But as with anything that sounds too good to be true (especially on the internet), one can’t help but ask – is this affiliate marketing thingy for real? Is this my key to financial freedom? Or is it another well-designed gimmick meant to rob me of my hard-earned money?

There’s no doubt about it – there are affiliate marketing training and membership programs that do work and deliver. They will teach you the ins and outs of the biz…prepping you for the real affiliate marketing world. HOWEVER, just like anything else – there is a flip side to the coin.

Real lies and false claims – the internet is riddled with these. Unfortunately, the affiliate marketing business is not an exception.

Think about it – how hard is it to piece together an e-book that contains nothing but re-hashed material that you could get for free…get a graphics designer to give it a nice and eye-popping cover and sell it for a hundred times its worth?

Not too hard I’d say! And people all over the globe – including those affiliate marketing gurus and experts that you are worshipping, are doing this dirty trick day in and day out to rake in buckets of dollars that came from the pockets of unwary affiliate marketing newbies like you.

What about building a ‘Members Only’ website that contains ‘all the tools, tricks, and techniques to make thousands of dollars’…information which are nothing special compared to those found for free in the forums and make-money discussion groups?

Get this – anyone can call themselves an expert in affiliate marketing. Anyone can build an impressive and professional-looking website with today’s website-building technologies. Anyone can claim to have the ‘secret sauce’ that you need to finally transform you from a penniless chump into a Don overnight.

“But what about those testimonials they have on their website? What about those great reviews about their affiliate marketing programs, techniques, and tools?”

While there are legit testimonials out there, you should understand that they can be easily fabricated! You should always do your best if they’re from real people…and not just from an image with impressive paragraphs attached next to them.

Believe me or not, this is illegal but nobody has the time or the resources to track them down…let alone prosecute them. The end result? The clever webmaster and greedy affiliate marketer get away with it…and with your money!

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