Comments on: Blatant Lies And Product Launches

By: Rosie

Rosie — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:27:59 +0000

Hi Harry
I think I saw that video (or some of it – I didn’t have the patience for the whole thing!)
You might have to be like those marketers if you want to make millions online, but you don’t have to be like them if you just want to make a living
Rosie

By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:16:30 +0000

Hi, I just came across your site and all of your articles. Your site is great. I am a ‘wannabe’ new marketer. However, after receiving so many offers from different marketeers I am undecided if I want to become like them. More important, it seems it has almost become necessary to be like them to succeed. I have received so many offers lately promising me ‘the world’, but not telling me how to get there. They assume that if you are reading this you must be completely knowledgable about how to set up and promote their programs. Some of the promises they make are so phony that any reasonably intelligent persons would certainly see through it. But, I guess it has come to be a ‘numbers’ game. I recently received one with a video offer. However, it was extremely long and it did not tell me how long it was, nor did it allow me to pause the video at all. The main thrust of the video was that if I could do this (the narrator of the video) then anybody could do it. It went on to tell me over and over and over how much money he made, but, money was not important to him. Look at all of his ‘treasures’ he has obtained, but of course, they were not important to him, over and over, etc. total Overkill. When I emailed the marketer promoting this video, his reply was ‘It was not my video’ and he also mentioned ‘my Caps Lock was on.” This was done intentionally. I asked him if he ever sat through this entire presentation himself, but I never received a reply. Yes, Internet marketing must be controlled before it self destructs, because, unfortunately the bad guys are starting to overwhelm the good guys. It is on its way to self destruction! Sorry to be so long, but this has got me started.

By: Art The Software Hunter

Art The Software Hunter — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:06:20 +0000

Rosie …

First, I must admit that I didn’t know you existed until I came across an entry in Google related to something else. I was impressed by what I read and decided to surf your site more. I will now be a regular visitor.

I work with beginning marketers on a daily basis. Especially those that have been taken advantage of by all the so called “guru” types that are only out to suck your money from your pocket. I don’t advertise, they find me. That’s what happens when you quietly conduct business online and offer free advice in forums to help those just starting out.

You can develop a business online and make money “WITHOUT” any of the guru products. You can find enough information for FREE to actually teach you what you need to know. One, it will not happen overnight. Two, it takes “work”. Get that straight first, then learn what you need to learn. You must be selective in what you plan to do and FOCUS. It’s too easy to get distracted.

The first thing I tell anyone I agree to help. “Unsubscribe to all the guru’s newsletters, etc.. Totally distance yourself from all the hype and inflated promises. Keep your money in your pocket!”

By: Red

Red — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:10:06 +0000

Can’t agree more! Here how I handle IM products. I just don’t buy :-
1. Free CD plus shipping cost.
2. Discount on exit.

Discipline is the word. And it feels good.

Spread the word and the IM scene will be much better. “We” have the power.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:21:10 +0000

Beware marketers wearing sunglasses atop their honest smile I say. This is the second such instance of elastic scarcity from the UK in recent weeks. I’m carefully counting down to when my ClickBank guarantees expire to be sure I’m not left with lemons.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:20:14 +0000

I would go further. I am so sick and tired of the cynical shenanigans of so-called ‘gurus’ and their ilk that I routinely take advantage of the money back guarantee. Almost without exception, every product I buy is grossly overpriced and outrageously over sold. If there is anything at all in the sales funnel that I find suspect I have absolutely no qualms at all about claiming a refund. I urge everybody else to do the same. Hit these ****holes where it hurts. Take what value you can from their overhyped crap and claim your money back. Very occasionally I am pleasantly surprised and buy something that is really good – it happened once so far this year. In that case I didn’t claim the refund.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:26:15 +0000

Yes this particular launch is a classic. Of course those of you who are sceptical are right to be, but that’s not enough … as internet marketers, we’re all getting a bad name because of this kind of thing.

I think the only thing that will stop them is if the big names in IM start refusing to promote products unless they have an assurance that everything on the sales page is true. It’s not enough just to review the product any more. JV partners need to see the sales letters too.

Those big JV partners are risking their reputations by being associated with launches like this, and they are making thousands or millions for the product owners … they must have some power here.

Rosie

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:20:56 +0000

Rosie,

You have always been very honest and ethical, and because of that, I always open and read your emails I purchase articles from you regularly, because I know they are high quality, and that they are truly limited to the quantities you’ve specified.

I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t even open a lot of the same old IM “what’s hot now” emails, and in fact, I’ve been unsubscribing to more and more lists that regularly send out such emails. I know I’ve seen similar scarcity tactics used, that just look suspicious–and that tends to make me question the value of a product marketed that way.

I have bought a few products in the past where the quantity was “limited”, then they added more. When this happens, I see it as an after the fact, non-disclosed devaluation, and grounds for requesting a refund, since, as far as scarcity, I ended up with a different product than I bought.

Glad you addressed this.

By: Maye

Maye — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:33:28 +0000

Rosie, there is an even more interesting twist to the story.

If you actually go inside and watch the Intro video he says in 10 weeks it will be going to a monthly membership.

So who knows what to believe.

By: LoneWolf

LoneWolf — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:38:42 +0000

I agree. The fake scarcity is annoying, whether it is an arbitrary # or time frame with no purpose. I can see the purpose in PLR products. I can see the purpose when physical products or the seller’s time is involved.

But for a simple PDF report?

Steve’s idea of adding a bonus for the first X or for anyone ordering before Y is a great way to create that time urgency.