People Say That Earning Online Is A Scam!

I agree with Lewis.
When I`m trying to talk with my grand parents about IM they totaly don`t get it and think its some kind of a scam.
I guess there is no need to keep trying to tell someone about IM, `cause they will never get it.
And besides that everyone can express your thoughts in this forum where people with common interests are at

A lot of people know about IM.

However, I don't know why their mind has this word 'scam'?

If you explain to them, they show interest and slowly they will understand.

If those still stubborn and won't understand, it's alright. We shall happily go and earn our money online.

I've always had better luck explaining IM as a publishing service. I tell them that companies pay me commissions to publish information about their products and services. The family has an easier time understanding it that way.

That is a great idea.

For me, I told them that it is an online business.

Quite a lot of people like to start up their own business.

There are so many ways to explain IM... Could anyone list some?

IM is just a media for those who are willing to pay the price and work hard before they can expect to make decent amounts of money. I don't know where the word scam comes from. There are scammers in every industry, it's not something that's limited to the online environment

Some expect to see immediate results and if not will start saying it's a scam, what they have to realise is building a business takes time and effort before you start to see any real results especially if you are using mostly free marketing.

Great to see you not giving up when your mentor would not help and drive yourself on to make your program work, shows great attitude. Well done.

To your success,
Bryan

Yeah its because they've never had success themselves.

Sure alot of my friends and family dont understand how money comes out of what it realistically thin air, but its far from a scam.

Many products and services that fall under "Internet Marketing" are either scams or poor-quality. This gives the whole industry a bad name.

This is compounded by the fact that legitimate "make money online" products are very popular, but many buyers fail to act on the information given, and dismiss it as a scam or at best, an impossible proposition.

This makes it easy for outsiders to assume making money online is a scam - hence the problem.

I would charge them for the answer to their question then tell them it's not a scam at all while I give them the eqivalent they paid in the form of my "money making system" for what they perceive to be a FREE gift... I'm such a nice guy

Also, I'd add a coaching fee as a backend offer if they were really SERIOUS about getting in the game so i could hold their hand through their IM journey... I'm an absolutely terrific guy for doing that on a monthly recurring basis

People have been "programmed" by watching/reading too many media reports about phishing etc.

Like many things, it's the negatives that are highlighted, not the positives.

I don't lose any sleep over it.

Cheers,

Neil

I myself am not a "super earner", but i had my days where i made $1k withing a few hours. in ONE day. Also, all my expenses, rent, new computers and whatever etc. are basically paid by clickbank

This proves that "IM makes money", right?

Now, i enjoy discovering strategies, and blogging about HOW to go about this, how to make your sites, your own products. For other people to make money also.
I am using my experience and "re-sell" this information.

Whether it works for the other person...depends how motivated the other person is. I do admit i spent 25hrs/daily IM/programminf/making sites, its a 100% full-time job. NOT something you can achieve in 2hrs/day.

I also don't have a doubt that there are SOME "super affiliates" which are indeed making $70k/$80k MONTH - if i tell my wife she never believes those claims.

But i "know" so many ways to make money online that i dont have a doubt its possible to make such amounts, its a question of motivation, consistency and positive attitude. If X can make $3000/DAY i can too. There is NO law in the world saying that i cannot or that anyone else cant.

Tell your family/friends about how much Allen makes, how much Shawn makes on DP just from Ads, how much Shoemoney makes or Darren, just having ONE blog or forum. We're talking HUGE, HUGE sums here. If they understand that its possible that 100.000 of people might visit a site every day, clicking on ads, then they might also understand the concept behind it and understand it doesnt really need to be "scams"
And thats only one aspect of IM. (Example of a high traffic blog).

The internet is just a media channel.

I don't get any negative attitude about it. Quite the opposite.

Good posting by Lewis. When I try to talk with family about internet marketing they don't believe it can work and think of it as some kind of swindle. I don't there will ever be an end to this kind of thinking to internet marketing, particularly in the older generations because they won't get it or make an attempt to understand it. I'm sure I'll win over my family though!

Yeah I just tell family members I am a webmaster - that old 90's term. At least most people can understand that by now.

A lot of people do not understand that hard word is needed for success. They are angry that you are able to make a living doing what you love. That said, it does bother me when people say I am "playing with the computer."

I never tell a mechanic he is playing with cars.

If they're not initally making any money, I think the first thing they need to do is follow the instructions to the letter and follow through on the techniques they are applying. This is the typical cause of failure with any kind of internet marketing, not sticking with it! My 2 cents, lol!

This case is even rougher than your parents, my girlfriend thinks that info marketing is a pyramid and a scam.

That makes for a pretty rocky relationship as she has a heart for people and quit a job and went into business herself because she saw people getting put into houses they couldn't afford.

Now she helps them repair there credit and get homes they won't lose to foreclosure.

I used to think making money online was a scam too, as came across a few pyramid schemes, thats before i discovered IM. Infact I only believed ebay was the only way to generate income

Most of the people in my age bracket, in my experience, know so little about internet marketing they just assume that its a nonsense way of making a living, and don't believe the internet is anything more than a toy! Lucky me I guess!

I don't try to explain anything about IM. The bank deposits do my talking.

Some people think selling anything is a scam. Some people hate salespeople altogether.

I think it has to do with understanding. THe less you understand something the more afraid you are of it.

How to differentiate good ones from bad ones? Newbie like myself paid some "lesson" fees for purchasing something don't work at all. Frustrating isn't it.

It is an excuse for not doing hard work to make money online.