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Pictures really ARE worth a thousand words...
by Meghan
Meghan 
Some people are so worried about copy that they don't take into full consideration that their pictures can send as much of a wrong impression as their words. I've clicked on a number of campaigns to be brought to splash pages with pictures like this one:
If you don't know, please make note now. THIS IS DRUG MONEY! If you use this picture on your splash page, it will bring with it every negative feeling that comes with knowing this is drug money. Putting it on a splash page is not going to say, "You can make all this cash! WOW!" It's going to say, "My business opportunity may be just as untrustworthy as the means that brought all this money together." It's in bad taste.
Next time you're searching the web for images to put on your website, try to choose from the ones that were obviously setup by a professional photographer like at paying photo sites or royalty free photo sites.
Oct 15th 2010 10:13
Some people are so worried about copy that they don't take into full consideration that their pictures can send as much of a wrong impression as their words. I've clicked on a number of campaigns to be brought to splash pages with pictures like this one:
If you don't know, please make note now. THIS IS DRUG MONEY! If you use this picture on your splash page, it will bring with it every negative feeling that comes with knowing this is drug money. Putting it on a splash page is not going to say, "You can make all this cash! WOW!" It's going to say, "My business opportunity may be just as untrustworthy as the means that brought all this money together." It's in bad taste.
Next time you're searching the web for images to put on your website, try to choose from the ones that were obviously setup by a professional photographer like at paying photo sites or royalty free photo sites.
Oct 15th 2010 10:13
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Cheryl Baumgartner
  Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceWonderful example of how ethics and morals go out the window. Using that photo is not different than signing up for some program going to pay you thousands for basically doing nothing. You are doing something. Helping them launder money gained through criminal activity. And Meghan I will guarantee that mixed in with that drug money is money stained by blood too. Drug dealing and arms running often go hand in hand. Oct 15th 2010 10:57 |
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Dawie Bezuidenhout
Systems Engineer I.T.I really like following your posts Meghan, your choice of topics is always "on the money". (no pun intended) I have also noticed the inappropiate use of certain pictures for advertising. A funny one i saw the other day was a picture of a fishing lure with a 1 dollar note stuck to the hook, and a catchy heading "Fishing for money", which can have alot of meanings. Good post once again Meghan. Oct 15th 2010 11:25 |
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Meghan
@AffiliateMoney I think the "any attention is good attention" theory only works for movie and music stars. @PplCheryl So true! @Dawie LOL Thanks Dawie. Oct 15th 2010 12:02 |
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Faye Owens
Internet MarketingMeghan, this is a very good post. Thank you for posting it for all to see. Oct 15th 2010 15:40 |
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Philippe Moisan
 Tutorial videos, sci-fi writerSomebody actually used that picture in a splash page ? We've seen images like that in so many movies about drugs, that's what I saw even before reading Meghan's comment. :) Oct 15th 2010 16:23 |
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Meghan
Yep! I didn't know if I should be appalled or laugh. And it's not just this picture. There are others of other piles of drug money too. Oct 15th 2010 20:14 |
Good topic, some people really need to learn that "any attention is good attention" is simply not true. I see many things that grab my attention and many are not good other than as what not to do
Oct 15th 2010 10:28