Jane_Doe
msg:3601064 | 9:57 pm on Mar 14, 2008 (gmt 0) |
| Jane_Doe this email you are refering to, is a scam then? |
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Well, the ones I got recently offering $5,000 for a link for a month seemed to be. I got several of the same emails sent to different sites on different topics. I searched for part of the email text in Google and found the same email being mass emailed to other web publishers as well and discussed as a scam. If there are some legitimate $5,0000 a month for a link emails making the rounds, too, then good for anyone who makes that kind of money for one link.
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omegaman66
msg:3604467 | 8:26 pm on Mar 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
How much traffic do you get at this site to make it worth 5k a month for some links, if you don't mind me asking. I would get half up front and then ad the links as javascript. If you need to convert the javascript then you have to ask yourself do I just take the 5k and then have no contract or fix the links and keep raking in the money? OH and I haven't recieved one of those emails yet. Although I did just turn down an offer to buy my website.
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shoreline
msg:3604485 | 8:53 pm on Mar 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Update: I have received the $5,000 today. It is in my account and all is well. I have explained to the bank my concern and they verified that the money is mine. No contract and if I need to stop for any reason, such as reduced adsense earnings, there won't be a problem. Just refund the difference. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions! I would not have had the confidence to move forward without your input! WebmasterWorld.com is the place to be!
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jomaxx
msg:3606146 | 7:24 am on Mar 20, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Wow, I would have bet that if they were willing to pay that much for nofollow links then it must be a scam. Glad that this is apparently not the case.
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portentint
msg:3632506 | 5:30 pm on Apr 22, 2008 (gmt 0) |
A good rule of thumb: If the link doesn't make sense as a marketing tool (separate from SEO), then think very carefully about whether it's worth it.
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koan
msg:3634564 | 10:19 pm on Apr 24, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I don't know if the original poster got the same offer that is going around but I also received one on my WHOIS email (not the contact page) on a site where it would be too good to be true, and the email also looked auto-generated (one value was missing and I could see the variable name, hehe). It seems he actually got a genuine offer, not one of those scam emails. I'm still curious though about what type of scam it really is.
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CentennialEmpire
msg:3668952 | 11:24 pm on Jun 6, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Can we trust individuals who claim they've been paid? It's too easy to infiltrate forums like these and start posting messages of successful business relationships with companies that most would consider to be spammers. Any serious business would take the time to contact a publisher via telephone and speak with them about the $5,000 they're prepared to throw at them. Pure email correspondence is a ridiculously (for the payee, anyways) foolish way of reaching out to a publisher. [edited by: CentennialEmpire at 11:25 pm (utc) on June 6, 2008]
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shoreline
msg:3670453 | 3:08 pm on Jun 9, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Sure, I infiltrated the forum in 2004 and pay my $149 yearly subscription fee so that I can create a post about a successful business venture that doesn't include any business names. I took the time to ask questions about an offer and shared the outcome of my decision. I never mentioned a website or provided any information that could lead to the company in question. Yes, I should have called the company, sound advice, but to insinuate that I'm infiltrating the forum clearly indicates you are a wee bit paranoid!
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StoutFiles
msg:3670471 | 3:21 pm on Jun 9, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Sure, I infiltrated the forum in 2004 and pay my $149 yearly subscription fee so that I can create a post about a successful business venture that doesn't include any business names. |
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Aha, we caught you shoreline! You were doing so well, but then you made one fatal flaw: admitting your guilt. Your four year plan has failed; I will never do business ventures again!
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CentennialEmpire
msg:3670765 | 10:34 pm on Jun 9, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I suppose you've never heard of viral marketing? Individuals on the payroll of a company join forums, create relationships, etc, and start plugging products and stating "experiences" with firms that may or may not be legit. When it comes to money, and lots of it, anyone who isn't the least bit concerned about the validity of claims an individual may make has never been affected by a financial scam. While your experience may be legit I'm stating something that ought to be very obvious to any business individual -- check and double check any opportunity knocking on your door and don't take someone's word as gospel. Keep us updated on your status with the company paying you for the links and for G's sake I hope you continue making that sort of money for a while to come.
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