Stupid Marketing Tricks

John Rogers · 01-29-2009, 07:32 PM

Allowing a primary income generating website to exceed it's bandwidth allocation.

Next...

Kyle Tully · 01-29-2009, 07:35 PM

Obviously a guru launch tactic!

USMC_Buckeroo · 01-29-2009, 07:40 PM

....placing revenue producing links on your site and not properly monitering/tracking either their traffic volumne or 'click' sales-thru totals......

...but then, that's just my HO ; - )

CurtisN · 01-29-2009, 11:30 PM

"One of my JV partners had to walk his cat, so I'm releasing just 200 more copies of my product. Hurry hurry hurry!"

I'm paraphrasing of course :P

John Rowe · 01-29-2009, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

Trying to buy your own name.com domain and being annoyed that it's taken... finding out later that you already own it

Man do I wish that would happen to me.

GeorgR. · 01-30-2009, 12:32 AM

*) being #1 on google for some product names/keywords, checking your links and see that all afflinks are broken

Having too many sites makes you forget sites - and once in a while they need maintenance or at least a check whether everything still works.

*) making a "test campaign" for some incredible popular keyword on AdWords w/ skyhigh bids....and forgetting to deactivate the campaign/adgroup after the "test".

*) finding out that this or that site where you get good CTR does not display right in IE

Things like that....

Suthan M · 01-30-2009, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

Trying to buy your own name.com domain and being annoyed that it's taken....finding out later that you already own it

Tina G

hahaha, thats funny ..

Another marketing trick..

Buy By midnight today January 30,2009 or pay more, and you the next day and it says January 31,2009 .. thats takes the cake

Buildingfutures · 01-30-2009, 12:35 AM

Getting banned from craigslist because you don't know proper proxy techniques...

John Taylor · 01-30-2009, 01:54 AM

Letting your primary domain name expire

Troy McDonald · 01-30-2009, 02:30 AM

That's freakin' hilarious!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

Trying to buy your own name.com domain and being annoyed that it's taken....finding out later that you already own it

Tina G

Sandor Verebi · 01-30-2009, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

Trying to buy your own name.com domain and being annoyed that it's taken....finding out later that you already own it

Tina G

Mind-boggling!

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Taylor

Letting your primary domain name expire

This is a great fiasco. And I know an example to it, a fellow has 231 domain and this case occured with him.He didn't give much attention to the notices of expiration because of his holiday travel. He doesn' boast of it.

Mangozoom · 01-30-2009, 03:47 AM

Uploading several articles under a new pen name.

Waiting a few weeks for them to be approved

Even posting comments on a certain forum complaining about the amount of time it is taking for them to get approved ... its not good enough etc

DISCOVERING THAT YOU NEVER SUBMITTED THEM ... THEY WHERE IN A PENDING STATE

Doh!

John

Easy Cash · 01-30-2009, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

Trying to buy your own name.com domain and being annoyed that it's taken....finding out later that you already own it

Tina G

The funniest thing I have read on this forum for a long time..........!

Dave777 · 01-30-2009, 04:12 AM

Telemarketing with a lack of expertise...

Great example of finding a nice little niche. Googling Suspicious 1-800 Telemarketing numbers...

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Justin Michie · 01-30-2009, 04:24 AM

Switching hosting companies but forgetting to change all the nameservers...

locke · 01-30-2009, 05:31 AM

Installing a bunch of subdomains and actually deleting your main site's database while trying to clean up... Be careful with databases at 6am lol...

Steadyon · 01-30-2009, 06:08 AM

When the message pops up and says:

"Are you sure you want to delete?"

Then you hit enter and realise that perhaps you shouldn't have done that :-(

I think a new message should pop up that asks:

"Are you REALLY, REALLY sure you want to delete?"

KirkMcD · 01-30-2009, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steadyon

When the message pops up and says:

"Are you sure you want to delete?"

I did that once to a webserver I was trying to restart, but I pressed the delete button instead of the restart button.
It's practically the same messsage.

"Are you sure you want to restart?"

"Yes, of course, I'm sure, just do it already."
"Hey why isn't it working anymore?"
"Uh, Oh!"

Kenneth Fox · 01-30-2009, 02:50 PM

This thread is to funny ;-)

It is suppose to be "Stupid Marketing Tricks" but has turned into "Stupid Marketing Mistakes"

Scott Ames · 01-30-2009, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle Tully

Obviously a guru launch tactic!

LOL!!!

funny

Charann Miller · 02-01-2009, 12:35 PM

Hehehehe, too true, they should probably have 3 different levels of the message:

1. You are really, really sure you want to delete?

2. Are you 100% absolutely sure you want to do this?

3. This is the point of no return, there's no going back after clicking this baby.

That would make me think twice before deleting.

They always say that computers do everything we tell them to do and nothing we want them to do, I learned that one first starting out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steadyon

When the message pops up and says:

"Are you sure you want to delete?"

Then you hit enter and realise that perhaps you shouldn't have done that :-(

I think a new message should pop up that asks:

"Are you REALLY, REALLY sure you want to delete?"

01-29-2009, 07:32 PM	#1
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01-29-2009, 11:30 PM	#4
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01-30-2009, 04:12 AM	#14
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01-30-2009, 06:08 AM	#17
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01-30-2009, 02:50 PM	#19
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