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Posted By: Jim G In Response To: doing legitimate business (Kim)
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, at 8:27 a.m.
Somewhat loosely related to this problem is the so-called “newsletter” that some info sellers offer - suggesting you might learn a little something about the subject they peddle. Some of these folks actually give you some useful information, suggesting they might have some real “meat” in their full ebook or course.
Others (Frank Rumbauskas, Jr comes to mind) send what’s called a “newsletter” that is, in reality, an ongoing pitch to buy their stuff. The “free newsletter” is filled with generalities that simply insult the intelligence of those to whom their sent. Then - when you purchase their ebook, it turns out that you’ve paid for an even-longer pitch for the full program.
It’s no wonder they self-publish their stuff. No self-respecting editor would recommend such junk to a real-world publisher.
Yep, the classified ad hucksters of days gone by have found a home on the internet - among those who want so much to believe that their power to reason shuts down and their wallet opens up.
As MaaMaw says, the above is opinion (based on experience). Your mileage may vary.
Jim G
> This is basically just a follow-up to the posting I did last week.
> Is there anyone out there who is willing to tell someone the truth about
> internet marketing without feeding them some of the facts and then trying
> to sell the "rest of the story" to them in an expensive ebook
> download. If that is how it is done, then I might as well go to my local
> "booksamillion" store and purchase something. If the internet is
> so full of oportunity, and there is money to be made by everyone, why
> can't someone just be honest once and for all.
> I simply want to market informational products. I loath scams and want no
> part of the them, but informational products don't always have to be
> garbage.
> I am a newbie to doing business on the internet. I am trying to learn
> about google ad words, clickbank, and the such,
> but just need some real advice and some basic steps to take that are not
> costly.
> If someone knows of a better way to make money these days, honestly and
> legitimately on the net, I surely would love to know.
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