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Stephan Ducharme's www.ContactThem.com....

by tadale6
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Hello Warriors...

I need the low down on this gentleman and his program.

No sales copy please... just the facts.

I have read so many bad reviews, but would appreciate a response from some of the respected members of this forum.

Thanks...

Tod
#ducharme #stephan #wwwcontactthemcom
  • Profile picture of the author Mike McBride
    Well, how many bad reviews do you need before you make up your mind?

    I'll just say, "Stay away, stay far, far away," but I get the feeling you're looking for a reason to buy.

    You won't get it from me.
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    • Profile picture of the author sparrow
      same here I had a bad experience with them I was one of the lucky few who was able to get a refund

      the internet is cluttered with disappointed buyers

      Seems Stephan Ducharme works through sales reps that work on commission and take the hit for refunds so they are very reluctant to issue any refunds since it affects their bottom line

      so I never ever got to communicate with Stephan, could be he is using this name as a personna

      who ever writes his copy does capture the unsuspecting

      but I too will not give you a reason to buy

      the warrior forum has to much to offer look into the war room

      Ed
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    • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
      Originally Posted by Mike McBride View Post

      Well, how many bad reviews do you need before you make up your mind?

      I'll just say, "Stay away, stay far, far away," but I get the feeling you're looking for a reason to buy.

      You won't get it from me.
      OMG this is a blast from the past isn't it Mike lol.

      I bought this freak's crap when I was an utter newbie and never got my refund

      Stay well away

      Kim
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      • Profile picture of the author Takuya Hikichi
        Originally Posted by Kim Standerline View Post

        OMG this is a blast from the past isn't it Mike lol.

        I bought this freak's crap when I was an utter newbie and never got my refund

        Stay well away

        Kim
        I bought this person's product when I was very very new although I don't know if that product still exists today. Asked for refund and he offered to send me a different product instead of accepting the refund that if I accepted it, I wouldn't get the refund.

        His proposal is fair but why in the world would I want another product produced by the same person when I was disappointed in the delivery to begin with? If it was like, "Sorry for the transaction, but I am going to send you this short report just for trying out my system" or something along the line of "thank you for taking the risk," I would have thought differently about the transaction.

        I don't have any opinion about him, but it's interesting seeing his name brought up like this publicly several years later.
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        • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
          Originally Posted by Takuya Hikichi View Post

          I bought this person's product when I was very very new although I don't know if that product still exists today. Asked for refund and he offered to send me a different product instead of accepting the refund that if I accepted it, I wouldn't get the refund.

          His proposal is fair but why in the world would I want another product produced by the same person when I was disappointed in the delivery to begin with? If it was like, "Sorry for the transaction, but I am going to send you this short report just for trying out my system" or something along the line of "thank you for taking the risk," I would have thought differently about the transaction.

          I don't have any opinion about him, but it's interesting seeing his name brought up like this publicly several years later.
          It's weird how he resurfaces every couple of years
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          • Profile picture of the author John Taylor
            Originally Posted by Kim Standerline View Post

            It's weird how he resurfaces every couple of years
            Not really Kim.

            I suspect he waits for a new crop of "newbies" to appear
            after the dust has settled.


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            • Profile picture of the author tarabyte
              I made about $3k promoting that site through their affiliate program but it was really difficult collecting the commission payments. Eventually they paid me, but I had to keep pestering them over and over again before they would send me the commissions - I got paid several months late and had to go through a lot of effort to collect the payments.

              I'd not recommend them, while the sales page converts quite well, the program itself is not what its cracked up to be and they don't treat their affiliates very well.
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              • Profile picture of the author Sylvan
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                I didnt start this thread but I thank everyone for the replies.

                For those who don't know, this product is pretty much an e-mail harvester. It claims to be able to get the e-mails of all the reps of any home business so you can then send them messages.

                It sounded fishy to me, but all too appetizing. I contacted an affiliate who offered to "prove" it to me by getting all the e-mail addresses of one of my domains.

                Whoop de doo, youve got the admin@domain.com and a few others, not worth the money or time.
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            • Profile picture of the author Jays80
              Originally Posted by John Taylor View Post

              Not really Kim.

              I suspect he waits for a new crop of "newbies" to appear
              after the dust has settled.


              John
              That happens every 6 months!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author David_Thompson
    Originally Posted by tadale6 View Post

    Hello Warriors...

    I need the low down on this gentleman and his program.

    No sales copy please... just the facts.

    I have read so many bad reviews, but would appreciate a response from some of the respected members of this forum.

    Thanks...

    Tod
    Don't go there even with a ten foot pool...

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  • Profile picture of the author John Taylor
    Your post mistakenly refers to a "gentleman" and that's not a word that I would use in association with the name you mentioned.

    I would suggest that the "bad reviews" have some substance.

    John
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  • Profile picture of the author tadale6
    I am not looking for a reason to buy... and yes, it appears that 'gentleman' is a loose translation of the word.

    However, I do not believe in bashing people based on the report of a blog post or an article I find online.

    The keywords 'scam' and 'review' are often included in blog posts and articles about a person or program for various reasons.

    Mainly, marketing or reverse marketing is the motivation behind 'an honest review' OR a 'scam alert'... which brings me back here.

    Tod
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    • Profile picture of the author Eswar
      Two years back i was scammed by Stephan Ducharme's Free ad guru. He was not responding to my refund request. Stephan Ducharme's is a scammer stay away from him.

      Eswar
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      • Profile picture of the author Michael Chris
        Originally Posted by Eswar View Post

        Two years back i was scammed by Stephan Ducharme's Free ad guru. He was not responding to my refund request. Stephan Ducharme's is a scammer stay away from him.

        Eswar
        Do you see how people above posted their opinions without using the terms "scammed" and "scammer" directly referring to Stephan Ducharme?

        You should take note. This thread is now more likely to get nuked. I don't think it should be, but your post probably pushes it over the line.

        Maybe this thread should be moved to the reviews section?

        There might even already be a thread there for this.

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  • Profile picture of the author xcpk
    Not a program worth buying i think, but i have made some checks with their affiliate program.
    Not that i use any time on it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Melody
    Personally - I would just like to know how to get out of his database - the contactthem.com 'system' (and I use the term loosely) apparently has several of my sites in their database - I must get a hundred messages a month from people that have bought into it -
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    • Profile picture of the author mikegates
      I bought some sort of directory poster, or some such software from him once. I'm convinced it was vaporware - it scrolled through sites like it was posting, but could never find my link on any of the sites.

      I emailed support and never heard back, then tried to get a refund with no success. I have also had problems with his affiliates spamming me via email. So, I too say - stay away.

      Mike
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    • Profile picture of the author psresearch
      Originally Posted by Melody View Post

      Personally - I would just like to know how to get out of his database - the contactthem.com 'system' (and I use the term loosely) apparently has several of my sites in their database - I must get a hundred messages a month from people that have bought into it -
      Why in the world would you want to get out of their database?

      Really, the income potential from receiving ContactThem spam is mind-boggling. Let's do a quick "Email Processor Job" table on this one...you know...the ones that say "if you process this many emails you'll make this much money..."

      OK, here we go:

      If You Get 5 ContactThem Spams That's $24,000/Month!
      If You Get 10 ContactThem Spams That's $48,000/Month!
      If You Get 10 ContactThem Spams That's $120,000/Month!

      ;-)

      Note: for those of you who haven't seen the emails ContactThem sends, here's a sample that will clarify the above "profit potential table"...

      Hi,

      We've seen your website at [Removed]
      and we love it!

      We see that your traffic rank is 112614
      and your link popularity is 147.
      Also, you have been online since 1/26/2005.

      With that kind of traffic, we will pay you up to $4,800/month
      to advertise our links on your website.

      If you're interested, read our terms from this page:
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      Sincerely,

      ContactThem Spammer
      The ContactThem Network
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  • Profile picture of the author gareth
    Wow i came across this this week - I have heard of him before but did not investigate previously.

    I read a couple of his ebooks. the information is standard advice reguarding JV's.
    He does not openly espouse4 spamming but it seems that is how the software is being used.

    It is $50 per week if i recall correctly to use the software which is absurd.
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  • Profile picture of the author 1nternetMarketer
    How can someone legally continue to scam people without getting stopped by any legal entity? Reading this thread, it sounds as if Stephan Ducharme has scammed people for years but he continues to do so. Is there no way to legally stop this kind of thing?
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    • Profile picture of the author Kenji
      Stephan D is back and I am tempted but my guts tell me stay away. The concept is great but how to make anything if so many affiliates or agents promote it on their sites.
      That is the fallacy. I hate MLM.
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      • Profile picture of the author IdeaSponge
        Thanks everyone! You saved me a whole lot of time and aggravation. ContactThem approached me to put banners on my site but I would hate to promote something that may not pay out and worse, scam people.
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      • Profile picture of the author psresearch
        Originally Posted by Kenji View Post

        Stephan D is back and I am tempted but my guts tell me stay away. The concept is great but how to make anything if so many affiliates or agents promote it on their sites.
        That is the fallacy. I hate MLM.
        Wait. The concept of spamming websites with misleading deceptive messages is "great" somehow? LOL.
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