The Truth About MultiLevel Marketing

The Truth About MultiLevel Marketing

by: Dean Phillips

I know Iกm going to ruffle a few feathers with this article, so let me just say right now that all MLM marketing (AKA network marketing) companies are not scams. Obviously, there are some good, reputable companies out there.

However, there are so many bad ones that Iกm compelled to lump the entire industry together. If you’re thinking about getting involved with MLM, my advice would be, DON’t!

However, if you’re bound and determined to test the waters, then, please take this one bit of adice: Before getting involved with any MLM company, investigate, investigate and then, investigate some more. Don’t believe and get caught up in the hype.

Ahhhh yes, the hype! After you attend a MLM rally, you and your MLM colleagues are as fired up as a pack of hungry dingoกs, ready to jump through burning hoops and run through concrete walls! And then reality sets in. You’re buying all of these products, but you’re really not selling a whole lot.

In fact, other than the products you sold to a few family friends and coworkers, you really don’t have a lot to show for all of your efforts, now do you?

Thatกs why Iกm so against MLM. Because itกs simply not for the average person. And letกs be honest here, most people are average. And unless you have outstanding sales ability and/or people skills, you’re simply not going to make any money with MLM.

In additon, the market is so completely oversaturated, most of the time, youกll find that the people you’re trying to sell to are other distributors, and if you’re all trying to sell products to each other, that ultimately means nobody is making any money!

Well, somebody is. A handful of super salespeople way, way up there up at the tippy top of your upline! If you listen closely, you can hear them all saying in unison กKAChing!ก Want to borrow my binoculars, so that you can see them?

About The Author

Dean Phillips is an Internet marketing expert, writer, publisher and entrepreneur. Questions? Comments? Dean can be reached at mailto: [email protected]

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This article was posted on October 02, 2004

by Dean Phillips

ComputerVirus Writerกs: A Few Bats In The Belfry?

ComputerVirus Writerกs: A Few Bats In The Belfry?

by: Dean Phillips

กMale. Obsessed with computers. Lacking a girlfriend. Aged 14 to 34. Capable of creating chaos worldwide.ก

The above description is the profile of the average computervirus writer, according to Jan Hruska, the chief executive of Britishbased Sophos PLC, the worldกs fourthlargest antivirus solutions provider.

‘they have a chronic lack of girlfriends, are usually socially inadequate and are drawn compulsively to write self replicating codes. Itกs a form of digital graffiti to them,ก Hruska added.

To create and spread cyber infections, virus writers explore known bugs in existing software, or look for vulnerabilities in new versions.

With more and more new OS (operating system) versions, there will be more new forms of viruses, as every single software or OS will carry new features, and new executables that can be carriers of the infection.

Executables are files that launch applications in a computerกs operating system, and feature more prominently in new platforms like Microsoftกs Windows 2000 and Windows XP than they did in the older DOS or Windows 3.1.

Virus writers also share information to create variants of the same infection, such as the Klez worm, which has been among the worldกs most prolific viruses.

The Klez, a massmailing worm that originated in November 2001, propagates via email using a wide variety of messages and destroys files on local and network drives.

But the news gets worse. Recent events have uncovered what may be a new trend: spammers paying virus writers to create worms that plant an open proxy, which the spammer then can use to forward spam automatically. Many suspect this occurred with the SoBig virus.

The Sobig worms, began spreading in the early part of 2003. The unusual thing about them was they contained an expiration date and were given a short life cycle to see how features worked in the wild.

Having an expiration date also makes the virus more dangerous, because most people would have been alerted to the new worm within a few weeks and antivirus definitions would have been updated.

A variant of Sobig, SobigF was so efficient that just a few infected machines could send thousands of messages. SobigF created a denialofservice effect on some networks, as e mail servers became clogged with copies of the worm.

According to Mikko Hypponen, manager of antivirus research for Finlandbased FSecure Corp, SobigF sent an estimated 300 million copies of itself.

Computer Economics, Inc. states, กNearly 63,000 viruses have rolled through the Internet, causing an estimated $65 billion in damage.ก However criminal prosecutions have been few, penalties light and just a handful of people have gone to prison for spreading the destructive bugs.

Why is so little being done? Antiquated laws and, for many years, as crazy as it sounds, a กwink, winkก or even admiring attitude toward virus creators.

One person has been sent to prison in the United States and just two in Britain, authorities say. But the low numbers are กnot reflective of how seriously we take these cases, but more reflective of the fact that these are very hard cases to prosecute,ก said Chris Painter, the deputy chief of computer crimes at the U.S. Department of Justice.

So what can you do to protect yourself against computer viruses?

Well, first and foremost, make sure you have proven antivirus protection like like Symantecกs Norton AntiVirus or McAfeeกs ViruScan.

In addition, If you haven’t already done so, I highly recommend installing Microsoftกs Service Pack 2. SP2 tightens your PCกs security with a new Windows Firewall, an improved Automatic Updates feature, and a popup ad blocker for Internet Explorer. Plus, the newly minted Security Center gives you one easytouse interface for keeping tabs on your PCกs security apps.

กMale. Obsessed with computers. Lacking a girlfriend. Aged 14 to 34. Capable of creating chaos worldwide.ก

Now, Iกm no psychiatrist, but to me, the above description sounds more like someone with a few กbats in the belfry!ก

About The Author

Dean Phillips is an Internet marketing expert, writer, publisher and entrepreneur. Questions? Comments? Dean can be reached at mailto: [email protected]

Visit his website at: http://www.letsmakemoney.net

This article was posted on November 27, 2004

by Dean Phillips

Email SPAM: Whatกs The Big Deal?

Email SPAM: Whatกs The Big Deal?

by: Dean Phillips

It absolutely amazes me how many people overreact to receiving email SPAM.

What is this obsession…this preoccupation with SPAM?

Where are our priorities?

When it comes to SPAM, many of us are ready to support the severest antiSPAM legislation. Yes, we want to lock up all the spammers and throw away the key! Haven’t we learned by now that inviting the government to get involved with anything is a recipe for disaster?

I personally receive a couple hundred emails every single day. Approximately half of that is SPAM. Want to know how I deal with the problem? I hit the กdeleteก button and just like that, no more SPAM!

And since I have highspeed cable access, it literally only takes me a few minutes to make a hundred uninvited SPAM guests disappear. No problem!

I don’t let SPAM annoy me or upset me. And I certainly don’t let it ruin my day.

When you let SPAM annoy or upset you, all you’re doing is letting the spammers win. However, when you use the delete button, you win! Youกve got the power to delete. Why not use it?

Whatกs so hard about doing that? Itกs certainly a lot easier on your emotional wellbeing than getting upset over the situation.

Simply view SPAM as one of those minor annoyances of every day lifelike reality television shows, and learn to treat it as such!

About The Author

Dean Phillips is an Internet marketing expert, writer, publisher and entrepreneur. Questions? Comments? Dean can be reached at mailto: [email protected]

Visit his website at: http://www.letsmakemoney.net

This article was posted on October 23, 2004

by Dean Phillips

Spam! Whatกs the Real Problem

Spam! Whatกs the Real Problem

by: Dean Walden

Most people now know the official definition of spam Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE for short).
That definition does several things we should look at.

It categorizes spam as commercial
It limits it to email
Calling anything unsolicited creates vagueness

Even though all the above things may be true, there are several more things about spam that seem far more annoying.

First: Spam doesn’t have to be commercial to be a nuisance.
Second: Unsolicited commercialism is so widespread that you can’t avoid it by just changing websites.
Third: A lot of people give out their email address one day and don’t understand why they get email the next day from that website.

Also what if Bill Gates decided to give $10,000 to the next 20 people who opened an email from him. That would be unsolicited, but who would care. (what if your spam filter tossed it out).
On the other hand there are people who will claim to be giving away money when they only want your bank account #. Don’t give it to them.
Even if all the above were acceptable, what is it about spam that really, really gets your dander up? Isn’t it the untruth. Isn’t it the out and out deception involved? If all email were limited to truthful advertising and genuine value, wouldn’t that be the solution?
Think about it, only offers of genuine value and truthful claims come to your inbox. Then weกd all have to make choices that (whichever choice you made) moved us forward.
Of course, there are a few things we should do to protect ourselves from problems.

don’t open unexpected attachments
don’t sign up for every get rich quick scheme you see
remember that many, many online entrepreneurs will take your money and run.
MLM (MutiLevel Marketing) stands for Millions Lost to Management

There probably isn’t an absolute solution to spam. What is spam to one person is a god send to the next. Perhaps a national preference list would be better than a nosend list.
The one thing that will never change is human nature. If there is a real solution to spam itกs probably learning to deal with it defensively. Itกs more than a little bit like driving a car. You can’t really control the other drivers you must do what you can and that means operating your vehicle (whether it be a car, website, or business) in a safe, responsible manner.
Copyright 2004 Dean Walden

About The Author

Dean Walden operates numerous websites including: hotjobsandcareers.com, webgoat.com, bestsalescar.com and picturesvoting.com
Iกm an internet veteran since 1994 with skills in programming, css, html, java and publish love poems to 1500 subscribers. The password to my site at this time is password.

This article was posted on May 20, 2004

by Dean Walden