Some LESSONS to be LEARNED!
I'm starting this thread under the premise of the last few threads I have been reading and participating in. And to clear things up, although my join date and post count may be NEW to you, I am a FAR from a newbie. I've been around since 1998 .. I used a business name in this forum way back in the day, left for a LONG time due to business factors and recently came back and joined. I've worked with several "guru's" on projects, I have been a featured writer and had a syndicated column... in fact I was so POPOULAR at one point (and still am), my name, address, phone number etc. got published in a "report" for sale. I've done conferences, webinars, radio shows, you name it. Yeah I didn't like it too much, so I went "underground".
The point of my thread is this ... do NOT ridicule or post someone's name in a thread unless YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS IN ORDER! Something I see a lot of and this ANTI GURU trip. Do you know these guys on a personal level? Do you truly know where their MORALS and ETHICS stand? If not then, honestly shut up about them, instead of passing judgement! Everyone makes mistakes in this industry, no matter what their experience level is, but to call them names and judge their morals and ethics is just plain wrong.
We are here at the end of the day to MAKE MONEY! And I'm not saying EVERY method or technique is right, or moral or ethical, but I am saying you can't judge someone's integrity IF they make a mistake, you CAN NOT BURN THEM AT THE STAKE! There's a lot of factors to consider and if you're not considering them or using them, sorry but YOU, are the one that is inhumane!
I'm going to give you some advice here, some people will sell their mothers and daughters to make a buck (hey it's true), some people will sell a product to make a buck. Some will review the product and may or may not make a buck (and hope you are getting the idea now)... BUT I will also say this, IF YOU CAN NOT AFFORD to risk the GAMBLE of buying a MAYBE product do NOT DO IT! There are NO quick fix solutions in this industry, just tools that MAY or MAY NOT help you along the way.
I do NOT promote or buy a lot of products, I stay focused on the CORE essentials of MY business and if there are products out there that may help .. I look into them. IF you're hopping on every bandwagon some "guru" pitches at you, YOU are the only one responsible for it, not them but YOU, because YOU made the choice. And again I will state, IF you can't afford it, then don't take the risk of losing money with a "****ty product"/
Remember this... sometimes this business can be like a casino, you walk in, bet all of your money and come out with a 'crapshoot", nothing is perfect.
The point of my thread is this ... do NOT ridicule or post someone's name in a thread unless YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS IN ORDER! Something I see a lot of and this ANTI GURU trip. Do you know these guys on a personal level? Do you truly know where their MORALS and ETHICS stand? If not then, honestly shut up about them, instead of passing judgement! Everyone makes mistakes in this industry, no matter what their experience level is, but to call them names and judge their morals and ethics is just plain wrong.
We are here at the end of the day to MAKE MONEY! And I'm not saying EVERY method or technique is right, or moral or ethical, but I am saying you can't judge someone's integrity IF they make a mistake, you CAN NOT BURN THEM AT THE STAKE! There's a lot of factors to consider and if you're not considering them or using them, sorry but YOU, are the one that is inhumane!
I'm going to give you some advice here, some people will sell their mothers and daughters to make a buck (hey it's true), some people will sell a product to make a buck. Some will review the product and may or may not make a buck (and hope you are getting the idea now)... BUT I will also say this, IF YOU CAN NOT AFFORD to risk the GAMBLE of buying a MAYBE product do NOT DO IT! There are NO quick fix solutions in this industry, just tools that MAY or MAY NOT help you along the way.
I do NOT promote or buy a lot of products, I stay focused on the CORE essentials of MY business and if there are products out there that may help .. I look into them. IF you're hopping on every bandwagon some "guru" pitches at you, YOU are the only one responsible for it, not them but YOU, because YOU made the choice. And again I will state, IF you can't afford it, then don't take the risk of losing money with a "****ty product"/
Remember this... sometimes this business can be like a casino, you walk in, bet all of your money and come out with a 'crapshoot", nothing is perfect.