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O-Trap

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Nov 19, 2010 5:16 PM
... I was told that I would no longer have the job I'd held for a couple years ... the job I would have been happy working for the rest of my life.

A year later, I'm still looking, but have been able to drum up a pretty good income in my spare time (albeit not so steady at times), and my former employers are now being sued by the Ohio Attorney General for practices that they implemented after I left.

Life isn't so bad. :D
Nov 19, 2010 5:16pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 5:30 PM
Is that the company that sent you to Boston with a highly successful young millionaire boss?
Nov 19, 2010 5:30pm
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O-Trap

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14,994 posts
Nov 19, 2010 5:34 PM
Sure is.
Nov 19, 2010 5:34pm
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j_crazy

7 gram rocks. how i roll.

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Nov 19, 2010 5:38 PM
gmac home mortgage?
Nov 19, 2010 5:38pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 5:50 PM
What happened?
Nov 19, 2010 5:50pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 19, 2010 5:50 PM
NSA Technologies
Nov 19, 2010 5:50pm
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O-Trap

Chief Shenanigans Officer

14,994 posts
Nov 19, 2010 5:50 PM
They locked themselves into a contract that ended up costing them a lot of money, and they didn't have the liquid assets to pay it off.
Nov 19, 2010 5:50pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 6:02 PM
Their BBB rating is an F
Nov 19, 2010 6:02pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 6:06 PM
This is tempting otrap.. guaranteed success and make money 24 hours a day!
Nov 19, 2010 6:06pm
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O-Trap

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14,994 posts
Nov 19, 2010 6:38 PM
rydawg5;566088 wrote:Their BBB rating is an F

Yeah, but that means little. The BBB is a neutered dog.
rydawg5;566091 wrote:This is tempting otrap.. guaranteed success and make money 24 hours a day!

What?
Nov 19, 2010 6:38pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 6:40 PM
I went to a website that was on the BBB from them and it is a guaranteed money maker
Nov 19, 2010 6:40pm
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O-Trap

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14,994 posts
Nov 19, 2010 6:59 PM
Maybe that's where the problem lies. The FTC frowns on "guaranteeing" results. No wonder they are/were getting sued.

Funny thing is, I used to talk to Cordray all the time when I worked there. He and the company were in good standing at the time.
Nov 19, 2010 6:59pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 7:08 PM
Whats this e-book you are selling in your signatrue?
Nov 19, 2010 7:08pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 19, 2010 7:16 PM
It's just a book about teaching the very basics of understanding football (well enough to know what you're watching on the TV screen).

I bought it for my wife. :D
Nov 19, 2010 7:16pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 7:19 PM
Haha -- You bought it for your wife? Aren't you selling it though? Seems like you would get it for free. Are you working for a company to sell it or is it your own?

Each link on it makes the book come up to a different price. The main price is $10, on the blog link its $17 and the rule link is $14. But, you have to order within the first 4 weeks of the season to get that rate, so I assume its the standard price.
Nov 19, 2010 7:19pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 19, 2010 7:22 PM
It's not mine. I didn't make it, nor am I at all employed. I bought it at $10.

It's an affiliate link. That means if anyone does happen to buy it through my link, I get a percentage from the owner.

Welcome to the world of affiliate marketing. :D Just like Justin gets paid for the ads atop the site.
Nov 19, 2010 7:22pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 7:23 PM
So how do you do that?
Nov 19, 2010 7:23pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 19, 2010 7:29 PM
The link is unique to me. It TAKES you to: http://www.football-rulebook.com/?hop=otrap1

The site itself is http://www.football-rulebook.com/

The ?hop=otrap1 is a variable that means my affiliate account at Clickbank (otrap1) is the one connected, so if anyone buys, my account gets credit.

Clickbank allows a cloaking to hide affiliate and vendor names, which is why the link above looks like "http://<insert-random-characters>.hop.clickbank.net." The random characters are where the affiliate and vendor ID would normally be.

It is cookie-based, so if someone clicks my link, a cookie tracks if they buy. If they do, $$ for me.
Nov 19, 2010 7:29pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 7:40 PM


I see it.
Nov 19, 2010 7:40pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 19, 2010 9:55 PM
Bingo. :D

Also, unless you clear your cookies or click on someone ELSE'S affiliate link, if you EVER go back to that site directly to the site URL, I'll still get credit for up to 60 days. :D

It's a fascinating industry, affiliate marketing is.
Nov 19, 2010 9:55pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 10:10 PM
But you shouldnt lie and say you bought it for your wife :) Your signature used to be devotional blogs now they are affiliate marketing tricks ;) haha
Nov 19, 2010 10:10pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 19, 2010 10:20 PM
I didn't lie. I actually did buy it. I don't get it for free just because I'm promoting it.

I DID, however, buy it through my own link, which means I got commission for buying it. :D

But I actually did buy it.
Nov 19, 2010 10:20pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 10:23 PM
I believe ya haha..
Nov 19, 2010 10:23pm
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DeyDurkie5

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Nov 19, 2010 10:24 PM
O-Trap;566446 wrote:I didn't lie. I actually did buy it. I don't get it for free just because I'm promoting it.

I DID, however, buy it through my own link, which means I got commission for buying it. :D

But I actually did buy it.
sooo, did you actually buy it orr what? lol
Nov 19, 2010 10:24pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 19, 2010 10:25 PM
How would you rate the book?
Nov 19, 2010 10:25pm