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Honest People Reclaim the Internet and social Networking
It seems everywhere you turn on the web there is someone trying to con you or trick you into visiting a website or parting with money. It is time for us honest folks to take back the internet and stop it being hijacked by the con merchants
Posted: Monday 8th August 2011
You can not use the internet and be part of the online community without falling prey to scammers and con artists who seem to have hijacked the internet, Email and social networking for their own clumbsy antics.
We are told that we need to get loads of backlinks to our website's to get them up the google rankings so these people hijack Facebook, twitter, and any other inappropriate forum to post meaningless messages in order to get a backlink. They then sell this strategy as a training course for others on the strength of getting several thousand 'likes' within a few hours.
If you can pay your bills with likes go ahead!
It would appear that in the main just about everyone especially in the IM ( Internet Marketing ) world is out to con us or at least sell us something with little or no actual value, and it is time for some action. If we do nothing then the value of the web and social media for its intended purpose will be diminished and this will harm a lot of good businesses.
You see the internet is just a way of doing business. Just like a shop or catalogue it is a channel allowing you to present your offerings to potential customers. It is not an excuse to conduct poor business and it is not a short cut to riches.
Because it puts a distance between the seller and buyer these cowardly scammers feel safe in ripping people off and hiding behind an online persona. Don't you just love em?
However you present your offerings you have to present the value and present it to the right people. Tricking someone to end up on your website via an irellavant link or mis representing Email or offer letter is not going to make that person buy. Its just going to make them angry.
Infact, if they have any sense they will make sure they never buy from you and tell their friends too.
If your offer is so poor and so lacking in value that you have to employ underhand tricks to get people to
look at it then it's never going to sell. Instead of focussing your effots on the latest scammy strategy to get people to click onto your site, focus your efforts on building a high value proposition and communicating that value to people who fit your customer profile.
Running an honest ethical business is much more rewarding in every way so focus on doing things right and the money will follow.
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