Review of Adsense Overdrive
February 20, 2009 by Robert Hutchinson
Filed under Adsense, Monetize
I first heard of Adsense Overdrive, ironically enough, when I spotted an Adsense ad on one of my blogs: Well, that looks interesting! The Adsense ad promised “A Secret Three Step Formula That Will Beef Up Your Earnings!” I certainly would like that. And a “secret” three-step formula sounds intriguing. Not wanting to violate Google’s Terms of Service, I resisted the temptation to click on the ad and instead entered the URL directly:
What I found was a very slick, very persuasive sales letter for Adsense Overdrive that kicked up the promised benefits more than a notch. I was particularly impressed by the “deck” copy: “Caution: This blueprint is so effective it may feel as though you are engaging in ‘blackhat’ tactics. Rest assured, every method is 100% legitimate and legal.”
So, as part of my campaign to buy every Adsense product I can get my hands on, I decided to check this one out. I clicked on the order button at the bottom of the sales page and discovered that this was a low-cost e-book that I would buy through Clickbank.
I was already a bit disappointed — what sort of “secret” formulas would I discover for $24? — but I went ahead and bought. What I got was a 50-page PDF with triple-spacing and almost no original information whatsoever. In other words: The company selling this e-book put all their money and effort into their very slick sales letter (great job, guys!)… and NONE into their actual product.
Put simply: this sucks! Oh, yes, it does tell you some basic info… but nothing you couldn’t discover for free simply by using Google. It’s 50-plus pages of triple-spaced fluff. Don’t bother.
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