BEWARE!!! iContact is NOT a friend to affiliate marketers!

November 13, 2008 Business, Rants 19 Comments

Hello all,
Check this response to a “review” of my iContact account. Keep in mind that they asked where I generated my list and I showed them this blog and the optin forms I have here. (They didn’t know where I built my list even though I use their own optin forms to do so. Huh?)

This was their response after “reviewing” my site.

“Hello Matt,

MLM and network/affiliate marketing present an unique set of challenges for us. Many pyramid schemes try to present themselves as legitimate MLM businesses. In the most legitimate MLM companies, commissions are earned on sales of the company’s products or services and not recruiting alone. Company products/services should be tangible goods or services outside of the MLM model, meaning that books or CDs that explain the MLM system do not qualify as a tangible good in the view of iContact.

After reviewing your web site and the message history of your account we have come to the conclusion that we can no longer provide service to your account. The model of your business closely resembles that of a pyramid model, in which as you have admitted, no tangible goods or services are provided. The affiliate marketing systems you site promotes only mentions profit potential through recruiting and again, contains no mention of any physical product line.

You will have seven days to collect your contact data. We wish you the best in your future business endeavors.

Regards,
Chris Truitt
iContact Deliverability Specialist
2635 Meridian Parkway Ste 200
Durham, NC 27713
deliverability@icontact.com
http://www.icontact.com/terms/antispam”

MLM. Network marketing. Recruiting. WHAT!!!???

How stupid can you be!!??? Where in the hell on my site is there anything about MLM, network marketing, or recruiting???

The funny part is that they have an affiliate program themselves but they don’t understand what affiliate marketing even is! According to them, what I do is a pyramid scheme because I don’t ship physical products! How ludicrous is that!!??

By that definition, their own service is a pyramid scheme. Really, really stupid.

I used to sign high praises for iContact. But after this action and talking to other internet marketers that have had problems with them, I have to warn very strongly against using them. They have no clue about marketing!

I can’t say enough about this. USE AN EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDER THAT UNDERSTANDS MARKETING! iContact obviously does not.

Stay away. Cancel your account if you have one.

Talk soon,
Matt

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He left out a piece!

October 23, 2008 Business No Comments

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Trey’s got it goin’ on!

September 8, 2008 Business, Other stuff, Rants 6 Comments

Hey all,

My buddy Trey Smith just posted a very helpful tip for getting things done and cutting down on the “just screwing off” factor on the Internet. I love his idea of making your default home page into your own html To Do list.

Check it out here: Accidently Screwing Off On The Internets :)

Have fun!

Matt

P.S. For those that don’t know, Trey is a brilliant marketer that just happens to be Frank Kern’s cousin. I can also state publicly that Trey is NOT GAY, so don’t pay attention to the rumors. :)

P.P.S. Trey is a featured celebrity video host in my newest software “Google Goggles”. You can get those here before the price goes up tomorrow. Get Goggle Goggles Now!

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