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So...I'm a Plant
bigstevec
Published on September 2, 2012
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You just gotta love this one. I'm in chat tonight and someone suggests i'm a plant. Not a tomato plant, but a plant as in 'a paid individual for promotional purposes'. So I start to think that if I'm a plant then;
1) Where's my paycheck?
2) What kind of a plant am I?
3) How much fraud and deceit is there in the world that people come into a place like this and suggest something like that?
Granted, I have been burned by the 'gurus' and was somewhat skeptical when I came into WA. The internet is a wonderful thing and like anything in the world you have to watch yourself. But has the 'interernet guru' replaced the lawyer and the car salesman at the very bottom of the integrity pole?
From what I've seen in life, nothing surprises me, but I think we have a new benchmark. It's a shame that people try to run a respectable business and have to deal with that type of branding. I remember what it was like when I was selling cars. People come in and automatically brand you as a liar and a thief. Not a nice feeling to say the least, especially when you go out of your way to accomodate your customers. It's a sad day for the reputation of 'an online income'. And what does that do for the reputation of the affiliate marketer.
47 dollars a month isn't a heck of a lot of money. We're talking $1.50/day. People pay that much for six cigarettes. What's that compared to a life changing education! Not to mention the abscence of the inevitable and immediate upsell. Well Kyle and Carson, not that we're personal friends, but at this point I think I'll go out on a limb and defend the integrity of WA. It's just too bad you get grouped in with the rest of the snake oil pitchmen in this industry. BTW, where's my paycheck? LOL
1) Where's my paycheck?
2) What kind of a plant am I?
3) How much fraud and deceit is there in the world that people come into a place like this and suggest something like that?
Granted, I have been burned by the 'gurus' and was somewhat skeptical when I came into WA. The internet is a wonderful thing and like anything in the world you have to watch yourself. But has the 'interernet guru' replaced the lawyer and the car salesman at the very bottom of the integrity pole?
From what I've seen in life, nothing surprises me, but I think we have a new benchmark. It's a shame that people try to run a respectable business and have to deal with that type of branding. I remember what it was like when I was selling cars. People come in and automatically brand you as a liar and a thief. Not a nice feeling to say the least, especially when you go out of your way to accomodate your customers. It's a sad day for the reputation of 'an online income'. And what does that do for the reputation of the affiliate marketer.
47 dollars a month isn't a heck of a lot of money. We're talking $1.50/day. People pay that much for six cigarettes. What's that compared to a life changing education! Not to mention the abscence of the inevitable and immediate upsell. Well Kyle and Carson, not that we're personal friends, but at this point I think I'll go out on a limb and defend the integrity of WA. It's just too bad you get grouped in with the rest of the snake oil pitchmen in this industry. BTW, where's my paycheck? LOL
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