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Is This Just Another Scam

TJ Books

Published on July 11, 2012

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Is This Program a Scam
One of the techniques used by Internet Marketers is to write a post or article called: Is the ABC Money-Making Program a Scam? Marketers know that there are hundreds of searches made everyday for “a scam.” JAXXY says over 60,000 searches each month or a couple of thousand a day.
I use the technique. I get good response to such and ad. I catch the readers eye and then I tell him why the program I am pushing is not a scam.
But there are many scams out there. Some are repeats of old scams, using old testimonials and even imaginary persons to promote them: “I’m a stay-at-home mom with four kids but I earn $4800.00 every month by working only 2 or 3 hours a day.”
Spams are spotted by the “spam spotters” all the time on the Internet. You often will get reports on the owner, the trouble he has been in or is still in, reports on legal actions and actions by the Chamber of Commerce.
So the Old Man is telling you to use the scam techniques to promote good programs and make a deep study into any program that you are interested in. As they say, “If it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true.”
John

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