Do spammers really get paid to advertise on this site?

Yes, people get paid to spam sites with links and product names, even book titles or authors. So do it in house, and some hire others to do it for them.

Yeah, they probably have a code along with their link. Every time someone clicks on it it registers their code and they get paid either by the click, or if someone purchases something.

I'm sure they do. I only wish those sites that they pollute AB with could get fined per submission.

There are thousands of them, who r u talkin bout?

We're not sure about that.... But now that we have your attention,we'll let you in on a deal that will make you millions but you need to act fast as seminar seating is limited....

Maybe yes. Money is their primary motivation in spamming the site.

Only when you click on the link (if they provide it) i would guess.

Good question! If so, sign me up! haha

yes because it is a harmful software that is harming and destroying our latest network and i think for many sopammers they should have to get fined or something a rather because as i think they should pay for what damage they do to our latest network and for when they destroy our profile users.

Not much. The ones who just spam in answers here are amateurs who don't really know what they are doing and will probably give up trying in time.

yea true if you dont want to get a spam then dnt click on their link it's only a trick to spam people

Some do... Some are spamming their own affiliate pages, so they hope people will go THROUGH them to someone who WILL pay them.

Roll over the link. If, in the status bar (bottom of the browser window) it includes a number, or anything coded to the right of the link, THAT'S how they will make their money.

If not, then if you go to the site, THAT may be the way they get paid.

AND, if you take a link from a spammed site, THAT may be how/where they get paid.

And, some spam simply to get people to visit their sites.

If a company wants to advertise on this site, they can do it officially and will have to pay.

Alternatively, they could open an account and send spam links in questions, answers or comments. This is against the site policy and those accounts will be suspended as soon as they are reported.

I could imagine that the people who do this are either employees of those companies, or free lance spammers.
They get paid for those companies for doing this.

In some cases, the spamming could also be done by the owner of a site.

No, I think it's the other way around. They pay for the privilege of advertising here.

If you mean the ones who post spamish messages, they get paid only when you click on their site.