Why Internet Marketing Products Suck

I have been earning some money online, for a long time now. I think I made my first website over 10 years ago and ever since then I have manged to earn a little something online. As I mentioned in the Q&A I did with myself I don’t earn huge money online but it is enough to live on.

However, for a long time I kept spending some of my money on various get rich quick Internet marketing miracles. I loved the promises of earning tons of money without any real work. Turns out the only people who got rich were the ones selling the ebooks, software etc. that I was buying.

My Conclusion: Internet Marketing Products Suck

This is true for nearly every product that gets released on the market these days. For every truly great product that can honestly help people looking to start an Internet business (like Site Build It), there are probably thousands of worthless or even pure scam alternatives.

So, I will say it again Internet marketing products suck. Moreover, you have to be really careful about any so-called “reviews” you read about any new product. The fact is that most of them are written by people who want you to buy it, so they can earn their affiliate commission. Worse still, most of them have probably not even seen or tried the product themselves.

For example, take the review I did of Jermaine Griggs’ Nitty Gritty Marketing back in October. If you go to Google and do a search today you will find roughly 230,000 results when you search for ‘Nitty Gritty Marketing Review.’ I guarantee you virtually all the reviews will be positive. Now it could be great product or there could be other things at work.

For about a week and half before it was released it was the only thing anybody in the Internet Marketing community was talking about. Yet, within days of it being released nobody was talking about it anymore. A little suspicious I think?

I said in my review at the time that I would only ever consider joining if I heard good things about it from other people. Well I guess no one has a good experience with it or if they are they are being rather quiet. Furthermore, I actually even got to have a look inside the program after I wrote my review (all affiliates were given the chance) and in my opinion it was underwhelming to say the least, especially given all the hype.

What’s also interesting when you visit the Nitty Gritty Marketing sales page is that the special $2.97 introductory rate is still in effect. Plus, there still seems to be some charter spaces available at $97 a month instead of the regular $197/month Shouldn’t they have all been sold by now?

Now, I don’t meant to pick on Nitty Gritty Marketing or any particular product or service. Instead I think it is a problem with the community as a whole. This is just one common example of how the world of Internet marketing products works and it’s another reason why it sucks.

The end result is that a few affiliate marketers and the merchant themselves make some money by selling not great products and many more struggling Internet entrepreneurs waste it. If you don’t want to be someone who falls for these things be extremely careful about what you buy. Unfortunately, you can’t trust most online product “reviews” anymore. So, be especially cautions when the review is only positive and if it has links to the sales page.

Instead, always ask yourself ‘how is this product or service going to help my business’ before buying anything. Remember, Internet marketing products suck but starting your own Internet business doesn’t. Avoid the scams and you are already further ahead than most aspiring Internet moguls.

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