Email Cash Vault Review

Email Cash Vault is an essential internet marketing course for beginners. Their course comes with rich amount of resources and tutorial on different automated ways of making money with or without a webpage. If you are someone who needs real life example, they got dozen to show you.

After you have sign up with Email Cash Vault, you will be given access to the member's area. You will be given 3 ebooks, page generator software, steps-by-steps video guide, high paying keyword list, and a PPC technique guide. One technique taught was the ability to start making money without creating webpage by selling other people product. Another technique is by researching for profitable niches; follow by creating a webpage with their page generator software and webpage template to make your page rich with relevant content. Finally, put up Adsense into the page and start making money from Adsense.

I highly recommend this course for beginners. Even though it claims to start making money in 15 minutes, which I find impossible, I'm sure you can make money within a few days. Enroll now at $34.99 with Money back guarantee.

Data Entry Pro Review

Two or three of my readers have been asking me about Data Entry Pro and my opinion on this system. Honestly, untill three days ago, I had never tried it. But you needed to know, so after being turned down for a free copy (even after I promised an online review and free advertising) I eventually shelled out the cash and bought it...big mistake!

Data Entry Pro has been on the top 10 product list at Clickbank Money & Employment market place for many months. From the sales letter, it gives you the impression that companies are willing to pay you typing ads at Google Adwords. This is not the case. After you sign with Data Entry Pro, you are given a membership ID and password to login to their members area. Firstly you are told to sign up with Google Adwords and yahoo overture, following that you are provided with basic information for you to start biding for ads in Adwords. Member area information is as long as the sales page, which is surprisingly short to make money with such a complicated method.There is no way newbies are able to make money, not to mention incredible amounts. The method they are using are the same as Google Cash. Google Cash sold an eBook of more then 80 pages to relay the information properly and additional information are required to make your PPC advertising even more effective. I do not see who is going to benefit from the membership.

I'll be honest, this is one of the worst money making products I have ever purchased. I don't recommend anyone to buy this. These kinds of product seriously damage the crediblity of internet marketing and other online money making programs.

Dave's Cool Little Website Review

Well, the blog's been up for a month and I am impressed with the turn out. I have gotten great suggestions from some of you, but I'm always looking for more. One suggestion I have really taken to heart was that, at times, my posts have gotten a little too advanced or in depth in topics many of you may be rather new to. I agree...so I have decided to lighten the load.

Periodically I will post simple product reviews of any program you wish. As I have stated, I have a lot of experience with a lot of these programs. If you have questions, I can give you answers. For my first true review, I will uncover Dave's Cool Little Website, a product several of you have asked me about.

Dave's Cool Little Website is a dynamically generated website, it gives anyone without programming knowledge the ability to simply include Adsense, Clickbank, and eBay into their own website.

The instruction is clear and simple to set up. In fact, they do guide newbie through the whole process of setting up an account and obtaining affiliate ID with Adsense, ClickBank and eBay. By following the instruction closely, your little website can be up with all the dynamic features within 3 days.

What I notice from the little website created, it wasn't able display targeted ads from Adsense. Articles that are shown are all related to eBay. For example, you choose to design your website selling golf items, it doesn't consist of articles on golf, but articles on eBay auction, similarly Adsense ads display are not on golf but eBay ads. This is very disappointing. Worst of all, anyone without any idea of generating traffic, may find it tough to profit from it.

I don't recommend anyone to buy this product now. Hopefully, after upgrading their database to include more articles on various topics and allow relevant ads from Adsense then we may consider it a good buy. Keep a look out for update on Dave's Cool Little Website, this idea itself is an interesting one.

Rating :
Not Recommended

What to Do if You Become the Victim of a Scam

First you need to write the company that you feel has ripped you off telling them you would like your money back. If they don't agree with you, then you need to let them know you plan to notify officials. The following people should be notified:

• If you read about this work-at-home scheme in a magazine, let the editor know you've been ripped off by these people and you're not happy about it.
• The Attorney General's Office in your state or in the state where the company is located.
  National Fraud Information Center. Call them if you feel you are a victim of a "get-rich-quick" or an "easy money" scheme. Check out their web site for daily alerts or new scams. 1-800-876-7060
• Your local Consumer Protection Offices.
• Your local Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the BBB in the state of the scammer.
  Postmaster. Notify if you received the information through the mail.
• The Federal Trade Commission. While the FTC cannot resolve individual disputes, the agency can take action if there is evidence of a pattern of deceptive or unfair practices. To register a complaint, write to: Correspondence Branch, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580.
• Lastly a comment on this blog wouldn't hurt, so I can document your tale of misfortune and keep my readers out of harm's way.

Low Cost Advertising And Scams On The Internet

"A business without a sign is a sign of no business." This is an advertising banner or quotation that can be seen on large billboards along the roads and on the side or top of buildings that is vacant. Television and radio would say, "This program would not be shown or be heard without advertisement." It is true since most of us are watching the free television channel and programs are produced by payments of advertisements.

Business owners understand how important an advertisement is. It is in this manner that they would tell to everybody that they are selling products and offering services. They would not have sales, which in turn give them profit, if people would not notice and buy their products and avail of their services.

However, it is not happy to note that there are people who would try to steal money from advertisers and business owners by offering cheap advertisement packages and not delivering the agreed service. Business owners and advertisers should be informed of this because they would become victims of another scam.

The scam here is when the advertiser paid for these different kinds of services but none or some of them are not really even performed. The main point to consider here is to whom is the advertiser transacting with. To avoid being ripped off doing a background check by knowing the following will help:

• past successful projects as evident on customers comments
• a good reputation that will be confirmed by his references, (people that he's had past transaction with and that are also reputable)

The pay-per-click ad campaign is when an advertiser would pay a certain agreed amount by the search engine developers every time a user clicks on that banner. This was a good idea before it was not touched by hackers who developed a certain program to automatically click on that banner which increases the amount to be paid by the advertiser. The next paying scheme was the "pay per action", which is harder to hack since the advertiser would only pay the search engine developers an agreed amount every time a sale would be done on that customer.

One thing is for sure, advertising in the Internet is not easy but it is fun, especially when one understands fully the power of the Internet. It is not a unidirectional means of advertising like the television or radio, but it is an interactive avenue for both the advertiser and the prospective clients.

Legitimate Paid Autosurf Programs vs. Scams

Paid Autosurf programs pay members for surfing websites in their exchange. They allow advertisers to show their websites, for a fee, to other members who surf and earn cash or credits for their efforts. The advertisers hope is that as members surf, they will be interested in their offer and make a purchase or at least let them capture an e-mail address so they can try to up-sell these folks later. Also, as the name "Autosurf" indicates, surfers do not have to actually view each website as they surf. Members could click on the surf button and walk away for 5 minutes, grab a coffee and wait until the autosurf session is complete. But many members do in fact watch these advertisements. A majority of these paid autosurf members are always looking for something new to promote themselves or something new they've never seen before, in hopes of generating more income for themselves.

There has been a lot of discussion about the validity of many of these paid autosurf programs, and the fact is, there are far more scam sites than legitimate ones. The scam artists know this is a huge industry and it's very easy to get a paid autosurf site up and running, promise huge returns for their members, and at the peak of membership, close up shop just to do it all over again.

There are also many legitimate paid autosurf owners who generate a lot of money from their advertisers and are more than happy to give a small percentage of their money to a captive audience so their clients can get their sites shown to a very wide audience. Since they promise their paid advertisers will get traffic to their websites, they are expected to perform this service and deliver. It's a win-win-win for the advertisers, the autosurf exchange owners and the surfers.

Most paid autosurf programs require members to pay a small fee to purchase ad units and allow these members to earn a certain percentage on their money. When a member pays their ad fees, they not only receive credits to have their websites shown to other members, but they can also make money by surfing so many websites each day. The amount of credits you receive, the amount you are paid to surf each day and the number of sites you're required to surf daily, all vary between paid auto-surf programs.

When joining these programs, it's make good sense to stay away from the paid autosurf programs that promise high returns. Since most paid autosurf exchanges pay between 1% and 2% per day, if a program offers 10% per day or higher, that should raise a flag. There are also paid autosurf programs that market themselves as higher paying services, but if you do a little reading, you'll quickly see the 7% per day gains break down to about 2% or less per day. Those are still great returns for your time and money, but you will not receive 7% per day for your efforts. It's all in the marketing. Other programs that do promise higher percentages and do in fact pay those high percentages, in my opinion are Ponzi or pyramid schemes just waiting to collapse at some point. Some people can make money if their timing is right, but my recommendation would be to stay away from these programs or you do risk losing all your money.

Honest Business Opportunities Review

Okay, my posts lately have been rather depressing...and I've only scratched the surface the internet's dirty side. However, there are ways to actually make the web work for you. The first step is to avoid all the holes I have steped in (and metioned in previous posts). Next would be to seriously consider some of the products I recomend below. Remember I don't sell any system, I have nothing to gain or lose. It's all up to you. Now, I have used or reviewed nearly all the top selling programs on the Internet today. Below you will find 3 reviews of the top opportunities that I have found to actually work.

The key to making money online is knowing how and where to start. Without the right starting point you will waste precious time and a ton of money. The following products guarantee your online success, all you have to do is read them and follow their expert advice! Another nice bonus is that all 3 products come with a 100% money back guarantee (which they count on you NOT using ... prove them wrong!)


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If you are new to the Internet and you don't have any Internet marketing experience you probably won't understand parts of this ebook. However if you are an Internet marketer this is a wonderful product with tons of useful information. The author reveals many internet marketing strategies that are not widely known about. This is a great product and well worth the price. This book is mainly focused on affiliate marketing using clickbank and Google Adwords to profit. LEARN MORE


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Beating Adwords is a guide to internet marketing written by Kyle and Carson. These guys are both 24 years old and very successful from marketing on the internet. This guide provides an in depth look into Google Adwords and simplifies how to make money online with Adwords. The guide is priced a little high at $67.00 which is still a good buy. Carson and Kyle provide great support to their members LEARN MORE

Now the coolest part about all three of these systems is that they all come with a 30 day full refund...and because you'll be ordering e-books, there's no way for these companies to collect on the refund. Basically, if you act fast you can get these wealth of knowledge and keep it forever while never actually spending any money at all!

High Yield Investment Programs: Risks, Scams, and Profits

If you are an investor looking to truly double your money, you might want to look into HYIP or high yield investment programs. This type of investment always carries a high risk, but when you consider the potential profit, you might find that the risk is well worth it. High yield investment programs have always been around, but have become even better known in recent years as investing online has become more and more common. Despite the risks, many investors continue to take advantage of the awesome selection of HYIPs out there to double their money.

Choosing your HYIPs is something that has to be done on an individual basis because what each person will feel comfortable with is different. There are HYIPs out there that show very little in way the way income, but have high risks. On the flip side, there are HYIPs out there that show a lot of promise for profit, yet they have the same risks associated with the programs that don't guarantee much in the way of profit. You'd obviously want to stick with the second choice if you can tell which HYIP would be more profitable than the other. The key to getting involved in the right type of HYIP is research. Though it may be exciting and easy to just jump at a very promising looking program, you'll want to put the brakes on for long enough that you can check out the company. You want to stick with companies that offer high revenue, but only if they actually payout and give you access to your currency. Do your homework to make the risks worth it; otherwise you'll end up losing money! The more you participate and research HYIPs the more familiar you'll get with the tricks that many of these programs have to keep your money.

If you've invested in high yield investment programs in the past, you know what to expect in the way of scams. If you have never participated in an HYIP before, you'll be want to be extremely careful when first getting your feet wet. Because there is a lot of money to be made with an HYIP, scams are often associated with this type of investment. There are people, and even companies out there, who want you to invest and event to make money, but then they won't want to give any of it back. This is where the research that we mentioned above comes in really handy. Even if a friend or business acquaintance recommends an HYIP to you, you should still research it to be sure it's something that you feel comfortable with. If after looking into it you feel as though the investment and possible income is worth the risk, then go for it. If you do not feel this way, simply do not invest. When it comes to your money, you shouldn't feel pressured to invest at any time. Often, these scams will require you to invest is something that does not even exist, and then, the fraudulent people are off with your money and that of other investors!

Choosing the proper HYIP is something that you will need to do very carefully, and you should only do if you feel completely comfortable with the risks associated with any one investment. Even the most legit HYIP should be approached with caution, and followed up by extensive research. You have to remember when looking at HYIPs that even those that are not scams cannot promise you much in the way of a return. The potential to make a lot of money relatively quickly is there, but it is not a guarantee. Because there is no guarantee when dealing with HYIPs, the more you understand the investment, the better chance you have to succeed with such an investment.

The bottom line is that you stand to earn a great profit with an HYIP, but there are extreme risks and even scams associated with this type of investing. If you know what to expect when you get into the high yield investments, and you know what to look for through research, you'll probably be fine. If you get into an HYIP because you've just heard that it's profitable, you stand to lose a lot of money! Invest smart.

Scam, Fraud and Phishing - How To Avoid The eBay Plagues

If you surf around a little on the internet, you can't avoid hearing of the countless people, that have been scammed at eBay. It seems as if scam, fraud and phishing mails have become the plagues of eBay nowadays.

It's easy to complain about all those desperados and defrauders on a gigantic platform like eBay is one. The eBay empire is a hard to be controlled multi billion dollar business and a fun flea market at one time.

If you have been ripped off, in most cases you can kiss your money goodbye. It's much easier and the best option to avoid being defrauded.

Being a buyer on eBay, it is essential to look at the feedback of a seller. Analyzing the feedback is helpful preventing scams. Sellers who have a large history of sales and a rating of about 98% positive feedback are usually professional to deal with. More than 2-3% negative feedbacks should be a red alarm. The same thing applies for those who do not have feedback ratings at all. But even if you are careful in this point, it is still possible that a scammer has hijacked an account that has positive feedback. Do your background research, knowing as much as possible about the products and the sellers is the best way to protect yourself.

As a buyer you should always make sure to have read the entire product description on an eBay listing. Things to look out for are disclaimers, damages, current item condition, and others. If this information is not specified, it would do well for the buyer to contact the seller regarding such. By the way: if the seller does not respond at all, take your hands off! The price is the next critical point. Think a bit about the value of the item you are interested in. Do a quick research on eBay and the internet. If the price for an item is too good to be true, it not only probably but certainly is. My advice: Auctions at outrageously low prices should be taken skeptically.

As a seller, you can easily avoid many scams with by carefully choosing your payment method among the existing payment processors. eBay owns Paypal, and in most cases accepting only Paypal is indeed the payment method you should use. In case of trouble this way the buyer must dispute a charge back through Paypal.

What you hardly can avoid as a seller is a buyers bidding scam. This type of scam is run with two cooperating separate eBay accounts. A very small bid is placed on your item using the first account. This is followed by a very high bid placed by the second eBay account. This high bid discourages other bidders Seconds before the bidding ends, the high bid is cancelled by the high bidder, leaving the low bid as the winning bid.This bidding scam you can only be avoided by setting a reserve price.The lowest bid that can be placed will be the same as the reserve price that you set.

As both a buyer and a seller, also beware of spoofed emails which appear to be from eBay. The email may claim that you need to verify your information, and ask you to login to your eBay account, using the link provided. If you follow that link, the site looks exactly like eBay, but it is actually a scam to get your eBay login details, as well as your credit card details.

In this connection, one point is obvious: the passing away of common sense. It's a phenomenon not only on eBay, where more and more people disregard the most simple safety rules in handling their eBay-accounts -- wether they are buyers or sellers.

Let us just look at this example: even if you have more than one email-address, would eBay ever use another than your registered email address to send you a members question? It is easy for you to checkl it. Just go to youre my-eBay-site and look, if there is a message for you. If not, delete the mail you've got or report it to eBay.

There are many, many scams and phishing mails which never would damage anyone, if folks would act only a little more carefully! So the most simple advice really is: be careful, use common sense and you will already avoid the majority of scams and frauds, wether you are a buyer or a seller on eBay.

The First Scam I Uncovered

There are a million scams lurking around on the internet. I sure hope you've never been the victim of one, but chances are you've probably noticed a least one scam. A lot of these scams can be luring and tempting, but they can also easily be detected...if you know what you're looking for. I'm very passionate about alarming people of various internet scams, in hopes that they will save their money (and eventually put these scam artists out of business!) For this reason I would like to take the time and inform you of the first scam I discovered.

I was in the comfort of my own home, searching around on the internet for various wholesale information and companies. There are literaly thousands of "wholesale" services on the internet offering discounted, bulk items to be resold using eBay. To me this seemed like a great opportunity to earn a full time salary at home in my underwear...and really, that's what we all want. Anyway, I received an email from a "wholesaler" that claimed to have a small yet successful electronic business. At a first glance this person seemed to be a legit supplier of very well priced electronics. He provided me with an eBay ID, web address, and a few comforting words.

The first part of the puzzle that didn't fit came when I searched for his ID on eBay. The ID showed up with a very large number of positive feedbacks, but none of those feedbacks were as a seller. That seemed somewhat suspicious to me, I contacted him and was told that they were looking for resellers of their products for that reason they didn't sell on eBay. I thought to myself, well, I guess that is a decent explanation.

I asked many questions, many of which were answered. The only questions that he "forgot"/avoided to answer were questions of personal information (phone #, address, etc...). I also was concerned because the seller was located overseas and there is not a lot of recourse in case a problem a rised. I let him know and he directed me to an escrow service. He reassured me that by using escrow neither parties would be able to scam one another. Ideally escrow services are very secure. They collect the buyer's money and won't release it untill the seller has lived up to his end of the bargin. Basically they are an unbias police in any deal. However, anyone can set up their own escrow service...and often they turn out to be a lot more biased than promised. He directed me to http://www.global-parcel-service.org and at first glance this "company" looks to run a legit business.

After I thought about it for awhile I realized how fishy a company with a UPS-like logo that I've never heard of. I typed in a few variations of global parcel service into the Google search engine and to my astonishment there were very few results. The only results I received were message board posts of http://www.global-parcel-service.org being a front for scams!

The lesson of the day is to do your research! And...as a rule, I NEVER trust any escrow service other than the most reputible http://www.escrow.com.

Work At Home Scams Thrive on the Internet

The ability to earn a living from home is one that millions of people would enjoy. No one likes being a slave to a time clock, and no one enjoys working for a difficult boss. The notion of working from home is appealing to everyone who has ever had an unpleasant job, and thousands of Americans try their hands at it every year with varying degrees of success.

Where there is opportunity for success, there is also opportunity for fraud, and the work at home sector is no exception to that rule. Offers to work from home are common subjects of spam e-mail, and there are thousands of Websites devoted to lavish descriptions of the riches one can acquire while working from home. Unfortunately, most of these offers are fraudulent, and the only thing that most people will get out of them is a lighter wallet. Offers to get rich at home while stuffing envelopes or processing medical claims for physicians earn far more for the people selling them than they do for the victims who buy them.

These are but two of the common work at home scams that can be commonly found in e-mail solicitations or in the classified advertising sections of business-related magazines. Anyone who is considering investing in a plan to work from home should first consider the following:

• You can't get something for nothing. If a company promises that you can make thousands each week from doing little or no work, you should be suspicious.
• Do not respond to solicitations that come via e-mail. These messages are literally sent out by the millions in hopes that a few people will believe the offer and send money. Don't do it.
• Find out what it is you will do to get paid. Then do some research on your own. Is there a market for the work you will be doing? Look into it.
• Research the company involved. Thanks to the Internet, it's as easy as looking them up in a search engine. See what others have to say about the company.
• Do you have to invest money? How much? What do you receive? Can you get a refund if you change your mind? Find out.

While there are legitimate opportunities to work from home, most offers to hire people to do so are fraudulent. By doing a little homework before you invest your money or time, you can avoid being another victim of a work at home scam.

Is The Rich Jerk More Than Just a Jerk?

Finally another positive review. You can't seem to do a search for home business, online marketing, or get rich quick schemes these days without hearing something about The Rich Jerk. There are articles ranging the spectrum from ranting about his "bad attitude" used to market his product, right up to glowing testimonies about how much money people (like me) are making in a day thanks to his advice. Some people certainly may find his blunt, arrogant way of bringing his point across to be somewhat offensive and unnecessary. For those of us who have practically fallen asleep reading some of the other boring, uninformative e-books about making money online; or the over-hyped sales letters for get rich quick schemes, the Rich Jerk is a welcome alternative.

I came across his e-book about a year ago during my endless search for home business ideas. I was impressed to find that the information he gave actually made sense, with little to none of the html confusion of other e-books I'd struggled through. He also didn't waste time like some e-book authors by going through the most basic details of how to build a website, or explaining in great detail how adsense works. With all of the different site-building programs and D.I.Y web-hosting companies these days, truly anyone can build a good looking website, and Google has plenty of help when it comes to adsense. (There are also some really great e-books on the net if you are looking for something specifically about adsense.) I've read e-books that were supposed to be about online marketing, but consisted of nothing more than a few pages telling you to; a) build a website, b) join an affiliate program, c) join adsense. There wasn't even any real info on how to go about doing those these things, and yet the comment was made in the script that "I know you paid a lot of money for this". No wonder people are skeptical of get rich quick schemes.

What information does The Rich Jerk give you for your purchase price?

• How to choose which affiliate programs to promote, and a listing of the best affiliate networks to join.
• Pay-Per-Click and SEO (search engine optimization) strategies, useful for any type of website.
• Advice on creating and selling your own e-book/product, and selling other companies products on e-Bay. This is his weakest chapter, in my opinion, but there are still some good points.
• A list of affiliate products and programs he personally recommends to aid you in your venture, and some alternative online business opportunities for the more adventurous.
• A full chapter for "beginners" to expand on all the topics, and make further suggestions for success. And he even explains all the above terms that you never heard of. For a jerk, he's a great teacher!

This may not sound like a lot of information, and while the Rich Jerk is only 65 pages, there is more useable info included than in some books twice the size. There's a very good reason as to why so many articles and reviews have been written about this product, if you’re looking to start an online business, it is worth your time and money to read this e-book.

As for the issue of the Rich jerk's "attitude", it's called anti-marketing. While people like to complain about it, it does get results. It grabs your attention when you're looking at a bunch of run-of-the-mill ads. After all, you're taking the time to read about him right now, just as I'm taking the time to write about him, so he's achieved his goal. It's also a matter of doing what works for you; celebrities have been doing this sort of thing for decades. (We can all easily come up with a half dozen or more names that are remembered for exactly this tactic.) I personally felt that it was refreshing to have someone be blunt and honest about what is deemed by some to be a get rich quick program. Make no mistake. What The Rich Jerk talks about is a legitimate online business, which will require you to spend some time and money before you can start making money.

Please understand that any online business or home business is going to take some work, regardless of what you're promoting; and it will take some time to actually start making money. The Rich Jerk does have some great ideas for how to make it all a lot easier though, and a lot more affordable too.

Bewarned of Western Union

When purchasing wholesale items NEVER buy products from anyone who wants to be paid by Western Union. If someone asks for payment by Western Union, do not respond to them, and block their email. I know their low priced merchandise is tempting, but it is a scam EVERY TIME. Western Union advises the following on their website:

Make sure you know to whom you are sending money. If you are purchasing goods or services and paying through the Western Union network, it is your responsibility to verify the reputation and legitimacy of the seller. Western Union is not responsible for the non-receipt or quality of any goods or services

Common Western Union scams include, but are not limited to the following:

Scam # 1: Seller asks you to pay by Western Union and tells you it will be safe because you can make out the payment to the name of one of your friend's or relative's names, but put the seller's address on the payment. You will then tell the seller the control number (identification #) of the payment so he can go to Western Union and verify you have made the payment. Once you receive the shipment, you will go to Western Union and change the name to the seller's real name so that he can pick up the money.

Why it's a scam: Once the seller knows the address or control number of the payment, he can go get thepayment and send you nothing. Many Western Union agents in foreign countries never ask for identification.

Scam #2: Seller asks you to pay by Western Union and tells you to make the payment using Western Union's "secret question" feature. This feature is designed so that the Western Union agent will ask a secret question to whoever is picking up the money, and he must get the answer right in order to collect the money.

Why it's a scam: Again, many times Western Union agents do not ask the question, and only care if the person knows the address or control number, especially outside of the United States. Western Union even advises on their website not to rely on the secret question feature.

How I Made A Fortune On Ebay Using Dropshippers... And Then Lost It All

This is the true story of how during the summer of 2001, I made $40,000 selling dropshipped goods on ebay only to lose it all and end up with $4,000 of debt. Read my cautionary tale to prevent yourself from making the same mistakes that I made.

I first found out about dropshipping back in June of 2001 a little after I started a not-so-profitable business on eBay selling cell phone accessories and such. I saw dropshipping as an all profit method of business. You don't pay for shipping. You don't pay for inventory. You basically just advertise the product on auction websites such as eBay (that's what I used, and still do today), take orders, collect the money, and pay the set amount for each item to the dropshipper keeping the remaining amounts for yourself as profits. I now realize that it is only that easy when you're dealing with the right dropshipper.

My first dropshipper was NOT the right one. I don't recall the company, and I'm sure it went under by now anyway, but the guy I delt with was named Chris. I was selling Nike Air Jordans on eBay. I saw that Jordans were real popular on eBay and people paid huge amounts for them. I'd even seen some pairs go for $1,000+. Chris only charged me $67 a pair. So, I basically just doubled the price and sold them on eBay for $134 a pair. I sold about 20 pairs of shoes within a week giving me a profit of $1,340. I suddenly became happy with the success I had because obtaining over $1,000 in a week at the age of 19 is pretty rare. So, I wanted to start putting up way more auctions so that I could make way more money. Unfortunately, this is when Chris became unreliable. He never returned any of my e-mails and never got back online. Plus, he only had shipped half of the 20 orders I had. So, I decided that I needed a replacement quick before I started to have some unhappy customers on my hands.

This now brought me to dropshipper #2. I talked to the guy about the situation and he said that he would be able to handle it. I paid him for the remaining 10 orders I had left and he shipped the shoes off to my customers. I respected the fact that he picked up right where my previous dropshipper had left off at and took care of business. So, I assumed that this guy was all about business and was a very reliable and legitimate dropshipper. So, I started to put up more buy it now auctions and these shoes were selling faster than I could put them up for auction. This is the unbelievable part. I had sold 250 pairs of shoes in a matter of 4 days. I collected over $40,000 in 4 days. That's $10,000 a day! This came as an amazement to me especially since I was only 19 at the time. I've made some people's yearly salaries in a matter of only 4 days. Little did I know though that I was in over my head.

I got a little too greedy and started to splurge on money that wasn't even mine yet; buying clothes, shoes, and even put a $1,000 down payment on a new car. My dropshipper shipped my first 30 orders only to find out that he had shipped off nothing but all wrong sizes and wrong colors. So, I had a lot of complaining customers. Some even went straight to PayPal to complain causing PayPal to limit access to my account. So, now I had over $40,000 sitting in my PayPal account that I had absolutely no access to and over 200 orders that need to be shipped off. So, my only option was to refund everyone their money back to get my PayPal account back to regular standing, which brought me to my next dilemma...

I spent almost $4,000 of the $40,000 I thought would be mine to keep. So now, my Paypal balance was negative $4,000 and I needed to come up with that $4,000 quick before PayPal took legal action to get that money. I thought the only way to get me out of this mess was by the same way that got me into this mess. This is what brought me to dropshipper #3.

I stumbled upon a guy named Jarell. I found him through a legitimate dropshipping database, so I decided to sell enough pairs of Jordans to make up the $4,000 and then I'd call it quits because this was too much for someone so young. Everything went smooth and I was able to make the $4,000 using my girlfriend's PayPal account. That was then, this is now.

After reviewing my whole experience with dropshipping in hindsight, I realized all of the mistakes that I had made. For anyone who is looking into working with dropshippers, please pay close attention:

1. My first mistake was choosing the dropshippers I did. I looked for the best deals and highest profit percentages instead of a reputable, established business. I kind of set out looking for scams. I suggest beginning with The Wholesale Detective or The Ultimate eBay Dropship Power Pak. These programs offer great databases of best honest wholesalers and dropshippers. I still don't trust a dropshipper unless The Wholesale Detective lists it.
2. The real dropshippers do not have words like "Free", "Wholesaler", "Dropshipper", "Dropship", "Club", "Store" or "Mega" in their names. And, if any company tells you they are making no money on the merchandise, it is a bold lie.
3. I suggest that you do not start off having the dropshipper ship the merchandise to your customers. Order some of the merchandise for yourself and examine it thoroughly before you go into business. I started to recieve e-mails from angry customers stating that the Jordans were of terrible quality when I was told by my dropshipper that they were of authentic quality.
4. Don't bite off more than you can chew. As stated previously, I sold 250 pairs of shoes in 4 days. Within those 4 days, I had to deal with about 600-700 e-mails which is almost impossible for only one person to deal with that also has school to worry about. Patience is the key to success.

These were a few of the mistakes that I made dealing with dropshipping. I had a price to pay for my mistakes. I owed $4,000 to PayPal and I had a $2,000 eBay bill that I ended up working during the summer to pay off. I honestly ask that everyone considering going into business with a dropshipper to take precautions and use the tips I provided. I would also like to say that even though I had a bad experience dealing with dropshipping, that is not always the case. I know there are some people who have become very successful and wealthy off of dropshipping.

Five years have passed since I began my journey in this industry. I finally did pay off all of my debts that summer and now I have made it my mission to educate and inform people of the scammers out there waiting to ambush the inexperienced and naive. I don't want anyone else to go through the experience that I did. There were times where I felt hopeless and bitter for falling into a trap that left me feeling depressed. Needless to say, I have learned from my soul-crushing mistakes and now make decent money selling on ebay.

Hate To Burst Your Bubble: Identifying 6 Common Internet Scams

I've spent years of hard work trying to find a way to not work hard, and just now it's almost starting...but it still has a LONG way to go for me. However, if you've been online for more than a week, you've probably already seen them. Ads that promise great wealth, in little or no time, for little or no work on your behalf. They then go on to tell you how simple and easy it is to work from home, being your own boss and setting your own hours.

Sounds great, doesn't it? But is it actually true? So far it's not for me. Ok, so you get to decide your work hours, but let me tell you, there's a LOT of hours involved here, and a LOT of hard work, and even then, you may not succeed in making enough money to quit your day job (IF any at all...)

There are tons of business opportunities out there to get involved with. Here's a list of some of them, with their "TRUE" colors...and I've fallen for all of them at least once. I'm NOT saying every individual opportunity IS a scam, but a lot of them are, and you need to do your homework before you embark on the journey as an "internet marketer".

MLM, Pyramid Schemes etc:

Promise: You make money from sales, be it services or products. You recruit other sales people, and earn from their sales.
Fact: Most of the time, you'll find that the people you're trying to sell to are other distributors, and you're all trying to sell to each other, which ultimately means no sales.

Vaction and Travel:

Promise: You get dirt-cheap or even free tickets, with tons of extras.
Fact: You could end up with no trip, or with a trip of a much lesser quality of services and accommodation than promised. Sometimes there are hidden charges and costs that you don't find out about until you've paid.

Credit Cards:

Promise: Give us your credit card number, we need it to verify that you are over 18, then we can give you X, Y, and Z for free.
Fact: There are a lot of these that will run up charges on your credit cards

Health Care:

Promise: Our products can cure serious, or even fatal, health problems.
Fact: A lot of people will believe this one, without checking it out thoroughly. This can result in people not getting the neccessary treatment they really need for their illness.

Investments:

Promise: Make a huge return on your investments with us, and make it FAST!
Fact: A big profit always carries a big risk, which mostly means you stand to lose your investment.

Chain Letters:

Promise: Pass this on and you'll earn a truckload of money.
Fact: Chain letters inolving money and/or valuables are illegal! Even the ones that tell you they're legal and endorsed by the government. By starting, or passing these on, you are, in effect, breaking the law.

While a lot of programs truly ARE legitimate, there's thousands more that aren't. There are certain questions you need to ask the promoteur of any program/opportunity/offer before you make your decisions.

• What is the FULL outlay expected of me for membership fees, equipment and supplies?
• What will I get for my money?
• What exactly do I have to do (step by step)?
• Will I be paid a regular wage, or will my pay be based on commission?
• Who will be paying me?

Take your time. People promoting scams will likely use high-pressure sales tactics to get you to buy in to them. If the business opportunity is legitimate, it'll still be around when you're ready to decide.

WARNING: E-Bay Scams to Look Out For

There are many eBay scams out there to keep an eye out for when you are buying or selling on eBay. Today's post will cover some of the known and not so well known scams to be aware of. Whether you're a causal buyer or seller, or a professional on eBay, you need to know about these scams so that you can take measures to prevent or recognize if it's happening to you.

• Bid Shielding - This scam is something you need to watch out for as a seller on eBay. Basically the scam is run using two separate eBay accounts. The scam works like this. You put your item up for auction. Let's say your item is worth $100 and you have no reserve. The first bidder (scammer) comes along and bids $5 on your item. Right after that, another bidder working with the first bidder comes along and bids $200 on your item. Since your item is only worth $100, you receive no more bids for the duration of your auction. Right before your auction ends, the first bidder backs out and cancels their bid, leaving the $5 bidder the winner, effectively shielding all other potential bidders because of the $200 bid. Because of the potential for this scam it is always good to have a reserve on your auction. Also, I would put some sort of disclaimer on your auction stating that if you suspect bid shielding on your auction, you reserve the right to back out of the sale. It's always a good idea to keep an eye on your auctions and watch for this type of behavior. If you suspect this is happening to you, be sure to report the parties involved to eBay right away.
• Wholesale List Scam - This scam takes advantage of the fact that many people don't pay close attention or read the fine print on an auction. This scam is targeted at buyers who are looking for deals on electronics and technological items on eBay. The wholesale list scam is basically an auction that looks like the seller is offering a great deal on a product like an iPod for example. They may have a buy now price of $40 for an iPod that is worth $150. However, if you actually read the fine print on the auction, you will find that you are not really buying the iPod. In fact you are purchasing a wholesale list. To avoid this scam, just be sure that you read the entire details of the auction before making a bid or a purchase. Basically, just use common sense. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is, so read the auction carefully.
• Bad Check Scam - This eBay scam is exactly what it sounds like. The bad check scam is simple. Someone purchases your item and sends you a check as payment. You receive the check, and send out the item. However, 2 weeks later you find out the check bounces and now you are out your item and the money. To avoid this, simply do not send out any products until the check has cleared.
• Spoof eBay Emails - This eBay scam is an attempt to get your personal information and/or eBay account information. Basically the scammer sends you an email that looks like it's from eBay. The email may direct you to a website (that also looks like eBay) where it asks to you verify your information. In reality, the website is created by the scammer to collect your personal information and use it for identity theft. The scammers can be very tricky and make everything look very official.To avoid this scam, you need to be wary of any emails that you get. The first thing you need to check is the email header. Emails from eBay, will have "@eBay.com" as the last part of the senders email. Also any links that are in the email may be directing you somewhere other than where they say they are. Also copy and paste the links into your browser, and only visit official links that start with "www.eBay.com". If anything seems suspicious to you, forward the email to eBay and wait for their response. They will let you know if it's legitimate or not.

In conclusion, most people you run into on eBay are good honest people and not out to scam you. You may do business on eBay for years and never run into any of this. However, occasionally these things do happen so it's important to use common sense and use your best judgment when it comes to this stuff. Just be aware that it can happen, and take the necessary precautions and you will be fine. There's a lot of money to be made on eBay, so don't let anything scare you off. Keep yourself armed with knowledge and information and you will be successful out there in the auction world!

Take My Advice...Don't Get Scamed!

My name is Fredrick McValentine and I'm a reviewer. I'm not a professional writer. But what I have to share with you is so extraordinary and so powerful, I had to write this myself. This is my first blog, so bear with me...

Wouldn't it be nice to make a bundle of money quickly, with minimal effort, working at home in your pajamas? Of course it would. I for one would love to have money flowing into my bank account, working only a few hours a week from home, so I'd have more time to spend with my wife and daughter, without any boss looking over my shoulder.

Whether it's real estate investing, selling by classifieds ads, stock market investing, internet affiliate marketing, or something else, we've all seen the fantastic claims people make about making tons of money, AND how they can show you how to do the same thing. I can tell you right now...that 99% of these people are total frauds.

You may have even fallen prey to one of these scam artists, selling you their latest "Home Job" program. Me too. I've bought so many of these programs that I can't even recall how many. I don't know why, but I tend to find the "good" in people, and I was "sold" by these marketing schemes time and time again, even after being scammed by another. Finally, after so many disappointments, I got FED UP.

I decided to get to the bottom of this fascination we all have with Home Job programs, and find out if there really were any LEGITIMATE programs for making money. I literally contacted the administrator of every Home Job website I could find.

Posing as an investigator, I managed to convince the owners that I was seriously interested in purchasing...their entire website and business. That way, once the dollar signs flashed in their heads, they would give me free access to their member's areas to review what I would be "buying".

Well,...I was disgusted with 99% of what I found. Many of the owners actually boasted about how many people bought their useless programs. I repeatedly found:

• OUTDATED INFORMATION
• NON-WORKING LINKS
• LINKS LEADING TO SITES THAT ASK FOR MORE MONEY
• NO HELP SECTION
• NO REAL EMAIL SUPPORT
• NO REFUNDS

I quickly realized that these so-called Home Job programs were totally useless. And the owners knew it, yet they were laughing all the way to the bank! Needless to say, I didn't respond when they asked if I was still interested in buying their websites. Surprisingly, while sifting through all of the scam artists websites, I was able to locate a couple of individuals that actually ran legitimate programs.

The owners were everyday people like you and me that found a way to make extra money working from home on their computers. Their membership areas were impressive, with a good amount of quality information on how to make $100-$200 per day on your computer doing very little work. I even chatted with a few of their customers in several online forums, and they verified that they were making extra money through the sites.

It was like I found a few diamonds in the rough. But don't take my word for it, you can visit the site I found below. See what you think. They do charge a minimal fee for access to their program, which is to be expected for any legitimate company that actually has people on staff who are dedicated to helping you get started.

What a friendly group of people! Anyway, if you do decide you are interested in either of the programs below, I advise you to join quickly, as the owners have informed me that they are getting so many new members by word of mouth referrals, that they will be closing off membership completely soon. (By the way, you didn't hear this from me!) They don't have a large enough staff to accommodate many more people, and they are dedicated to providing excellent service to each person.

Well, this is just the begining in my search for legitimate Home Job programs. I've failed with far too may of these "programs", and I don't want you to repeat my mistakes. I have to say I was thoroughly disappointed with most of what I found, and I strongly advise that you do not take chances joining any programs other than the two listed below! Whatever you do, I wish a healthy, prosperous year for you & yours.

1. The Rich Jerk - This is by far the best program. Nice people and a system written in a humerous style most are afraid to go. He may be a jerk, but he sure helped me!
   
2. Ultimate Wealth Package - If you're just beginning in internet marketing or a seasoned pro, this guide is sure to have many tricks in it that would never cross your mind. The methods used by the author have enabled him to make millions of dollars.

I'll try to keep this blog updated with all my ventures into those so-called "Get Rich Quick" schemes...both the successfull ones and the ones for you to watch out for. Stay tuned for WHOLESALE PRODUCTS and THE RIGHT WAY TO USE eBAY. Feel free to leave a comment if you have suggestions or questions on any product. Odds are I already tried it!