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Call me, don’t be afraid you can call me…
The title of this post are words from a song performed, by amongst others, Petula Clark in the 1960′s. So what connection do they have to online investing?
Well the answer is related to how personal we need to get when we try to share potential online investment opportunities with other people.
For the vast majority of people that read my blog I have no idea of who you are, where you come from, whether you are male, female, young or old. That’s not to say that I couldn’t find out some of this information as it is fairly easy to track where people are located and even an IP address but with regard to you as an individual that isn’t possible directly, and rightly so.
For a small number of readers I know a little more about you as you’ve signed up to my private newsletter so I know your first name and email address. I’ve had to make sure that you gave me permission to hold this information but now I can at least refer to you by your first name when I contact you with what I hope you consider to be useful, relevant and potentially profitable information.
But what would happen if I tried to speak to you on the phone? This question has been buzzing around my mind over the last few days. One program that I belong to recommends that if you receive no response from email communications you should phone the prospect and speak to them directly. I’m struggling because I doubt whether an unsolicited call would be either popular or welcome, especially if it is not 100% clear to the person you call that they willingly provided their phone number when filling out an online form.
Many people provide their details to all sorts of business opportunity websites and end up being extremely wary when called.
Personally, I’m highly suspicious of any call where the caller is unfamiliar to me. But, perhaps that’s just because of my reserved English character. Are people generally happy to receive calls from strangers and be happy to be pitched too?
I’ve got no problem in calling someone who willingly provides me with their number on the basis that they do it in the full knowledge of what I’d want to discuss when I called. So for me the title of this post is not something that I’m entirely comfortable with. Perhaps you have other views, why not leave a comment and add to the debate.
Shortcut Confidential Inner Circle opens soon…
For those of us who like to diversify our online investing efforts there is always a need to research what’s out there.
No doubt some people do this by reaching for the nearest Internet search engine but this takes time and it doesn’t always follow that you will end up with the best opportunities. Personally I like to leverage the efforts of others and I subscribe to several newsletters or forums that are great sources of online investing opportunities.
One such source is Shortcut Confidential. The editor of this is Glenn Fisher and it is clear that he has a passion for searching out good business opportunities for his readers. You can receive the information from Shortcut Confidential in two ways, firstly there is a daily email from Glenn that contains current opportunities and offers. Secondly by paying a subscription you can receive a printed newsletter that carries feature articles by many well known online business successes such as Michael Masterson and Bob Bly.
It now appears that ambitions are growing and early next week they will launch the Shortcut Confidential Inner Circle. From the information I’ve seen so far the aim is to allow a small number of people (maximum of 100) to join and learn over 15 different business ideas that could reap rich rewards.
Apart from Glenn Fisher other experts in the Inner Circle will be Harrison Moran, Tom Tragett, Jim Nendel, John Piper and Richie Forbes. Now you may never of heard of any of these people but they have all created money making opportunities that you could benefit from.
There is no indication as yet of what the investment will be to join this group so I can’t say whether I believe it will represent good value for money. What I can say is that they will provide real income opportunities and given that the membership is limited I’m assuming the information will be good.
If you’d like to be included on the invitation for this group all you have to do is sign up for the Shortcut Confidential email newsletter at no cost and you will get details of the Inner Circle on Monday.
Clearly, Glenn Fisher doesn’t publish his newsletter without the desire to make money so don’t be surprised to find that each edition includes a series of advertisements for various opportunities. There is no hard sell for you to be involved but it is only fair to advise you of what you will get when you sign up. Generally I think what is provided is done to help people learn how to achieve additional income, only you can tell whether the investment(s) involved are good value for your circumstances.
What Really Makes Money…First Impressions
In a previous post I mentioned that I had sent off for details of Business Opportunities (What Really Makes Money) from Nick Laight. The package arrived just before I left for my week’s break in Spain so I took the opportunity to review all the material whilst lying by the pool.
The package consisted of a manual that contains 8 business ideas that Nick suggests can be started with little capital but have the potential for good earnings. Also included was a CD with a further 11 business ideas. Finally there were copies of the last three newsletter editions, so all in all quite a comprehensive package.
There were several ideas that caught my eye and two specifically that I’d like to cover in this post. The first was a report on the CD that provided some information about one of my favoured money making methods, namely sports arbitrage trading. I have written about this on several occasions and whilst I don’t trade heavily in this area I am always keen to learn new ways of exploiting this business. The report provided information about the Odds Exchange website which is a portal that provides a whole raft of information about sports betting. This is a very useful site as it provides access to many online betting sites and associated services. In relation to sports arbitrage trading there is one section of the site that is dedicated to identifying arbitrage opportunities.
At the time of writing the arbitrages identified related to soccer and tennis. Assuming you could place the requisite trades returns were between 1.5% and 3.2%. There weren’t a large number identified and one that I looked at in detail used an Hungarian bookmaker for part of one trade. As I couldn’t find an English translation for the site it’s clear that not all opportunities would be available (unless you can work out the Hungarian equivalents of course). Also, as with any arbitrage opportunity you need to be quick to place the trade as they don’t always last that long.
If you register at Odds Exchange you can request the arbitrage trades be emailed to you so this could be a very useful service. In the report on the CD they highlighted examples of trades where profits would be above 30%. Whilst a very tempting profit it is always worth double-checking everything when profits like this are presented, however a good spot by Nick Laight and the WRMM team.
The second scheme that caught my eye was in the May edition of the newsletter and was an investment recommendation for woodland. A few years ago I did some basic research in investments in timber, primarily in Panama but never followed it up fully. The report in the newsletter focused on investing in woodland in the UK. As Nick explained the green movement has made this a very tempting area to get involved with as the European Union provide a whole host of subsidies and grants to encourage woodland development. The newsletter report gave some clear guidance on how to proceed, useful websites that gave even more information and a theoretical example of what profits could be achieved.
All in all this was highly attractive and I am considering following this up further when I return from holiday with a few ideas that I think could make this even more profitable.
Whilst I’ve only identified two business ideas from the wealth of information I received I am sure that many of the others provided have real potential so if you were considering a subscription to What Really Makes Money from Nick Laight at Canonbury Publishing then all I can say is go ahead as I don’t think you will be disappointed.
Money Making Ahead of the Crowd…
One thing that you should look for when investing online is to try and be ahead of the crowd. What I mean by this is to be among the first to learn about any new investment opportunity that is available. Of course you should never jump right in without first undertaking some ‘due diligence’ on the offer.
Unfortunately this is never a guarantee that the investment is genuine as has been demonstrated many times in the past. However, you should always do some investigation before parting with your hard earned money. Having learnt the hard way it never fails to amaze me how trusting people can be when a tempting return dazzles them against the potential for being swindled.
When you think about it anyone can set themselves up online and masquerade as an honest investment opportunity. The fraud is only discovered when large payments are due, the trick seems to be to drip feed some payments so that the word of mouth recommendation spreads far enough to entice enough people so that a sizeable pot of money is acquired before closing shop and heading off into the sunset.
One way to reduce the risk is to connect with someone who truly does seem to be at the head of the queue when investments are born but who is also knowledgeable enough to spot genuine opportunities when they arise. One such source is Gerald Deer who publishes a newsletter called ‘Investments You Can Use (IYCU)’.
Given the ever changing nature of the online investing world publication of the newsletter is related to when something of importance is spotted rather than a fixed publishing schedule. I find this very useful as you know that when a newsletter arrives in your email that it will be relevant and probably profitable.
In one recent issue it was clear that Gerald was one of only a handful of people who had been authorised to solicit interest from potential investors, this demonstrates to me that Gerald keeps his ear very close to the ground and has some very useful contacts.
If you would like to subscribe to Gerald’s newsletter then please send an email to geralddeer@safe-mail.net and mark the Subject line IYCU.
In any sphere being a front-runner is always an advantage, online investing is no different especially when much of the due diligence has been done for you. As an early investor you have the advantage of spreading the word to others and earning income from referrals.
Sorting the wheat from the chaff…
Like many people I have always been interested in online investing and as you will no doubt realise from reading this blog I’ve really only scratched the surface of what is out there. I’ve always thought it would be a great resource if someone could pull together the various opportunities out there and find a way to present them such that we, as potential investors, can make a more informed decision about whether to invest or not.
Online investing is not something that appeals to everyone but there is sufficient interest to attract scammers and ne’er do well’s looking for an easy buck. Recently I found a site that is designed to provide at least some information that will help both new and experienced online investors to avoid these undesirables.
Business Opportunity Review provides just such a service and I find it a highly useful resource when looking for new investments.
When you join you can read reviews from people who have tried a whole range of opportunities ranging from surveys through to betting. Examples of programs reviewed include Kleenezee, Zero Risk Arbitrage and Easy Forex to name just a very few from the long list.
So, now I have access to a whole range of information on whether something is worth pursuing. Also, you are encouraged to become a reviewer yourself so that others can learn from your experience. There is not enough space in a post like this to fully describe all of the information on the site so I would recommend that you check out Business Opportunity Review yourself.
By the way there is an offer on at the moment to join The Internet Business School which is affiliated with Business Opportunity Review for £1 for a 7-day trial. Seems good value for someone who is just starting out and needing to find out what they need to do to start an online business.
In print…
Today I received the latest copy of The Money Club newsletter from Agora Publishing. The newsletter is designed to help people who want to earn a living online by providing useful articles on subjects such as goal setting, good business practice and reviews of online opportunities.
This month Ben Catt of BizOppsUK provides an in-depth review of the website PDX Factor which he reports is essentially a site selling you an e-book about making money with Public Domain material. Ben’s overall impression is not very favourable as he says ‘Unfortunately, the instructions contained in this manual are very simplistic‘. Ben’s recommendation is to avoid the system unless you already have some experience of creating e-books etc.
By the way Ben provides a great service at BizOppsUK by helping people find online opportunities that are genuine and have the potential to provide good returns so have a look at the site now.
The newsletter editor is Freddie Goodman and he challenges his readers to submit an action plan of what they intend to do to reach their goals. His aim is to help the reader achieve their money targets but as he rightly says this won’t happen unless people take action. We shall have to see what sort of response he gets.
The other main contributor in this month’s edition is Stuart Goldsmith. Now, he could certainly not be accused of avoiding the issues, his article lays out the fact that to really be financially free you will need £3 Milllion Pounds, the first so you don’t need a job, the second to squander on silly toys and the third for starting to fulfill your real dreams…all good stuff.
If this sort of information sounds like something you’d be interested in then send a mail to MoneyTree for further information
