Seth Godin Advices Click Fraud
Saturday, August 23, 2008 14:31
The idea to click on ads on a site to ‘pay’ for good content, a tip, so to speak. I think it is an idiotic idea to make money online and click fraud. Yet Seth Godin thinks it’s his idea and a good one. Seth says that “Ads are the new online tip jar” and that you should click on them to say THANKS for the great content.
If every time you read a blog post or bit of online content you enjoyed you clicked on an ad to say thanks, the economics of the web would change immediately. You don’t have to buy anything (though it’s fine if you do). You just have to honor the writer by giving them a click.
I think people with the kind of social strength that Seth Godin has can’t go around saying things like that… it’s just plain wrong…
I couldn’t believe it when I read this post. I am not sure that it is fraud, but I am surprised that Godin would suggest it non the less. I don’t think that type of behavior should be encouraged EVER.
Think you as an advertiser, your conversion rate is going to plummet, so your willingness to pay for ads is going to go down (You can only spend so much per sales on advertising).
What do you think about this make money online tip?
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