Enemies on the Page: Google Ads

by Tim Berry on January 7, 2009

Harumph. Google ads. This is a blog post reviewing Business Plan Pro; a nice review. I appreciate the comments. But, thanks to the magic of Google ads, it’s surrounded by ads for schlocky business plan templates. Dumb ads, making dumb promises.

For example: “download” a winning business plan? That’s nonsense. If it was already written, it’s not going to win anything but your wasted money. Or, worse yet, a business plan costing $18.95 that claims to be “investor/bank ready. Full research. Automated 3-year financials.” Does anybody buy that pitch?

And this stuff is interleaved into an article reviewing serious business planning software. Sigh … brave new world.

Tim Berry
President and Founder
Palo Alto Software

Tagged as: business plan, business plan software, google ads

About Tim Berry

Tim Berry is the founder of Palo Alto Software, a co-founder of Borland International, and a recognized expert in business planning. Tim is the originator of plan-as-you-go business planning. He has an MBA from Stanford and degrees with honors from the University of Oregon and the University of Notre Dame. Today, Tim dedicates most of his time to blogging, teaching, and evangelizing for business planning. His full biography is available on his blog.