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Titan G7 Review – Scam or Does It Really Work? [Results]

Is the Titan G7 trading bot legit and will it really make you money on autopilot? Or, is it a scam like most trading bots seem to be?

If you've been on my blog before then you know I like to test out new ways to make money online. Sometimes I lose money and sometimes I make money.

When I came across the Titan G7 it sounded too good to be true just like most trading bots, but I have been pleasantly surprised with the results. If you're interested in using this trading software (bot) then you're definitely going to want to read this.

What Is Titan G7?

Titan G7 is an AI-powered trading software that, in a nutshell, makes trades for you on the Forex market and adjusts to market conditions based on different trading algorithms it utilizes. Users have the ability to tweek settings if they want to, but basically all you do is set it up and let it run on its own.

It sounds crazy, I know, but these things actually do exist. I'll go over how it works in more detail in a bit.

Who's Behind It?

G7 is a trading software that was created by Blue Edge Financial. This is a company that provides education on Forex trading as well as this AI trading software and a few other helpful tools. The company is rather new and has been gaining a lot of attention, which is how I heard about them and came across the Titan G7 in the first place.

Is It Legit?

Yes, this is legit. I was skeptical at first too, especially with all the automated trading system scams out there, like Brexit Trader that I reviewed for example, but it's certainly no scam. I'll even show you how you can start using the G7 practically risk-free by the end of this review, which is how I suggest everyone start out using it.

How It Works

As mentioned, this is an AI-powered trading software. According to one of the creators, Tyler Turner, it uses 100 different strategies to read the market and determine when to get in and out of trades. Of course it won't be using all of these at once, but it will read the market conditions and use whatever of the 100 strategies it finds to be the best at any given time. I'm not sure where I heard it, but I think it uses 6 strategies at any given moment, and the rest are just sitting their in its repository waiting to be called on when the time comes.

One of the things that makes G7 so attractive is the way it manages risk. G7 makes use of set take-profits and set stop-losses, so that if a trade does end up going back you won't lose your entire account. Additionally, users are able to adjust the amount of their account they want to risk per trade, so that they have control over how aggressive it is. That said, I've been using the default settings and these seem to work great.

The MT4 Program

Titan G7 is a software that is build on top of the MT4 Forex trading program, which is one of the most popular out there.

I'm not a programmer so I can't really explain this is good detail, but think of it like this: MT4 is the trading program and Titan G7 is software that installed onto MT4.

I hope that makes sense.

Here's what it looks like when it's running... (don't worry, you don't have to understand anything here... just some imagery)

So since the Titan G7 runs on the MT4 platfrom, you are first going to have to install the MT4 platform. This is simple and I'll go over how this works in the section on getting started.

Forex Pairs

We already know it trades Forex, but I guess I should provide a little more details on this.

Forex is the "foreign exchange market is a global decentralized or over-the-counter market for the trading of currencies", and the currency pairs that Titan G7 is programmed to trade include the 7 big ones: EURUSD, USDJPY, GBPUSD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD, USDCAD, & USDCHF.

This is something that is also a big deal, and it helps minimize risk because not all your eggs are in one basket. If one currency pair isn't performing well, the others are there to help balance things out.

Performance

Yes, it's an automated trading software that does everything for you, but if it doesn't perform that well and make you money, then what good is it, right?

It all comes down to performance, and luckily this is an area where Titan G7 excels.

Titan G7 has been profitable every single year since 2004.

It's only been around since 2020, but the team at Blue Edge Financial has done extensive backtesting and these results are public, and quite amazing. Here is a link to the results if you want to see them for yourself.

*Note: You can run backtests yourself with adjusted settings and whatnot, so you know this isn't just made-up.

My Results

Demo Testing:

I wish I would have recorded things when I first started using Titan G7, but I didn't. I began with a demo account, meaning that I was using the software but not real money. I ran this for about one and a half weeks and it performed well, so then I deposited money with my broker and started with a live account.

Month 1 of Live Trading (beginning of May 2020 to June 2020)

+3.55% with default settings

So, in this first month the markets were very unpredictable, which I guess should be expected with the whole covid-19 pandemic going on. When it first started out, for the first couple of weeks, I lost some money, nearly 5%. However, by the end of the first month I was in the positives with a +3.55% growth. This isn't a great number, but considering the situation I'm very happy with it.

Kyles Account (G7) _ Myfxbook - Google Chrome 2020-06-05 07.55.41

Month 2 of Live Trading (I'll update this once complete!)

It's required that I show you this!

The Cost, and Is It Worth Using?

Well the choice is ultimately yours, but I certainly think it is.

The Titan G7 isn't a standalone and you have to purchase a membership to Blue Edge Financial's whole suite, which includes all their Forex academy training and more for $147/mo, but even if you can start out with just a $1,000 or even just a $500 trading account it could be worth it with the compounding profits.

Of course you can't expect the same results as the backtesting and there's no guarantee you'll make money, but it does seem pretty probable to me based on what I see... and from my experience thus far.

Scenario With a $500 Account:

The backtesting results they ran were with a 0.01 lot size per $500, and the average monthly gain was 40.83% - insane I know.

They suggest running it at a 0.01 lot size per $1,000 though, which is less aggressive but less risky. But, even if you were to achieve just around half of this, 20% a month, here would be the results if you left all the money in your account and let it compound starting out with just a $500 account:

Month 1: 500 + 20% = 600
Month 2: 600 + 20% = 720
Month 3: 720 + 20% = 864
Month 4: 864 + 20% = 1,036.80
Month 5: 1,036.80 + 20% = 1,244.16
Month 6: 1,244.16 + 20% = 1,492.99
Month 7: 1,492.99 + 20% = 1,791.59
Month 8: 1,791.59 + 20% = 2,149.91
Month 9: 2,149.91 + 20% = 2,579.89
Month 10: 2,579.89 + 20% = 3,095.87
Month 11: 3,095.87 + 20% = 3,715.04
Month 12: 3,715.04 + 20% = 4,458.05

The outcome of +20% each month starting out with just $500 and letting it compound is $4,458.05 at the end of the year. This is a gain of $3,958.05 from your original $500 deposit.

If we take into account that a membership for Blue Edge Financial costs $147/mo, or $1,764, this is definitely still worth it. In the beginning the amount you make would be less than the monthly cost of the membership, but as your account compounds it pays for itself and more in not much time.

Disclaimer: Of course I have to say that past results don't indicate future results and that you certainly are not guaranteed to make money like this, but I think it's a very conservatively realistic example, considering the 16 years of backtesting showed much better.

How To Get Started

All of this will be explained in more detail after you join Blue Edge Financial. But I'll just give you an overview so that you know what to expect...

Step 1: Join Blue Edge Financial

First you'll have to purchase their membership. Click here to join.

Step 2: Open a Broker Account

If you have one already that supports the MT4 platform then you can use it. If not, they recommend certain ones to use. I personally am using LQDFX because of its very low spreads, and this has been working out well for me (they also recommend this one).

Step 3: Connect Broker to Blue Edge Financial

This is simple. You'll just have to enter a number they give you into your Blued Edge Financial account settings.

Step 4: Open Up a VPS Service

This is another cost you will have. My VPS service is only costing me $8 a month, so it's nothing to worry about.

This is where you will host the MT4 platform running the Titan G7, which will be able to run all day and night without interference. A VPS is basically a computer you rent on some remote server. It's needed to keep a trading bot like this running consistently.

Step 5: Connect MT4 to Your Broker

And lastly you'll just have to connect the MT4 platform to your brokerage account. This also just consists of entering a number they give you - very simple.

After this the Titan G7 is ready to go, and I'd suggest getting started with a demo account to test things out risk-free.

Who It's Best For

It certainly doesn't take a skilled trader or anything. There aren't any real requirements, and you can live anywhere in the world and do this, so as far as I can see it's good for just about anyone who wants to make money. All you need is a little investment to start out.

I know a lot of people who have never traded Forex of done anything like this are probably concerned that it all will be too difficult to get set up. I'd recommend giving it a try. Blue Edge Financial provides instructions on everything via video tutorials, so it's all pretty simple really.

Final Thoughts

Well, I'm certainly glad I decided to take the chance and join Blue Edge Financial. I've used trading bots before, but never really had all that great of success with them. Titan G7 has done amazing for me so far and I'd strongly recommend anyone reading this to join and give it a try.

Blue Edge Financial has a 30-day refund policy and you can start out trading with a demo account, so there really isn't much risk to get started.

Join Blue Edge Financial Today!

Using Titan G7 Risk-Free

I mentioned using a demo account but I'll provide some more details on this.

You'll be able to set up a demo account with your broker and choose the amount of money you want in it (fake money). You can hook this up to Titan G7 just as you would a live account and let it run to see the results, this way you can start without risking any money.

They go over all of this when you join Blue Edge Financial.

If you have any questions be sure to let me know in the comment section below! And share with me your results after you join!

Legit Money Making Opportunities, Work At Home Jobs

Rat Race Rebellion Review – Scam or Good Work at Home Opportunities?

If you've been looking for work at home job opportunities than you may have come across a little website called Rat Race Rebellion, which claims to help people find opportunities like this.

BUT… Can you trust this place and what exactly do they provide? Who are the opportunities that they present best suited for? How much money can you make with these opportunities?

These are all very important questions… Especially the one about whether or not you can trust the service they provide. After all, in the online world scam work at home opportunities are extremely common. I think it was actually on the Rat Race Rebellion website itself that I read there are about 40 scams for every 1 legitimate work at home opportunity.

Now I have no idea if this statistic is actually true or not, but there is no doubt there are a heck of a lot of scams out there.

But anyways… Let's get onto the review. I will be going over what exactly Rat Race Rebellion is, what type of opportunities they list on their site, whether there are scams you have to be worried about and more.

Rat Race Rebellion Review

Website: ratracerebellion.com
Creators: Christine Durst and Michael Harren
Type: Work at home job opportunities
Legit?: Yes

The company is very old… I'm talking about super old in Internet years, having been around since 1999. It was started by Christine Durst and Michael Harren and has grown to be pretty popular over the years, so much so that it has even been featured on national television, such as on Good Morning America, TODAY, and others.

I also found out that the founders actually helped design the first virtual career training program for the US State Department and the Arms Forces, which is pretty darn impressive.

But of course this stuff probably doesn't matter too much to you all that much… You want to know how this website can help you out.

In a Nutshell... They Help You Find Work at Home Jobs..

Everyday the post new leads for different work at home job opportunities. These are up to date on their Newest Daily Jobs page.

In addition to this they also have a newsletter that you can sign up for at no charge you and keep updated via email.

You may also want to join their Facebook page where you can stay up-to-date. Christine is pretty active on their and they seem to have a nice little community with a lot of interaction among followers as well.

To date, as I am writing this, they state on the website that they have posted over 375,000 different job opportunities. So yes... They do provide a pretty active service of letting you know what different work at home jobs are out there.

What Type of WAH Opportunities Do They Provide?

It's important to know exactly what type of work at home opportunities they help you find.

Are these opportunities good for full-time work, part-time work, just earning a little bit of money on the side? How much money can you make and are all of the jobs virtual, where you can work from home on your computer?

Well... Let's first take a look at some examples of new job opportunities that they had recently posted…

Examples:

WAH Concierges Needed
- Position to be a lifestyle concierge; will be handling calls from premium American Express Card members; starts at $15.50/hr
Work from Home Opportunity for Expedia, Orbitz, Hotwire, etc
- Virtual positions open including account managers, analysts, virtual concierge, etc
Work from Home Jobs & Extra Cash
- This article goes lists different opportunities to write for reputable websites, takes surveys for money, work online as an interpreter and more
Work from Home for United Nations
- Expert positions, specialist, consultant, and other WAH opportunities
Work from Home for Progressive
- Customer service rep opportunity that starts out at $15-$20 per hour

As you can see there is some pretty broad coverage of different opportunities out there.

They present work at home opportunities where you can work for well-known companies and get paid hourly rates, but they also present work at home opportunities where you are basically a freelancer and work on your own time.

And those listed above are just a small example of different jobs you might find on this site. You can find jobs in a lot of different categories, including…

Customer service
Virtual call center
Writing
Concierge
Chat hosting
Tutoring
Driving (for Uber as an example)
Completing surveys
Proofreading
Transcription
And more

Based on what I see there isn't much that is off-limits here. There are a lot of job listings that are virtual, meaning you can work from your computer, yet there are others that are non-virtual.

That said, all of the jobs that they do list help you "escape from the rat race" so to speak. They provide some sort of freedom from the typical 9 to 5 work schedule where you have to commute to work day in and day out.

Full-time or Part Time Work?

They list many positions that are full-time and many that are part-time, and also positions that are freelance.

You will find opportunities for companies that everyone knows about, where you can do things like work as a call center representative, for their concierge team, for online chat support, etc.

You will find freelance positions where you are considered an "independent contractor" and where you will set your own schedule, although hours are not guaranteed.

And then you will find very low income earning opportunities, such as paid survey opportunities, where there really isn't much potential at all.

Who These Jobs Are Best For

As you can tell, since they provide a lot of different "escape the rat race" types of jobs, there are opportunities for many different types of people out there.

That said, it does seem that most of the opportunities listed on their site are for virtual positions working for reputable companies, which I think most people would like. Many of these positions offer full-time work and have set hours, which makes them good for people looking for a reliable and steady income. The ones that do actually hire people full-time also offer benefits.

They Provide Good Opportunities But You Still Have to Be Smart

While Rat Race Rebellion does provide a pretty good service and is trustworthy overall, you still have to be a bit careful when getting involved with the opportunities they present.

For example, take a look at the picture below from their Newest Daily Jobs page…

Now as you can see the first 2 listings are for work from home opportunities where you would be working for a legitimate company and getting paid a steady wage. HOWEVER, the 3rd opportunity that I circled where you can "get paid to take surveys" is completely different.

If you have ever taking paid surveys online then you know they are not very good money making opportunities. Sure, it seems that getting paid "up to $5 per survey" sounds pretty darn good, but the amount of surveys you will be able to complete are extremely limited on these types of sites. When you factor in all of the time that you waste getting disqualified from surveys and things like that, you usually end up making much less than minimum wage.

I'm familiar with the MySoapBox paid survey site and they are pretty much your typical run-of-the-mill type of survey site.... not a very good opportunity.

That said, I do see that Rat Race Rebellion states this opportunity is "not for core income", but many people that are unfamiliar with paid surveys might not understand exactly what that means.

Scam?

There is absolutely no reason I see to call Rat Race Rebellion a scam. All in all, I think they provide a very good service and they even actually expose some of the online scams out there, which I also do here on my site.

But,as you can imagine, you should always do a little bit of research into the jobs they list before applying or getting involved with them. There could always be a scam that slips onto their list without them really knowing.

Conclusion

Overall I like what I see with this site. I think they provide a good service and, while I don't know the statistics, I can imagine they help a good deal of people find jobs that help give them a little more freedom in their lives, which is what we all want right?

One thing that I like about the site is that Christine, in particular, is very active in the community. She is active on Facebook and even makes a lot of videos for their Youtube channel. You can tell that she is real and does just want to help people.

Just realize that not all of the positions they post may be worth it for you. It all depends on your particular situation and what exactly you are looking for. Some are virtual, some not. Some are full-time, some not. Some you can earn some pretty good money working your own schedule, some will pretty much be a waste of time in my opinion (like the paid surveys... I hate paid surveys).

Stay smart and look into things a little before getting involved.

Another Good Opportunity:

Something else I think you may be interested in is doing what I do... which is work for myself online.

I've been making money online since 2015 and make over $6,000/mo consistently. However, this isn't an hourly wage job where you will start making immediate income, just to let you know. But it can be well worth the investment without a doubt, especially because it allows you to earn passive income.

But I'm not going to get too into detail here. You can take a look at this guide I put together that explains everything and shows how you can get started as well.

I hope you enjoyed this review. Take care and be sure to leave any comments or questions below 🙂

My top picks for making money online here

Legit Money Making Opportunities

Sweeties Secret Sweeps Review – Scam or Good Opportunity?

If you are into participating in sweepstakes contests, then you may have come across a “secret site” called Sweeties Secret Sweeps.

Is this site worth your time? Is it a scam? Does it present good opportunities?

These are all good questions that I will be answering in this review, in which I will be going over what exactly this place is and what it offers, what I like about it, the cost and more.

By the way, I am not promoting this website and have no affiliation with it, so this review is going to be as unbiased as you will get.

Sweeties Secret Sweeps Review

Website: sweetiessecretsweeps.com
Type: Membership sweepstakes site
Cost to Join: $40/yr
Legit?: Yes

Sweeties Secret Sweeps is a membership site that was created in 2009 by a woman named Wendy, who claims to have had quite a fair amount of success with sweepstakes in the past. In fact, she claims to have won a $25,000 trip to France, a truck and more… And created this website with the purpose of helping teach others of all the great opportunities out there.

The membership is more than just a place to find a good local and national sweepstakes. You also get a” full-service” newsletter and access to a caring community.

Some of the mentioned benefits to becoming a member include…

Shows you how to enter sweepstakes
Provides a method for tracking entries and organize your list
Keeps you updated on new sweepstakes and ones that are ending
Gives you access to a community of other “sweepstakers” where you can share information
Provides local and national sweepstakes everyday

In addition to all of this, you can also submit sweepstakes to Sweeties Secret Sweeps and if they decide to list them on the directory… you earn points, which can then be used for things of real value, such as Amazon gift cards, paying for your membership, stamps and more.

What are sweepstakes exactly?

Sweepstakes, as far as most people are concerned, are a way to win free stuff.

They are sort of like lottery style contests that you can enter to win free things, whether it be an all-inclusive vacation package, a car, a kids toy, etc. The prizes given out can literally be anything.

Contests like this are put on by companies for promotional reasons. It didn’t always use to be this way years ago. It was more like a lottery, but now it is focused around marketing. It is all about companies getting their names out there and drawing attention. There are lots of statistics showing that this can help companies increase sales very successfully.

But… Like I said… Most people aren’t concerned about all of that, and I’m one of them. As far as I’m concerned, sweepstakes are a way to win free things.

And Sweeties Secret Sweeps helps you find good sweepstakes, enter into them, keep track of them and so on.

What I Like About This Site

One thing that I really like about this site is that they do not sucker people into thinking they are going to strike it rich. They are honest and tell people the truth, which is that becoming a member will help you find sweepstakes contests and give you a better chance at making money with them, but it certainly isn’t going to guarantee earnings.

I’ve reviewed a few scam sweepstakes websites in the past, such as OMG Sweeps and Get It Free, which is why it is a relief to see an honest website such as this.

Also, they seem to go above and beyond in some ways. For example, this place even as a team of workers who watch TV and post answers, words of the day, trivia codes and answers, etc. for sweepstakes.

More Than Just a Way to Find Good Sweepstakes

All in all it seems to be a pretty caring community that provides good service. And the reason I say “community” is because, as stated earlier, they provide more than just a way to find sweepstakes. You also get access to the community forum where you can talk to other members, guidance on entering sweepstakes contests, help keeping track of different sweepstakes and more.

The Cost

The cost of becoming a member is $40 a year, and to me, this really doesn’t seem like much.

Of course it makes a difference how much time you invest into this, but $40 for an entire year could very well be worth the price. You could easily win more money than the cost and also save a lot of time looking for sweepstakes because they are provided to you.

But, like I said, this all depends on how seriously you are going to take this.

How Much Money Can You Make?

This is kind of a dumb question but I thought I’d touch upon anyhow.

There is no real answer to this. You could make a ton of money or you could make very little money.

Sweepstakes sometimes have pretty incredible prizes, such as vacation packages and nice cars, but of course there is no way to predict whether or not you are going to win.

It definitely is not a reliable way to win prizes or make money, but can be a fun and rewarding hobby if you are into this sort of thing.

Potential Scam?

Is see absolutely no reason to think that Sweeties Secret Sweeps is a scam. This place seems to provide a legitimate service that people like. They provide real value.

Conclusion – Worth Joining or Not?

Now as I mentioned in the beginning, this isn’t something that I am going to promote. So I’m not going to tell you whether or not it is worth joining for you. I just wanted to give you a good idea of what you are looking at here so that you can make a better decision for yourself.

That said, if you are looking for a way to stay up-to-date on what sweepstakes are available to you and you want to take your sweepstaking hobby to the next level, this very well could be worth the investment.

I hope you enjoyed this review and found at least somewhat helpful.

Before you go, you might also be interested in taking a look at my topics for making money online in your spare time.

Comments or questions? Leave them below and I’ll get back to you soon 🙂

Legit Money Making Opportunities

Review of The Fearless Momma by Tammy Montgomery – Scam System?

So I recently came across this new system called The Fearless Momma by Tammy Montgomery that can supposedly make you easy payments of $250… But can it really? That is the question.

As with any “make money online” system, it is always a good suggestion to do a little digging around and research into things before getting involved, due to all the scams that are out there.

But is this the real deal? Or is The Fearless Momma system a scam itself… Something that you should be avoiding and that is just going to be a waste of your time and money?

Well… In this review I’m going to be giving you an overview of the system and breaking it apart so you can get a good picture of what you are looking at here.

The Fearless Momma System Review

What probably lead you to this system was in email from someone talking about some new awesome way to make money online. You probably click the link in that email and it then eventually lead you to a short video presentation by Tammy.

In the video presentation she talks about collecting leads online that will convert into $250 payments. She even claims that you will be able to make your first $250 in the next 72 hours and that this whole system works on autopilot… Which sounds pretty darn awesome.

She goes on to say that a system like this has never been created before, but this is something I beg to differ with. There are lots of “easy money systems” out there that are incredibly similar to this. It kind-of reminds me of systems like the Wifi Wealthy System.

And the unfortunate fact is that most of the similar systems that come to mind usually don’t last all that long… They have their run but then they fade away and disappear, since they weren’t all that great of systems to begin with.

But is this different? I get that it has done wonders for Tammy, giving her the time freedom to be able to get in shape and lose 100 pounds. But let’s be real here… What we want to know is if the system will actually make us money.

When you land on the video presentation, there are supposedly three steps that you are supposed to follow…

Step 1:

This consists of just watching the short video that basically tells you what I just went over above. You are told about how the system can make you $250 payments, how you will be able to get tons of leads daily, and so on…

Step 2:

Step 2 is to claim your bonus, which is called “kick butt solo ad swipe”…

What the heck is this “kick butt solo ad swipe”?

Well… What an ad swipe is, is a short email template. Basically this is just in email template that Tammy put together that you will be able to use to recruit other leads into the system… Which you will see this is all about.

It is a short PDF file that you can download as you can see…

Step 3:

When you get to step 3 there is a video from some guy named “Timothy Berger”, and this is all about how he is making money from the system when he is sleeping and things like that…

There really isn’t much substance to this video it all.

And after going through this short series of 3 steps, you are still probably wondering what the heck you’re getting into. There isn’t really a high level overview given at this point and it may be confusing, which is why I am going to break it all down for you and explain exactly what is going on here and how it works…

How It Works

So she talks about these leads that she is getting and how when you entered your email address before being directed to the video, you were added to either her list, or someone else’s list. You know, remember a page like this where you had to enter your email…?

In a nutshell, what you are doing is buying into the system and then promoting the system to other people in order to get them to buy in. And of course you will be making money when you recruit others in.

A better step-by-step explanation is like this…

1) You Buy In for $250

Of course the first step is to actually buy The Fearless Momma system. This will cost you $250 and, not only will you be provided with training, but you will also get the rights to resell the system to other people… Which is the whole point.

2) You run ads

Then you will promote the system by running ads in by other marketing means. She mentions the use of solo ads at one point but doesn’t go into much detail.

With solo ads you will basically be paying someone who has an email list to send out promotional emails to all of their subscribers.

There is also some mention of running Facebook ads.

But anyways… The point is you have to run ads or promote in some way… And if you want results within 72 hours, you are more than likely going to have to run some ads and pay some money up front.

3) You send people to landing pages and collect their emails

The ads that you will run will send people to a lead capture page like the one that I showed above, where people have to enter their email address before proceeding forward. This will allow you to build your own email list so that you can bombard the heck out of them with promotional emails for The Fearless Momma system.

4) You email them promoting The Fearless Momma

Then you will proceed to bombard them with emails about this awesome new money making system… Using “add swipes” like the one that is provided to you. You know, that PDF that I showed you above.

5) You get paid $250 when other people join the system through you

And then of course when the people you are promoting this to buy into the system, you will earn $250 for each person.

The way the system is set up, you will actually be paid directly. I noticed on the order page that the payment processor is Stripe. So likely what you are going to be doing is opening a Stripe account, if you don’t already have one, and hooking it up directly to the system. This is all similar to a program I was involved with a while back called Kypron, not that it matters.

The Training

The training consists of seven different modules. Now I’m not going to lie to you and say that I went to the training, because I didn’t. But, from the outside this is the information I could gather from these different training modules, which really isn’t all that much…

Module 1
- This module mostly focuses on mindset. It’s all about getting in the right mindset to set yourself up for success.
Module 2
- This also seems to be focused a lot on mindset as well as creating an environment around you that doesn’t bring you down and lessen your chances of success.
Module 3
- Here there is a focus on creating a set schedule for putting in the work on this.
- This is something I strongly believe in if you are wanting to make it. If you don’t have some sort of schedule you will likely fade away and give up.
Module 4
- It looks like you learn a bit about how the processing of payments works in this one.
Module 5
- This is all about being prepared for when something bad happens, such as if a payment account gets shut down.
- It’s about learning new skills that you will never lose.
Module 6
- She mentions talk about some “secret income weapon” that only a few people know about.
Module 7
- Here you learn how to set up the sales process and go about daily operations with this system.

In addition to the modules, there is also bonus material given.

One thing that I did notice about the training is that there seems to be a lot of extra stuff mixed in… Good information about lots of aspects of running an online business that you might not think about. It is not just step 1) you do this, step 2) you do that, step 3) and this… type of deal. This is nice to see because it shows that the creators aren’t just trying to get by with providing the bare minimum.

The Problems This Has

Right now you might be thinking that this sounds pretty awesome… All you have to do is promote the system that has already been put in place and you can start receiving $250 payments. However, it isn’t all that awesome and I will explain why…

Oversaturation

the first problem that this has is oversaturation. This system is going to be creating an army of people that are also promoting the system… And there’s going to be a snowball effect where a bunch of people are promoting this same system to no end. To make matters even worse, many of the people are going to be using the premade email templates that are provided and it is just going to become incredibly oversaturated.

This is a problem you often see with systems like this.

Reliance on the System

Another problem that I see is that people are going to be too reliant on the system to make money. Sure, you can buy into this, promote it, and make money… But what happens when the system goes away? Then what? The problem is you didn’t learn all that much because it was basically just a “plug and play quote type of system. Sure, you learned some things about advertising and whatnot, but really not all that much.

Provides Little Value

And the last problem that I want to discuss, not that is the last problem areas, is that this system really doesn’t provide all that much value. Just think about it… The goal here is to make money by selling a system to people with the sales pitch of telling them that they can also make money with this system… And then they are going to go out and promote the system as a way to make money. It is just one big massive scheme cycle.

Sure… There will be things that you learn, as I just mentioned, that you will be able to apply to other online businesses, but you just really aren’t getting all that much here.

It’s Not a MLM or Pyramid Scheme, But It Is Similar In a Way

If you are familiar with MLM’s and pyramid schemes, then you know that this is definitely not one of them. However, it is similar to many different MLM’s and pyramid schemes in a way.

What the heck do I mean?

Will what I am talking about here is that this system is all about recruitment. You buy in, and then your goal is to make money by recruiting others in. This is a big similarity to many of the MLM’s out there and just about every pyramid scheme out there.

Conclusion – Scam?

I definitely am not going to call The Fearless Momma system a scam… Well… Because I don’t think it is a scam. However, this is just not a system that I would personally recommend getting involved with, because I myself would definitely not get involved with it.

While I do think that Tammy, and anyone else who helped create this system, are really trying to help people make money online, this just isn’t the best way to go about doing it in my opinion. This just seems like another good case of a shortcut or an “easy way out”… That is promoted as some super easy way to make money online, and while that may be true to some extent, there are a lot of downsides because of that.

In addition, systems like this are never as easy as they seem and if you think you’re just going to buy into the system, start promoting it, and the money is just going to start flowing in… Well, you are in for a rude awakening. I have been involved in online marketing since 2015 and make a living online… It is never as simple as it seems.

But anyways… I hope you enjoyed my short review and found it helpful. Please leave any comments or questions down below and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can 🙂 And if you want to check out my personal recommendation for beginners looking to make money online, I highly suggest taking a look at the post on how I went from $0 to over $6,000 a month online

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Brainfuse Online Tutoring Jobs Review – Worth Your Time or Not?

Brainfuse is an online tutoring company that provides an opportunity to make money remotely online. But are Brainfuse online tutoring jobs worth your time? Is the pay any good and are you going to be able to get good hours? What is the job like… Easy, hard, not worth it?

These are all questions that need to be answered beforehand and I intend to help you answer them. In this review of Brainfuse tutoring jobs I will be going over the application process, requirements, what the job is like, the pay, work schedule, top complaints and more.

Brainfuse Online Tutoring Jobs Review

As mentioned, Brainfuse provides an online tutoring service. Basically what they do is provide the platform between students and tutors. If you apply to be a tutor and get accepted, you will be able to set your hours and they will match you up with students.

The job mostly consists of reviewing and editing academic papers, so if this is something you think you would be okay with and keep reading. If not, you might want to look for a different opportunity.

Overall the Brainfuse tutoring opportunity is not all that bad, but not really all that great either. I have reviewed a fair number of different tutoring services out there, such as TutorVista, and then many ESL focused tutoring services like VIP Kid, LearnTalk, and DadaABC, so I do have other tutoring places to compare this to.

Brainfuse gets a lot of bad reviews from present and past tutors, which I will talk about in the complaint section of this review.

The Application Process

The application process is pretty simple. First you have to send them your resume (to jobs@brainfuse.com) and if they like what they see they will send you a registration code to continue the process.

You will then begin training and if you get through it you will be brought on board. From what I have read from others (on sites like Glassdoor) there really isn’t much training at all. Basically it consists of you reading a few handouts and it doesn’t really provide you with all that much instruction or information. You have to figure out how to do things on your own to a large extent.

Requirements For The Job

All tutors are required to have a four-year college degree. It doesn’t matter what your degree is in, although teaching would be preferred. It is also preferred that you have experience tutoring or teaching, as this will give you an edge up when it comes to getting hired, but this is also not required.

Before being hired they will also run a background check on you and check references which you will have to supply them with.

Equipment

You just need to have a reliable computer and high-speed Internet. If you don’t have these then the job is not going to be worth it for you. Not only would be a hassle for you, but you will also probably get complaints and eventually fired.

What The Job Is Like

One of the best aspects of a job like this is that you to work from your home and set your own schedule. You will be able to set your availability and they will schedule you with one-on-one tutoring sessions. However, you will often get multiple students thrown at you at the same time, which means bouncing back and forth between different students on different subjects which can be a challenge.

The Instant Access feature of the program allows students to login and receive tutoring help whenever they want to. There is no need for a prescheduled session here. You can also login and pick up tutoring sessions if there are any available. This is all based on supply versus demand so sometimes it may be easy to pick up some extra sessions whereas other times you might not be able to.

You will be able to communicate through an interactive whiteboard, as most online tutoring services provide

As I mentioned earlier, this job largely consists of reviewing and editing papers. Many of the papers you will be checking will be completely disastrous because many students are ESL students. The problem here is that you have a limited time to review and edit these papers… 35 minutes, which can be a struggle at times.

What Is The Pay Like?

There our sources saying that you will get paid $10 per tutoring session, which usually lasts around an hour, and $7 if the student doesn’t show up, but these numbers are questionable. I have seen other people talking about receiving $6 for each reviewed/edited academic paper, which you have 35 minutes to get through.

There really isn’t all that much information about this job so I can’t give you any good numbers here. However, what I can say is that there are a lot of people complaining about the low pay. Also, most people tell you that this is not a good opportunity if you are looking to make full-time money. It is best looked at as an extra income opportunity.

*As a tutor you will get paid every two weeks via direct deposit or check by mail.

Work Schedule

The work schedule is what draws many people to the job. It is very flexible because you can set your own hours… At least to some extent. The reason I say “to some extent” is because, while you can set your own hours, you are going to want to. Of course you want to be available when students are looking for tutoring. If your availability is from 4 AM to 6 AM then you aren’t going to do very well… Students just aren’t up at that time looking for tutoring help.

Complaints

The complaints below are worth mentioning because I have come across them multiple times from multiple different people. These mostly come from research and reading independent tutor reviews from sites like Indeed and Glassdoor.

Lack of Training

You well received very little training for this job and will be expected to either know what you are doing, or figure things out for yourself. It will be better if you were provided with more guidance because then you would be less likely to get complaints for doing things wrong.

Communication Issues

Apparently there are some pretty major communication issues with this company. As a tutor you will often get negative feedback from your tutoring sessions and you will be informed of this, but will be left with no idea on what you should be doing to correct it. Also, there is no way for tutors to talk to management or those higher up.

Overload

Sometimes they expect you to be a machine. They overload you with students and give you more work than you should have to handle. Additionally, you don’t get paid extra when you have more than one student which is a bummer.

Students Can Be Rude

This just comes with the territory and you will find this as a complaint for pretty much any online tutoring service. Students can be rude, lazy, and expect you to do pretty much everything for them. They also have too much power because they can complain about anything and get you in trouble, or even potentially fired.

The Work Is Seasonal

One thing that you have to realize if you are going to apply to be a tutor here is that the work is seasonal. When summer time rolls around and school lets out, there isn’t going to be much of any work and this goes from what might be a decent opportunity to a lousy opportunity.

Final Thoughts – Good Opportunity or Not?

There are a fair number of complaints about the tutoring opportunity that Brainfuse offers. Tutors seem to feel overworked and treated like they are disposable, which no one wants. There are a lot of people complaining about the pay, but from what I have seen it can be decent at times. Overal this opportunity is definitely best looked at as a way to make some supplemental income and shouldn’t be relied on as a main job. While it may be possible to earn a full-time income tutoring here, there will be very few people that are going to be able to achieve this.

But anyways… If you like helping people out, don’t mind dealing with students who think they rolled the world, and think you will be able to get through her reviewing/editing papers that may be pretty horribly written, then this opportunity might be something worth pursuing further… As long as you are only looking for supplemental income opportunity.

Something else you may be interested in, since you are looking for a way to make money online on your own schedule, is how I make a living working online. I started working online back in 2015, starting from nothing and eventually making enough to live off of, which I currently do. I’m not going to get into all the specifics here, but you can click the button below to read about what exactly I do, how it all works, and how others can get started doing the same.

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If you have any questions or comments please leave them down below and I will get back to you as soon as I can 🙂 Also, if you have your own personal review of Brainfuse I would appreciate it if you left that down below as well.

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Is Rapidworkers a Scam? -What You Should Know

RapidWorkers scam

It is true that at RapidWorkers you can make easy money online, but is the money that you could potentially make even worth your time? And does this place actually pay as their supposed to? Or is RapidWorkers just a scam that is going to be a ripoff and waste of your time?

In this review I’ll be going over what you need to know before deciding whether or not RapidWorkers is a good choice for you. There are definitely some downsides to it, and in my opinion is a waste of time, by for some people it might be worth it. It just all depends on your situation and what type of income opportunity you are looking for.

RapidWorkers Review

RapidWorkers (at rapidworkers.com) is what you call a crowdsource service. People can go on this site, create employer accounts, and then post simple tasks that they want completed and are willing to pay people to complete. The type of tasks you will find posted on this site are extremely simple and quick. There what you call “micro-tasks”.

If you have ever heard of the websites MTurk, Microworkers, and Picoworkers then you probably know what you’re getting into. These are all micro-tasks type sites where people post simple jobs.

And of course where you come into play is when it comes to completing the job. You complete the job and you get paid. RapidWorkers simply provides the platform between the employer and the worker.

How It Works

It is all pretty simple and straightforward. After you create an account you will be able to browse through the available jobs and selects which job you want to complete. You will be able to sort the jobs based on payment, estimated time to complete, job name, and what countries they are available in.

So you will pick a job, complete it, submit proof of your completed works to the employer (which you would do through the platform), and then wait to get paid. Hopefully the employer well take a look at your completed work and released the money to you quickly, but if not the completed task will be automatically approved after six days. Of course unless the completed task is disapproved.

Types of Jobs Available

As you can see from the image above, there are all sorts of different types of tasks you can complete. Some others that you may see that are not shown above include…

Like a Youtube video
Download a file
Subscribe to a Youtube channel
Like a Facebook post
Write a fake review on Amazon
Visit a website
Download and review an app
Comment on a Youtube video
Create a Gmail account for someone
Enter a contest

There is really no telling what type of jobs you will find. I mean you will always find jobs for writing a review on Amazon, visiting some website, and things like that, but you also might find some rather strange jobs. For example in the image shown above you can see one of the available jobs is to sign up for in adult WebCam website.

How Much Will You Make?

Just as the different types of jobs vary greatly, so does the pay. Based on what I have seen you can earn anywhere from $0.02 to $2, but the large majority of tasks are going to be paying on the lower end, by far. If you see an opportunity to make two dollars for one task, this is rare and you might want to take it.

The amount that you can make also depends a lot on where you live. If you live in the US, UK, NZ, and some of the other more developed countries then you are going to be able to get more high-paying tasks.

But even in a good case, and a good scenario, I don’t think you can expect to earn any more than 1 – 3 dollars per hour.

You should also be aware that there is a ridiculous 6% fee when you withdraw via PayPal. PayPal is the payment service that they use, which is great and all, however… This is going to be a problem for some people because I believe that PayPal is not available in all countries.

*You will also need a minimum balance of eight dollars in your account before you can withdraw.

Beware Of Scams

If you do create an account on this website and go about looking for jobs to complete, be careful… There are some scams out there that you don’t want to fall victim to.

Some of the scams that I write about include jobs that require you to download some file. Some of them will tell you to download the file but won’t really tell you anything about it. This can be dangerous because you don’t know what you’re downloading and it could be a virus that you don’t want.

I have also heard someone talk about jobs that were completely misleading and required you to purchase something.

Scams are just part of the territory when it comes to micro-job websites like this. RapidWorkers obviously does not do all that great of a job at filtering out the scams, so you just need to know what to look out for.

Why I Don’t Like Sites Like This

There are several reasons why I really do not care for websites like this. First of all, they obviously pay extremely little. I mean it is nice and all that you are able to complete these micro-tasks whenever you want to and you can do these jobs from the comfort of your computer, but the pay is definitely not for everyone.

Second… Writing fake Amazon reviews is a very common job that is posted on the site. This I do not like. Why don’t like this does not have to do with the pay… It has to do with being unethical.

I use Amazon all the time and I know there are a lot of fake reviews out there. That said, I always read reviews before purchasing something and seeing operations like this just makes me trust them last and last. Is anything online actually truthful anymore? Seriously… These people selling on Amazon should just message their buyers to leave reviews so that they get legitimate reviews… Not people who have never tried these products in their life.

Complaints

Low Pay

As I already went over, you definitely cannot expect to make much here. This is why the majority of people are probably going to find this site as being a waste of time.

Mistreated Workers

I’ve heard about workers being mistreated by employers… As in not being paid when they should be. You will commonly see this on micro-job -type websites. Sometimes employers will post jobs, you will complete the job in its entirety and submit proof, and they will disapprove it for a stupid reason.

You are able to submit a form detailing your problem to the support at RapidWorkers, and you might get help, but from what I have heard the support is and all that great.

Final Thoughts – Worth Your Time?

Are you looking to make significant money in your spare time online? And this is definitely not for you. Are you looking to make a little bit of extra pocket change in your spare time online? Then this might be something that is a good fit. That said, if you are looking to earn just a little bit of extra pocket change in your spare time then there are a lot of different options available to you. You may even want to check out sites like FusionCash where you can get paid to take surveys, complete offers, etc.

Something Else You Might Be Interested In

Something else you might be interested in is making money online like I do. You can read all about how I make money online here and how you can get started doing the same. The reason I think you might be interested is because what I do is also something that can be done in your spare time. I work in my own schedule and the upside to it all is that I make a heck of a lot more than I ever could on a micro job website like RapidWorkers.

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Questions or comments? Please leave them down below in the comment section and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can 🙂 Also please leave reviews down below if you have experience working through RapidWorkers. Did you are do you like it?

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K Money Mastery – Scam or Good Way To Make Money Online? [Review]

K Money Mastery Scam

K Money Mastery it is often promoted online as a way to make a six figure income on autopilot. But is this program really as great as people are saying it is or is it just going to leave you with less money and less time in the long run? Is K Money Mastery just another scam that you should be avoiding?

In this review I’ll be going over all you need to know before deciding whether or not this program is right for you. I’ll do a basic overview, go over the training, the work required, whether or not it is still a good way to make money online, the cost, what I like about it and more.

K Money Mastery Review

Website: Click Here!
Creator: Stefan James Pylarinos
Price $97
Recommended?: Yes

K Money Mastery is the creation of a guy named Stefan James Pylarinos. He has been in the online space for a while now and has a fairly popular YouTube channel as well as a popular website called projectlifemastery.com. Right off the bat I will tell you that I like this guy. He is not one of the many crooked salesmen that you often see in the online world. He puts out good products that he really puts his time and effort into creating.

That said… as with everything online, the promotional material used to market K Money Mastery (I’ll be calling it KMM for short) can be somewhat misleading. For example he tells you that you can get started making money with Kindle today, which is true… You can get started today… With the training. But you want be making any money today, that is for sure. There is also a lot of talk about being able to make money on autopilot, which is true…but again, this will take a good bit of work to actually get to that point.

But anyways, KMM is a good program overall. It is definitely no scam like Kindle Sniper. Right now the program is the 2.0 version, which is an updated version, and features 21 lessons total from start to finish. It takes you from knowing nothing at all about Kindle publishing to having your own Kindle book out there selling like wildfire… At least that is the plan.

The Training

The training consists of a bunch of video tutorials along with PDFs to accompany them. There are 21 lessons total and each builds on the last. It is a very thorough training guide that takes you through every step of the process… Overall very well laid out and easy to follow even for people who know absolutely nothing about this stuff when starting.

Just to give you an example of what you are looking at here, the first eight lessons include…

1 – Finding A Profitable Niche
2 – Keyword Research
3 – Creating A Title That Sells
4 – Design A Cover That Sells
5 – Kindle Book Creation
6 – Preparing Your Book For Publishing
7 – Creating A KDP Account
8 – Publishing Your Book On Kindle

And that is just a snippet of the training. There is a bunch more on everything from getting Amazon reviews and how to deal with the bad reviews, promoting your Kindle book on Twitter and Facebook, improving your rankings, scaling, and all sorts of stuff.

This training is by no means lacking.

The Work Required

Before actually buying into a program like this it is important to have an idea of the work involved to so that you don’t spend a bunch of time only to quit later on because it is too hard.

There is a fair amount of work involved in creating and publishing a Kindle book like this, along with getting reviews, promoting it, etc. However… don’t think that you are going to have to become an author. You don’t have to write a book for yourself and in the training Stefan goes over the process of hiring a ghostwriter and even provides templates that you can use for agreements.

He suggests that you outsource your first Kindle book and he also suggests 5000 words, which really is not all that much. If you really wanted to you could easily write a book of 5000 words in one day, provided that you have already done the research required.

Is This Still a Good Way to Make Money Online?

Publishing Kindle books can definitely still be a very profitable online business. That said… There is no doubt that it is getting more difficult to profit in this market due to increased competition. It seems that there are tons of people trying to put out Kindle books these days and this makes it a lot more difficult.

It is still definitely a legitimate and possible way to make money though.

KD Spy Tool

One thing that is nice about the KMM program is that you are also provided with some tools to help you out and increase your chances for success in this industry. One of the tools is the KD Spy Tool. This tool allows you to spy on your competition and see things like estimated sales, estimated revenue, price, length of book, and a few other metrics when it comes to other Kindle books that you are going to be possibly competing with.

The Cost

The price is a $97 one time charge, which I think is definitely a fair price considering what you are getting.

And if you are on the sales page and slide your mouse up to exit the page, a pop-up will appear that says you can try it out for only seven dollars as you can see year…

This $7 offer allows you to test it out for one week while only paying $7 and then go from there.

There is also a Full Disclosure Membership that costs $67 per month. This gives you access to training that is updated regularly and is something that you can purchase whenever you wish to, if you actually want to. You are by no means forced into this although there is a good chance you will end up buying into it. The Full Disclosure Membership provides additional training on related paths of revenue and gives you access to the Facebook mastermind group which is a very helpful and easy way to get support from other members who are also doing what you are doing.

What I Like About It

What I like most about K Money Mastery is the fact that it is actually a good quality product that people can actually use to potentially make good money selling Kindle books. Stefan is one of the better online marketers out there that really puts effort into making good quality products.

Also, what you learn from K Money Mastery is more than just publishing and selling Kindle books. You learn a lot of online marketing fundamentals that can carry over into many different forms of online marketing. Outsourcing, find a niche, keyword research… These are all things, just to name a few, that can be applied to various online business models.

Final Thoughts – Good Opportunity?

Have you ever wanted to publish your own Kindle book but just never knew where to start? Then this would be a good option for you. There are different routes you can take within the training. As I mentioned, it is suggested that you outsource your Kindle book writing to make it easier on yourself, but this is definitely not something that you absolutely have to do.

If you do end up buying into this program just make sure that you know this is definitely not for someone looking for an extremely easy route. Making money online legitimately always takes real work in real time… There is no way around this. If you are looking for a way to make a bunch of money super fast, then this is not for you. I know Stefan talks about being able to get started with this program and make money in a very short period of time, which may be he is able to do, but for the majority of people out there who have no experience at all, this is going to be extremely unrealistic.

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Is the Amazon Associates Program a Scam? – What To Know Before Joining

Is Amazon Associates a Scam

The Amazon Associates program is the largest affiliate program out there, but is it any good? Is it worth your time or is the Amazon Associates program a scam that is just going to be something that you work hard at to only be rewarded with pocket change?

I have been a member of Amazon Associates for a couple years now, as well as an affiliate of a few other programs out there. I’ve gone to know the program well and because of this have decided to write this review to help out other people looking to potentially join.

As of now I am only using Amazon Associates as somewhat of a last resort. Why? Well… Because as you will see in this review, it really is and all that great of a program.

Amazon Associates Program Review

The Amazon Associates program is their affiliate marketing program. Since you are reading this review and looking into it, I’m guessing you already are well aware of what affiliate marketing is, but if not here’s how it works…

Affiliate marketing is when you market products online by promoting affiliate links. When people click these links they are directed to the sellers website, in this case Amazon, where they can purchase the product. If they purchase the product you then get paid a commission on the final sale because you are the one who referred them there in the first place.

Just about every business has their own affiliate program now… Walmart, Best Buy, JCPenney’s, as well as small retailers. Affiliate marketing is beneficial for both parties, the seller in the affiliate. For the affiliate it is obvious… You get paid for promoting products. And for the seller it is also obvious because affiliate programs bring about an army of affiliates going out and promoting products, helping make sales.

But anyways… Amazon’s affiliate marketing program is the biggest out there and is used by many people. However, a lot of people that join end up quitting because of the downsides to this program.

The Downsides

The Commissions Suck

The commissions that Amazon pays are really low. They have always been low and recently they have made them even more low, which is why I am using Amazon less and less.

Below you can see their fixed standard program fee rates (they called their commissions “fees”) , which are the commission rates paid out per category of products you are promoting. As you can see the chart is absolutely horrific. The most you can earn is 10% and that comes from fashion products. If you are thinking about selling a video games or gaming consoles then you will have to settle for a 1% commission… Which is a joke.

In the screenshot below you can see that I earned an average of 5.8% commissions over the last 30 days (at the time of this screenshot). This comes from selling a variety of different products from multiple websites that I have. Pretty crappy and disappointing. I helped bring and over $1000 in sales and ended up making a measly $62…

Only 24 Hour Cookies

Not only are the commissions a joke, but Amazon also only offers 24 hour cookies.

What the heck is a cookie? A cookie is a little snippet of data that is sent from a website and stored in a user’s browser. Basically it is like a little tracking code that Amazon puts in people’s browser is when they come to Amazon.com.

This tracking code is then stored in their browser for 24 hours so if they leave the website and come back later to make the purchase, you can still get credit for referring them as long as it was within 24 hours of the initial visit.

Now this may sound pretty good, but in reality it is not… Certainly not when compared to other affiliate programs. There are other affiliate programs out there that have weeklong, month-long, or even lifetime cookies. The longer the better because that just gives you more of a chance of earning some commissions.

Amazon of course wants to pay affiliates as little as possible, so 24 hour cookies is all the offer

Can’t Use Email Marketing

When I say you can’t use email marketing, I don’t mean that you can’t use it at all, I just mean that you can use it as effectively as I wish you could.

Something that I found out recently is that you can’t use referral links in emails. If you are to use email marketing to promote products on Amazon, you would first have to refer them to your website and then refer them to Amazon from there. This just creates an extra step and is going to ultimately lead to less conversions.

The Upsides

Okay… Sounds pretty bad so far. Are there any upsides to using the Amazon Associates program? Or is this is a program that everyone should be avoiding at all costs?

The truth is that there are a few upsides, some of which often go unnoticed. If you upsides that are worth mentioning include…

Good Conversion Rate

Amazon’s conversion rate is about as good as it gets. People trust Amazon because everyone knows about it and the site is laid out in a way to maximize sales.

I have actually seen increases in conversions firsthand one switching from another affiliate program to Amazon. At the time is promoting a health supplement through another affiliate program that really wasn’t converting all that well. I was using the affiliate program because they paid out high commissions, but the website just wasn’t all that great and not many people would buy after I referred them. I then switched over to promoting a similar product on Amazon and instantly saw a decent increase in conversions. Nothing else changed… Just me switching from one affiliate program to Amazon.

This is something that doesn’t get talked about much. The trust that people have for Amazon goes a long way.

Cross-sells

As mentioned, the way Amazon’s website is laid out is not just random. Much thought and testing has went into this. It is laid out to maximize conversions and one of the ways they do this is by cross-selling.

You know when you are buying something on Amazon and it says something like “frequently bought together” and then it will show you a bunch of related products? Yeah… Well this is how they get a lot of people to purchase more than they were intending to in the first place.

Below I looked up dog toys, clicked on the famous Dog Kong, and you can see what they are trying to cross-sell me on.

The good thing about the affiliate program is that you earn commissions on your referrals purchases as a whole. So if you refer someone to buy a dog toy and they end up buying the dog toy along with a computer, you will also earn commissions from the computer. In fact, they don’t even have to purchase the product you originally referred them to purchase.

Loads of Products

Amazon has somewhere around 450 million to 500 million products in the US alone. This is an absolutely massive selection and this is the reason they are the biggest e-commerce store in the world.

This immense product selection has a lot of upsides. First off, this is good for the cross-selling I just talked about above. Because I have so many products, they have many closely related products that they can cross-sell effectively. Second, as an affiliate marketer you can always find something to promote on Amazon. If you are looking to promote a product and can’t find in affiliate program for that product elsewhere, you are bound to be able to find the product on Amazon, which means you can promote it.

Getting Paid

As in Amazon associate you will get paid via direct deposit. Upon signing up you will submit your bank account information so that they can make these deposits.

The direct deposits are given out monthly, but you will have to reach a minimum threshold in order to actually get your deposit, which I believe is $20.

Scam or Not?

The Amazon Associates program is definitely not a scam… Just in affiliate program with a lot of downsides, that’s all. They do pay and you really can make money with them.

That said, many people calling it a scam are doing so because they have had their accounts banned, for what they consider little to no reason. I do know that Amazon is rather harsh when it comes to banning people’s accounts. They think nothing of closing someone’s account was making a living with the Associates program. You could be making $5000 a month and then the next day have your account closed in making $0 a month. (very few people make this much by the way)

Final Thoughts – Good Opportunity or Not?

As a full-time affiliate marketer I think that everyone should be a member of the Amazon Associates program, but I do not think that you should use this program all that much. As I mentioned throughout this review, I use Amazon Associates as somewhat of a last resort. What I mean by this is that if I’m trying to promote a product and can’t find elsewhere, I will just find on Amazon and use my affiliate link from there.

The Amazon affiliate program is a good backup to have in your arsenal because you can find any product to promote there. But other than that, I would avoid it. I would always suggest first looking for a higher paying affiliate program elsewhere. Sure, being affiliate of Amazon does have its upsides such as the high conversion rate and cross sells that I talked about above, but this does not make up for the incredibly low commission rates and the crappy 24 hour cookies.

So if there is one thing you should take away from this review it is to look for other affiliate programs before using Amazon. There are much better out there.

Recommendation From a Full-Time Affiliate Marketer

I started out affiliate marketing back in 2015. And I know that it can be quite a hassle finding the right way to do things. There’s a lot of information out there and finding a good solid path to take that actually works can be tricky.

My advice to any beginners out there would be to start out at Wealthy Affiliate. Wealthy Affiliate is in affiliate marketing training program that provides step-by-step training for making Money with affiliate marketing (duh). And not only does it provide training but also provides the tools needed, such as 2 free websites, for this type of online business.

I have been a member since late 2015 and now, as I said, I make a living doing this stuff which goes to show that it does work. But anyways… You can click the button below to read my full review of Wealthy Affiliate to learn more…

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By the way, Wealthy Affiliate offers a free starter membership which is nice because it allows you to get some training for free and test out the program without any risk.

I hope you enjoyed my review of Amazon Associates. If you have any questions or comments please leave them below. Also, if you are a member of Amazon Associates and would like to leave your own review, you can also do that below. I am sure other readers would appreciate that 🙂

Legit Money Making Opportunities

Is InteleTravel a Scam? – What You Should Know

InteleTravel Scam InteleTravel claims to offer the best rates for travel along with a lucrative home-based travel agent business opportunity, but are things really as great as they seem? Would it be worthwhile to get involved with InteleTravel or is this just another scam that you should probably avoid?

In this review I’ll be going over what InteleTravel has to offer and will be focusing mostly on the travel agent home-based business opportunity, which seems to get a lot of the attention because it is so heavily marketed. Whether you are looking to book travel through an agent or were looking to become an agent yourself, you’re going to want to take the time to read over this review before moving forward.

InteleTravel Review

The company was originally founded in 1992 and claims to be the original home-based travel agency. According to their website they claim to be the first of their kind to offer such an opportunity that anyone can join, regardless of education level, certifications, etc. However, based on my research I found in older travel company called Your Travel Biz, which also provided a home-based travel agent business opportunity, that basically got shut down for being a pyramid scheme. The funny thing is that some people claim InteleTravel is the new and improved Your Travel Biz.

But anyways… The benefits of becoming a travel agent include being able to earn commissions on trips that you book for yourself or other people as well as being able to earn commissions by recruiting in new travel agents.

The Cost to Become a Travel Agent

The cost to become a travel agent is $179.99 plus $39.95 per month (at the time of me writing this), however I have seen other people talking about the initial fee being $199.99 plus the monthly fee. So this may be subject to some change.

With that fee you get access to educational tolls, webinars, conference calls, live events and more. You also get the following so that you can run your home-based travel business effectively…

Free, personalized website
Customizable newsletters
Booking tools
Stationary
Business cards
Email marketing program

If you end up buying into this is a travel agent and within 30 days you are not satisfied, they do offer a money back guarantee. Also, if in the first year you don’t earn or save more than you paid in fees within that year, they will refund you the difference. What least this is what they tell you

How Much Will You Make?

The amount you will make depends greatly on what type of travel you are booking for other people. As a travel agent you will start out getting paid 70% of the commissions that are paid out and InteleTravel will keep the other 30%. However, you have the potential to increase your earnings to 80% commissions.

Based on what I have read this equals out to be about 14 to 28% of what the person is purchasing.

In addition to being able to earn commissions from trips that you book through your personal website, you can also learn by referring others to become travel agents. There really is not much information on this at all but based on what I have found you are in a flat $100 for every travel agent you recruit in.

Contrary to what many people are calling this, this is not a MLM business. You only get paid for your own recruits as far as I know. You can’t recruit in a massive team and earn commissions from a large pyramid -like structure, which is how MLM’s operate. That said… There is a MLM side to this business, which I know makes no sense based on what I just said. But I will go over this shortly.

Are Their Travel Prices Any Good?

Whether you are looking to become a travel agent or you are just reading this because you are approached by a travel agent who wanted to book your trip for you, knowing whether or not InteleTravel’s travel prices or any good is important. If you become a travel agent of course you want to be selling good priced travel and if you are just looking to travel of course you want to pay as little as possible.

They claim to have a price match guarantee, where they will match the travel deals found elsewhere, however I do not know how true this actually is because I have read reviews about this place’s prices being bad compared to what you can find on your own. If you do some research online you will find other people saying that they found much better deals on popular sites like Expedia, Travelocity, etc.

The MLM Side of It

There is a company called PlanNet Marketing that is partnered with InteleTravel and offers a MLM opportunity to this whole home-based travel agent thing. It as a bit confusing but basically PlanNet Marketing it is a MLM marketing company that has their own little compensation plan based on recruiting in new travel agents.

So InteleTravel is not a MLM themselves, it is the PlanNet Marketing company that they are partnered with that is the MLM part of it all.

When you look around online you will see many people claiming that InteleTravel is a pyramid scheme, a Ponzi scheme, whatever, when in reality is far from that. InteleTravel itself only gives travel agents the ability to earn via commissions from travel sales and from personal travel agent recruits. There are not multiple levels and the compensation plan does not resemble a pyramid scheme in any way.

It is the PlanNet Marketing side of it all that as the whole “pyramid scheme” controversy to the equation. And if you are interested in knowing more about this and what I think about the opportunity that PlanNet Marketing offers, you can read a separate review I wrote about it here.

Is Being a Travel Agent Really Worth It

Everyone promotes this home-based travel agent opportunity is the greatest thing ever, but is it really? Of course the people that are promoting this opportunity or doing so to earn commissions when they recruit you in. Maybe they are just travel agents for InteleTravel or maybe they are travel agents for InteleTravel and work with PlanNet Marketing to participate in the MLM side of it… Either way, they are earning money off of recruiting you in.

Based on what I have found this opportunity is definitely overhyped and not nearly as good as it seems. It is not the incredible money earner that people claim it is and I do not see ever being such.

The reality is that being a travel agent isn’t the incredible opportunity that it once was. In the new age of the Internet, with sites like Travelocity, Expedia, etc., most people just hop online and easily book their travel on their own. It is very easy to get on Google and find the best travel deals. There is no need to deal with a travel agent, which is just another hassle that not many people want to deal with.

If you couple the fact that dealing with a travel agent is an extra hassle with the fact that InteleTravel doesn’t offer travel prices that are anything special, you can see that this business really doesn’t have much room to excel. These types of jobs are dying off for good reason.

Scam or Not?

I definitely do not consider InteleTravel to be a scam. You can get some good travel deals through them (although nothing special) and you can make potentially good money as a travel agent for them, it’s just that the whole opportunity is a little bit overhyped in my opinion. But I guess this is just the way marketing works… Every business tries to make their products, services, opportunities seem amazing and better than they really are.

But anyways… I hope you enjoyed this review and found at least somewhat helpful. You can book through an InteleTravel agent if you want to or become one yourself, it is just not something that I am much of a fan of. But of course this is just my opinion.

If you have any questions or comments please leave them below and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can 🙂

Legit Money Making Opportunities

Is Working as a Search Engine Evaluator for iSoftstone a Scam? – [Review]

If you are looking to make some money online in your spare time as a search engine evaluator then iSoftstone is one of the options you have. But is it worth it to work for this place? Or is iSoftstone a scam in one way or another? And if it is not a scam will it be worth the time you put into it?

These are all important questions that should be answered before applying to a job like this and in this review I’ll be answering them the best I can. I will be going over a little bit about the company, what you will be doing as a search engine evaluator, the pay, the work schedule, eligibility, downsides to the job, and ultimately whether or not I think is worth anyone’s time.

And by the way this isn’t a position that is always open but they will open it up as needed, which might be fairly often. I’m assuming that you are reading this probably because there is opening, but anyways… Just wanted to make sure you know.

About iSoftstone

The iSoftStone company was founded in 2001 and is based in China but also has offices in the US. The purpose of this company is to provide IT services for clients, which cover a broad range of things.

The job of a search engine evaluator is one of many different jobs associated with this business. It is a job I see many people asking about because it provides a nice flexible income and it is a job that is rather easy to get… Meaning there are not many qualifications.

Working as a Search Engine Evaluator

Some of the upsides to working as a search engine evaluator at iSoftstone included…

Good pay (arguable)
Flexible schedule
Easy work

But what exactly does a search engine evaluator do? It is important that you understand this before you go out and apply for a job as one.

Well… The job is pretty simple. Basically what you will be doing is evaluating search results in making sure that things are relevant.

For example: if someone searches for baseball bats you obviously don’t want your golf clubs to appear in the search results. Now this is an extreme example and likely would not happen, but I am just saying this to make a point. A more realistic example would be that someone searches for a computer mouse and one of the search results is for a mouse of the animal kingdom… Which is what you would not want to.

Th search engines are getting better all the time at ranking content but they still do make mistakes from time to time and need a human brain to help them out. Believe it or not… The human brain does still have its well-deserved place in modern society.

As for the pay some people will tell you it is good in others will tell you it is too low. That said, there really isn’t much information on the salaries paid to search engine evaluators who work at iSoftstone. This is because they require workers to sign a nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, when they are hired. However I was able to do some digging around in find that most people seem to be making around $12 or $13 an hour.

Think what you want, but I think that $12-$13 per hour is a pretty decent wage considering the job you are doing.

As a search engine evaluator you will be paid at the end of each month via direct deposit.

Schedule Flexibility

One of the great parts of this job is that you can work whenever you want to, as long as you work a certain number of hours per week.

What you have to do is work more than 10 hours but not more than 25 hours.

And you can work these hours in the middle of the night if you would want to.

Are You Eligible?

In order to be eligible for this position you need to be at least 18 years old and a US resident. There is no need for any degrees, certifications, or anything like that. As long as you pass their tests then you are qualified.

As far as equipment goes you will need a Windows computer and a good Internet connection.

Downsides To The Job

And of course there are always downsides… No matter how good a job as there will always be some downsides. For the job of a search engine evaluator, there are quite a bit of possible downsides, but some people might consider some of these upsides. It is all how you look at them.

Inconsistant Work

The work is inconsistent. There is not always a steady supply so it’s not like you can count on a certain number of hours each week. This is why I would only recommend this type of job for someone looking to make supplemental income. It is not something that one should be relying on.

Going along with this I also stated that they have a limit on the number of hours that you are able to work per week. You can only work 25 hours max… Which means that you won’t even be able to come close to possibly earning a full time income with this.

Boring

Something I don’t see too many people complaining about, but I think it is worth mentioning is that it is boring working as a search engine evaluator. This just comes with the territory and should be expected. I’ll see why anyone would get excited over any part of this job.

No Benefits

Because you will be considered an independent contractor you will not be able to receive any benefits, such as healthcare, dental care, a 401(k), etc. This is a pretty big downside for some people but I really don’t see it as being all that much of one. As I said above, this should only be looked at as a way to supplement your income anyhow. So your normal job, or main job, should be the one providing benefits and such.

No Room for Advancement

There is no room for advancement as a search engine evaluator. Once you get the position you are stuck there. It is not like you can get promoted to higher ranks or anything like that. This is pretty typical for a job like this.

This might not seem like all that big of a deal to some people, but it can be a bummer knowing that no matter how much extra effort you put into this it is going to go unrecognized and unrewarded.

Communication Problems

I read through many of the complaints I am writing about here on Glassdoor, which is an independent review site where anyone can go and post reviews about jobs they worked. What I found is that there were quite a few people complaining about communication problems with the project managers.

You will be communicating directly with the project manager for this job, over the Internet, and it seems that they have a somewhat lousy set up with how they help people out. Late replies, no replies, lack of help… Are all complaints I’ve come across in this area.

Late Pay

iSoftstone pays at the end of each month. That is already quite a long time to wait for your money and to make things worse there are a number of complaints I have read about them paying even later… Like an entire month late on top of the already long wait. I don’t know why they can’t pay more frequently, but it is what it is.

Final Thoughts – Good Opportunity or Not?

Working as a search engine evaluator for iSoftstone is definitely not a scam but it is definitely not a good opportunity for everyone out there. It all depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for a reliable income stream that can provide you with consistent income every month, then this is not the job you want. But if you’re just looking for some supplemental income that you can earn on your own schedule, where you are able to fit around your already busy life, then this might be something worth considering.

Definitely not a scam though. This company has been around for a while and they do pay as they are supposed to, although they do seem to have a problem with paying late every once in a while according to some of the complaints I have read.

Another Recommendation

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