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How many times are you coming across this sort of tactic on sales pages for the latest ‘thang’ in Internet Marketing?

Everywhere I turn, these days I see these ‘scarcity’ tactics being used to rush people into purchasing , only to see in a matter of days all the big names come out and promote those products with fervour and usually to their massive list of subscribers.

While we're at it , what’s with the splash pages with dollar amounts of $197 $147 $97 $77 for the next 30 people?

Anyone else in here think it’s all starting to become a bit of a bore?

I recently bought a product which will remain nameless, due to the vendor’s decency in refunding my complete purchase (mainly due to Clickbank’s policy I feel) that did this trick with a polished video squeeze page suggesting success could be acheived, whilst adhering to the latest FTC regulations. Combined with the fact that only ‘n’ number of products was going to be sold, it was a no-brainer surely?

After deciding to purchase the product, I was then told that this particular version was actually only able to be used on one specific area and that if I wanted to ‘realise my dreams’ then I’d have to purchase the upgraded version that was of course boundlessand what I'd been led to believe was the case in the original.

So having expended ‘n’ on the original product and seeing that the upgraded version was really only going to be a total of ‘n+80n/100’ then I fell for it. Turned out the upgraded version wasn’t up to much in any case and thankfully I was able to get my refund without too much effort. Being a software product, I think I stood a better chance of doing so.

I’ve yet to attempt to get a refund on an e-book or video course, as fortunately I think I’ve been quite selective in my purchases so far. How does a refund on a course work for instance? Do you have send proof that you’ve deleted the videos and PDFs from your hard drive?

So what else nags? All those exit scripts and pop-ups, which up to now I’ve always thought a reasonable marketing ploy to use. I really do draw the line, however when you're presented with seven or eight before I can get off the damn page.

You also need to be wary of the $x,000 get rich quick crew that promise you success from nothing, as long as you already have a list of several hundred subscribers built up already (that part is strangely absent from the sales patter).

Bonuses!! We all love bonuses. Look if you buy xxxx from me founded on the review I just lifted from rehashing the sales copy then you’re not only going to get xxxx, but you’ll also get a+b+c+d+e worth a total of $65,536 (programmers can discuss the import of that particular number).

And who says it’s worth that amount? I can’t believe that you’re willing to give away that amount of value for the 50% of $197 Affiliate commission that you’re going to make. Give me a break!

Not being a Guru or a potential Guru, I find it amusing to watch one of these ploys being initiated by one of the big names and for it then to spread across the field and be the method of choice of everyone else for a while.

Should you want an interesting exercise, try signing up to some of the Gurus and try to spot the difference with the swipe mails when a new product launch begins? Use a new email account for this, of course.

So in conclusion Dear Reader, before you buy the latest ‘Supreme List, Traffic, CPA, PPV, PPC, Google Killer, Twitter and Facebook total extermination, genocidal code revealed’ product.

Why not wait a while? Read reviews by folks that have actually purchased and tried the product at sites like the Warrior Forum (which incidentally is almost certainly the best resource for those fresh to the industry).

I would be willing to wager that if any product is really worth salt then it’ll be around for a while yet, before one day ending up as one of those very bonuses for the next big ‘thang’.

I’ll leave you with a tip for free (I should charge you $27 for this, apparently). Next time you’re about to purchase one of these products and after you have done your due diligence the right way. Before you click on the big ‘take action’ button, try canceling the page and see how much they ping off the price.

You might have to go through the sequence of pop-ups and virtual assistants twice to get to the smallest price, but it could be worth it.

Oh and if they try the old OTO we’ve got your IP address, then take a look at a VPN solution like Hotspot Shield or even use a dynamic IP, if you can. Nah Nah!

There you go, two tips for free, but only for you and only for today.

Please, don’t worry we’re fast approaching the inevitable plug.

Just be careful out there and If you find a product that helps me with my grammar then let me know?

In a final act of total hypocrisy, if you fancy getting involved in YourNetBiz which of course does away with all of this as you’re in a team that thrives on your success and offers constantly updated educationthat doesn't shut down in 24 hours.

Oh and there really are only that many ‘Geek in a Box’ slots available, because it’s all I can manage at the moment? Honest!