain draw to template floral websites? I'm confused on their pros versus having it custom made... Thoughts?

Regards,
Michael

 

[George Simon]

Several flowerSoft customers listed in New York. I will investigate.

 

[CHR]

The florists (and the descriptions) listed there are copied from the Open Directory Project's Florist categories.

http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Flowers/Florists/

To be included in the ODP's list, florists' sites must meet the requirements found here:
http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Flowers/Florists/desc.html
http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Flowers/Florists/faq.html
http://dmoz.org/Shopping/faq.html

Note: If your site offers significant original floral content that outweighs any affiliations... which pretty much means that site must offer significantly more than FTD, Teleflora or any other widely available floral products to be listed.

This is the same directory also found here: http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/Flowers/Florists/ .

 

[K A Hall]

We seem to be listed on all of the links mentioned throughout this thread. We only offer FTD and TELE pictures and items. I have tried taking our own but they look like dooty. Also I have no idea how we were listed but I am not upset about it. Maybe media99 had something to do with it. Good job if they did.

 

[BOSS]

Also I have no idea how we were listed but I am not upset about it. .

The site reads like one of Harry's especially the Affilliate program...

I feel a scam here somewhere...perhaps a new wannabe WS...

More investigation today...

 

[Rhonda]

Erlene states that she is not a member...so guess they are copied sites.

 

[Lady Biker Florist]

When I clicked on Michigan (not our city, but just our state) we are listed third. We are also with Media 99, perhaps they got us placed there. I know nothing of it, but the more I do searches the more I find my shop listed in mystery places???

 

[Blue Oyster Cult]

I would be worried if my site comes up with them. Since I just went thru some jack ars spyware problems I sure as heck don't need someone showing my site without me knowing.