daryln

Thanks. Great article

Originally Posted by AHostetler4384

Thanks. Great article

Thanks Bud, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for your Post, Daryln. I'm shocked that your experience has been that 99% of work from home opportunities are scams. That's scary. There is without a doubt a learning curve that requires above all patience and perseverance.

But you don't feel as long as one keeps their senses about them, that staying abreast of what's going on with latest developments and tools promoted by gurus and such isn't helpful?

There is a lot to learn with just the basics of Internet Marketing and tons of the How To's like on this forum and others is free as well as the basic tools are free.

If you are referring to someone spending $500 or $1000 or more on programs because they got suckered in from a slick sales offer, when they are brand new to the game and aren't yet capable of telling a good program from a scam, then I totally agree.

People new to this game need to spend a lot of time on forums like this one and learn as much as they can (for Free!) before they start investing large amounts of money. A person can become impatient only when they are looking forward. One should just put on blinders and get through the basic training and when they do and look backwards, they'll see that it didn't take much time at all and they will be well armed against scam offers.

Your advice about NOT product hopping is right on!

Michael Suggs

Originally Posted by mmsuggs

Thanks for your Post, Daryln. I'm shocked that your experience has been that 99% of work from home opportunities are scams. That's scary. There is without a doubt a learning curve that requires above all patience and perseverance.

But you don't feel as long as one keeps their senses about them, that staying abreast of what's going on with latest developments and tools promoted by gurus and such isn't helpful?

There is a lot to learn with just the basics of Internet Marketing and tons of the How To's like on this forum and others is free as well as the basic tools are free.

If you are referring to someone spending $500 or $1000 or more on programs because they got suckered in from a slick sales offer, when they are brand new to the game and aren't yet capable of telling a good program from a scam, then I totally agree.

People new to this game need to spend a lot of time on forums like this one and learn as much as they can (for Free!) before they start investing large amounts of money. A person can become impatient only when they are looking forward. One should just put on blinders and get through the basic training and when they do and look backwards, they'll see that it didn't take much time at all and they will be well armed against scam offers.

Your advice about NOT product hopping is right on!

Michael Suggs

Hi Micheal

Thanks for your comments, you are right. Patience, perseverance and caution are definitely what is needed to get ahead of the game.

The biggest issue I noticed within this industry is that often many of the guys that claim guru status in order to try sell their products don't actually know what they are doing. I have come across countless products that have powerful hyped up sales pitches and crazy promises only to find that once you have purchased it that the products is merely a rehashed version on another product that you bought a few weeks ago. Granted you could always request for a refund and most of the time the guys do give you money back without too much of a fuss. If I had found a forum like this back then It would have helped me immensely and chances are I would have done explored all free content available here and applied it until I found method that works.

Thanks again for you input, much appreciated.

Have a nice day

Regards,
D

Dear Daryln,

Ah, now you and I are in complete sync and your alert to beginning internet marketers is a point very well taken.

I have attended my share of webinars, looked over tons of different programs and landed on enough Lists to fill my in-box daily and you are quite right. There is a major problem today of "Guru" wannabes trying to short circuit the process of building a list by doing just what you said.

And you know what? To me, they seem more interested in being able to associate with their idol(s), maybe get invited to speak at events, maybe be on a first name basis with "gurus", maybe have their idol's personal emails and cell numbers, etc., than they are interested in making money and building a business. They seem totally gaga over the celebrity and being admired.

Does that sound strange? That's what it seems like to me. Too bad it's not going to work for them in the long run because of caring whistleblowers like you.

Thankfully, as you pointed out and agree, there is this forum and so many other legitimate ones that provide anyone all of the basic instruction and tools FOR FREE! And the more one knows of the basics - how the game is played and how to play it, the chances of getting scammed or having to go through the trouble of getting a refund, etc., are much reduced.

Very good and extremely important area for further discussion for everyone's benefit. Members should hop aboard and keep this discussion going for everyone's benefit.

Michael

Hi Michael

Thanks for your kind words. Having forums like certainly evens out the playing field and makes these so called "gurus" have to work harder to get their sales. As time goes by, no longer will inferior products or "re-hased" products be accepted.

I think in the long run forums like these will eventually force the industry to change and people with inferior products will slowly fall away and only the ones with quality products or services will remain. I must admit it's also comforting to see that there is a good sense of community in this forum and that seniors are always more than willing to offer assistance and advice. This advice is the same advice that "gurus" want to charge $49pm for.... lol. It wouldn't surprise me if some of them actually lurk around in these forums and get ideas for their new, latest and greatest, multi-million dollar overnight success formula....

Having a resource like this forum would have saved me a small fortune when I first started. I was naive and would think I'm doing "extensive" research on a product before I purchased when infact I was just reading review pages from affiliates selling the very same product....lol.

Yup I agree, this discussion should be keep going. It would be interesting to hear other peoples experiences and opinions on this subject. We should also openly name and shame products that are nothing by marketing hype.

Regards,
Daryl

A wonderful blog, It is very hard going through the crap that is out there, and sometimes you feel that the only one's making a online living are the people you are giving your money to. I try to find programs that I feel are quality, programs, and as a beginner I look for something that is going to teach me what I need to know. We forget that this is a business, and any business doesn't pop up overnight, it takes a lot of effort. and sifting through the crap. I tend to stay away from the get rich quick schemes, the one's that say earn thousands of dollars over night. The only one's doing that are the ones we are sending our money to.