Send Me Your Money and Ill Make You a Millionaire
| Category: Marketing Strategy | Date: 2001-02-21 |
A while back I had the opportunity to talk to a woman named'Sharon'. Sharon had been trying to sell a report, one of those with a generic title such as 'How to Make $10000 a Month Easily and Quickly Using the Power of the Internet' - a very appealing lure for the vast audiences desperate for an easier life.
Sharon frankly stated that the report was pure garbage and she would never recommend it. She'd been selling it in the hopes of being able to quit a stressful low-paying job. But now she was simply sick and tired of being a 'bad guy'; tired of selling a piece of garbage that basically told the hapless buyer to sell the very same piece of garbage to others in order to make their "fortunes".
In the 6 months she'd been trying to sell the report, she made $60. Hardly a fortune.
Sharon is, unfortunately, a typical example of the disillusioned "entrepreneur". As she bluntly put it, she was "one of the millions of suckers who fell for the bait of quick, easy money".
How very sad, and how often too true. Most of us at one point or another have been driven to try to find a way to make a lot of money from home, to 'be your own boss'. It affects everyone: the exhausted single parent, the travelling sales person who's tired of never being home, the administrative assistant that's sick of being pushed around, the stressed-out engineer struggling to meet deadlines.
It's the mentality of 'something for nothing' that's causing us grief. We so desperately want a life free of bosses and financial and time constraints that we suspend logic and jump on the get-rich-quick bandwagon.
Oh, there's no doubt that there are some people getting rich off scams. I'm sure there are a few people who have made millions from selling useless reports that require you to send them money so that you too can have the privilege of selling the report to other poor sods.
All of us have been or will be vulnerable to the snake oil charms of the scam artist at some time in our lives. We are lured to dubious "business opportunities" by our dreams. The sooner we come to the realization that there's no such thing as 'something for nothing', the better off we'll be. The responsibility for changing your life lies with YOU - not with some grandiose money-making scheme that promises untold riches with no effort, no experience, and just a 'small investment'.
The money will come if you're willing to work for it. For despite how much we'd all like to believe in a quick and easy way to make money, it just ain't gonna happen - unless you're the lucky one in a gazillion to win the lottery.
About the author:
Angela has been fortunate enough to be able to quit her job to work full-time from home. Her website offers articles, tutorials, and tips for aspiring online entrepreneurs ... plus subscribe to her FREE newsletter, The Netrepreneur's Notebook, by emailing buildyourhomebiz-subscribe@listbot.com or visit http://www.buildyourhomebiz.com/ .
angela@buildyourhomebiz.com
http://www.buildyourhomebiz.com/
Sharon frankly stated that the report was pure garbage and she would never recommend it. She'd been selling it in the hopes of being able to quit a stressful low-paying job. But now she was simply sick and tired of being a 'bad guy'; tired of selling a piece of garbage that basically told the hapless buyer to sell the very same piece of garbage to others in order to make their "fortunes".
In the 6 months she'd been trying to sell the report, she made $60. Hardly a fortune.
Sharon is, unfortunately, a typical example of the disillusioned "entrepreneur". As she bluntly put it, she was "one of the millions of suckers who fell for the bait of quick, easy money".
How very sad, and how often too true. Most of us at one point or another have been driven to try to find a way to make a lot of money from home, to 'be your own boss'. It affects everyone: the exhausted single parent, the travelling sales person who's tired of never being home, the administrative assistant that's sick of being pushed around, the stressed-out engineer struggling to meet deadlines.
It's the mentality of 'something for nothing' that's causing us grief. We so desperately want a life free of bosses and financial and time constraints that we suspend logic and jump on the get-rich-quick bandwagon.
Oh, there's no doubt that there are some people getting rich off scams. I'm sure there are a few people who have made millions from selling useless reports that require you to send them money so that you too can have the privilege of selling the report to other poor sods.
All of us have been or will be vulnerable to the snake oil charms of the scam artist at some time in our lives. We are lured to dubious "business opportunities" by our dreams. The sooner we come to the realization that there's no such thing as 'something for nothing', the better off we'll be. The responsibility for changing your life lies with YOU - not with some grandiose money-making scheme that promises untold riches with no effort, no experience, and just a 'small investment'.
The money will come if you're willing to work for it. For despite how much we'd all like to believe in a quick and easy way to make money, it just ain't gonna happen - unless you're the lucky one in a gazillion to win the lottery.
About the author:
Angela has been fortunate enough to be able to quit her job to work full-time from home. Her website offers articles, tutorials, and tips for aspiring online entrepreneurs ... plus subscribe to her FREE newsletter, The Netrepreneur's Notebook, by emailing buildyourhomebiz-subscribe@listbot.com or visit http://www.buildyourhomebiz.com/ .
angela@buildyourhomebiz.com
http://www.buildyourhomebiz.com/
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