5 ways to avoid scams online!

byKarlJones1

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6 years ago

5 WAYS TO AVOID SCAMS ONLINE

There are lots of scams out there particularly in affiliate marketing

Even the legit websites just want you to pay for there "High Ticket" upsells

So how do you spot a SCAM?

Here are some pointers

1. TRANSPARENT PRICING?

Ia the program your interested in transparent with its pricing?

In other words does the website tell you from the get go its pricing structure?

PARTICULARLY ITS UPSELLS?!

An upsell is usually done at the "back end" of a website/sales funnel

You are lured in the "front end" of the website with a free gift or something which gives you VALUE

You then move up the VALUE LADDER

Only to be told that in order for you to go further you need to pay eg $1999

Its a SHOCK and believe me I found out the hard way!

You can check via a Google Search for a programs pricing structure just type in the name of the program then pricing

2. BE VERY WARY OF THE SLICK SALES VIDEO!

This usually involves the leader of the program giving you a rags to riches story of how they where an high school dropout blah blah blah

BUT now they are earning 6-7 figures sums a year etc blah blah blah

Not only that but YOU can earn as well as long as you sign up to their program for $47 a month blah blah blah

They will use words such as "freedom" "lifestyle" "the life you deserve" "earn $3500 a day" blah blah blah

This is probably the first RED FLAG that the program is a SCAM!

2. CHECK ON SCAM WEBSITES

There are lots of websites such as barenakedscam.com which will tell you whether a certain program is a SCAM

Type into Google Search the program name followed by scam or reiview

However if someone is stating how great the program is the chances are that they are an affiliate of that program and will earn commission every time someone clicks on their link!

You can tell an affiliate link as its usually longer than most links or it may have been shortened by a URL shortener eg

• bit.ly
• goo
• tiny

3. DON'T TRUST REVIEWS ON YOUTUBE!

Youtube is another way of SCAM websites getting their affiliates to post favourable videos about their products

They usually use highly exaggerated 'clickbait' titles simply to get more views

eg How to make $10,000 a month online

The TRUTH is if it sounds too good to be true it usually is...

5. YOU GET YOUR OWN COACH!

As soon as you see this is part of the program you need to turn away and RUN!

The "coach" is really a salesperson who gets a cut of your money if you move through the program and buy their products

It wont be long before your coach is telling you to "invest in your business"

and asking you for $2000....and that's only the beginning!

These so called "High Ticket" programs can charge up to $30,000!

These are 5 sure ways of how to spot a SCAM online