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Re: I wouldn't do it, myself.
Posted By: Rich Ludlow In Response To: I wouldn't do it, myself. (Mel. White)
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at 10:59 a.m.(pst)
THANKS! I had much the same skepticisms. The way its supposed to work is through affiliate retailers( walmart, sony, macy's, ect..) They set up an "internet mall" and for 499 you get all 60 of their retailers. You can pay less and get less. These retailers supposedly pay Itech to get their products advertised and sold online at a discount, they pay itech commission then itech pays you. You are supposed to get an "advertising coach" who calls you once a week to review the number of hits on each product and number of sales ect... I asked the same question regarding what they needed me for and the response didnt make any sense, he replied that the more people working for them the more products get sold. If its on the net shouldnt a handful of people be able to cover everything through repetition? I dont know much about internet marketing but i did see what you meant about it being hard to find them on the internet. According to them the package you buy is a one time only fee with no monthly maintenance fees ect.. and they supply suport. I still dont see how it benefits them if I'm not out selling the products.
>> >> I have been approached by a company called Itech looking for
>> work from
>> >> home people to do commission based internet sales. They claim
>> to handle
>> >> setting up the websites, advertising, distribution, ect...>> So they're going to get everything done for you and your end of it is
>> putting out $500?>> >> In return for
>> >> my 499 investment they supply all the support and put my
>> "internet
>> >> mall" around the web for advertising then pay me
>> commission when
>> >> people buy off of it.>> I don't see them clearly positioned as a leading marketer when I type
>> the word "Itech." This rings a lot of bells, because when
>> someone knows what they're doing, their website pops up really fast when
>> you google for them. It's clear, not confusing, and you know you hit the
>> right one (like google for Firefox or google or Microsoft or Macintosh or
>> Amazon.)>> People don't generally shop at "mall sites." There is no
>> search engine advantage in an "online mall" (though there may be
>> some in an Ebay store... I don't know.) They google and usually pick
>> results from the first page they come to.>> Is this a business you know something about (like say, used book
>> business where you have the books in hand and you track shipping and all
>> that) or is it one where they say they have product and say they will
>> autoship and say they will do the ads and all you have to do is collect
>> money? If so... why do they need YOU? Every site they put up actually
>> sucks money away from their website (competition) unless the sole purpose
>> is to get people to pay a lot of money for a site because they're not
>> actually making any money from their products.>> >> Is this on the up and up? Is there anyone working
>> >> for this company making money?>> My bet is that they're making money from the people they convince to
>> give them $500. I would also bet that you could find a whopping number of
>> people who have made NO money (and lost $500 plus other fees.)>> It's just me, I know, but if I'm running a business, I want to see my
>> inventory, want to see the transactions, and I sure want to see the money
>> in my hot little hands. I don't want someone setting up a mysterious site
>> and "promising" they'll send me money if I only send them $$$
>> plus another $$ each month.>> No thianks.
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