tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post2624277530450678852..comments2023-11-18T13:07:27.303-08:00Comments on Indie Author: How To Sell Your Integrity, $470 At A TimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-16414413826385135422014-01-10T20:47:06.050-08:002014-01-10T20:47:06.050-08:00Daring Novelist: I really don't think that'...Daring Novelist: I really don't think that's the case here, because this publicist has been featured in numerous, major media outlets. I'd think if it were such a transparent scam, she wouldn't be appearing on legitimate talk shows and the like.April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-44471311590532405512014-01-10T20:11:31.180-08:002014-01-10T20:11:31.180-08:00April, no it's not an illegal pyramid scheme -...April, no it's not an illegal pyramid scheme -- but the way people make money on these is to sell to affiliates. It's a very well known method of finding suckers who will pay an outrageous price.<br /><br />The thing to remember is that nobody thinks that $900 is a good price, but people who are looking for a get-rich-quick scheme are also the same people who will pay $400 for something The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-64637859794875157312014-01-10T11:02:38.730-08:002014-01-10T11:02:38.730-08:00Daring Novelist: I don't think it's a pyra...Daring Novelist: I don't think it's a pyramid scheme, because she's not asking me to sell her stuff directly to other people, and she's also not asking me to pay for anything myself. It's an affiliate program, where those who send customers to her are paid a (ridiculously inflated) fee. It's Payola, in the author services world. April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-25412061389390094342014-01-10T08:55:57.899-08:002014-01-10T08:55:57.899-08:00Actually, it's more insidious than that....
T...Actually, it's more insidious than that....<br /><br />The point of this kind of marketing isn't to get you to sell the product (though that's a bonus for them if you do). It's really a backdoor way to get you to buy a copy (perhaps at a "discounted" rate).<br /><br />Affiliate marketing of this sort is really a multilevel marketing (i.e. chain mail) scam. The The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-23587766754761236842014-01-09T16:27:57.178-08:002014-01-09T16:27:57.178-08:00The reality is that self-publishing might be losin...The reality is that self-publishing might be losing some of the old vanity stigma, but it's ripe for more sophisticated money making scams. I've seen everything over the past couple of years in this arena - the ponzi, pyramid and crap as gold. Unfortunately the online arena and any service associated with it has become the new breading ground for the old 'earn $$$$ by doing nothing&#Mick Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787268101730723300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-75683344829470415852014-01-09T16:18:49.986-08:002014-01-09T16:18:49.986-08:00I'm glad you didn't take that $470. I'...I'm glad you didn't take that $470. I've been made several "offers" to sell things on my blog. So in response, I've explained in my about me page that I don't sell things like webinars, seminars or books. Now, I don't get any more of those offers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-29742238640064819902014-01-09T15:50:43.696-08:002014-01-09T15:50:43.696-08:00Still picking up my jaw...Still picking up my jaw...Bridget McKennahttp://www.bridgetmckenna.comnoreply@blogger.com