Google Ads for Free? Oh, C’mon!

Ash on April 28th, 2007 12:45 pm

Are you talking about this (link removed)

Yes Ash.. you had the link right, but I can’t afford to link my GOOD work to his CRAP. Ros

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Jen on May 1st, 2007 10:38 am

Ros,

It’s sad that ClickBank allows scam laden crap like this to be sold through them. Really, it makes people think everything on ClickBank (even the SAH) is in the same “boat”. ClickBank should be ashamed of themselves.

Jen

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Nat on May 1st, 2007 11:42 am

Just getting an email from Cody Moya should have been enough to get you to turn and run! Some of the stuff he sends is unbelievably crappy. I would just unsubscribe from his list but his unsubscribe link on the bottom of every email I get doesn’t work.

The pictures of the huge mansion and bikini clad women are a dead giveaway as well. Reminds me of an infomercial by a guy named Tom Vu from a few years back - lots of flash and pushy sales pitches.

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Tony Edwards on May 3rd, 2007 21:40 pm

I bought this after heming and hawing over its cost and ‘maybe this could be the one!’. After I got it my hopes just dropped and sunk. Had I been scammed? I wasn’t 100% sure, and mind you I’m not stupid.

So I decided to Google it. I looked for reviews on it. I came across an interesting fellow, Martin Avis - kickstartdaily.com. He reviewed it, and then retracted his review and stated he would ask for a refund. Ask for a refund? I’ve bought tons of clickbank products for years and had never asked for a refund. So I did.

I felt alot better. Shame on me for falling for the hype once again. [Even though the product was kinda deceptive in its advertsing]

And why did I? I need to print out the sales letter for this product and study it. Because it obviously pushed my buttons, and got me drooling and pulling out my debit card.

So I learned two lessons. One, I will always Google any product I am considering buying. I check around quite a bit, warrior forums -etc. And two, I will study all sales letters that get me to drool like that.

Tony Edwards

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Kate on May 4th, 2007 0:36 am

I’m glad you made a post about it Ros. I bought the report / ebook and read through it thoroughly because I am wanting to use PPC a bit more in promoting my site. Of course when I read how you actually “get Google Ads Free” I was quite upset that I’d been kind of “had”. I don’t want to sell advertising on my site in the hope that it might set off my Adwords campaign. I asked Clickbank for a refund which was processed quickly. I should’ve known that if yourself and Allan Gardyne both say scam then run a mile from it. Thanks for always being honest.

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Jody on May 4th, 2007 5:05 am

Hahaha, I loved Tom Vu. You too can be a real estate and have bikini chicks all over you even if you can’t speak English…ok so you’ll end up in jail for false advertising but that’s a minor detail… he was a marketing god… in a don’t do this sorta way.

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Michael O'Connell on May 4th, 2007 6:57 am

Hi Rosalind Just to let you know that I purchased newbie videos from Cody Moya, downloaded them but couldn’t open them! I have now been promised a refund and will keep you posted.

Kind regards - Michael

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Anji on May 4th, 2007 7:40 am

it’s exactly like the ‘win the lottery every time’ idea - you win but they don’t say how much

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Rich on May 7th, 2007 12:54 pm

I was almost suckered by this snake oil salesman too. But the Outlandish promise, while worked as the hook to me to read more, also raised my defenses. His bravado “You probably have never heard of me and I don’t care” also heightened my concern. Especially since the web site owner is concealed by the regsitrar. And as Ros noted the stock photos in the testimonials with names but no websites ( what self respecting web master would leave the url out of ther signature?)
A quick search of the forums revealed the poduct as over-hyped fluff. Which will catch up with the merchant when the refund request swell. Thanx Ros for digging into the muck and sharing your candid results.

Rich D.
(url intentional not displayed)

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Frank Eckdall on May 12th, 2007 23:30 pm

Dear Ros,

I read your book several years ago while learning Unix Administration and Networking. Since then I’ve read just about everyone involved with internet marketing. I sometimes delete your messages because my attention is demanded urgently elswhere, however, you are one of the very few whom I still trust and your messages are still welcome. Now that I have mastered Unix Administration I hope I can achieve your level of integrity in English and Spanish. As the son of a prosecutor I find it difficult to lie to the public. Thank you for exposing, and not linking to, the aforementioned lie. Keep up the good work!
Yours very sincerely and respectfully,
Frank F Eckdall
ffunston@swbell.net

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maree smith on May 13th, 2007 18:23 pm

Thank you Ros,
as a newbie my inbox is inundated with offers from many marketers.
I decided it was time to declutter, must have been gut instinct because Moya was one that I decided I could do without.

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Steve Colburn on June 13th, 2007 22:53 pm

Ros,

You’re just jealous cuz you didn’t think of this first.

-Steve

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Rosalind Gardner on June 14th, 2007 10:09 am

Re Steve Colburn’s comment…

Ya RIGHT! The suggestion is so ludicrous as to be laughable. Sure that’s what I want to do - publish or promote a product that advocates ridiculous marketing / site traffic schemes.

NOT.

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Eliseo on September 29th, 2007 18:15 pm

It’s good thing i found this post. You save me $47 bucks. Thanks Roz

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Pastor Tim on March 30th, 2008 11:58 am

Thanks for warning people about the scam. Get Google Ads Free is absolutely a scam that should be taken down. Free is Free. You still have to pay for your Google ads so how is that free? The whole thing is based on selling ads on your landing page. If you set your Google daily budget to $10,000.00 per day and you only sell $500.00 per day in advertising, then you still have to pay $9,500.00 per day in Google ads. And they actually encourage you to set such high budgets! They should be taken down!

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Henry on April 11th, 2008 10:23 am

Almost had me…5 years ago I would have already submitted my debit card and been 1/2 way through the ebook…thanks for this post and the responses of others above.

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