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Jan, bottom line is it's not recommended.

You can read why at a discussion we had about it at Scam.com here:

Cathy Banks AuctionWorkAtHome discussed at Scam.com

@Jim,

I don't deal with the PTR sites much. I tend to look to sites like http://www.beenpaid.com and http://www.gptboycott.com for those as they have more expertise in that area.

However, this site – PTC Investigations makes some good points that I think are cause for concern with SweetPTR.

@Jim

I don't know the specifics of your situation, but I do know from other people who have taken other LionBridge tests that there is a high failure rate.

Sarah, that question was already discussed above. I suggest you check out the sites I mentioned above to get a better answer to your question.

Kevan,

I don't know that product, but similar products have had an extremely poor reputation. It's affiliate marketing where you sell products online on commission – and the 'rebate processing" part is that you offer people rebates for buying the product you are selling as an affiliate.

It can actually be quite risky if done wrong and some products were actually telling people to do it on affiliate networks where it wasn't allowed.

Tess, this is the page you're looking for:
http://www.workathometruth.com/blog/2008/01/05/bootstrapping-your-business/

Diana,

Anytime you see a site with the headline "Make $500 – $1000 a Day with Data Entry Work" run the other way…fast. You are NOT going to make that kind of money doing "simple data entry work".

GJ that link just takes me to a login page. How did you get to that?

Catherine,

CashGalaxy is the same as the Cash123 System which was discussed in detail here:
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=13285

It also goes by the name Cash123dotcom.com

Michelle,

The main hurdle for you for a lot of the money making techniques discussed on reputable websites will be on the keyword research and competitive analysis end.

You can get a sense of what I mean in the following post:
Be where the money is

Luckily, one of the best keyword research/competitive analysis tools nowadays IS Mac Compatible – it's Market Samurai. One tip – if you get it, sign up for the free version and wait for about 4 emails and then the price will drop to $97. It may be more than 4 emails, but it happens fairly quick.

If you're a writer, you may also want to check out this page I put together:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Make_Money_Writing_for_the_Web

Michael keeps his products updated and continues to test and refine them.

You do bring up a good point that someone else brought up recently in that I need to list the date a product was last reviewed, which as you've pointed out can be critical online.

However, if you just want to learn basic SEO first you can do that for free with sites like http://www.seofaststart.com or http://www.seobook.com

Or if you don't mind weeding through a lot of information, there's a free site I've recommended to people called http://www.affilorama.com

The beauty of Niche Blitzkrieg is that it strips every thing down to the bare fundamentals. Also if you haven't read the questions and answers about it, you may want to check them out here:
http://www.workathometruth.com/blog/2008/11/28/niche-affiliate-marketing-winner/

Hey everyone,

My family, including me have been down sick, so sorry for the delay.

I'll be catching up on the questions here.

George,

I'm not sure if you've seen the thread about the original Maverick Money Makers here which points to some interesting discussions at the Warrior Forum about Mack Michaels background. Often, but not always, reading through the product discussions at Warrior Forum when it's not a cut and dry case – like in my recent write up of the problematicDataMoneyOnline.com site here – the WarriorForum can be one of the more balanced places to get the pros and cons of a product.

There is a lengthy discussion about Cell Phone Cash at the WarriorForum here

RickyO,

Please read this write-up of DataMoneyOnline for some potential help with your situation. If you have more questions specifically about DataMoneyOnline you can ask them there.

Mateo – I checked the list that the site appears on and it's under my-moneyblog.com at WorkAtHomeTruth.com and always has been. You can see the page here that has it on the list:
http://workathometruth.com/classifieds/m-fake-mon/

Actually, the only time that your site was mentioned at WorkAtHomeTruth was to point people to a useful review you did of the book Automatic Millionaire here:
http://www.mymoneyblog.com/archives/2005/07/book_review_aut_1.html

Anne Williams posted that link in the forum while the forum was active.

Is it possible that you saw your site come up under WorkAtHomeTruth and just assumed that it was on the "bad list" because of your other situation? I assure you it's not and never has been.

Mateo,

I see the issue. I have the my-moneyblog.com site listed correctly in numerous places and in that ONE place I have the domains listed with spaces so people don't click on the domains – as I mentioned on your blog I'm typically VERY careful, but I actually didn't think of the consequence of leaving off the dash, so I lesson learned and I'll see what else I can do to help you out over at WOT.

Mateo,

I posted the information in WOT and posted comments on your blog as well which I haven't seen live yet. You can delete the original comment (the one with all the links) as it was a bit lengthy and the second one was more to the point about what happened with the missing space as we figured out.

OK. I see the comments now.

Well the good news out of all this I suppose is that we got to know each others sites a bit better.

I'm not sure what botnets you're talking about. All sites run are optimized for organic search.

If I really wanted to "profiteer" as you call it I wouldn't be running a site like this as it's a huge waste of time compared to other ways to generate income. As you learn more about online marketing I think that will become more clear to you.

I don't understand why you think setting up niche sites is what I'm complaining about on the site. It's not at all. I'm complaining mostly about hidden negative option plans, deceptive billing practices or the use of fake testimonials such as I covered in these write-ups:

• DataMoneyOnline
• Internet Scam Review
  

I think some people lump this site into other fake scam-exposing sites without realizing how much technical analysis goes into the research here. You can see just one of hundreds of exposes done here:

SelfProfitsMadeEasy.com which is fascinating given the history of the companies involved.

There's interesting commentary from Michael Webster, an attorney who specializes in Business Opportunity and Franchise Law and is a regular reader of the blog and has made a lot of great comments that have been helpful for people who want to understand the business opportunity marketplace.

If I really wanted to "profiteer" as you call it I wouldn't be running a site like this as it's a huge waste of time compared to other ways to generate income. As you learn more about online marketing I think that will become more clear to you.

For example, there's a discussion here:
http://www.workathometruth.com/blog/2008/11/19/google-money-tree-complaints/

In which I spent ridiculous amount of time online and ON THE PHONE with people helping them get refunds WITHOUT charging them at all.

That discussion was usined by the National Consumers League here:
http://savvyconsumer.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/bitter-fruit-for-consumers-from-the-google-money-tree/

I also helped the FTC DIRECTLY with this case:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0923103/index.shtm By agreeing to testify in it. They prepared an affidavit of my statement that was used as part of them filing the injunction.

I also get a lot of help with this site from Lynndel Edgington who runs http://www.eagleresearchassociates.org and has an assigned federal agent for his organization. He's been instrumental in helping me help people avoid people commit criminal acts by unwittingly participating in fraudulent schemes. Also, he's helped me to understand the proper authorities to report various types of scams to as that can differ by the type of scam being perpetrated.

Good luck finding a site you consider legitimate. I'm gonna keep doing what I do.

You could always set up your own site attacking sites like mine if you don't like it. I wouldn't have a problem with that. I believe the truth tends to come out and actually that kind of site can be helpful. Or just keep posting your comments on this site. I almost never censor unless you post something completely illegal or obcene. There are hundreds of discussions you could post to on the site.

Thanks for the feedback.

Mandy,

You may want to read the following two FTC pages:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0723138/index.shtm

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/07/shortchange.shtm

On that second link you'll find this information:
"In the law enforcement actions announced today, the Commission charged:

John Beck/Mentoring of America, two principals, and three purported “inventors” marketed three get-rich-quick schemes, duping hundreds of thousands of consumers into paying approximately $300 million. The defendants marketed “John Beck’s Free & Clear Real Estate System,” “John Alexander’s Real Estate Riches in 14 Days,” and “Jeff Paul’s Shortcuts to Internet Millions.” The defendants allegedly made false and unsubstantiated claims about potential earnings for users of these systems. They used frequently aired infomercials to sell the systems for $39.95 and then contacted the purchasers via telemarketing to offer “personal coaching services,” which cost several thousand dollars and purportedly would enhance their ability to earn money quickly and easily using the systems. In addition, all purchasers were signed up for continuity programs that cost an additional $39.95 per month, but which were not adequately disclosed to consumers. Some consumers also continued receiving unwanted sales calls after they told the defendants’ telemarketers to stop calling. This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California."

Jana,

Thanks for your feedback.

Are you referring to CertifiedCashClub? I think maybe the Cathy woman you are thinking of is "Cathy Banks".

You are welcome, Mandy.