I worked at Web Marketing Experts full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- Sales commission if you have no morals and are just in it for the pay cheque
Cons
- Ruining people's lives by selling a poor service that ruins their business
- Handling 100-150 SEO campaigns and angry customers, it's constant firefighting
- The owner is an egotistical schizophrenic; think... American Pshycho.
- The sheer pressure is bad for your health. Don't get me wrong, I love high pressure, but not to the point where the guilt I'm made to feel is out of my control because the product doesn't actually work, the customer's don't understand and nor can they hardly afford it. You spend all day on the phone being screamed at by small business owners. When you're not on the phone, you're trying to frantically improve matters for clients. Quote: 'The best time to sell is when the client is angry'. Meanwhile, the sales team are roping in more poor souls who've been promised the earth for just a few hundred dollars a month.
- If you want a career in search or any digital marketing, no respected agency will touch you with a bargepole if you've worked at WME. Same applies to Arrow, ROI, Search X etc - they're all the same.
- If you want to make money, go for it - you'll do well if you work hard... but one day you'll wake up realising you have no soul.
Advice to Management
Sit back and think about how many people's lives you have ruined; broken businesses, lost houses and relationships. You have to live with that for the rest of your life.
Thank-you for taking the time to send through your review. We take feedback seriously, and in the past year, we have been working hard to improve various aspects of our company. Our services are authentic and designed to deliver tangible, genuine results to our customers. We frequently review these services to make sure they are doing so, and have a more-than-capable tech and account management team to ensure everything is kept on track at all times. In addition, we offer our staff a number of health and support options, keeping these values at the utmost importance at all times – nothing means more to us than the wellbeing of our employees.... MoreLess
I worked at Web Marketing Experts full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Young team means decent Friday drinks Good office location
Cons
Work is super dodgy, you know full well people are getting ripped off and it's your job to bait & switch them Owner is an OK guy inherently I suppose, just a terrible manager and rather immature. Everything is about short-term with utter disregard for any prospectives... cancer.
We have worked hard the past year to offer a wealth of support, resources and upskilling opportunities to all staff at WME. With more space on the way in a brand new office in the CBD, we are now looking forward to growing even more, all in a well-tuned and upbeat atmosphere. We also look forward to better lift facilities in our new location!... MoreLess
Former Employee - Sales Representative in Melbourne
Former Employee - Sales Representative in Melbourne
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral Outlook
I worked at Web Marketing Experts full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Great pay if you are willing and able to sell a service which for the vast majority of customers, seems to be worthless. Great team to work with. Company is very flexible.
Cons
Again... Service for most customers is worthless.. I saw this while working, and its been more clear since I left... Complaints on review sites and online forums are never ending... The company has also attempted to buy a huge number of domains to hide the complaints... This is not a company I was willing to put my name towards.
Advice to Management
Fix the service, or sell up and be happy with what you have. This will not last.
Thank-you for sending your thoughts through – we take feedback very seriously. For the past year, we have been working hard to eliminate any concerns relating to our services and the authenticity attached to them. We frequently review all of our solutions to make sure they are constantly delivering tangible results to all customers, and provide our employees with training opportunities to help their clients gain more success. As for the online complaints and forums, we believe we have dealt with this in the best possible manner, and have overcome negative feedback by addressing any issues within the company head-on. As a result, we’ve established a healthy, stable and supportive environment at WME, one that is driven to ensuring all clients receive the time and attention that they deserve.... MoreLess
Web Marketing Experts 2014-04-07 07:53 PDT
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"Save Your Career & Health - Don't Work at WME"
I worked at Web Marketing Experts full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- Sales commission if you have no morals and are just in it for the pay cheque
Cons
- Ruining people's lives by selling a poor service that ruins their business
- Handling 100-150 SEO campaigns and angry customers, it's constant firefighting
- The owner is an egotistical schizophrenic; think... American Pshycho.
- The sheer pressure is bad for your health. Don't get me wrong, I love high pressure, but not to the point where the guilt I'm made to feel is out of my control because the product doesn't actually work, the customer's don't understand and nor can they hardly afford it. You spend all day on the phone being screamed at by small business owners. When you're not on the phone, you're trying to frantically improve matters for clients. Quote: 'The best time to sell is when the client is angry'. Meanwhile, the sales team are roping in more poor souls who've been promised the earth for just a few hundred dollars a month.
- If you want a career in search or any digital marketing, no respected agency will touch you with a bargepole if you've worked at WME. Same applies to Arrow, ROI, Search X etc - they're all the same.
- If you want to make money, go for it - you'll do well if you work hard... but one day you'll wake up realising you have no soul.
Advice to Management
Sit back and think about how many people's lives you have ruined; broken businesses, lost houses and relationships. You have to live with that for the rest of your life.
Web Marketing Experts Response
14 Sep 2015 – GM
Thank-you for taking the time to send through your review. We take feedback seriously, and in the past year, we have been working hard to improve various aspects of our company. Our services are authentic and designed to deliver tangible, genuine results to our customers. We frequently review these services to make sure they are doing so, and have a more-than-capable tech and account management team to ensure everything is kept on track at all times. In addition, we offer our staff a number of health and support options, keeping these values at the utmost importance at all times – nothing means more to us than the wellbeing of our employees.... MoreLess
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"Not as bad as some, but pretty dodgy"
I worked at Web Marketing Experts full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Young team means decent Friday drinks
Good office location
Cons
Work is super dodgy, you know full well people are getting ripped off and it's your job to bait & switch them
Owner is an OK guy inherently I suppose, just a terrible manager and rather immature.
Everything is about short-term with utter disregard for any prospectives... cancer.
Advice to Management
Don't do this to people.
Web Marketing Experts Response
14 Sep 2015 – GM
We have worked hard the past year to offer a wealth of support, resources and upskilling opportunities to all staff at WME. With more space on the way in a brand new office in the CBD, we are now looking forward to growing even more, all in a well-tuned and upbeat atmosphere.
We also look forward to better lift facilities in our new location!... MoreLess
Helpful (6)
"Great Money If You Can Sell A Very Bad Service"
I worked at Web Marketing Experts full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Great pay if you are willing and able to sell a service which for the vast majority of customers, seems to be worthless.
Great team to work with.
Company is very flexible.
Cons
Again... Service for most customers is worthless.. I saw this while working, and its been more clear since I left...
Complaints on review sites and online forums are never ending... The company has also attempted to buy a huge number of domains to hide the complaints... This is not a company I was willing to put my name towards.
Advice to Management
Fix the service, or sell up and be happy with what you have. This will not last.
Web Marketing Experts Response
14 Sep 2015 – GM
Thank-you for sending your thoughts through – we take feedback very seriously. For the past year, we have been working hard to eliminate any concerns relating to our services and the authenticity attached to them. We frequently review all of our solutions to make sure they are constantly delivering tangible results to all customers, and provide our employees with training opportunities to help their clients gain more success. As for the online complaints and forums, we believe we have dealt with this in the best possible manner, and have overcome negative feedback by addressing any issues within the company head-on. As a result, we’ve established a healthy, stable and supportive environment at WME, one that is driven to ensuring all clients receive the time and attention that they deserve.... MoreLess
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