Did You Fall For An Online Scam?

A Summary of the Most Common Online Scams

Data Entry and Type at Home “Jobs”

These sites promise the world for simply “filling out forms” or otherwise “submitting ads”. The “forms” they speak of are Pay Per Click advertising. This method of marketing is VERY difficult to learn and expensive during the learning process; the scam site fails to mention that of course.

Basically, the data entry site is simply taking your money and sending you to an affiliate network site like ClickBank or PayDotCom. They give you some basic instructions which you could have gotten from the affiliate networks themselves.

ClickBank and PayDotCom are free to join by anyone. The data entry sites imply they are offering this access only if you pay their “membership fee”. The people who run these scams are no better than common thieves.

Online Surveys

There are very few “online surveys” which pay anyone to fill them out. The ones that are legitimate, ARE NOT involved with these sites! Besides, most of the legitimate surveys only offer a possible drawing for a prize and not cash. No one is going to pay you $30 to $40 to simply fill out a survey! If you want to find the legitimate ones online who pay a little, do so via the search engines. Do not pay anyone for access to them. They are listed free in the search engines if you can find them. These sites are right up there with the data entry sites on the scam meter.

Rebate Processing

Wow, this is a bad one. They tell you that they have companies “NEEDING” your help processing all their rebates. Yeah right.

What they really do after you pay them is send you a glorified method of doing affiliate marketing with a twist added for offering “rebates” of your own when people buy your affiliate products. Anyone can join an affiliate network for free without paying these guys. Stay away from them!

Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)

Although many of these are not officially “scams” one has to be very careful when believing the claims they make. Just “getting a few people to sign up under you” will NOT make much money. Although you won’t make much, when the people above you get you and hundreds of others just like you to join, they are the ones making the big bucks! Be very wary of them wanting you to buy product to keep as inventory. That is how the ones above you make money…not you!

Getting Google AdWords for Free

There is no way to “trick” or cheat Google out of their click charges. These sites say you can get “free” clicks by simply using Adwords to sell products and then using some of the profit to pay for the clicks. Wow! That’s a real original idea! They simply are selling you a twisted description of using your profits to pay for the clicks. This is a total waste of money.

Envelope Stuffing

Why would anyone pay you to “stuff” envelopes when they have machines to do that?

These are all best avoided.

Enough said.

Don’t Steal My Information….

Hello
It’s important to take precautions to protect you and your products from information theft these days, because it’s getting easier and easier for people to share digital products.

Information theft is a type of computer security risk and it’s defined as stealing an individual’s personal or confidential information. When stolen this can cause as much damage, or possibly more then hardware or software theft. Business or home users are both at risk of information theft.

One example is a malicious individual stealing credit cards so they can make unauthorized purchases on another person’s account. If information is transmitted over a network then it has a very high chance for malicious users to intercept the information. Every computer in the path of your data can see what you send. A lot of companies try to stop information from being stolen by applying some user identification and authentication controls. These constraints are best for protecting computers along a company’s premise, however, to protect information on the Internet and on networks, companies use a handful of encryption methods. Encryption refers to the process of converting data into an unreadable form. One type of encryption software is Obfuscated code which is a programming language that is extremely hard to read. Encrypted data is like any other data because you can send it through a lot of options, but to read it you must decrypt or decipher it into a more readable form. Throughout the encryption process, the unencrypted data or input is known as plaintext and the encrypted data, or output is known as ciphertext. To encrypt information, the programmer converts the plaintext into ciphertext using some type of encryption key. An encryption key is the programmed formula that the person who receives the data uses to decrypt the ciphertext.

There are a variety of encryption or algorithm methods. However, with an encryption key formula, you will be using more then one of these techniques. Some business use available software, while others develop their own. When an individual sends information online, such as through an email for example, they will never know who might intercept it, or to whom it could possibly be forwarded to. That’s why it’s not a good idea to send confidential information online. However, an individual can help protect themselves by encrypting the information, or signing it digitally. Some very popular email encryption software is known as Pretty Good Piracy (PGP) and Centurion Soft Secure Protection. Pretty Good Piracy is known as freeware, which means that individuals can use it for their personal needs but not for commercial purposes. You can download this for no cost. A digital signature is a type of encrypted code that a individual, website, or company pastes to an electronic document to make sure that the individual is who they claim to be. The code will most likely consist of the user name and a hash usually as part of the message. A hash is a type of mathematical formula that generates content from a specific message, so it is different from a message. The recipient will have to generate a new hash from the received message and compares it from the one with the digital signature to make sure that they match appropriately. The main purpose behind using digital signatures is to make sure that it’s not a deceiver participating in the transaction. So, digital signatures help narrow down e-mail scams. A digital signature can also make sure that contents of a message have not been changed. A lot of web browsers use encryption that is regarded as 40 bit encryption, and this is a very low level. A variety of browsers also offer 128 bit encryption which has a higher level of protection because the encryption key is longer. Some important places that require extremely high security like banks, and online retailers need at least 128-bit encryption.

A website that successfully uses encryption methods to secure information is known as a secure site. A secure site uses a digital certificate with security protocol. The two most popular security protocols are secure sockets layer, and secure HTTP. A digital certificate is a notice that verifies that a user or a website is for real or not a scam. A lot of ecommerce websites will usually have digital certificates. A certificate authority (CA) is an authorized company or individual for that matter that has the ability to issue and verify digital certificates. There are several websites that offer a digital certificate. Some popular ones are Verisign http://www.verisign.com/, Godaddy www.godaddy.com, Digicert http://www.digicert.com/, and Thawte http://www.thawte.com/.

The digital certificate will usually contain information such as the username and the serial number of the certificate. By the way, the information in the digital certificate is also encrypted. Next, the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides encryption of every detail that passes between a server and a client. SSL also requires the client to have a digital certificate, so the web browser can communicate securely with the client. The web pages that use SSL will usually begin with https as opposed to http.

SSL is available in 40 and 128-bit encryption. Secured HTTP (S-HTTP) allows individuals to choose encryption for data that pass through a client and a server. When using S-HTTP, the client and the server must have a digital certificate. This makes S-HTTP more difficult to use then SSL, but on the other hand, it is more secure. Companies that have to verify a client such as online banking companies use S-HTTP. Also, mobile users can access computer networks through a virtual private network. When mobile users successfully logon to a main office using some type of standard Internet connection, a virtual private network (VPN) allows the mobile user to secure the connection. VPNs encrypt data as it passes from a notebook computer or any other mobile device so it won’t be intercepted. Regardless of your security method, I highly recommend using the most powerful safeguard as a backup. It prevents data loss from several of sources such as system failure for one. A backup is simply a backup of a file, program, or desk that can be used in place of the original if its lost, destroyed, or corrupted. If the files are destroyed, then you can replace them by restoring it, which copies the backed up files into their original position in the computer.

Steve

Free Website Graphics!

Hello

As you know, a professional looking
website is very important to build
TRUST with your visitors as well as
increasing your conversions.

I just found a new site
that is giving away some very useful website
graphics.

You can use these for

-Opt In forms
-Order Now Buttons
-Download now Buttons
-Guarantee Buttons
- and more…

I just downloaded these and I figured
you might want them too.

They are free and you can download
them now…

Graphics

Thanks,

Steve

PS - The site says it may only be
up for a limited time, so make sure
to go there now.

Let Your Buyers Choose What Price To Pay!!

You’re Gonna Love This!

See Roller Coaster Pricing
in ACTION - RIGHT HERE!

Try to catch a LOW, LOW PRICE
for the Roller Coaster Pricing Script itself!

Don’t like the price you see ?
Refresh the page and try again!

Keep refreshing until you get the price you want to pay!!

                       This is definately the “new wave” in product pricing.

Steve

Do You Really “Own” An OBA Business?

 Hello,

I just have something that I would like to point out to you. This is something that will come up from time to time - and you will have to deal with it. So, here is a comparison that will help you answer the question,  Do You Own Your OBA (Online Business Alliance) Business?

I have a very good friend who wanted to own his own business - he chose a McDonald’s franchise.
Let’s compare a few things: Don purchased franchise rights from McDonalds Corporation. He purchased land and had a restaraunt built to McDonald’s specifications.You have an opportunity to purchase a digital product (ebook) from OBA’s soon-to-be digital library. You obtain free web hosting to host your sales page. Your sales page will be built according to OBA’s specifications.

Comparison - Both businesses began pretty much the same way. Something was purchased, resale rights were given, and you became a representative of a larger business.

McDonald’s provided Don with a business plan, products to sell, and support from the McDonald’s Corporation.

OBA will provide you with a business plan, products to sell, and support from the CEO and every other OBA affiliate who wishes to participate.

Comparison: Both companies provided a business plan, a product, and support.

McDonald’s gives franchise owners choices about whether or not they wish to provide specialty sandwiches on the menu. McDonald’s does have some stipulations that are in place to protect McDonald’s Corporation and individual franchise owners. Don chooses how he runs his business - he chooses his managers, he chooses his hours of operation, and he chooses his employees.

OBA gives affiliates choices about which products they wish to sell - you choose whether you want to only sell digital products or if you also wish to participate in building a business that earns you recurring monthly income. OBA has rules and stipulations in place in order to protect OBA and individual OBA affiliates. You choose how much time you want to dedicate to your business, how you want to advertise your business, and how far you want to take your business.

Comparison: Both companies have rules in place for the protection of both the company and the individual business owners. Both companies allow you the freedom to decide how to run your business and how successful you want to be.

McDonald’s Corporation earned a one-time franchise fee and earns a recurring, monthly income. 

OBA earns a one-time admin fee when someone leases an Adspace and a recurring monthly income from the programs.

Comparison: Both business plans work the same.

Should McDonald’s Corporation make money by offering people a chance to own their own businesses? Sure - or there would be no McDonald’s Corporation.

Should the CEO of OBA make money by offering people a chance to own their own businesses? Sure - or there would be no OBA.
 

Does Don own his own business? You better believe he does! (now 4 total)So…will you own your own OBA business? You better believe you will!And, you have the option of making your business just what you want it to be…and for about the cost of a “happy meal”! 

Online Business Alliance

The “OBA” Business Plan - Can You Really Have Success For $5.00?

There are HUGE differences between “making money” and building a profitable business.

Making money is short-term and the income stops when you stop working. Building a successful business is long-term and your income can continue long after you stop working. Making money is something that you can do alone. Building a successful business requires the participation and cooperation of other people.

The Baby Boomers are desperately searching for additional income.

Today, in the year 2008, the oldest members of the Baby Boomers are turning 62… and facing retirement, limited income, and the skyrocketing costs of healthcare. 

The youngest members are turning 44… and facing lay-offs, downsizing, outsourcing, and the skyrocketing costs of sending their kids to college.

As an OBA Affiliate, you’ll be building a rock-solid residual income
by helping people build a successful business on the Internet!

Every 8 seconds for the next 18 years, someone will reach the age of 61.

The Baby Boomers are just now beginning to arrive at a critical time in their lives when an additional income could mean the difference between a comfortable retirement or a retirement in poverty.

As an OBA Affiliate, you’ll be showing people how they can build
an unlimited income in a business that costs just $5 to start!

Retirement Issues and Security & Money.

The OBA Business Plan will position your business in front of not one, but TWO of The Next Big Trends!

For those people who start NOW, the growth generated by these trends can mean success, security, and a lifestyle that very few people ever achieve.

As an OBA Affiliate, you’ll be helping people earn more money,
enjoy the security they deserve, and retire in dignity!

This market is not just HUGE… it’s the BIGGEST Market in History!

Besides food, clothing, and shelter, INCOME is the most important “product” you can offer… and today there is an UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND fueled by the biggest generation in the history of the world!

You can look as far back through history as you want and you won’t find a greater demand.

Do you see the  HUGE and EXPANDING MARKET  for extra income?

Profit from the most unique and consumable products anywhere!

Have you ever heard of AdSpaces™? Probably not. They’re a proprietary OBA product designed to make money for you automatically!

Advertising is the biggest industry on the Internet… and one of the biggest industries in the world.  AdSpaces™ are the best and ONLY way for you to get your share of the billions of dollars in profits that are generated each year in the Internet advertising industry!

AdSpaces™ will also open the door to a truly unlimited income as dozens… and then hundreds… and then thousands of people line up to follow you into whichever program you join next… time after time after time… automatically!

If you’ve never experienced automatic income before, you’re in for a treat!

As an OBA Affiliate, you’ll be paid again and again and again…
automatically… for your one-time initial effort!

OnlineBusinessAlliance is a young company with a bright future.

OBA is taking the Internet by storm! Why? Because it’s the first business truly designed from the ground up to help YOU achieve your financial goals by helping others to achieve their financial goals!

Hundreds of people are joining OBA every month… soon it will be thousands!

In business, timing is critical.
The time to start YOUR OBA business is NOW!!!

Success requires the cooperation of other people.
You cannot succeed alone!

You may be able to make some money by yourself, but you’ll never be able to enjoy true success until you recognize the fact that NOBODY can succeed without the cooperation of other people.

Think about it. Can you name even ONE person who ever achieved a significant level of success alone?

As an OBA Affiliate, your business will benefit from the
help and cooperation of other people every step of the way!

OBA is built on a simple yet highly-effective philosophy…

“You can have anything you want in this life if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”  Zig Ziglar

This philosophy not only guarantees that you’ll always have all the help you need, it also guarantees that you’ll be building your business on a solid foundation.

Only by helping other people succeed can you build a business… and an income… that will last for generations and continue to grow long after you stop working.

As an OBA Affiliate, you’ll see first-hand how powerful it is
to help other people achieve their goals and dreams!

You Understand How Wealth Is Created…

The OBA Business Plan uses the Internet to automate 99% of the work!

As an OBA Affiliate, you’ll see how the Internet has eliminated
every aspect of Network Marketing that people struggle with!

Welcome to the Future of Network Marketing…

Internet + Network Marketing =  InterNetwork Marketing

To Your Success!

Steve

Goals 2008

Hello, 

Did you make a New Year’s resolution?  Millions of people from around the world
have sat down and tried to figure out how to make 2008 a better
year than they had in 2007.

Some will decide they need to work harder…even though they feel
like they’re working pretty hard right now. Chances are that
this decision won’t get the result they’re hoping for because
working harder is almost never the answer. As Bob Proctor says,
“there are literally thousands upon thousands of honest, good,
hard-working people who labor diligently for their entire stay
on this planet, yet never become wealthy.”

A large number of people will decide to make a New Year’s
Resolution or two — maybe to lose weight, quit smoking or get
out of debt. According to the experts, more than 90% will fail
to achieve their resolutions, with most having abandoned them
by the end of January.

Then there’s a tragic group of folks who will think briefly
about how they’d like to see things change…but will remember
all of the years they’ve failed…and will simply do nothing,
hoping that their “luck” will change for the better.

Finally, there’s a very small group of people who are bound and
determined that 2008 will be different. They are committed to
real change in their lives…and real success in 2008. They are
committed to a PLAN. They understand what Bobby Knight meant
when he said, “The will to succeed is important, but what’s
more important is the will to prepare.”

To help you plan…to help you prepare…we are proud to once again
participate in offering the Goals 2008 programs.

Whether you want to prepare to “re-invent” yourself or just
focus on improvement in one specific area of your life, you
need a complete solution based on solid fundamentals and
instructions from the very wisest. Goals 2008 includes teaching
from six of the best goals experts in the world: Jim Rohn, Bob
Proctor, Brian Tracy, Earl Nightingale, Mark Victor Hansen and
John Goddard, the World’s #1 Goal Achiever.

Your plan all comes together in a one-of-a-kind, time-tested and
interactive Goals 2008 Action Planner that is designed to help
you define your dreams and create the plan to reach them. As
Bill Nall experienced, “This was a great wake up on a lot of
topics and has been very helpful for me to get myself dreaming
again and to figure out that anyone can change but you have to
want to change and I will!” Or Marcea Barton, who wrote, “The
program was great to help me establish my “Passion and
Purpose.”

Need help following through with your goals? The Goals 2008
World Achiever’s Edition is designed with fantastic follow
up…like:

* The trademark Goals 2008 Action Planner that has already help
thousands reach their goals.

* The exclusive ‘Monday morning wake-up call’ was the number one
benefit named by current users. It’ll help you stay focused for
a full 52 weeks.

* When you act today — 30 days free membership in The Champions
Club.

* In-depth audio and videos that will walk you step by step to
setting up your 2007 plan.

* Unlimited email support in 2008.

* A boatload of bonuses worth several hundred dollars.

* And lots more!

Go check it out now while it includes a great bunch of bonuses,
including an early bird bonus of an electronic edition of
Napoleon Hill’s famed Law of Success.  This massive 1,140 page
success library sells everyday on the Internet for $99 but it’s
yours as a bonus when you’re one of the first 500 to order.

What’s keeping you from earning more money or getting that
promotion you’ve been wanting?

What will you do in 2008 to develop better relationships with
those who are important to you?

What will you do in the New Year to ensure a future with a
healthy body and spirit?

What’s keeping you from living the life you’ve been dreaming
about?

Whatever your challenge may be, Goals 2008 can help you earn
more - do more - and be more in the coming year! Like Virginia
Wright of Midwest City, OK said, “This Goals program helps to
map your life - not just what you need to do, but how to do it
as well.”

Best of Success in 2008,

 Steve Pryor

P.S. Goals 2008 offers one of the simplest, most
straightforward guarantees around: “Use our Goals 2008 program
this year and if you don’t accomplish more in 2008 because of
it, return it for a full and complete refund.  It doesn’t get
any simpler than that.”  While no one can guarantee that your
plan will be successful in 2008, we can almost certainly
guarantee that your odds of success without a plan are very
slim.

Automatic Link Exchange Software Review - Auto Link Exchanger

 Hello

With a big number of link exchange scripts on the market it is vitally important to know what factors differ a good script from a script that will waste link building campaigns and threaten the success of your whole site’s existence. You can use this review as a list of checkpoints to qualify any link exchange tool for professionalism and effectivity.

Crucial factors of link building:
(1) Quality and relevancy of link partners.
(2) SEO nature of link exchange directory and its pages.
(3) Expenses on link building and link management.
(4) Link exchange conversions.

Let’s make a step by step testdrive for Auto Link Exchanger over these points so that you could apply the same strategy for estimating other link building solutions.

(1) Quality and relevancy of link partners.

No doubts. The quality of links is a huge advantage. Search engines will not penalize a site for having backlinks on bad sites as you physically cannot control all sites that link to you. But if you are reciprocating to these sites and these sites don’t have relation to your niche or don’t have much trust - your link building can become a big trouble.

When Google is estimating the page to which you are reciprocating, their bots take into account (a) page rank of that page, (b) trust rank of the site, (c) relevancy. Auto Link Exchanger applies the same principles as its searching algorithm finds relevant sites and places link on pages that are nicely indexed and properly represent their niche. You can even choose Auto Link Exchanger’s setting to pick sites that are higher than PR 2 or 3 or 5 - up to you.

(2) SEO nature of link exchange directory and its pages.

The old days when links could be piled on category pages are over. Search engines will not penalize you for it. But those who use the latest SEO fashion to create link directory pages get solid advantage over those who create old style SEO-weak directories.

Close to a must today is having keywords in category titles, descriptions, URLs, in the content on the pages. Plus it is also crucial to blend relevant content with links right on the pages. Pages should have RSS feeds.

Auto Link Exchanger automated all these factors. With a number of settings made the tool is automatically creating SEO-wise pages, updates RSS feeds to search engines, delivers relevant news on pages and blends them with links. Also gives extra visibility to links by automatically showing PR picture and Alexa Rank close to each site.

(3) Expenses on link building and link management.

Link exchange is expensive: find links, exchange them, create link directory, control the links on other sites - this can turn into a big monthly budget on SEO team. You can cut down these expenses if you do all these jobs yourself, but you must be prepared to spend most of your daily time on this job.

Auto Link Exchanger automates most of the link building processes that include: building link directory, integrating necessary SEO elements into it, finding link partners, managing link exchange, controlling the backlinks. The only aspect that site owner should do with Auto Link Exchanger is installing the script and making its settings.

(4) Link exchange conversions.

Link exchange conversions are one of the biggest despairs of link building. Old-fashioned procedure of sending beggy email and waiting when someone will build links with your site gives very low conversions. Even if you make your emails customized it gives around 10% of clicks on these emails, and only part of opened emails will give you link exchanges. This results in very low percentage of successful link exchange conversions.

Auto Link Exchanger uses revolutionary principle of finding link partners that gives 50-60% link exchange conversions. And this is without sending beggy emails. The tool is shortcutting you directly to the pages and your links get on them - webmasters just need to approve which happens within first 15 minutes - up to several days. In some niches 80% conversions were reached with Auto Link Exchanger’s link building.

Using the same factors you can scale the value of other link building solutions on the market.

And if you want to test advantages of Auto Link Exchanger in action, you can get a free copy of this tool here

Best Wishes

Steve Pryor

4 Common Affiliate Mistakes

Ready…Set…Let’s Go!

Myths concerning affiliate marketing are appealing and attractive.
Stories concerning affiliates who earn tremendous amounts of money swim in newbie affiliates heads, and while these stories many times are true, there are those who believe that they are going to have the same fortune once they indulge in this particular business.

It is true enough that affiliate marketing is financially rewarding.  People who have gone through everything to be able to succeed in this business are reaping the seeds that they untiringly sown.  Many of them enjoy the kind of existence that was not possible for them to have had under ordinary circumstances.  Having gone through the A-Z of affiliate marketing, however, these people are the ones who know that while such business is lucrative, there is absolutely no easy money in it.

Ignorance of this fact is one of the main reasons why there are people who fail miserably in the internet business.  There are those who believe in myths concerning the easy money involved in systems such as affiliate marketing.  They do not know that there are those who have wasted time, effort and too many resources in trying to pursue the life of ease that they believe this business will give them.  And so they go into affiliate marketing armed with nothing but myths and fantastical notions of wealth swimming in their consciousness, never realizing that they are bound to make mistakes that will prove to be their downfall.

What may be the reason why in businesses such as affiliate marketing, many are called but few are chosen?  The answer lies on the fact that many affiliates make mistakes that result from their ignorance of facts concerning how the entire business runs.  Affiliate marketing is not as simple as an affiliate promoting a merchant’s wares through his website and getting paid for it.  It is also about knowing the market and the customers at hand.

Discovering what the most common mistakes affiliates make can perhaps dispel the gloom about myths surrounding affiliate marketing by correcting some wrong notions about it.  It might also be able to make those concerned understand that like any other business, there are do’s and dont’s involved in this if they want to make each of their steps count.  The first common mistake affiliates make is their lack of knowledge concerning principles involved in their business.  This refers to the affiliate’s knowledge of search engines in particular.

Affiliate marketing involves advertising. Every affiliate needs to make search engines his best friend through studying search engine optimization closely.  This way, he is able to know what to do in connection with building a better website to ultimately use for his business.

The second is that affiliates make the mistake of stuffing their sites with banners that do not provide enough information about the product at hand.  The best way to battle this mistake is to provide good content hand-in-hand with such banners.  It is important for customers to know and understand the features of a product, and good content will be able to help them realize this goal.

The third is that there are affiliates who make the mistake of promoting only one product.  Consequently, customers are not given enough options to choose from.  There is also the risk of generating fewer sales as compared to having more options for customers to ponder about.  It is always better to give them a few alternatives than to give them only one.

The fourth is that there are affiliates who make the mistake of promoting too many products.  As a result, customers are confused and end up never making a choice.  It is perhaps good to give them only the best choices.  This is because it is ultimately up to them to judge which one is the best for them to patronize.

All in all, affiliates that are doomed to fail in this business are those who do not exert enough effort to understand everything involved in the industry that they are in.  Knowing their path step by careful step will prove to be beneficial to them, as there is no other way to succeed than to go through every path slowly but surely.

Steve
 

Success Is (Almost) Guaranteed

Hi 

If you haven’t heard of this program called Business4ProfitSystem then let me tell you a little bit about it. This system is a networking program that allows users to socialize with other users world wide. Now you might be thinking that there are programs like that already, let me tell you that you are wrong. There is no program like the Business4ProfitSystem. Nothing come close to providing the tools and features that this system provides. The Business4ProfitSystem is one of those programs that you simply must be a member of, based on the sheer quality, tools and service that the program provides. Check it out for yourself, I’ll bet you won’t leave without joining the Business4ProfitSystem

This system is Free to join and you can stay as a free member for ever and still enjoy the many benefits of the Business4ProfitSystem. Hundreds of users are joining daily at the Business4ProfitSystem and if you don’t hurry then you will miss out on a lot of money. The commission payout at the Business4ProfitSystem is simply wonderful. You can earn a lot of money if you are a hard worker and you can bring in members to your downline. If you do one thing today, then let it be to join the Business4ProfitSystem. 

Steve