- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master
If you are researching work at home business opportunities, you have no doubt been inundated with all sorts of schemes that promise to make money. Most of them seem too good to be true, and probably are.
How do you make sense of all this stuff? In this article I will analyze a recent promotional email that I received, and point out what you need to look out for.
The email is shown below, with my comments in italics.
RED FLAG: The first problem to note is that this email was sent to an email address that I never use for signing up for anything. So right away we know it comes from a spammer, or someone who purchased a leads list from a spammer.
I always recommend that you maintain at least 3 email addresses: one used only for signing up for things, one that is published online (this one will get lots of spam) and one that you only give to people personally and never publish anywhere. I use a different email address for every list I sign up for. This way I know who has resold my information. You would be surprised how many sites violate their published standards which state they do not resell your information.
So right away we have our first red flag - this comes from a spammer. STAY AWAY. But it gets better. Read on...
Subject: Bill Brine, JOIN NOW & EARN $1,950 A MONTH! NO SPONSORING REQUIRED...
RED FLAG: How can you possibly earn money by doing nothing? This does not make sense!
Bill Brine,
Yes you read it right!
Everybody Makes Money here and Everybody Gets Paid with this NEW LAUNCHED OPPORTUNITY! Whether you are new to the internet and home based business or an experienced pro, theres so much money to be made with us its not funny!
RED FLAG: A newly launched opportunity has no proven track record. Why would you want to invest your money in something like that? For a long term, stable income you need a proven business plan. STAY AWAY!
Quickly visit the link below for INCOME Proof and don't forget to get back on this email to get your FREE ACCESS.
RED FLAG: No legitimate business will provide income proof. Do you know how easy it is to create 'income proof' images with any photo software? A real business will provide income estimates and details of how the income can be achieved. This is hype. Besides, if it is new, how can anyone have made any money yet? STAY AWAY!
By JOINING Now You're Immediately Positioned In the Next Highest Spot Of Our Generous Team Powerline that feeds everybody with up to five income streams! Everybody who comes in after you is under you .. forever!
Click Below To Get your FREE ACCESS!
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All NEW members immediately get the next highest position available at the level of enrollment that is best for you.
By JOINING Now You're Immediately Positioned In the Next Highest Spot Of Our Generous Team Powerline that feeds everybody with up to five income streams! Everybody who comes in after you is under you .. forever!
Click Below To Get your FREE ACCESS!
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Lock in the next highest spot in our powerful forced matrixes!
Your satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back! We want to help you and will do whatever it takes to help you establish a business you will be proud of for years to come ..... so JOIN now and we'll get you started immediately!
See You At The Top! COME TO OUR CONFERENCE CALLS SEE SCHEDULE IN MEMBERS AREA!
We look forward to helping you build your business and wish you great success in all your endeavors!
Hype, hype and more hype. All this blather says absolutely nothing about the business, what it involves, and how you make money. STAY AWAY!
Thanks and once again, WELCOME!
Josh
Founder - JML (Josh's Millionaire League)
Network Marketing Consultant
5 Figure Earner
RED FLAG: Notice there are no contact details for the business promoter. Not even a last name. Could it be this person is hiding something? Wonder why?
Click Below To Get your FREE ACCESS:
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"Learn to help people with more than just their jobs: help them with their lives."
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This message is sent in compliance with the new email Bill HR 1910.
Under Bill HR 1910 passed by the 106th US Congress on May 24, 1999, this message cannot be considered Spam as long as we include a way to be removed. Per Section HR 1910, Please type "REMOVE" in the subject line and reply to this email.
All removal requests are handled personally and immediately once received.
This footer telling me this is not spam is a dead giveaway that it IS spam. If I were to make a spam complaint, the person would have to prove to their ISP that either they had a previous business relationship with me, or that I opted in to their list (neither of which is true in this case). I don't normally do spam complaints, since a lot of this stuff comes from newbies who don't know any better. Instead I send a nice reply to the sender, explaining why this does not work and urging them to seek a better way. More on that later.
I visited the website URL in the email - it was, as you would expect, nothing more than a page with more of the same meaningless hype, along with an lead capture form. Presumably if you were to sign up for more information, you would be inundated with all kinds of emails extolling the virtues of this scheme without telling you much of anything else.
Folks, you have to learn to stay away from stuff like this! Get it into your head that there is no quick and easy way to make money. It saddens me to see so many people duped by hucksters like this every day. MAKE IT STOP!
Building a proper business takes time, effort and capital. Stop throwing your money away on hype and promises. Research legitimate business opportunities which offer proven, stable income opportunities and where you can contact the business owner personally to talk about the business. Do your due diligence before investing your money.
I offer such an opportunity. I don't purchase leads, cold call people, or send out spammy emails like the one above.
How do I build my business? I buy customers to provide a stable base income. I work with a team of internet marketing professionals to promote my business ethically and responsibly. Our team offers complete training in all aspects of internet marketing and business building to all newcomers. And I don't hide behind a website. My contact details are below.
If you're tired of all these schemes and dreams, come to my site at
Watch the movie, attend one of our weekly presentations where you will be given facts, not hype. And be sure to contact me if you have any questions.
I build real businesses.
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Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master
PO Box 121, Amherst, NS B4H 3Y6 Canada
Ph: 902.667.0798
Fax: 760.280.8685
Skype: billbrine
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