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Re: Here It comes....
Posted By: Dennis Bevers In Response To: Here is comes.... (Alex from Extra-Paycheck)
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 7:57 p.m.(pst)
>> Hello, everyone.
>> I am Alex, the owner of Extra-Paycheck.com>> DENNIS BEVERS, You seem a little confused so let me clarify some
>> things for you.
>> 1) You made a mistake, checks are dated Feb 12th and 26th - not 16th
>> and 26th.
>> There are EXACTLY 2 weeks between 12th and 26th = bi-weekly pay
>> period, make sense?OK, egregious error on my part in getting the date wrong. My point was that with little explanation, the checks seemed to be issued only to those in your program which would be suspiciously huge for a recent start-up. The Clickbank name would have explained it better if they had been visible.
A lot of times "hype" can be construed when there are so little details that explain what is done, what products are involved, and how the commissions are generated. Yes you indicated affiliate marketing, but you also state that no website is needed, which is how most people get the click through traffic to earn the affiliate income.
>> 3) You cannot see my name or issuer name on the checks - simply
>> because the picture was taken in such way. If you would sign up to my free
>> course, you would notice that each e-mail contains my full home address -
>> this is required by law.
>> I have nothing to hide or be ashamed of. If you ever want to talk -
>> call me, or pass by, my address is listed at the bottom of EVERY email.I'm not looking for an additional income source. My one business provides me with dual income streams that meets my family's needs very well. I don't have the luxury of time to join multiple programs per month in order to investigate them for those posting inquiries on Friends in Business and other forums where I participate.
>> 4) You are calling my course a "Get Rich Quick Scheme"???
>> Would you mind taking a minute to read the full text? Where I explain that
>> there is no such thing as "Get Rich Quick" ...Where I explain
>> that I will not make money for you, I will show you a few working
>> techniques that I use myself - but you will have to invest some effort and
>> 1-2 hours a day in order to start making money... Unless you win the
>> LOTTERY - You can't really get rich quick.I stand corrected. What I should have called it was a "Lazy man's way to income", where you show great income for working just 1 to 2 hours per day. You posted checks totaling $2900. for which you only put in about 30-40 hours effort. That equals $70 to $100 per hour - Not "Get Rich Quick" but certainly "Lazy Man's Way to Wealth", when others are working 40 hours per week to clear far less than your $700 per week.
If you can do it for a year that is great. If, over 10% of the people you show how to do it can achieve that for a year, that is truly commendable. But, that kind of income for so little effort raises Red Flags or hype in my book.
>> 5) You Google'd my website and noticed that it's new? Wow,
>> congratulations. I never said it was an established site that's been there
>> for years. I just built it couple of weeks ago... It is already listed on
>> Google's first and/or second page for the term "extra
>> paycheck"... But yes, it is a new site.Again, that's part of the hype. Hey, I only started a couple months ago (your own claim) and look and I'm already earning nearly $40K per year. Far above the average working wage in the US, for just 1 to 2 hours per day of effort. As Roadie asked in his post - Why not put in 6 or more hours per day to triple your income????
>> ... Last but not least; How can you BASH someone without even trying
>> out their offer? Why don't you TAKE the course, then spread your opinion
>> about it? I think it will be more mature.Again, I wasn't bashing - just pointing out some of the glaring vagueness - What product or service is involved, and the hype of "Lazy Man's Way to Income". You yourself claim only working 1 to 2 hours per day, yet boast by posting $2900 in checks for just 4 weeks efforts and claiming over $6000 in monthly income after just 4 months. Wait, $72K annually for 1 to 2 hours work after just 4 months is "Get Rich Quick" which you yourself claim isn't possible.
By the way, such income claims can get you in trouble with the FTC if you are signing up people in the U.S.
And why do you need multiple accounts? If you can benefit from multiple accounts, why not benefit by doubling or tripling the time you invest, to double or triple your income? $200K (Canadian) would definitely put you in a much better position financially, as well as in the upper income bracket for all Canadians.
Lot's of working families would love to bring in an extra $40K annual paycheck for just 1 to 2 hours, but can hundreds or thousands of others duplicate your one-month income within 3 months of starting.
Yes it's free, as we have heard repeatedly, so there's no risk. But, will it produce $40K annual incomes for a multitude of people working just 1 to 2 hours per day.
In my book, if it sounds to good to be true, it usually is.
Call me skeptical.
Dennis Bevers
>> Sincerely,
>> Alex
A helpful list of criteria for checking out that next business opportunity.
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