Hi guys,

a fine upstanding local interweb company has started what they call 'local link up'

a very vague faq can be found at  www dot locallinkup dot com  (note they're not getting a link)

the blurb keeps uttering the word 'Free' but knowing the company behind it, it aint gonna be free.

The link code which goes on ones site looks like...

<script id="XXXXX" src="http://blahblahblah" type="text/javascript"></script>

which will display a link to other members of 'local link up'

being javascript, the link will have no seo benefit, so what I'm wondering is WHATS THE CATCH?

an active link can be seen on this website, www.carpets4.co.uk, click refresh and the add changes. click the add and you'll fiond holding pages with no real webpage and website with no local link up ad (which is odd because in the Faq they state that the sites you link to are all part of local link up)

hmmm.... me thinks 

my client who ended up signing up decided to scrap it after a few days as it looked crap, an hour later I had the main dude from the company running the scheme ringing me wondering why the link had gone...

I have a feeling he'd only had one sign up, hence him realising it was gone so quickly!!!!!!