Not what I think.... what I know

Hello anonymous webpage person;

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It is easy to say "all scams" when you have not had
success with a venture. However, you are wrong. Very, very wrong.

I have worked online since 1996/97. I make 100% of my income online. My website pays for the roof over our heads, and the warm water that flows out of the taps and for the food that goes on the table. It puts Christmas presents under the tree and makes birthday parties. In short.. it pays the bills and the frills.
I have put my daughter through school on it as well.

In today's workplace, I could not earn enough "out there" to support the cost of living here in Toronto.
In my own office, I can.

Your business did not work... not because it's all scams... but because it was a faulty business model.

Many businesses have learned that when you become known for your "free" stuff, you attract people that WANT free, and do not WANT to pay. That is who you cultivated, and attracted, and collected email addresses from. And you expected them to buy. It does not work that way. It was a flawed business model.

That does not mean that the web cannot work for you.

If you have great designs for sale, here is what I suggest.

1) Start over. Get a new domain name. One that was not associated with free webpages. Put the paid packages on the new domain.

2) Leave a couple of "freebie" websites on the old domain. Let people know "these ones are free" ... and also that "for only "x" dollars" they can get so much more... and link to the new "for pay" site.

3) Assess how you USED your lists. Did you use them to cultivate relationships? Did you provide tips and help and information so people would come to trust you? Or did you just send them sales pitches. If your list is dead-unresponsive, this usually is a sign that you are not connecting with the people ON the list.

Those aren't just "prospects" that you have email addresses for. They're real live flesh and blood people that obviously came to you because they could not afford a paid site at the time and wanted to try a free site. Did you help them? Or just try sell them? This is important in whether your list is responsive or not.

4) Your site has a horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the screen in 800x600 format. Since this is the number one resolution used surfing the net, it does not make sense to make people scroll left and right to read your content. On top of the scrolling, due to the size it's designed in, a near sighted person could read the text standing 8 feet away from the monitor because the text is so big. Yes, I could adjust the font settings on my computer, but should I have to?

Try reducing the width of the website so the majority of your viewers can enjoy it in the most common screen width.



Whether you believe it or not, there are plenty of people making a good income via the internet. Fact is, the same business rules apply that apply for offline business. You need to have a viable business model and a sound business strategy... and it is very possible indeed.

Good Luck!
Linda Caroll