Worst. Banner. Ad. Ever.
Dear Mike,
I've been faithfully blogging for the last two years and just can't seem to figure out how to make $6,000 a month. I'm just a regular girl, and my blog even looks better than your shitty, basic Word Press template blog!
What am I doing wrong, will my luck ever change? Can you ask Miss Cleo to call me, and while you're at it could you send your free course to my door?
(Note: Based on this and my previous Snuggie post, I'm proclaiming January 5 National Awesomely Bad Advertising Day.)
The $6000 was not specified as American Currency. Internationally the $ sign is used often so perhaps he is referring to another country in which $6000 wouldn't even pay for the monthly cost of running his blog. Mystery Solved!
Posted by: Len Kendall | January 06, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Nice. I mean awful. I mean yikes! Wonder if Mike A ever heard of email, guess that must be one of the secrets he reveals...
Posted by: Eric Hoffman | January 06, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Now wishing I'd linked to the site the ad appeared on - the reasons to blog were TOTALLY ABSURD like, "have your blog make money while you're work work - creating extra income you can use to buy fancy cars." No joke.
Posted by: CatchUpLady | January 06, 2009 at 11:11 AM
I could use an extra 6k/month - US Dollars, Canadian, Pesos, Yen - I'm not that picky.
But I wasn't under the impression/understanding that blogging was to generate cashflow as much as it is to promote/educate on an introductory level... Oh well - time to close up shop and start my new blog-roid's program...
Posted by: Jon McLeod | January 07, 2009 at 11:08 AM
so sad that some people will fund this guy. same reason we still get spam, .00001% of people will bite and the rest of us end up paying the price for it
Posted by: Doug from Nullvariable Web Consulting | January 07, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Ya these kind of ads make me sick. You know they are trying to sell something to you or make money. It is just as bad as those "I'll show you how to make $$$$ with 5 minutes or work etc. If these people have such a way to make legit money, then why would the be "selling" or telling the secret?
Posted by: serve banner | February 04, 2009 at 04:42 PM