Customer Review Videos – My Secret Revealed!
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To view the reading of today blog on video please visit April Special . This is a long one, and video might just be easier on the eyes!
Otherwise, enjoy the reading.
Sincerely, Avenue Girl
Now is the time to sign up for Customer Review Videos. I have a secret to share with you, but it is only good for the next 2 weeks.
If you are one of the fortunate ones to glimpse at this blog post, today will surely be the day you will never forget. There is a special from today to the end of April. I’d like you to join me as a platinum member to CRV.
Who Am I and Why Should You Listen to ME?
I’m going to give you the condensed version of this blog and what I’ve been doing. This blog’s address is affiliatescams. It was started months ago for a way to share what I have learned about online scams, in particular the Kimkins diet. I was an affiliate for this diet. I made money selling this diet. At one point I made over a thousand dollars a day promoting this diet. I even lost weight. So why would I give all that up? Because it was a SCAM. Yes, I was lied to, and given false information. It is not what I am about – no matter how much money I made. What’s even worse, people suffered some serious side effects following this diet. The guilt of what I had a hand in was overwhelming. I have now spent months doing everything I can to help expose this scam, and save others from falling into the trap that I did.
In my journey during the past months, I have come across SECRETS. Real secrets of what makes an online business work. I have been in the trenches of the internet. I have been to places no one wants to go. But I had to go. I had to find the TRUTH. And in finding the truth, I found so much more.
For a while I was depressed. I questioned my pursuit in a career as an affiliate marketer. My only desire was to help people and share “good” things. It seemed like everything I was looking into was associated with a scam. I made a promise to myself. I was going to seriously investigate any program I was considering promoting, I wasn’t going to suggest a product I wouldn’t try myself, and I was going to do regular research on who ever I was working for/with to make sure their service was all that it said it was.
Now I was sitting here with all this experience and the only way to really help people would be sharing what I have learned on the web.
Affiliate marketing can be an extremely rewarding experience. Sometimes the best opportunity happens when you aren’t even looking for it.
One of the reasons I did so well with Kimkins was the fact that I took action. Another reason was the fact that the product was virtually unheard of. I promoted this product based on my experience with it – but again I was lied to about the long term effects of the plan. I would have never recommended it knowing what I know today. I was even told the product was under “New Ownership” and again I was lied to. I know what it is like to be lied to.
I am now a giant blabbermouth. If something starts looking amiss, I will be the first to tell you. Just last night I received a comment on a post about Slash My Search. I have been using it but have not yet reached my first payment. Here is the comment left, and here was my response:
1. truckingal Says:
April 13, 2008 at 11:30 pm eI’d be interested in knowing if you’ve actually gotten paid by Slash My Search: I joined in January, waited the required two months for payment. Requested payment of $105 on the first day the ‘request payment’ section said I was eligible. It shows they paid me-I have seen nothing in my verified Paypal account. It is now over three months since I joined and I am due almost $200-and have been paid nothing. I’ve emailed several times-no answer. Even found the owner’s email addy and emailed him directly-no answer.
Now, my concern is, are they going to claim the non-existant payment as a payout and give me an IRS problem? Something is very wrong here. Also, search doesnt work worth a darn for me-it ends up sending me to Google if I use the tool bar and gives me almost no results-just advertisers-if I use the homepage searchbox.
If anybody actually gets paid by them, I’d like to see it-I sure havent!
2. avenuegirl Says:
April 14, 2008 at 1:00 am eHi truckingal!
I have reached the twenty dollar minimum but I am not eligible yet for the pay out. I will tell you this much though – if for some reason I am not paid it will be well known on the web.
It looks like this company was going – had to fix some stuff – and resumed.
If they say they will pay then they should obviously. I would be willing to help you in any way I can to resolve the situation.
Is this where you sent your email? help@slashmysearch.com
You will not have an IRS problem. Paypal shows all payments made to you over the course of the year and I personally print up mine at tax time. If it did not go into your paypal then you should not have any problems.
I have personally had some interesting results when using their search engine, but I do not rely on it for all my searches. My home page is set to it though, and that is what fires up when I start my computer.
I have done searches from the home page and my results in tafiti carry no ads – so I’m unsure what you are referring to here.
Unfortunately I can not condemn the program until it is time for my payment. I will promise you though – if they don’t pay there will be some serious spear chucking going on.
There is a comments section open on hub pages, http://hubpages.com/hub/Why_use_Slash_My_Search?comments
If I were in your shoes, this is what I would do. I would go ask that guy if he has been paid, I would check out squidoo as I know there is at least one page up there about it – and you will be able to comment there, I would visit youtube and see who has videos up for it there, and really check around.
Here is a blog, and this gal had some kind of issue, maybe you can comment for her and see if she will reveal anything else.
http://junesrecipe.blogspot.com/2007/03/slash-my-search-inoperable.html
Miss June may have some more info for you.
And here is another guy you can contact who looks like he may have some more information for you:
http://cwilson26.blogspot.com/2007/03/google-adsense-and-slash-my-search.html
I hope this is just a “technical administrative error.”
I want to thank you for stopping by and voicing your concerns.
I have personally emailed truckingal, as I care about what is going on. The search engine works, but if it is not paying then that will obviously need to be addressed. She is working on the issue. I have given her some leads to follow as well. That is who I am.
I am not going to get rich off SMS, but there are people who do rely on programs like these for their income. In the same regard, I will not condemn the program until I get my own results. And rest assured, you will hear from me when judgement day comes.
Another program I was researching out of curiosity was 1on40. This was an easy choice to avoid. The online antics of the companies owner mimicked those of Heidi Diaz, the owner of the Kimkins diet. More and more reports are in daily of 1on40 and their inability to perform as promised. I follow the story, and present my finding here on affiliate scams for people to find answers. That is the importance of this blog.
Why am I so confident about promoting CRV?
I can honestly say Customer Review Videos is that new hot product. I can recognize those things. There is a free version – so anyone can do this. It encompasses video – which is where the web is going.
I have had personal access to Scott Britner. Before I even contacted Scott, I went in on the free version and checked it out. I was blown away over the possibilities of this concept. I wanted to do a review of the product. After an upgrade to the platinum version, I was able to start exploring more. A simple example is the video squeeze page, which you may be viewing this blog on now. This is just one of the benefits of this powerful tool. I am using the product. If you are looking at the video you have proof that I am using the product.
This company has found an effective way to maximize the power of video. Any product you choose to promote – you can use other peoples videos. You don’t have to even know how to make a video and you can still use the service.
CRV doesn’t make money on the stuff you are selling. You get all the credit. It is an absolutely brilliant idea, and as far as I can see it’s execution is outstanding.
There is no hype here. I have been racking my brain to figure out why any of this would be a bad thing. I can find nothing. Months of analyzing programs and looking for scammy things, and CRV has me completely stumped. There is absolutely no reason for anyone not to try this. And now like I said, this is the time to get in on this opportunity. You will be beating yourself over the head by December if you don’t do this now. You don’t need to be a technical genius.
Back to where I began. There is a special for the next 2 weeks. The Platinum version of Customer Review Videos is a paid monthly membership. If you join for the full version now, you can save $20.00 a month off the monthly membership fee. Use the coupon code “april2008″ and not only save on the current low rate but continue to save when the price jumps (and I believe it will). As this company grows there will be only more and more value added. You will be able to lock in your membership. You can quickly assemble video niche sites and pay no hosting fees. Using videos you didn’t even have to make – no bandwidth fees. Make all the video squeeze pages you want. Heck, I might not be exciting, but the fact that you are possibly watching this right now and that I didn’t spend hours building this page just blows me away!
I want you to go to the site now, and I want you to play around with it. I want you to see for yourself. And then I want to hear what you think. Am I out of my gourd? That’s a different question. Is CRV not one of the coolest things to ever hit affiliate marketing and video at the same time?
So here is a link to sign up for free, and I am there on the page to show you where to go: Customer Review Videos
Or you can get a closer look at the plan, and there are some examples of all the features and you can try out the platinum version and have a video niche site up as soon as tomorrow. I kid you not. It’s that freaking easy. Here is the full version explained.
And if you are on the video of this blog, you will see a little sign up list below. I want this to work for everyone. I want to share everything I can with you to get every last ounce out of this program. That sign-up is for a monthly newsletter I’m putting together that will have video tips in it. If anyone gives me any good video tips, I will be putting you in the newsletter with a link to your site. You will get free tips about once a month, and show me something good and you will get some traffic too.
I have a lot of faith in this company, and I think after you visit you will see just why.
I hope you’ll join me.
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Customer Review Videos – Video Arrives 2.0 Style
Filed under: affiliate marketing, product creation, video, viral marketing
I can’t begin to tell you how super duper excited I am today. I have been playing with something for the last week, and my head is exploding with the possibilities. It’s called Customer Review Videos.
A cool thing happens while looking into scams. You are forced to go all over the web checking this link and that one. I found this little site on one of my searches to get to the root of some 1on40 things. Affiliates were actually promoting 1on40 still (which scares me and I’ll have another update on that soon).
Back to my find. Customer Review Videos is a site that lets you find a review video to promote something and add YOUR links to it. If I didn’t have a clue about how to make a video I could still use video marketing for all my campaigns.
You are able to monetize on OPE (other peoples efforts). This is serious lazy video marketing on steroids. Formating for members is a WYSIWYG – so anyone can do this.
The site is a baby at only 3 months old. It is still being tweeked a bit, but is completely functional. I have written a complete review with video examples on hub pages.
I had the good fortune to speak with (in emails) Scott Britner. Scott is one of the owners of the program, and has been working day and night (you wouldn’t believe the times I got emails). He is a family man as well and was gracious enough to spend a little time replying to my questions about the program. He is all about adding as much value to the end user as possible. This is the type of thing that is the foundation of a great business.
What Makes This Video 2.0 Style?
Videos assembled on the CRV site include easy to find social bookmarking tools. Links and coding are provided to share your video creation easily, and carry along your affiliate links to where ever the video may go. The Platinum membership lets you create video squeeze pages and review video niche sites in a matter of minutes. Make a review on any product you wish – and review things from all over your house. Then share those reviews with your friends and family. If they decide to “Buy It,” you can get paid just for recommending it.
I love video, I love sharing good bargains, I love promoting things that I think are useful products. I’ve been stuck in the boonies now for a few months now, and this is a new way to share with the world my real thoughts and feelings about things. I personally feel video is the best way to connect with an audience. People get to see the real you – not just some words on paper of all hype.
Not just for around the house stuff either. I think video ebook reviews from clickbank and paydotcom are going to be a new thing. The possibilities are endless. I’m technically challenged when it comes to building real web pages (part of why avenuegirl.com is taking so long).
My current feelings with Customer Review Videos? Two giant thumbs up;) But don’t take my word for it – try it out yourself with the free silver membership. Or for more information and examples please visit my hub pages review.
Share this Post[?] Trapped on the Internet
Filed under: Diet, affiliate marketing, kimkins, viral marketing
Affiliate marketing is a really basic concept. Find the starving crowd, and give them what they want.
Bouncing around some blogs today, I was reminded of something very important. Not everyone knows the truth yet.
The Kimkins crowd is starving no doubt. But it is more than just your normal food hunger. They are starving for the truth.
How do you feed the hungry? How do you get the truth to them? And even if you do get to them, how do you feed them something they didn’t really know they needed?
There is an imaginary wall around camp Kimkins. Like any cult compound, they are all drinking the koolaid – and in a daze. How do we get to them?
We have all these blogs, but who is going to look when some have been so brainwashed they don’t think anything else exists?
As an internet marketer, how do I feed this hungry crowd?
I can’t just barge in and walk around with picket signs. No, that attempt has been done by many, only to receive the the ceremonial ban button.
I will have to come up with another way.
Share this Post[?] Kimkins Press Release
Hot off the presses!
See the latest on the Kimkins Scam in this press release here.
Looking for ways to help? Please visit Say No to Kimkins and leave a comment.
Let them know you’re ready for action. The small actions of many can undo the deeds of one.
Did you recently leave Kimkins? Be sure to visit Low Carb Friends. Join and tell your story to the Ducks. And empower your self by taking action!
Share this Post[?] How Heidi Does Kimkins?
Filed under: Diet, blog, kimkins, product creation, video, viral marketing
I just couldn’t resist. CAUTION! Heiney here:
Now, obviously this is not how Heidi does Kimkins. One has only to find the pictures and video that are everywhere on the web to find your answers.
Share this Post[?] Break the Links!
There are some wonderful badges now available. If you have broken your links to Kimkins, and severed all ties, run on over here and go get your badge of honor! Keep up the good work all.
Share this Post[?] Part 2: 1on40
I was pulling my hair out somewhat this morning (and you’d think I’d be much more careful about it after Kimkins) as I was researching someone who I am still trying to figure out how to go about “calling them out.”
Anyway, it all boiled back down to SEO again, and I was reminded of 1on40. My first typing in of the term was an interesting typo – that was 10n40 – that’s a ten, the letter “n” and the number 40. The o (letter o) and the 0 (zero) are in very close placement on the keyboard. I’ll give that little tidbit away for free for anyone who happens over this often depressing and sadistic blog. So, I got some results with the typo’s (very exciting) and decided to type in properly, and noticed that finally the sweet little hub page I was following had trickled down and the master “1on40″ was at the top.
I was sad to see the hub page project by Terry G had dropped to 3rd on the ranking. But to be honest – I called it a week or so ago. Yes, all those new affiliates have slapped coded banners on their sites, in addition to sprinkling links in blogs, hub pages, and God only knows where – and now there are a bazillion back links getting settled in – and what a mess this will be if indeed 1on40 is deemed a scam. The clean-up will be enormous. The winner now is the 1on40 headquarters dot net and dot com sites.
I am beginning to see the nay-sayers now. A person going by the name of “felix” appeared on Terry’s webpage, crying that google has banned his site, and his page rank has dropped. I wish felix had left a little more information. If anyone would like to leave comments here on this blog, with details and links to your sites please do.
I was a little excited to see my “part 1: 1on40” hanging in there on the front page. I had only blogged once before about it, and I was sure there had to be some people pushing it harder than I was. I think one of my advantages here is the sheer power of Wordpress.
Someone joked that maybe 1on40 had shut down scam.com. The site was down for a few days, and like a junkie I was jonesing for scam to get fixed. It has been back up for a week or so now. I visited Scam, and found this great thread here. 1on40 is being compared to MTT aka morethantraffic (dot) com. This company is gone, but many suspect this is a repeat, including Reg, who has his own problems with 1on40 and is documenting them at his forum.
This is just a mini-update for now, and I’ll be continuing on with this soon. I’m sure some people will be interested in some video stuff I have done (if the real scam is revealed) and more that I’m working on – like how to file a complaint with the FTC.
Share this Post[?] More Spring Cleaning – A Letter to my Fellow Anti-Kimkins Bloggers, And Forum Posters
Dear Fellow Bloggers,
I know you didn’t mean to do it. I have even done it myself in the past, and now I understand even more why I shouldn’t have done it.
They are buried, and while I was digging in the internet garden yesterday I came across a lot of them. Some of you have probably completely forgotten about them – but they are there, and have taken root.
Bloggers of all levels are in on this one – even the ones that the majority of us visit.
I know you didn’t mean to do it, but now I must ask – in the battle against Kimkins – if you could all pitch in for some spring cleaning.
What am I talking about?
Within many of your blogs – the majority being posts created last year – there are still links to Kimkins.com. They are “back links.” There might be only 1, 2, or 3 on your blog, but the accumulation of them from many blogs has added up and they are all pointing to Kimkins.
Why is this a bad thing?
Back links are a huge factor in the ranking and support of a website. Some links, like the ones from news organizations are not in our control. But the ones in our personal blogs are.
I am asking all bloggers to please take some time to do some spring cleaning and gardening today. Please remove direct links to Kimkins off your blog, and replace the link to something you feel really represents what Kimkins is.
I am not going to name any names here. I know you have all been extremely busy and working hard. I just hate to see us sabotaging ourselves.
To the Forum Posters -
I understand the listing of information from the Who Is and addresses provided to submit complaints. But within this information as well, links to Kimkins are sticking – and sticking it to us. If you come across one of these links on your forum, I would like to ask if you could please send a message to the forum director asking them to break the link. Also, if you need to list the Kimkins web site that you please be sure to break the link.
I will be doing some spring cleaning myself today, and I hope you will join me.
Thank you all who have worked to help.
Sincerely,
Avenue Girl
Share this Post[?] I Hear You, Amy B
“I lost the weight in such a way that I now am worried I will not be able to get to goal and or keep the weight off.”
Your post today Feeling Like A Failure resonates in my head. I came within 12 pounds of my goal, when I took a break after my losses seemed to come to a stand still. I continued to get on the scale daily for a while, and even continued the way I was eating (for the most part) just to maintain.
When the colder weather came, I was unable to get the exercise in that I was used to. I also came to the realization that it was no longer summer, and my hair seemed to still be shedding. I had upped supplements which appeared to help, but when I took a real look at myself I realized my hair was the thinnest it had been in my entire life.
I felt some weight coming back on. I was getting ready to recommit to losing and promoting the diet. That is when I did my google search, and was lead back to LCF. The realization that my metabolism may have taken a hit made me take a giant step back. I couldn’t let myself think about a diet – as much as I still had a number to reach that I had burned into my head.
My biggest concern became seeing my hair get back to normal. I reluctantly let myself go. I was going to give in to urges for things I had deprived myself of for months. With the help of the gals and guys in the Fascination threads, I was scared into upping my fats, and really balancing my diet. I’m glad they did it.
Just now I ran my fingers through my hair, and not a strand was lost.
I have put on 28 pounds. My clothes are really tight, and some do not fit. I had tossed all the larger sizes last year for fear of gaining. I have been living in sweat pants since January. I tried to start to lose again a couple of times before, and found myself subconsciously looking for lean and low calorie foods. Old habits of what appeared to work are really hard to break.
What is worse, is there really is no maintenance. Even Jeannie has admitted to putting a few pounds back on. I had to stop myself.
It has been roughly eight months to get to this point. I began my weight loss journey again on March 18th. I’m taking it one day at a time, and I’m not getting on the scale two times a day like I used to. I’m not in a rush. There is no set end date. This time I’m taking it one day at a time.
I just ate a ham and cheese sandwich with mayonaise on an oopsie roll. I don’t know how many calories I just ate, and right now I don’t care. I am full. I am also wearing a pair of pants that did not fit seven days ago.
I will not do Kimkins, or any variation of it. I want to start a fitday, but I am not ready for that mentally. Seeing the amount of fat I’ve eaten this past week alone might trigger temptations to cut back.
I hope eight months has been long enough. Things seem to be going well for now. My biggest concern is looking out for unhealthy changes in my body – obvious things like hair loss.
I am not worried about getting to goal. The world will not end. Don’t get me wrong – I have a goal . I think people worry when they have a time set in their mind of when they need to get there. What is the worst thing that will happen if you don’t get to goal Amy? What if you come within 10 lbs of goal, and you are healthy and wearing one size larger then you originally pictured? Does it make you less of a mother? Will it make you not as good a friend? Will you not be able to experience the most important things in your life? I’m not bashing you. I under stand completely the feelings you are having – as I had them as well.
The feelings you are having are quite real. But just the way you trained your mind into Kimkins, you will have to take some time to un-train it. There is no rush to get to goal. Do what you must do to get your body healthy and stabilized first.
Do not beat yourself up. This thing takes time to overcome. Take your time, try not to worry, and just know you are far from alone.
Share this Post[?] Some Definitions
Mariasol was kind enough to help break down some of the terms that have had us scratching our heads, and how they apply to Kimkins.
To find out about a writ of attachment or what the deposition for Singinglass will entail, stop by and visit her today.
Thank you Mariasol! Your explanations were like an asprin for my exploding head.
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