If you are a frequent reader, you should know that I dislike ads and marketing, especially those pushing the limit to increase sales and conversions. I understand that digital marketing is a necessary evil, for putting products out there and as a revenue stream for content creators. However, when it is overdone, it pisses me off and makes me not trust your business. If someone can use such tactics to boost their sales, what else will they do to you? This is a list of things in digital marketing that pisses me off.

Table of Contents

• Clickbait
• Fake Reviews
• Undeclared Interests
• Forced Sign Ups
• Spamming
• Native Pop-ups
• FOMO Tactics
• Unskippable Ads
• Things You Can Do
• Laws On Marketing
• TL, DR

Clickbait Photo by Maxim Ilyahov on Unsplash  As long as you click on their ad, there is a chance of you converting into a sale. Titles and thumbnails have to be exaggerated to catch the consumer’s eye.  ...