The Verge’s “Scamworld” Profiles “Internet Marketing” Schemes You Should Avoid

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Check out this good blog post by Danny.

Two weeks ago, The Verge profiled scams and schemes that pitch “Internet Marketing” as a fast way to make money online. Its Scamworld article is well worth reading by anyone, a warning that many need. I’m sorry that I didn’t focus on this important message initially rather than spark a debate over what exactly “Internet Marketing” is, when the story first came out.

I was wrong in doing that, and I regret if it somehow added legitimacy to the types of programs that The Verge’s article highlighted. That was never my intent.

There is indeed a long-standing practice of “Internet Marketing” that has nothing to do with the “make money online” programs covered in Scamworld. I sought to defend those doing this type of internet marketing from being mischaracterized as scammers. But that shouldn’t have been what I led with, when I initially wrote about The Verge’s profile. Spreading warnings about the scams that are out there is much more important.

In this post, I’ll try to make up for that initial error. I’ll cover more about what The Verge focused on, adding some of my own thoughts. I’ll also explain a bit more about why....

Continued at: http://marketingland.com/the-verges-...ld-avoid-12557

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