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Those MotherF%^**^*&($&*(^’s at Facebook are at it again.  In another attempt to ensure that their company NEVER becomes profitable, they have gone through advertiser accounts and removed ads that they don’t like.  I got about 100 ads disabled.  Heres the email they sent me after killing my ads:

Hi,

One or more of your ads has been disabled for not being in compliance with our Advertising Terms. We reserve the right to determine what advertising we accept, and we may choose to not accept ads containing or relating to certain products or services. We will not allow the creation of any further Facebook Ads like those that were removed. We appreciate your cooperation with this policy.

Advertisements for Subscription Services must comply with the conditions noted below and as determined by Facebook in its sole discretion.  “Subscription Services” may include sites that promote downloading ringtones, wallpaper, or text messages for predictions, love life advice, news, personality quizzes, or other entertainment services, or any site that induces a user to sign up for recurring billing of a product or service.

Subscription Services conditions:

1. The promoted website must clearly and accurately display the price and billing interval (such as per week or once per month) on the landing page as well as any page that prompts a user for personal information (including, but not limited to, name, email address or phone number) or billing information (including, but not limited to, mobile phone number or credit card number).

2. If users sign up to your service by transmitting a code by text message, the price and billing interval must be clearly and prominently displayed beside the code.

3. If your service is a subscription, you must provide a prominent opt-in checkbox or other clear mechanism indicating that the user knowingly accepts the price and subscription service. This should be on the first page the user enters personal data, and the user should not be able to proceed without opting in.

4. All of the foregoing items should be located in a prominent place on your webpage, as determined by Facebook in its sole discretion, and should be easy to find, read, and understand.

The creation of further ads for these prohibited products may result in your account being disabled.

Thanks for your understanding,

The Facebook Ads Team

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Approximately April 1, 2008 I joined Pepperjam Network to apply for the ebay.com affiliate program (which I am already and have been for many years a member of direct with ebay).

Today I got a response:

Hello Ad Hustler,

We regret to inform you that your application to join the eBay.com
Affiliate Program has been declined.

Please feel free to re-apply to this program in the future.

Thank you,

The eBay.com Affiliate Team

Despite contacting them multiple times to review my application it took almost a year just to get an application reviewed (and declined).  Now THAT’S service!

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Ever wonder exactly how the bidding model for Google Adwords works?  This is a video from Google explaining it, and it’s a really good explanation.

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You know what really chaps my a$$?  Excuses.  I can’t stand them and I can’t stand when people complain and make excuses as to why they can’t resolve their issues.

We have a lot of people in this country who are either out of a job or fearful of losing their jobs.  Why aren’t they honing their skills?  Why aren’t they starting businesses on the side?  Why aren’t they looking for other jobs?  EXCUSES!

Question: Why aren’t you honing your skills or going back to school to learn a new and more useful trade?
Typical Answer: Because we can’t afford that!

Bologna.  No matter how bad your situation you can improve upon your skills.  You can get a book from the library and start learning something new.  You can learn on the internet.  You can find a job in a field willing to train you.

Question:  If you’re fearful of losing your job, why not look for another one.
Typical Answer: There are no jobs out there, it’s a bad economy!

Just because it’s a bad economy it doesn’t mean NO ONE is hiring.  What does it cost you to bust your butt a little and look?

Question:  If you aren’t making enough to get by, why don’t you look for additional income?
Typical Answer: I just don’t have the time.

You can MAKE the time, for things that are important for you.  Not having the time is not an excuse for anything.

I’m just sick and tired of hearing people make excuses for the situations they are in in life.  Stop making excuses and start doing things to better your life.

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