Everything is a scam!

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I laugh every time I come across this in other forums.
It amazes me how ignorant the general public is about
starting businesses. They seem to believe that any "online"
business is a scam.

I am currently packing up to move to Oregon soon & I'm going to
help my cousin with his Judgment Recovery business (well he's
going to let me work with him).

I have no idea about this business except for the brief information
scattered along the internet about this business plus, what he's mentioned to me already.

I kept coming across these stupid scam forums explaining that
that this entire business model is a scam or it doesn't exist. I laughed!
My cousin has been running this business for that past 5 years successfully.

I looked around their forums and guess what? Every single business or business model that comes along that website is considered a scam... ???

Sorry for the rant, but this annoys the heck outta me. I see it everywhere.
Especially about online marketing... Ughhh

What do you Warriors think?
#scam
  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    Using all caps in the subject heading is considered bad forum manners. You might want to hit the "edit" button, go to "advanced" and edit your heading.

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    • Profile picture of the author BrainCopy
      Originally Posted by Rod Cortez View Post

      Using all caps in the subject heading is considered bad forum manners. You might want to hit the "edit" button, go to "advanced" and edit your heading.

      RoD
      Just fixed it. Didn't notice I was yelling
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  • Profile picture of the author Kal Sallam
    Yes you are right the majority of the public think like that. But its good let them!
    Less competition yeah? I have close friend of mine who never understands what I do.
    I gave up explaining.

    Originally Posted by Rod Cortez View Post

    Using all caps in the subject heading is considered bad forum manners. You might want to hit the "edit" button, go to "advanced" and edit your heading.

    RoD
    Yeah I was gonna say something.
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    • Profile picture of the author BrainCopy
      Originally Posted by Kal Sallam View Post

      Yes you are right the majority of the public think like that. But its good let them!
      Less competition yeah? I have close friend of mine who never understands what I do.
      I gave up explaining.
      Yeah, I know what you mean. My cousin tried to explain the business but
      I was too confused at first. He had to direct me to some articles and
      even then, I had to re-read them until I finally understood it.

      I was still a bit confused after all that... That was until he said "If you don't pay... I take your Sh*t!" haha then I was like "ooooooo I get it now" LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author fedor50
    I know right. Everybody is so skeptical nowadays about every website. Especially in the internet marketing niche. people consider every ebook a scam:p
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    • Profile picture of the author The 13th Warrior
      Ha Ha that's funny, very funny.

      If everything is a scam, why is poster on business opportunity forums in the first place???

      As the day goes on, what they deem is legit and everyday normal life is in reality, the biggest scam of all, and they are not only fulfilling a self-fulfilling prophecy, but they are in essence, admitting defeat in life and the power of self to change and alter their reality.

      The majority of established institutions contribute to this; they give you limited tools that claim to give you power, when in fact, it is an illusion of self-directed power to alter reality..., you are really "giving" them your power and best of yourself to fatten their coffers.

      As an example:

      A job, is one of the biggest "scams" of all, along with everything that comes with it, including the illusion of what is considered a "normal" life.

      In fact, corruptible forces, that are in true power, limit and constrain even the most sincere, honest , dutiful and beneficial of trades, where it can and will never achieve its potential to give unlimited service/benefit to the constituents it is supposed to be pledged to serve.

      I could go on, but you get what I'm sayin.


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  • Profile picture of the author wenzel777
    I think at one point or another, all of us have been "scammed" in one way or another (both in the online and offline world).

    The truth is, we learn from each experience; unfortunately, it sometimes takes a bad experience to make us "wake up".

    I've been a professional Copywriter (5+years) and nothing annoyed me more than when somebody told me that ...."Oh yea, Copywriter, write some "FLUFF" for me." A good copywriter doesn't write "FLUFF," they write benefit-driven copy that SELLS. The same can be said of Marketers that produce "SPAM."

    All of that being said, it doesn't really bother me, and it shouldn't bother you. Some people talk the talk. And others? Well...they walk the walk. Let 'em talk. Only thing that matters is that you're confident in your abilities, you're proud of what you do, and you keep a positive and optomistic approach to life and business.
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    • Profile picture of the author BrainCopy
      Originally Posted by wenzel777 View Post

      All of that being said, it doesn't really bother me, and it shouldn't bother you. Some people talk the talk. And others? Well...they walk the walk. Let 'em talk. Only thing that matters is that you're confident in your abilities, you're proud of what you do, and you keep a positive and optomistic approach to life and business.
      You're absolutely correct!
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexx
    The guys over at Web of Trust are just like this too!

    Every single site that differs from a 'standard' business model, they'll rate as spam.

    Really quite damaging to be honest :|
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  • Profile picture of the author imgeek2727
    Sadly, people approach this topic with the attitude of "It is not a scam unless I am jailed or fined for it." The honest truth is that MORALITY has different boundaries from LEGALITY. It is legal in the US not to help someone-you can literally watch someone bleed to death while you eat a sandwich and you won't get hauled into court. No joke. But tell me, is that moral?

    To last a long time in marketing, the focus should be-treat others the way you want to be treated. In essence, follow Gandhi's advice: BE the change you want to SEE.
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    The reason scam is mentioned so much online is because it's a reverse subliminal message for Apple computers. Probably didn't know that, huh?
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  • Profile picture of the author tumichael
    Some people talk the talk. And others? Well...they walk the walk. Let 'em talk
    i couldnt agree more. keep the faith and brace yourself!

    PS: pls edit the topic title. thanks
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