Howllo fellow Basset Hound and scammer haters! OMG! I have to tell you about a scammer that is on the prowl! His name is Galen Seidler.

If you have a basset hound website they may be targeting you. Heck! If you have any breed website they are targeting you! Please beware!

It starts with this e-mail!

On Oct 5, 2009, at 4:24 AM, Galen wrote:

Message from Galen:
Hello,

My name is Galen, and I am with the Basset Hound Lovers Club. I am involved in putting together a community of like-minded Basset Hound web site owners. Our mission is to connect together Basset sites, and Basset rescue sites. The sole purpose is to bring together people that love and have the same passion for these great dogs. This service is absolutely free and when you join, you will also gain the benefit of getting a major increase in traffic as this community grows over time. We found your site while browsing the internet and think that your site would be a perfect fit into our ever growing Basset Hound community.

So if you are interested, you can follow this link and learn more about the Basset Hound Lovers Club: http://www.thedoghub.com/bassethoundloversclub.html

Have a great day, and we look forward to having you join the club! Sincerely,

Galen

If you are with another breed he inserts that breed name into the e-mail. This one was targeted at me because of my website. He targets the first few pages of Google for about 40 AKC breeds.

He is also targeting breed rescue groups as well. This is just so wrong. Rescue groups fight for every single penny they make. I asked Galen what he has done for dog rescue and all I heard was crickets chirping.

His goal is to drive traffic to his dog boutique. This is a scam

Message from Galen:
Hello,

My name is Galen, and I am with the Basset Hound Lovers Club. I am involved in putting together a community of like-minded Basset Hound web site owners. Our mission is to connect together Basset sites, and Basset rescue sites. The sole purpose is to bring together people that love and have the same passion for these great dogs. This service is absolutely free and when you join, you will also gain the benefit of getting a major increase in traffic as this community grows over time. We found your site while browsing the internet and think that your site would be a perfect fit into our ever growing Basset Hound community.

So if you are interested, you can follow this link and learn more about the Basset Hound Lovers Club: http://www.thedoghub.com/bassethoundloversclub.html

Have a great day, and we look forward to having you join the club! Sincerely,

Galen

Note from Cat………

This is a huge scam! Galen Saidler will link you to his internet dog boutique if you sign up to be a member of his “community”. This is a huge scam to get all dog breeds to link to him. BEWARE! Galen Seidler and his wife only want to link you to their dog boutique! They are totally deceptive when they send you an e-mail about there desire to help them set up a dog community. They are linking to their dog boutique while taking traffic away from your website. This guy has some kind of nerve.

They make it sound like they are approving your site with the promise of increased traffic. Guess what? They are approving you to have a link on your website to link to their dog boutique. Huh? Is this guy for real? What a dud.

I was not too pleased. I figured them out in very short order. When I called them on it they slithered around an e-mail response like a snake. Never answering any of my questions with the truth.

These people are scammers. They try to entice you with increase internet traffic. However, all they are doing is driving traffic to their internet store. If you have any questions, contact me.

I have their number. THEY ARE TOTAL JERKS!

Here is an interview I found that Galen Seidler did. He tried to hide who he was when he sent me his initial e-mail about linking to his website but I figured him out in short order. The guy has no clue how the internet works.

Here is an interview he did!
Bling Bling Puppy Interview

By Interviewer at 06/28/07 04:08
Name of your website?
Bling Bling Puppy

Your name?

Galen Seidler

Your Location (city, etc)

Snohomish, WA

When did you start your website and why?

My wife and I wanted to start a dog boutique site and start making good money. We want to be able to quit our day jobs, and make better use of our time. We have a dog ourselves, and he inspired us to get into this business.

Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc

We sell a large variety of designer dog beds, luxury dog beds dog jewelry, dog clothes, and other great dog accessories.

What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?

All of it. I had to do it all from scratch. A couple of years ago, I graduated from community college with an Associates in Web Technology. I used what I learned to build it.

Who maintains your website and why?

I maintain it. Until I start making enough money to hire another web master, I’m it.

What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

I spent the past year studying that too. So I am the webmaster, and the SEO guy / marketer as well. SEO is a great way to gain traffic if it is done ethically (no black hat stuff)

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

Article marketing, and blog posting.

What is your website address?

Bling Bling Puppy

End of interview!

When I questioned him he started quoting bible verses to me. This guy is a real tool. BEWARE!

I will not link to them. I want to alert my basset hound and other dog friends that this is a scam. I also want to alert all other dog breed people that Galen Seidler might be contacting.

Do not answer any e-maisl from them. Ignore them. They do this under the guise of getting a dog community together. The only thing they are doing is linking to their over priced dog boutique and laughing at you!

Beware.

More later friends!

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