First of all, if it sounds too good to be true, it’s either a lot of hype, or some kind of scam. Secondly, if you have to pay to play (or pay money to join), it’s a scam. Legitimate business opportunities, like affiliate programs, DO NOT charge you money to promote their products and/or services. Scams, typically, make you pay money to get involved, an illegal practice, at least in my eyes.

That leads me to an opportunity that I’ve been pitched on by several marketers, Web Prosperity. Is Web Prosperity a legitimate business opportunity? Well, according to what I’ve read online about Web Prosperity, it fits into the category of a scam. Why? Because of the pay to play nature of the opportunity. In order to make money with Web Prosperity, it’s my understanding that you have to pay money first. According to several posts on scam.com, that fits into the category of a scam. Here’s a quote from one such post:

"First of all it is a regulation in the US and Australia to offer a free affiliate option for people to retail the product or service and earn some money.

It means the product should be able to stand on it’s own as a viable product or service for use without the consideration as being only window dressing to promote a pyramid scheme."

You can read the complete article here: http://www.scam.com/showpost.php?p=686835&postcount=54.

Web Prosperity also targets what many call "the big five failure factors":

• Fear of loss
• Greed
• Laziness
• Ignorance
• Gullibility

From what I’ve seen, that’s exactly how the Web Prosperity opportunity is being promoted. They are playing on your emotions, not your objective reasoning. A big red flag in my eyes, not to mention the authorities.

John Counsel, on his blog, Real Network Marketing, comments on Web Prosperity and the problems with this opportunity. Here is an excerpt from his blog:

"Bottom Line: there are too many issues, uncertainties and questionable track records involved in too many aspects of the opportunity for me to be able to support it, in principle or practice."

John also gives this warning about uploading your email contacts into Web Prosperity’s autoresponder:

"If you decide to join Web Prosperity, think seriously before complying with the company’s recommendation to allow it access to your personal contact lists: you may leave yourself exposed to the risk of persecution and/or litigation for breaching privacy laws. Your contacts did NOT give you permission to release their private contact details to the company!
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You can read John’s complete article here: http://realnetworkmarketing.com/?p=450

I always tell individuals to research the business and their principles before joining any opportunity. It’s no different with Web Prosperity; do your research. I’ve been marketing on the Internet since March, 2000, and I’ve seen so many opportunities come and go. If they are filled with hype and lies, they will not be around very long. Before you spend any money, always invest your time in checking out the company and their principles.

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Jeffrey Sloe, Internet Marketing Advisor.
440-725-3729
jeff@internetmarketingadvisors.net
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