Can you count how many times I say “um?”

        

Last night there was no dinner for me, as I was just about to eat and the 80 year old got hostile that I had delayed in sitting at the table. What was I doing? I was finishing up an article for an ezine submission. My first one. Anyway, people got all upset and stammered out of the room, and I thought the anger was all on grandpa for yelling at me, but I found out this morning that I am “almost family” and after 5 years this sent me over the edge.

All ended on a good note late this evening. Less than 24 hours and not only was my article accepted, but I am an ezine expert. I came to find out not everyone is accepted on the first attempt, and if they are, not everyone is considered an expert.

My article revolves around 1 of 10 niches outside the internet marketing arena. No niches in “diet.” I am way under qualified to be giving anyone diet advice. I could easily weave a web of convincing materials like Heidi Kimmer, but it’s just not my style. Peoples lives are at stake. I’m amazed at the people who push pills, and elixers – all with no concept of what they do and never even trying them. Apple patch diet. What a crock. Consumers really need to watch it.

I have been busy, but not too busy to remember March 8th, the day I joined Kimkins. I got through it, and the one thing I will resume that I did before on it was my daily walks. Just waiting for a little more snow to melt.

        

I’m waiting for the day when I can change the current title of this blog and remove the nasty “Kimkins” word. The “404 error” can’t seem to come soon enough. I have a lot of other scams to cover. And as much as Wouter Van Dyck and his marketing tactics really tick me off, I have no desire to dwell on him and his evil doings forever.

I wanted to report and share a post from wackytobeme from LowCarbFriends:

This is a response I received regarding Kimkins from Findinarticles. Did anyone else hear from them. (this came in on Sat, but I overlooked it as it went to my spam folder)

“Hello,

We can not remove mentioned articles. Our terms of use clearly states :
All articles published by FindInArticles.com are not meant to be used for
legal, medical, or any other type of advice.

We are unable to check the truthfulness of each article on our site.
Unless there is a request from the author of the article or a legal request,
the article will be on our site.

Thank you for your time
Findinarticles.com

Okay, if the articles aren’t for any type of advice what are they for?

ETA: Oh yeah, the ever CYA, “for informational purposes only”

Basically, findinarticles is a really crappy article site.

What do you find in articles when you go to findinarticles.com? Crap.

It’s no wonder I went into somewhat of a coma for 3 days and a continued fog there after. I keep thinking it’s going to be like the Wizard of OZ or something, and I’ll wake up and it was just a tornado or something but everything is just fine and those evil monkeys were just a dream.

If you go to the front page of findinarticles, their partners include articlesbase, articlecity, ezine articles, isnare, spiderden, and article99. I know isnare and ezine didn’t seem to have their hands tied when it came to removing things.

        

We have come across some article sites, that I must really commend. They have heard our cries and removed the offending articles from their sites. But I have come across another problem, thanks to my old pal Wouter Van Dyck.

This morning I came across an article that didn’t have anything to do with Kimkins per say (this isn’t the first time), but it was signed off by Wouter and the link he provides goes to his site Kimkins Review. Why is this a problem?

The article slips under the radar. It shows Wouter as an expert in another field, building his reputation. If someone was to be innocently looking for an article, and happen to notice his little blurb about losing weight at the bottom, they could very well be encouraged to click to the review site, and order Kimkins.

But there is even a larger problem with the articles. The articles spread around the internet, and in return create many more links for Wouter, which in turn supports the ranking of his site.

I recently hit an extremely disturbing site which was connected to Wouter Van Dyck, and in my mind there is no denying his uncaring morals and character.

Wouter is linked to references about teenagers. A teen depression site is one, and he has blogged about teens and diet on his blogger Kimkins Review. He is recommending the Kimkins diet for obese teenagers. Teenagers are the last ones on the planet who should be shown Kimkins. They are too impressionable, and this cocktail mix is most horrifically a promotion to encourage eating disorders. Teenagers need to be extremely careful when it comes to diet, as obviously they are still developing.

I am not only crying now, but my stomach is churning as well.

I want to give proper credit the to article sites that have been truly responsible. It is their help that has revived my spirit to carry onward with this mission. During the brief moments of this post being written, another site has stepped up to the plate and really made my day.

I would like to thank onlinecooking.net . Thank you for realizing the severity of this problem, and thank you for helping to save others from online fraud.

I would like to thank isnare.com . You have a great assortment of articles, and I highly commend you for your help.

I would like to thank ezinearticles.com for removing the directly related Kimkins promotion articles.

I would like to thank pixel4less.com for removing the Kimkins articles. They really have a nice collection in there on many topics.

And one more for today, thank you articles3000 . Absolutely outstanding.

There are more article sites that I will be recommending soon. This is just a start.

We are still waiting to hear back from many more.

If you are a member of or use article sites, please check your site for any offending materials, and I urge you to contact those companies and see if they really care, or choose to support fraud. It will tell you a lot about the company, which ultimately will comment on the quality of articles they wish to provide to the public.

        

Say No To Kimkins and please share your story.

Now, here’s an interesting thing about spreading some word.

I think everyone who has been following this blog realizes I wish only to spread the word about things I think are great products, and I wish to be truly honest. I won’t spread the word about things I have no actual experience with. I must be involved with a product in some way to even consider promoting it. I need sound proof, testimonials from real people, etc.

I have a question for my old pal Wouter Van Dyck today.

I came across his review of Hoodia Diet Pills. In his promotional ezine article there is a nice little blurb at the end, which I seem to recall seeing at his previously available Kimkins solution.

Basically it says that Wouter has experienced dozens of weight loss programs, but has found a solution. And then you are taken to his Hoodia site. Wouter, are you saying Hoodia is the solution?

There appears to be real information and facts about hoodia, but I really want to know.

Wouter, have you really even ever been on a diet? I thought Kimkins was the solution.

Which by the way, your Kimkins Diet Review is still dancing around on the first page of the google search.

Did you do Kimkins and hoodia? I really want to know Wouter. Because you are such an ezine expert.

This has nothing to do with the fact of whether hoodia works or not. This has to do with the expert Wouter Van Dyck, and who he really is, and is he just out to scam people and make a buck on hot selling items or does he really have experience with the things he is promoting?

Wouter has a few other articles I’ll be addressing down the road here.

My feeling is that Wouter is playing a lot of people. I don’t agree with his marketing tactics. They are starting to look a lot like Kimmer’s. Tell a bit of truth, and then tell a little lie. OR, tell a little truth, and then don’t give the whole story.

So I really leave with this question. Did Wouter ever need to lose weight and if he did what did he use?

        

Oh, I just loved this little quote:

“i don’t now how you do your research but that blog isn’t updated in like 2 months”

Ok, Wout, two months, hmmm. THIS SCANDAL WAS IN FULL SCALE TWO MONTHS AGO!

Not only that, but you are FULL OF BEANS! (I had something other than beans here, but I’ll let you fill in the four letter word of your choice) Let’s just say, I happen to know that this was not the first you have heard of the scandal.

There is old information on your site, whether there has been a court case or not, it is your responsibility to update your information. You owe that to your customers, if you really want to help them.

“who are you and why should i justify myself to you?”

I am an American! I am someone who cares about her customers!

And forget any justification. You are going to sink lower and lower. I wouldn’t believe a thing you told me at this point, especially after knowing you chose to promote a lying liar who lies.

Perhaps you need a link to see which charges Ms. Diaz is facing?

Here’s a nice little tidbit for you : “Kimkins” Diet Fraud Unmasked

If I were you, I’d pay a little more attention on what’s going on in your own back yard.

Yours truly,

Hugs, and kisses to you!

Avenue Girl

President of the Wouter Van Dyck Fan Club

PS: I left a comment on one of your ezines about tracking what articles you have submitted. You’ll be receiving a bill from the clean up crew.

PS again: Don’t you just love viral marketing? Yummy.

Oh, what the heck, one more PS: According to Ezine, I thought you were an “expert” on Kimkins. What does that have to say for ezines experts? Now perhaps you can write an appropriate article on Kimkins. I won’t be holding my breath.

        

Yucky’s man was hired to write about something he had no idea of what he was writing about. His gift of the pen was used for evil. He was just writing. Could he possibly kill someone?

The chicken lady also hired out a software designer. Could he have unknowingly put together a forum that could cause it’s users harm? Is MCD’s forum a house of horrors? I’m not putting down MCD here, but using it as an example of what could happen.

Elance is a service that brings writers and other media makers together with prospective buyers. The buyers are looking for a task to get done, and the Elance freelancers are hired out. Are there assassins at Elance?
Many of the writers on Elance are just regular people looking to support themselves. Most of them don’t even get paid much to write an article. There are also video makers, voice over artists, and software designers.

Oh, the horror! If someone hired me from these services and lets say my work was used to harm people. This just becomes another layer of how a scam spreads and affects so many people.

I think the Elance freelancers need to be careful about the jobs they take. It’s all to easy to get pulled in for a small amount of money.

It’s like the last Spiderman movie, with that black stuff that kept going everywhere. I wish I could just play the church bells and make it all go away.

        

I stopped by Yust Yucky today, and I’m glad I did. It is a story of hope. So without further adieu, here’s a dose of holiday cheer: http://yustyucky.wordpress.com

        

In researching articles, I have found a never ending list of “experts” that are all about to get a big old dose of reality. It is now clear that these so called experts are not really interested in providing quality products, services, and advice. Providing the best service possible and a real devotion to your product is essential to the success of any business.

I have called out Wouter Van Dyck, but he is not the only offender, just the most successful in the promotion of his “expert” advice.

I am losing respect for the article submission sites. This whole thing is hurting them as well. They will get reputations that they will accept any old piece of crap. Free quality internet information is taking a punch.

My anger is starting to go a bit deeper now. I recall reading some information on article building. How to randomly go around the internet and take pieces of other peoples websites and articles and tweek it to make your own. I’m beginning to feel this type of technique has run amuck.

I was not the only one in error when I blindly promoted Kimkins, but I sure the heck knew when it was definitely time to stop.

It should be a priority to remove all articles and positive references to Kimkins if you care to save your expert reputation. Your reputation will be researched by future joint venture partners. I do not condemn my fellow affiliates for initially wanting to get their articles out. But I will not tolerate anyone who has been warned at this time, and continues to be inactive in assisting in the cause. The longer they leave their articles out their, the more they will be ruining their own reputations.

I really do care, not just to save my own derrier, but I really want to help others. I want to help other affiliates, and I want to save anyone who gets a bad idea in their head like joining a starvation diet started by a scam artist.

I’m doing my best to contact authors of the articles. Any article writers that may come across this blog, don’t just dismiss me as a crackpot. Do your research, and become a real expert.

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