[ikeboy]

1. Get kids to open AdWords accounts for you

2. Spend 100k on each on affiliate marketing. Even a non optimized campaign on a good offer is still going to bring in 5 figures

3. ??????

4. Profit

[romanovcode]

Yeah, then get caught and police is involved since you are using kids. You probably could go to prison for that .

[Scirra_Tom]

They'd presumably be advertising your services though (not the kids website). Easier to establish fraud.

[ikeboy]

Not your services, affiliate marketing. Much harder to determine who got the payout.

[Scirra_Tom]

Seems risky still, $100k risk for n% of $100k payout. They might say they'd waive it if you can show the advertised accounts are in the kids name, and that the kid refunds all the money from their account.

In the original artcile, the ad being run was for his band. Doubt he made any money at all.

[hueving]

The fact that there was payout at all indicates something suspicious. This was just crappy promotions for youtube videos owned by the same person.

[meira]

99% bots, 1% of stupid questions. No profit. Google Ads sucks.

[alvarosm]

3. Use the press to make Google look evil.

Fixed that for you ;)

[chatwinra]

5. Donate profit to charity.

The circle of life is complete.