Tuesday, March 25, 2008

How To Evaluate An Online Opportunity

The vast majority of Bayne Street participants will be new to computers and online opportunities. In future post we will inform you of what you know need to know about your computer. In this post, we will discuss how to evaluate online opportunities; and there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of online opportunities.

However, the vast majority will never be listed at Bayne Street. The reason: Our opportunities and programs must have genuine income, savings, products and services for the vast majority. As a Bayne Street participant, you are free to choose whatever appeals to you.

Our basic interest is to make sure we inform you about the pitfalls that exist with many online opportunities and income programs. We do not want any participant to become a victim of opportunities or programs whose only real goal is to separate you from your money. In this post we will also discuss:

1. High Quality, High Prices & Difficult To Sell
2. What To Look For In An Opportunity
3. Identifying CABs (Crash and Burns)
4. Ponzi, Modified Ponzi, HYIPs, Pyramids & Other Money Scams
5. How To Identify A Bayne Street Type Program
6. Why Bayne Street Type Ad Hoc Committees Are Needed


High Quality, High Prices & Difficult To Sell

Many companies offer unique or high quality products that are not found in retail chains or outlets. However, quality cost and many times; even though these products have exceptional quality, the vast majority of people you know may not be able to afford them. Therefore, don't settle for high price items that are difficult to sell.

If you must market one of these great products; because of the value and potential income, make your life easy and the lives of people you know, find a product that sells itself - based on price and quality. You will have no problem with Bayne Street's programs. You have genuine savings and genuine opportunity to offer your family, neighbors and people you know.


What To Look For In An Online Opportunity

Find programs that will not force you to pay money for "Training Kits", "Training Seminars" or force you to take advantage of products or services that you do not need or want.
Helping you learn the business should be the priority of any organization or company whose products or services you decide to represent and/or market.

Do some research on the people "at the top" of the organization or company you are interested in.
Ask for references and see if the people running the show are honest in their dealings. A company is only as good as it's management. The same applies for it's integrity. Every company or individual should have his/her priorities in order:
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1). GOD
(2). Family
(3). Job
(4). Your Network Marketing Business, Program or Service

Any company that teaches or advocates otherwise has its priorities wrong and will eventually wind up in Chapter 11 or worse. Be wary of companies that are always trying to sell you something or creating program concepts just to sell them to you. Watch out for companies that entice you into upgrading by gimmicks and overstating your actual growth.

Leave companies that claim they have been hacked. 99.99% of the time this is not true, and it is an indication the company is in serious financial trouble. Scrutinize opportunities that claim they can make you millions if you give them money. If these companies could make millions, why would they need your money? Do not send money, or give your vital information to online companies that do not have a legitimate and viable product or service.


Identifying CABs (Crash and Burns)

CABs (Crash and Burns) are income opportunities and programs that are not designed or developed to last. Their primary role is to make as much money as possible for their developers before closing. CABs will take you for a fast ride to nowhere. 99% of all CABs are money oriented without a viable product or service.

Many CABs claim you do not have to do anything but sit back and rake in money. Be leary of programs that claim they can make you rich without selling, sponsoring, recruiting or learning about their product or service. Be wary of any company that insist you do not use your referral or affiliate link. Look out for companies that insist you mask your link information or use redirected linking tactics. Stay away from companies that encourage you to misrepresent your product, information or service. The vast majority of the time, you are looking at a CAB.


Ponzi, Modified Ponzi, HYIPs,
Pyramids & Other Money Scams

A Ponzi scheme usually offers abnormally high short-term returns in order to entice new investors. The high returns that a Ponzi scheme advertises (and pays) require an ever-increasing flow of money from investors in order to keep the scheme going.

The system is doomed to collapse because there is little or no underlying earnings from the money received by the promoter. The scheme is named after Charles Ponzi, who became notorious for using the technique after emigrating from Italy to the United States in 1903.

Ponzi was not the first to invent such a scheme, but his operation took in so much money that it was the first to become known throughout the United States. Today's schemes are often considerably more sophisticated than Ponzi's. However, the underlying principle behind every Ponzi scheme is to exploit greed, something for nothing thinking and getting huge rewards for doing little or nothing.

Modified Ponzi Schemes

Modified Ponzi schemes are opportunities that are carefully worded and presented as legitimate income opportunities. Many times you can identify them by their emphasis on income without any effort, training, knowledge or skill. Products or services are rarely mentioned because there are no viable products or services. You earn income simply by purchasing a place in a leg or a line of people. You become enriched or earn income from those coming in after you.

High Yield Investment Programs

A High Yield Investment Program (HYIP) is a type of scam that is prevalent on the Internet. At one time, it was used to refer to an investment program which offered a high return on investment. The term "HYIP" was abused by scam operators to camouflage their scams as legitimate investments. Due to this overuse by scammers, HYIP has become synonymous with Ponzi schemes because payouts are made from income generated by new enrollees.

Pyramid Schemes

A Pyramid Scheme is a form of fraud similar in some ways to a Ponzi scheme, because it also relies on a disbelief in financial reality, including the hope of getting something for nothing or from very little or no effort. In a pyramid scheme, those who recruit additional participants benefit directly (in fact, failure to recruit typically means no income). People are simply recruited in a chain like the "Chain Letters" that dominated "Direct Mail". Money is sent to people on a list and there is no viable product or service to offer new recruits other than a spot in the chain.

Other Money Scams Online

The types and kinds of online money scams are virtually endless because new ones arise almost daily. All money scams; no exception to this rule, do not offer a legitimate or viable product or service. Remember this "Rule of Thumb": No product, No service, No genuine opportunity.

How To Identify Bayne Street Type Programs

All Bayne Street programs have legitimate products and services. This is the only way to have stable earnings and/or savings. Bayne type programs can have mass participation because income and/or savings do not require sponsoring or recruiting to earn income or realize a savings. Additional earnings can be realized by offering advantages to others. This is left entirely up to the individual.


Why Bayne Street
Type Ad Hoc Committees Are Needed


Local groups like Bayne Street are needed because economic parameters have changed. More and more factories are being built in countries were cheap labor is plentiful, taxation minimal and oversight and governmental regulations are negotiable.

Therefore, community-based sources of income are rapidly decreasing. Consequently, the only method and/or means for individuals to increase their income is online. Committees like Bayne Street, will help thousands take advantage of these legitimate online opportunities and programs.

Additional Information and Support

Online Safety
Finding The Right People
A Success Outline That Has Never Failed
Your Mind-set, The Key To Success Or Failure






Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Online Safety

Being online in today's world can be exhilirating or challenging. In this post we will address the challenging aspects of being online to increase income, take advantage of money saving programs and/or a combination of both. When you visit your paid to read email sites, you will see many income programs.

All are legitimate, but the vast majority are not beneficial for you unless you have a hefty advertising budget. Since the vast majority of Bayne Street participants will be new to online programs and services, it is necessary and vital that you become aware of scams, tricks and gimmicks.

Madame Chair (Lorraine Primrose) is going to do everything she can to help you earn money safely online. Scam prevention and report services are listed in the navigation section of this blog. In this blog we will also address:

1. Online Income Opportunities
2. Surveys and Offers
3. Types of Banking Fraud
4. Spyware & Viruses

Online Income Opportunities

According to industry sources, in 2007, online marketers collectively spent over 40 billion dollars on advertising, yet they collectively earned only 22 billion. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the overwhelming majority of online marketers are losing money, not earning money. Don't join the losers. Examine testimonials about Internet opportunities closely because many are bogus. Most of the income printouts you will see are probably fake.

Think about this. If you had a program that was earning you 1 million dollars a year, how much would you sell it for? You are right? 5 to 10 times that. The reason: If you did not sell the concept, it would still make you another million next year..and you definitely would not be selling it for $34.95 or $79.95 or any other ridiculously low dollar amount.

Bayne Street does not list many good online opportunities simply because they do not have mass appeal, can not help the vast majority, they are cost intensive, require great skill, knowledge or expertise or you may spend more money than you actually earn.

A general "Rule of Thumb" is: If the opportunity has a low or no initial dollar amount, it's going to cost you a major investment in time, effort, commitment and money to be successful with it. If the opportunity has a high dollar amount, the company will generally provide you with everything you need to get started and succeed.

The scam is: A high dollar amount and you get nothing or very little in return or a low dollar amount and the product and/or service is virtually worthless. Many times these realities are interchangable depending on the nature of the scam. Remember this when you are looking at income opportunities.


Surveys & Offers

In addition to income opportunities, you are going to encounter surveys of every kind and sort, the vast majority of which are cleverly disguised advertisements and offers. These offers can be very enticing. Understand, many of these offers come with a monthly price tag. In many cases, your monthly payout may be far greater than the money you earned initially.

Therefore, only take advantage of offers you can actually use to improve your health, lifestyle, increase your income, save more money or for any beneficial purpose. Do not participate in any survey that forces you to buy a product or take advantage of a service or offer. These are not real surveys. They are advertising tricks and gimmicks to get your email address, home address, telephone number or to get you to buy a product or use a service.

Only take online surveys that are genuine. Madame Chair (Lorraine Primrose) is constantly researching programs and opportunities that will be beneficial for the vast majority. If or when they are discovered, they will be added to the signup page. Currently, we have not found a credible survey that does not involve the sale of a product or service.


Types of Internet Banking Fraud

Nothing’s easier than online banking. While it’s more secure than ever before, you still have to keep an eye out for scams and internet fraud. Unfortunately, there are people using the Internet whose only purpose is to get their hands on your money by any means necessary. That's why we recommend and encourage every Bayne Street participant to take advantage of Free Card Matrix. FCM allows you to shop online, protect your bank accounts and earn money at the same time.

Phishing Scams

Chances are excellent that you have heard about identity theft on the evening news or seen stories about it in your local newspaper. Phishing scams or “spoofing scams” are not only very common, they’re probably the easiest way thieves get their hands on your personal information. Why? Because YOU give it to them.

In phishing scams, unscrupulous individuals mass email every address they can find with information that looks like it comes from your bank. The would be thieves, then ask you to update your profile (personal account number, passwords, social security numbers, mom’s maiden name, birthday, etc.). It may takes months before you realize, you gave all your personal information to an Internet scammer.


You probably think this wouldn’t happen to you. It’s not always easy to spot an internet banking fraud scam. In some cases, good phishing scams can be really hard to discern from the real thing. There may be a graphic or logo from your bank on the email, or the website they link you to is so real looking, even you could be fooled. By the time they’re through, they have all the information needed to break into your account and open credit cards in your name, etc.


Protecting Yourself From Phishing Scams

Bank of America has the award-winning SiteKeyTM tool, which shows you an image (chosen by you in advance), then asks you to enter another password before you get access to your account. If you are a Bank of America customer, it’s easy to tell if you’re on a bogus site.


If your bank doesn’t offer this kind of protection, just remember, no legitimate bank would send an email asking you to update your personal information. So if you get one, you know it’s one of those phishing scams. Forward it to your bank or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).


Spyware and Viruses

Spyware and viruses are programs that are loaded on your computer without your knowledge (usually by clicking on pop-up ads). Sometimes they destroy information on your computer. Other times, they bombard you with ads.

Then there’s the spyware that is disguised as a real application. This type spyware collects all your private information.
While it’s not exactly like a phishing scam, this kind of internet fraud puts the same secret information into the hands of thieves.

A "Trojan Horse" is another method used by internet scammers to get their hands on your account. More often than not, these program applications are disguised as or embedded within harmless looking software (computer clock setting programs, weather alerts, etc.). Just remember, these programs are also designed to get access to your private information.

Some spyware can also come in the form of a stand-alone program like a game or a screensaver.
To help protect your vital informaion and your computer, get good anti-virus protection, anti-spywear and a firewall for your home computer.

Additional Information and Support

Finding The Right People
A Success Outline That Has Never Failed
Your Mind-set, The Key To Success Or Failure


In our next post we will show you how to evaluate an Internet based opportunity.