REFRESH to rotate MAAMAW'S CLICKY NOTES thru this space..... Timely Tips, Best of the Boards & More



You'll find great information in this "Read Only" Archive, but remember..... things change.
Be sure to visit the Current Message Board when you're finished here.

We're very friendly, so don't be shy... just jump right in and post your question.
Scams outnumber legitimate biz ops about a bzillion to one, so it's well worth your time.


| View Thread | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg |

FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives

Bite your tongue!!

Posted By: MaaMaw
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, at 6:48 a.m.

In Response To: Re: A Shameless Plug (but a really good one)... (fiddle)

> I know you have to pay the rent but for years I've admired your stand on
> these kinds of things. The word 'sellout' comes to mind...

Everyone who has looked at my little scrolling ad doohinky can see I'm in the process of adding a pile of affiliate programs to FIB, but NOTHING goes here unless I believe in it at least 100 percent.

The word "sellout" isn't in my vocabulary (although I hope "pay the rent" soon will be:-)

> There is some
> objectional material on that site. Things like '$1,000 for a few hours
> work' and 'how to turn $10 into $4,000 in a week'. Sure, these are real
> stories but the title leads one to believe riches are around the corner.

I disagree. The site doesn't blind you with pictures of people weighed down by their diamonds as they lean on their gleaming Porsches in front of the Taj Mahal...

and it most definitely does *not* promise you can duplicate any else's success.

The titles are written to generate interest (as all titles and headlines should be) -- but even they don't promise you can do the same.

The site promises ONLY to deliver "proven ideas" -- and when somebody hands me "an idea," common sense tells me I'm going to have to take it from there and not all ideas are going to work for me.

They all involve hard work (i.e., pooper scoopers) or extreme creativity (i.e., coyote pee, which also requires strong innards).

There is no magic, no one is asking for money, and no one is promising a free ride:

==> Nowhere does it say, "For just $999.99 we'll set you up with a website identical to this one. Your website will do all the work for you! We'll do your mailings and build your downline! You don't even need a computer to run this business! You do, however, have to buy $100 worth of product every month because of course you can't sell something you aren't using yourself, that wouldn't be kosher. And we have a seminar in a dream-vacation location every six months which is a requirement to run this business, but it only costs $5,997.00!"

> The same kind of stuff friends in business shoots down everyday.

No...  ↑ that ↑ is the kind of stuff FIB shoots down every day.

I've read just about everything on the Business Fastlane site at least once at this point, and I didn't see ONE SINGLE THING that made me think I could get rich quick.

What I did see were *tons* of ideas that are working for tons of people -- but no one is pushing me to try any of them, no one is promising me any of them will work for me, and even though some can bring in a whole pile of money very fast, you have to consider those in terms of your OWN reality. I won't be able to make most of those work for me, and I know it. Nobody is trying to convince me otherwise.

Even though I'm desperately looking for something to shove my husband into, I had to look at every one of the possibilities that caught my eye and consider whether they would work for US based on OUR reality (which is, "We couldn't sell water to Donald Trump if he was dying of thirst.")

Absolutely nothing on that site is a "give us your money and we'll make you rich" proposition.

And absolutely nothing on that site tries to mislead you into believing "anyone can do it."

I hope that clear things up.

Luv,

MaaMaw

P.S. One correction: It isn't "turn $10 into $4,000 a week" -- it's "turn $10 into $4,000 IN a week" -- in my opinion, it's one of the BEST ideas on the site. The problem is, it requires face-to-face selling, but it is EXTREMELY workable and I believe just about *anyone* who can sell would be able to pull it off. That isn't "get rich quick" -- it's reality, and I need money badly enough right now that I'm almost tempted (I said *almost*) to "step out of my comfort zone" and try it.

The Business Fastlane -- Success Stories and Money-Making Ideas Up the Wahzoo

Messages in This Thread

Have you read MAAMAW'S CLICKY NOTES today?
Excuse me... You MISSED them??
At the top o' the page in the blue bars (sheesh!).

| View Thread | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg |

FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives is maintained with WebBBS 3.11.


You'll find great information in this "Read Only" Archive, but remember..... things change.
Be sure to visit the Current Message Board when you're finished here.

We're very friendly, so don't be shy... just jump right in and post your question.
Scams outnumber legitimate biz ops about a bzillion to one, so it's well worth your time.



NOTICE TO SCUMBEEZLES
(you know who you are... you scream "Foul!" when the truth comes out)
        PLEASE READ THIS LEGAL NOTICE CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU FILE A LAWSUIT OR EVEN WASTE TIME THINKING ABOUT IT.  It has been done before, but never successfully.  In fact, the last dodobird who tried it ended up being ordered to pay more than $77,000 in attorney fees ($65,000+ to my attorneys and $12,000+ to my co-defendant's legal advisor).
        If your attorney is worth his salt, he's going to tell you that the expense of filing a lawsuit you can't win is a whole lot worse than any "damages" resulting from messages posted on this insignificant little chunk of cyberspace.
        NEWS FLASH:  I didn't just climb down off that ol' turnip truck yesterday.  I'm well aware that expressing a negative opinion, relating one's personal experience, and restating provable facts are all legal in this country and do not constitute libel, slander, or defamation -- so you don't want to play games with me, and you sure don't want to start something you aren't prepared to finish.  I don't take threats lightly, and I don't accept bribes (or did you call it a "mutually-beneficial arrangement"?).  I'll turn you in faster than you can yell, "ARREST ME, I'M SCUM!!" 
        Do yourself a favor and turn your legal team loose in greener pastures.

        Although we may, from time to time, monitor or review discussions, postings and the like on the Friends In Business (Scams 101) Message Board, we are under no obligation to do so.  We are not responsible or liable for any claim arising from the content of any such discussions or postings or for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information contained within such locations on the Site.
        You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane materials or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.  You are likewise prohibited from posting any false claims against any company or individual.  We will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.
        By posting messages and/or content on the Friends In Business (Scams 101) Message Board, you give permission for Lesley Fountain/Friends In Business/Shoestring Success Publications to display, distribute and use the posting and content for publication, advertising, promotion, excerption or example. You grant Lesley Fountain/Friends In Business/Shoestring Success Publications complete, perpetual, but non-exclusive rights to use, archive, reproduce, adapt, modify, distribute, sub-license, repurpose, rework, compile, or offer for sale or resale the messages, postings or content appearing on this site in whole or in part, throughout the world and universe, on a royalty-free basis without remuneration.  If you cannot accept or agree with the terms of service for this website and discussion board, you are advised not to post on this board.
        In closing, I would like to remind you once again that it is still legal, in this great country of ours, to express a PERSONAL OPINION, as long as it is presented as opinion and not as fact.
        And finally, all you scammers out there will do well to remember that TRUTH IS AN ABSOLUTE DEFENSE against charges of libel, defamation, and slander... so if you're operating just a hop, skip, and jump ahead of the law, you might want to think twice before doing anything stupid... (AND SHAME ON YOU!!).