Fake It Until You Make It?

Proof of what?

Go out and make some money. By the time you've got enough results to be a decent teacher, you may decide you would rather keep earning than trying to teach.

Screenshots can be faked, too.

And if they're promising to make you a zillionaire with no work and from a $17 investment, well, you ought to have some common sense reactions to that, shouldn't you.

Find people who have a problem.

Offer them a solution you know that works.

Affiliate products can be a good alternative in this situation, because now the burden of proof is on the seller.

However, the proof issue is--I assure you--more in your mind than your customer's.

Evidence of competency is shown in how well you lay out your explanation of the problem, and describe your solution.

Yeah it doesn't sound like you are ready to sell something. Leverage an experienced marketer's expertise by promoting a good affiliate product that they sell. Just shoot them a quick message about how you are new, and would like to promote.

Please don't aspire to be a fake guru!

Like most of the other comments, you need to know what you have to offer. Instead of a full blown "system", just focus on what you do better than anybody else. Do you write killer emails? Have a twist on exit pops that works better than anyone else's? Turn that into a micro product and either market it as a standalone, or team up with a more established marketer to promote it as an upsell, etc.

You can also do a "humble guru" approach. If you are making at least some money, then just price your system accordingly, and market it with a "tired of all the fake guru pitches?" pitch. Modest price, modest income claims.

Be prepared to fail. Fail until you make it, not fake it until you make it.

Most importantly, be genuine. A little hype goes a long way, but being your authentic self will resonate with people, and you'll be happier in the long run as well.

Best of luck.

If you are in the US don't' fake it or you can go to jail! Just my 2 cents in the US they don't play games so be careful with any claims you make in other countries there is less to worry I can see more faking outside of the US.

The simple answer is, you don't and you shouldn't. You should not be trying to convince anyone you've made money you haven't made or that you can teach them to make money when you don't yet know how to make money yourself. Don't scam people. Don't fake it. Learn how to make money and actually do it.

Until you have had significant, repeated, and sustained success, don't even think about teaching anyone else or selling them a product that claims to show them how to make that kind of money for themselves.

Sometimes you really do need to "fake it til ya make it".

For example, coaches that are experts in their field but then move into the coaching realm may need to fake it a bit until they build their customer base. Nobody really wants to book with a coach when they see that their online appointment schedule is a 100% open.

It's like walking into the restaurant and being the only one there. The chef may be a 5-star guy but you still need to see others eating his food before you want to take a seat.

Here's a tip, the world is fake it until you make it.

• Do you really think Papa Johns Pizza has fresher ingredients?
• Do you really think political campaigns are telling the truth?
• Do you really think Brian Williams hangs out with SEAL Team Six?

Git-R-Done.

Wow - thanks for all that advice. I am in fact trying to promote an affiliate product and am sort of experimenting with a pre-sell to a group of people with a particular problem. I am doing this using my own site, since I want to collect their email addresses first. The product vendor has a pretty good site set up and offers proof himself.

The product works for this group of people as well as for anybody else, they just haven't been targeted specifically. I am still testing how to best reach them, which is why I can't claim to have made my first $10,000 or whatever. I am just looking for something to really get their attention and click on my affiliate link without having to tell blatant lies.

But maybe the proof issue is more in my mind than in my customers. I can't really tell yet.

If you know more than the people you plan to teach then you are not faking it are you. For instance, if you know how to set up a Wordpress blog, you can teach those who do not know. That is not faking it. Just start out by setting your sights a bit lower and be real to yourself and your potential customers.

The answer to your question is simple. You don't start out in the MMO niche. You start out in a niche outside of that. When you have some success going through a particular MMO program, then you might want to tell people about it -- kind of like documenting your journey as a newbie (good idea to document stuff as you go along -- especially if it turns out to work). You won't remember everything if over the course of a few months (can take that long even after you've found something legit).

Joey

I think the problem for the most part is the understanding of 'fake it till you make it'.

It is just an opinion and everyone will have one but I don't think it means:

"Pretend you are making millions and then tell people how to do the same."

One, you won't be any good at telling people how to make money - nevermind online, there is no difference to making money online or off just the medium of communication - you still need to SELL something and if you can't sell - how are you going to tell people how to do it?

Here is how to use the fake it till you make it.

Fake it in terms of YOUR ACTIONS.

What DO successful people do?

How do THEY dress?

How do THEY act?

Start BECOMING successful and start reading the books, taking the courses and as Jim Rohn would say:

"Work harder on yourself than you do your job!"

I don't know why the MMO industry has people thinking "I will just tell people how to make money if though I am not!" - you wouldn't do it offline.

It is like saying: "How can i act like a good mechanic of cars when i have never even worked on an engine before!"

Pick something YOU want to be good at and GET GOOD at it through desire, discipline and direct action THEN once you get good you can tell people how you did it.

No shortcuts, no excuses,

Just my 2 shillings,

All the best,

Chris Jones

It is not important the Screenshot. Because the Screenshot may not true. By the help of Photoshop, one can make any kinds of such images. So just go ahead on the right way. best of luck.

Just be straightforward and forthright when it comes to earnings -- try to demonstrate superiority, proficiency and skill instead -- with that comes authority, and with authority you'll eventually be able to generate the kind of money you aspire to on the internet.

Besides, platforms like the Warrior Forum are not really allowing you to make income claims in your offer anymore, so your assertion that you need to generate monetary proof in order to be successful is moot.