This collection of articles are mostly what I've written on the various subjects I feel are of enduring interest and which ought to be available any time. Some are links from several of my web sites and others are links to articles on other people's sites. Others are reposts with permission. But all are important. The links are posted alphabetically by subject. Since this page will be constantly "under construction," with new articles being added all the time, you should bookmark it and return to it regularly.Reprint, repost permission: Publishers, web site owners, etc: You may reprint or repost any article here which carries my copyright as long as you do so in complete form, retain my copyright indicia, and add this notice at the bottom:
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Direct Marketing, Mail Order, and Personal Motivation Most of what I do today is for the purpose of to retaining my rights and freedoms. In the process, I help others to retain theirs. But I must eat, too. So I design simple web sites for small mail order dealers and direct marketers. I also write articles that help them in their businesses. Here will be a collection of articles that will help them to recognize cons and scams and learn how to use computers in their businesses so as to not ignore a market that is, as "USA Today" says, "doubling every four months."
- Multi-Level Marketing vs. Pyramid Schemes:
- One of the most insidious scams in direct marketing/mail order is the "money game." That's where you pay a regular (usually monthly but sometimes yearly) fee for the "right" to sell the same scam to others at a profit. This regular fee is for the purpose of "putting money in the system" to literally create profit for your upline and, when applied to your downline, for you. The people promoting these money games work hard to blur the lines between these and real, legitimate multi-level marketing plans where a profit is only made through the sale of real, consumable products and there is no fee paid for "sponsoring." This report tells you in detail what to look for when someone offers you something they call "multi-level marketing." It might be that, and it might not be. This report will allow you to recognize a "money game" from miles away so you won't become a victim and lose your money.
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