However on a different note, keep in mind that in the “internet marketing” or “IM” circles, alot of information that is sold as teaching or training info products is usually outdated by about 6 months to a year. Now that may not seem like a long time, but online, it might as well be a century.

An example might be…a marketer finds a new way of promoting something or better yet, a faster way of generating money. That marketer milks it, all the while, the rest of the marketers out there follow suit. (They aren’t idiots…put it this way…we all know who’s who in the zoo)

After that particular market has been saturated…and remember, we’re talking months not years…the heavy hitters pull out and move on to another venture. Now it’s time to cash in another way…compile the methods used, come up with some great sales copy, and ultimately sell some bright eyed bushy tailed newbie their sloppy seconds.
(I truly apologize for such a crude way of putting it, but it really IS their tactic!)

Now, technically, the “training info” they sold you might be sound…..BUT here’s the clincher…..it was sound 6 months ago before it got used, saturated, abused and ultimately rendered useless.

I know this comment seems like it has the seeds of a “it’s all hopeless” vibe, but really is just to point out another way people are getting ripped off.

To balance out, there are some great opportunities, and there certainly is some valuable information….BUT, it needs to be sifted and filtered and sifted and filtered some more, until the gems are found.

My opinion to a budding interent business….DON’T spend a thin dime on anything until you have learned, learned, learned, learned, and learned, learned, and oh yes, did I mention learned as much as humanly possible about your chosen venture! I have heard some assinine sales “triggers” such as “you must take action now!” or here’s another favorite concerning knowledge and preperation,…”You can’t stay in a state of perepetual preperation, take action!”

DON’T be pressured into anything. Go at your own pace…prepare as long as YOU need to. And make your move when YOU are ready.

The internet will here tommorrow. Sales copy generates that feeling of urgency. Don’t fall for it!

Ok, I’ll shut up now.

thanks,
T.S. Solon

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I have focused very little on my google page rank and other things that bloggers obsess about. I know many people, including myself who have amassed enormous, responsive email lists of waaaaay over 10,000 faithful readers of our newsletters and consumers of the products we create. You would never know it if you only looked at my google page rank or my alexa rank. (and that is only one of my niche lists)

It’s common for me to grow my email list by 1,000 in one day. If you looked at my Alexa you would never know it and that is kind of cool to be able to explode my biz in Stealth mode at will.

I would just caution people to understand that you can have a low Alexa and still be earning 6 or 7 figures. Sometimes bloggers minimize email marketers and email marketers overlook bloggers because they play a different games that follow different rules for success.

Live Your Dreams,

Jill

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If it was that could the person offering the opportunity would do it themselves and not offer it all over the place.

There is no miracle to earn you have to work hard or pay someone else to do it.

If it were that they would do it themselves and not sell it.

To earn money you have to work or pay someone to do the work for you. There are no miracles.

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http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/02/fraud.shtm

Identity theft was the first place complaint and the foreign fake cheque/advance fee scam was number 4.

You forgot to list the states which regulate business opportunities as distinct from franchises.

And I hate those MLM’ers. Many of them hang out on the WAHM forums waiting to pounce on women who are desperate to make money. They prey on those who really can’t afford to lose a penny and it makes me sick.

And don’t get me started about franchises. Your suggestion to seek legal advice is spot on – also, definitely get a franchise lawyer to read the contract and explain the terms in English.

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For MLM, the question should be: Would I sell this product even if it wasn’t MLM? Commissions from your downline could be a nice little bonus on top of your own commissions, but if everyone’s planning to make their money on their downline’s sales, then who’s going to actually sell the product.

You do need to be careful.

I found one this week in our company email box that looked great Read: make up $4800 a month, website looked good. when i looked further…….
Yes you do have to be careful

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