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Vague should usually sound some alarms...

Posted By: Jim Wilson
Saturday, 2 April 2005, at 10:35 a.m.

In Response To: What is this SECRET Product? (Jim)

I don't know Tony Rush nor have I ever been associated with Liberty League International but I did go to their website and alarms went off.

Anyone who has been online for any length of time knows that there are basically two types of business opportunities online;
1. Those that are upfront, tell you what the deal is, and sell themselves based on the worth and value of the product or service being offered.
2. Those that remain vague until such time as you sign on to sell or email them asking for more info. Usually those that insist on collecting info up front don't want you to see their product or service up front for a reason. The most likely is that it is something you would recognize and not invest in. At the very least by remaining vague they collect your info and email address which is also valuable to them because when they sell advertising they can claim that their mailing list is larger. And of course there are times when people actually do invest.

Folks, it is really pretty simple. You should not EVER have to give up info to know what you are about to invest in. It would be sort of like wondering into a building hoping it's the one where the stock brokers are, walking up to the front desk, and filling out forms giving them your personal info without even knowing what you are giving it to them for.

The Basic Rules Reminder......

1. Online work means just that and there is NO EASY money to be had online. That is unless you invent some program where you remain vague and take other people's money using promises of success, wealth, and riches.

2. Those that make the most promises are the most likely to be scams. If they have to work that hard to sell you on whatever they are peddling, you just have to ask yourself why?

3. You should always invest in yourself first. Grow, learn, and repeat as necessary. I don't know of anyone yet who was a success who said "Oh yes, I succeeded but I knew way too much!"

4. Don't give up. I don't know of anyone who succeeded that had quit and I don't know of anyone who failed that didn't.

My final piece of advice is related to the first 4 up there. Print them and live by them. Whenever urges of spending your hard-earned monies on some investment are about to get the best of you re-read the 4 basic rules and think to yourself "If this is such a great investment then why are they willing to allow me to also market it and share in the profits? Would they not be better off if this was some sort of legit tangible product or service to market it themselves and keep the profits from their labors?"

Food for thought folks. Sorry Tony but no sale....
Jim Wilson

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