Want Ringtone?
Up until just a few minutes ago, I ran AdSense ads on my blog. I had visions of making millions simply by virtue of the quality of my blinding insights. Well, that didn’t really work out. But this put me over the edge. This ad showed up on my site:
OK, firstly, what’s a Jeese? What do I ask this Jeese? Is an Ask Jeese valuable? I can only assume that they meant “Ask Jeeves,” although that makes no more sense than this. Who does this? How much money are they spending on it every day?
How about “Want Ricky Martin Ringtone?” What language is that? Why on earth would an ad for a Ricky Martin(!) ringtone show up on my blog about the PPC industry (or anywhere)? Because it’s the worst possible use thereof? Trouble-free?! WHAT’S TROUBLE-FREE?! THE RINGTONE?!
Is it just me? This is bad, right? Right? How does this happen? Doesn’t anyone care?
OK, sorry, I’m ranting. Let’s make lemonade from these lemons. Firstly, I need to get AdSense off my site. Secondly, if you ever think to yourself “What’s the worst thing that could happen if I outsource this PPC stuff to this guy who just cold-called me?” look at the examples above.
It’s roughly equivalent to running a TV ad narrated by Frankenstein with the graphics drawn in crayon. And your name is spelled wrong.
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