"Internet Gurus"

No doubt you have seen infomercials or read e-mails where you can "fire you boss" and escape the 9 to 5 rat race. But how do you decide what is real and who you can trust from the "BS"?

I did order a program I saw on an infomercial (more on that another time) but that was an exception to my usual rule.

My first rule about infomercials is I DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAYS IS TRUE, UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE!

That does not mean to say the program or product they are selling is not a good product, just that they really have to prove it to me beyond a reasonable doubt before I will consider believing what they are saying.

Another way to check out an "Internet Guru" is do a search about the "guru" or program on the major search engines, like Google & Yahoo and any other search engines that might specialize in the topic.

If no one is saying anything good, your suspicions about the product should be very high and you should be very cautious.

I recently received an e-mail from someone offering the opportunity to make money with Affiliate Marketing , getting credit card issuers to post their link on your web site and e-books and their was also a mention about credit repair and the usual testimonials from successful "students" of this program. Well I did Google searches using the man's name, the things in his program and the name of his program.

While I certainly found a lot of mentions of his name under the topics of the program, the e-books and one of the services the man was advocating, no one was mentioned more frequently than him. So if his own "students" were to set up their web sites according to what his program advertises, how could they hope to effectively compete when he & his program turn up everywhere?

One quick comment on credit repair, the claims are usually bogus and the credit repair companies cannot do what they say they can, and they only tell you part of the story not the whole truth.

Now if it is a law firm offering "credit repair" they are far more likely to be truthful and honest with you about what can and cannot really be done, because they ultimately have their State Bar
Association to answer to if they do not act in your best interests(so long as what needs to be done does not violate the law).

Actually a second quick comment, most of what credit repair companies claim they can do, you can also do yourself. When dealing with credit bureaus you need REAL DOCUMENTARY PROOF to backup what you claim. Just saying it is not true will not cut it. Also everything should be sent by both certified and regular mail. Oopps I got stuck on my soap box and made several comments, not just one or two.

Soon, I'll have some further thoughts on "Internet Gurus". So till next time.........