Hi friends,
Though there've been lots of visitors here, it appears no one has much they want to say on the last topic I posted. Hopefully that means everyone has been able to stay out of the clutches of internet bad guys!
Tomorrow morning I'll try to give you links to some really helpful websites I've come upon. There are lots of great people online who very generously share the things they've learned, and seem to truly want to help those who are struggling to get up to speed with internet marketing. A surprising number of folks offer truly free information - things that you might have to pay for elsewhere.
That is not to say that they aren't also hoping to sell you things at the same time; but after all - aren't sales what we're all hoping for? And if the programs or utilities offered for sale will serve us in our businesses, surely those who introduce us to the offers deserve some reward (affiliate commissions).
One of the principles most internet marketers who operate with integrity believe in is - always be willing to give at least as much value (and hopefully even more), as you want to receive. You must help others fill their needs if you want them to consider your offers.
That's all for tonight, but I'll give you a link to an opportunity that is one of the easiest and simplest ways to generate some income. You don't need a website or hosting, and can do very well using free advertising like traffic exchanges (ViralURL whose link is on this page is one which is really good and has a link cloaking utility (better than some) on its website)), free classifieds, and safelists. I'll give you a list of a number of the more reputable exchanges tomorrow also.
BTW, whenever I give you a link or a display (banner ad) I likely get some consideration from that marketer, but as I said above - that's what IM is all about - we all have to use whatever means we can find to increase the value of our time. We use all the little things we can to create "multiple streams of income". If you use a traffic exchange, you will get ad credits (or in some cases actual cash which they hope you'll buy more advertising with :>) )for referring other users, on top of your surfing credits.
For now - seeyabye,
Ann
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Have you been scammed online???
Hi again,
While I was surfing one of the traffic exchanges I use and like (EasyHits4U), an ad came up that I figure could be of use to many of us. There are, and always have been, relatively simple and inexpensive scams going on online. However, with the increased traffic and numbers of people trying to supplement or replace lost income increasing by leaps and bounds right now, the bigtime fraudsters are also ramping up their operations.
In the next few days I'd like to share some of the schemes I've seen, and would love to hear about any you've come across. Like anyone else I'm embarrassed to admit I've been taken in by a few, but on the other hand one of the ways to at least hobble some of these dishonest individuals (and companies) is to expose their offers, and tactics for what they are to as many online opportunity seekers as possible.
One can seek legal remedy, of course, but that doesn't help those who will be taken in while the legal process is ongoing, or unless the publicity is very intense.
Perhaps working together we can bring more accountability into the online business community. We're all working on gaining exposure and traffic to our sites and businesses for profit - can we also use what we've learned to generate exposure of those who would take advantage of people who are inexperienced, perhaps too trusting and therefore defenceless??
Promoting truth and honesty, and exposing the many tactics that are less than honest, is one way of "giving back", and helping our own prospects to know who they can trust. The internet is a powerful entity when it comes to promotion - let's use it to promote integrity in business, and to expose those who would use us. I'll leave it at that for now, and hope a few of you will share some of your experiences, and ideas here. Or am I just "tilting at windmills"? Hope not.
3 sites I've found are:
Ripoff Report: By Consumers, For Consumers
http://www.ripoffreport.com/login.asp
MyVek.com Exposing Internet Fraud
http://www.myvek.com/
Internet Crime Complaint Center
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
laterbye
on twitter: ann_breck
While I was surfing one of the traffic exchanges I use and like (EasyHits4U), an ad came up that I figure could be of use to many of us. There are, and always have been, relatively simple and inexpensive scams going on online. However, with the increased traffic and numbers of people trying to supplement or replace lost income increasing by leaps and bounds right now, the bigtime fraudsters are also ramping up their operations.
In the next few days I'd like to share some of the schemes I've seen, and would love to hear about any you've come across. Like anyone else I'm embarrassed to admit I've been taken in by a few, but on the other hand one of the ways to at least hobble some of these dishonest individuals (and companies) is to expose their offers, and tactics for what they are to as many online opportunity seekers as possible.
One can seek legal remedy, of course, but that doesn't help those who will be taken in while the legal process is ongoing, or unless the publicity is very intense.
Perhaps working together we can bring more accountability into the online business community. We're all working on gaining exposure and traffic to our sites and businesses for profit - can we also use what we've learned to generate exposure of those who would take advantage of people who are inexperienced, perhaps too trusting and therefore defenceless??
Promoting truth and honesty, and exposing the many tactics that are less than honest, is one way of "giving back", and helping our own prospects to know who they can trust. The internet is a powerful entity when it comes to promotion - let's use it to promote integrity in business, and to expose those who would use us. I'll leave it at that for now, and hope a few of you will share some of your experiences, and ideas here. Or am I just "tilting at windmills"? Hope not.
3 sites I've found are:
Ripoff Report: By Consumers, For Consumers
http://www.ripoffreport.com/login.asp
MyVek.com Exposing Internet Fraud
http://www.myvek.com/
Internet Crime Complaint Center
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
laterbye
on twitter: ann_breck
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