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How Much Are You Worth To an Online Lead-Gen Site?

Posted by Soulskill on from the depends-on-how-gullible-you-are dept.

jfruh writes "You may remember the tale of the blogger who found that an infographic he'd put on his site was the front end of an SEO spam job. Well, he's since followed the money to figure out just who's behind this maneuver: the for-profit college industry. He discovered that the contact info of someone who expresses interest in online degree programs can be worth up to $250 to an industry with a particularly sleazy reputation."

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  1. Lead Gen ? by rossdee · · Score: 0, Troll

    Does somebody want my lead? I have a few old car batteries, and a UPS that no longer works. Quite a bit of Pb there.
      I would have to pay to take them to the city recycling place.