NEW FTC Affiliate Marketing Guidelines: Can A Retarded Gorilla fix a Swiss Watch?
Note: I’m not a lawyer, Never been a lawyer,
don’t practice law and I do not give legal advice! The information below is NOT legal advice. The following are just my thoughts and opinion.
As many of you have probably heard, the FTC recently enacted some new advertising standards that directly affect internet marketing in general -
across the whole board…
And this will impact basically every Affiliate offer, pre-sell page
and affiliate “review” page you affiliate marketers will create from this point forward.
Namely, the NEW guidelines deals with:
* Compensation Disclosure, and
* Honesty about Average Results
As I understand it, (and as Chris Rempel states in his blog) in summary, the new guidelines state that:
1) You have to clearly disclose that you are either being compensated or have a vested interest (commissions) in the products, services or otherwise “stuff” you feature in ANY of your content, and
2) Whenever you make claims about an offer – or publish testimonials – you have to either clarify or verify what the actual, average results are for an average user of the product.
From what I can interpret from the FTC guidelines (and it’s pretty vague),
you can still use your showpiece testimonials that are NOT average, but instead of just saying “results not typical” or “results may vary” – you have to
outright provide the *actual* average results in very close proximity to the
testimonial.
Something like: “This user experienced substantially above-average
results with this product. The average user can expect ___________”
(You can read a more in-depth take on the testimonial issue on
Frank Kern’s blog, by the way…)
I just want you to know, that I enjoy affiliate marketing and all its ups and
downs. And yes, I do promote some products that are created by others. And yes I do receive a very small amount of compensation when a customer purchases thru my affiliate links for a product. I usually only promote products or services that I have personally used and have derived some sort of benefit from that product.
As you look around on this blog, you will see various banners and ads for
various products. Please know that these are all my affiliate links to those
products. So if you decide to make a purchase, yes, I will be compensated (a
very small amount). But the point is, your experience using the product will NOT be average, there really is NO average, and no way in HELL can I predict what your results or experience(s) will be
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MY FULL DISCLOSURE: I want to make 2 points perfectly clear: 1) Yes, most of the links on this page are my affiliate links 2) I make NO claims as to what kind of results or experience you can expect when using these products. |
So, the question is, Can the Retarded Gorilla really fix a smooth running
Swiss Watch? Probably not! But the FTC makes all the rules, AND you have to play by THEIR rules (and, as always, consult your lawyer, as your results may vary)!
Michael
Mega Red Packet – The Real Deal Or Just Plain Hype?
I’ve just signed up for the Video Lounge access at Mega Red Packet and before I forget, I am writing in to tell you this.
Vince Tan, Edmund Loh and Stephen Luc are teaming up to release the Mega Red Packet on 4th May 2009. In case you’ve not heard of these dynamic trio here’s a quick background on them…
Vince Tan is a World Internet Summit speaker and the same man who pulled off the Biggest Firesale event in Year 2008 which broke the 6 figure record in just 3 days and then brought in $170,000 in only 10 days.
If you use Private Label Rights products often for your Internet Business then I suppose Edmund Loh doesn’t need an introduction; he’s the person behind more than 260 Private Label Rights titles under the PLRGold brand. Just late last year, he teamed up with expert video maker Stephen Luc to pull off a product launch called PLRGold: Videos and raked in $100,000 in 10 days too. Collectively, the dynamic trio has made more than a million dollars in sales.
So what is Mega Red Packet all about? (since it’s 3 months after the Chinese New Year)
When I first visited the Mega Red Packet website, it branded itself as a “Recession Show Stopper”. I didn’t think much of it initially since a lot of Internet Marketing opportunist won’t let go any chance to cash in on the latest trend. But I take back what I said when I saw the Video Lounge area.
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Vince, Edmund and Stephen have produced and positioned Mega Red Packet to turn the tide for many people who are not only struggling in their pursuit of building an online business but also people who are affected by the current recession period.
Mega Red Packet is focused on this core of success: product + traffic = residual income. This is the closest definition to push button marketing where all the work has been done for Internet Marketers of all levels – whether you are new or seasoned. The Mega Red Packet team has invested nearly $100,000 and 6 months in conceiving this push button program and infrastructure, which gives the user a variety of products to get reseller and Franchise rights to new, original products and sell.
Mega Red Packet is NOT about potential. It’s about empowering the Internet newbie to have his string of proven businesses in the form of Reseller Memberships for you to take full control of, and Franchise rights to proven Internet Businesses so that they can be put into the shoes of these 3 top Internet Marketers. The new Internet Marketer can now leverage off the credibility and proven model that the dynamic trio have discovered over the collective 11 years of marketing experience.
Traffic generation is another topic of great interest to some, and a great struggle to many others. The Mega Red Packet collection solves this more efficient and effectively than anyone, myself included, can ask for.
Vince, Edmund and Stephen are also taking this chance to launch their newest home study course named “Traffic Leopard” – aptly called ‘the next generation of traffic building’ that features a series of proven tactics to drive in traffic to your website, accompanied by a rich archive of case studies as used and experimented relentlessly by all of the 3 top Internet Marketers.
There’s also the Traffic Networks where Vince and Edmund have negotiated with some of the top traffic building site owners to give generous credits to members of Mega Red Packet.
All in all, there’s more goodies in store in Mega Red Packet that I believe every Internet Marketer must look forward to. It’s ground breaking and non-conventional, not something you know so well of. Literally, all the work is done and I haven’t even talked about the new Private Label Rights products and software they are releasing in the Mega Red Packet event, that lets you do instant One Time Offers, Upsells and even Cross-Sells.
You can take my review with a pinch of salt but I strongly urge you to check out the site now and sign up for the free access to the Video Lounge (worth $297) and get onto their Advanced Notification List. (by the way speaking of that, they are also going to pick randomly 3 different names from the list to give free copies of Mega Red Packet on their launch day – you could be one of them!)
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It’s sort of amusing now, but at the time,
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Matter of fact, the other day when I had another
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Everybody is pushing their DVD of the Month Club! And, so, I too, got caught up in the frenzy! Don’t know where the DVD is (if it arrived at all?), but I did get stung for $29.95 on the ole VISA card.
So, when I went to go cancel my MONTHLY subscription, I saw this post by Keith Wellman and what strikes me about this post is:
it is “The First Honest Answer I have ever seen!”
(From inside the support forum: justaskkeith.com)
QUESTION: What’s the best method to make money online?
SOLUTION:
That’s a loaded question and depending on who you ask could have a very different answer. My personal answer is a method that works 100% of the time and I favor it because of it’s success ratio. The process is creating a digital information product in a market with proven buyers online and launching that product with joint venture partners and affiliates.
Keith goes on to say:
“There are hundreds of other methods and I recommend checking out my products and services to learn more. You can find in depth and free training on my blog at http://www.keithwellman.com”.
So there you have it!
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and
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And remember, Keith claims that this works 100% of the time.
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To your Success in 2009!
Michael
16 Keys to Success from Bob Parsons
On day one we had a keynote speaker
Whose name was Bob Parsons, the CEO of GoDaddy.com.
And I have to give it to him – his speech was VERY inspirational to all of us in
the room.
(Remember this guy has built multi-million dollar
businesses from the ground up, over and over.)
And this is what Bob’s 16 rules are…
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.”
2. Never give up.
Almost nothing works the first time it’s attempted. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think.
There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be.
Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of “undefined consequences.” My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, “Well, Robert, if it doesn’t work, they can’t eat you.”
5. Focus on what you want to have happen.
Remember that old saying, “As you think, so shall you be.”
6. Take things a day at a time.
No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7. Always be moving forward.
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8. Be quick to decide.
Remember what General George S. Patton said: “A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
9. Measure everything of significance.
I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
If you want to uncover problems you don’t know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven’t examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anybody push you around.
In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you’re doing as anyone else, provided that what you’re doing is legal.
13. Never expect life to be fair.
Life isn’t fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14. Solve your own problems.
You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others.” There’s also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: “A wise man keeps his own counsel.”
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16. There’s always a reason to smile.
Find it. After all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time!”
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