Re: Get 10,000 hits free

From: jonmmorris@aol.comnospam (JonMMorris)

Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Sam Palmer bites and asks?

"Do you think this is any good...?"
>>Want free traffic ? Want an extra 10,000 hits per day free? If you do goto
>>http://upromo.hypermart.net/ and sign-up for Ultimate Promo ( it is FREE !!
>>). It�s fast, easy, and drives huge amounts of traffic to your site. Sign-up
>>today. It is 100% free !!!!!
>

An unsolicited offer that sounds too good to be true?  You do the math!

I checked the site and read their Terms of Service.  They will submit your URL
to 400 search engines for you.  They don't guarantee how successful their
submission will be but you must give them valid credit card info before they do
the "free" submission for you.  You have now given them the right to place a
banner on your page.  They will place their own ad or other ads on your banner,
etc...  It also appears that it's not really free.  After 30 days, they will
automatically bill your credit card!

I'm sure you get the picture but here's an actual quote from their ToS:

"Members also acknowledge that when they join our service for the free 30 day
trial that they accept all of the applicable charges that come with using our
service. The member will be charged for banner design, banner hosting, server
usage, and bandwidth charges. The member must pay these charges with out
exception."

The "applicable charges" are not specified anywhere on the site!  If you have
any remaining doubts about what will happen to your credit card balance, you
might notice they don't publish their names, address, or phone number.  Easier
to stay one step ahead of the law that way.

John
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Re: Get 10,000 hits free
Sam Palmer <Sam@Bitton.homeway.demon.co.uk>
Sat, 08 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000