Calling all Offliners! Vent / Rant / Question Inside!!
I see the random "rants" or people talking crap about WSOs. Usually they (WSOs) don't get to me, ever..this time.. this one did.
So, I received an e-mail from a well "respected" marketer, I even had a certain level of respect for the guy, because he turned his life around rather quickly and became very prosperous.
Who doesn't respect that?
Of course, he is a marketer, and affiliate products will get e-mailed, and his lists was one of the few I stayed on.
Well, I get an e-mail, directing me to "the best offline WSO ever" (or something to that effect, I got and check out the WSO, fully intending not to buy it (I seriously don't buy many these days anymore) and the sales page read similar to something I have been doing in my own business.
So I wanted to see what this guy was up to. Hit the buy button, accessed my purchase.
As soon as I get into the WSO, within minutes my stomach turned, why? The WSO was basically:
How to set up fake Google places, hide behind VPNs in order to get it done, and on top of that, not even paying for your commitment to your virtual address, JUST to keep your fake google places. (I did not get as far as to realize he was preaching not to pay for the virtual address, I was informed by someone on skype when I pm'ed ranting)
Wtf?
Really?
This was the best offline wso ever?
The next 3 minutes consisted of myself:
Getting a refund, and kindly letting the product creator know that this is not how you build a sustainable business, using black hat methods, and now we have hundreds if not thousands of "newbs" that are going to run out there and attempt this un-ethical method. This is just amazing, and I am BAFFLED that this even made it through any sort of screening process to go to the public.
And finally, unsubscribing to said marketer. (Are there any moral ones left these days?)
It is because of people like this, and the sheepish marketers that will surely follow, that is messes it up for the rest of us doing things the correct way -
Doesn't this seem to be outside of Google's Guidelines
Anyone who bought this WSO, and is reading this, knows what they bought. You may want to read the above information closely. I am not naming the marketer or the WSO.
The question: Could anyone here actually practice this method to make a quick buck? Could you knowingly do this?
I couldn't.
Or are you from the shool "If I don't get caught , it won't hurt" ..
Am I off base by letting something like this get to me? as little impact as it has on my self and my business, the chances are slim to none, but still..
/end rant / question
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