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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Auto Surfing on the Web What Are They Not Telling You

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Auto Surfing on the Web- What Are They Not Telling You?Happy Friday to all, I finally had the chance to write this article which I think is quite interesting. I have heard some unfortunate news regarding the concept of auto surfing and wanted to pass it down though the grapevine.First of all let's define what auto surfing is: A paid auto surf program payees you for viewing some websites. You have the option of sitting and viewing the sites or you can leave while the auto surf sites are being shone.How payment works is that you will receive compensation for viewing a certain number of auto surfing sites. But it may average between 30-100 sites. Sites are shown for about 30 seconds, so in essence it could possibly take about 1 hour for you to visualize all the sites.Sounds pretty easy, a sure no brainier. In paid auto surfing sites you receive a percentage, the most successful and stable programs pay 1% for 365 days, which converts to 365% at the end of the year.How do you get paid? They are processed at the beginning or the end depending on which company you are dealing with. Another item is that you can also advertise your sites for free on their auto surfing programs.So what's wrong with this picture? Sounds easy, no recruiting people, but sounds to me like were not getting the whole picture. Right?On Monday, February 27 the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a warning to the public. Beware of paid auto surfing websites, those that promote investors to get paid for viewing online advertisements.There are dozens of these websites, some of them may be legitimate auto surfing websites and others maybe scams.What prompted this change of course? The SEC warns people of the most recent collapse of a website called 12Dailypro.com which promised members a 44% profit in just 12 days. This would equal 1,300% daily.The reality of the auto surf company 12Dailypro.com is that they relied on 95% of their members to pay their fees. This in turn defines the site as a Ponzi scheme. Sorry, that's a whole other subject, but in a nutshell is spells SCAM.In conclusion I would be very careful in becoming involved with these companies. Some obviously are o.k.; one question I would have is their any possibility of making any serious amount of cash?Please pass this information to anyone who may be in an auto surf website. Provided all links and names remain intact.

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Are Paid Autosurf Programs Dead

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Copyright 2006 East Tech LLCNot quite, but they certainly did take a huge blow last month thanks to Stormpay. Stormpay is a payment processor much like PayPal. The only difference being Stormpay routinely took money for these paid autosurf programs, advertised them to their members through their Stormclix program, and then later froze all the accounts of these programs and then started methodically taking money from peoples accounts who were investing in them. How a payment processor can one day be promoting these companies to us and the next day freezing accounts and taking money was unbelievable.We all love the idea of working from home and making money online, and using these paid autosurf programs were a great way for many of us to achieve those goals. But some of these programs were offering very high returns and there was no way so many of them could sustain such high payouts without recruiting new members. By definition, this is a pyramid scheme or Ponzi and they are illegal.Since this industry shakeup, the FBI and the SEC are now investigating these suspect paid autosurf programs and also Stormpay. This has caused much pain in the paid autosurf industry and has forced many programs to go out of business or change their business policies. This could actually turn out to be a good thing, since most programs were pyramid or Ponzi schemes to begin with. These latest developments have forced many of these programs to disappear earlier than they would have liked and potentially saved many investors a lot of money they would have lost otherwise.So where does this leave the paid autosurf industry? As you can imagine, many will move offshore to continue business and get outside the reach of the SEC and others will conform to the new regulations to stay in business. As of this writing, many autosurf programs have changed to manual surf programs. That means instead of just clicking a surf button and walking away for 5 or 10 minutes, the surfer is actually required to view and manually click a link that moves on to the next website advertisement. This makes sense and in the end, will be more beneficial to the advertisers paying money to have their websites viewed by surfing members.As for more programs moving their companies offshore and out of the reach of U.S authorities like the SEC or FBI, I would recommend not doing business with any of these companies. If they don't have to answer to anyone, then why wouldn't they just pack up one day and steal your money?It seems the paid surf industry is evolving and it looks like it's for the better. The days of the paid autosurf will be going away and the paid manual surf programs appear to be taking their place. This will be a big benefit to advertisers as well as the companies generating income from these advertising dollars. We will also see the insanely high return rates promised by these paid programs to come down to earth which will be a huge boom to this industry. Keep away from the programs that promise very high returns and are based out of the U.S. Chances are almost certain you will lose your money with these programs. Be smart with your money and never invest in any program, online and off, with money you can't afford to lose. We all want to make money online or work from home, but there's no such thing as a sure thing. Please remember that.

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How To Avoid Paid To Surf Scams

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There are a lot of money-generating schemes that thrives in the Internet today. There are a number of ways in which one can generate income through the web. However, with so many schemes to choose from, people are perennially confused as to which schemes are legitimate and which are bogus.Paid-to-surf programs are one of the hottest schemes that are sought by so many people nowadays. However, paid-to-surf programs are also very controversial, there are many issues with regards to the legality of paid-to-surf programs in general and how they operate. True enough, there are paid-to-surf programs out there that really pay their members and are not scams, yet.What are paid-to-surf programs?Paid-to-surf programs are businesses which employs the idea of advertising in television. They get funding from advertisers and develop a pool of members who would want to be paid by viewing the ads of the advertisers. An advertiser pays the paid-to-surf program and the paid-to-surf program invites people to view a pool of ads which are rotated every 20 seconds or so, and the viewers are paid a certain percentage everyday they surf the advertisements. The number of advertisements usually very for each program and the rotation time varies as well. The sweet business model of the paid-to-surf programs entices many people to join their pools. All one has to do is to click on the "view" button in their account pages in the website of the paid-to-surf program and the money flows into their accounts. The problem with the business models of paid-to-surf programs is basically very simple yet very important. Unlike television advertisements, where people actually watch advertisements which they find visually appealing, there is no incentive for staying in from of the computer to view all (say 100) web pages per day just to get paid, when he can just leave the computer on until the rotation runs out. This is a basic flaw in the business model of paid-to-surf programs.Okay, so what's the problem with paid-to-surf programs? What makes some of these programs scams? The problem is that some programs would let members join for free, at first and then, they would require the members to put in money to be able to withdraw their earnings from the past. People are enticed to put in money because they are constantly brainwashed that the money that they put in will be doubled or tripled. Then, all of a sudden, the program disappears like a burst bubble.Although there are legitimate paid-to-surf programs out there, the number of scams is far more enormous. Here are some few tips on how to avoid these so-called paid-to-surf scams:1. Join only those programs that are around for a whileThe best choice that one has in terms of choosing an paid-to-surf program is to choose the one that has been established and still is in existence.2. Trust true testimonialsTrust those testimonials which are from trusted friends. The testimonials in the sites of these "paid-to-surf" programs are usually tools for brainwashing people.

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What Goes Around Comes Around

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Isn't it funny how things tend to recycle? A few years ago when I first broke into the whole "internet marketing game," one of the "tried and true" methods of promotion/advertising was the traffic exchange. Then, the preferred type of exchange was the Manual Surf. I suspect few are unfamiliar with traffic exchanges but a good educator leaves no child behind. The Traffic Exchange concept is relatively basic in it's purest form. In exchange for advertising your program/product to others, you must surf or view other peoples programs as well. The rates of exchange vary with each program and program owner but the gist is usually the same. You view 50 (for example) other sites and may get anywhere from 25-100 hits on your site from others doing the same. There are also generally levels of membership in which you may pay a fee to acquire more hits to your site(s) either as a one-time thing or perhaps monthly. Manual Exchange sites were preferred to the Auto-Surf Exchanges. The Auto-Surfs were basically the same as the Manual Surfs other than you didn't have to click some kind of number between every ad viewed as you do with a Manual Surf Exchange. It was automatic, hence the name. When I joined all the newest MLM's and Affiliate programs then, Auto-Surfs were very much taboo. The argument was strong that Manual Exchanges outperformed Auto-Surfs in terms of people actually viewing, and perhaps joining/buying your program or product. Auto-Surfs were not a legitimate advertising commodity so said the gurus then. Somewhere in the course of the past year to year and a half, something happened to shift this internet marketing trend. All of a sudden, the Auto-Surf industry was all the rage. People flocked to it in droves. Many of these people were the same ones who eschewed the Auto-Surf concept in favor of the more traditional and reliable Manual Surf Exchanges. The paradigm shift was in full gear! What happened next very few foresaw. When Stormpay Inc (a payment processor) decided to freeze the funds of 12 Daily Pro, in February of 2006 the Auto-Surf industry as a whole was shot down in it's full prime. Government officials, lawyers, pundits, even local media coverage painted 12 Daily Pro as nothing more than a thinly veiled Ponzi Scheme. At the time, 12 Daily Pro was the largest Auto-Surf in the industry by far and growing even as it was being cut down at the knees. Most of us who lived through the event know far too well the evidence was supported and 12 Daily Pro was deemed illegal. What's interesting to me is the cyclic nature of not just human behavior, but of business in general. After the shock wore off and the information fully made itself available, many within the Auto-Surf Industry decided some fullscale changes were necessary. To watch these changes occur over the past 6-8 weeks has been interesting to say the least. The Auto-Surf industry was built on greed and opportunity. It was never meant to be a medium of any real advertising significance. This is precisely why so many Auto-Surfs went away when the well ran dry. They had no clue as to how to effectively and legally run an internet business site based on something other than simply making a percentage of money everyday. Advertising sites, programs, or products was an afterthought to the Auto-Surf industry. The idea was simply to make a large percentage of money by "actively" surfing a certain amount of sites per day for a given length of time. Then collect your paycheck, re-invest (maybe) and start again. Important to the autosurfer was not getting his or her sites seen. Important to the autosurfer was surfing and getting paid a huge percentage of money over and above what was initially "invested." Herein lies the rub. Manual Surfs were created specifically to advertise sites (opportunities, programs, products). Auto-surfs were not created, nor joined for this purpose. In essence, the Auto-Surf industry much closer resembled the HYIP (High Yield Investment Program) industry and arguably may be nothing more than a glorified type of HYIP in the final analysis. All risk and no real work. The problem for the Auto-Surf industry today is steeped in that historical backdrop. The industry far out "scammed" any of it's contemporaries with the notable exception of the HYIPs. Program Owners and Surfers alike were and still are faced with the task of legitimizing an industry if not founded upon, certainly propelled by, greed and vice. Ahhh, who says there is no value in History? What we're seeing today is yet another subtle, but measurable shift in the traffic exchange industry, but it's not new. Although there are a handful of sites trying to maintain the high spending, high returns on investment and making little change to address the legal issues of the day, most that are trying to stay afloat have conceded a need for systematic change. To that end, Program Owners have looked long and hard at what they can do. Lacking any real creative ingenuity, they did what many others in business do. They adopted someone else's platform or business model. And the circle is complete again. Sites such as Alien Trust (arguably one of the top 5 Autosurfs during the height) and Total Rune have went to a Manual Exchange system. Alien Trust re-launched as a Manual Surf while Total Rune just this week announced their change in structure. There are others in varying stages of making similar types of changes. I expect that because this industry is so reliant upon gossip errrr I mean forums.....that like everything else, this will be the newest, best strategy to cope with what we all have had to endure. This domino effect will probably not be rapid, but I suspect it will dominate the landscape by the time we close the book on what was called the Auto-Surf Industry. A couple of things are probably gone forever (dare I say the f-word)? One of the reasons the Auto-Surf industry worked was because of Big Investors. Many thousands and thousands of dollars were floating in these little casinos. Big investers are probably long gone from the industry now as the risks far outweigh their ability to buy influence. More importantly however, as these sites change their business model to reflect more the traditional exchanges of the day, they further alienate these types of investors who really want nothing more to do than invest and collect later. They aren't terribly willing for example, to answer a quiz following a Manual Surf session at Alien Trust. Well, if truth be told, that little experiment isn't being embraced by many in the industry. Do these changes signal the end of an era? Do they save the Auto-Surf Industry, or merely change it's definition? There remains a fundamental difference between a traditional traffic exchange and an exchange such as Total Rune for example (whether we're still calling it an Auto-Surf Site or not). In the end, Total Rune is still paying a percentage on the surfer's buyin as an ROI. You can dress things up all you like but in the end this is what the Feds will be reviewing. It doesn't really matter if you are purchasing ads, or "working" for your ROI by "surfing" sites, you're still paying a PERCENTAGE return Based on INVESTMENT. This remains a slippery slope legally. I haven't declared the Auto-Surf industry dead, but it certainly is on life support. I applaud those who have made efforts to stay afloat and keep the industry viable and sustainable. There is a lot more to be done. Likewise, I'm somewhat intrigued by the business modeling shift to the more traditional manual surf approach. I do not think in the end however, that simply changing from an Auto-Surf to a Manual Surf will in and of itself pass legal scrutiny. In the final analysis a successful business has one or both of the necessary ingredients; 1) Superior Product (that which everyone either needs, or wants), and 2) Superior service. (Maybe the product's not outstanding, but the service delivery, and person or persons operating it are talented). There remain some savvy business people in this (auto-surf)? field, who will work at this until it's right. It may take some time, but these folks no doubt, will rise to the top when all is said and done. The question remains whether or not they will be afforded the time necessary to accomplish it. Just like those dwindling numbers on top of many a surfbar, the clock is ticking.

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Recover ALL Your Money back from Scam Fraudulent Autosurf Companies

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Copyright 2006 Martin PavionHere are just a few of the autosurfs that have vanished in the last 8 months which, if you have made payments to them, you can possibly recover it ALL back even if you thought the money was lost forever:911 Hits, Auto-surf.biz, AWD Network, Butterfly Surf, Cash Twist Traffic, EprofitSurf, ExekoSurf, EZ Surf 2 Cash, Fair Dinkum Surf, Gotta Lotta Hits, Grandhits, NewPay.info, PaidResponse, Paid Surfing, ProfitSera, Super Surf, Surf City Autosurf, Surfing Revolution, Top Gun Traffic, VivaSurfIf you have bought credit using PayPal and funded this with your credit card then you can breath a huge sigh of relief. It is probably that you can get all your money back.There is a huge amount of confusion regarding how best to get a full refund from your credit card companies if an autosurf closes prematurely. The credit card representatives you might speak with very rarely know enough about Paypal, autosurfing or chargebacks to help you. Many people are discouraged when they speak with their credit card company and are told one of three excuses:
The credit card had no direct contract with the autosurf but with PayPal. Paypal have done nothing wrong and therefore there is nothing that can be done.
The credit card company cannot protect people who've joined autosurf companies as they the autosurf has protected themself with their disclaimers in their terms and conditions.
The 45 day protection cover from Paypal, or the 60 day protection from the credit card is past. This is where most people give up. If I'd have been discouraged then I'd have most likely flushed about $90,000 down the toilet. Instead I spend time learning all I could about how chargebacks REALLY work, and how to use this power against deceased autosurf providers.IN MY INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED:
PayPal is legally obligated to take responsibility for it's merchants if the buyer has used a Visa or MasterCard, although Amex cards are NOT included.
Closed autosurfs make one huge mistake in their terms and conditions which gives consumers a legitimate reason for why we deserve a full refund. No matter how much money the autosurf has paid you previously, using this information will allow you to receive all your money back, even if you have received 'dividend' payments in the past.
With the right information, you can request a chargeback many months after an autosurf has closed. I have successfully received a full chargeback from companies 9 months after I paid them, and 6 months after they closed.
With a few phrases in your vocabulary you can get even the most reluctant credit card representative to submit your chargeback request. ACTION TO TAKE TO GET ALL YOUR MONEY BACK:Your first plan of action is to try to resolve the dispute via PayPal. If you paid money to the autosurf company within the last 45 days then you can use PayPal's "Buyer dispute" service. Seeing as nearly every autosurf and HYIP has been banned from PayPal since April I don't think you'll be able to do this.You then need to gather up evidence to give to the credit card provider. It really helps if you have taken screenshots of the autosurfs homepage, their terms and conditions, screenshots of their signup procedure and also a snapshot of your account balance just before the site went down.Don't worry if the autosurf has closed and their site has vanished, there are a few ways of getting this information back. I won't reveal it in this article as although it's perfectly legal I don't want to make these methods known to autosurf owners.You then need to write a detailed letter to your credit card provider. There are some things you MUST explain clearly, and things that you should NEVER mention to begin with. You will not have any luck if you word a letter with a request such as "please credit me back my money because this company was meant to pay me every month but they didn't". Instead you need to write a convincing reason as to why you should be refunded. This is extremely simple to do when you realize that autosurf owners have not learnt enough about their legal standing when they began their sites.Depending on your credit card company's policy you might be immediately credited with your money back, or the interest on that money might be frozen. For disputes less than $1,000 you are likely to find matters resolved fast but this really does depend on which credit card you are working with. NEVER count any refunds at this stage as guaranteed, the credit card company may charge you again if they discover evidence against you within the next 60 days.Your credit company will work with PayPal to reach resolution. You will notice that you have 'unresolved disputes' for those purchases when you next log in to your PayPal account. The autosurf has 30 days to argue why you should not receive your chargeback. Most often your accusation will be worded so well that the autosurf owner cannot possibly find any reason and the matter will be settled.Some autosurf owners can get a little nasty here. I have experienced owners who lie, falsify documents and do all they can to avoid the chargeback. Others are reasonable and provide the most common three reasons for refusing the chargeback.
The person joined the autosurf agreeing to the terms and conditions
The person was happy with the autosurf as they'd made multiple payments
The autosurf has already paid out money to you via e-gold or likewise. If you have worded your first letter appropriately then you are well-armed to refute anything the autosurf owner might throw at you. If the autosurf owner is playing dirty there are many ways to be equally or more dirty back.Every autosurf and situation is different. I'll happily provide you with sample letters and all the information you need if you contact me and become part of my autosurf hyip network.

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Is There a Simple Method to Make Money

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Reading advertisements has become a popular kind of home business. Hundreds of websites offer this opportunity to make money from the computer at home in a quick and comfortable way.How It WorksPeople can join these websites as member. They have to pay a membership fee in order to get money for reading advertisements. They have to surf a certain number of advertisements daily to get eligible for payments. They receive a percentage of their membership fee for reading advertisements. An example how it works: Website ABC offers 9% of the membership fee for viewing 14 ads daily. The member has to view ads during 14 days in succession. The website pays out a percentage of 126% after the term of 14 days. This means a member who has paid a fee of $50 gets $63 after 14 days. This is a profit of $13 or 26%.It sounds too good to be true. Most of the people only get a few percents on their saving accounts at a bank for the whole year. There are some loopholes that have to be considered.The LoopholesMost of this so called autosurf programs that offer money for reading advertisements come and disappear after a few weeks or months. They just run out of cash from newly acquired members and thus are not able to pay longer. Other autosurf programs are just criminal scams. Their operators try to cash in as much money as possible within a few weeks, take the money and disappear. This has caused a bad reputation of the autosurf industry.Make Money - Avoid LossesNew people still flock into these programs although they are risky. They just sound too juicy. Some programs sustain longer than others and some programs try to remit at least a part of the membership fees, if they come to an end. What distinguishes a half way honest program from an apparently criminal scam? The programs that try to be honest are not anonymous. They do not hide their privacy. The real names, addresses and telephone numbers of the owners are displayed at Alexa website or at whois source websites. All the criminal scam sites keep their ownership's identity protected. If a person risks some money in surfing advertisements, she or he is well advised to prefer autosurf programs with a transparent ownership.There are clever guys who make good money with surfing advertisements. Many people, however, burn their savings in the autosurf industry. It is easy to avoid the most apparent risk: joining a program with an anonymous ownership. People who are transparent usually feel more responsibility than people who have to hide something. It can be simple to make some nice money in these programs, but it is not that simple as it looks.Lil Waldner is a business economist. She is experienced in project management and marketing. She has worked as an editor for several newspapers and she has written booklets and essays on economic and public issues.

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Autosurfs The New Generator of Making Money

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Autosurf sites are a new way for people to make money. It is definitely not a get rich quick idea. The basic concept is that someone signs up for a site and then watches ads. Only so many ads are watched per day and a percentage is earned by watching them. It is usually only about 1% so it takes a long time to make any significant amount of money. The belief is that someone watching the ads may see something they wish to purchase and visit the site, thus generating a profit for the site. This is how the autosurfer gets paid, from sales made at the site. It is actually a relatively new concept in terms of bringing internet traffic to a site, even though it has been around for several years. Some autosurf sites work by also paying the person a percentage of those they recruit to watch the ads. So in a way it could be listed as a pyramid program. The idea here is that the surfer will earn more money by having people under them, watching the same ads. Many sites charge a fee to join before allowing someone to watch the ads. In essence that person is helping to pay for another person's ad watching. It also helps out the site owners by letting them keep more profit from gaining watchers without paying more out of pocket. The fee can range and higher fees can give access to more ads, to entice the surfer to think they will earn more money faster. For some this is the case, especially someone that does not need to work outside the home and has long hours to sit in front of a computer doing nothing. Of course there is also the fact that many sites don't require any feedback or acknowledgement that a person actually saw the site, and thus someone could just have their computer on but be doing something else.There are questions of if an autosurf program is nothing more than a Ponzi scam with different terms. This stems from places that charge to join and then pay older members from the newer ones join fees. They have also been called pyramid scams when someone will earn more money by having others under them. It is similar to robbing Peter to pay Paul. People should be wary when seeing an offer to make money just by watching ads. Many places have payout amounts that can take months to reach, so that it is not really worth the time that will be put in.

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Auto surf programs Scams or money making machines

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Anyone who has every tried to start a business online knows that the most important thing needed for that business to succeed is advertising. You may have the most amazing product in the world, but nobody is going to buy it if they don't see it. Because of this, business owners and entrepreneurs are constantly seeking out legitimate and profitable advertising venues. One of the newest, and fastest growing venues is auto surf programs. Auto surfs are traffic exchanges that automatically rotate advertised websites in one's internet browser. They are capable of bringing huge amount of traffic to an advertised website, sometimes offering hundreds of hits per hour. Many of these services are offered at a very low cost or even free to advertisers. How does this work?Paid Auto surf programs pay people for viewing some websites. They usually get paid to view a certain amount of sites. The numbers can vary in different programs, but averages at about 30-100 sites per day. Every site is shown for a certain amount of time (usually about 30 seconds), but if the viewer is interested he or she can pause the surf timer or open any site in a new window, giving themselves more time to peruse an ad. If the viewer is not interested, the surf timer will restart after the specified period of time and a new site will be loaded into the browser.In the case of investment auto surfs, advertisers are encouraged to pay a fee to join or to upgrade their account level. This fee can usually vary from a few cents to thousands of dollars, and the minimum and maximum is set by the site operator. For example, in most programs the user gets a free upgrade of a couple dollars to start with and few hundreds of free credits (used to advertise his or her own website) when they join a program. It is possible surf as a free member with that upgrade, but it will take much more time to get paid. With a free initial upgrade of $10, one would earn about $0.1 a day, but if he or she upgrades with just $50-$60, they would be earning more much faster. Many of these sites also require that the user has a minimum amount in their account before they can begin getting paid. Paid auto surf programs are one of the easiest ways to make money online. They don't require one to invest much money or buy any expensive equipment, but there are some downsides. Auto surf sites have a rather short lifespan, existing from one week to a few years depending on the popularity and "investment plans" offered. This happens because they cannot continue if no new investors are found. There are also a significant number of scams in this industry. Hundreds of programs offer very high percents and then disappear with the money. If one does decide to invest/advertise through auto surf programs, it is very important to diversify one's investments by joining more than one program at a time. It's usually recommended to invest amount of money proportional to the creditability of the program. It is safe to invest more into old and reliable programs that have already proven their long term intentions than new programs that make grandiose promises.

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How To Avoid Losses In Online Investing

Posted by hema

There is no 100% flawless full proof plans to always earn from investing on the internet for 3 main reasons:
Pyramid scheme - most of there program use the pyramid system which basically say that the person that invested first has a better chance to earn than the people after him.
Scam - these days almost every one can open his own investment site using a legal or illegal script, it's hard to spot a scammer but there are some ways to check it.
Luck - think of this as a gamble you win some you lose some. I am using a very simple method to invest money on the internet How to spot a scam?
License check - today its easy to get free license, many scammer use It in order to check for a hyip script license goes to goldcoders.com/?page=checkdomain This company sells hyip script and here you can check the hyips domain.
A scam site usually will buy for his host or domain for a very short time you can check its Expiration Date in site like this: who.godaddy.com If you see he paid for only one month that should light your bulb.
The design - cheap and ugly doesn't point it's absolutely a scam but you better think twice, scammer want to invest the minimum. What to do before investing? After you check for scam signs comes the part of research. Check the program on big sites and money forums like MMG or GPF and see what the other investor has to say about it.Check the monitors, these are sites the monitors the investment site by invest in them, the sort them by their status (pay, pending, problem and scam) and by the investors votes.Monitors are very good to find some new programs to invest in. Remember, always check 4-5 monitors, there are many on the internet some good some not, compare the information. This a good one I check everyday http://www.thehyips.info/ Also this site has HYIP forum where you can ask your questions. How to choose ?There are many options for investing high % low %, daily, weekly or monthly. The high % will not last long when it's a hyip. Auto surf usually last longer statistically mostly because it's easier and cheaper to open a hyip so most of the scammer concentrate there. Some rules about investing If you choose a hyip with a high % for instance 150% in 3 days invest only on the first day, about 99% of these are scams but you could earn if you are on of the primary investor.Many hyips now use the round system, the will keep on pay till they cover 90-95% of the investors money, after that the round is over and they use the money for advertising, if you want to participate in a round invest only in the first day of the round else you are throwing away your money.
don't spend all at once
always make a test spend, if an auto surf upgrade costs 10$ don't buy 1000$ spend 10$ and check it, are they paying ? how fast ? See if you like it because there are many good ones today. Only after you made a test spend begin investing the big money

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Top TenWork From Home Scams

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Top TenWork From Home Scams
Sometimes it seems as if the word "scam" was invented for the Internet. In fact scams have always been around but today's scammers have refined their scams and transferred them to the Internet where they are able to reach a much wider audience. The "work from home job" scammers target people who are often particularly vulnerable and least able to afford to lose money to the scammers. Many people who seek work from home opportunities are disabled or are parents of young children and are, therefore, unable to go out to work. Other groups affected are pensioners who need a second income to supplement a small pension or people who are simply unable to find a job outside the home due to their age, location or the general economic climate.
These are the top tenwork from home scams to avoid.
1. Envelope Stuffing This is the classic work-from-home scam that's been around since the Depression era of the 1920s and 1930s. The envelope stuffing scam has now made itself at home on the Internet. Promoters usually advertise that, for a "small" fee, they will tell you how to earn money stuffing envelopes at home. After paying the fee - when it's too late - you find out that the promoter never had any employment to offer. Instead, for your fee, you're likely to get a letter telling you to place the same "envelope-stuffing" ad in newspapers or on the Internet, or to send the ad to friends and relatives. The only way you'll earn money is if people respond to your work-from-home ad. More about Envelope Stuffing Scams 2. Chain Letters/Emails If you've been on the Internet for any length of time, you've probably received or at least seen these chain emails that have taken over from the "snail mail" chain letters. They promise that all you have to do is send the email along with some money to the top names on the list, then add your name to the bottom and one day soon you'll be a millionaire. If you do this, you are liable to be prosecuted for fraud. 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 (the true scammers) make any money. 3. Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) If you've heard of network marketing (like Tupperware or Avon), then you know that there are legitimate work from home MLM businesses based on agents selling products or services and recruiting other agents to work in their team. If the work from home MLM business opportunity is all about finding new recruits rather than selling products or services, beware: The Federal Trade Commission may consider it to be a pyramid scheme... and not only can you lose all your money, but you can be charged with fraud, too! The easy test here is to check whether the company has real products for you to sell and earn commission as well as recruiting new members. If so, the programme is more than likely to be genuine. 4. The Turn Your Computer Into a Money-Making Machine Scam Well, this one's at least half-true. To be completely true, it should read: "Turn your computer into a money-making machine... for spammers!" Once you pay your money, you'll be sent instructions on how to place ads and pull in victims who want to turn their computers into "money-making machines." 5. Typing At Home Jobs Many people who use the internet a lot are good typists. How better to capitalize on this skill than making money by typing at home? Here's how it works: After sending the fee to the scammer for "more information," you receive a disk and printed information that tells you to place work at home typist ads and sell copies of the disk to the unfortunate people who reply to you. This is another scam that tries to turn you into a scammer! Typing at home jobs have been in great demand since long before the Internet came into being. I can speak from personal experience when I say that most of the work was poorly paid and boring but low pay and dullness do not qualify the work as a scam. The ones to watch out for on the Internet are the companies that pretend they are going to employ you and require you to pay a "registration fee". If somebody has a job they want filled, they would not ask candidates to pay for the privilege of becoming an employee. If you take a job, you get paid by the employer, not the other way round. Look at what the advertising actually says. If it offers to sell you a programme to help you learn to make money from typing at home or promises instructions in some form, this is acceptable, you know what you are getting. Avoid typing work at home job ads that say they have a job for you and the fee is just to cover their administration costs. 6. "Just Call This Number For More Information..." No need to spend too much time (or money) on this one. It will be a premium rate number, and that's how the scammers make their profit. Save your money: don't ever call a premium rate number for more information about a supposed work-from-home job, a legitimate company would have a standard business number or even a free phone number. 7. A List of Companies Looking for Homeworkers This scam is very tempting because the fee requested is usually low and the promises made don't seem exaggerated. You are asked to pay a small fee for a list of companies looking for homeworkers just like you. Sounds reasonable. The only problem is that the list is usually a generic list of companies, companies that don't take homeworkers, or companies that may have accepted homeworkers sometime in the past. You would be better off picking companies out of the phone book and asking if they use home workers, you probably won't have any better success but at least it's free. 8. Email Processing This is a twist on the classic "envelope stuffing scam". For a low price you can become a "highly-paid" email processor working "from the comfort of your own home." Now... what do you suppose an email processor does? If you have visions of forwarding or editing emails, forget it. What you get for your money are instructions on spamming with the same ad you responded to in newsgroups and Web forums! Think about it: they offer to pay you $25 per email processed. Would any legitimate company pay that when an auto responder system could perform the function at a fraction of the cost? 9. Medical Billing Promoters will promise that you can earn a substantial income working from home full or part time, providing services like billing, accounts receivable, electronic insurance claim processing and practice management to doctors and dentists. They also may assure you that no experience is required, that they will provide clients eager to buy your services or that their qualified salespeople will find clients for you. In this scam, you are required to pay hundreds of dollars upfront for everything (supposedly) you need to start your own medical billing service at home. You're promised state-of-the-art medical billing software, as well as a list of potential clients in your area. Keeping safe from this scam can be tricky because it's true that medical billing is outsourced and there is a demand for reliable people to do the work and it is a job that you can learn even if you have no previous experience. Before parting with any cash, investigate the company. This is an expanding market, so fly-by-night companies will be popping up like mushrooms in the dew. Look for companies that have been around for a while. Look for ones that emphasise the teaching aspect and quality of their software rather than how their sales force will deliver eager customers to your door. Ask for references - and check them. 10. Craft Assembly These programs often require you to invest hundreds of dollars in equipment or supplies, or they require you to spend many hours producing goods for a company that has promised to buy them. For example, you might have to buy a sewing or sign-making machine from the company, or materials to make items like aprons, baby shoes or plastic signs Sounds legitimate? Well, once you finish assembling your first batch of crafts, you'll be told by the company that they don't meet quality standards. Unfortunately, no work is ever "up to standard," leaving workers with expensive equipment and supplies - and no income. The scammer company is making money selling the starter kits, not selling the assembled product. So, you're left with a set of assembled crafts and no customer. The best way to protect yourself from this type of scam is to make sure you carry out enquiries about the owners of the business before you part with any cash. Most companies offering this type of work or home sewing jobs will not require you to pay for materials etc. If you are interested in craftwork, by all means buy materials online or pay for an online instruction course or e-book to improve your skills and to learn some "tricks of the trade" but bear in mind that you will need to find your own customers for your finished products.

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