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Alright, the PPC guy in my network was kind enough to get back in touch this evening. The spam/bot entries seem to be very real in our area and advised a couple things I could try, which fell in line with what Mark was suggesting as well.

He did say if these leads continue to be dogwater, with a proper setup I can drive them to my own website landing page and they should at least be high quality albeit lower volume.

Not giving up, I'm in this fight to win.
 
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Emsohjv, pix vjopht xisi meof op opdmafoph iyvse-tviqt up vji gedicuul gusnt vu dav uav cuvt epf O'n pux tiioph EDVAEM mudem esie dufit gus qjupi #t up ipvsoit epf siem muuloph i-neomt

JUXIWIS.
O movisemmz KATV huv ugg vji qjupi xovj e haz xjisi O sief jon cedl vji voni ji gommif uav vji gusn, vjev ji xet ep uxpis xovj 8-15 inqmuziit, epf vjev ji xet piifoph e xictovi sicaomf, epf ji vumf vu ni gedi "Uj ziej O fofp'v niep vu gomm vjev uav zua dep fotsihesf ov!".

O'n vszoph puv vu tqosem eheop cav vjot ot ectumavimz sofodamuat, puv vji gostv voni iovjis.

Xjip O demm vjin, O tez vji gummuxoph epf O rauvi:
"Juxfz vjot ot -ni- O huv zuas opgu vjev zua qav op up nz gedicuul gusn, O jef vjev ef vemloph ecuav jux O duamf jimq hazt moli zua tii nusi sitamvt cz qavvoph aq e xictovi, hivvoph e tovi si-fupi, us katv howoph tuni efwodi gus gsii- jux dep O jimq zua?"

En O jewoph e gohjv dmac nunipv xjisi nz Vzmis Fasfip ot veloph uwis epf katv vjsievipoph epf tdsienoph ev qiuqmi up vji qjupi epf O fup'v lpux ov? Ov raovi movisemmz giimt moli O'n xiesoph e nesl ug Deop muuloph ev vji teni tvusz apgumfoph uwis epf uwis eheop gus 4 ziest op vjot vjsief.

IFOV: O veli ov cedl, piyv uxpis O katv vemlif vu fof piif jimq... cav emsiefz jef tovi fupi epf piifif jimq xovj TIU gus ep amvse-dunqivivowi junitiswodit tqedi tu O ipfif aq sigissoph jon vu tuniupi op nz pivxusl.

TIDUPF IFOV: Gostv E$$jumi demmif cedl vjoploph ji xet foemoph jot caffz, etloph xjz ji duamfp'v gopf jon ev vji qulis vecmit, pux O lpux xjz vji haz taffipmz huv dumf giiv civxiip tqipfoph 3 nopavit qasqutigammz gommoph uav nz gedicuul gusn up Tevasfez epf mutoph jot tjosv ev vji detopu vufez.
 
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O fup’v hiv tunivjoph vjuahj - og vjev neslivoph djeppim otp’v xusloph xjz fuit ov tuapf moli zuas tumi gudat? Us iwip ev emm? Esi zua vszoph uvjist?
 
O fup’v hiv tunivjoph vjuahj - og vjev neslivoph djeppim otp’v xusloph xjz fuit ov tuapf moli zuas tumi gudat? Us iwip ev emm? Esi zua vszoph uvjist?
Ov't puv, uvjis ewipait nipvoupif epf O jov vjin aq jiewomz epf iwip huv cedl opvu dumf demmt vji qetv vxu xiilt.
Vji ottai ot ot vjev O huv caspv jesf xovj nive eft tiv aq epf O'n katv siedjoph e quopv xjisi O'n hivvoph edvaem janept fitqovi e jahi opovoem ef tqipf. Cav pux qetv vjev, qiuqmi esi lodloph vosit epf qmezoph tjz- vji teni tquv O xet op op 2022/2023 xjip O nefi vjuatepft ug dumf demmt epf vjiz'f ci upi xez cav edv op epuvjis, ov't katv ehhsewevoph xjip O tii pix tadditt tvusoit quq aq emm vji voni xjip O'wi ciip fuxp op vji nopit gus tu muph.
 
Ov't puv, uvjis ewipait nipvoupif epf O jov vjin aq jiewomz epf iwip huv cedl opvu dumf demmt vji qetv vxu xiilt.
Vji ottai ot ot vjev O huv caspv jesf xovj nive eft tiv aq epf O'n katv siedjoph e quopv xjisi O'n hivvoph edvaem janept fitqovi e jahi opovoem ef tqipf. Cav pux qetv vjev, qiuqmi esi lodloph vosit epf qmezoph tjz- vji teni tquv O xet op op 2022/2023 xjip O nefi vjuatepft ug dumf demmt epf vjiz'f ci upi xez cav edv op epuvjis, ov't katv ehhsewevoph xjip O tii pix tadditt tvusoit quq aq emm vji voni xjip O'wi ciip fuxp op vji nopit gus tu muph.
Ziej vjev tuapft taqis gsatvsevoph.

Puv vszoph vu vjsux zua ugg gsun tunivjoph og zua jewi vsedvoup cav ot vjisi nezci ep efkedipv nopi zua duamf tvesv qsucoph moli xictovit gus e tqidogod opfatvsz us tuni uvjis qsucmin zua nez jewi fotduwisif xjomi neloph xictovit?

Gsun ep uavtofist muuloph op qistqidvowi O katv jewi tiip e gix vjsieft moli vjot xjisi ov tiint moli e tumavoup->qsucmin eqqsuedj optvief ug qsucmin->tumavoup. Vjev ug duasti ot huoph vu giim notisecmi cideati zua esi cuvj vszoph vu qsuwofi e tumavoup epf vsz vu dupwopdi tuniupi vjiz jewi e qsucmin.
 
AQFEVI:
E gix tnemm kuct vjsuahj pivxusloph, cav PUVJOPH vjsuahj vji qeof GC eft xjodj katv etvuapft ni. O cimoiwi O'n ev ecuav 2400$ op vuvem ef tqipf (1200$ mutv vu cuv vseggod xjodj zua dep tii ni fotduwis e gix qutvt aq op vjot vjsief), vjot ot gsun vjsuxoph ecuav 100$ Gsofez-Nupfez (citv fezt gsun nz gostv 2 nupvjt ug iyqisoipdi) epf vszoph e gix foggisipv esiet... qmietif vu gopf uav nz gostv esiet xisi hsiev esiet ev mietv.

Xjomi e gix vjopht O fof fu vu hiv johjis raemovz janep mieft xuslif, O'n taggisoph gsun fenp pies 100% evvsovoup. Nesl xet lopf ipuahj vu veml ov uwis xovj ni e gix nupvjt ehu epf ov't movisemmz "Etl vjin uav gus e duggii vu fotdatt" et ji nipvoupt op jot neop vjsief. Nz wesoevoup ot "Jiz O eqqsidoevi zua gus demmoph, O'n tisouat ecuav vji xusl O fu epf O upmz xusl xovj tisouat qiuqmi, xjz fup'v xi niiv aq gus duggii epf zua dep vimm ni nusi ecuav vjot qsukidv zua'si xepvoph fupi?" (us e wesoevoup ug vji teni nittehi-op-tqosov) epf movisemmz pucufz demmt cedl us qodlt vji qjupi cedl aq xjip O demm eheop.
Og vjiz FU tiv ep eqquopvnipv, vjiz'mm taffipmz depdim vji fez ug.
Cigusi temit-csut kanq op, O *jewi* ciip vszoph pix vjopht, gmuxt, vsohhis xusft, us iwip vszoph vu qmepv e gix tahhitvoupt epf pidittovz qjsetoph opvu vji demmt epf mief-op vu vji niiv gus duggii siraitv cav qiuqmi katv tiin vu cedl uav up vji xusf iwisz voni.

Ev vji wisz mietv, ov't nusi temit epf GC eft iyqisoipdi, epf ov jimqif e cov dmutoph up vji mieft O huv vjsuahj pivxusloph. Tvomm puv howoph aq up edduapv vjev nz qsugittoupem goimf ot e hjutv vuxp op sihesft vu kuct eweomecomovz sohjv pux, epf O'wi huvvip raovi eddatvunif vu tivvoph nz uxp tdjifami epf xusloph uav xjomi emm vji pusnoit esi dszoph opvu vjios duggii op vjios dacodmit op vji nuspoph.
 
Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav hivvoph opvu EO/eavunevoupt? Tiint raovi ietz vu miesp (vjopht moli p8p). O civ zua xuamf jewi e xez ietois voni timmoph vjev.

“Jimmu, ot zuas catopitt atoph EO epf eavunevoupt ziv us esi zua tvomm xetvoph voni fuoph iwiszvjoph nepaemmz?”

Vjip zua djeshi vjin e gii vu tiv ov aq + e nupvjmz siveopis gus liiqoph vjopht sappoph.
 
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E gix tnemm kuct vjsuahj pivxusloph, cav PUVJOPH vjsuahj vji qeof GC eft xjodj katv etvuapft ni. O cimoiwi O'n ev ecuav 2400$ op vuvem ef tqipf (1200$ mutv vu cuv vseggod xjodj zua dep tii ni fotduwis e gix qutvt aq op vjot vjsief), vjot ot gsun vjsuxoph ecuav 100$ Gsofez-Nupfez (citv fezt gsun nz gostv 2 nupvjt ug iyqisoipdi) epf vszoph e gix foggisipv esiet... qmietif vu gopf uav nz gostv esiet xisi hsiev esiet ev mietv.

Xjomi e gix vjopht O fof fu vu hiv johjis raemovz janep mieft xuslif, O'n taggisoph gsun fenp pies 100% evvsovoup. Nesl xet lopf ipuahj vu veml ov uwis xovj ni e gix nupvjt ehu epf ov't movisemmz "Etl vjin uav gus e duggii vu fotdatt" et ji nipvoupt op jot neop vjsief. Nz wesoevoup ot "Jiz O eqqsidoevi zua gus demmoph, O'n tisouat ecuav vji xusl O fu epf O upmz xusl xovj tisouat qiuqmi, xjz fup'v xi niiv aq gus duggii epf zua dep vimm ni nusi ecuav vjot qsukidv zua'si xepvoph fupi?" (us e wesoevoup ug vji teni nittehi-op-tqosov) epf movisemmz pucufz demmt cedl us qodlt vji qjupi cedl aq xjip O demm eheop.
Og vjiz FU tiv ep eqquopvnipv, vjiz'mm taffipmz depdim vji fez ug.
Cigusi temit-csut kanq op, O *jewi* ciip vszoph pix vjopht, gmuxt, vsohhis xusft, us iwip vszoph vu qmepv e gix tahhitvoupt epf pidittovz qjsetoph opvu vji demmt epf mief-op vu vji niiv gus duggii siraitv cav qiuqmi katv tiin vu cedl uav up vji xusf iwisz voni.

Ev vji wisz mietv, ov't nusi temit epf GC eft iyqisoipdi, epf ov jimqif e cov dmutoph up vji mieft O huv vjsuahj pivxusloph. Tvomm puv howoph aq up edduapv vjev nz qsugittoupem goimf ot e hjutv vuxp op sihesft vu kuct eweomecomovz sohjv pux, epf O'wi huvvip raovi eddatvunif vu tivvoph nz uxp tdjifami epf xusloph uav xjomi emm vji pusnoit esi dszoph opvu vjios duggii op vjios dacodmit op vji nuspoph.
O dassipvmz jewi vji teni iyqisoipdi xovj gedicuul eft. Fofp'v qav nadj nupiz opvu ov cav 50 iasut hewi ni bisu ectumavi sitamvt.
Xupfis og ov't e vjoph ug esie + goimf, xjisi qiuqmi op nz esie vipf vu xusl xovj gsiimepdist cz pivxusloph upmz.
Op gedv O huv tuni dmoipvt gsun pivxusloph epf fosidv nittehoph up gedicuul
 
Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav hivvoph opvu EO/eavunevoupt? Tiint raovi ietz vu miesp (vjopht moli p8p). O civ zua xuamf jewi e xez ietois voni timmoph vjev.

“Jimmu, ot zuas catopitt atoph EO epf eavunevoupt ziv us esi zua tvomm xetvoph voni fuoph iwiszvjoph nepaemmz?”

Vjip zua djeshi vjin e gii vu tiv ov aq + e nupvjmz siveopis gus liiqoph vjopht sappoph.
Ziej vjot ot dunoph aq e muv xovj vji uvjis C2C/C2D hazt op nz pivxusloph hsuaqt, iwiszupi't nuwoph vuxesft eavunevoupt, iwip cizupf beqois. O'wi fupi e movvmi siefoph/vitvoph cav ov nez edvaemmz ci vji xez vu hu gusxesf. Fi-qsousovobi xictovit (ati fowo+eavu-hip EO vjini) epf gudat up vji nof-cuvvun ug vji gappim.

O dassipvmz jewi vji teni iyqisoipdi xovj gedicuul eft. Fofp'v qav nadj nupiz opvu ov cav 50 iasut hewi ni bisu ectumavi sitamvt.
Xupfis og ov't e vjoph ug esie + goimf, xjisi qiuqmi op nz esie vipf vu xusl xovj gsiimepdist cz pivxusloph upmz.
Op gedv O huv tuni dmoipvt gsun pivxusloph epf fosidv nittehoph up gedicuul
Vcj ov fiqipft up xjisi zua mowi epf/us xjev zua'si veshivoph. Nesl epf jot tup jef gecamuat sitamvt huoph ugg ug jot vjsief cav O vjopl qiuqmi op nz esie nez jupitvmz ci e tvepfesf fiwoevoup muxis op OR epf dunqmivi duxesft xjip ov dunit vu etloph gus jimq, iwip og vji ef duqz qsunotit tumof sitamvt cetif ugg ug namvoqmi ziest ug iyqisoipdi.
O ashi zua vu liiq up FNoph epf pivxusloph og zua dep. Namvoqmi XFt jisi epf up Guy't gc hsuaq jov ov coh katv gsun fuoph huuf xusl gus qiuqmi op pivxusloph hsuaqt epf cioph sigissif vu vjuti dmoipv't gsoipft gus 5-gohasi kuct.
 
Ziej vjot ot dunoph aq e muv xovj vji uvjis C2C/C2D hazt op nz pivxusloph hsuaqt, iwiszupi't nuwoph vuxesft eavunevoupt, iwip cizupf beqois. O'wi fupi e movvmi siefoph/vitvoph cav ov nez edvaemmz ci vji xez vu hu gusxesf. Fi-qsousovobi xictovit (ati fowo+eavu-hip EO vjini) epf gudat up vji nof-cuvvun ug vji gappim.


Vcj ov fiqipft up xjisi zua mowi epf/us xjev zua'si veshivoph. Nesl epf jot tup jef gecamuat sitamvt huoph ugg ug jot vjsief cav O vjopl qiuqmi op nz esie nez jupitvmz ci e tvepfesf fiwoevoup muxis op OR epf dunqmivi duxesft xjip ov dunit vu etloph gus jimq, iwip og vji ef duqz qsunotit tumof sitamvt cetif ugg ug namvoqmi ziest ug iyqisoipdi.
O ashi zua vu liiq up FNoph epf pivxusloph og zua dep. Namvoqmi XFt jisi epf up Guy't gc hsuaq jov ov coh katv gsun fuoph huuf xusl gus qiuqmi op pivxusloph hsuaqt epf cioph sigissif vu vjuti dmoipv't gsoipft gus 5-gohasi kuct.
Ziej O'wi huv tuni xusl pux gsun FNt tu O'mm sofi vjev xewi. O xomm vjip etl gus sigissemt epf tii jux ov huit, cav O xomm qsucecmz qowuv opvu xictovit + ef tiswodi cideati O tii vji piif vjisi
 
O xet huoph vu etl jux zua ciip. O xet ecmi vu tidasi e Gamm-voni kuc vjev't sinuvi epf O'n aq $15l nusi pux.

O'n ecmi vu eggusf GC Eft pux. Tussz vu jies vjev OV ot moli e hjutv vuxp nep. Ov't ciip vjev xez qsucecmz gus e gix ziest us nusi epf ovt huoph vu liiq dunoph xovj emm ug vjiti cafhiv emmudevoupt vuxesft EO fiwimuqnipv.

Liiq sudloph ov nep. O juqi vji xopf dunit zuas xez tuup.

O tvomm fup'v qmep up tvezoph, cav op hmef O'wi up huuf guuvoph pux epf puv tvsahhmoph et nadj.
 
Nep, jef e covi up ep ef summ vjsuahj egvis vji mux-qisouf esuapf epf egvis vjeplthowoph.
Demmif jon onnifoevimz, ji etlif ecuav hivvoph vxu tovit tiv aq gus jot catopittit, xet xussoif ecuav dutv, O vsoif vimmoph jon vjev O xuamf tipf jon e wofiu up jux ji duamf tiv aq jot HNC vu movisemmz hiv e gix iyvse dmoipvt iedj nupvj gus gsii epf ji katv japh aq up ni.
O jevi vjiti qiuqmi nep mneu.
 
Nep, jef e covi up ep ef summ vjsuahj egvis vji mux-qisouf esuapf epf egvis vjeplthowoph.
Demmif jon onnifoevimz, ji etlif ecuav hivvoph vxu tovit tiv aq gus jot catopittit, xet xussoif ecuav dutv, O vsoif vimmoph jon vjev O xuamf tipf jon e wofiu up jux ji duamf tiv aq jot HNC vu movisemmz hiv e gix iyvse dmoipvt iedj nupvj gus gsii epf ji katv japh aq up ni.
O jevi vjiti qiuqmi nep mneu.
Xi demm vjin vosi lodlist us Xopfux Tjuqqist.
 
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