Okay, I’m really not exposing Michael. I just found some really cool videos on his YouTube page at www.youtube.com/user/michaelcheney

What’s cool is I found videos from a long time ago, and they are still spot on. Just goes to show if you listen to the right people, you will always get the right information.

Here’s my favorite three videos from what I checked out this morning…

As you can see Michael really knows his stuff.

If you enjoyed these videos, check out Michael’s blog at MichaelCheney.com

Internet Marketing – Who Can You Trust?
By David Lovelace

If you’re timid about investing in Internet Marketing products and services because you fear that you’ll get ripped off, you’re not alone.

With a continuous saturation of product launches vying for your dollar, it’s getting harder for you to know which product is the right choice.

Now, more than ever, you want to know, “Who can I trust to live up to their promises?!”

If this sounds like you, here are 3 things to look for before making your next investment:

(1) Testimonies

How many times have you purchased a product because you read a compelling testimony from a customer on a sales page?

I’m willing to bet that this one factor alone has been the deciding factor that led you to the order button many times over.

Why?

Because it’s unbiased. There is no other motive for them to leave their feedback and opinion of the product other than to express their appreciation for the product’s value.

That’s priceless.

If a customer / user of a product says it lives up it’s expectations, then it’s a powerful indicator that the product can be trusted to live up to it’s promises.

(2) Trusted Sources You Know

Rely on recommendations from trusted sources. Perhaps you’ve been on Marketer X’s newsletter list for a long time and trust his or her recommendations based on their previous history.

While everyone can ‘miss the boat’ on rare occasions, you may have found that someone you know and trust usually gets it right. Go with that.

(3) Reviews.

These are the most powerful of all.

But be careful. There are alot of so-called reviews posted on blogs and web sites from marketers who pretend to you give you their honest opinion.

But are they really unbiased? Is there an ulterior motive behind the review?

The motive for a marketer to write reviews should be one of two things:

A. To alert you that a particular product or service may not live up to it’s advertised promises and thus may not be for you and your goals.

B. To let you know about promising resources that have proven to save you time and/or dollars in achieving your online goals. “Proven” being the key. And being proven by the one recommending the resource is a huge plus.

However, I’ve noticed a disturbing pattern in most of these reviews.

I’ve found it very rare to read a review online where any level of critical or negative feedback is given.

Seems that alot of marketers have a very uncanny lucky-streak, that most of us don’t possess, that have allowed them to only purchase and use flawless products.

This points to an ulterior motive. And is usually identified as an affiliate link!

Frankly it’s hard to trust a review 100% when it’s flanked by various Ads and/or an affiliate link.

With that said, let me say that there’s nothing wrong with honest marketers, who have your best interests at heart, monetizing real reviews, or other useful content posted on their sites.

It’s a legitimate way to provide a valuable service for subscribers and customers while also paying the bills.

But, as a consumer, when given the choice of reading a review that is attached to an affiliate link or Ad, and one that is strictly for content only, which would you choose?

This brings us back to.. who can you really trust?

Before you invest in your next Internet marketing product or service, look for unbiased reviews from real customers, and you can put away your fears.

Dave Lovelace has teamed up with David Vallieres and 1,000
newbies, gurus, and everyone in between, to give you real user
experiences that help you make critical decisions about which
Internet marketing products live up to their promises and which
don’t. Go to www.trueratingsandreviews.com

Let’s face it… Some products we buy are crap! When we get those we should ask for refunds.

However there is a certain type of person that likes to buy ClickBank.com products and ask for a refund. Yes, it’s known it’s pretty easy to get a refund from ClickBank.com

However, if you’re buying products via ClickBank.com and asking for refunds without actually trying the product, and you’re doing it on a regular basis, you better beware.

Here’s why…

I got the following email from one of my readers they other day. (No I will not say who it is. )

Hello Liz…

I am unable to order through CB because they said I asked for too many refunds in a short amount of time. It’s not like I can see the book beforehand like you can leaf through them at Barnes and Noble before buying. Anyway, that’s my defense. I never returned ones of real value.

I hope you won’t think I’m terrible for refunding things I knew I couldn’t use. I probably don’t have to tell you that there’s a whole lot of exaggerating in some of the sales letters.

Anyway…I’d like to order your 5 Day Cash Machine. I know you put out quality stuff and that you care about people so I can promise you I won’t ask for a refund.

Could I send you the money via Pay Pal and you could send me the download link?

I would really love to be a part of this.

Thanks.

Name Withheld

Now I thought long and hard about this. My first thought was ya know… Just let her buy it. She’ll probably ask for a refund, but oh well.

Then I thought… You know what… I bitch constantly about people who buy things and never use them. To me it sounds like this person buys something “leafs” through it and asks for a refund.

So I’ve got two points to make here…

1. If you’re not going to actually use something that tells you how to make money online. DON’T BUY IT

2. If you buy things and ask for refunds all the time (even if it’s a good product) stop because ClickBank.com is finally cracking down!

Now please note that it is a very small percentage of people that buy stuff and then turn around and ask for a refund. The lady who sent me that message is probably a great upstanding person who just doesn’t take action.

But if you’re not an action taker, and you’re just buying to refund you’re never going to get anywhere online anyway.

Change your ways…

Start today and do something with all those products you’ve bought and are on your hardrive.