Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Sift Through The Hype and Inflated Promises To Make Money From Home On The Internet

"John Made $30K yesterday, Mary earned $30K her first three days, Bob was literally bankrupt and became rich over night". Certainly you've heard claims and/or testimonials like these being advertised over the Internet about online business opportunities.

Opportunity seekers who want to make money from home usually fall for these claims, and are lured into a business because of them, and that is why marketers use them. Everybody knows that a fantastic headline or an exciting advertisement captures attention. So is there anything wrong with the hype and inflated expectations prospects are lured in by?

My short answer is, yes of course there is, and here's why. Usually prospects that are lured in, never receive sufficient information and facts about the plan, and have no way of finding answers to their question. And that is a bad thing because now they know nothing about how they are actually going to make the money stated in the inflated claims, and therefore get discouraged and fail.

Of course there are plans out there on the Internet who give hype to capture someone's interest and then from that time forward do all the right things so that prospects that join have a greater chance for success. I can't criticize this approach too much, but all too often a great deal of hype is followed by more hype and no useful information about the plan.

So my recommendation to online business opportunity seekers who want to sort through the hype is this. If you see hype and exaggerated claims, look at that as merely a point of reference showing that the plan does have some potential for you. Then do your research and consider the hype for what it is, dishonest crap, if you can't get answers.

I've found the following model works best to decipher plans based on hype and plans based on honest straightforward truth.

1. Look for a plan that makes all of the information and facts easy to find, read about or to ask about.

2. Look for a plan that has a responsive sponsor and one who is there for you both before and after the sale. An excellent sponsor will answer their phone or get back with you if you leave a message, e-mailing works as well. An excellent sponsor will answer your questions without trying to sell you or twist your arm to join.

3. Look for a plan that shows they will be there for you after the sale by finding one that makes it clear there is a mentoring that will help set you up after you join and teach you how to market effectively.

I know there is more than one way to find the truth online but the model I've shown will help you cut through the hype and inflated claims that are so common on the Internet.

Richard Crandall is a consultant and mentor and is associated with Passport to Wealth and a supportive mentoring team. He specializes in giving facts and answering questions for an opportunity seeker to make their own decisions on joining a plan

URL: http://www.your1smartbusiness.com

Blog: http://rgcrandall.blogspot.com/

E-mail: RichardCrandall@1smartbusiness.net

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