Wrong Way To Make Money Online

There are snakes all around us. Let me warn you against a new one which uses unscrupulous methods to make money online.

Recently, I paid US$97 subscription for the first month of the “University of Internet Marketing” (also known as Incredible System) program, marketed by JB Virtual Enterprises Inc. (JB is an acronym for Justin Blake). Just by the name of the program alone, I was under the impression that it would be like Success University, which has a wide range of useful professional and personal development courses. Boy, was I wrong!

First of all, support was atrocious. I couldn’t log into the program after paying, so I sent a support ticket to the system for help. Almost 4 days passed before I got a response. Finally, I got into the system. What I found was a huge disappointment.

Instead of finding useful resources like courses, e-books, seminars, workshops etc. on internet marketing, all I found was a system for recruiting sign-ups into the so-called program. This was the so-called UOIM affiliate program, whereby recruiters (also known as affiliates) would earn a commission for every person recruited. There is no real product involved. The vendor provided information on how to find recruits, and even had supporting ‘materials’ like sample advertisements for recruitment. From what I could tell, it was nothing more than a pyramid scheme, an unscrupulous and illegal way to make money online.

I confronted the vendor via the support ticket system. When the vendor finally responded, they denied that UOIM was a pyramid scheme. Yet, they couldn’t show me any courses! I demanded my money back. The UOIM / Incredible System website had promised a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee (they have changed their website copy since then).

Believe it or not, these guys refused to make the refund. Not only that, but they promptly locked me out of the program. I couldn’t log in anymore. Even more audacious, they sent me a message around a week later to taunt me.

Many people said in various forums that they were locked out of the UOIM system once they complained about the bad service and asked for their money back. Not only that, the UOIM vendor sent these customers nasty and rude unsolicited e-mails (all these e-mails came from a person named Diane Sullivan). Note: all your efforts to make money online will turn to dust if you don't treat your customers with respect.

Isn’t this a clear case of cheating in every sense of the word? Ever since I started posting on various forums to warn others about the University of Internet Marketing (also known as Incredible System) marketed by JB Virtual Enterprises Inc, I've been getting replies alerting me to threads in various forums complaining about these people.

You can find a couple of fascinating threads at:
- Allan Gardyne's Associate Programs Forum (under the topic ‘Beware of Justin Blake’)
- Lynn Terry’s Self-Starter’s Weekly Tips Forum (under the topic ‘Beware of Justin Blake’)
- Anthony Blake’s Forum (under the topic ‘Scam’)
- and the Kick Start Your Life Forum (under ‘University of Internet Marketing Scam’).

Read them and see for yourself why people are calling Justin Blake and Charles Ryder dishonest. There're a lot of interesting comments about their pit bull Diane Sullivan too. Be warned about their affiliates as well - one name which comes up often is Shawn Casey, as he promotes their products aggressively.

Watch out for JB Virtual Enterprises Inc. and their ‘products’. These people make money online dishonestly!