beth_lk
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Posted: 03/03/2008 08:33 pm
I have a person who wants me to design and SEO a site for them selling click bank information/items.
I am not real sure of my own thoughts about click bank, so I thought I would throw it out to you guys here and see your thoughts.
I know we do not have to agree on the subject of a customer, but if something is "shady" I would rather not be involved in any way.
They want to create a site on pets and then have a shopping type section where they can sell all the pet related items from click bank.
Thoughts - Opinions ?
PS: came back to add that this persons sole reason for wanting this site is to sell click bank products. Not like they want a pet web site and happen to sell a few things - they want me to create this site with click bank products in mind and supply content around those products.
[ Message was edited by: beth_lk 03/03/2008 11:41 pm ]
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g1smd
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Posted: 03/06/2008 03:44 pm
Someone out there must have an opinion on this.
It isn't something I am familair with...
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beth_lk
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Posted: 03/06/2008 08:57 pm
someone - anyone - hello ?
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animated3d
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Posted: 03/06/2008 09:40 pm
i dont know much about the click banking too but , you as their web developer dont really have to do anything with them and what they do, if you personally dont feel right about it then dont need to design their web page
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Curt
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Posted: 03/07/2008 10:07 am
Beth, it seems they want you to put up clickbank affiliate links with product descriptions and then post article content that is related to the product being promoted. Nothing strange or actually wrong about that as long as the content does not violate copyright.
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beth_lk
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Posted: 03/07/2008 11:19 am
animated - I agree. I just am not real knowledgeable on click bank and am not sure if it is good - bad or ugly.
Curt - yes that is just what they are asking me to do. OK so it's not a shady move to use to create sells then. That is what I really needed to know - Thanks 
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g1smd
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Posted: 03/12/2008 10:45 am
Just saw this... [link]
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Curt
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Posted: 03/12/2008 10:11 pm
beth_lk, U R welcome.
g1smd, that link is bad.
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beth_lk
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Posted: 03/12/2008 11:17 pm
shoot ! It looked like a informative link too
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g1smd
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Posted: 03/13/2008 12:49 pm
Damn. They pulled the story.
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Quadrille
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Posted: 03/14/2008 04:23 am
I think this was the story
Interesting that it was pulled. Friends of Alexa? Friends of clickbank?
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beth_lk
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Posted: 03/14/2008 11:14 am
Thanks Quad - Great read. I posted an update there for a "some what" solution to this theft issue.
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Quadrille
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Posted: 03/14/2008 02:25 pm
I reckon there's several related solutions, once the problem is recognised, such not putting specific text on that page (to make it harder to find), andmaking the page seo-invisible (image text, etc.,).
What is really interesting is that this happens all the time ... and most of the sellers aren't even aware!
So loads of software and millions of e-books are being downloaded for free.
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beth_lk
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Posted: 03/14/2008 03:51 pm
Quad thinking back to my early web years..... isn't there a code you can put in that says do not index for the SE? That would correct this - right?
I never needed to use it and kind of erased it from my brain, so I may be remembering it incorrectly.
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Quadrille
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Posted: 03/14/2008 04:01 pm
You can noindex with a noindex meta tag - but poor quality search engines may not recognise it.
I don't know if Alexa takes any notice. Anyone know?
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Curt
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Posted: 03/16/2008 06:52 am
It's getting real difficult to make money on the web these days:
- SE's work hard to foil your ranks
- spyware steals affiliate commissions
- stupid norton and other AV packages block Adsense ads, etc.
- people try to steal or give away your paid products
- and now alexa is spidering download pages
Sure is getting hard to earn a living on the net.
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Quadrille
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Posted: 03/16/2008 11:57 am
I think you are just a little pessimistic:
SE's work hard to foil your ranks
Only if you are trying to steal someone else's. 
spyware steals affiliate commissions
Only if you let it! 
stupid norton and other AV packages block Adsense ads, etc.
Nothing stupid about it, though I take your point - but, of course, publishers as a group brought this on themselves. Popups were one-too-many invasions of browser rights, and inspired a fight back that now extends to ALL ads. 
people try to steal or give away your paid products
'Twas ever thus, in all walks of life
and now alexa is spidering download pages
But look at the upside: we've always been able to say that Alexa is useless cr*p, now we can say say it's dangerous, useless, cr*p. That has to be a plus 
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Curt
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Posted: 03/16/2008 12:34 pm
Quadrille, we are not going to agree on the aspects obviously. It's a very general observation I've made and though the thoughts could be expanded upon for clarification, I will not further this as a debate. Besides, my previous post was one made a little in haste. I should have realized that someone would want to debate—me? No thanks ... Not my job today
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Quadrille
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Posted: 03/16/2008 01:37 pm
Not sure what you're saying.
Surely if you put forward a point of view we are entitled to disagree?
I'm always happy to disagree with you - but not used to being told off for it
If it makes it easier, I wasn't planning a long discussion on it either; I think our positions are both fairly well known.
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Curt
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Posted: 03/17/2008 02:28 pm
We can disagree and yes evident you'd be happy to disagree with me. No law against it last time I checked
“Told off” is a bit of a strong term... I was thinking more along the lines of stopping a potential drawn out debate and I digress at that. Take care Quadrille 
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