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Bogus Senior Sites

So – the first place BogusI decided to start on listing bogus senior sites is with the url (that is the web address) Senior Health Dot Com

www.seniorhealth.com  – Don’t bother going.

This is what is called a “Parked Page” where someone bought the url – put up a basic looking site and then makes money off the traffic they send or “funnel” as it is called in the industry to affiliate sites.

Affiliate sites pay a commission back to the origination site when a product is bought.

Don’t get me wrong – affiliate and advertising is a good source of revenue for web sites. You will even see ads on this site which helps defray some costs. But make no mistake that this is all a robot thing and there is not real value to be had when going to these “parked” web sites. There are literally millions of sites like these.

In fact – this particular site is for sale … at least the web address is (that’s the url). Guess how much they want for it? $95,000! Shows you that a lot of people type this in and they can make money off these people coming to the site. But – it is also a memorable address too – I will give them that. But almost a hundred thousand dollars…I don;t know about that!

They are usually harmless but – beware!

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BogusOn thing that I have noticed in surfing senior sites is that many of them – perhaps the majority of hem – are bogus.

What do I mean by that exactly?

It relates to a lot of sites being nothing more than “fronts” for some kind of sales pitch at best – or a scam at worst.

Some of these are very sophisticated and can look legitimate. Many are centered around health issues but the subject matter cuts across many products and services. I have some friends and relatives that work in the internet and they can help me spot these and I will in turn alert you. Many are pretty obvious – but even those can fool you.

Now – one thing to note – when I say “bogus” I don;t mean that the company is not legitimate. Rather I am saying that they are posing as an independent site like mine when they are not unbiased. So I guess determining is the site is unbiased or not is the key. But Bogus is just easier and kind of speaks to thew overall issue

So – I am starting the “Bogus Senior List” of sites that you can use as a reference as well. And if you would like to submit your own – please do so in the comments section.

I hope this proves useful for you!

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