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May 22, 2013

The Death of Bum Marketing

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I think it is very likely that what has become known as Bum Marketing is doomed to die a dismal death in the near future. What is Bum Marketing? Bum Marketing is a strategy used to generate affiliate commissions through distribution of articles written specifically to rank highly for low-competition keywords. The method was promoted [...]

BizOp Market: NOT a Nice Niche

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Are you a newbie thinking about starting the next great ‘make-a-million-online-overnight-at-home-while-you-sleep.com’ blog to rake in big bucks from the Internet marketing business opportunities niche? Think again!! PLEASE think again. I’ve had numerous discussions with my colleagues throughout the many years I’ve been involved in the Internet marketing space — and we’ve all talked about ditching [...]

Rich 16 Year Old Girl: Don’t Buy – Don’t Promote

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I’m probably going to take some heat for this, but this so-called affiliate marketing program training offer was driving me completely nuts (because it is SUCH a scam), that had to make the accompanying video while wearing my jester hat again. Basically, it’s about the the “Rich 16 Year Old Girl’s” affiliate marketing training program [...]

Email Scam: Urgent Request from a “Friend”

Have you come across the “urgent request from a friend” money-making email scam? Well, someone is making money with these ones, but it won’t be you. You could lose money if you’re not careful. The way it works is you receive an email that originates from the real email address of a real friend of [...]

Cheap Shoes Leaves a Comment

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Gee, blog commenters these days have some really strange names. Like who would think to name their kid “seo strategies“, “plumbing fixtures” or “cheap shoes“? Seriously, you gotta wonder what some folks are thinking when they post comments like this to a business opportunities / Internet marketing blog like NetProfits Today: First of all, the [...]

Domain Registry Scams

Have you ever received a “Domain Name Expiration Notice” from either the Domain Registry of Canada or the Domain Registry of America such as the one shown here to the right? If you do get one, just shred it! The letter will be addressed to you, and opens with “As a courtesy to domain holders [...]

Forced Continuity Meltdown: Is Your Merchant Still in Business?

Much of the discussion amongst marketers at Affiliate Summit West 2010 was about the recent crackdown by VISA and Mastercard on those online companies using forced continuity (negative option, free trials and free shipping ploys) to sell their products. Forced continuity happens when a customer who wants Product A is forced to pay ongoing charges [...]