SEO Firm Banned For Life By FTC

Netvertise, Inc. and owner Elliot Krasnow were banned for life from promoting or selling franchises or business opportunities by the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC alleges the company violated federal law by selling franchises for Website design, promotion services, and SEO software under false claims.

In addition to the ban, Netvertise will have to return $160,000 to its customers, as part of a settlement, which is not technically an admission of guilt.

The FTC claims the company inflated the earnings customers would make with their services and
No earnings claim documents were provided to franchisees.

The lifetime ban from the franchise and promotion business is covered under the Franchise Rule and the Business Opportunity Rule.

The FTC brought similar charges against