ClickBank Pirate
 ClickBank (CB) Pirate
★★☆☆☆ (Two out of Five stars)
Good Qualities
Normally when I look at a website like ClickBank Pirate, I see a lot of baloney, some totally fake testimonies, and a couple of lame attempts at selling you by making you look at all the "freebies" they offer. In the case of CB Pirate, I'm not so sure. Of course, there is a ton of hype (which I for one hate), there is a lot of obviously faked "sales reports", and there is some testimonies written by paid people, (they aren't fake, you can tell by the pictures and the website URLs)... But there are a couple things making me hesitate about giving this a flat out one star, namely:
1) They're confident enough to give you a "60 day and if you don't like it your money back" promise, which I know for one ClickBank WILL fulfill... I've bought a few of there products myself, all of which I hated and returned within 60 days, and sure enough got my money back.
2) They put a lot of effort into selling this to you... Where as that's also a sign that the system probably won't work, it's also a sign that they were willing to put so much time into it, that maybe it's a little more trustworthy then first glance...
And 3) This is the final thing keeping me from being so hasty:
Bonus 2: Plug & Play Blog $297 Value Your own personal Wordpress blog - fully hosted, optimized and ready to go... you don't have to lift a finger!
Completely monetized and ready to promote your turnkey business and Clickbank links. You just log in, click and post the content we have already given you.
It could not be any easier!
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As a blog owner myself, I recognize the importance of having an already customized and monetized blog at your disposal... I'm just not totally prepared to pay $197 for it... Oh, buy wait! It's only $67 for today only! ... If you ever create a pitch page, please try not to insult others intelligence, thank you.
Bad Qualities
Unfortunately, there's so many of these particular qualities that it's hard to count them all... None the less, let's try:
1) There is so much hype I won't even bother trying (vainly) to elaborate on this point.
2) The testimonies are from people who are obviously paid to say everything they're saying (typing)... I believe there may even be services were people are willing to write "testimonies" for a price.
3) The "Weekly Sales Snapshot" is almost defiantly from a ClickBank account that is already generating some income.
4) They promise far to much... It's wise to start associating the words "easily make lot's of money on autopilot!" with the words "look at me, I'm a total scam!".
5) They try just a smidge too hard to get you to buy a product that if what they claim is true, they could be practically as profitable not sharing with you!
I'll admit, they probably give you everything they offer... They have to if they want to keep that $67 sale they just made on you. But it's probably not half as wonderful and easy as they claim it is.
SurveysPaid
SurveysPaid
★★★☆☆ (Three out of Five stars)
Though I for one have never been a big "make money quick by taking surveys!" type of guy, I know that others have been able to make a good deal of money off of it, so I figured it was about time I did a review on a survey site.
The first thing that struck me when I visited this particular pitch page, is that it's busy, hard to understand, and to the point... The first things you see when you visit the pitch page is some lady holding a wad of cash under your nose... And practically screaming at you to "look at me! Ignore all the information on this page!", when that's the first thing I see when I go to a website, I tend to hit the back button.
However, I like the fact that there is very little hype here... Aside of course from the "how much money could you make in a week?" tools that are apparently designed for the sole purpose of cluttering up the page, it's a pretty nicely made website.
I like how they tell you exactly what they offer. And how the check they show you is a reasonable 75$. This makes me believe it a little more, because it's not some outrages 1,000,000$ type thing that is an obvious phony... At least they aren't insulting our intelligence by trying to make us believe something like that, ah?
Really though, it's a rather small pitch page, and that usually means that someone didn't put a lot of work into it... Usually, when someone isn't willing to put in the time to create more than 11 paragraphs, and tries to make it look longer by adding a couple of "nifty little JavaScript tricks", it means they won't give you what they say they will... If they're not willing to put in the time to create a pitch page that explains a little more, they may not be willing to put in the time to make sure everyone gets a paycheck "instantly", as they put it.
But, I'm not one to judge people too harshly, so overall I'd say it's a mildly good site.
SiteSell
★★★★☆ (Four out of Five stars)
Good qualities
I was a personal owner of SiteSell for about two months. The reason I stopped was because I wasn't making money off of it, however, as you can tell from all the success stories, others have been able to.
SiteSell allows you to create a great L&F (Look and Feel) while at the same time offering you keywords that will help you write fantastic content. Also, it offers a "three months and if you don't like it your money back" guarantee; which I for one can back up, seeing as I've gotten all my money back from them... I've found that people who offer a 60 or more day refund policy are usually people I can trust.
SiteSell as I've already mentioned, offers a great keyword research tool that allows you to have extensive research into any niche you want to pursue. And, it offers a full 10 instructional videos on doing keyword research, writing content, and basically making sure you don't mess up, which for me, is important.
Bad Qualities
There are only two down sides to SiteSell that I'm aware of at the moment, and those are:
1) It requires a largish commitment financially and a large commitment as far as time goes. As far as the finances part, depending on what option you choose, you can either pay 25 dollars a month, or 300 dollars a year, which isn't a whole lot, but is certainly more than other services which are sometimes free and offer a site builder.
As far as the time part is concerned... Let's just say you have to be willing to put in at least 20 hours a week, be extremely passionate about your niche, and a pretty good writer.
2) Though SiteSell offers a "free" domain name, (you'll find out why I put free in quotes (") in a minute), and it offers "free" hosting, you're tied down to the system. By that, I mean that it's extremely difficult to actually move your domain to a different hosting system... That's not to say it's impossible, it's just extremely difficult.
As for why I put "free" in quotes, it's because it's not actually free; when you pay for SiteSell you pay for everything that goes along with it (including the domain name and the hosting), and therefore you'll find that 25 a month is a bit more expensive than most host providers will offer you... Which depending on where you go, is any where from free to 12 dollars monthly. However, combined with all the tools they offer, that particular bad quality is significantly minimized in my opinion.
Website
The website is absolutely amazing! There is only a tiny portion of hype and that's just because of the amount of spacing between paragraphs. But even that is kept at a minimum. The SiteSell website offers you a two and half minute long video, seven testimonies from real people, and even a call number and a email service. I'm not trying to make it out to seem more than it is, but it's website is plain out wonderful from my point of view.
It also offers several lists of what they offer and of what I need that they can fulfill. I tend to be very list inclined person, and therefore found that helpful. They also offers a thirty minute long Video Tour showing you what it's about.
P.S. Originally, I was planing on giving SiteSell a five star rating, but after reviewing the down sides, decided to go with the four out of five.
P.P.S. SiteSell has been in business for 13 years now! I have found that the longer something has been around the better it usually is.
SiteSell
Commission Crusher
Steve Iser's Commission Crusher
★☆☆☆☆ (One out of Five stars)
Steve's "Commission Crusher" is a some what famous, case of what shouldn't be done.
1) He's using the "you are unworthy to be here" theme... People who want to sell you a lame horse, take the "you don't deserve to ride this amazing horse" approach.
2) Red lettering; It's everywhere... Hype... Ahem, "red lettering" is being associated with beginners now a days.
3) Not only that, but if he has this amazing system, why would he be selling it?!
I hate to get into a "fit" about this sort of website, but when something is this badly written, with hype covering every square inch of the page, it's hard not to!
I've copied and pasted a "message" from the website for the purpose of this review:
From: Steve Iser ("The Commission Crusher")
To: The Next Commission Crusher (You)
You don’t even deserve to be on this page.
Because you almost didn't make it here - but lucky for you - you did...
Here, let me ask you a question: have you ever seen an X on a treasure map?
What if I told you, “You’re sitting on it...and you don’t realize it yet…”
What if I told you you’ve just stumbled onto a goldmine beyond anything you could’ve ever dreamed up...
You have no clue as to the power of what you are about to be offered.
But whether you know it or not...
You ARE just 10 clicks (no 6 clicks) away from the ONLY software tool that taps into a completely new... completely unexposed... cash juggernaut that’s about 100 times bigger than Clickbank, the biggest online digital marketplace.
Yeah. I said 100 time BIGGER than Clickbank... and about 200 times bigger than every single Internet marketing launch put together. If you think Internet "Gurus" are banking cash, then you're in for a shock.
Here's the definition of hype:
What they didn't mention in that definition is that hype is most often found in websites that have lots of spacing between the "paragraphs". You can see it all through their, this guy is trying to sell something, desperately, in fact, he's so desperate to sell us something, you are required to enter your email address in order to order it! What that means is this:
If you decide not to buy it, he has a "second chance" to "get you back" simply by emailing you! ... When you enter your email address you're automatically taken to a Aweber list, where it checks to make sure your email address isn't fake, and then promptly adds you to Steve's list! What this means is that Steve can now email you what ever he wants whenever he wants to (unless it's illegal).
If you have done research on Steve Iser, you'll know that he doesn't have to many faults when it comes to internet marketing, the problem is, if someone claims they make millions over night, and is trying to sell you something... Well, put two and two together.
If something looks to good to be true, it probably is. And in the case of Steve Iser's Commission Crusher, where he claims all you have to do is let the program "run over night" and then check it in the morning for "big money"... Well, it sounds a little to perfect to me. Most likely he isn't offering what he says he's offering, and this is just a scam to get your money.
I conclusion, their's one more thing I would like to point out:
1) above the place where you enter your email address, you'll find this:
The Download Button Is Below
(38 Downloadable Copies Remaining)
It's been saying "38 downloadable copies remaining" for about two weeks or so now. Strangely enough, I doubt it's because nobody is buying it; this is just another version of hype.
P.S. Since this is a review, I'm allowed to take a certain portion of what was said on the site (and do it legally).
Forex 'Hedge Hog' Trading Webinar
Forex 'Hedge Hog' Trading Webinar
★★★★☆ (Four out of Five stars)
I think it may be something to try, seeing as it has a 365 day refund... Personally, I think it would be a safe bet to try a system where the owner gives you the opportunity to try it out for a whole year before making your final decision.
However, the testimony from "Alta T. Louisiana" is a obvious fake:
it gives me the instant gratification of ringing the cash register quickly on one side, and the confidence that most the traders will eventually hit the profit target with time, thanks to the price regression lines.
For starters, no one actually talks like that. Secondly, "she" talks a lot like the person actually selling the product, you can see the similarity in the way they wright... And I tend not to trust people who make up their own testimonies.
One thing I like though, is that there is hardly in hype at all, aside from the fake testimony which is to be somewhat expected (everyone seems to use them).
I especially like this paragraph:
As for the 'teach for FREE' part, I already learned that free doesn't work. I already offered a number of students free training in recent years and not a single one of them made any significant progress. I think it's human nature not to value things we get for free. Not to mention that my family comes first, and time away from them is time that needs to be well compensated
to make a long story shorter, I think that:
1. It's a possibility.
2. I like the guarantee.
and 3. there's almost no hype; and that makes me think that it's just his honest opinion that he thinks he's found a good system.
So I think maybe it's worth a try.
Forex 'Hedge Hog' Trading Webinar
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