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This topic is the result of a few months of research, trial and error and, finally, successful
results of me trying out web advertising. I am going to mention what methods I've tried and
what you should avoid when getting involved in ads.

To cut things short I have an online store that sells clothing and various accesories. I have
started with:

1. Google ads:
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https://www.google.com/ads/

The steps are pretty straight forwards. After following them I had to wait for almost two months in
order to get the confirmation (you have to receive a few documents, manually sign them and then
submit them back for processing).

After everything was ready, the gain was not substantial. Traffic increased but not by a significant
amount (almost at the limit with what I was paying to google).
Next, I added new categories of different projects and even went as far as changing the content
management system of the site (settled for a wp plugin because it was easy to use and cheap).
Next, I tried:

2. Yahoo Ads:
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https://advertising.yahoo.com/gemini/

The story was roughly the same with the exception that I managed to get started fairly quickly.
But I was still making very little over what was needed to keep the store and the site going. Just
for kicks I went for:

3. adFly:
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http://www.adfly.eu/

While cheaper than the previous the customer reach was very poor, almost as after the site's
launch. At this point I have spent over 1400$ on all ad networks (most of that was on google ads.

The issue was not the web platform nor the products but the low coverage of the customer base.

The solution in my case turned out to be in advertising through mail. Buying addresses and
sending ads by mail turned out cheaper and more profitable in the long run mainly because unlike
ad networks which interrupt their service after a given period of time (most subscriptions are
between one and six months) while with mail, advertising can be done at any time.

I am also willing to sell some of the addresses (these addresses are private).

Pricing (number of addresses (1K = 1000)/price in USD):

15K --> 80$
20K --> 150$
50K --> 300$
100K --> 450$
200K --> 600$

What you will get:

panjas@mweb.co.za
halentan@tm.net.my
legorje@s-direktnet.de
etaserpen@angelfire.com
karsten_silz@mail.amsinc.com
Drzoned@hotmail.com
octimum@aei.ca
pazo@redestb.es
esma@atlas-iap.es
waerwin@skyinet.net
vhulme@aol.com
a.r.drenth@research.kpn.com
Danila@child.msk.su
ttock@hotmail.com
rekot@hotmail.com
felinda@tm.net.my
lys222@163.net
rajgupta@emirates.net.ae
cheong21@hongkong.com
FabianJohannLelo@netscape.net
l142y@unb.ca
mrbig@elst.ru
lee@hotmail.com
jerome@belg
zhuyis@usa.net
chegini@aol.com
pierrot@aei.ca
cherislee@hotmail.com
washbur3@oe.k12.mi.us
wa0yth@aol.com
K.Hermans@stud.tue.nl
l.joseph@compunet1.net
pbooher@mindspring.com
brilyn@iweb.net.au
abletsas@bvrp.com
pm_rs@hotmail.com
erickg@tm.net.my
vpingley@hotmail.com
edgwolf@earthlink.net
circumcised@hotmail.com
slurry@hotmail.com
2b@ibpi.com.br
craig.reynolds@AtlantaGA.NCR.COM
yusufyusufus@yahoo.com
trjjda@icq.com
info@earn-at-home.com
eikoniar@ort.org.il
tommy_usa83@hotmail.com
teardrop76@hotmail.com
kemronma@wam.umd.edu
961ninni@ostrabo.uddevalla.se
suzy@vrnet.com.br
tobias.w@mail.bip.net
unreal01@263.net
Anutra@yahoo.com
decaro@bbs.fkchs.sad27.k12.me.us
ays@bnet.net.tr
skeater@orbit.net.mt
t-kawaba@mx6.nisiq.net
u4360972@cc.ncu.edu.tw
stzp@163.net
ukri@hotmail.com
nicola.baraldi@comune.mantova.it
g997lama@hlk.hj.se
hipojpn@hotmail.com
rmanto@mdnet.it
totem@actcom.co.il
kathy.will@bigpond.com
CHEWY@NEWAVE.NET.AU
ttsang@iname.com
blondeone_21@hotmail.com
rýfký@liris.com.tr
jgillen@acquire1.com
hoffenberg@aol.com
heyjude@bellatlantic.net
b0598364@ms17.hinet.net
aps@ms8.accmail.com.tw
msc@maqs.net
saxuragi@cyberway.com.sg
MandaAtIU@aol.com
jj@icenet.com.au
laurent@cabi.net.id
aming@tempest.com.au
cmmin@pl.jaring.my
tokbathin@tm.net.my
lanstar@worldonline.nl
welbooks@emirates.net
support1@intersrv.com
Nick@net.do
Leo-Kraemer@t-online.de
qvantingen_house@hotmail.com
e9025695@student.tuwien.ac.at
strife23@ms22.hinet.net
patty@inspect.com
maxus@cyberhighway.net
bubble@fsinet.or.jp
kikimama@geocities.co.jp
arif001@usa.net
kibagami@m1.is.net.tw
tommyman668@hotmail.com
flash666@chat.ru
zearosete@yahoo.com
Smile@smile.com
lancelot@email.gcn.net.tw
karamysh@excite.com
jonathan_carroll@hotmail.com
md4129@mclink.it
melody54@hotmail.com
viviane.ney@crp-sante.lu
eva.v@altavista.net
zaimara@usp.br
zzz_71@hotmail.com
soyama@mail.raidway.ne.jp
liebisissi@supereva.it
scrumble@yahoo.com
anatber@netvision.net.il
frogstomp@pacifi.net.sg
grchew@rocketmail.com
biohero@pacific.net.sg
milo_ng_hk@yahoo.com.hk
vvisetch@FTMortgage.com
dfolden@ibm.net
pascale7@hotmail.com
jmartin@oz.net
sun00010@public.wh.hb.cn
nuttavuth@iname.com
annekong@netvigator.com
legend@epix.net
saanlam@hotmail.com
bratundra@yahoo.com
huxu@usa.net
tqktcan@tm.net.my
kvint@inter.net.il
patricia.janoes@virgin.net
gpw1942@aol.com
joze.pecjak@guest.arnes.si
s440905@gb3.so-net.or.jp
gldret@ican.net
danny@ciunsa.unsa.edu.ar
paf@chierinet.it
bbssysop@pacbell.net
tiff_teppei@hotmail.com
pichon@pr2i.fr
tkwill@net.polyu.edu.hk
d.lincoln@virgin.net
lopezmza@teletel.com.ar
barbro@mbox318.swipnet.se
dragonl@public1.guangzhou.gd.cn
k-ugi@pb.highway.ne.jp
dc.uin@mail.ru
AlexdaGret@aol.com
victorandsherri@integrityonline
miffy@.ro.bekkoame.or.jp
vfrholgi@t-online.de
sanna_pang@hotmail.com
k@sato.email.ne.jp
super@nil.com
e2247678@ms19.hinet.net
dc.uin@mail.ru
edy@arrakis.es
trufilho@sti.com.br
jennyglad@hotmail.com
marco82@usa.net
kbaumann@cris.com
none@none.com
saj@centrum.is
NoOnesHome@aol.com
philippe.chanliau@wanadoo.fr
dumbfrigginuser@icqmail.com
antmagnum1@aol.com
felokrep@acci.gr
alexiss@interbook.net
b8631012@student.nsysu.edu.tw
QZX03273@niftyserve.or.jp
g_ok@hotmail.com
daiga@labvakars.lv
queendia@so-net.com.hk
ayanami@merlin.net.au
cneeley@megsinet.net
glacier@hotmail.com
matjos@paula.univ.gda.pl
j-ookuma@tk.airnet.ne.jp
story111@hotmail.com
atthispt@yahoo.com
danaarsvold.@rl.telia.no
enar.degerfeldt@swipnet.se
vhmnki@hotmail.com
jok@nacka.mail.telia.com
nya@place.co.jp
marrika@chat.ru
mczarata@yahoo.com
renfang@yahoo.com
nshalfani@hotmail.com
gerevito@hotmail.com
brainbox@aol.com
llady16284@aol.com
bschneid@excel.net
magami@cds.ne.jp
fangar_@hotmail.com
melissa@pcioh.com
yiiling@tm.net.my
Cinderella4u@yahoo.com
rimon@fsinet.or.jp
bmckanna@cs.wright.edu
io235032@student.io.tudelft.nl
country.cowboy@base.com.br
adidas@korn.com
Pray1@san.rr.com
wosilencer@hotmail.com
ndonato@libeccio.unime.it
sandwijk@multiweb.nl
fuchikami@ma4.justnet.ne.jp
networx@addc.net
ayu_overmars@hotmail.com
adrianadomingos@hotmail.com
geohuson@flash.
jmac@mhonline.net
100426.567@compuserve.com
finnegac@enmu.edu
nal@mx5.meshnet.or.jp
Wraith79@yahoo.com
yotkan@tig.com.au
mk_tmlaa@stu.ust.hk
bjoern.laschet@essen.netsurf.de
capt@execulink.com
billball@email.unc.edu
mbrevet@magic.fr
penta@pekori.to
np69si@mail.telepac.pt
jh_15@hotmail.com
getulio@ie.ufrj.br
rhgeyer@northcom.net
aidoka@hotmail.com
steen.hh@post.cybercity.dk
fai1070@gateway.net.hk
kyrin@ms9.tisnet.net.tw
dinahb@mobiletel.com
de_beer@mailcity.com
shorti11@yahoo.com
lucas-pesciotta@inatel.br
cta@!inficad.com
alnems101@hotmail.com
u3461202@cc.ncu.edu.tw
caravan@postman.ru
no.respect@real-net.de
hudson19@ix.netcom.com
Ago@get2net.dk
carol@mail.tmsh.tcc.edu.tw
lj950176@tn1.toyo.ac.jp
zdoron@internet-zahav.net
dan@volatile.com
acroy@usa.net
dmoser@sprint.ca
mgarciap@aulaoberta.ediuoc.es
afdmfg@orednet.org
cenahum@hotmail.com
OGoodThing@AOL.COM
badbusta@yahoo.com
jbatista98@yahoo.com
lisajak7@ppp.kornet.nm.kr
jgikow@aol.com
israel.reyes@dartmouth.edu
fwjb1010@mb.infoweb.ne.jp
Bowserjb@visi.net
Rochester@superonline.com
litlhead@yahoo.com
f95hekl@dd.chalmers.se
lisajak7@ppp.kornet.nm.kr
rainrunnr@aol.com
sverchkov@argussoft.ru
eve_bergeron@hotmail.com
celine@pacific.net.sg
effendi@sr.net
e9970522@ms15.hinet.net
zoeoe@hotmail.com

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