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A Guessing Game - Adsense

by rosetrees
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This Adsense ad has just appeared on a page of my antiscam blog:

Umbrella Company
Umbrellas leave you with 64%, We ensure you receive up to 85%
Anyone want to guess what it's an ad for?

I'm sure there's a lesson in how not to use Adwords somewhere in it.
#adsense #game #guessing
  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by rosetrees View Post

    Anyone want to guess what it's an ad for?
    An umbrella company is a contract agency, usually in the UK, which handles all the client communication and record keeping and whatnot for you. Unlike a recruiter, umbrella companies often do not locate the position - you simply refer your new client to them for payment and term negotiation. The client then pays them, they take a percentage, do all the tax reporting and whatnot... and give you the rest.

    The umbrella company also carries insurance to cover you, which is a much more strict requirement in the UK than it is here.
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    "The Golden Town is the Golden Town no longer. They have sold their pillars for brass and their temples for money, they have made coins out of their golden doors. It is become a dark town full of trouble, there is no ease in its streets, beauty has left it and the old songs are gone." - Lord Dunsany, The Messengers
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    • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
      Killjoy - you spoilt the fun by getting it right first time.

      Ok - you win a virtual Mars Bar.
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      • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
        Originally Posted by rosetrees View Post

        Killjoy - you spoilt the fun by getting it right first time.
        I'm sorry, I thought you were really asking

        There's a UK authority site on contract labour out there, and during my days as a freelance writer last year, I wrote them some 300 articles on being and hiring an independent contractor in the UK. I now know far more than I ever expected to know about UK tax and employment laws... and I've actually been thinking about opening a legitimate UK subsidiary just to take advantage of that.

        Ok - you win a virtual Mars Bar.
        Is it a delicious UK Mars bar, or a nasty US one? They're different, you know.
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        "The Golden Town is the Golden Town no longer. They have sold their pillars for brass and their temples for money, they have made coins out of their golden doors. It is become a dark town full of trouble, there is no ease in its streets, beauty has left it and the old songs are gone." - Lord Dunsany, The Messengers
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  • Profile picture of the author Toby.T
    Lol I am with Boris that was my first thought. Not a good thread though... a GREAT thread
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  • Profile picture of the author nettech
    Originally Posted by rosetrees View Post

    This Adsense ad has just appeared on a page of my antiscam blog:



    Anyone want to guess what it's an ad for?

    I'm sure there's a lesson in how not to use Adwords somewhere in it.
    I use an Umbrella COmpany when I'm contracting!

    Its basically a company that handles all your payroll and accounting affairs at the same time saving you money...legally!
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    Thanks
    Zaheer

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