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  • Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired

    Oeps! By mistake I declined task credits.....
    This can happen when you overlooked a name in the downline they were supposed to sign up for, or they signed up with another username or just bec...
    Andy Anderson  Sometimes ethics are as simple as this example of finding a way to do right, even in a situation that was out of your control. Keeping the contact or ...
    Nov 14th 17:31
    Philippe Moisan  Paula, that was a wonderful idea. Thumbs up !
    Nov 14th 20:06
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  • Tony P. Senior   Marketing

    The Real Deal
    On the issue of legal and illegal programs, MLM,Piramid schems and the like, I visited this site...  http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/other/dvimf...
    Dave Gilbert  Its good that at least some people take notice and follow good advice, there are a lot of traps on the internet and what appears to be a legal and sou...
    Nov 10th 04:51
    Louise Venison  It's good to see more people linking to that page. It has the authority behind it that means more people will hopefully take notice.
    Nov 10th 05:13
    Tony P.  thanks to you guys. I was scammed not once but twice a while back and learned my lesson real good. I want as much as possible for the Internet to be a...
    Nov 10th 08:52
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  • Philippe Moisan Magnate II   Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer

    Campaign called "Write testimonial on my profile"
    It's true. It's real. I never thought I'd see this. Here's the link to : "Write testimonial on my profile" Paula had created a discussion about crea...
    Louise Venison  The regulations on all kind of business activities can get extremely complicated, especially when your company is registered in one country, your webs...
    Nov 9th 05:34
    Dave Gilbert  "It seems a bit weird to give you something for free and then reward you for taking it." But thats a lot like what we do at Kooiii Louise maybe thats ...
    Nov 9th 05:39
    Paula van Dun  I already wrote it somewhere. For me a testimonial has only value if it comes from the hart. Some times it is a task campaign; if there is no one at t...
    Nov 9th 05:40
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  • Meghan Senior   

    #1 Pet Peeve: Trademark/Copyright Infringement in Website Names
    I'm always on the lookout for new places to advertise, so I've seen a lot of safelists, traffic exchanges, and classified websites. It drives me NUTS ...
    Dave Gilbert  I actually wrote an article on copyright because 99% of all material on the internet is not properly protected see hxxp://myviralblog.com/blog/2010/03...
    Nov 2nd 17:47
    Meghan   Thank you everyone for sharing and participating in the discussion.
    Nov 3rd 08:40
    Warren Day  I think this stuff usually doesn't matter because most of these sites are so lame that they won't even hit the radar anyway. It doesn't make it right,...
    Nov 6th 14:52
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  • Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired

    Write a testimonial for credits - I don't like it!
    This is most certainly a task campaign i will neither start or join. Ever! I feel a testimonial must be written spontaneously because you like a ...
    Gilberto Cintron  @webmiep I understand you point. Really I do, but it's not like a co-signatory for a loan or something. You are right, for the most part a testimonial...
    Nov 2nd 09:31
    Paula van Dun  I do understand the idea behind it. But i still don't like it. Maybe I am old fashioned or it is due by the way my parents raised me. I will never for...
    Nov 3rd 12:37
    Patsy j Payne  I apologize, I didn't know there was a Task campaign "Paid to write a testimonial" I agree with you. I want the testimonials I receive to be real, not...
    Nov 4th 11:53
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  • Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired

    A question about no scam seals
    I saw a program with "no cam seals" on it.  I am not from USA so i don't know them. Who can tell me if these seals have any value and if the site...
    Bj aka Bill Brown  @Dave have to agree on that and I personally can not say one is better than the other - if i see either one on a site then It reassures me. ...
    Nov 2nd 16:08
    Dave Gilbert  Your right Bill regardless of what badges appear on a site it is always best to do some background checks before you commit yourself
    Nov 2nd 18:02
    Andy Anderson  Scam seals are often faked or duplicated but must link to the listing on the authority site. When you get the business listing it will give a URL to m...
    Nov 3rd 01:10
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Put your customer first or put out the closed sign-Its just that simple
    Your customer is the backbone of your business.  I really need to say this because some people need to hear it.  What you say or do to one c...
    Cheryl Baumgartner  That is true but the big chains can afford to have a location close, mom and pop cannot. If the Walmart on the corner closes well they are all over t...
    Oct 30th 18:54
    Muriel & Graham Legg  We used to have a corner shop that sold just about everything. We were open all hours and gave customers personal service. We used to sell our first e...
    Oct 31st 13:24
    Cheryl Baumgartner  I would hope that we all know you have to look after your business, that goes without saying. But when you are rude, inattentive and neglectful of yo...
    Oct 31st 13:28
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  • Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired

    My solution to the Kooday Disaster
    Like many I also fell for Kooday and became a member of Kooday some months ago.   No much time later, due the reactions to my article&nb...
    Dave Gilbert  The answer lies in the Goldrush mentality people adopt when unscrupulous operators claim to have struck it rich using their new opportunity people flo...
    Oct 29th 17:06
    Paula van Dun  @Dave Yes, I am learning how to distinguish fast thanks to you, Andy and many new friends on Faceplate. I understand you're talking about Goldrush. De...
    Oct 29th 17:20
    Dave Gilbert  with regards Kooday i think our concerns have been well founded despite claims of members cashing out $25,000 etc (though i believe both paypal and al...
    Oct 29th 18:36
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  • Andy Anderson Professional   Owner Yuma Bloggers

    Doing the right thing even when it's tough.
    Recently I paid a hefty price with some very personal attack by the victims of a scammer. Not for putting them in the scam or being involved with it b...
    Muriel & Graham Legg  $$$$$????? - that is what people look at. If some one tells them that they are going to earn XX anount in two weeks - that is what they look at. Due d...
    Oct 27th 03:23
    Dave Gilbert  there are some warning signs though that you can watch for these are : 1. you are asked to convert real dollars in the fake dollars in order to par...
    Oct 27th 23:25
    Andy Anderson  On the fake dollars more often than not though the scammer thinks that trading in the converted points for the ponzi scheme will no longer be illegal...
    Oct 28th 00:00
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  • Philippe Moisan Magnate II   Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer

    Federal Trade Commission FTC (USA)
    Paula created a blog here with this information. "I happened to stumble in on this site that seems to be a useful resource for preventing ...
    Andy Anderson  FTC.gov is not only a great tool for Americans, but when dealing with Internet laws most nations mirror the same laws we have passed here. The excepti...
    Oct 27th 18:52
    Paula van Dun  Since you all seem to recommend this site I will take a closer look. Hope I will be able to understand the legal expressions
    Oct 27th 18:55
    Cheryl Baumgartner  Most of the FTC site information was written for consumers so more of the information should be pretty clear.
    Oct 27th 19:06
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  • Patsy j Payne Committed   konnektions konsultant

    Question for Andy
    I Andy I asked an ethics and risk question to Philippe. He asked me to post it over here and ask you. I have stirred up a hornet's nests reqarding Pow...
    Patsy j Payne  Thank you Andy. I forgot about Rust. And I do need to be sure to have my lead to protect me from Kryptonite. ROFL
    Oct 27th 14:30
    Philippe Moisan  Actually, my armor is made of lead, so Superman won't see my punches coming. It's a new kind of lead, invented by Tony, he can't wait for me to try it...
    Oct 27th 15:04
    Patsy j Payne  You changed your name, you can't be Iron Man with Lead, you would have to be Lead Man. Are you inventing a new superhero or are we sticking with the o...
    Oct 27th 17:33
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  • Philippe Moisan Magnate II   Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer

    Other groups about Ethics in business
    If you hear or are part of a group or groups on the same subjects we discuss in the group here, don't hesitate to give us the link(s) to it. One of m...
    Bj aka Bill Brown  you need to make the links clickable
    Oct 26th 16:36
    Philippe Moisan  uh, bj, I just clicked on it, it works fine. I admit I could have taken the time to make it look better than just an ugly linj, though.
    Oct 26th 16:40
    Bj aka Bill Brown  your online marketing works fine but the one in the post does not
    Oct 26th 17:04
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  • Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired

    A question for the SEO experts regarding article services
    There are several services that provide articles which may be used by others. So there will be many with pretty much the same content. I understood th...
    Andy Anderson  Dawie you can go to Dynamic Drive and get code to disable right click on your content pages, this will stop most Copy and paste actions or at least co...
    Oct 26th 18:04
    Andy Anderson  LOL hadn't seen Dave's post on it, again great minds seem to think alike.
    Oct 26th 18:05
    Dawie Bezuidenhout  Thanks for that guys, i am going there now.
    Oct 26th 18:19
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  • Sean North Professional   Business

    The sale of medicinal product that carry no warning
    Hi everyone If I have posted this  in the wrong place I apologise. With the growing trade on the internet of pills and potions, Should adverisers...
    Sean North  Hi Dave, I forgot to put that in under the latest regulation from european union all products ie cosmetics, soap and so on must carry a full list of ...
    Oct 26th 07:39
    Bj aka Bill Brown  Hi Sean - yes i am hitting anyone advertising any pills, potions, lotions, and jungle juices that make any health related claims. Their site are...
    Oct 26th 16:12
    Andy Anderson  Here in the U.S. a company has to label and disclose that claims of health benefits on this product have not been reviewed or approved by the FDA and ...
    Oct 26th 16:38
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  • Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired

    About profile pictures
    I do not know why but i am privileged to approve or disapprove profile pictures. I am taking this very seriously.  I wonder w...
    Katrina O.  Great information! This is one group I will be referring members to in our team training next week. We will be showing our new members how valuable a ...
    Oct 25th 11:54
    Meghan   @bjantique I apologize, because I wasn't speaking of just Apsense. I was speaking of business networking in general.
    Oct 25th 13:13
    Bj aka Bill Brown  @Meghan ok i thought you were meaning APSense - don forget each site has its own rules and it is a members duty to read the terms of service of any si...
    Oct 25th 16:11
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  • Deejay B. Advanced   N/a

    Kooday Postpones Launch? Oh no...
    Ok, I hate saying this but I am starting to feel a tad bit uncomfortable being a member of Kooday now that they have postponed the launch and the 'pro...
    Swomie  1. Snap shop bonus is based on future earnings. Read FAQ. 2. if you want out its very easy to get a refund. Call Mark on Monday.
    Oct 24th 19:30
    Philippe Moisan  Swomie, I find it sad, I don't know what more you need to see the evidence
    Oct 24th 19:36
    Swomie  if you want to keep tabs on kooday their blog is updated daily kooday.us/blog. @dave, web crawlers have been running for weeks
    Oct 24th 19:37
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Business Etiquette
    It seems like there are no guidelines for business etiqutte at times.  There are some things I come across when conducting business that really f...
    Cheryl Baumgartner  Yes that is also a good one! Keep them coming and we'll give Emily Post a run for her money!
    Oct 23rd 10:36
    Katrina O.  So true! When it is a simple misunderstanding, a simple email or some kind of contact, will send the message that you are still interested and serious...
    Oct 23rd 11:11
    Andy Anderson  Honesty + Reliability + Timeliness = RESPECT so get that Dianna Ross thing rolling for your business by being the person you say you are 24/7 and put ...
    Oct 23rd 13:01
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  • Andy Anderson Professional   Owner Yuma Bloggers

    SPAM is it really working for you?
    You see a lot of people that just wont learn about UFC Spam, they post ads everywhere laws or no laws and then sit back and wonder, typically from the...
    Paula van Dun  I agree Andy. And they do not only destroy their own credibility but the whole world of online home business. Therefore i am very glad with this apsen...
    Oct 22nd 19:37
    Warren Day  A point that should be covered more often, Spam is not just inane, it's also ineffective. People should stop looking for the easy way out and try to l...
    Oct 22nd 19:56
    Cheryl Baumgartner  The problem is that doing it the right way usually requires work. Something I'm beginning to think 80% of marketers are allergic to.
    Oct 22nd 23:04
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  • Andy Anderson Professional   Owner Yuma Bloggers

    For the record on Kooday!
    Good morning, or at least a good start on one. It was brought to my attention that a party involved with the Kooday Scam wishes to levy a personal at...
    Paula van Dun  I just saw Kooday is unreachable due to maintenance. I am curiuos to see which search result turn up when they are back and turned the search feature ...
    Oct 22nd 11:51
    Andy Anderson  Swomie, again you fail to notice, Dave came back as a gentleman and corrected his misstatement and I also corrected the misinformation so your complai...
    Oct 22nd 15:53
    Andy Anderson  This discussion has broke down to a point of unproductive and repetitive information with no new insight and the squabbles and bickering with personal...
    Oct 22nd 16:03
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  • Andy Anderson Professional   Owner Yuma Bloggers

    Make a spammer or scammer famous for a day!
    I wished to share my abuse of an abuser over at Instant Blog Subscribers, well the only one who was nice enough to be logged in and sign his name the ...
    Andy Anderson  I think it was more like. "Andy, that dum @@#$%$^" but you know he was thinking that it can't be wrong if he does it, only wrong when he reports other...
    Oct 14th 18:13
    Faye Owens  Andy, don't most of them disagree that they are spammers/scammers? Glad you posted this.
    Oct 20th 15:22
    Andy Anderson  LOL Delta, they can disagree as much as they like but the law is very clear. It's not advertising if it's not opt in and delivered against the terms o...
    Oct 20th 15:55
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