Can becoming a millionaire really be this easy?

**cricket** · 01-07-2006 11:28 PM

What do you guys think? It seems pretty straight forward to me and easy enough to follow (even for novices). I think with just a little effort and a very small investment, anyone with focus and determination can make this work. Check it out and let me know what you think:

http://www.private-income-org2.info/...ssion_page.htm

**GriZzly** · 01-08-2006 03:11 AM

Whenever I see a page or advertisement that is riddled with different sized fonts, boldening of every other word, red letter, over the top glammer and effects and lots of $$$$$$$$$$$ signs I immediately step away. When analysing which business opportunities are legitimate, you need to first look at not what they are saying...but how they are presenting it to you. A serious opportunity will be structured more like you construct a letter, Title, maybe boldened, the rest is continuous prose, with several key points highlighted. A scam is instead aimed towards people who aren't so smart, people that respond to massive fonts and colour. A Good business opportunity doesn't need to dress itself up!

So in my opinion, avoid this/.

**GriZzly** · 01-08-2006 03:16 AM

I just read through the first half of that page, and there is an immediate flaw that proves it is a scam. What do they want you to do? A small amount of admin work like answering emails, searching the internet, copy and pasting. How much do you get in return? $1,004,000. Now I don't know what it is like in the U.S. but in the U.K. you can get an office clerk to do this for you and only pay them about $20k a year...so why would they pay an unqualified person $1,004,000?

**jimmiejo** · 01-08-2006 04:27 PM

Their writing and random use of watermarked stock photos is freakin' hillarious. Thanks for linking to that crap.

**iGROWyourBiz** · 01-10-2006 09:06 PM

Uhm, yeah - thats how you tell a good or bad opportunity - by how much they talk about money and use SALES techniques???

Based on that criteria, these have got to be a "scams"...right? http://www.checkers.com/franchises.html
http://www.benjerry.com/scoop_shops/franchise_info/
http://www.dunkin-baskin-togos.com/html/home.asp
http://www.marbleslab.com/franchise.htm
http://www.moes.com/franchise_info.php
http://www.goldsgym.com/franchising/

Lots of fonts, colors and clip art in those. Each with its own bit of flair and hype...and each very reputable and profitable for franchisees.

While the one you posted is definitely not something you want to be involved with, it is not because of the "presentation"

**GriZzly** · 01-11-2006 01:34 AM

http://www.benjerry.com/scoop_shops/franchise_info/
Single font size, all one colour and a single picture of one of the franchises (not a wad of cash)

http://www.checkers.com/franchises.html
Single font size, all one colour and two relevant pictures...again, no wads of cash.

http://www.dunkin-baskin-togos.com/html/home.asp
Single font size, couple of colours and a single rotating picture with relevant pictures...again, no wads of cash.

http://www.marbleslab.com/franchise.htm
It is a main menu, one wad of cash...but its the symbol for the 'Franchise Cost' link...so thats relevant. Within each section the font is the same size and all one colour.

http://www.moes.com/franchise_info.php
Single font size, mostly all one colour with red and black highlighting of key points (but in the same font size) 2 relevant pictures...no wads of cash.

http://www.goldsgym.com/franchising/
Single font size, all one colour, 4 relevant pictures...no wads of cash.

Maybe you should check your links before talk b.s. about what they contain...because none of them meet the criteria I talked about that would make them an obvious scam...these have all been presented with information in mind...not sales technique...they aren't dressed up.

Whereas if we look at the original one that I talked about http://www.private-income-org2.info/...ssion_page.htm

Bright Yellow Background, overuse of blue highlighting, about 20 different font sizes that seem to change mid sentence. Different types of alignment justification throughout. Pictures include: Wad of cash with sunglasses, child on computer, Ferrari, Man holding wad of cash, expensive house, Yacht, Private Jet, Man and child at computer, Man holding massive fish, Man dressed as a cowboy, Lion???, Man looking pleased, 2 Holiday snaps, Man in tuxedo wearing santa hat, Money bags with $ sign on them, Man playing cards, Rolls royce, Another lion and four gizelle, yet another lion, A lion and a lioness, 4 people crowded around a pc, a treasure map, a five dollar bill, a hobo! business woman on the phone, man holding wads of cash, 3 tomahawk missiles, stressed out man, 2 more stressed people, and finally a man holding a 'work for food' sign...phew.

Now don't try and tell me that all your examples are presented in the same way as this one.

**avgeek** · 01-11-2006 07:16 AM

I really like how you berate people that don't choose to sign up at the bottom of the page.

**Sarafina** · 01-13-2006 09:08 AM

I'm going to have to agree with grizzly on this one. The presentation alone would prevent me from proceeding. This is the internet and we have no choice but judge a book by its cover.

If these people can get basic web 2.0 principles together, I doubt they have a million dollar cheque in their backroom waiting for my name on it.

Steer clear of this and other sites like it....

**akula** · 01-13-2006 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Sarafina

I'm going to have to agree with grizzly on this one. The presentation alone would prevent me from proceeding. This is the internet and we have no choice but judge a book by its cover.

If these people can get basic web 2.0 principles together, I doubt they have a million dollar cheque in their backroom waiting for my name on it.

Steer clear of this and other sites like it....

there was a tv show yesterday where swindled, and now destitute, pensioners were lobying the government to put a stop to these parasite marketing to them.

alas, caveat emptor.

**joshw** · 01-13-2006 02:27 PM

I will have to agree with Grizzly also. The site is pure crap. Presentation does have a lot to do with defining a company. I would not invest in something that was that poorly thrown together. Would you?

**NeeJam** · 01-13-2006 03:22 PM

I agree with everyone else an unprofessional site like that immediatley shouts SCAM!!!

Also becoming a millionaire takes hard work - you can site there on your arse and wonder why you dont have a million.

REMEMBER MONEY DOESNT GROW ON TREES IF IT DID I'D HAVE LOADS OF THEM.

**iGROWyourBiz** · 01-13-2006 05:18 PM

quick question

how many people have bought a business opportunity, franchise or are authorized dealers from companies?

**GriZzly** · 01-14-2006 12:02 PM

Are you asking us to count them all?

**CP Mr Ofevaw** · 01-14-2006 10:08 PM

The site looks like *#$*# it's as simple as that.

**Zokeseh** · 01-14-2006 11:38 PM

Sorry, but this add is a scam times 100. Look at this line "You get $280.00 plus worth of Electronic Products for $16.00". They say you will get software products you can download. What for? Let me guess you will be given illegally download versions of office xp and much more! This is a modern day pyramid scheme. THey lure you in and then your job is to work for them luring more people into this "system". Anyway you look at it, this is a fraud and a disgrace!!!