Today I was sent an email from a marketer inviting me to participate in online surveys. What I didn’t expect was to be taken to a site which ’sold’ a directory of online surveys. This is it…
This is a VERY attractive header, don’t you think? Note the happy mother and child pic and the money apparently flowing out of the laptop. Also note the major brand names - I wonder if they know their trademarks are being used for this?
Anyway I’ll let you into a secret. All you’ll find inside this site, once you’ve got past the One Time Offers for other ‘money making opportunities’, is a huge list of survey companies. Most of these are out of date and don’t respond if you fill in the applications. When you do find one or two that are still functioning you’ll be filling in survey questions for the equivalent of $10 an hour.
I know because I did try this some years ago. It took me a month of filling in daily surveys to earn $50!
Don’t fall for the false promises in the salesletters used by these websites. If you DO want to fill in surveys just do a search on Google, Yahoo and MSN. Ignore the sites trying to sell you ‘directories’ and just concentrate on the links to companies actively looking for survey correspondents in your country.
But, I assure you, there are easier ways of earning money than this.
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Hi Jonathan,
This really creeps me out! I have been giving this
same “opportunity” a test run to see if it is all the
sales page claims.
I also contacted the owners for a refund this morning for a refund. Guess that tells you what my testing revealed ;-0
Here’s the thing, I am always searching for ways for making money on the internet. I don’t always test everything offered out there, there’s just way too much to do this without hiring a staff of people to do this.
I’m just a one man operation here like everyone else.
But when it comes to something like this, I want to make sure that if I recommend it, it lives up to what it says. There are alot of newbies out there and I hate to see them being taken advantage of.
I could not recommend a product like this to my valued list of subscribers, I have earned the trust of them and to offer such garbage to them would destroy that.
I’m not saying that all similar “opportunities” fall into this catagory, but advise everyone to do their due diligence when considering such opportunities.
Thanks for your advice Jonathan!
Good luck with the refund, Dave!
What amazes me is that a marketer who has me on his list recommended this as a sure-fire money earner!
Needless to say I’m on his list no longer.
Yes sir! Exactly what this marketer said in his email!
This is why before I offer anything of this nature to my list of valued subscribers, I want to make sure that it lives up to what it promises.
Aparently this marketer is just out to make the money.
Maybe not, but it seems to me that one should be careful using this method or else it could wind up biting you in the rear.
With so many good products out there, why sell something that could potentially wreck your reputation?
This marketer no longer has me on his list, and by the way, I’m still working on that refund, which may tell you something else
Better me than my subscribers though.
Have a successful week!
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