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Not quite a newbie, but trying hard, I see

Posted By: The Roadie <wcarton@flash.net>
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, at 11:39 a.m.

In Response To: Promotions (Kareema Z. Young-Ratliff)

> I'm a newbie here. I'd like to ask a question if I may? What is the best
> way for marketing your products?

Welcome:

(name, address, and phone removed)

You run (bleep) Free Ad site: \

(bleep) ?

Why run a site like that? To snag people's addresses to pitch your own stuff at them?

I can absolutely guarantee that what you've been doing is ineffective: free classifieds. Those are all about sellers, and no sane buyer would ever look in those cesspools for a real product.

Here's one you posted:

Aug31-Baltimore Maryland Seeking home typists to work from their homes.Very simple work and great pay. You will be processing orders on your computer through email. Light typing skills are required. You must have a computer with email access.Average earnings $300-$500 weekly. Serious applicants only. (bleep)

If the average is honestly $300-$500 weekly, then you should be happy. If it's not, then you should not have made that claim in your ad.

For instance, you posted last year:

Oct4-Baltimore Maryland Earn a regular weekly income from home giving away free information packs. Earn $1 for every pack you give away. More details at: (bleep)

This looks extraordinarily scammy, and no amount of advertising will make it into a successful enterprise, unless you're the one who started the scam.

"CJB Clerical is now hiring home based staff worldwide.
We need dependable, enthusiastic, motivated individuals worldwide to help us with our
Research and Marketing Campaigns.

When you register as an Independent Home Worker with CJB you will be undertaking various
work at home positions.

These Positions Include:

Email Processing

Internet Research

Processing Orders

Compiling Mailing Lists

Online Advertising

Sales Representative

And Other Various Tasks As They Arise

Each position is optional you can choose to work just 1 position or work all of them.
It is completely up to you. The more positions you work the larger your income!

All work is done online via the internet. All you need to qualify for a position is a computer
with internet and email facilites. No other experience is required we will provide you with full
training for each position.

Payments

Each position pays as follows:

* Email Processing: $10 per email processed (Paid Instantly)

* Internet research: $25 per research assignment (Paid Weekly)

* Order Processing: $5 per order processed (Paid Instantly)

* Mail List Compiling: $1 per name compiled and typed (Paid Weekly)

* Online Advertising: 25 cents per ad typed and $1 per response

* Paid $10 per new home worker you recruit (Paid Weekly)

* PLUS Weekly Cash Bonuses

* Get paid Every Friday"

I suspect the job could also be described as "harvesting addresses and spamming them for fun and profit"

Here's another free ad you posted:

(bleep)

Location: All

If you're like me, sick and tired of paying for
information you could probably get for free, well
I'm here to tell you that my Referral Service is
Absolutely Free and in your quest for
information/knowledge, you may find my site to be
very helpful. There will be many links to choose
from that could probably be to your benefit.
Check it out for yourself and don't worry, it's
completely Free-of-Charge. *See URL info. below.

Email: (bleep) Web Site: (bleep)

How about you find a good product or service to advertise, and then worry about how to market it. That's my best advise, seeing what you've done in the past. You're just going about it backwards.

Oh, I see you also call yourself "(bleep)". Well, I know the owners of Global Domains, so just make sure you never spam an ad for your movie.ws opportunity. Greenzap is a scam, says http://www.greenzapscam.com/

I have another idea now - focus.

Stop wasting time on 20 different "fantastic opportunities" and decide on one. One that has a real product or service. Not one advertised by thousands of your competitors with breathless hype and spam.

There are support boards for MLM addicts, but FIB isn't one of them, so perhaps the advice you're likely to get is not what you're wanting to hear.

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