Thread: Help me figure out this (scam?)

What is this? Just MLM?

My rule of thumb is that anything where the main selling feature is "how much money you're going to make" is worth avoiding.

Simply because you don't make money from trying to make money, you make it by being and doing something valuable.

When a product or "program's" main marketing is towards people who want to make more money, then they are looking for chumps and opportunity addicts and therefore not likely providing any long term business value.

so the idea would be to START one of these systems instead of joining one?

Originally Posted by Jonleehacker

When a product or "program's" main marketing is towards people who want to make more money, then they are looking for chumps and opportunity addicts and therefore not likely providing any long term business value.

lot's of money to be made of course... FOR THEM!!!

Originally Posted by PEERless

so the idea would be to START one of these systems instead of joining one?

exactly... my philosophy has been that the best MLM or "money making" scheme is YOUR OWN... chances are unless you're a very gifted salesperson that any "it's so easy to make money like I did" scheme is just that... easy for THEM to make money off of YOU...

in my young life I have been presented with and of course turned down all of the following... Vector Marketing(aka CutCo), Quixtar(aka "I have a great marketing opportunity where you can run your own business), College Works Painters(aka an "internship" where you can run your own biz and make $10k+ in one Summer), Noveau Riche(aka... well... lol, the most unprofessionally presented "marketing" opportunity w/ so-called "successful" entrepeneurs in the real-estate game), Learning Annex Weekend Seminar(aka Donald Trump seminar which was a weekend of a bunch of schpiel about real-estate and getting grant opportunities that read like a 2am infomercial, but at the end instead of costing $29.95 w/ money back guarantee most were $600 or more and only a "select few" came with money back guarantees), and last but not least... after posting my resume on Monster and Career Builders plenty of insurance sales "opportunities" including Aflac...

needless to say, I don't even give any of this garbage the time of day, although the time wasted on going to any of these seminars is time in my life I wish I had back

I haven't looked it over yet, but you'd want to start by NOT using another companies logo. Copyright, not write!

There are people that make big money doing online marketing, but they seldom share their methods

Originally Posted by vr4playa

...I have...turned down all of the following...I don't even give any of this garbage the time of day...

Originally Posted by mtnman

I haven't looked it over yet...

What about from people who have tried this (or a similar) system? Whether successful or a failure, I'd like to hear from folks with input based on experience, not opinion.

I know how you can make $2k-10k an hour...send me $999 and I will tell you how. LOL

No thanks.

I like this guy! He needs an infomercial! I'll get my people to call his people and maybe we can work out a deal.


Second verse...same as the first..

http://www.the6figureformula.com/


If I was making $750K a year, I would not be renting a dumpy apartment like Chris Campbell. I would be renting an apartment in Trump Tower with gold faucets, imported Italian marble floor to ceiling, etc.

I would pick up my 24 carat gold phone and have valet bring my Rolls Royce Phantom up front so I won't have to wait when I go downstairs.



Someone should challenge Chris to prove his income. It would make a good blog story.

My gut feeling tells me that the site is a scam, it reminds me of fire that is trying to draw a moth to it. lots of color, big pictures, and of course a sure fire plan to make lots of money. It plays on peoples wants.

Originally Posted by Jonleehacker

My rule of thumb is that anything where the main selling feature is "how much money you're going to make" is worth avoiding.

Simply because you don't make money from trying to make money, you make it by being and doing something valuable.

When a product or "program's" main marketing is towards people who want to make more money, then they are looking for chumps and opportunity addicts and therefore not likely providing any long term business value.

You hit the nail on the head.
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DUDE! I am starting one of these TODAY. I just registered www.RichLike[my name].com! Now I'm gonna get pictures of me sitting on Ferarris and gesturing in front of yachts. I'm gonna build a big ol' pyramid!

So... who's got tips on how to make one of these things work?

Originally Posted by PEERless

DUDE! I am starting one of these TODAY. I just registered www.RichLike[my name].com! Now I'm gonna get pictures of me sitting on Ferarris and gesturing in front of yachts. I'm gonna build a big ol' pyramid!

So... who's got tips on how to make one of these things work?

Seriously?

Aren't there enough ways to make money without having to lie and con people out of money? Personally, I believe in karma and honesty

Originally Posted by I85

Seriously?

Aren't there enough ways to make money without having to lie and con people out of money? Personally, I believe in karma and honesty

Hey, he stated above he didn't want any opinions. lol

I was respecting your request Skyler, and not commenting.

Originally Posted by I85

Seriously? Aren't there enough ways to make money without having to lie and con people out of money? Personally, I believe in karma and honesty

Humbug! We have all been smart enough to not join one of these "teams." Can't I just trust people to make the best decision for themselves?

Originally Posted by mtnman

Hey, he stated above he didn't want any opinions. lol
I was respecting your request Skyler, and not commenting.

Thank you, thank you.

Originally Posted by Banthaman

Why start a "diet"? why fall for any "get rich quick" idea/scam? The whole point is statistically 95% of people will never do what it takes...

Precisely, so, I could make a "system" that has a landing page like this:

"Whoo hoo! I am so F-ing rich! OMG!!! I have too much money! But don't even try to get rich like me, 'cause it's only for 1337 HAXORZ! OKTHXBAI!

WTF! You're still bothering me to teach you how to get disgustingly rich. Oka-ay, but it's not easy AND it's expensive, so it's only for seriously driven people!

Still interested, okay, click the little PayPal button and send me $4,444.99, and I will send you

PEERLess's 100% Unstoppable Way to Get F-ing Rich!

But it's really hard, so if you fail, it's because you are a dumbass, and it's no fault of my own! Buy now!!

Looks like a typical envelope stuffing scam mutated to the internet... send me $999 and I'll show you how to make thousands per day ... the program? Just do what I do.

The envelop scheme worked the same way ... make thousands stuffing envelopes! Send me $1 and Ill show you how ... after you send the buck, a piece of paper says "Do the same thing I'm doing! Advertise envelope stuffing!"