What is the web of trust (http://www.mywot.com/) ? It’s a site that promises safe surfing, just like http://longurl.org/ promises to show the real short URL.
There are downloads for the following browsers:
Recently, I was surfing the web and came across paydotcom [dot] com.
I installed the web-of-trust plug-in and it does flag the site. If I go to their site, I see a company with three domain names, located in New York City.
If I plug any of those domain names into http://www.whois.net/ , I get the company registering them is Enom, Inc. I find this company talked at http://is.gd/b8ca2.
So we should do some investigation first. Here’s the question I would first ask them. What is their relationship with Econ, Inc.? And if they just register domains, what is their real business name?
It appears that the main business is Mike Filsaime [dot]com, Inc.
So I did a search on Mike Filsaime, and I got this sites: mikefilsaime.co…, which lists his sites at http://is.gd/b8ck0.
Now let’s go to http://is.gd/b8cpt and see what he says about himself.
“Between 2005-2007, MikeFilsaime [dot] com, Inc. did over 10 Million is sales and over 8 Million Dollars in sales in 2008. 2009 is expected to be near $10,000,000 in sales.”
“MikeFilsaime [dot] com, Inc. is located in Long Island, NY in a 5500 sq. foot office with 17 employees by Mike’s side as well as 18 virtual employees world wide for a combined team of 36 people including Mike himself.”
“Mike Filsaime envisions growing a $100 Million Company in the years to come and is hoping to bring people along with him as he mentors people on their journeys to success.”
Is Mike telling the truth?
Well, I did go to the COD library resources this week (http://home.cod.edu/)and I plugged his company name (Mike Fissaime, Inc) into Hoover’s. It says this:
- Company name – Mike Filsaime.Com, Inc
- D-U-N-S#859973336
- Location: Ronkonkoma, NY, United States
- Sales ($ mil): 1.6 (note: this figure is per year)
- Location type – Single Location
Next, let’s go to the New York Better Business Bureau at
Let’s go to check out a business or charity. So I put in Mike Filsaime [dot] Com, Inc at Ronkonkoma, NY
We notice a grade of F. Here’s what they say:
BBB Accreditation
“This business is not a BBB Accredited Business.”
BBB Rating
“Based on BBB files, this business has a BBB Rating of F on a scale from A+ to F. Reasons for this F rating include:”
- “18 complaints filed against business”
- “Failure to respond to 2 complaints filed against business”
Summary (by me):
The person is telling the truth about the income their company earns, as Hoovers will validate that. But we can’t trust their business practices, as too many unresolved business complaints are filled against this company. So we have to dismiss his business as a candidate and search for other company candidates. We will run this same process through ALL the recommended candidates.
It appears that the web of trust website actually works!
