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Re: A Well Known Affiliate Marketing Pro Spamming?

Simon Peter Alciere — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:12:45 -0000

How many times did this URL appear in your logs?
I'm not sure that it's spam if a real person visits your site once or twice, regardless of the Referrer URL they leave. If it's clogging up your logs, that's another story though.
Also, wouldn't this URL benefit Amazon.com in any link-counting algorithms? Not sure how it helps the "spammer," unless you're in the habit of buying books found in your website's acess logs.

Re: Thread

Simon Peter Alciere — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:21:00 -0000

The USPS could sell a lot more First Class and Priority Mail service, if they offered the tracking and reliability that FedEx and UPS offer. Really, it`s a scandal that they haven`t gotten around to this!
In many cases, the Postal Service`s rates are much lower than the competition, and they don`t have annoying add-on fees like fuel surcharges and extra fees for deliveries to home-based businesses. But businesses are afraid to take a chance with the Post Office.
For example, a 1 lb. package from Boston to a residence in San Francisco by UPS costs $5.33 and takes a week. Priority Mail is $3.85, and usually takes 2-3 days, a savings of 28% and 4-5 days.
However, when my customer calls and wants to know where their goods are, I can give them a UPS Tracking number. If UPS loses it, there`s automatically a $100 insurance coverage. On the other hand, if the Post Office loses or delays my package, I have to ship a replacement. At my business, we frequently choose to pay extra to avoid the uncertainty the Postal Service entails.
Any guesses on when the Postal Service will join the 21st century?

Re: Thread

Simon Peter Alciere — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:54:00 -0000

Pay per action advertising models are not "just now becoming available." They`ve been around at least since July 1996, when Amazon.com signed up thousands of webmasters to advertise books in return for a percentage of the sales they referred.
It`s called an affiliate program, and virtually any merchant can start their own if they wish. (My business, simonstamp.com has one.) A good place to start is by checking out some of the affiliate networks that handle the accounting and database work for you, such as Commission Junction, or fusionquest.com

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Simon Peter Alciere — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:52:00 -0000

I appreciated your article`s warnings. As an employer, I`d love to see a follow-up article with more
concrete suggestions for combatting resume fraud.
As an example of what we`re up against, I recently hired a bookkeeper whose resume claimed she had
an MBA from a well respected university in New York state. When I called the university to verify, they
asked for a written request, signed by the applicant. They also mentioned that it would take up to 4
weeks for a reply!
There`s also the growing problem of employers, especially large businesses, who refuse to comment
on their former employees` work. I`ve found it easier to get references from China and Saudi Arabia
than from some US based businesses.
By the way, the new bookkeeper is working out fine. I still haven`t heard back from her alma mater.