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onstage
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# Posted: 8 May 2006 16:05
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I mean no offence but it seems no one plays the Devil's Advocate
on this forum, lol. I would like to start by asking for proof from some of these people who claim to make 10,000 and above a month.
I will say again I mean no offence but in a world of informationals, cons , and Scams one must be cautious not to be ripped off,
so if anyone can offer me real proof bank statements or cancelled check's I would want to know how they made that kind of money
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WhitePhoenix
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# Posted: 8 May 2006 18:24
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But, onstage, whether you come here for advice or just to share your experiences with working at home, you should always research anything you get in to. Whether some of these people make $10K a month does not really matter if you're learning from others' mistakes or getting ideas for your own home business.
If you're here for someone to tell you exactly what work-at-home job will make you the most money with little cash outlay, etc., you'll be inundated with suggestions from others on THEIR gigs.
Sure, the proof is in the pudding, but each person should make up their own mind and not be waiting around for someone else to tell them what to do.
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onstage
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# Posted: 8 May 2006 19:05
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well your corect in some since ,but these days you can not trust what you read in alot of places .
I myself was caught up in the amway scam aka cult,lol and I would love to work from home or even have my own business but not with the mlm scams
if you know of a home business I will try it out.
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getagrip
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# Posted: 9 May 2006 01:35
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There are some people you can't trust, but I'd recommend checking out WealthyAffiliate.com if you want to see some "proof" - these guys are the real deal!
Check out the $31,000 check! That's for a two week period, by the way. Are you still skeptical? How is this possible?
Here are some simple mathematics, and an illustration of how affiliate marketing works:
Internet marketing involves promoting products over the internet. It is a very unique business opportunity, because you do not need to carry an inventory of products, and if you chose not to, you do not need to spend a dime to promote these products. Here's how it works:
As an affiliate, you can promote all kinds of products such as ebooks, software, diets, and a virtually endless list of products. Ebay, Target, Amazon.com, T-Mobile, and REI.com are just a handful of companies which have affiliate programs.
Digital products are quite popular, because the owners of these products are usually willing to pay you a 50% commission for each sale you make by sending traffic to their website.
Suppose a product sells for $20, and the author of an ebook (electronic book) is willing to pay affiliates a $10 commission for every sale that the affiliate refers.
If you were an affiliate of this product and could generate 10 sales a day, you would end up making $50 a day, or $1500 a month!
Now imagine if you were able to make 5 sales a day with 10 different products (50 sales a day at $10 per sale). You would end up making be making $500 a day, or $15,000 a month!
All of this, of course, is not as easy as it sounds, but it illustrates just how profitable internet marketing can be. You are not going to make $500 a day over night, but it can eventually happen if you know what you are doing, but you will have your share of bruises and bumps along the way...
Anyway, that's how it is "possible" to make crazy amounts of money online - but it isn't easy, and it won't happen over night, but it can happen - you just have to work at it.
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onstage
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# Posted: 9 May 2006 16:27
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ok that sounds plausable, I will look into it.
thanx for the advice
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WhitePhoenix
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# Posted: 10 May 2006 10:05
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onstage,
just remember, that for many of these types of opportunities, you make what you put into it. And I'm not talking money, I'm talking effort. Getagrip is obviously passionate about her dedication, and so she reaps the rewards of her efforts.
I know several people who paticipate in affliliate or multi-level marketing - and I'm not talking pyramids here - there's another thread about those on this forum - but again, some make thousands of dollars every month, others make hundreds. And it's not about taking money from someone. It's about selling a product and getting others to sell the product also.
So, no matter what you decide to do, just remember that money doesn't breed by itself. You have to work to earn money, whether you work at home or in a corporate office.
Effort, dedication and determination determines your potential.
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A8ch
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# Posted: 10 May 2006 12:38
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Onstage,
While it would seem that asking for evidence of earnings claims would be a smart way to protect oneself from being scammed, in my opnion, that is a sure way to be further victimized because...
1. Photos of bank statements and cancelled checks can be easily altered by anyone with rudimentary graphics skills.
2. Even if the proof of earnings was genuine, there's no way to know for sure that the money wasn't obtained via a scam
3 Just because the other person earned it, does not guarantee that you will too.
There's much more to generating a five-figure monthly income than meets the eye. Things like business and marketing experience, one's own mailing lists, relationships with other marketers, influence, ambition, name recognition and effort, are all part of the mix.
But nothing beats doing one's own homework and double checking things for oneself.
Caveat emptor -- let the buyer beware. All that glitters is not gold. Don't blindly accept "proof" that is paraded in front of you. Investigate it. Challenge it. Trust but verify!
Sift the essense of every piece of useful information you come across. Apply it and weigh the results for yourself. The proof is in the pudding, like Denise said, and effort, dedication and determination determines your potential.
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getagrip
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# Posted: 11 May 2006 02:34 � Edited by: getagrip
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Quoting: WhitePhoenix Getagrip is obviously passionate about her dedication, and so she reaps the rewards of her efforts.
Just so you know, Getagrip is a "He" 
....and I'm only "partially" reaping the benefits, but each month, it gets better. So far this month, I've made 3 sales (about $48) from my weight loss campaign, with total advertising costs of about $6 on Google - I plan to take my campaign to Yahoo and see if I can double the sales figure.
I did lose $11 on an experimental campaign the other day for a back yard garden product (of all things to promote, I never thought I'd attempt to promote a back yard garden product!), but that's part of what internet marketing is about - trial and error - finding out what products sell and what products don't sell - and exploring different options of promotion.
In spite of my $11 loss, I should get 3 sales at months end for a recurring membership product which pays me $14 per month, each time a member renews their membership- so I should earn another $42 at the end of the month assuming all three members renew.
As you can see, there are lots of ways to make money online - you can get one time sales and you can get recurring sales - and you don't always have to advertise (on Google or Yahoo) - there are free ways to get traffic...that's what makes internet marketing so interesting and so versatle. You can risk as much or as little as you want to - you just have to learn from the right people.
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WhitePhoenix
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# Posted: 11 May 2006 10:30
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Sorry, getagrip! Sometimes it's hard to tell gender with the usernames... be that as it may, your post above shows that for many, the road to success isn't paved. You're laying down a good foundation, and like everything in life, it will take time.
If you don't want to spend the time, then you're better off just getting a '9-5' job somewhere. Working at home isn't easy. It's the most difficult thing I've ever attempted. And the 'grand experiment' may not pay off for me in the long run - but I'm going to give it the best shot that I can and try not to get discouraged.
Some months are better than others. But the wheels are slowly starting to grind, and once they get synchronized, all the worry and uncertainty and frustration will be worth it.
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netvalar
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# Posted: 17 Nov 2006 19:54
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I will make a statement about giving proof. Any statements that have account numbers are by neccesity altered rather the $$$ is altered or not. Noone wants thier personal numbers posted for the world to see that is one of the easiest ways to watch your accounts turn to dust.
That being said every successful business opp requires some form of investement rather that be money or time or combination of the two. When I actually decide to work I can easily earn $200 in a week though that happens so rarely. Which brings me to another aspect of work at home motivation and drive very important.
My motivation comes in helping others so when some new direction is suggested to me for my online projects I go gung ho into it to learn all the ways that someoen else could succeed with it. Then at some point I slow down or take frequent breaks however I always give the lessons learned away to anyone who could benefit.
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