So, I was bored the other day, and googled ‘domainer’ to see who was coming up in the serps..
wikipedia, domainer.com, dailydomainer.com, domainersmagazine.com, etc..
then a paid ad caught my eye..
“Find our how $8 domains sell for $2,000+”..
hey, I’m a fine connoisseur of infomercials and ebook scams. Inquisitive, I clicked..
and below is the vortex I was immediately sucked into, along with my internal monologue..
What appeared was an A-typical ebook lander homepage. Along with an immediate pop-up pestering me to sign-up for something…before I’d even seen the site. No Thanks.
[I close the pop-up]
I scroll down, and they show off their “domain sale”. $2,500. Now, don’t get me wrong, that’s an ok sale. But it ain’t something I’m gonna attach ‘mind blowing’ to.. And hell, the date range is for the whole year… so he busted his arse for the 365 days and only made $2,500? Shoot, it’s actually closer to $2,300 after the expenses listed..
WTF, and now they want to charge me $67 so I can learn how to make just $2,300? Over an entire year?
Screw this I’m outta here..
[I hit back button]
Uh-oh, a “live” agent would like to offer me a discount.. tempting….but I’ll have to pass..
[I close the MessageBox]
touche, another MessageBox.. Am I sure I want to navigate away? Lordy, yes. This is beginning to remind me of the Badger Car salesman (which if you haven’t seen, i HIGHLY recommend)
[I close the MessageBox]
Uh-oh, now Rina’s hot-boxing me.. she shoots me a message, says she’s gonna tell me all the secrets!
She’s too kind, but I pass.
[I close her box]
Wow. Um, wow. Another Message Box. Am I sure? Only thing I’m sure about now, is that I need a shot of Makers Mark after this experience.
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Google will catch this ad soon (pop ups not allowed) and take it down.
But it is funny…I’ve seen lots of books like this pop up over the past 2 years. When internet marketers try to pitch your industry then you know you’ve peaked
Ha– funny =)
Nice capturing of all the frustrating screen shots.
May be the owner will read your post and have some mercy on his website visitors.
Man it’s amazing to see what lengths people will go to. Great story though, had me laughing up a storm!!
>Only thing I’m sure about now, is that I need a shot of Makers Mark after this experience.
Lol. Word. That reminds me… /goes to fridge to get beer/
He just got lazy with photoshop.. should’ve added a few more sales for sure!
Escrow screenshots look more convincing btw
Someday I want to become a reverse SEO, and charge companies that I don’t like, lots of money to do that to their websites.
Neat post. I thought I was the only one who “watched infomercials” to see how the other guys make money.