i came across the website www.awsmads.com and is sponsored by the
better business bureau, and i was wondering if its actually possible
to make money through purchasing ads online through them? are they
trustworthy? what kind of money can one make?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 20 Aug 2005 11:30 PDT

This site does have a "BBB Reliability Program" icon at the bottom. 
However, if you click it, you end up at a blank page of the Phoenix
Better Business Bureau
(http://www.data.bbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=phoenix/phoenix/showrpt.html?zid=9001917).

If you search for AWSM in "Find Company or Charity" on the Phoenix
Better Business Bureau site, you'll find only one result.  This result
does not indicate approval by the BBB.

"COMRADD AWSMOUTLETS"
Phoenix Better Business Bureau
http://www.data.bbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=phoenix/phoenix/showrpt.html?zid=11000428

The bottom line of http://www.awsmads.com notes that "AWSM Ads is a
part of AWSM Technology, LLC.  AWSM!, AWSM Ads, AWSM Outlets and AWSM
Site Map are trademarks of AWSM Technology."  AWSM Technology is at
the same address that the BBB provides for AWSM Outlets.

"Contact AWSM"
AWSM Technology
http://www.awsmtechnology.com/contact.asp

I believe that the lack of approval from the BBB, despite the BBB
Reliability Progam icon on the site, is sufficient to cast doubt on
the site, and thus to answer your question.  If you agree, I would be
happy to post it as the answer to the question.

There are thousands of folks who will tell you that it's easy to make
money on the Internet. And, if you send these folks money, it's easy
for THEM to make money on the Internet. I advise you to save your
$100.

After hearing favorable comments about AWSM from two of my friends who
own small businesses, I decided to spend approximately $8000 on their
services for my small business.  These services included design and
hosting of a portal Web site advertising my products as well as many
other brand name products, design and hosting of a search engine
friendly site map of this Web site, and 200 first or second page ads
in the major search engines for my ads and/or Website.  I am into the
forth month of this advertising campaign and my ROI is already about
$41000 - a profit of $33000 in four months.  I highly recommend AWSM.