September 23, 2007
3 Common Internet Marketing Scams To Avoid
The purpose of this article is to discuss three types of common Internet marketing scams to avoid.
Type #1 - Chain Letters
If you have been online for some time, you have likely seen these chain emails. They claim that all you need to do is send the email along plus money by mail to the names at the top of the list. After that, you add your name to the bottom.
This is a classic pyramid scheme, and most times the names in the chain emails are manipulated to make sure only the people at the top of the list make any money.
Type #2 - Pyramid Schemes
One of the popular Internet marketing scams is the pyramid scheme. As the name implies, it works like a pyramid where you start at the bottom and then climb up to the top over time.
You join the scheme by either by providing a service or paying money for those who are above you in the pyramid. When you climb up, you should be having people below you to do the work for you. However, this does not happen in real life.
That is because in order to benefit from such pyramid schemes, you would require millions of people to join in. Thus, you will lose your hard earned money.
Type #3 - Paid surveys
There are so-called paid surveys on the Internet that rewards you for completing surveys. However, many of these survey companies do not pay you in cash but in points.
When you have accumulated sufficient points, you could then exchange the points for goods. And that means you might have to accumulate your points until next Christmas.
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