So  I gave them a try.

I was working on a campaign, where I was doing about $125 CPA.

Their sales guy, smellingmoney, says they can do $100 CPA.

Even better.. few days later, they said they can $80 CPA.

Holy cow…  I was excited. That’s $45 in s.avings per action.

Great, I thought.

Few days later.. the dude comes back and says… we can do $120.

Ok, I’m already doing 115 to 125.. wtf would I outsource to your company, add complexity, commit $500, AND have more crap to manage?

He says “because we’re the best”.

Right… sales rule #1: start high. Go low. Not start low, go high.

Few weeks later, I get this email:

I know we left on bad terms but you got caught in the middle of an organization shift and the person who screwed you over on pricing is no longer here. That said if you are willing to look at this again I am confident that we can come back with an acceptable CPA the FIRST time.

 

Right.. someone else screed me over.

Like I give a shit who works in those companies.. As a customer, when I deal with a company, I see the company as 1.

I don’t care if that conmpany’s department X is messing up my stuff… to me, if any department screws up, the WHOLE company screwed up.

I don’t know if Trada’s sales training sucks or if this dude they assigned me is just really bad at sales..

Im pretty certain I won’t be going to Trada for now.

Egg

Melted pepper jack cheese

Cole slaw

= Bomb ass sandwich

What did he do in 2012? Let me guess… instead of doing SEO,he’s doing PPC facebook ads.. and he didn’t make $4 million.. more like he’s never done SEO, ever.

I thought truth in advertising was supposed to apply to facebook ads.

He is mostly black, with a visible WHITE marking on his chest.

He was spooked and ran away from his home on San Jose Willow Gren area. He was last seen going North on Meridian.

He has in DIRE medical need and needs his shots.

His name is Cocoa. Friendly & will respond to his name.

He is mostly black with some white markings on his chest.

Update: Cocoa has been found

My readers/subscribers for a website I operate, a site for funny pet pictures, emailed in saying that the site is “malicious” … why? My guess is that i have ADS on them.

Yes, according to these idiots

1. Ads are evil.  (That’s why these morons bid on the word “online security software” on Google Adwords.)
2. I am the only one who has ADS on my website in the history of the entire WEB

DOLTS.

So I called in to get my this shit fixed and of course, who do I get? A call center who automatically assumes I’m a tech turd.

“I want you to type this in your browser for me. h-t-t-p colon forward slash forward slash ….”

*sigh*

This is insanely f*cked up. Their shitty product/service is causing ME financial harm, yet they make me jump through hoops and hurdles to convince THOSE mother f*ckers what I’ve done isn’t wrong.

Is your site black listed?

Follow these steps

1. Go to their stupid reclassification request form: http://reclassify.url.trendmicro.com/
2. Fill out your URL. It will come back as saying evil and that you should lick their balls.
3. Click on “Feedback”. Enter your info on the next page. Submit.
4. Call their turd call center. I dialed 800-228-5651. Option 3.
5. Give them hell. Tell them they should lick YOUR balls instead.

Business is harder.

Sometimes I feel like I get beaten down by both so much, that I am not certain how much more I can tolerate before I call it quits.

Personal development is nice… motivational speakers are nice to get you fired up once in a while..

But how much can you take before you call it quits?

Or do you quit?

*sigh*

I noticed this Facebook event (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=257445880943494)

Being the cynical man that I am, i took a look at the URL redirect.

Where does it go?

And what’s on the website?
Yeap.. a HIGH paying adsense ad for insurance (as adsense publisher, i think u can get anywhere between $10-30 a click)

Let’s do the math.

7000+ people fell for this.. which means 7000+ clicks… which means $10-30 per click x 7000 = minimum, well over $70k -$210k in adsense fraud.

Enjoy. OH yeah, click on my ads. Thanks.

1. East Hills Veterinary Clinic,  $160+
2. VCA Almaden Valley Animal Hospital, free exam w/online coupon, $290 cleaning
3. Lincoln Avenue Veterinary Clinic, initial $65 + cleaning $300
4. Burbank Pet Hospital (no health/extractions ), $53 exam, $65 blood, $245 cleaning = 363
5. Parktown Veterinary Clinic, $50 exam, $195 cleaning, $75 blood ($100 extraction)
6. Calaveras Veterinary Clinic, $400 + additional
7. Arroyo Animal Clinic, exam $65, $385 cleaning
8. The Whole Pet Vet, $68 exam, $200-600
9. VCA blossom animal hospital – free exam, vaccinations $20-30, $298 cleaning
10. Evergreen Veterinary Clinic – exam $59, <50 lbs $575
11. Story Road Animal Hospital – $270 incl. exam + anesthesia, extra for extraction 40-60
12. East Hills Veterinary Clinic,  $160+
13. VCA Almaden Valley Animal Hospital, free exam w/online coupon, $290 cleaning
14. Lincoln Avenue Veterinary Clinic, initial $65 + cleaning $300
15. Burbank Pet Hospital (no health/extractions ), $53 exam, $65 blood, $245 cleaning = $363
16. Parktown Veterinary Clinic, $50 exam, $195 cleaning, $75 blood ($100 extraction)
17. Calaveras Veterinary Clinic, $400 + additional
18. Arroyo Animal Clinic, exam $65, $385 cleaning
19. The Whole Pet Vet, $68 exam, $200-600
20. VCA blossom animal hospital – free exam, vaccinations $20-30, $298 cleaning
21. Evergreen Veterinary Clinic – exam $59, <50 lbs $575
22. Story Road Animal Hospital – $270 incl. exam + anesthesia, extra for extraction $40-60/tooth