Internet & Affiliate Marketing Blog - Market Yourself off the Streets » blackhat https://www.bumblogs.com Sat, 26 May 2012 04:39:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 To Be or Not To Be…Legit? https://www.bumblogs.com/affiliate_marketing/03/to-be-or-not-to-be-legit/ https://www.bumblogs.com/affiliate_marketing/03/to-be-or-not-to-be-legit/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:17:26 +0000 The Bum http://bumblogs.com/?p=179      I have a dilemma. I might be afraid of making money. I said MIGHT BE. It is either that or my pride is getting in the way of earning an income with CPA marketing. In my case, I have been trying to start legit and by the book in order to make a nice steady income, but the truth of the matter is that its tough as hell to do that when you have no cash to back up your mistakes. Coming to the realization that my lack of funds is ultimately causing me to be scared to test the market, I ask myself I should start smaller and cheesier. In order to make a few bucks now, should I go and try E-Whoring or run Craigslist Job scams? This questions has been nagging at me for some time now and I feel like my pride is basically the only reason why I haven’t been subjecting myself to a less than respectable means of making money.

     First I would like to describe my thoughts on why it is so difficult to remain honest with no money to back it up. Real marketing consists of tests, research, leads, and statistics. You have to be able to use all the information given to you and put it to use for you in such a way that would give you the best opportunity to make a little profit. testing takes money and time. If you believe what they say then time also equals money so you are just getting hit twice there too. You may have a flawless method that has a lot of potential to make you money, but if you don’t put it to use in the right niche then you are screwed! Takes time to fine out what niche will serve your method the best and time is expensive. Now I feel that knowledge is a use factor in this time equals money formula. The more knowledge you have about marketing then the less mistakes you will ultimately make in the long run. Less mistakes equals less time spent looking for the right formula to make money. I kinda like to think of this like how I was in high school knowing I had pretty good grades so a good SAT score wasn’t as important to me as it was to a person with sub-par grades. Knowledge and money kind of counter balance each other. More knowledge you have less cash you need and vice versa. I fall in the category of needing a little cash to get something going.

     Now that I have identified myself in the “need cash” category, I have to make a choice. Do I stay legit and struggle or do I make a sacrifice and go after horny people for a living? It’s a good questions right? well maybe its not. Maybe there is something I am missing in all of this. Well there is. What is blackhat? My definition of blackhat may be different from yours and I may be lumping a lot of things into one category. Think about it when you read these blogs from “superstar” marketers. You think they are blackhat guys? Do you think they are totally legit? HELL NO! These guys are for the most part fallowing the rules, but they are stretching the rules as far as they can without getting caught. Some people like to call this grayhat marketing. Over the past year I have come to the realization that nothing is really as nice and clean as it seams. There are always little loopholes that people use in order to take advantage. This is where I need to be. There is a line between fraud and legit. Luckily that line is really thick and isn’t straight because different companies and different people have conflicting views on where the line is drawn. Most affiliate networks will look the other way as long as you are bring them some cash. If the advertiser comes to the network then there may be some disiplinary action, but until then you can get away with the little stuff that may give you a nice edge.

     You might have just read this and thought,” Is he done yet?” or “If you knew this was the case, how come you wrote about it?”. The simple answer to that question is this. We read the success stories about people making five grand a day and they think one of 2 things. Either the guy is cheating his ass off or he is a genius with a great network of methods. Truth is that most of these guys are no smarter than you or me. They just grew a pair and took the extra step. They learned the rules and figured out how they could be skewed in such a manor that would help their cause. Anything wrong with that? not at all. You aren’t sitting there talking to half naked 50 year old men trying to get them to fill out leads all day and you are not stealing from innocent people. Simply using the system to your advantage and raking in a little extra cash.

     So, I guess the question has changed. To be or not to be…legit? No… more like, when you gonna get off your ass and just do it?

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Lets Begin…

What is an E-Whore and what does it mean to E-Whore?

  • An E-Whore is someone who pretends or gives the notion that they are an attractive woman when they are really a 54 year old male from India (kidding). These people find highly populated places and pretend to be someone they are not in order to convince those users to fill out certain offers which make the E-Whore some money. The act of this is called “E-Whoring”. Most E-Whoring is done with E-Mail/Zip submits and dating site leads because they are easy to convert with horny males.


What are the Pros and Cons of E-Whoring?

  • Pros: If your are able to successfully trick a large amount of people a day then you can actually make $100-$200 a day by getting only 50-100 people to complete your lead. You can also set your own schedule and make what you want when you want it.
  • Cons: It is considered fraud by companies and advertisers, so IF your are caught then you account with that affiliate company will be terminated. Also… you gotta say some gay stuff to be successful. If you are not very comfortable with yourself then you really need to rethink this whole method. I really have a problem with telling guys how cute they are, which is why I stay away from this method.

NOTE:Please don’t think this is a post encouraging you all to start E-Whoring because its the complete opposite. I am simply writing this to share what I have picked up on my road to success. Since I have no success yet then you know I don’t think very highly of the methods I am covering…. YET.

So who do I think should start to E-Whore?

  • I actually have an answer for that. 18+ GIRLS who don’t make any money and sit on the computer all day chatting to random guys who tell them how gorgeous they are. Yep, those girls. I mean they are doing it already, so why not get paid for it. They wont have to pretend to like men and now they can say they are doing it for the money rather than JUST the attention. Difference from an Attention-Whore and an E-Whore is that one gets paid ;) . It is simple to do and I will tell you how…

Step 1: Sign up to an Affiliate Marketing company ( I won’t promote any companies in this post because it’s a black hat method and they frown on that. HINT: Links in sidebar *WOOPS* ). This will take a few days since most have to contact you via phone or instant messenger. You have to get approved so please use your real information.

Step 2: Find a lead or Campaign that you would like to get people to sign up for and that would make you some money. I suggest you use an E-Mail or Zip Code Submit ad because you get money if the people fill out ONLY their E-Mail or Zip Code. It’s easy and they take little time to fill out.

Step 3: Find people. Go anywhere that will allow you to talk to many people at once. Chat rooms, Myspace, Facebook, Stickam, and countless other places. Set up a profile and tell them your AIM SN so they all come to you. Anything that will allow you to reach many people at once is good for this method.

Step 4: Flirt… You need a back story that will give you a real reason for them wanting to fill out your ad. you will start off flirting and gradually move into a story of why you need them to do this for you. One I like is that you are a model and you are sponsored by Sears (I said sears because I know there is an ad out there that has to do with voting for Sears or Lowes and you want to be as specific as possible). Tell them that part of your contract says that you need to do certain promotions and you need 100 people to fill out the ad or you will lose your sponsorship with them. Something like that and you can promise them pictures after they do it, if you haven’t already sent them stuff.

BOOM!! MONEY BABY

PLEASE: If you are serious about Affiliate Marketing LOOK FOR OTHER METHODS AND STAY AWAY FROM E-Whoring

I am a noob for sure, but even I can tell you that this just seems dirty and kind of a crappy way to make a living. For girls doing this for free then I say hey WHY NOT! I am a bum, but even something so simple like this can turn me away.

For More on E-Whoring Go Here

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