I started building our business with…
I started building our business with GeoDirectory a year and a half ago. I had tested many different programs and tools, and in the end I chose GeoDirectory because it offered a clean, professional layout and — in the beginning — very fast and effective support.
Over time, however, things changed — both in the level of support and in the quality of the assistance I received. The site stopped running smoothly, my customers were unable to place adverts, invoices were no longer being generated automatically, the Affiliate System didn‘t work, My support phone was ringing non-stop and clients started to cancel their subscriptions.
In desperation, I contacted GeoDirectory and asked them to fix the issues so I wouldn’t lose more customers. Instead, I received a surprisingly brusque response from the CEO, telling me not to “drive support crazy”.
The truth is: this system — especially the GetPaid integration — is simply not stable enough to run a real, live business. Maybe for a hobby project, but not for an actual company. The site advertises that you can build an “incredible affiliate system”, so you invest over €400 in AffiliateWP, only to discover that this claim is completely misleading. You cannot reliably track sales unless they come through the exact referral link — which makes the entire feature practically useless.
Even worse: sooner or later, support will just leave you hanging. And they won’t care if you lose €40,000 in revenue because the system fails.
If you want to run a hobby site — go for it.
If you plan to build a real business with these tools — don’t touch it.
31 marzo 2025
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