Comments on: Forbes Reports PPC overpriced; affiliates laugh all the way to the bank http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm Internet publishing, a multidisciplinary approach. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:31:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Mayo http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-9006 Mayo Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:54:01 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-9006 I am saying about unsuccessful BO's! Oh an FLAMING is only another way of writing, just a little cocky ;) I am saying about unsuccessful BO’s! Oh an FLAMING is only another way of writing, just a little cocky ;)

]]> By: Jason Rodriguez http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-9003 Jason Rodriguez Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:56:20 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-9003 Mayo, Saying all these business owners are morons is a pretty bold statement from someone who writes like a 12 year old. Oh and Andrew, I'm loving the no paid post image haha. Mayo,

Saying all these business owners are morons is a pretty bold statement from someone who writes like a 12 year old.

Oh and Andrew, I’m loving the no paid post image haha.

]]> By: Mayo http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8959 Mayo Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:44:29 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8959 And do the returns beat the expenses by x2 ? And do the returns beat the expenses by x2 ?

]]> By: Andrew http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8925 Andrew Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:31:30 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8925 Yes, I'm an advertiser. Last month on Adwords alone I averaged nearly $600 spent *a day* Yes, I’m an advertiser. Last month on Adwords alone I averaged nearly $600 spent *a day*

]]> By: Mayo http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8860 Mayo Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:28:57 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8860 Yes but your looking from the other side of the fence, are you a publisher your self?? Now there are guys who can make a plausible return on investment, but there are so many SUCKERS that publish ads and go BROKE because of their incompetence to return the money invested, i.e. she was looking on the ADVERTISER side, NOT WEB PUBLISHERS side!! You must understand that there are SUCKERS UPON SUCKERS who OVERPAY for something THEY SHOULD NOT PAY FOR in THE FIRST PLACE!! That is what she was talking about (in the context ;) ) Well the world is made of suckers, and i would be willing to get paid by one or many of them several 100K$US/p.a., and if they go broke, well there will be another sucker i will milk money from! ;) Just like Superbowl advertisers, remember pre 2K internet industry, remember how many web sites paid MM's for 30 secs of Superbowl intermezzo?? Now if they could make MM's from that invested MM's than we would see them today, just like we see Yahoo today, but tell me how many Yahoo companies are there today?? Also how many companies do you think will exist on-line just ONE YEAR from now..?? And why will they fail?? Because they are SUCKERS, they overpaid WORKERS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, SERVERS, MANSIONS ;), and yes ADVERTISING EXPENSES... And why, well because their owners are say it simple: MORONS.. ;) BTW Andrew great blog you have, and don't take my rant as negative comment :) Yes but your looking from the other side of the fence, are you a publisher your self?? Now there are guys who can make a plausible return on investment, but there are so many SUCKERS that publish ads and go BROKE because of their incompetence to return the money invested, i.e. she was looking on the ADVERTISER side, NOT WEB PUBLISHERS side!!
You must understand that there are SUCKERS UPON SUCKERS who OVERPAY for something THEY SHOULD NOT PAY FOR in THE FIRST PLACE!!
That is what she was talking about (in the context ;) )

Well the world is made of suckers, and i would be willing to get paid by one or many of them several 100K$US/p.a., and if they go broke, well there will be another sucker i will milk money from! ;)
Just like Superbowl advertisers, remember pre 2K internet industry, remember how many web sites paid MM’s for 30 secs of Superbowl intermezzo?? Now if they could make MM’s from that invested MM’s than we would see them today, just like we see Yahoo today, but tell me how many Yahoo companies are there today?? Also how many companies do you think will exist on-line just ONE YEAR from now..??
And why will they fail?? Because they are SUCKERS, they overpaid WORKERS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, SERVERS, MANSIONS ;), and yes ADVERTISING EXPENSES…
And why, well because their owners are say it simple: MORONS.. ;)

BTW Andrew great blog you have, and don’t take my rant as negative comment :)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8859 Andrew Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:46:38 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8859 Well you are talking nonsense so its hard to answer. I don't need to produce any numbers. First of all, I'm not a journalist. Second, because I have first hand experience! Me, and plenty of other affiliate marketers, are pulling down six figures arbitraging affiliate offers with pay per click. These guys are whining about spending 20 hours a week of PPC -- no wonder they aren't getting results. Try 60-100 like the super affiliate marketers and things might start looking a little different. Sure, some markets are completely, unprofitably cut-throat with competition -- but thats hardly a reflection of the rest of the entire PPC market. Well you are talking nonsense so its hard to answer.

I don’t need to produce any numbers. First of all, I’m not a journalist. Second, because I have first hand experience! Me, and plenty of other affiliate marketers, are pulling down six figures arbitraging affiliate offers with pay per click. These guys are whining about spending 20 hours a week of PPC — no wonder they aren’t getting results. Try 60-100 like the super affiliate marketers and things might start looking a little different.

Sure, some markets are completely, unprofitably cut-throat with competition — but thats hardly a reflection of the rest of the entire PPC market.

]]> By: Mayo http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8858 Mayo Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:30:02 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8858 Sorry to say this Andrew, but you are really a "jack'ass of all trades" just like the Forbes reporter is, bring us the numbers...!!!!! :) Sorry to say this Andrew, but you are really a “jack’ass of all trades” just like the Forbes reporter is, bring us the numbers…!!!!! :)

]]> By: Mayo http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8857 Mayo Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:24:35 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/forbes-reports-ppc-overpriced-affiliates-laugh-all-the-way-to-the-bank.htm#comment-8857 "If you know that each transaction coming to you from a particular site costs $10, for example, you can compare that to your existing margins to get a feel for performance." Yes she is talking B.S. but so are you, why pay 10$US for click -- and that click producing NO SALE, when you can pay 20$US and produce ACTUAL SALE!!! What would you appreciate more: 10,000$US of PPC with 15 to 25K$US of income, if even that!!! -- or 10,000$ of affiliate expense with 15 to 40K$US of total income on that, take the math.... “If you know that each transaction coming to you from a particular site costs $10, for example, you can compare that to your existing margins to get a feel for performance.”

Yes she is talking B.S. but so are you, why pay 10$US for click — and that click producing NO SALE, when you can pay 20$US and produce ACTUAL SALE!!!

What would you appreciate more: 10,000$US of PPC with 15 to 25K$US of income, if even that!!! — or 10,000$ of affiliate expense with 15 to 40K$US of total income on that, take the math….

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