How to Spot Unethical Internet Marketers

If you ever invested in your business, you may relate to this. Is your vision distracted with all the huff and fluff going on around you or in your industry?  I have decided that I will no longer allow others to fill in my job description and title as a mompreneur or businesswoman. It is different when you are a business owner because you are not given a sheet of paper that tells you your title, your job description and what you should do, say and how you should act on a daily basis.  As a business owner, you are constantly looking for golden nuggets that will help you along the way, but what I have experienced and am beginning to see a pattern of Unethical Internet Marketers all selling the same thing different name, same game.  Well I am here to say, “Get outta here”.

Do not let their fancy titles and large list fool you, let’s look at what these people are really selling and what is being deposited in your business.  I had to stop and look at how everyone is caught up in the title and watched how it affects the way people view you and your business, integrity or not.

Watch who is teaching you and making deposits into your business. I was told by one of my mastermind members that authenticity and integrity went out the door after Thomas Leonard passed and I wonder if you agree or not, but I refuse to gamble my money that I work hard for to another “Power Puff doll guru in training” and walk out with just another book shelf collectors item.

Unethical Tip 1.

It’s important that you be aware of anything that sounds unethical or illegal. Paying something for nothing is a red flag off the bat, but there may be others as well. Swindles crop up all the time, so you need to make yourself aware of their existence. Follow the adage that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.  Also, listen to sales pitches with both ears open and do plenty of research before you make any commitments.

Unethical Tip 2.

Some Internet marketers use fluffed up language to mislead customers to believe in the benefits that don’t actually exist. You’ve probably seen advertisements with pictures of private jets, exotic cars, expensive vacations that lead the reader to believe that 1) the business owner on the website is living this lifestyle or 2) the opportunity or product being promoted can provide this kind lifestyle for you. That said, a legitimate online businesses will use both psychology and emotion to lead you down a certain path, however, it is the blatant or intentional misleading or implication of unrealistic expectations that borders the unethical in the online/internet marketing world.

Do your research, use Google search, call up the testimonials they have listed on the sales page or the website. Just as if you were checking out a new community to live in, you would checkout the schools, the neighborhood, the stores, the convenience and etc, same thing goes for your business.

Last words Keep your eyes open….If you have a story or a company that you would like to warn us about, please share so that the next Corporate Mom Dropout does not get burned.