Comments on: FTC Fake Bait & Disclosure http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442768 Andy Beard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:32:54 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442768 The writing was always on the wall, just people opted to ignore it. I have so many irons in the fire that adding one more doesn't help, but doesn't necessarily hinder either. Once your time is divided between 20 things then one more added to the pile isn't necessarily a problem. But it isn't something I am prepared to do unless there is huge demand... it looks like there isn't yet, but may be if I attract enough attention to the possibility. That is planned as well, just have to find the time... you know how it goes. The writing was always on the wall, just people opted to ignore it.

I have so many irons in the fire that adding one more doesn’t help, but doesn’t necessarily hinder either. Once your time is divided between 20 things then one more added to the pile isn’t necessarily a problem.

But it isn’t something I am prepared to do unless there is huge demand… it looks like there isn’t yet, but may be if I attract enough attention to the possibility. That is planned as well, just have to find the time… you know how it goes.

]]> By: Dane Morgan | Experimental Blogger http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442766 Dane Morgan | Experimental Blogger Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:29:24 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442766 Hey Andy, I'm casting my vote, or throwing my hat in the ring, or something. I'd love to see the plugin brought current and made available. I know I wasn't interested last time around, but now the chicken has cme here to roost, and it all makes a bit more of an impact. I think this is something more and more bloggers are going to realize they need and I think you're probably in as good or better a postition to provide it and provide it well as anyone. Perhaps you can even leverage it into a remote paid service application to help manage this stuff on blogs like blogspot and others that don't have the plugin functionality. Hey Andy,

I’m casting my vote, or throwing my hat in the ring, or something.

I’d love to see the plugin brought current and made available. I know I wasn’t interested last time around, but now the chicken has cme here to roost, and it all makes a bit more of an impact.

I think this is something more and more bloggers are going to realize they need and I think you’re probably in as good or better a postition to provide it and provide it well as anyone.

Perhaps you can even leverage it into a remote paid service application to help manage this stuff on blogs like blogspot and others that don’t have the plugin functionality.

]]> By: Nate Kragness http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442647 Nate Kragness Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:39:34 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442647 It's unfortunate that such dodgy tactics are in widespread use, but I think the sad fact of the matter is that they are rampant because they're repeatedly and consistently effective. The average internet consumer probably doesn't know the difference between real and fake trust marks, and a pretty picture probably looks legitimate enough. All you can do is be honest with your own marketing, and hope that others can respect your efforts. It’s unfortunate that such dodgy tactics are in widespread use, but I think the sad fact of the matter is that they are rampant because they’re repeatedly and consistently effective. The average internet consumer probably doesn’t know the difference between real and fake trust marks, and a pretty picture probably looks legitimate enough. All you can do is be honest with your own marketing, and hope that others can respect your efforts.

]]> By: Dragan Mestrovic http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442591 Dragan Mestrovic Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:33:45 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442591 I do not see any problems to disclose paid posts and reviews in a blog. This can give a blogger more credibility. I do not see any problems to disclose paid posts and reviews in a blog.
This can give a blogger more credibility.

]]> By: Make money http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442538 Make money Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:01:36 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442538 Blog posting is confused with blog spamming.Testimonials or proofs are welcome if they are true.But without ethics how can you be in the business for the long term?Too many spammers exist.And seo copywriting is difficult.At least add some value to any comment.Avoid tricks. Blog posting is confused with blog spamming.Testimonials or proofs are welcome if they are true.But without ethics how can you be in the business for the long term?Too many spammers exist.And seo copywriting is difficult.At least add some value to any comment.Avoid tricks.

]]> By: Franck Silvestre http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442534 Franck Silvestre Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:53:05 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442534 As an affiliate, I'd like to find clear rules about this, since I always use testimonials to promote. I'll read Michel's thread. Thanks Andy, Franck As an affiliate, I’d like to find clear rules about this, since I always use testimonials to promote. I’ll read Michel’s thread.

Thanks Andy,
Franck

]]> By: Lawrence http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442532 Lawrence Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:25:11 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442532 I found your post while trying to look up the most recently published list of companies in my industry that have been snagged by the FTC. You have a lot of really good information here and it's information that I had never really considered. I wish it wasn't so difficult to be competitive in the market. I guess there will always be people that attempt to get around the system. I found your post while trying to look up the most recently published list of companies in my industry that have been snagged by the FTC. You have a lot of really good information here and it’s information that I had never really considered. I wish it wasn’t so difficult to be competitive in the market. I guess there will always be people that attempt to get around the system.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442531 Andy Beard Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:40:55 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442531 Just think about what you are doing This is among other things a SEO blog run by a British online marketer, who could just turn around and decide he wants a change of pace with some SEO clients and you are spamming my comments with links to your clients. At the same time I have lots of SEO friends in the UK who would be only too happy to have some of your business. Comment spamming for clients is risky, both for your own reputation and that of your clients. Blog commenting Bloggers allow their readers to comment on blogs they have written. In doing so you can link back to your website for theirs for free. <blockquote>This is one of the best techniques for off site seo. When leaving a comment you enter your name and your website address along with your comment. Your name then becomes the link to your site, like an anchor text. In our service we will post relevant blog comments to 50 different blogs and use a selection of your chosen keywords as the comments name. This excellent technique can also increase traffic while increasing keyword rankings.</blockquote> Your client is B2C yet you are not them, thus your comment could possibly be in breach of the consumer protection act. It was certainly in breach of my comment policy. Time to remove one of your service offerings... permanently Just think about what you are doing

This is among other things a SEO blog run by a British online marketer, who could just turn around and decide he wants a change of pace with some SEO clients and you are spamming my comments with links to your clients.

At the same time I have lots of SEO friends in the UK who would be only too happy to have some of your business.

Comment spamming for clients is risky, both for your own reputation and that of your clients.

Blog commenting

Bloggers allow their readers to comment on blogs they have written.
In doing so you can link back to your website for theirs for free.

This is one of the best techniques for off site seo. When leaving a comment you enter your name
and your website address along with your comment.
Your name then becomes the link to your site,
like an anchor text. In our service we will post relevant blog comments to 50 different blogs
and use a selection of your chosen keywords as the comments name.
This excellent technique can also increase traffic while increasing keyword rankings.

Your client is B2C yet you are not them, thus your comment could possibly be in breach of the consumer protection act.

It was certainly in breach of my comment policy.

Time to remove one of your service offerings… permanently

]]> By: Hebden Bridge accommodation http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442530 Hebden Bridge accommodation Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:55:05 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442530 I have never really been a fan of click bank, I seem to earn better from adsense ads. I have never really been a fan of click bank, I seem to earn better from adsense ads.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/2341/ftc-fake-bait-disclosure.html#comment-442517 Andy Beard Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:21:23 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2341#comment-442517 It worked along the same lines as the now defunct alinks plugin, plus many of the affiliate link plugins. You would define keywords, and block of text that correspond with them. When words appeared within a blog post, the blocks of text would appear in the footer of a post. The plugin could be used for anything... disclose was the initial purpose, but being contextual could also be used for internal links, external linking and all kind of advertsing and affiliate marketing. The format of the text blocks was extremely flexible and one friend using the plugin for advertising did report it being much more effective than inline links for things like Clickbank and other products. I will take a look at the code and se how easy it will be to get working - it is old, and lots of things have changed with WP since then both internally, and with included libraries. It was one of the first plugins to use Ajax extensively. It worked along the same lines as the now defunct alinks plugin, plus many of the affiliate link plugins.

You would define keywords, and block of text that correspond with them.

When words appeared within a blog post, the blocks of text would appear in the footer of a post.

The plugin could be used for anything… disclose was the initial purpose, but being contextual could also be used for internal links, external linking and all kind of advertsing and affiliate marketing. The format of the text blocks was extremely flexible and one friend using the plugin for advertising did report it being much more effective than inline links for things like Clickbank and other products.
I will take a look at the code and se how easy it will be to get working – it is old, and lots of things have changed with WP since then both internally, and with included libraries. It was one of the first plugins to use Ajax extensively.

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