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I just got an email with this headline… “Here’s Proof - Adsense Isn’t Dead” OK, so far so good. When I opened it, it seems to be a special report on “How one man went from 41 cents a day to $1,640.41 a day in Adsense… in just 43 days.” You can supposedly get the report free if you sign up for the Carlton Internet Strategies teleconference for just one penny.

Cool. At least that’s what I thought until I clicked on the ad and got to the actual website, clicked on the “Reserve your spot for 1 penny” link and realized that you’ve got to pay $297. I won’t name any names but if you’ve got this email too, you’ll know who the culprits are.

So, is that deceptive or what? Why waste my precious time making me click through all these links? I’d rather you just come out straight and tell me EXACTLY what you are offering and for how much.

What do you think?

On another note, the email itself is clever. Instead of text or html, the entire content of the email is one large hyperlinked graphic poster. This strategy will definitely increase the clickthrough rate for the ad.

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