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There has been a never ending stream of hype around the
Internet lately concerning the next great marketing
method called IP Broadcasting.
As I review Internet Marketing Tools and report the results
to the subscribers of my own newsletter it was only a
matter of time before I grabbed a copy and ran it through
some testing.
But, to be honest I was not really excited about it. I had
looked at this type of software when it was first released
and had basically sworn it off as the next SPAM Method Tool.
And I was more then right in this assumption as I began
receiving many of these software sent ads as promised right
onto my desktop. So I eventually shut down the service that
is built into Windows XP so that I would stop receiving
these annoying ads.
I am sure many of you have experienced this at onetime or
another lately. So what's it like on the other end of this
amazing new tool? Let's take a look...
I began by making a strategy to test this software without
destroying the livelihood of my Internet Business and be
labeled a SPAMMER. And I came up with an outstanding way to
do so.
I made a web page with a simple question to answer. The
question was:
Is the type of advertising that sent you to this website
SPAM? The visitors simply clicked on the JavaScript YES or
NO and that was it.
So as you can see I was not marketing anything with this
software. I was simply trying to test the effectiveness of
even getting some one to view my website from an ad received
from it.
Next I needed to actually obtain this spam ware. They are
not cheap and with good reason. The response to this
software all over the Internet has been way less then
positive. So I am sure with that in mind the makers wanted
to make as much money as possible before their software was
no longer a profit generator.
I chose Broadcast Marketer for the test.
Price: $499.95!
Now if you are not familiar with this software it basically
allows you to send an advertisement to MILLIONS of possible
viewers using blocks of IP Addresses that are built into
the software. If the people on the other end of the IP
Address have the Messenger Service enabled in their copy of
Windows your advertisement will pop up on their screen!
To some it sounds great I am sure. To me it made me gag!
So I loaded up my advertisement that read: Survey! Do
you think this message is SPAM? Or is it a legal way of
advertising? Voice Your Opinion by visiting: THE URL
So that was it. I entered it in chose the entire block of
available IP Addresses built into the program and hit send.
According to the program when I checked it the next morning
(this is by no means an extremely fast evolution even on a
DSL Connection) the software reported that my message should
have been viewed on 231,844 computers. It was unable to
appear on 842,111 computers. Wow, so my ad was viewed by
21% of the people that viewed it. I typed in the stats page
URL as fast as my fingers could move... only to find:
ZERO HITS! That is right folks NO HITS, NONE, NOTHING, ZIP!
Ok, this was my first time using it. So I did it again the
next night. And the results were nearly identical with
again NO HITS!
The reasons for this sorry showing could be many. But, I
left what is probably going to tell the story out when I
told you how this software works. You see it does
successfully show your message on a huge amount of
computers. But, if you use a URL in your ad it does not
appear as a hyperlink on the other end! Not only that but
you cannot cut 'n past out of this window either. The only
way to do it would be to minimize your browser so that you
can view the URL in the window and type it into your browser
at the same time. And to close the window it is just
clicking on the OK, or hitting the return key on your
keyboard.
Your ads are hard to use, and easy to get rid of.
So what about if used with a phone number? I happen to
make use of a virtual office and can setup surveys with it.
So I did. The same thing. Press 1 if this is SPAM. Press
2 if this is legal. And mind you this is a 1-800 toll free
call for them. So again I did this two nights in a row.
And the results? Not one call! This is a toll free call
folks and not one call! Not even an angry person calling
me and cursing me out. Just no responses at all.
I don't think I need to go any further with this review.
Not only is it indeed Spam Ware. It doesn't work at all.
I cannot believe that people would pay $500 dollars for this
piece of crap. And frankly if I did not know that this was
not going to work when we dropped the 5 bills on it. I would
be severely upset right now. I considered seeking a refund
and then found out that there are no promises with this
software at all. Probably because they know it does not
work.
I am not even going to honor this software with my worst
rating. It is a piece of S@#t.
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Troy Pentico is the author of the recently released "Pay Per
Text Marketing System". This explosive Marketing System
will allow you to followup with your affiliate website
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