Nicholas
Morgan City,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, December 06, 2004
I purchased Jeff Paul's system over a year ago. At the time, it was a one-time fee of $39.95. Currently I am writing e-books on various topics. Most of which deals with investigating companies such as Jeff Paul, other shady businesses, how to find out about them before it's too late, as well as your consumer rights. My experience has come from firsthand in dealing with these types of individuals. When I received the package, the materials were OK, but nothing to write home about. In regards to the CD full of reports, that was a waste of a CD. The majority of the reports were outdated by years. Another issue was that the reports contained numerous spelling and grammatical errors. You would think that they would at least make the reports sound as if they were professional written and not written by a sixth grade "D" grade student. The only thing the system done was get me interested in information marketing. Now that I am reading these reports, I see that they have moved up to a monthly-based system. I find that kind of funny. A couple years ago, I also purchased one of those government grant CDs. At the time, it was a one-time fee. Now I noticed that complaints about the company are that they have converted it to a "reoccurring" charge and don't tell people. Seems to be the new scam of the time. As for Jed's comments, I'm sure he would think differently if it were he on the other end. I can understand about the merchant system. I was scammed by Orange County (OCX). Furthermore, he commented, "You may have been sucked in to Jeff Paul's copywriting, but that is his job." I must ask, when you own a business, is it one's job to "acquire" customers or to just "suck" them in? Jed also stated, "But Jeff Paul is a very successful direct/internet marketer." True. He has made large amounts of money off people. Just because someone is financially successful, that does not mean that they are a truly honest person and does honest business. In regards to, "If you want to be a self employed direct/internet marketer, you better be prepared for the long haul, have enough seed money for ads, copy, printing, mailing house, etc. Direct marketing is not a get rich quick scam by any means. You can create a very good to great income wherever you want to do it though. But you have to be willing to be all that you can be, spend some money on materials, and the sort. " It is not true that there is a "long haul" and you have spent money on every single method mentioned. I suggest people use the Internet. There are tons of ways to advertise for little or no cost on the Internet. This woman did go through a school of hard knocks, but I would not give her an F. Just because she is not happy with her outcome does not mean a person gets an F. Everyone has a right to be not happy as well as complain when they have been ripped off. In all, I would not recommend the Jeff Paul system. If you would like to learn about information marketing, just search Yahoo! for "free information marketing" or for the term, "infopreneur." Create you an account at Yahoo! or Hotmail and read through the websites, signup for the "free e-books" and such. It is not a get rich quick method. There's a lot to learn.
Jed
Phoenix,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, November 09, 2004
If you sign up for a merchant account...you have an agreement in writing for 36 months. If you break that agreement...you are in bad graces with almost all of the credit card companies for probably the rest of your life. You are now screwed. You may have been sucked in to Jeff Paul's copywriting, but that is his job. He should be more explicit in his details about his money back offer. That is bad. But Jeff Paul is a very successful direct/internet marketer. He is not a ripoff artist. I have no connection at all with him. If you want to be a self employed direct/internet marketer, you better be prepared for the long haul, have enough seed money for ads, copy, printing, mailing house, etc. Direct marketing is not a get rich quick scam by any means. You can create a very good to great income wherever you want to do it though. But you have to be willing to be all that you can be, spend some money on materials, and the sort. This lady has just been to the school of hard knocks. Her grade is a F. Life goes on.