I didn't see a review section on Digital Point, so I'll just post my 2cents on this in the hopes of warning the easily gullible. If you're not familiar with this product, it's an E-Book (one of many) called Site Stealer(http://www.siteswiper.com) that alleges to offer "secret tips" on how to steal other people's work and use it to profit - all done legally. The first thing to note is that I stay clear from these type of sites and products, and the second thing is that my friend stupidly (he's gullible like that) bought this. So I read it, and I can't believe that anyone would pay $75 or even $50 dollars for this - it's complete crap. Besides the fact that the site uses a 'wiseguy' Italian stereotype to try and make the product seem likable or credible, the title is pretty much the only thing this book has going for it. This is probably the first Internet Marketting e-book I've ever read, and I did so just to see what was so special that people would easily shell out money over it. Without revealing too much detail about the book (I don't want to get sued), basically it doesn't promote stealing content (despite the title), it basically works like this: 1) Go get the resell-rights of a product. Or create your own product. 2) Go look at a product (ebook/software) that is doing well, and get 'inspired' by their website design. Copy the design yourself and change it as much as possible like change the description to your product description, change the title to your products title, etc. 3) Be sure to namedrop - the book cites it's own author endlessly, and makes mention of some other guy that I've never heard of (but then again I'm not knowledgeable about this ebook industry). 4) SPAM! Although it doesn't clearly out right say this, it heavily implies it. He says to use adsense arbitage, EZine Advertisements, Article Marketing, build e-mail address lists for the sole purpose of Spamming your products (written in great detail on how to acquire such lists). 5) Buy or offer resell-rights on the product you've created or obtained. 6) False promises of easy money. Last chapter deals with some screenshots of earnings made by the author. Some of it looks really really badly photoshopped. I could go on in detail, but I don't know if disclosing such specific information would make me liable. Anyways, if you've heard about this ebook or considered buying it - let me save you the money by offering you a tip: "Just create an ebook, give it a title that would raise curiosity (like Money Stealer) and then promise that the buyer can make wads of cash by 'stealing' legally. Sit back and profit - while your e-book mentions little, if nothing, about the title topic. After reading it, I laughed hysterically at my friend who shelled outl like $60 bucks for something SiteStealer links to for free (within their 'resources' page are some links to sites that basically mention everything in the e-book and are publicly available).
Alot of ebooks that have such get rich quick ideas are useless. They make money selling the book not doing the things they tell you to do.
they're ebook is more about making money with some other product, not the e-book itself. I just find it hilarious that people actually fall for their stupid "Sal" character (take a look at the really bad 'intro' video): http://pyg.keonox.com/tests/flash_flv_player/flvplayer.swf?file=http://69.57.150.131/private/Sales-Letter-Take3/Sales-Letter-Take3.flv Code (markup): It's too funny that people would see that video, and say "Yea that looks like a legitimate may to make money, some middle-aged man pretending to be the Fonz from Happy Days.
I have received an email about the guy from Mike Filsaime (email marketer) but I did not pay attention ... what you did not understand Slincon is that you actually voted for it by linking to it ... you could have used (sitewiper.com) that is what I usually do for sites I don't appreciate
You shouldn't just reveal the whole secret to the ebook here.. Is it right to steal from someone who steals from others? hmmm
I have been disappointed with many of the e-books I have read. Luckily, they were bought for me by a client as a thank-you, so I didn't lose any money on them. I especially hate when the copy advertises a 10-page special report and then you buy the report and find out that page 1 is the title page, page 2 is the disclaimer, page 3 is the author's bio, etc. I bought a "10-page" report once and it turned out to be 5 pages of actual information. I do my own research and write my own e-books now - if I advertise that I have written a 30-page e-book, the e-book contains 30 full pages of information.
At last, an ebook that tells you how to get rich by selling ebooks that tell people how to get rich by selling ebooks that....
one backlink without any PR, not to mention the anchor is their url (and people looking for their url already know about the site). I'm not too concerned about the link. you're not serious are you, I didn't think I revealed anything that hasn't been exposed anywhere else. It's just hilarious that people would believe anything advertised in the book. I'm pretty sure these guys make money off the same people - basically they have a mailing list filled with gullible folks and these are the repeat buyers of the product, so each time they release some new get-rich-quick ebook - the folks on the mailing list buy it. They prey on the gullible, who are too arrogant or greedy to believe any of the criticism. lol not only that, it actively endorses taking public domain programs and content and selling it (which although is probably legal, it heavily frowned upon - sorta like selling air to people, or ice to Eskimos as they put it).
OBVIOUSLY you did not check the PR before making that statement !!! Its PR3 as per the last update, dear !!!! And in my book a link is a link and if google does not find an anchor it will find appropriate text around to associate with it ... and you would very well be doing this site a favor ... As I already said My take on this is: if you don't like someone don't link to them, you are actually helping them ...
you're right I didn't check the pr...but it's not like I can edit the post, none the less it's still only a url in the anchor text - and yea maybe it counts as a link but w/e -spilt milk..
Why can't you edit the post? If a post is to old, cant you edit it or something? Does seem a bit strange..