MAKE MONEY ONLINE IDEAS

My head has just been buzzing with new ideas to make money online. I've been learning so much. It's been one of those months - long days, followed by long nights, working non-stop on my websites. In the past month alone, I've created four new websites, filled with the kind of content that search engines love. Meanwhile, I've had to dump one of my suppliers and revamp one website completely. You know how they say that there's a silver lining to every cloud. My new suppliers are even better than the previous one. My work on Silver Butterfly Jewelry has been paying off, so it's ranking well and climbing every month. It's been worth all the blood, sweat and tears. I really enjoy this way to make money online.

This coming month, I plan to launch another eight websites, based on a new way to make money online which I stumbled upon recently. The website promotion strategy for these new sites is something I've never tried before. Really pretty radical. I'll let you know how it goes.

How are your own efforts to make money online getting along?

MAKE MONEY ONLINE SCAM?

If you're on the lookout for ways to make money online, watch out for the University of Internet Marketing (UOIM) by JB Virtual Enterprises Inc. This program is also called the 'Incredible System'. For $47 monthly (Basic package) or $97 monthly (Pro package) the marketers of the program promise to teach you how to make money online. In fact, they guarantee more than $1,000 within the first 30 days if you follow their 'Incredible System' faithfully.

University of IM? I liked the idea of learning online how to be a professional internet marketer and I wondered what kind of online learning resources UOIM would offer. Courses? Seminars" E-books? Workshops? The sales letter even said that there was an affiliate program, where you could earn a commission from every person you signed up, and even keep earning a residual income from them as long as they continued to subscribe to the UOIM program. Appealing. Online learning as well as internet marketing is growing in popularity worldwide, so I thought this was a good way to make money online.

So I paid $97 to subscribe to the program. What followed in the next few days really put me off UOIM completely. First of all, although I was supposed to be able to log online immediately to the program, I found I couldn't, although I tried many times for almost 4 days. There was a support system for posting enquiries to, so I posted several messages during that period. A statement on the support system promised a reply soon, "usually within 24 hours". No such luck. Nobody responded, although I kept posting enquiries over those days.

The after-sales service was so non-existent that I began to suspect that I was the victim of a scam. At best, the company's support system was lousy and unreliable. Any confidence I had in the company quickly vanished.

It was only halfway through the fourth day that I got a response. By then, I had been sending messages saying that I wanted a refund (the UOIM program promises a 90-day Money Back Guarantee). Finally, I was given access into the program. What I discovered made me angry.

There was no real e-learning product. No courses, seminars, workshops or e-books. No certification of any kind. There was only information on how to market the UOIM program to other people. A commission would be paid for every new recruit. This was the UOIM affiliate program. Sample advertising copy was even provided. From what I could see, the Incredible System was nothing more than a pyramid scheme, a despicable way to make money online.

I didn't want to have anything to do with such a scheme, so I demanded my money back. The company which sold the UOIM program brazenly refused. Obviously, their 'money-back guarantee' is a sham.

More was to follow. Within hours of my request to have a refund, JB Virtual Enterprises Inc. locked me out of the UOIM program. I couldn't log in anymore. Yet, they still refuse to return my money to me. There's also the danger that they will still keep trying to deduct $97 every month from my credit card. I'm now getting my credit card company to cancel the transaction and get me my hard-earned money back.

Watch out everyone! Don't be conned by this company or their "University" program. It's an Incredible System alright - an incredible way to fleece unsuspecting consumers. This is a dishonest way to make money online, so don't get caught up in it!