While there is not doubt that the internet has created more than its fair share of millionaires and very wealthy people, we seem to be getting more of these “I made $1 million in one day, let me show you how” stories. Do you really buy into them?
I for one am very sceptical as to why anyone who has made so much money would want to reveal their secrets and methods to anyone – surely you would just continue making your $1 million a day and the retire? Or is there something a little more sinister about these stories?
As well as introducing many webmasters to massive wealth, the internet has also given fraudsters and con artists a fast track to your door step, a means to get themselves in front of you, and what better way than to promise big bucks? Anyone who promises to tell you there secrets in exchange for a smallish fee is either not telling the whole story, or trying to con you out of your money. Why on earth would you tell the competition how to wreck your market? Do you see Bill Gates or any other industry leaders selling a direct path to riches, no you don’t.
If you are at all doubtful about some of the boasts on the internet, sit back, chill out and put yourself in their shoes. Why sell your ideas? Maybe because you are desperate for money, and your niche has now been targeted by thousands of more webmasters, or it is only an idea you are selling, and you have never actually used it?
There is no such thing as a free lunch on the internet, there is always a pay back time at some stage. Keep your eyes open, stay alert, and imagine you were in their shoes – would you do the same?
