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     You see, it's with this attitude that I'll never make money with my
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> **From:** XXX XXX <XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
>  **To:** "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>  **Subject:** We want to buy links from your http://boston.conman.org/
> website
>  **Date:** Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:50:31 +0200
>
> Dear Webmaster
>
> My name is XXX XXX, I am the Business Development Manager for XXXXXXXXXXXX
> XXXX
>
> XXXXXXXXXXXX is currently offering several business opportunities for your
> website. We will pay you $5–$25 per month to place one or more links on
> various pages of your website to our clients' sites.
>
> I would like the link placed at the bottom of the page. But, if you are
> unable to place the link at this exact location, I am certainly willing to
> find other areas that are acceptable for you.
>
> If you are interested in becoming a partner with us, I will send you a
> detailed list of the available link advertisements, along with a breakdown
> of the different amounts we will pay for the links.
>
> Please feel free to contact me with any other questions or comments at my
> email address.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> XXX XXX
>
> Business Development Manager
>
> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>

The last time I received a solicitation [1], I only made $3.03 a year, but
this one is willing to pay $5 per month (yeah, I really expect to get the
full $25). Hmmm … bottom of the page, eh? I doubt anyone really reads that
far down and the likelyhood of anyone seeing those ads are pretty slim so I'm
guessing they're using me [2] only for my PageRank [3]™.

But I think I'll play along, and see just how far they're willing to go for a
little PageRank™ juice. Who knows? I may even make enough to get two cups of
coffee [4].

[1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2005/03/21.1
[2] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2006/03/23.3
[3] http://www.google.com/technology/
[4] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2006/02/01.2

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