Comments on: New FTC Marketing Guidelines — The Five Things You Must Know http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/ Internet Traffic, Conversion, Testing and Techniques Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:21:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: FTC’s Serious Watch On US Internet Marketing Practices | New Blood, Inc. Blog http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-191267 FTC’s Serious Watch On US Internet Marketing Practices | New Blood, Inc. Blog Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:04:13 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-191267 [...] marketing campaigns comply with FTC rules and regulations. It is of paramount importance that you pay attention to these guidelines. If you don’t want to follow these laws, nothing will happen (well, maybe at first!!). Until, you [...] [...] marketing campaigns comply with FTC rules and regulations. It is of paramount importance that you pay attention to these guidelines. If you don’t want to follow these laws, nothing will happen (well, maybe at first!!). Until, you [...]

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]]> By: Ihave noname http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-53779 Ihave noname Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:59:26 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-53779 Hi, Mark ! When the FTC (or a similar gov't agency) has to legislate decency and "do unto others" common sense in order to quell fraud and abuse ... we're in deep dog do! Big Business, unbridled bureaucracy, hordes of petty bureaucrats have ruined so much of society. When one needs a permit in order to dig a flowerbed on one's property, where doe$ it $top? Hi, Mark !
When the FTC (or a similar gov’t agency) has to legislate decency and “do unto others” common sense in order to quell fraud and abuse … we’re in deep dog do! Big Business, unbridled bureaucracy, hordes of petty bureaucrats have ruined so much of society. When one needs a permit in order to dig a flowerbed on one’s property, where doe$ it $top?

]]> By: Amiri "Rooty" Warren , L.V http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-45150 Amiri "Rooty" Warren , L.V Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:17:33 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-45150 As a new entrepreneurial student to the wonderful world of the internet and internet marketing, I want to TY for this VERY important piece of info. There would have been nothing worse to business than to build largely and be in violation only to receive cease and desist order from the gvrmt! I want to do it right the first time breaking no laws and rules. As a new entrepreneurial student to the wonderful world of the internet and internet marketing, I want to TY for this VERY important piece of info. There would have been nothing worse to business than to build largely and be in violation only to receive cease and desist order from the gvrmt! I want to do it right the first time breaking no laws and rules.

]]> By: Alicia G http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-44883 Alicia G Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:40:32 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-44883 Very informative blog! Thanks for this information! It is very helpful and useful! Very informative blog! Thanks for this information! It is very helpful and useful!

]]> By: Anthony Harris http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-44529 Anthony Harris Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:28:00 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-44529 Mark...I was just finishing off my post when it seemed to submit itself. I must have touched a wrong key. Please remove the unfinished post and put the following in its place: Hello Mark, In his earlier post, Alberto seems to think that being physically outside U.S. jurisdiction places a safety barrier around him and those like him (myself included). I beg to differ. The U.S. authorities regard electronic signals directed through telephone cables and in the airwaves over U.S. territory, and detectable by American citizens, as being on American soil. Under present arrangements, a marketer here in the U.K., if deemed to have committed fraudulent transactions against American citizens over the web might be extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges. Of course, an individual or business entity would first have to be identified. What Alberto also seems to be saying is that it should be legitimate for everyone to make any outrageous (i.e. false) claim because some. He and others like him (myself excluded) might well argue that the vast majority of people aren’t fooled by outrageous claims anyway, and that the new regulations are draconian. But if people really aren’t fooled, then they will buy from merchants trading transparently in the first place, namely, U.S. and foreign citizens buying from American vendors, thereby boosting the flagging American economy and increasing equally flagging tax revenues. I'm not trying to imply that dishonest online markerting wasn't a serious concern... merely that the underlying economic conditions have made their introduction easier. To some extent, therefore, compliance by foreign internet marketers is a side issue. But those of us outside the U.S. must comply with the new FTC regulations if we wish to retain the trust of what is after all, our largest market. Over the past few years, many governments have sought ways of preventing online fraud (in the hope also of controlling the internet). If we all went down the offshore company route, as Alberto recommends, we would be endangering a valuable resource purely for the purpose of marketing dishonestly. But, as I have been at pains to demonstrate above, such an exercise would be pointless. So my rebuilt internet marketing and video tutorial website at http://www.netprofitsinsight.com/ will be going live in mid-January, 2010. Compliance assured! So Mark, I hope you and all of your readers in the U.S. have enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday, and I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. Anthony Harris Mark…I was just finishing off my post when it seemed to submit itself. I must have touched a wrong key. Please remove the unfinished post and put the following in its place:

Hello Mark,

In his earlier post, Alberto seems to think that being physically outside U.S. jurisdiction places a safety barrier around him and those like him (myself included).

I beg to differ. The U.S. authorities regard electronic signals directed through telephone cables and in the airwaves over U.S. territory, and detectable by American citizens, as being on American soil.

Under present arrangements, a marketer here in the U.K., if deemed to have committed fraudulent transactions against American citizens over the web might be extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges. Of course, an individual or business entity would first have to be identified.

What Alberto also seems to be saying is that it should be legitimate for everyone to make any outrageous (i.e. false) claim because some.

He and others like him (myself excluded) might well argue that the vast majority of people aren’t fooled by outrageous claims anyway, and that the new regulations are draconian.

But if people really aren’t fooled, then they will buy from merchants trading transparently in the first place, namely, U.S. and foreign citizens buying from American vendors, thereby boosting the flagging American economy and increasing equally flagging tax revenues.

I’m not trying to imply that dishonest online markerting wasn’t a serious concern… merely that the underlying economic conditions have made their introduction easier.

To some extent, therefore, compliance by foreign internet marketers is a side issue. But those of us outside the U.S. must comply with the new FTC regulations if we wish to retain the trust of what is after all, our largest market.

Over the past few years, many governments have sought ways of preventing online fraud (in the hope also of controlling the internet). If we all went down the offshore company route, as Alberto recommends, we would be endangering a valuable resource purely for the purpose of marketing dishonestly.

But, as I have been at pains to demonstrate above, such an exercise would be pointless. So my rebuilt internet marketing and video tutorial website at http://www.netprofitsinsight.com/ will be going live in mid-January, 2010. Compliance assured!

So Mark, I hope you and all of your readers in the U.S. have enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday, and I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

Anthony Harris

]]> By: 5 Things You Should Know About the FTC Marketing Rules http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-44441 5 Things You Should Know About the FTC Marketing Rules Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:39:04 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-44441 [...] you’re interested in the FTC Marketing Guidelines here is an interesting blog post you might want to read. it breaks down the top 5 things you need to know regarding claims, [...] [...] you’re interested in the FTC Marketing Guidelines here is an interesting blog post you might want to read. it breaks down the top 5 things you need to know regarding claims, [...]

]]> By: EarnMyBusiness.com » Blog Archive » MLM And The New FTC Guidelines http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-44398 EarnMyBusiness.com » Blog Archive » MLM And The New FTC Guidelines Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:49:26 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-44398 [...] New FTC Marketing Guidelines — The Five Things You Must Know [...] [...] New FTC Marketing Guidelines — The Five Things You Must Know [...]

]]> By: My FTC Compensated Affiliate Notice | Traffic and Conversion http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-44369 My FTC Compensated Affiliate Notice | Traffic and Conversion Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:09:44 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-44369 [...] recently wrote about my interpretation of the new FTC Marketing Guidelines that go into effect on December 1st. Among other restrictions, those guidelines compel online [...] [...] recently wrote about my interpretation of the new FTC Marketing Guidelines that go into effect on December 1st. Among other restrictions, those guidelines compel online [...]

]]> By: Alberto http://www.trafficandconversion.com/new-ftc-marketing-guidelines-the-five-things-you-must-know/comment-page-1/#comment-44342 Alberto Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:16:35 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/?p=521#comment-44342 I'm not in the US, so obviously none of this affects me - I can assure you that internet marketers outside of US laws think this is fantastic news. It makes the playing field favorably unlevel - so will consumers really be the winners, or will it be those publishers and affiliates in other countries smart enough to take advantage of their ability to continue to make outrageous claims with which their US counterparts can no longer compete? Time to think about off-shore tax havens, guys. I’m not in the US, so obviously none of this affects me – I can assure you that internet marketers outside of US laws think this is fantastic news. It makes the playing field favorably unlevel – so will consumers really be the winners, or will it be those publishers and affiliates in other countries smart enough to take advantage of their ability to continue to make outrageous claims with which their US counterparts can no longer compete? Time to think about off-shore tax havens, guys.

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