My opinion - Yes it is cheating. As well as being a webmaster I also am a member of other companies. I can honestly say that I read the pages that I am sent to.
How on earth does anyone expect to get anywhere in this business if they don't read the offers they are sent.
Yes I know there are a lot of repeats of ads and sites going round (there's only a limited amount of advertising out there at the moment), however, A LOT of the links members are sent go to other opportunites to make money online.
So - my summation (can u tell I trained as a teacher lol):
Yes it is cheating, in three main ways:
1. It is cheating the company who sent you the link as they are paying you in good faith to read the material.
2. It is cheating the advertiser who has paid good money to a company for people who want to see their ads to read their ads.
3. It is cheating yourself - if you don't read the material, imagine how many good earning and money saving opportunities you are probably missing.
And so I conclude that anyone using such software is cheating in the same way that people who used/use mousemover software to keep surfbars active when they are not there to read the ads are cheating.
Thank you for your time in reading this (and any of my advertisers pages

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