Review of “JoshMadeCash.com”

Firefox does a pretty good job of suppressing popup ads… pretty good but not 100%. So, today I’m reading a news site and up pops a popup ad for something called “JoshMadeCash.com.” It’s obviously a pitch for a Google Adsense course or tool… and, since I’m on a campaign to review every Adsense product I can find, my interest was piqued.

The headline said it all: “Would You Like to Make $5,000 or More a Month Posting Links on Google?”

Gosh, I sure would, Josh!

Then came the subhead: “Get paid $5 to $30 for every website link that you post on Google. No one needs to buy anything from you or Google in order to get paid. Weekly paychecks are sent & you can work from your home computer or anywhere with internet access.”

Get paid $5 to $30 for EVERY website link I post on Google? I wasn’t entirely sure what that means. With Adsense, you don’t post a “link” on “Google.” You post code on your website that then allows Google to run Adsense ads on your site… and you get paid whenever someone clicks on one of those ads appearing on your site.

Still, I thought I should check it out.  It offered a standard small trial offer ($1.97 “shipping” charge) and I assumed

that this would revert to some sort of monthly charge after the trial (I was right about that).  The pitch was that I pay $1.97 to try out their “Google Software Kit.”  All I have to do, the form says, is send for my Google Software Kit.. then “Use simple typing skills to fill out online forms”… and the result will be “watch the money come rolling in.”  Sounds good! Earlier, in his sales letter, “Josh” does imply that what he is selling is something that helps you make money with Google:

How to get started

Step 1: Go to this link, fill out a basic online form and hit submit at Google Biz Kit. Pay the $1.97 for shipping.

Step 2: Follow the directions on Google Biz Kit and set up a Google account. Then they will give you the website links to post. Start posting those links. Google tracks everything.

Step 3: Google will start sending their first check to you in about 48 hours. Or you can start to have them wire directly into your checking account. (Your first checks will be about $500 to $1,200 a week. Then it goes up from there. Depends on how many links you posted online.)

I figured this must be a VERY introductory course on Adsense since the sales letter talks about “setting up a Google account” and “they will give you the website links to post.” So, I filled out the form and waited to receive my “Google Profit Software Kit.”  Many of these Adsense products do come with sometimes-useful online tools or pieces of software that actually are worth the money.  I thought “Josh” must be selling something like that… some “tool” or website that made identifying profitable Adsense niches easier.  Something like that.

So when the email I was expecting arrived… I was shocked.  Instead of getting some software or a link to an online Adsense tool… I was directed to a bland website with seemingly generic information about applying for government grants and that had NOTHING to do with Adsense.  It appears that “Josh” is fulfilling his promise with a monthly recurring subscription to a website about grant-writing!

The email explains that, after my initial trial period, I will be billed automatically and monthly for $24.87.  Here is what they said:

Dear Robert Hutchinson,

Welcome to GrantSpring.com. We are excited that you have taken advantage of our risk free trial membership. This email is your activation email for our exciting new product - GrantSpring.com. Using your login information below, you will have access to a huge library of current, available grants. We’ll even show you how to write your proposal and give you examples to look at. The tools and resources provided in our website will help you with all the unknowns about the billions of dollars available to you.

To get started right now:

1. Click on this link http://www.grantspring.com

2. Enter the following information on the site :

Username: XXXXXXXXX
Password: XXXXXXXXX

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Please read the following information:

We have processed your free trial request for GrantSpring.com and your account has been set up.

After the free trial period has expired, you will be charged the monthly fee, and all charges are subject to the Terms and Conditions listed on the site.

Your membership fees will begin on 05/19/2009, at which time your account ending in XXXXXXX will be charged $24.87.

This will be a recurring transaction, and your account ending in XXXXXXX will be charged $24.87 every month thereafter to maintain your membership.

To avoid being charged, you must cancel your account prior to the end of your trial period.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for improvement, please contact a Customer Support Representative via email at support@grantspring.com.

We look forward to serving you!

Thank you,
GrantSpring.com
Phone: 1-888-247-2155
Email: support@grantspring.com

Well. I was disappointed, to say the least. I fired off an email to their customer support department, saying that I would like to cancel my membership. We’ll see if they honor that.

Needless to say, you have to be careful when buying Adsense products like these. There are some very useful products out there… but there are also products that won’t help you a bit when it comes to making money with Adsense.

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