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At last,
the contents of Aardvark's "million-dollar ideas" notebook
are revealed for all to see!
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Pssst... wanna make a quick dollar or two?
Well a growing number of "entrepreneurs" believe they've developed a
formula for doing just that.
I try to keep a regular eye on eBay's business auctions, they're a pretty
good indicator of how stupid many people are, and I see that despite the
dot-com bust, there are still a number of people in the shrink-wrapped
online business game.
Sounds great doesn't it -- wander off to eBay, place your bid, and walk away
with a ready to run online business that "Is Ready To Make You Money!".
But how, at a time when so many well-funded, professionally run Net-based businesses
are collapsing, can it be so easy to make a profit? And why would someone want
to sell something as rare as a money-making online business?
Well I think you've probably twigged to the fact that someone's being more
than a little economical with the truth.
Take
this ad on eBay
for example.
Lots of promises, plenty of hype, a convincing page of spin -- but what's the
reality?
A visit to
the site in question reveals
that what's on offer is nothing more than a rather ugly collection of freely available
third-party information services and plenty of affiliate schemes.
Careful wording in the eBay ad makes it sound like a goldmine -- but in reality
you'd probably receive absolutely zero cash from this site.
The seller of this site appears to be trying to build a thriving little enterprise
by rolling out
a raft of different "cobbled together" shrink-wrapped sites and flogging
them on eBay.
I would not be surprised if he's also done a deal with some of the affiliate
organisations that appear on these sites (or is acting as an intermediary)
so not only benefits from the sale of the sites but also gets a residual
from any revenues they earn (unlikely as this might be).
At least a few of the guy's customers are less than happy. The
user feedback
page contains comments from those who finally realised what they were getting
for their money was virtually worthless:
- A COMPLETE SCAM!!!!!The websites are free this guy should be banned. BEWARE!!
- Seller sold me this video game store which is free on the internet
What's even more disturbing though is that a fair amount of the user feedback
is positive. People have not only parted with their hard-earned cash but
actually think they got a good deal and are going to make money from these lame sites!
Is it any wonder that there is so many "get rich quick" schemes on the Net when
there are people prepared to believe anything you tell them?
Why Online Advertising Is In Trouble
While browsing the Net this morning I thought I'd click on one of those
lovely banners and do my bit for the ad-industry.
Maybe this is why the ad industry
is having such trouble attracting advertisers and earning money!
Looks like someone's pony-tail got stuck in the expresso machine again eh?
Why Is News So Boring?
Looking for a little sizzle with your news? Guess who's testing the waters
with a new online news site at
7amnews.com?
As always, your feedback is welcomed.
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