Comments on: Tried to sign up for YSM http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/ neat fun stuff Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:22:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shadow1980 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-91934 Shadow1980 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:14:06 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-91934 A bit late reaction from me but alas, I found this "rant" through Google. (Where else.) I've had troubles myself to get the coupon to work and have just given up. I'm waiting for Google to start something similar as I have been on 'the edge' of signing up for AdWords for a long time, but just need that final little push. Basically the problem is convincing myself it is worth running a campaign for my site and the lack of will to risk some real money before being able to try. (I know, it is a rather unsubtle hint, but seriously I think a lot more people would try AdWords if there was an incentive. Maybe offer to double the initial deposit up to a certain amount - it doesn't have to be huge to appeal to the smaller fish out there.) Google Success: Mine was from Ipowerweb/Ipower as well (the same company). They are actually not that well respected and I've had terrible experiences with the <a href="http://www.shadow1980.com/content/view/30/45/" rel="nofollow">Ipower customer support.</a>. <b>Please</b> feel free to share your own troubles, I'd very gladly post them! A bit late reaction from me but alas, I found this “rant” through Google. (Where else.) I’ve had troubles myself to get the coupon to work and have just given up. I’m waiting for Google to start something similar as I have been on ‘the edge’ of signing up for AdWords for a long time, but just need that final little push. Basically the problem is convincing myself it is worth running a campaign for my site and the lack of will to risk some real money before being able to try. (I know, it is a rather unsubtle hint, but seriously I think a lot more people would try AdWords if there was an incentive. Maybe offer to double the initial deposit up to a certain amount – it doesn’t have to be huge to appeal to the smaller fish out there.)

Google Success: Mine was from Ipowerweb/Ipower as well (the same company). They are actually not that well respected and I’ve had terrible experiences with the Ipower customer support.. Please feel free to share your own troubles, I’d very gladly post them!

]]> By: praia da rocha http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88541 praia da rocha Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:32:29 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88541 Ok, that was your funny post in awhile. Thanks Ok, that was your funny post in awhile. Thanks

]]> By: Chris http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88252 Chris Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:36:43 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88252 Yeah, Y! has a history of treating advertisers poorly, and why they are losing, IMHO. They need a management overhaul. Yeah, Y! has a history of treating advertisers poorly, and why they are losing, IMHO. They need a management overhaul.

]]> By: Greg Mate http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88179 Greg Mate Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:28:25 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88179 After grade 7 my math marks sucked so here's hoping this got through There is nothing worse than spending time trying to signup, join or even buy something only to get an error message...oh, sorry, yes there is, when you hit the back button to try again and all the information you just spent the past hour entering is gone. Worse. After grade 7 my math marks sucked so here’s hoping this got through

There is nothing worse than spending time trying to signup, join or even buy something only to get an error message…oh, sorry, yes there is, when you hit the back button to try again and all the information you just spent the past hour entering is gone. Worse.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88135 Jeremy Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:20:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88135 This was such a scam on Yahoos part. I made it all the way through the sign-up with no errors. On the last page it even said I was getting the $100 credit. Once my account was approved, the credit was missing and according to Yahoo support the coupon had expired and I get nothing. This even though during the whole sign-up process their site kept saying I was getting the credit. This was such a scam on Yahoos part.

I made it all the way through the sign-up with no errors. On the last page it even said I was getting the $100 credit. Once my account was approved, the credit was missing and according to Yahoo support the coupon had expired and I get nothing. This even though during the whole sign-up process their site kept saying I was getting the credit.

]]> By: me http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88128 me Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:47:49 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88128 Not that has to do with anything in Matt's post, but I completely agree with the Keniki post above. It has become so tiring to see black hat tachniques and spam websites show up consistently above mine (often in spot 1 or 2). I do spam report after spam report, but nothing ever happens to punish the offenders, while I who follow Googles webmaster "guidelines" to a T am punished with lower rankings. I don't know if this is a subtle ploy to push people out of organic and into adWords, but it sure seems like that sometimes. Amazingly (or maybe not), the spamming site also spends tons of money on adWords and often shows number 1 for the same keywords. I know Google is all about ranking things with computer algorithms with no human intervention. But please. Can't you invent some type social self policing plan to root out crap spam affiliate sites. Can't you simply put a link next to every result the says "report this site as spam". Enough reports (from different IP's I assume) would trigger a human review. This would at least keep the 1st couple results pages clean...I know this system is open to abuse also, but come on can't hundreds/thousands of Stanford pHD's and billions of dollar come up with some type of elegant solution...I guess not so far! I can't be the only one disillusioned with the adSense laden crap affiliate laden sites cluttering up the results. Sorry for the rant but their really is no other outlet except your blog and the faceless spam reporting page....Keep up the good fight! Not that has to do with anything in Matt’s post, but I completely agree with the Keniki post above. It has become so tiring to see black hat tachniques and spam websites show up consistently above mine (often in spot 1 or 2). I do spam report after spam report, but nothing ever happens to punish the offenders, while I who follow Googles webmaster “guidelines” to a T am punished with lower rankings. I don’t know if this is a subtle ploy to push people out of organic and into adWords, but it sure seems like that sometimes. Amazingly (or maybe not), the spamming site also spends tons of money on adWords and often shows number 1 for the same keywords.

I know Google is all about ranking things with computer algorithms with no human intervention. But please. Can’t you invent some type social self policing plan to root out crap spam affiliate sites. Can’t you simply put a link next to every result the says “report this site as spam”. Enough reports (from different IP’s I assume) would trigger a human review. This would at least keep the 1st couple results pages clean…I know this system is open to abuse also, but come on can’t hundreds/thousands of Stanford pHD’s and billions of dollar come up with some type of elegant solution…I guess not so far!

I can’t be the only one disillusioned with the adSense laden crap affiliate laden sites cluttering up the results.

Sorry for the rant but their really is no other outlet except your blog and the faceless spam reporting page….Keep up the good fight!

]]> By: Danny Sullivan http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88060 Danny Sullivan Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:30:58 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88060 Matt, Matt, Matt, now that you confess indirectly your knowledge of Back To School, I simply have to arrange a viewing in Vegas for all those who have never enjoyed the beauty of that film. Say it. Say it!!! Matt, Matt, Matt, now that you confess indirectly your knowledge of Back To School, I simply have to arrange a viewing in Vegas for all those who have never enjoyed the beauty of that film. Say it. Say it!!!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88042 Ryan Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:44:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-88042 Update... My application was denied. Apparantley, placing an ad on the keyword "slang dictionary" that links to a sit eselling the book is against their TOS.. no clue why. Update…

My application was denied.

Apparantley, placing an ad on the keyword “slang dictionary” that links to a sit eselling the book is against their TOS..

no clue why.

]]> By: Dann http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-87994 Dann Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:57:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-87994 The ease in which an adwords advertiser or an idiot spammer can get a an adsense publishing account is truly ludicrous. It will be the death of this whole scheme. After blowing a crap load of money advertising with Google I only wish now I would have erred out. The ease in which an adwords advertiser or an idiot spammer can get a an adsense publishing account is truly ludicrous. It will be the death of this whole scheme. After blowing a crap load of money advertising with Google I only wish now I would have erred out.

]]> By: amorson http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-87976 amorson Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:11:16 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/tried-to-sign-up-for-ysm/#comment-87976 This is the reason Yahoo is losing. They have become a big cluttered bureaucracy where everything is hard, and complicated and sssssssssllllllloooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww. This is the reason Yahoo is losing. They have become a big cluttered bureaucracy where everything is hard, and complicated and sssssssssllllllloooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww.

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