I received this in email today:
ZTMC is interested in advertising text links on schinckel.blogsome.com, or other websites that you might own.
ZTMC manages a network of advertisers that range from large corporate sites to kid friendly sites.Many types of advertisers are represented in the network, with the exception of adult sites and warez (hacker/pirated software) content.Again, no warez or adult sites ads are displayed.We would like to display four links randomly on your site, ideally on every page of your site.Home page only or run of sub-section ads are also an option.Typically, the ads are placed in the footer of your site but they could also be in the header or a side bar.Payment for these ads would be upfront each month, the first month being paid once the ads are live and reviewed for proper setup.
Our monthly agreement would continue indefinitely, and we will pay you in advance based on the day of the month you began running our ads, providing your site performs as expected.
These ads are not banner ads, they are simple one line text links.You will be able to theme the links, adjusting the size and color to fit your site as you see fit, as long as they are properly visible to the users.
I hope you agree that this is an interesting way to help you grow your website and monetize your hard work.
Please contact me if this interests you.I will provide examples of these ads on existing sites and hopefully we can agree on a monthly fee that will be mutually beneficial.
Thank you for your time,
Nicole,
Marketing Manager
ZTMC, Inc.
Now, this is actually the first Spam email I’ve ever seen that might be selling a product I might be interested in. Apart from the fact that I don’t use that website anymore (although they have addressed this), and I already have an Ad system. Not that I’m really that happy with Google AdSense, but I’m close enough to actually receiving a payment after several years I can’t stand to leave.
And finally, I cannot bear to respond to a Spam email. So bad luck, Nicole, you should have chosen a more appropriate method of trying to get new business.
It’s not spam my man. I actually have sites running ads through ZTMC and I can’t complain. I’ve been doing their ad program for almost 6 months now without a hitch. You should have my email address, send me an email and I’d be happy to talk to you about my experiences.
1 week, 4 days after the fact.
I’ve received Nicole’s mail too.
Matt, you have my email. Can we get in touch? If you have no time, can you please send me Brian’s email please?
Thank you!
2 months, 2 weeks after the fact.
Nah, I’m not interested in doing anything related to Spam, nor am I prepared to give out email addresses of people I don’t know to other people I don’t know.
2 months, 2 weeks after the fact.
If it helps I’m with ZTMC and have been paid for three months now
3 months after the fact.
I signed up with ZTMC last year. They pay on time and in the amount they promised. They run a tiny ad code script at the bottom of my site. None of the 22,000 members of my site have even noticed it or mentioned it. You can see what it looks like at the bottom of this link: http://www.micechat.com
However, I think there may be an unintended problem. Shortly after running the ZTMC code, my AdSense earnings took a total nosedive. I’m making a tiny fraction of what I made in the month before the ZTMC code. It seems that I’m being punished by Google.
What I’m wondering now is if I remove the ZTMC code, will my AdSense go back up again, or am I ruined forever? I’d had to drop ZTMC which IS paying in hopes that my AdSense will recover (which it may not). Headaches, headaches, headaches.
-Dusty
5 months, 1 week after the fact.
I got the email (actually I was going through my spam folder and found a followup email) and I was searching around for some information before replying.
The email I got said that the guy had personally visited my site, and it seems legit. I responded just now. I am curious what will happen. If you have any more information or want to know what my results are, send me an email and I will let you know.
12 months after the fact.