WEBSITE PROMOTION SCAM?
If you're looking for ways to be better at website promotion, watch out for the University of Internet Marketing (UOIM) by JB Virtual Enterprises Inc. This program is also called the 'Incredible System'. For $47 monthly (Basic package) or $97 monthly (Pro package) the marketers of the program promise to teach you how to make money online. In fact, they guarantee more than $1,000 within the first 30 days if you follow their 'Incredible System' faithfully.
University of IM? I liked the idea of learning online how to be a professional internet marketer and mastering website promotion startegies. I wondered what kind of online learning resources UOIM would offer. Courses? Seminars" E-books? Workshops? The sales letter even said that there was an affiliate program, where you could earn a commission from every person you signed up, and even keep earning a residual income from them as long as they continued to subscribe to the UOIM program. Appealing. Online learning as well as internet marketing is growing in popularity worldwide, so I thought this was a good combination. I was sold on UOIM's convincing website promotion approach.
So I paid $97 to subscribe to the program. What followed in the next few days really put me off UOIM completely. First of all, although I was supposed to be able to log online immediately to the program, I found I couldn't, although I tried many times for almost 4 days. There was a support system for posting enquiries to, so I posted several messages during that period. A statement on the support system promised a reply soon, "usually within 24 hours". No such luck. Nobody responded, although I kept posting enquiries over those days.
The after-sales service was so non-existent that I began to suspect that I was the victim of a scam. At best, the company's support system was lousy and unreliable. Any confidence I had in the company quickly vanished.
It was only halfway through the fourth day that I got a response. By then, I had been sending messages saying that I wanted a refund (the UOIM program promises a 90-day Money Back Guarantee). Finally, I was given access into the program. What I discovered made me angry.
There was no real e-learning product. No courses, seminars, workshops or e-books. No certification of any kind. There was only information on how to market the UOIM program to other people. A commission would be paid for every new recruit. This was the UOIM affiliate program. Sample advertising copy was even provided. From what I could see, the Incredible System was nothing more than a pyramid scheme. It's creators' clever website promotion strategy had enlisted a large network of recruiters to promote this scheme thorughout the internet.
I didn't want to have anything to do with such a scheme, so I demanded my money back. The company which sold the UOIM program brazenly refused. Obviously, their 'money-back guarantee' is a sham.
More was to follow. Within hours of my request to have a refund, JB Virtual Enterprises Inc. locked me out of the UOIM program. I couldn't log in anymore. Yet, they still refuse to return my money to me. There's also the danger that they will still keep trying to deduct $97 every month from my credit card. I'm now getting my credit card company to cancel the transaction and get me my hard-earned money back.
Watch out everyone! Don't be conned by this company or their "University" program. It's an Incredible System alright - an incredible way to fleece unsuspecting consumers. This is a dishonest way to make money online, so don't get caught up in it! Stick to learning genuine and honest website promotion techniques from respected internet marketers.
