Free Commissions Review (Tim Atkinson Clicksure Scam Exposed)
There are scammy and spammy products launched into the “make money online” niche all the time. I’ve given warnings and done various product reviews over the years, but there’s so much junk out there that I couldn’t cover it all if I wanted to.
I’m also not primarily in the business of being an Internet watchdog. It’s not really all that fun. So I tend to ignore most of the scams that land in my inbox, and try to stay focused on delivering value through my own business, and making money in ethical ways online.
Once in awhile something will really catch my attention or make me mad, and that’s the situation today.
The Prelaunch Hype
Over the past week or two, I received several “JV invitations” for a product launch called Free Commissions. I get those kind of invitations all the time, and it basically just means that someone wants me to promote their product as an affiliate. Some of those invitations came from Clicksure (the payment processor), from a JV broker, and from a 2nd-tier affiliate.
According to one of the invitations, the launch is being conducted by Tim Atkinson and Zak Meftah. The JV invite page contained a video of Tim Atkinson, and was signed at the bottom by “Tim Alexander”.
I’d give you a link to the page, but frankly it’s an embarrassment to the Internet marketing community (although it is sadly typical). There is no mention of the product itself or the value that will be provided to customers. It’s only about how much money they made on their last launch (over a million), and how they’re going to make more this time. There are affiliate prizes including a BMW.
| Before I continue, I’ll give the first of a few disclaimers that I’ll offer throughout this review (to add perspective, and hopefully avoid being called a hypocrite). I’m not against product launches. They are a big part of my own business model, and I also teach how to do them. I’m also a fan of affiliate contests. I’ve participated in many of them, and held plenty of my own. |
What I’m NOT a fan of is when marketers utterly disregard their customers, and that’s the feeling I got from this launch before it even started.
The Emails
In spite of the above hype, I really didn’t give this launch a second thought. After all, I’ve seen it all before.
Then the emails started hitting my inbox. Again nothing new, but what caught me by surprise was two things…
- The number of people promoting it, including some that I’ve associated with in the past.
- The outrageous lies contained in the emails.
| OK, time for my next disclaimer. I’m an email marketer too, and I’ve pushed the envelope with my marketing at times. But I ALWAYS make sure I can substantiate the things that I write.
Unlike many of the emails I saw for Free Commissions… |
“I just saw this sick video on YouTube and it’s received already 1,539,922 views in the last 5 days.”
Really? That’s funny since it’s not on Youtube, and the sales page just went up today.
“This video was shared 189,294 times on Facebook.”
Really… the moment it was launched?
“Good news! Your application has been accepted! Please review the details of the position here:”
What application, and which position was that? LOL
“Your Payment has been approved. Set Up Your Payment Information Here”
Uh huh. I could go an and on with the variations of fake payment notifications, and I’m not even going to bother getting into all the ridiculous income claims.
The Sales Page
After receiving this barrage of emails, of course I clicked one of them to check it out for myself.
www.freecommissions.com (NOT an affiliate link)
Here we have a typical scammy sales video complete with the so-called zillionaire, the cars, the yacht, the girls, the clearly fake testimonial videos, the bank account screen shots.
But here’s what really made my blood boil. The guy, Tim Alexander, goes on and on about all the fakes and scammers. He even goes so far as to say that he’s NOT an actor!
Of course the fine print at the bottom of the page says “In some cases actors have been used.” So I guess that makes it OK for the actor to say he’s not an actor!
The worst part was the ridiculous income claims. Folks, I’m not even going to waste my time, or yours, by quoting the outrageous claims made in the sales video. I’d be typing them up for the rest of the day. The gist of it is this…
You will make hundreds of thousands of dollars per month, with ZERO work.
This is the message that is given over and over and over again throughout the video.
| Yet another disclaimer. I’ve got nothing against sales videos. In fact, I’ve been known to write very persuasive sales copy and create very persuasive sales videos. But there’s a huge difference between persuasive copy, and outright lies. These guys didn’t even use qualifiers in their script, such as “you could” (make money), or this has the “potential” (to make you rich).
They just flat out said you will make tons of money with zero work. |
The price was $49…
But when I clicked to leave the page, I was given an exit splash page with a $20 discount. As I continued to attempt to leave the site, I encountered no less than FIVE exit pages.
The final one took me directly to the shopping cart, with an offer to buy Free Commissions for only $9. At that price, I figured it was worth it just for the entertainment of seeing what was behind the curtain…
The Payment
The payment was processed by ClickSure. From what I understand, their business was birthed as a result of the scammiest of products/vendors that got kicked out of ClickBank, who needed a new way to sell.
According to ClickSure’s website, they are based in China and Mauritius. Because of this, it seems to me that they are not afraid of the FTC, or anyone else who might come against them for making false claims.
Last time I purchased something through ClickSure, my credit card company’s fraud department called me within minutes to verify the transaction. That didn’t happen this time (yet), but I was certainly surprised to see this statement on the thank-you page AFTER I paid:
“ClickSure.com is an International Company and therefore due to fluctuated Currency Exchanged Rate, the actual amount that appears on your credit card statement will be slightly different from your order amount.”
Well that’s nice to know.
The Upsells
These guys truly redefined “upsell hell”.
| Here’s my final disclaimer. I’m not against upsells. I do them and I teach them. I usually do an upsell and a downsell. On a couple of occasions I’ve used multiple upsells and downsells in a sales funnel, but I’ve always treated my customers with respect, and there’s always been an easy way out. |
After making the initial purchase, I was presented with SEVEN additional offers prior to reaching the members area.
The first One Time Offer, which purported itself to be “streaming live” was $297. There was no way to bypass the video! I had to watch it until the price button appeared until I could decline. Worse than that, it was totally insulting. It included phrases like…
“Hit the “no” link and go back to your pathetic life of struggle”
and
“You’d be a complete moron to not take this offer right now”
Upon declining I was taken to the 2nd offer, which was the same thing for $197 (but called it a 50% discount). More ridiculous claims, such as….
“$110k a month. All you have to do is copy and paste a link. Literally all the work is done for you.”
From there I was taken to another $197 offer in which Tim Alexander (along with his very busty model friend) said,
“I want to give you my exact website that makes $238,793.14″.
And no, he doesn’t say it’s a copy or a replica of the site. It’s THE site, and he even says he is going to “transfer the site to you.” Again I had to watch this video before I could decline the offer.
From there, I was taken to another video, in which the busty model friend offered to give me the same website for only $97!
From there, I was taken to yet another offer which I was forced to endure before I could decline. This one was $175, and offered…
“Free commissions for life, without ever doing any work, without even lifting a finger.”
Yes that’s a quote, as are these:
“The only thing you have to figure out is how to spend the money. This is no hype, no gimmick.”
“All you need to know is that when you wake up in the morning you’ll see commissions like this, for life, for free. The money never turns off.” (While showing a screenshot of $68k/day commissions)
When I declined that offer, I was offered the same thing for $75. As we were obviously getting toward the end of this funnel, the insults continued to get worse:
“If you’re going to say no to this, do us both a favor and just quit. Go back to your pathetic life. You don’t have what it takes. Are you the loser that most people think you are?”
Apparently I don’t have what it takes, because I said no… and was taken to yet another offer! This one was for a $1 trial. I’m not sure of the total price, as I didn’t stick around to watch the full video.
The Product
The membership area is laid out in an organized fashion. Unfortunately, it seems to be organized in such a way that its primary objective is to get more money out of you.
Here’s a screen shot:
Step #1 is to register for the member’s only webinar (Better hurry, there’s only 10 seats left). Nothing wrong with webinars, or selling via webinars for that matter, but most likely the objective in this case is to sell you something expensive. I made the mistake once of allowing someone to conduct such a webinar with my customers. I will not make that mistake again.
Step #2 is to schedule your strategy session via telephone. Hmmm, interesting that the signup form asks you how much money you have available to invest in your business training! A classic tactic, and a sure sign that they’re going to be selling you some expensive coaching. (The more credit you have available on your card, the more it’ll cost).
Step #3 is to claim your “free website”, which is actually just a video that leads to a web hosting affiliate link. The strategy itself is not a bad one. I’ve got no problem with offering incentives for web hosting referrals. But I wouldn’t exactly consider this to be something worth paying for. If it were my member’s area, I’d call it an “unadvertised bonus”, as I often do with such offers.
Beyond those three steps, most of the members area consists of advertisements. So where’s the product?
There is a web-based squeeze page builder, and a couple of plugins and videos. Those tools and information are OK, but certainly do not even begin to fulfill the claims made in the sales video.
I didn’t find ANYTHING that required zero work. For example, the squeeze page builder has templates, but you still have to write your own copy. Even if it DID do all the work for you, I don’t see any possibility of making the volume of “hands free” income that the sales video promises.
They do deliver something. I would even go so far as to say it’s “possible” to make money with these tools. Squeeze pages are a great component of a permission-based marketing model. I use them all the time, and I make money with them. But that doesn’t even BEGIN to justify the marketing.
I call this a scam. I’m very sensitive about using that word, because it is often not justified by those who use it. I’ve been called a scammer simply for being in the business of teaching others how to make money, and it never feels good.
Often what we’ll see in this industry are hyped up sales pages and products that do not meet all the expectations of those who buy them. That does not necessarily make something a scam.
In this case, the blatant lies, combined with utter disregard for the customer’s experience leads me to label it as an actual scam.
The Bottom Line
Watch out for this one, and others like it. I’ve been warning about these kind of scammy products for years, and we’ll be seeing them for years to come. They will always find another payment processor, etc.
I was really disappointed to see so many well-known marketers promoting this scam. Most of them are not scammers themselves, but in this case are guilty of blindly promoting something without checking it out first.
I thought about publishing their names here (there’s over 30 of them listed on the JV page alone), but I don’t want to muddy the waters and turn this into a hate-fest. Some of them have promoted my products in the past, and/or I’ve promoted theirs. These are guys with huge influence… the combined power to contact millions of people almost instantly. That’s partly why I felt it was important to call out this scam; since I know many of my readers are on those lists.
I do expect some flak from this review, and there will obviously be some fallout from former JV partners when it comes time for me to launch my next product (which is soon).
If you were someone who promoted Free Commissions, I’m asking you to do something brave. Send an email out to your list and retract your endorsement. I’ve avoided naming names (you know who you are), so just do the honorable thing and renounce this scam.
Like I said at the beginning of this review, these kind of things are not fun to write. I do not intend to make a habit of it. But I just couldn’t stay silent on this one today.
As always, you are welcome to post your questions and comments below 
Have a great day!
Great catch, Eric.
Keep up the good work!
Good work Eric
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It is a bunch of Bla Bla
Sounds like the same kind of rubbish that Anthony Morrison uses to suck the unwary in!
He promoted this actually, when it was called Twin Peak Profits.
Unfortunately, Anthony got me before this article was posted! Lesson learned though!
I am sick of Anthony Morrison and his 5-10 email messages daily.
What really gets me is that he looks so innocent and credible when presenting all his spam on videos.
Stay away from him!
This is Anthony’s brother !and this is the way they operate. I made the first purchase from a T.V ad,(books) just thought I was the problem (newbie) then Anthony gave me a totally “Free” website,well, one of his associates was on the phone wanting $300. to give me website instructions.As for the promoters, I had one that I thought very highly of,until I reached the conclusion he would promote anything! I didn’t need him.
So what is the story with Anthony Morrison?? Is his product another one that leads to road that goes nowhere???
The worst part of the Anthony Morrison scam is having to sit thru his”sob story about his father losing all his money in Worldcom. Barf
Anthony Morrison Is big snake- scammer. warning… i know HIM.
Hi,John!Anthony Morrison is the pits!/or the top of scamming offers/.
Decent article. Thanks!
Maybe the main selling platforms need to have a code of ethics. Especially to i.d if products are ‘fit for purpose,’ as this one is clearly not!
Great report Eric! I’m pretty sure we have all been caught out at least on and with guys like you out there then the odds should be alot more in our favour
Eric,
Thank you for the honest review.
Too many of these guys out there.
You are certainly one of the good guys!
I love it! We need more honest reviews such as this one. I don’t know how these guys can get away with some of the claims they make. I guess I have to read the fine print.
I just checked out their JV page and will be unsubscribing from every person that promotes this garbage.
Thanks again Eric for standing up for the people trying to make more than just a “buck” in this industry.
How do you get to “their JV page”?
Well I’d rather not be the one to out all the marketers who are listed on it. But you could probably find it on google.
Great Review Eric — Many Thanks!!
For those interested in knowing who of the supposed Heavy Hitters are promoting this scam, the JV page can be found here:
http://freecommissions.com/jv/index.html
Thanks so much Eric you Rock bro. I have also taken a mental note and placed every single one of those JV’s in a file and I will never buy anything from them again.
Just an observation Eric, but I would never use anyof those people again, it will only hurt your launches.
While I agree with your sentiments, I would make sure the marketers listed on the JV page actually did a promotion for the product before blacklisting them.
I’ve appeared on lists as a “heavy hitter on board” for merely saying I’d “check out” a product when offered a review copy. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if the people “on board” for some product launches had no knowledge of it.
BTW, great work, Eric.
Neil.
That’s a good point Neil, and that’s part of the reason I decided not to post any names. It’s also possible that someone on the list had agreed to be “on board”, but changed their mind after seeing the sales video.
That having been said, I’ve seen the JV leaderbaord and many of them are on it, plus some that I was sad to see.
Out of respect for individuals, I’m still not naming names, but here are some quotes from the JV partners on the leaderboard:
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“Offer is crushing for us Tim!! #EPIC”
“Dude, it’s been A LOOOOONG time since I did over 300 sales in one day… this offer is nuts and it’s not slowing down…I actually did more today than I did yesterday!!! DEFINITELY one of the best offers I’ve hit in a VERY long time.”
“Some affiliate will do 3,000 sales and $100K commish with this.. no joke… Go.. go.. go…”
“Yeah what the hell.. $5 EPC? lol”
“Bro! — I’m seeing a $4.24 EPC … haven’t seen that from this list in a LONG time! BALLLLLLLLLLLLLLER!”
“I almost fell out of my chair this morning when I logged in to see a $4.85 EPC. Best converting offer I’ve seen so far this year. Nice job, Tim! :)”
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So in case anyone was wondering, do people REALLY buy into this junk? YES they do, and in fact it seems to be converting VERY well.
The quotes above obviously reveal the attitude of these marketers. When I do product launches, I do celebrate when conversions are good. I’ll tell my JV partners the EPC. But having done dozens of 6-figure launches, I’ve NEVER seen comments like these from my partners. These guys seem completely oblivious of the customers, and 100% focused on the money. Their list is just numbers to them.
I recognize a lot of those names on the “Heavy Hitters” list. I have un subscribed from some of those guys lists a long time ago. I personally think most of them are dirt bags.
Thanks for the list Eddy and thanks Eric for taking the time and trouble to bring this to light. A great opportunity to do a load more unsubscribing. This should help clear up my inbox
Thanks Eddy:
I’ve either stopped dealing with or never began dealing with a lot of the names that I recognized on the list.
Fortunately, none of my current trusted advisers including Eric were listed!!!
Hi Wayne,I stumbled accidentally over this review page and iwonder if you or someone else could provide me with infos where to find this list with the names of all these scammers. Iam a total newcomer in this business and doing basic research in order to avoid getting scammed and to find trustworthy mentors.I will appreciate any honest tip. Thanks in advance Hartmut
I wouldn’t assume the people on the JV page are actually promoting this- they could be listed there just to lure in more affiliates.
Thanks for the link, I have been through the list of so called heavy hitters. I don’t subscribe to any of them so I must have found them out before. I will always un-subscribe from any one who sends me to a crap product, I think we can all spot them.
I think some of these so called “smart affiliates” must realise that they lose potential customers by promoting shit.
I always read anything that Eric sends and trust him, but have never bought from him. This makes me more inclined to buy from him in the future if he promotes a genuine offer.
But would have no hesitation of coming off his list if I found the product to be crap.
Hope some of you “so called super affiliates” are reading some of these posts and taking notes.
No surprises in that jv list … I recognized most of the names and have unsubscribed from their lists long ago. They do say ‘birds of a feather flock together’ and in the IM niche that is 100% accurate.
Thanks for the heads up Eric. Let us know the good stuff too.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
I’m glad you didn’t hold back on this one, Eric. For those who did promote it and are angry at your review…well, if the shoe fits.
Wow! That’s what I call a real service to our industry and much needed. That took some work and serious time.
thank you
Eric,
I’ve been getting your “Tips” for a long time now - THANKS for all the help you have given this Newbie! I’m aligned with Eric Bechtold now (Website above) and T.J. Rohleder (M.O.R.E. Inc) and doing quite well with their guidance too.
I also got a link from this scam but didn’t even bother to click it - now with your Heads Up I never will. Again Thanks! I too hate Upsell Hell and all the OTOs (One Time Offers) that go with them. Everyone out there who reads this: Just learn the word NO - it’s probably the most powerful word in your vocabulary…
To Your SUCCESS,
Bill Patterson
Thank you for your time and effort here sir, this is really highly appreciated. Will email this information to ALL my friends and to ALL our list.
I hope you don’t get tired doing this. There are a lot more decent marketers out there to follow your goal - uphold decent and valuable products.
Again, thank you.
Thanks Eric.
Here is a free idea. I have been searching for a good information source about how to market nearly anything. I have not found anything that even approaches marketing for the new person. It should include a check list, action plan and resource guide. And the bottom line it should be cheap–less than $50. It needs to work. I have found nothing that meets this criteria An example would be to market a kindle book or any other epublication.
Thanks for the great review and warning Eric.
Now I know where all the Clickbank garbage went. Wow!
Take Care,
Allan
ahahaha I got one of those (spammed) in my inbox and I chucked simply because the acting was so fucking bad. If you have to hire actors to say you’re a “god” - then you’re really just a narcissistic asshole.
Hi Anne,
May I offer an observation/insight?
Words have the power to influence people emotionally. They can create emotional images in the human mind which can lift people up or
help tear them down. The WORDS you use can help UPLIFT the EMOTIONAL environment or LOWER it! In all kindness and with due respect Anne, I would like to bring it to your awareness that speaking profanity PUBLICLY to perhaps 70,000 people doesn’t elevate the emotional climate {or add respect to the readers} God Bless You.
Hi Alan,
I fully agree with your comment, however Anne’s comment caught my eye and to me every word she used was a perfect fit to what she wanted to say and I can’t agree more with her statement. I wouldn’t have said it any better
may you guys have a nice day and thanks Eric, for your review. My inbox is bombarded with promotions of Free Commissions…
AMEN!!
Hey Eric, nice analysis! TBH I think the key players have been here before so it’s not a shock to see this. 7 OTO’s though…? That’s so over-the-top predatory it’s (almost) funny…
Hi Eric, Kudos on standing up against this garbage. Its marketers like this that give the rest of us who are just trying to make an honest living a bad name. Here is an article i wrote about something very similar.
Fleecing Newbies has to stop!
Hey Eric,
I normally just browse though my e-mails not really paying attention to them, but I would like to say thanks for sending this one. It’s not often Marketers stick out their necks and give an honest review, knowing it’s going to land them in hot water with other JV partners.
Good on you buddy.
Cheers,
Glen.
thankyou so much for your warning, much appreciated
Eric, the worst part is that people keep buying from them over and over, and over again. Those guys know it, so they just keep doing it getting more and more, and more money from them.
Eric,
Thanks for standing up and telling the truth about these guys. I received the same email yesterday and instantly placed the email where it belonged ,in the trash. I have always enjoyed the way you have handled business, by helping others in the process of doing your business. I, like many, am tired of the scammers who come out to sell and leave the customer without a way to use the product. I got into internet marketing for the long haul not the fast cash.
Thanks for your willingness to stand and be counted for that which is right. God Bless
THANK YOU for being one of the rare HONEST internet marketers in the forums! Too many sellers care ONLY about making a fast buck. And after 50 years of REAL business experience I can tell you they will never last in the long run!
So, THANKS again for confirming my first impressions of this scam product!
Thanks so much for the heads up. Then we wonder why so many people get discouraged. Good job!!!
Thank you, Eric! That was a good read, and great catch and warning. I hope you do tell us about others in the future. Not of all us can see through these things, and get taken for that proverbial ride. I unsub from a ton of newsletters every day, but YOU, sir, are a “keeper”. Thanks!
Thank you for the warning!!!
Not too many marketers will rock the boat anymore and
stick up for the little guy. Your attitude against turning and burning
your list has made you stand out amongst the plethora of emails
I get daily.
Good job, brother! I also got a JV invite to this and I declined because of the same reasons. Keep in touch!
Thanks Eric! Newbies like me get conned with scams like this very often. I have a bunch of those sitting on my desktop, collecting dust - not cash!
Way to go Eric! I’ve always thought you were one of the good guys, this post and email just proves it more. You have my support brother!
Thank you!
Steve Haase
Hey Great Job !
I use to own the largest fraud watch site online, and your right there is way too much crap online, it’s impossible to monitor even 10% of it.
So I can really appreciate it when someone takes there precious time to alert their customers. Awesome!
Plus I have had personal experience with Tim’s prior launches and much of what he practices online is well below the morality mark.
Great Alert
Great Job and Thanks !
Hey there Eric, I had the same into my own email box a few days ago and it certainly did look dodgy and no I didn’t go ahead with it. These people are relentless in their push to rip the unwary off. Disgraceful is the word that comes to mind. Thank you so much for being there for your list, I have been a member for several years now and you consistantly impress me with your ethics and a genuine want to help others. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Ever since I’ve been following you online. You have always been straight up and straightforward. When I first seen this advertisement for this program. I smelled a rat now you have confirmed it’s a fat rat.
Thanks Eric
God Bless
Jim
I am glad you exposed these people for what they are - scumbags. The art of lying seems to be thriving. No wonder people turn off internet marketing with this kind of too often ‘marketing’. Keep up being honest and open Eric and don’t weaken your stand and don’t be afraid to say the truth.
Thanks for the heads up Eric. I’ve seen quite a few of these before, and when I see Clicksure as the payment processor, I run the other way. I appreciate the diplomacy yet accuracy of your review.
Hey Eric,
I agree with you 100% there is so much of this crap out there and what really erked me about this one is some of the so called “Guru’s” that were,are promoting it. So to everyone of these marketers that sent me this link have lost all,any credibility with me.
Just shows me that they will promote anything to make a buck, so I just blocked them and will never promote or do business with them again.
People deserve a chance to succeed anyone that would sell this garbage doesn’t deserve to be called an internet marketer.
Just sayin
Al Garretson
I went past the $9 offer and I was then offered 5 - $2000 web sites built for me. I passed on the offer and then was taken to another offer and then to a payment page for the $9 offer. Yikes!
Thanks Eric
Congratulations Eric, your moral courage and outrage are refreshing. Dream-killers are ruthless muggers and thieves bludgeoning the timid newbies (and lots of newbies fall for this drek). You are a brave man to put yourself in the line of fire and call out these jaded JVs for not looking before they call others to leap. I hope your wisdom is recognized by some of them. Sadly many will only learn the hard way, what you give, you get, bigtime.
Well done Eric,
A problem scum going in our midst.
Exit Splash ..Ocean Wave
I always question the person that sends
this crap .. the world with no WORK ?
Hello ???
Thanks for bringing this out!
You nailed it NICELY!!
Thanks again
The best always
Harry
Eric,
As always you have my back!! Thanks for taking on scams.
Hi Eric, awesome review of the Fast Commissions for Tim and Zac program. It’s refreshing to see that you and other list owners have steered clear of these new hollywood style hype fests. It’s funny… you know I went through the same funnel process that you described and I took advantage of all the exit tech tricks to get into the members area. I’ve seen and funneled through other offers like this before and it turns out here once again that there’s more product in the sales funnel then there is in the product itself. “Point, Click, and Collect”, is exactly right, I point, I click, and FC collects. Thanks again Eric for standing up for honesty and ethics in marketing.
Awesome review! Thanks for warning us.
May God bless you
Hi Eric,
Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a long article for just a warning. Your honesty is one of the things that allows me to have been your subscriber for years.
I’m used to those scams so much that personally, I would already see it through after seeing the price goes from $49 to$9 after 5 pages.
Moreover, I read about Clicksure as one of the key places for rejected Clickbank products. Certainly not all Clicksure products are scams, but just to say even if I decided to purchase from the 1st offer, when I noticed it would be processed through Clicksure, I would think and analyze twice.
Thanks again for this honest review and God bless you!
Glad to see that these “thugs” have been exposed. Now let’s start working on the other 20,000 Scammers so we can get some legitimate business’ going strong!! Keep on Keeping on!!
Well Done!!!
Thanks!!! For standing up and being honest it’s hard to find truth in this business
Thanks Eric, I had seen this offer and considered purchasing but something didn`t sound just right but I couldn`t put my finger on it. I see now it`s the “no work at all” claims that they were screaming at me. Thank You so much man. You are truly one of the good guys.Good looking out. Randy
Thank you for the information and your time to post this
Thanks Eric appreciate the heads up. It is not a bad idea to test the waters, and exit the first intro offer, and if they offer a $10. discount or a $1. 7 day trial, don’t go any further it is probably a scam……Gerry
Yes..this one is pure junk. You could spend a lifetime calling these criminals and their JV partners out. Thank God you spend your spare time on “Eric’s Tips” instead.
What bugs me is well known JV affiliate marketers who promote a good product but don’t tell their list about the the exit page discounts. My experience is about 95% of them fail to let their list know about the exit page savings. Sometimes I think they are just lazy and don’t even review their “friends” product.
Got a lot of emails on this product, checked out from one, less than five minutes in turned it of, saw it as a scam right away. Probably because I’ve seen so many of them. I’ve always trusted you and am glad my trust is proven to be valid. Just wanted to say thank you for your honesty.
Hi!
Thank ya!
I saw this one 10-15 times watched the video and as the old saying says if it quacks like a duck it’s a scam along with reviews on google!
THX
RIC
Thank you Eric, I am not alone….I also promote some click sure products, but not all of them. I do not like to promote a product with a hour long video. But I also check the sales pages, and go through the process, much like you do..
But I am glad you share your results and your stories, perhaps, I need to do the same…
Carlos
As usual,I’ve had this one arrive at my
inbox several times. I won’t go as far as unsubscribe to the promoters (it’s not their fault). I’ve only gone as far as the car arriving in the driveway upon which I just move on.
Eric,
Like you I believe in integrity and ethics in marketing on the internet. There is no reason I can see to deceive people in the manner you described, other than to conduct criminal activity.
The Federal Trade Commission and most states take a dim view of Deceptive Trade Practices and fraud.
The FTC has a fraud division and it is quite easy to file a fraud complaint. Any internet marketer selling across state lines, making false claims and deceptive statements, may be in violation of Federal law regarding fraud.
While some marketers may think they have deep pockets and good lawyers; no one has deeper pockets than the US Attorney’s office. If they elect to prosecute they win about 97% of the cases.
The Secretary of State in the state in which the promoters of this program reside, if notified, may elect to pursue Deceptive Trade Practice actions against the promoters (without a citizen pressing the case).
In many states DTP convictions carry mandatory fines and triple damages running into the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
There are limits to what should be allowed in the name of Internet Marketing. Many of the good guys and gals making a living online, including you Matt, maintain a level of honesty, truth and reputation that protects those that follow them from fraud and deception.
Almost a half century ago Zig Zigler said “Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life.” I believe that and could not have said it better myself.
If you know who the skunks are that promoted this trash, I urge you to contact the FTC and the State Secretary of State in which they live to make them aware of their fraud and deception. If it goes farther, that’s good; if not you at least did what you could to stop it.
Thank you for providing a valuable service by taking the veil off this mess.
Paul Woodall
Thanks for all your effort to expose Free Commissions for what it is!!! Please check out
the pre-launch opportunity of “Level 9 app” at
L9app.com/billsbizL9 and let us know what you think about it. Is it “too good to be true”?
It appears to be very well done and has a very
honest mission statement. Very interesting pay plan. Appears to be very timely. It is not being promoted by a host of marketers. I look forward to your review!! Thanks again!!
I can see just from the link that it’s an MLM. I’m generally not keen on those (See my recent review on Solavei). There may be some exceptions, such as MLM’s with truly great products. But MOST people do not make money from them.
Please, Eric, l also REALLY need to earn some money to make my ends meet, as l am in a very serious financial crisis. Would you point me to REAL jobs online? Please, l beg you, email me and l would really appreciate.
Your response to this slime is one of the reasons I have been a loyal subscriber and purchaser of your products for many years. There is so much of this going on these days that it takes a lot of the enjoyment out of doing business online. Hi5 to you friend!
I want to thank you so much for thisd warning. it is so hard for us newbies to find something that is real. I think the FTC should monitor this stuff closer especially if it comes from out of the states . I hate up sales I want the truth up front of what it is going to cost you spring for the first and seceond up sale then here comes the third and you can’t afford it so here you sit with a partial program that doesn’t work and this is after you have put out $ 300 and don’t even know if it will work. Again thank you so much for this warning .
Having on your list, taking your advice and purchasing many of your products, this excellent review of an inelegant (I’m being kind LOL) is the sort of thing I’ve come to expect from you. I appreciate your courage and truthfulness. I fell for two products a few months back from these same people, actually spending some money with them. It wasn’t long before I was seeking a refund, and it came as no surprise the mark-up they charge for conversion into a foreigne currency (the yuan, I think) wasn’t part of the refund. I have a ton of email from folks promoting this product, and thanks to my previous experience with the team responsible for this slick stuff, I tuned them out. A tremendous THANK You! Eric. Online marketers everywhere owe you a debt of gratitude.
Too bad I didn’t see your review before I got it. Their payment processor should have been a tip off.
I wonder how much of a hard time they’re
going to give me when I ask for my refund.
It took 2 days for them to reply to my help request when I couldn’t access the members area immediately after I bought it. I now expect their “make money or I’ll do it for you guarantee” will turn into more crap.
Yes I forgot to mention the “make money or I’ll do it for you guarantee”. I’d like to see how that turns out for you.
I asked for a refund and was told the refund takes about 1 week. And the Clicksure refund and billing dept tries to upsell you as well. The people I talked to at Clicksure claimed that their phone services were based in Utah. Also I totally agree with you Eric on this. It is a scam there is no way that they can do it for you as per the guarantee.
Hi Al,
I was a victim of this scam. Did you every receive your refund back?
Eric, this is why I’m still on your list after 4 yrs. You have integrity and I feel good buying things from you and hearing your marketing tips!
Thanks for being a marketer with some ethics!
Thanks for being a long time subscriber!
Couldn’t have said it all better than you just did! The old expression “been there, done that” definitely rings true for me as I went through the same thing several months back for a product that was highly recommended by a very well-known internet marketer (name withheld for obvious reasons), and guess who handled the payment? ClickSure! Any time that name appears, I stay away from whatever is being offered. It took me 3 months to get my refund back for the purchase I made and had to deal with several “representatives” with ClickSure in order to accomplish that, minus the various transaction fees that had been tacked on. They had taken it upon themselves to set me up on a $97.00 monthly charge which I did not sign up for and ended up having to close that particular bank account out. The bank took it over from there and eventually were able to settle the score with ClickSure. For every charge on any of my accounts now, if there is a foreign transaction fee or any other type of fee, their Fraud Unit calls me to verify that it is legit. Well, enough said - guess I just felt you should know that you are not alone in how you feel. Every word you have said is the honest truth, and that is what I appreciate about you and I thank you!!
As always,
Kris P.
Thank you Eric, to think I was going to go for it.
Could you enlighten me about http://www.EmpowerNerwork.com?
Thanks,
Alex
I’ve had a few requests about that. I’m not making any promises, but I will consider reviewing it if I have time.
I will tell you a little about empower. They are dishonest from the word go.
They tell you a $25 a mo investment and you are set right?
Wrong! there is also an almost equal monthly payment involved in setting up the payment processor (that they do NOT tell you about until they have your initial $25)
Hope this helps you make an informed decision.
p.s. you are baically made to feel from the very beginning, that you will really be missing out, if you don’t get up to the higher payment levels.
Please do not waste your time with EPN. Three tier with big up sells to gain the ability to sell the next stage. Monthly costs that are redic. The sales pages are enough to make you sick as well as the drips that run through your auto-responder.
Most of the time when people that look at Making money on line they are desperate to make a living to pay bills and there are all these schams that do nothing but put them in a worse position and make them more desperate, I know I am one of them. Thanks again for the warning
EXCELLENT, AWESOME, heads up for people that are just as valuable as the “millionaire” gurus!!
Love it - Way to Go, Eric!
Thanks for taking the time to do the complete review!!
Take Care,
Carol Amato
Truthfully, I did not read everything you had to say. BUT I’ve bought a bunch of “stuff” that was junk. Keep telling the truth. I’ll listen MORE!
Thanks,
B
After reading your post I searched my in box and found a letter from a Internet marketer I thought had credibility. His note said that he hadn’t tried the course, but that the guy promoting it was one of his affiliates and he always made thousands of dollars within a short time as his affiliate. This is what I wrote back to him:
You don’t know what it is, he makes a lot of money, so you’re going to recommend it to your list.
You haven’t reviewed it, tried it, or evidently know anyone else who’s tried it. Still, you’re willing to put your name on the line and send out to your list for a commission.
Credibility gap?
Oh, yes.
I resign from your list. I’ll click it myself.
I don’t know who the marketer is, but to his credit, at least he said he hadn’t tried it. That puts him above most of the others.
Hi how you doing,I hate to say this but a few days ago, i seen this and was really sucked into it and was wanting it bad,well I couldnt really do it i spent a little bit of money on it but then its a 300 $ thing and I was pissed . I have a few things going on and just today I found that system is the same as what Im doing allready.Heres what I want to know,how the hell can he justify what hes charging when you can do the same thing for nothing but startup capitol. I was very pissed because if i would of paid the $ for that and find out Im already ding it….the Robdog be biting ankles and breaking knees…lol thanks Eric .Id like to say that the internet is a fantastic mode to make a living,and really be a true value and help to people out there working hard to do what they got to do. I have lost a lotttt of money off the IM world but stubborn and will not quit.i HAVE FOUND A COUPLE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY GOOD AND A GUY CAN EARN A LIVING FROM THEM AND LEARN AT THE SAME TIME.tHERE IS GOOD PROGRAMS OUT THERE BUT HRD TO FIND.
Dear Eric: We need more people like you! I can say that you are one of the 5 guys I really trust on this IM world, you call it as you see (as these other 4 guys also). From all of you, I learned to promote only the things I really tested…I just stopped trusting a big guru because he always promotes overpriced products, I know that’s not illegal or bad, he makes more money, right? But knowing that there are better priced alternatives and not telling people just because that way he makes more money, I don’t know, maybe it borders on unethical (because he is not fully informing his potential customers, just leading them to what is best for him). Anyway, you really should seriously think about publishing those names you said Eric, that way you would be informing all of your customers so we never ever listen to that people anymore. I look forward to your next product, I know it will add value to my business! You rock!
What a great pleasure to see this. What a great pleasure to see a person actually following through to stop this crap. I have been researching scams for the last 2 years and have several that I will fully detail them and the people who not only develop them but also those that promote product without checking them. More on that later. Right now I have found a on-going scam ripping off 200,000,000 dollars and am doing the final touches on exposing all those involved. If we honest marketers really want to clean up the internet market it is not enough just to delete and move on. We must be proactive and actually expose it so innocent people do not get hurt. You have given me hope as I have felt alone especially when some honest marketers have turned their backs on truth and honesty in marketing. I am dying and have not made anything yet, thus being on a starvation diet. I will not sell my soul for a buck.And yes, I think they are worse than the ones creating the programs because they sold the ethics for a buck. That is not alright. Thank you and hope you will respond to this. Rudy
Anything that has name Tim Atkinson attached I avoid like the plague and is good to see you being honest Eric. No doubt I will get lots emails promoting this but all will get ‘block sender’ as they well deserve. To the “gurus” promoting crap like this I trust you get heaps refunds and lose commissions you might have made. Avoid clicksur, they are just picking up the crap Clickbank learnt the hard way not to promote. we need Paypal and 2CO to do same. Bruce
Eric, I just purchased it today… I had a WARNING SIGNAL in the back of my mind not to purchase it. Then, ironically, after I purchased it, the back light in my computer went out–is that a sign, or what?. Next thing, I had to use my brother’s computer–which we normally use for recording music–Well, I had some business to take care of when I saw your email about this so-called FREE COMMISSIONS. I believe in providence and certainly believe that is not just coincidence that I saw this email from you! I am going to cancel my membership, because I believe you are an honest marketer, and I never really felt comfortable with my decision in the first place! Thanks again, Eric!
ITS THE rOBDOG AGAIN,i WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING HERE AND IT TICKS ME A LITTLE BIT BUT i WAS REFERRED BUY SOMEONE THAT WAS TRULY COMING OFF AS A COUPLE THAT WAS TRULY TRYING TO YA KNOW KEEP YOU MOTIVATED AND SHOW KILLER MOTIVATIONAL VIDS AND REALLY PUSHED THE FACT THAT THEY WANTED PEOPLE TO HAVE SUCCESS! mAN THAT SUCKS BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVED IN THEM AND NOW I ASK MY SELF IS THAT WHAT GOOD MARKETING IS ALL ABOUT? IS THAT WHAT A MARKETER DOES TO EARN A LIVING? THE FACT OF SAYING WORDS AND TELLING STORYS ALONG WITH SOME FANCY PHOTOS OF WHERE WE WOULD ALL LOVE TO BE ,IS THAT WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT? tHAT CANT BE RIGHT,SO IF I CAN’T TELL A GOOD YARN I CAN’T BE A MARKETER OR IS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE A LIVING IN THIS BUSINESS! mAN i WATCHED THE VIDS AND HAD A DAMN LUMP IN MY THROATY JUST FIRED UP WITH TRYING TO DO RIGHT AND SEE THIS OTHER WITH MY OWN EYES….MAN THATS BULL-SHIT! iLL TELL YOU WHAT IM HAVING HARD TIMES BUT ID COLLECT ALUMINUM CANS OUT OF THE DUMPSTER BEFORE ID GO LIEING TO PEOPLE TO MAKE A LOUSY BUCK THAT JUST SUCKS.
Yeah I’m on that couple’s list too! (I think we’re thinking of the same ones) I’ve even met them in person.
Any hints besides ‘a couple’? I want my email list cleaned up…
Well I wasn’t going to name any names, but this just really ticks me off. Here’s a partial screenshot from Tim Atkinson’s latest JV update:
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Sorry Melford, but that quote pretty much puts you on the same level as the scammers. There are similar quotes on the page from other affiliates, but that one is just over the top for me.
Hi Eric- thanks so much for carving out a couple hours to make this review.
I too clicked through the exit popups to see how much they were reducing the front end offer by.
…I was mostly curious to see what the actual PRODUCT was, but I couldn’t tell.
Get this: I even signed up as a jv partner *just* to get info on the product… but nothing. Nil. Nada.
From the sucky sales videos (and especially the obvious use of actors for the testimonial videos), I figured this was one of those bad “shell” products that would blood-suck your bank account dry and then some.
Thanks again for exposing this Eric.
Dez.
I respect & appreciate your honesty Eric, when it comes to reviews.. May God continue to bless your businesses for doing the right thing,”Helping Other People” Keep it coming!
The sad part about this scam is that “there’s a sucker born every minute” to use an old phrase and they have no doubt scored hits on the unsuspecting get rich quick seekers
Hi Eric
Thanks for the warning.
A true scam. I noticed as I click through it the big price change as well. You would kick yourself if you paid full price for it and then realized it was not a good product. Wonder what their refund rate is like?
Regards
Sue
I expect their refund rate will be huge. But I think they expect that too. If you do a couple million in sales, and half of them refund, that’s still a million bucks. There’s always a lot of people who won’t refund, for various reasons (they’re too embarrased to ask, they forgot, etc.).
Problem with some of these scam artists like: http://turbocashrevolution.com - a program I decided to try because it had a 60 day no questions asked money back guarantee. Well my first request for my money back was within a few weeks of implementing it. The answer back from their help desk: We can’t refund until the 60 days is up. I wrote back immediately and told them I couldn’t find that stipulation anywhere in their policies. They wrote back and repeated their stance: No refund forthcoming until the 60 days is over. Now - after the 60 day period is done I get zero response to my requests for a refund. So Eric - who do I go to now to help me fight these criminals?
On a more personal note: I am dying of heart failure. While I look forward to receiving my gift of eternal life in Heaven due to the blood that was shed for me by my Savior Jesus Christ - my family - especially my wife Penny needs prayers to help her through this difficult time. You may recall me telling you in the past that my mom had a heart condition like mine (a dying heart muscle) when she was 26 years old and how Jesus healed her - after she went through the “death experience” and that she is still living and well into her 70’s today.
I know Jesus has the power to heal me instantly as well and I can request in prayer that He does. Ultimately though it is His decision and I leave that decision in His hands and accept fully what He has in store for me.
I’ve played and sang at my wedding and quite a few of our anniversary celebrations. I’ve played and sang for many a funeral of my loved ones including my dad’s. One of my bucket list requests is to be able to sing at my own funeral and we have carved out some time in April to record some of my songs. So- if you want to support this project in prayer feel free to pray to God that this goal is reached.
Sorry for making this post so long.
Thanks
Ron
I need to add to this post. My 5th request for a refund threatened legal action if they would not respond. Lo and behold they responded! What it does mean as far as I’m concerned is that they hoped the problem (my refund) would go away after I gave up pursuing it further. I’m so happy to have stuck to my guns because I just got a refund this morning! So hopefully I have helped someone who reads this.
Hi Eric.
What a blessing it is to have someone with integrity, and commitment out there, to alert us when things are not right.
Thanks for your courage to speak out, and the time you put into this.I believe that you have saved quite a few people from yet another demoralizing scam.
I intend to watch out to see if any of those who bombarded me with promo’s for this product accept your challenge and withdraw their support for this program. I will unsubscribe for life from those who don’t!
Great review! And it is rather disheartening to find how many JVs will be promoting this product.
My suggestion…
When you start getting flooded with emails from JVs promoting this rubbish, send a message to the JV by simply hitting the unsubscribe button. After all, how can you trust anything they recommend anyway?
Bruce,
Not surprised. Tim is the king of churn and burn products. Also once you are on his email list he uses his own email server and he just emailed you because you are get added to endless sublists so once you unsubscribe from one list you get added to another. He burned lots of people on Warrior forum. Too bad people decide to live their lives like that.
I didn’t mention this in my review, as it’s not intended to be a personal attack, but since you brought it up perhaps this would be an appropriate place to post it.
Warning: foul language below… (which are his words, not mine.)
Here’s part of an email that Tim sent to his list and posted on his blog (in a post titled “I’m the shit”)
Talk about giving internet marketing a bad name, eh?
Eric,
Your time and effort putting together this review is much appreciated. I think MMO will always be filled with this sort of stuff and there will always be a new class of “suckers” to keep them going, however, its nice to see that there are also equally passionate folks like yourself who will take the time to put these hyped up promotions in perspective.
I, am guilty of sometimes waiting till things are proven and perfect before moving forward…however, i’d much rather prove a theory than to just outright take someone’s money.
Trust…that’s what you’ve got from me and all your other readers…you’ve got the magic.
Thanks.
I don’t know what good or sh..anymore.My body is lettering me down from physical disabilities for 40 years and I want freedom. Real or fake?
SORRY DIDNT MEAN TO GET FIRED UP HERE TO MUCH. iVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING OFF THE INTERNET FOR A LONG TIME. i HAVE LOST SO MUCH MONEYAND HOW WOULD YOU SAY IT,STEPPED OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE TO TRY AND BETTER THINGS AND A BETTER LIFE .FOR ME ,MY GIRL AND FAMILY BECAUSE ITS ALWAYS BEEN BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS OLD SCHOOL. TODAY HAS BEEN A GOOD DAY AND I HAVE ACTUALLY COME ACROSS A GIG THAT DOES WORK ILL SAY STRAIGHT OUT THERES NO OTOS OR ANY OF THAT AND IF SOMEONE WANTS TO KNOW ID BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HOOK THEM UP.i MADE 800 DOLLARS IN ABOUT 2 HRS TODAY.I NEARLY FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR. IM STARTING A NEW MEMBERSHIP THAT OFFERS EVERYTING A GUY NEEDS TO REALLY ESTABLISH A GOOD ONLINE BUSINESS AND THERE IS AN INVESTMENT THERE. IM STILKL GETTING INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE BUT IM WORKING IT AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE ILL GET YOU ROLLING. iM NOT GOING TO BE RUDE HERE BUT JUST A LITTLE DISAP[OINTED BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVED IN THESE PEOPLE AND I HAVE THE FEELING OF SUCKER WROTE ACROSS MY FRONT PF MY HEAD. THANKS ERIC YOU THE MAN AND I DO KNOW THIS POPS IS GONE AND HAS BEEN FOR YRS HED TELL ME SON WE GOT 2 THINGS IN THIS WORLD,WE GOT OURWORD AND WE GOT OUR BALLS,IF YOU DONT KEEP YOUR WORD,SON YOU AINT GOT NO BALLS! I WAS IN THE 3RD GRADE HE JUST CAME BACK FROM 3RD TOUR IN THE NAM
like your attitude. could use good info on a quality product.thanks
Hey Robdog,
I am interested in the gig you mentioned about $800 in 2 hours. Thanks. You’re right, Eric is the man. thank God for people like him. Take care, good luck and I’ll be looking for your info. Steve
write me at robdog60@hotmail.com sorrys so late on reply let me know and ill hook you up[ free of charge its working for me
Hi Robdog.
my name is Debbie and I have spent Thousand and Thousands of Dollars in these internet scams unfortunately and almost did again with this Freecommisions scam but something told me to check on it and I didn’t know about this site but I wish I would of along time ago but I put in the search Does anyone know anything about Freecommisions.com and this sight was the only one that actually came up about Freecommisions all the others were about other things completely. And Eric I know I am writing to Robdog for info on what he is doing but Kuddos to you for this site you are awesome and it gives me hope there are honest people still in the world today because you start to loose hope. But back to Robdog all I have ever wanted to do is make enough money on line to pay bills and I havent made a dime all I have done is spend every dime I have. You see I am disabled due to Lupus and cant work outside my home because of many days I cant hardly function but some days I am great but what job is going to put up with always calling in sick no job I know. I am on social security and don’t even make $1,000 a month and I have 3 sons living with me my oldest is 25 and is also disabled due to haveing arthritis since he was a baby, He’s married and has a 10 month old that also live with me and I am trying to take care of every body myself well I take it back my daughter in law just got hired on at walmart Yeah!!!!! Any way is there really a way to make money online for a newbie like me I do sell on ebay and make about 4-5 hundred a month but after shipping fees and supplies and purchasing the products and ebay’s and Paypals fee’s I might make 150 dollars if I’m lucky I have been doing this for about 10 months now and already have become a Top Rated Seller Plus and just recently been Promoted to a Bronze Power Seller and just by selling things I buy at Garage Sales and Thrift stores don’t get me wrong its fun I just cant survive on what I make with SS and Ebay it barley pay’s Rent let alone the Utilities and Food. But anyway sorry about the Rambling I am Really intested in what you have to offer if it really can make me some money I thing if I made even $100 even $20 from an online site I would probley Pass out in amazement because I sure have lost my hope in ever making money online other than with ebay. So please help It would mean so much to me
Thanks again Debbie
Hi Debbie,I have been messing around online for a long long time and unfortunately I haven’t made the money that I always anticipated . The thing I have is a stubborn son of a gun that wont quit. I have lost so much money trying to hook all this up its unbelievable my girl is still with me.Ive gotten very good at unhooking my carcass off the wall,Im better than a Houdini and things will be ok until I take another hit.enough of that.Theres ways to mKE MONEY ONLINE BUT ITS VERY ELUSIVE AND HARD TO GET GOOD INFO FROM PEOPLE WITHOUT SOMEONE THROWING THERE ANGLE IN THERE. tHIS IS WHAT iVE GOT FOR YOU THE MEAT AND POTATOES HERE OK! I CAN BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT TELL YOU YOPU CAN MAKE A GRIP OF MONEY WITH THIS BUT YOU DO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND YOU DO WANT TO ABIDE BY A SMALL SET OF RULES. SIMPL OK BUT THE RULES WILL HELP PROTECT YOU. tHE WAY TO MAKE MONEY IS BINARY STOCKS, tHIS ISNT LIKE THAT HOW IT USED TO BE AND ALL IN ALL ITS PRETTY SIMPLE OK. HERES WHAT YOU DO. FIRST OFF WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT LISTEN TO A BROKER.tELL THEM TO KICK ROCKS. YOU DO NEED TO SET UP AN ACCOUNT THO. YOU ALSO NEED A CREDIT CARD TO ACTUALLY PUT MONEY ON YOUR ACCOUNT.THE ACCOUNT IS SAFE AND SECURE AND THERES NOT A PROBLEM THERE WATCH IT BECAUSE THEY WILL GIVE YOU AN OFFER LIKE WE WILL MATCH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU PUT IN THERE DECLINE IT.USE YOUR OWN MONEY BECAUSE YOUR THERE TO TAKE THERE MONEY PERIOD.YOU DONT WANT TO BE ANYWAY OWING TO THEWM AT ALL. YOUR ACCOUNT IS SET UP AND THEY HAVE THE STOCKS THERE AND YOU WILL SEE A GRAPH ON THE STOCK. YOU WILL PICK ONE OF THE STOCKS,YOU TELL IT HOW MUCH TO INVEST,AND THEN YOU TELL IT IF THE STOCK IS GOING UP WHICH IS A CALL ,OR THE STOCK IS GOING DOWN WHICH IS CALLED A PUT. THEN YOU TELL THESYSTEM HOW LONG BEFORE THE TIMES UP. I SET IT AT 60 SEC.THEN AFTER 60 SECONDS IS OVER IT TELLS YOU IF YOU WON OR NOT. WHEN YOU PICK THE STOCK,THERE WILL BE A GRAPH THAT WILL SHOW IF THE STOCK IS GOING UP OR DOWN. iT ALSO SHOWS THE VALUE OF THE STOCK. WHEN YOU PICK THE STOCK IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU STOPPED IT AT. THEN YOU POST IF THE STOCK IS GOING TO BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE NUMBER IT STOPPED AT.IF YOU DETERMINED IT RIGHTIT PAYS OUT RIGHT THAN AND THERE.iVE SEEN A MAN WIN OVER 5000 DOLLARS IN A DAY. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE A DEMO THT SHOWS YOU WHAT TO DO JUST STAY AWAY FROM THE LEECH BROKERS NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY YOU NEED THEM FOR YOUR ACCOUNT ONLY,YOU DONT HAVE TO USE THERE ADVISE AT ALL TELL THEM NO THANK YOU AND ILL BE DOING THIS MYSELF OR I DONT NEED YOUR SERVICES,sTART OUT SKLOW AND IT WORKS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.iM SORRY TO SEE THE PROBS YOU GOT HAPPENING MY PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER IS 6239343119 IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AND OR EMAIL ME GOOD LUCK I KNOEW THIS WORKS
Thank you for exposing what is going on here. I searched my emails for this product and most of those promoting it have little or no information in their emails about what it is. I hope this will lead to others who, like you, can be trusted, to be more forthright in giving honest reviews of products that are suspect or of poor quality. It takes a long time for a newbie to learn what to look for in this deluge of marketing.
Hi Eric,
My heartfelt thanks for having the courage to come forward and expose this scam. Not very many marketers would have done this and I bow low to you for taking this initiative.
Your emails will certainly have more attention from me from now on.
My email box was full of those ads,too. I was put off by the fact that my IP was used to address me and the acting of the actors pretty much gave things away. I admit, I also got to the $9 offer before I desperately took to the escape route. (No mean task, as you say)
I thank you for your review because I fell for one of the ‘ClickSure’ scams myself a few weeks ago and I am still waiting for a refund. They keep sending me email after email but so far not action.
So, thank you again. I hope many more people will read this!
Barbara
Thanks so much for your info Eric.
It’s Daylight Robbery.
Thanks for the heads up Eric. Even though I might not chime in on every one of your posts I just want you to know I really appreciate your honesty and integrity.
Wow! Unbelievable! Thanks for the head up Eric.
I went ahead and watched the video… this guy had BS oozing out of every orifice of his body.
I would not have fallen for his F&N lies, but I realize that some people will, that is what he knows and why he is going through this clown show. I hope that many of these people will have the opportunity to read your blog before they are exposed to his smoke and mirrors show and start following his dangling carrots until he suck them dry.
Thanks for the movement you have started. We have to get rid of charlatans like this guy who are giving honest marketers like us a bad name.
Harry.
HEY RUDY AND ERIC IM JUST TRYING TO HELP OUT HERE AND ITS NOT ABOUT ANY MONEY TO ME AT ALL NOT ONE RED CENT ITS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO MAKE A BUCK TODAYS THE FIRST DAY I HAVE EVER MADEE A CENT ONLINE IN 10 YEARS.10 YEARSTHATS NO LIE AND THATS ON MY SKIN.ITS AHAPPY DAY AND IM MAKING A PLAQUE AS WE SPEAK!ERIC IF YOU WANT THIS IS YOUR LIST AND ILL SEND YOU AN EMAIL SO YOU CAN HELP YOUR PEOPLE OL BUD!
Wow Eric, It’s obvious you are ticked off. I hope you got over it by writing this review to share the facts with us, before you started interacting with your family.
Nobody likes to be scammed or forced to watch a video only to be insulted at the end just because they couldn’t brainwash you to their way of thinking. I’ve opted out of lists when they do that to me. But, that’s not marketing to do that it’s just being a shyster. And I don’t want anything to do with one.
Personally if I were you, after you agreed to pay 9 bucks and the deal changed, I would have turned my credit card over and called the the 800 number on the back to cancel and not put up with the rest. The devil is a lyre and when God himself doesn’t promise us the sun, the moon and the stars there is no reason to believe any human can either. There are no free lunches somebody has to work to pay for it.
I appreciate your time you’ve invested in this I’m sure it took you most of the day. I’m going to go check my e-mail and if I find one promoting this I’m going to opt out of their list. And if enough people would do the same maybe we could clean up our marketing community.
Feel free to delete or edit my comment if you want because I added my website address and it’ll take you to a page titled getting a divorce and unless you read it, the title sounds like I’m promoting divorce and I assure you I’m NOT. It doesn’t matter to me if you do delete this. I just wanted to personally thank you for taking your time to look out for newer marketers and give us a heads up of what’s going on.
Hi Eric,
Yet again you demonstrated why you are one of the few truly “good guys” in the IM niche. (Probably why I have been a member of your Eric Tips for several years.) Kudos to you for having the “guts” to speak out against this kind of dishonest hyped up product launch. I am sure there are lots of other influential marketers out there who will turn a blind eye to things like this as they are part of the “old boys club” and don’t want to make waves as it may cost them a few sales or partners down the road to promote their own launches. Thanks for standing up for honesty and integrity in the marketplace, Eric!
Great post Eric, keep up the great work!
Hi all
This is the same type of video and hype as we could see 2-3 months ago. Some super affiliate marketer picked up people from the street in to his fancy car just to let them try the super affiliate mega system he had invented.
And believe it or not, those people, that never had done any internet marketing before, made 5-6-700 USD before the end of the promotion video was finished.
And believe it or not, I didn’t buy the product:-)
Thanks Eric for your research,
Claes Staffansson
Eric,
THANK YOU! It is refreshing to see someone being honest about this scam. I have unsubscribed from so many mainstream marketers BECAUSE they blindly promote products that are obvious scams or that there is no way that they could have tested the product, themselves.
Sadly, the longer that you have been around the more that you HOPE there is a product that actually does work!
Keep up the good work….I will NOT be unsubscribing from your email list.
Jack
so many times times I get crappy stuff written by excellent copywriters promotion wso’s and jvzoo offers. I wish I could immediately toss them but even worse is the time spent concluding its crap. Then there are even courses that teach you to be successful doing wso’s and evidently they at least are truthful evidenced by the smorgasborg of offers I see with same type ads that hook us old timers as often as the newbies.
thanks for expressing my thoughts about Free Commissions. I don’t take these people up on their guarantees of satisfaction as I don’t want to be seen as a serial refunder per se
Thanks Eric but I gotta say that the video for the link you provided is one of the worst sales pitches ever. This guy is so crummy looking and the way he talks is so repulsive that I wouldn’t spend a red cent with him. Anyway, it’s sad to see these things online and tarnish an industry so many of us value and cherish as way to make an honest living.
Keep up the good work
Thank you Eric for being so honest. It’s good to see an internet marketer put integrity above commissions. Even if it might ruffle a few feathers in the industry.
Thanks for the feedback Eric. It’s a pleasure to be on your list and receive information like this. I hate scammers and the world need more people with your integrity. Great work!
Dear Eric,
Thanks for that information. The truth is those GUY’S in that field of SCAMMING is getting intelligent, naughty and talk active. They are now presenting idea’s (thought) couple with works (Testimony in the form of Video or Paycheck). They even use names not only names but REAL NAMES or POPULAR NAMES in which we might know them personally. I thank you Eric for continuing those work that even though you get nothing from us still your pursue your advocacy, to teach by doing it not by writing. Sorry if I’m not capable of good English but I want to tell you you’ve done a good service not only from us but also to others who believe in your ideas be it positive or negative. I do hope I can share some of my experience I already met before. May God continue to Blessed Us All.
Sincerely yours,
Joselito Mendoza
Cauayan City, Isabela,
Philippines
Thanks Eric! This confirms my suspicions about Tim.
I think I have seen 4 versions of this product since last summer, except they made their own video…sounds good…I figure it would cost $997..there was one out last month for $997…well..I will try some day..but..in the mean time..I’m still building old school-authority sites..Thanks..I was looking for a review..I wanted to know the upsells…To me upsells are a form of lying, because they assume you have $300-500 to spend…Buyers could get angry spending that if it doesn’t work..Everything is getting more sophisticated [softwares]..Soon people will be able to make $1M a day?!
Eric
Well done!
Thanks for this review and strong warning. I was actually thinking of purchasing this! Thanks for saving me some money and disappointment, because I know how I can actually get software comparable to this for free! You really got my attention with this review and it has just shot you up to join the top marketers that I respect which are no more than a handful. I encourage you to keep up the good work. God bless.
You should have clicked leave the page once more and it would have gone from $9 to $1 for 3 days…Haha! The Cocky was a bit of a turn off…but I like to get excited about having a better life…I’m a fool for good advertisement…I use to belong to the LA Advertisding Club {where the big agencies went for lunch and previews each month]..I like to sell products where a buyer will knock me down taking it!)) But I like quality and not lies..Last summer I saw another Clicksure Britty guy with a real hypy video [may be the same guy]..I loved it..but did not have the $500-1000?! Well, I know a vendor from India who thinks it is a lot of hype to make 5 figures a month..or a day..some people have a different threshhold?!
No matter what they offer, if clicksure is the payment processor you must know it is a scam, every last one of them. Also, if the url or product name has the word commissions in it, turn around and go in the opposite direction.
I absolutely agree. The red flags went up for me when “Tim”, leaning against a balcony railing, said the video was totally unscripted and that he was not an actor. I thought, for being unscripted, it sure SOUNDS like it was scripted. And you sure got some great diction and range of emotion for not being an actor.
Evening Eric
You probably save a of of people a lot of pain
and you should be proud of what you have done.
May God Bless you as well
RICK
I do not know what I should think about making money online. Probably naive people should not
try their luck on Internet Marketing cos’ it is such an intangible business. I am not pointing my finger at Clicksure particularly; I mean I can’t judge well enough.
Thank you, it’s good to see there are people who
have limits on what they will do for money.
Thanks for looking out for the little guy.
Thank you Eric.
God bless you
Thanks for taking the time to write this honest review, don’t see enough of this from trusted marketers.
Thanks for sharing this. There are soo many scams out there. Your analysis of how to spot a scam has given me food for thought. Finally there is someone I can lend some credence to.
This topic is kind of fun to me. However thank You Eric for the review. ^^
Thanks for looking out for the little guy. I can only imagine what the upsells are(n’t).
If you couldn’t tell this was bogus within the first minute of the video pitch, you must be new to IM product pitches. Thanx much for such a thorough review. Keep ‘em coming!
….and that’s why I continue to read your articles and purchase YOUR products!!
And it’s also why I want to be like you. Seriously!
God bless
WOW! Thanks Eric, this review came just in time. I was about to buy me in on this for the $9. Thanks to God your review hit my inbox minutes before I wasted my money on this. You are awesome!
May God continue to bless you for your honest review! Thank you! We need more marketers like you!
Yep, have been sent this a couple of times. Thanks for the heads up Eric.
Hi, Eric,
I recently did a “cleansing” of my list of internet marketers, as I periodically do. Among those purged names was an internet marketer that I started with, one I’d been with almost as long as I’ve been part of your list. I just felt he’d moved away from dealing from a place of helping fellow marketers to doing whatever it takes to get more money.
The reason I DID NOT clear you from my list of “done with” IMers is just because of the integrity you’ve shown here, and continue to show toward your list and customers.
Thanks for an awesome review.
Excellent post Eric. Love the straight talk and run thru of their funnel. Appreciate your time and effort spent in doing this.
Cheers,
Lester
Fantastic article, Eric! I wanted to write something like this on my Blog but due to my poor English Grammar, I’ve enduring those “movie-type” promotion since 2 years back.
It never take me more than 30 second to close a promo window when I starts seeing mansion, yatch, sport car, helicopter or plane with an “actor” whether real or fake because its too hype-up!
Being a victim once to a promo such as the one above have taught me to play it safe all the way!
I rather let my intuition decides if an offer is genuine or not.
Hope lesser people got snooked as a result of this preview if it goes viral.
Cheers,
William Siong
Unfortunately there are much more scammy make money online products recently released, I recommend you guys check out the Warriors Forum Reviews section and you’ll see more.
Also, from JV pages you always will learn something… most of the times that’s prizes, cash.,etc.. that makes the big gurus to promote and NOT the customer’s needs.
Thanks Eric.
It seems the term Guru is thrown around very loosely. What actually defines a guru? Most of these guys no one has ever heard of before.
Oh, and by the way…Thanks Eric for taking the time to post this review.
Brilliant. When I was ‘new’ to the web I was scammed loads of times. We need folk like you.
Thank you Eric. There are those who speak about Integrity, and have something on the wall attesting to it. And there are those who simply practice it to the best of their ability. You, in my opinion, and from experience, are in the latter category. Thank you for the Post
Hi Eric,
thanks, you stand out amongst some other true giants of the industry.
I bought some of your PLR stuff and the quality and integrity of your products and service is self evident. You are qualified to comment on this rubbish.
I have seen this guy before, and the minute I see someone drive up to an obviously rented large villa and get out of their large truck I switch off.
I have in the past been suckered in and bought some of these products with as you say endless downsells and upsells, only to find a similar members area packed with more sales stuff and not delivering on the promised product.
How can they live with themselves..? Well, making money at all costs is a way of life for some, karma not withstanding.
A tip for the unwary, if it seems to good to be true…it most probably is.
And the other old adage, TANSTAAFL..
There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
So, Good On You for outing this…
I am going to review the promoters list and keep an eye out for retractions. The rest will remain in a watch list, pending opt-out.
To be frank, you get to spot the guys who sell you something then swamp you with the same old WSO/JVZoo/FSO treadmill stuff, and you get to spot the value adders like yourself who believe in actually helping people and giving out first. Then promoting real stuff of value to their list.
Who do you think is going to WIN in the long run..?
Come on Karma…
All the best to you and yours…
Ok, work beckons..
Have a Good one y’all..
Thanks Eric, I knew it sound was to good to be true.
I would like to say thank you for this email. I wish that more big name internet marketers did then same.
GOOD GOING.
Have a great week.
Thanks for sitting through that to give us a heads-up Eric.I have a low tolerance for bull* and would have bailed. Thanks to you, Jess and Paul for the time and effort you put into your businesses to stay “Real”. Blessings.
Awesome Eric. Keep up the fabulous job. I have been reading your tips for a long time and you always have done a great job. I don’t see your emails as often but still, I give you credit for speaking out. Not too many people know what integrity is any more. Especially the people in our state capital which is suppose to take care of it’s people.
Okay, Im done ranting. Take it easy!
Would love to know who you have trouble with as a result of this review?
I’d make sure I wasn’t on their lists any longer. Still sticking around on yours since 2007! Not going anywhere.
Thanks for taking the time to so thoroughly do this review.
All the best for the future.
re: JV page - All The Usual Suspects
re: Tim A
Ive never seen a WSO he was involved in that didnt involve trolls (probably himself trying to generate false buzz/controversy), and that were not shut down at some point.
Even the Google Review results are worse than usual -
https://www.google.com/search?q=Free+Commissions+Review
Man that video reminds me of those old Tom Vu infomercials! Your Friends Are Losers! Drop Them!
Karma (or the FTC) is gonna get these guys.
Sooner or later…
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Surprised you bought in, but good call anyway.
Thanks a lot Eric.
Thank you so much Eric for letting us know how to stay away from scammy internet marketing products ,like “free commissions”,and it’s good to know there are good guys out there like you,on the internet,not just people trying to sell all the garbage,no matter what.I really apreciate your review,you’re very honest,thanks again!
re: Surprised you bought in, but good call anyway.
Make that - surprised you were willing to voluntarily waster your time, but it was for a Good Cause. Education for the masses.
Excellent review Eric, you are awesome.
Many Thanks!
Hi Eric,
Good work indeed! We sure need more “do-gooder” like you!
Much appreciated.
Please keep up the good work…
Wishing you all the best,
John
Well said Eric. I too was surprised at the number of prominent ‘Gurus’ promoting this offer. I never even gave them the benefit of a click through, but I have Re-Tweeted this post
It’s OK, I’m used to having large ‘unfollow’ numbers on my Twitter account.
Keep up the good work Eric - Pete.
Eric sincere appreciation to you.
There is no danger I would have ever bought this offer but clearly there are loads of others who would have, and now they have been warned.
Because of my long association with you and your products I can buy from you with confidence, and with the knowledge that there is real value in what you are promoting such as the case with Jeremy Burns SCGM Retirement sale that I bought through your link.
I want to take a moment here to thank you for that link over delivering value is the key to building a lasting (knowing, liking and trusting) relationship with your list.
The scam artists could invest their time and effort in providing value based products instead of sinking to this level.
Gordon Smith
When I saw the screenshot of the members area I had to stop reading right away. This program is “Twin Peak Profits” which was launched in February. I didn’t buy it but the ONLY difference is the color scheme. Everything is the same. I have also been bombarded by emails from them, and it is horrible that they would use insults in order to get people to buy and the sad thing is it WORKS! And the income claims are so bogus, so many lies even in the emails themselves. This makes it very hard for legitimate marketers honestly. Because they similar models. You’d think they would have decency NOT to offend people after that person just purchased your product. Can you imagine people who sit through this and pay full price for this crap. And ads in the members area SERIOUSLY after you spend $100 of dollars they are promote ads to you in the members area. I know I am long winded with my comment but seriously this is pretty offensive. Especially when I found out it is actual ” Twin Peak Profits” with a new color scheme and new actors. When this dies down they are probably going to rename their product again and sell it the same way again. I had to laugh when you started talking about the upsell hell.
Thank you Eric for this heads up. I like Genuine and intelligent people like you that defend the common people. I admire your courage to speak out against the scammers
I appreciate your talking about scams. I’ve been a long time fan. I’ve run into many scams but what bothers me more than the scammers are many legit marketers who don’t know how to teach or to show other people how to make money online. Teaching is a unique skill and very few people (including those who can do) can teach. Eric I wish you would make a course specifically with that in mind to teach others how to apply themselves to make money online. I’m confident you’d make a good teacher.
thanks eric, you know i started two years ago and am still struggling, i have been taken , but thanks that there are honest marketeers out there that look out for beginners like myself, THANKS AGAIN
Nice share and reveal Eric. I have been your subscriber for a long time and I really like the way you share your opinion.
I checked out the sales page, and yes, it really looks scam. I wonder how these people feel when scamming other people.
Thank you, Eric, for the honesty.
God bless you.
Hi Eric,
Thanks for the review, it really is nice to know there are still trustworthy,dependable people in IM
Wish there were more marketers like you Eric…..
You have made a lot of friends here Eric with your anger at the tricksters. However there is a great deal more wrong with the wonder-of-our-age Internet and mobile connection. We do need international rules-regulations in place to protect the people who are unable to work-out items of mind-sense.” Where a person is making great sums from any method on the Internet why on earth should they tell others how to do it? That does not make any sense.
So be-wise do not pay them. please note: They make their money from people buying the lie.
Buy only software-plans you understand. That is the value one can buy. Erase all J.V. partners sales people who sell plans to make money from ideas.from your own list support people who are expert in making a value piece of software a plug in. DO NOT FALL FOR A GET-RICH-SCHEME.
If you see Clicksure, do not purchase. They are not in the same league like Clickbank. Refunds tooks many months minus something like 20% of original price.
It looks as though Tim Alexander has done his job well. Instead of catching out the newbee’s like everyone else he’s raised the bar and sucked in some big hitters in the business. After this review there should be some very embarrassed marketers realizing they have been done like a kipper. Its good to see that we have someone like Eric who is passionate about the business and sensible enough to spot a dud when it comes along. Rather than a Backlash Eric should be recieving e-mails of apology from these top names 1. for not naming them 2. for correcting their miss-direction 3. giving them the chance to salvage their reputation before it’s to late. If you’re an internet marketer then the one name you can trust to be honest and reliable ERIC HOLMLUND the voice of reason in internet marketing.
Well … this was an unexpected bit of good news … thank you mate !!!
We are a community site, (based in OZ)looking to earn some “affiliate money”, but we’ve been scammed so badly, we just had to give it away
Thanks again
I saw this a few days back, as well, and if you look next to the disclaimer about using actors you’ll also see:
This is a new system and there are no typical results.
Translation: We’ve never actually used our system personally, but we’d like to offer you this opportunity to overpay us for the pleasure of experimenting with this unknown system, which may or may not work. o.O
I actually don’t have a problem with selling a new system with no results other than my own results. I’ve done it too (but with NO testimonials and NO income claims).
What blew me away in this case, was seeing that disclaimer at the bottom, and then seeing all the fake testimonials, with ridiculous income claims. Also it’s obvious that the money (if the screen shots were even real) was made from other product launches, not from the “system” being pitched.
Hi Eric,
What an excellent post and what a breath of fresh air.
At last someone who is willing to be perfectly frank and honest about the dishonest so called marketers out there.
Pity there aren’t more like you that are willing to turn the spotlight on those who just want to rip off people who want to better their lives bu earning a few extra dollars each month.
Thank you.
Nick Dugan
I too got drawn into this one for the initial $49. I realized by the language in the first upsell how right you are and by the end was disgusted. Then to find that I could only telephone in a cancellation/refund and how international the sources were and the length of time to await refund process, I was thankful I only afforded $49. I was reminded that Clicksure is not the same as Clickbank!
Thanks for your honesty and care of others, Eric. I am a senior on gov’t. pension who has lost too many $1ks to online scammers. My main purpose was to be able to give more to the needy!!
Once again Eric, thanks for your incredible integrity in “outing” this scam. I too received a barrage of emails promoting this shameless get rich quick scheme. As soon as I see a flashy video, scenes of incredible wealth and inescapable exit pages, I hit the unsubscribe button. There’s so much of this kind of garbage out there, it’s sickening. Warning to new affilate marketers..if it sounds too good to be true..well you know the rest.
I read all of your emails Eric because you are honest and a valuable source of the truth…unlike sooo many others.
Blessings.
l purchased at $29 and have asked for a refund, add Michael Rasmussen to your list, l have now unsubscribed from everyone on the list, thanks
Nice to see a genuine review.
Rule One for detecting scam products is ‘how many exit-page offers’.
More than one and its almost certainly scam.
If its clicksure, its almost certainly scam.
If its Clickbank - its a good chance it is.
Most of the people on the JV list do not actually inspire confidence just from their pics!
One of the UK guys there I bought from (a big ticket) and it was rubbish and I chased him through the bank for a refund. Another I have bought from reluctantly because I do not have any trust in him but a couple of things he’s promoted have been ok.
Hi Eric and Thanks for the Warning.
Great Job.
Best wishes
John.
Thanks for verifying this that it is a scam.
Hi Eric.. I’ve been meaning to get up on here to thank you heaps man for reaching out to newbie marketers and offering them a way forward to change their lives for the better. Your 100 part course is absolutely A1. It is reinforcing a lot of what I have learned over this last few years and not applied and also opened up some new avenues. Thanks heaps .. you have gone all out to leave no stone unturned with this.
As to your review .. right on! You are to be applauded for taking a stand against scammers like these ..
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for that Eric
Too many marketers wanting emails getting out knowing there subscribers will seeing the same offers from the competition. Just get blinded on making commissions and prizes. If it sounds too good, it probably is. Making money without work, what load of bull.
Thanks so much Eric. I’ve been a customer and follower of you for over five years from over here in Korea.
I’m certain that if you loose any JV partners over this review, they don’t deserve you as a partner.
Best to you and your Big family
Hi Eric,
Thanks For the heads-up on the “Free Commissions” product,
Holy cow, $197 for basically a squeezepage template ??? Money for old rope!
So that’s where I’m going wrong, I supply a full website script (based on Wordpress) with my sales page and squeezepages design templates plug-in and also my PayPal payment integration and button generator plug-in, together with a few other additions to provide a sequential autoresponder, helpdesk, site security and back-up / cloning facility … and I give it away for free.
Although that’s never going to change because I believe in giving newcomers a hand-up rather than cut them loose like many “Guru” tell us all to do “Because they don’t have any money so will never buy anything from you” a statement that I think is outrageous and truly abhorrent, especially when they all say in their own salespages that they will help people in that exact same position and then hit them up with a product that they expect them to be able to somehow find $100+ for.
Surely if you simply Give people the tools to get them started then they will be able to make some money and will then be in the position to be able to buy stuff from you if they so choose, to me that make far better business sense than just completely writing them off.
Also thanks for the heads-up on ClickServe, I haven’t seen them before (fortunately) and now know to steer clear, I’ll admit I haven’t be using ClickBank for a couple of years now due the huge amount of scam products that were listed there and did close my 8 year old account with them for that reason, perhaps I’ll take another look at CB now that you guys & gals have mentioned that they’ve cleaned up their act.
As for the JV partners and affiliates promoting the Free Commissions product, I’m with Al Garretson & Tom Justin and advise to unsubscribe from anyone and everyone who promotes it, I know Eric did say that those who retract their initial recommendation of it might be worthy of a second chance but in my view if they didn’t check it out themselves before signing up as an affiliate and sending it out then they obviously are not interested in their subscribers welfare, just in the money they can squeeze out of them.
Again thanks Eric for standing up to the plate and writing this post, and to everyone else for their insights, a real eye opener.
Cheers
David.
Hi Eric,
Wow, I think you have really hit a raw nerve with this one. Never seen so many comments to a one page review.
It seems that there is definitely too much rubbish coming through and it is getting worse.
Nowadays just the headlines to the emails are enough to delete them and all of the fake names that are coming from the same personal address, which by the way you are never able to unsubscribe from, they just keep coming!
Even when you bounce these back to them, you get the Damien thing-a-ma-jig (postmaster)(webmaster) telling you the address is unknown or some other load of rubbish.
It’s refreshing to see someone so well respected stand up against the lower level marketers and tell the truth. You are rare breed as I know you will get some flak from some of your friends. Do us all a favor and run for President. You would have my vote.
Anthony Vautour
Thanks Eric
More Reviews through the sales funnel would be great
I have looked at a lot of products basically when bank account shots, holidays, boats appear
I HIT Delete
there is a market there just being the reviewer of products especially with your reputation of providing great conten
Thanks for an great critique
Noel
Hello Eric,
I also have written warnings from time to time and over the past year or two I have seen more internet marketers starting to follow with their own warnings. I hope the message gets wide distribution because too many people will still be unaware of the problem.
It makes me wonder how some of those scammers were brought up. What did their parents do to burden the internet with such people? Where are their morals? My Christian upbringing does not allow me to make money that way.
Best regards,
Peter.
Hi Eric, I have rewarded your industry by writing a blog post about internet scams and linking to this post. This is an incredibly valuable and courageous article and I thank you for fighting back the ‘dark forces’ of internet marketing.
wow !! I was surprised that there are too many scam products out there and this is the worst one,
thanks for your tips Eric
NEN
lol, clicked through to the JV page and it’s like a who’s who of my “avoid bigtime” list
Tim A being right up there near the top!
Thanks Eric. You have always been a reliable and dependable source of information. Have you ever reviewed the Empower Network…seems like it is in a second phase push right now.
Great post there Eric! We really need a marketer like you out there. I have also been scammed a lot of times.
To my surprise this caliban is still alive? Back in February 2011 I bought his “Commission Overload” crap:
http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-special-offers-forum/332302-over-1-660-sold-first-4-days-said-best-warrior-special-offer-ever-video-income-proof-last-bump.html#1
Incredible, that I fell for this. Then they came up with “Profit Snatcher”, OMG. Later he had a dirty fight in the public with his partner Kenny Cannon, another caliban. These guys are really disgusting.
Eric, this is the reason you are one of the few lists I stay subscribed to. While you are here to make money you do it with great concern of providing exponential value for every hard earned dollar your customers gladly give you for your products.
Thanks for your info about Free Commissions.
Still I like to know is what do you think of Twin Peak Profits - the other product by Tim Atkinson and Zak Meftah that was released in Jan?
i wouldn’t even expect to get a refund correct!lolol well that wasn’t the first time believe me Eric. well i do believe hes on a destiny run with miss karma in the future!
Well nothing proves there still is “one born every Minute like IM . That said I really appreciate Your Honesty and I must say you have one of the few messages in my inbox I am happy to open and don’t feel like I need a shower after . My Dad always said “Your word is worth whatever Value you give it & nobody raises that price” !
I already received a message from one of the JV promoters. They don’t mention that there’s a bad review out there, but clearly their statement of reassurance is in response to you.
I’m with you by the way. If the product or service is not clearly stated, and most of the pitch is spent on the money they made or what could be made, I delete it.
Thanks like always Eric , for more info about internet scam look at http://www.workathometruth.com/ . Paul Schlegel is a very good person. Can help You
Thank you Eric, We really need a Big Brother to keep the bullies off, I think some JV gurus have been pasted there without their knowledge
Thanks for being honest, Eric and for standing up. John.
At long LAST. Yes. He IS definitely a scam. I was one of his victims. From now on I have learned to be very, very careful to opt in on any website, that declares, that “This is for free/I will reveal the SECRET etc, etc. And to besure to allways read the disclaimers,
I just happened to check out this product also. Did a little better than you Eric.I got in for a 1.00. But with all of the up sells, I saw this was heading. Also got a call from my credit card company. After checking out their members page I am glad that I am only out a buck instead of several hundred dollars. Thanks for confirming this scam Eric.
I haven’t managed to build a list at all myself yet, but must be on everyone’s list, because I get hundreds of offers each day. Can’t do jv stuff either, because I have no list! But I know I’ve dumped a tiny bundle of cash on all sorts of offers that have done nothing for me. Your honesty is refreshing. While I’ve not made a dime yet, and can’t get excited about selling stuff I also find on ebay for a song, I’ll persist here, doing research and putting in hours of effort because someday it will pay off. If I live long enough! Thanks, Eric…. For all your help and tips.
Wow, I must have unsubscribed to all the people that promoted this because I did not get one SINGLE email on this “product”.
Great job Eric!
Hi Eric,
thank you a lot for revealing this scam. And in the huge number of comments you see, how important it was! Best when it were possible to end this persons doings …
For me i have a list of “scammy” marketers i will do no more business with. At the top position is Tim Atkinson. He is a promoter, not a marketer. But always promoting crap!
As you saw in this scam, the methods they use are always the same. So best to proof it very fast is to quit an offer and when the downsell is huge, it couldn’t be a reputable offer. Also when there are more than one or two exit splash pages, i go away, not wasting more time.
So you can recognize such scams very fast. And take the provider to your “no go biz”-list ;o)
Again, Eric, thanks for your brilliant review!
Greetings from Germany
Thanks Eric. Whenever I get one like this, I go back to the original message and unsubscribe. If I have bought from them, I go back and turn it in and get my money back. Keep track of the 60 days. ClickSure at least has got that part straight.
Eric,
Excellent post. It really is buyer beware these days.
I commend your courage in going against the flow.
I would recommend that any of your previous JVs who promoted this rather than scorn you actually say “Thank you”. You are attempting to save their reputation, both with their customer and other marketers.
It is very easy these days to just promote the next “big thing” to your list for some extra spondulicks. However if you take your eye off the prize (your customers goals) you’ll soon find that no one is interested in what you have to say and once that happens it is VERY hard to turn them around.
Thanks for taking the time to write this.
Cheers,
Jamus
It’s really sad when integrity like you have is hard to find in our space. Thanks for the heads up. It only makes me NEVER want to unsubscribe to your lists.
I got the barrage of emails as well. I went through the video’s and could see right away it was all fake. I never purchased anything. If someone has to demean their audience to sell something, they shouldn’t be in sales. Maybe janitor would be more fitting. After 30 years of sales experience, and training sales people. I’d not only fire these idiots, but sue them for misrepresenting the company. This type of thing gives Online Marketing a bad name. Really Bad name.
Well spoken Eric. These type of product promotions no longer interest me as I have seen them all over the years.
The problem arises with newcommers to the IM world getting involved with this type of offer and the associated up-sells.
They learn very little from the experience except the feeling of being ripped off and damaged by it all.
Eric you are a star. Thank you for being so honest and steering us clear of this rubbish. Honestly, I have lost so much money in the past that I do not buy a single thing without looking for reviews and checking the Warrior Forum first.
Every blessing to you and thank you for standing out and standing up for truth and integrity.
Thanks for the post Eric. I always check the affiliate link on these kind of products, just to see who is promoting it and what they are really throwing at us. I brought a product from Clicksure once before, the product was ok, I was able to learn something from it, however my bank called me and said my card had been compromise, when looking back, Clicksure was the only thing I purchased which kind of had me nervous, especialy about the price flucuation. I’m not saying it was them, but be careful anyway. Thanks again
Awesome! I love your integrity, Eric. Keep up the good work.
By the way Eric, I sent this post to my readers
Thanks for spreading the word Pawel
Saw this just this morning and had to take a shower after.
And of course the JV invite came from Tim Atkinson whose list I can never seem to get off.
Do these car things still work? Sheesh.
Thanks for buying and saving me the trouble but I was very curious to see the funnel after seeing all the exit page shenanigans.
I’ve gotten that promo and many others like it to my email too many times. Sometimes from very well respected marketers. I have even written back to some if I have been on their list for awhile and asked them if they even knew what they were promoting? If I get this from someone that is not providing me a really good value by being on their list, earns an immediate unsubscribe. This make money cesspool seems to be getting larger and larger and I even get emails from names I do not know sent from an autoresponder but I know I never subscribed to that list. My loose rule is the more exit popups, the crappier the product. Thanks for writing an honest assessment about this crap.
Oh Eric, thanks so much for providing your honest assessment and going out on the proverbial limb to take one for the team with your $9 invest… lol you stuck it out to the bitter end! Very grateful for your integrity and you’ve inspired us all to do the same. Have a blessed day all!
Thank you, Eric.
I have read one similar review of the product (forgot the name - something about the Product Launch).
And also I myself saw a few products like that which use a PYRAMID scheme (like EMPOWER NETWORK). When I see matrix, downlines I am curious: “Why Internet Marketing community accepts MLM and such pyramid schemes” ?
I know math and can prove that each of the pyramid schemes has its end. But before the end you will see millions of people at the bottom struggling to find prospects.
It’s not only about taking money from people - it’s also about wasting of their time. They spend their time for a miracle without any compensation. At the end they lose their money and hopes, become frustrated and angry, don’t see any good in life.
Thank you Eric! Yep, there’s always someone peddling the snake oil and people who want, and need to make money online like myself end up being caught in the scam. I appreciate having found you just over a year ago and it’s refreshing to have someone who operates with integrity and honesty and desires to teach others…thank you my friend!
Jeremy
Really appreciate your work here.I’ve tried to get these emailers to give me a total price (up-sells,cross-sells” or any other “sells” invovled.NO-ONE has replied.”Take a guess on where these emailers credibility is with me right now?”.Well done.
I’ve been gradually growing my online business with success following Eric’s Tips. Way better than results promised by 6 scammy products I bought as a newbie. Yes, I was scammed over and over again. But my life is better now thanks to all the knowledge I’ve gained with Eric’s Tips. Now when I need to buy a product or service, I come back to your site to see if I can buy it with your affiliate link, to thank you for your invaluable help with my online business. GREAT REVIEW !! WE’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THESE ‘Look how I Make $237,575,48 per month’ ‘products’.
Thanks for the review Eric. It opened my eyes.
Thanks Eric with this info. I got scammed by this scumbag Tim Atkinson before with one of his product called something like ninja commission or something. I forgot How much I’ve paid for the membership but after a month or so the whole website was gone! I’ve tried contacting this man and it was no where to be found. He tried to send me some of his new products through email and as soon as I saw his name I unsubscribe him. I’m new to all this internet marketing stuff but I want to know How do I get a join venture and help me promote?
Thanks for the review Eric. It is so easy for beginners to get sucked into something like this because they don’t have the experience or knowedge to see it for what it is. We’ve all been there I would imagine. There are genuine people out there who will offer good advice yo just have to find them. You are obviously one of them.
Thank you for sharing your perspective on this scam Eric. It is sad that there are enough people to actually get drawn into their charade each time they do a redesign of these launches to support their illusions.
Every year about this time there is a new avalanche of these. Nothing can replace doing things according to proper design and applied principles that are proven to work.
Solomon said it very clearly in the book of Proverbs.
Thank you for taking a stand.
Evan Jensen
Thanks for this information.
Hi Eric!
Thanks for the review.
Whenever you see the rich and famous lifestyle (girls, money, boats, beaches, luxury autos, mansions, large paychecks, et cetera) being featured, alarm bells should ring.
It does not even make sense that you can make money without effort and time. Yes, you can work smarter but you still have to work. The rich people I know all work hard.
I prefer to be told specifically what I will be getting for my money; if something is total hype, it turns me off.
I believe FTC regulations apply to all those marketing to the United States. Those who think they are beyond FTC reach could be in for a surprise.
A HEADS UP: While I was visiting the Free Commissions website, I exited my browser several times. Every time I started my browser up again, it would open your website and the Free Commissions website. My web browser start page settings remained unchanged.
SOLUTION: I deleted my recent browser history and now my browser opens properly (to my start page only).
Regards,
Stephen
As soon as I got this email a week ago and viewed the sales page I knew it was a scam. Slick actors, cars, houses, boats, beaches. I love the time elapsed Clickbank screen shots that grow by the 1000’s every minutes (however the clickbank current time never changes, lol). The bad thing is that they prey on the internet novices in hopes they buy it all and aren’t educated enough to know how to get a refund.
Thank you for being brave enough to be honest.
Thank you for sharing. It is very important.
I find you brave and honest man.
Thank you! I was close to purchasing this product, just 2 days ago. But, something in my “GUT”, kept me from doing it. And I will blast Adrian Morrison…I received the e-mail from him, to check out this product. I really like the Morrison brothers (Anthony & Adrian), felt they were honest guys. I will contact Anthony Morrison regarding this matter…
Yep! Just got the email too!
COMMISSION CASE CODE…Blake, another SCAM
Hi Eric. Great review. If that couple you and the other person were talking about is the same one I dealt with, they dont believe in what they print on their site. As do others, it’s printed that the no questions ask refund is guaranteed to be returned upon request. It is like pulling teeth. I bought, I tried it, didnt make money so I asked for a refund. Beware to everyone. They always try to keep you hooked by saying things like, “You didnt follow the instructions and training vids”. It took me 2 months to get my refund. They wouldn’t respond after awhile. So I threatened a class action suit on the payment processor. They refunded within 48 hours. Hmm. It’s ashame that these people can’t live up to their words. Or, do they even read their own site? Who knows.
I have been following Eric for more than 3 years and i have never once ignored his review because he is one in a million of online players who sincerely want to help others to succeed. Thanks for the expose!
Thank you very much Eric,
I have been caught up in many of these scams in the past and have learned over the years how to spot most scams but even with years of experience some still trick me into purchasing.
I have been in internet marketing basically since the beginning of internet marketing, but I have always been in the end of marketing where I do the marketing for companies. I have built some great clients over the years, many large companies. It is very important to get the right advice and tools when working for companies like this.
I have always loved your tips and really like the fact that you are always honest.
I am currently starting to work on building my first list and getting ready for my first product launch. I am going to try to follow your lead in my internet marketing endeavor by being honest and only promoting things I have tested and that I would use.
Thank you so much for everything you do for us. You do more for free than most people do for thousands of dollars, which is why if I see something promoted by you and others I will be making the purchase from you.
Have a great day everyone and watch out for the scammers
This is brave Eric, very brave. And thanks for writing it.
I don’t buy into the shiny shite anymore but there are
Millions who do. The good guys will win in the end!
However a 60 / 40 split would be a good result.
I’ve unsubscribed to 3 lists promoting this because of the aggravation trying to exit.
Thanks Eric, I am so sick of those “millionaires”
I am glad you stay firm in the good and fair part of this great business… as incidents like this ones affect the image of all of us
Thanks Eric for taking your time to expose these tugs. I get a bunch of them every now and then. They waste my time for deleting them.
Thanks again.
Thanks Eric,
You just saved me $350.00
Sure appreciate it.
Eric,
Your views and comments are exceptional in this industry. There are many of these types of scams that are really selling free websites and they get you on the hosting fees and upsells by sucking you in for even $0 after all the downsells.
Thank You very much.
Unfortunately, I have been taken by some less scammy than this from some of the JVs themselves. I am shocked at some of the JVs and am on their lists. If I do not get a retraction as you suggested, I will be off their list and never buy from them again. Thanks for the excellent review, we need more honest people like yourself. Also thanks for the background on CkickSure, that will a red flag in the future for me.
Thanks Eric!
Have you ever thought about making this a niche? I mean the REAL review of these products?
It’s a great idea, but I don’t think I want to be reviewing products every day. It would be too depressing
But I can see that my readers appreciate it, so I’ll try to keep doing these reviews once in awhile.
There are a couple places that seem to be a good source of reviews in the IM niche…
IM report card: http://www.imreportcard.com (Great site, and great idea. The only thing I don’t like is if you sign up for their list, they will promote stuff to you. Not a bad business model, but feels weird to me)
Warrior forum: http://www.warriorforum.com/internet-marketing-product-reviews-ratings/
(As I’ve said before… don’t get caught up wasting time in any forum. They can be very addictive. If I’m leery of an IM product, I’ll often go over there and see what people are saying about it. In the case of Free Commissions, no one had reviewed it yet, which gave me all the more reason to check it out for myself)
Also, Mike Filsaime is apparently coming out with a new affiliate/payment solution (to compete with the likes of CB and clicksure), which ranks products based on real customer reviews, thus focusing on quality rather than EPC or “gravity”. I’ll keep an eye on it as it develops.
Thanks for the heads up Eric. Sorry to say I`ve gotten sarcastic with any thing I see online, unless I know the person is integrable. We need more people like you!
Thanks for this valuable info. May it help to keep honest iNet marketers honest. -JIMBO
I am almost ashamed to say that I am one of the many people who got caught up in this scam. the number of up-sells is phenomenal.. never again!!Wish I had had the insight provided by you today, before i parted with my cash…
rgds
Ken
I’ve just read the J.V list(Thanks for the link in comments)The saddest thing is that there are Names & Faces that I know on there!I will have issues trusting them again..Point being,If they’re the Professionals how can they associate with this Trash?No point screaming.But next time they e-mail me i’ll un subscibe! Actions speak loader than words!!!Big lesson learnt…Don’t get tied to the same brush.A big thank you to Eric for taking me a little closer to my Goal..P.S. Eric I hope that your family are well.Happy Easter to you all.
Hi Eric - gutsy move. Unfortunately, it’s not the first time this Tim has been involved in um, let’s say questionable tactics.
He seems to sleep just fine, but I don’t think I would. Nor would I feel entirely comfortable, standing in front of a mirror, with a razor in my hand.
There are reasons and justifications and excuses and rationalizations, I’m sure - but I don’t think he’s lightening his karma any. It’s a shame, he’s not stupid - he could use the same mental energy, the same drive and focus - and be something really good.
I saw this promoted yesterday by some trusted marketers myself. I started to watch the video but it was obvious pretty quickly that it was too scammy to be real. I let it run while I did other things then went back to check out the price, just out of curiosity.
When someone promises you thousands of dollars a day for NO work and $49 you have to know it’s a bunch of BS.
Anyway, thank you for the review. I was curious what the heck this product was and I hope you’ll save some poor soul from getting ripped off by purchasing it.
Best to you Eric, much appreciated!
You are great Eric, beleive me I have been scammed a lots and this note from you opens our eyes for scammers, God Bless you………..
Thanks Eric.
Just the name “Free Commissions” would have made me ignore it. Nothing is for free.
I think the free commissions come for the JVs that promote the product given all the upsales and promotion inside the members area.
Thank you so much! This review speaks volumes for you Eric!!
Thanks for the great article. I’m on a lot of lists, and I got hit with a lot of promotions for this product.
From the first scene of the BMW roaring up to the camera, it felt scammy to me, which of course was verified by the number of declines it took me to get out of their promotion hell.
I hope the JV folks get a clue. I’m keeping track of the ones who promoted this garbage, and if they do it again, I’ll be off their lists.
You are a true asset to the IM world. Thanks!
Thank you for your report, I have been getting their e-mails in my box as well. Thanks for the warning.
George
What would we do without the honest guys like you Eric. I have been mugged so many times in the past, through my own stupidity and it is so nice to see that someone really cares enough to expose such sellers to their list of customers.
I do not know how such people as this can sleep at night and they degrade the honest marketers out there, making it harder for all honest marketers. They should be banned from ever being allowed to sell to the market of those that are looking for a way to make their lives more enjoyable in making enough to just help them with their bills, which is what many potential buyers want and need to make their lives a little better.
Of late, i will not even open an email, unless i see the product name that they are introducing to me. I have grown to hate these particular type of emails and just will not waste my time reading them. I want to know what the product is called, whithin the first couple of lines, not wade through an whole email only to find that there is no product name included.
Many Many thanks for your sterling work.
GREAT work Eric!
I HATE “scammers”; they’re the “scum” of the world!
They can (as a group) literally bankrupt people! I know - I’m one of their (collective) victims.
They need to be eliminated, & YOU just helped with that, via your expose’.
PLEASE, PLEASE keep doing this, whenever appropriate.
Dang me Eric, I’ve never heard you like this so I’ll just take your word for it and stay clear of it.. Your honesty is greatly appreciated; God Bless Ron Townsend Florida
Great article —-I new to this ans I saw the video and recognized that it wasnt right. Id like to receive more of your reviews In particular. I am looking at IM Target. I now Anik Singal is a reputable marketer so im confident in the purchase
Eric I am 80 yrs old…i pound the Internet with passion loking for a pogram that can offset my SSI…but here is an example of a real bad dog…we seniors fall for this sort of BS all the time…of course the reason is to find that extra income site that actually provides a true way to succeed….can uyou help me? Thanks for the scam alert believe it or not I already figurd this one out myself.
Thank You, Eric!!!
Thank you so much for this information Eric! Yes, those email messages are coming in daily so my delete finger has been busy.
How do these people sleep at night?
Again, thanks for the heads up and a great article.
Great Post Eric. I have actually bought something from Tim Atkinson and it was ok, but I saw this too and thought, “Wow, you have reached a new low!”. I also looked at the list of affiliates and was not surprised to see a few other scummy marketers on there. Not all are bad, but there are a couple I have seen and bought from before that should be kicked off the internet for the lies and crap they sold.
Thanks Eric,
I have run up against some of these people. Thank God, I got caught only once. Learned my lesson and now am very careful about hypey sales letters and outrageous claims.
Good Work!!
Geri
Hey Eric,
Great post. I tried to sign up for this ad just before I signed up with you. Fortunately, the payment processor would not accept my card.
Keep up the good work.
Hey Eric,
Thanks for the heads up. I checked it out and you are totally correct! It just smells of scam.
If it were really that easy, Everyone and Anyone could do it.
I just got scammed by a guy named Daven Michaels. 123 Employee.
Same deal, no escape from the upsells There was NO opt out provided at all. I made a mistake of clicking on a sales form just trying to get out, and it automatically charged me another $67.00. I initially went to his page to purchase his “Physical” book on outsourcing.
I never received a book, or any digital downloads he was promising.
I sent 3 support requests and 4 emails; no phone number provided.
I started a claim through my bank. 123 Employee faked a screen shot with a fake URL saying that I received the products.
The URL wasn’t readable or real. I have since had to escalate the claim through my bank.
All this to say, I appreciate your keeping us informed about scam artists like this guy.
Real money comes from Real work and sweat.
Thanks Again
Lee
Thanks Eric, not many want to tell the truth these days.
THANKS A LOT, ERIC, FOR THIS! I will go as far as to say BEWARE OF CLICKSURE, period. I was seduced by two different programs offered through them with extremely professionally enacted videos, brilliant actors, the Ferrari and the palatial mansion (that did not look as if anyone had ever lived in it) and the whole thing, full of psychological props. Must have cost a small fortune to make. But then it was exactly what you describe. Patently false claims, brazen lies, and a multilevel upsell Hell. When I claimed a refund for three programs bought at the same time, as I saw that they did not deliver any of the promised goods, I was told repeatedly and automatedly that payment had been made, but I never received the money, even though it was divided between two different credit cards at two different banks in two different countries. They would not respond to my four times repeated demand for payment details, transaction number or something like that, obviosuly necessary to trace the payment if it was really made. Just repeated that the money had been sent on such a date and that I had to talk to my bank about it.
The second program was clearly produced by the same people on the same pattern but with different actors and scenery.
These are really PROFESSIONAL SCAMS.
So my wisdom would suggest never buy anything from Clicksure.
Eric: I have been getting this garbage it seems almost forever, Now the only thing I open is that which comes from you!
Keep up the good work
ART?
Eric this same scheme is being done under Affiliate Marketing..It’s called Affiliate Marketing using the same screen lay out etc as this one. Webinars are not about Affiliate Marketing its another Marketer trying to get you to buy there product.
Thank you for this honest revelation. I have always trusted you and your products. that’s why I specifically created a folder for Eric’ Tips. highly valued!. Thanks again!
I have to apologize, if I offend any one here. Are we not preaching to the choir here? I have a very different take on authority and integrity in marketing that 99% who claim can not back up. Those who remain untouchable behind the servers iron curtain could be considered scam artists! Marketer’s information and policies need to be the forefront of you internet business NOT THE PRODUCT you are trying to sell. Many of you quote the FTC, have any actually read it? If anything, read the DOT COM’s do’s and dont’s!
The Guru’s that are marketing to the marketers, need to up their game and work like a business. If we are truly interested in bringing up the next generation of marketers, we need to take responsibility and show them exactly what is required to be successful.
Scamming people out of $49.00 dollars and telling them “this is the key” to be successful in business is not teaching business. Blogging about tips and tricks is not teaching business. For that matter, marketing to the marketers is a scam in itself!
If someone is going to take a risk in establishing any web enterprise, they need to know fully up front what it is they are getting into. I have yet to see a product that does exactly that. There should be no up front costs associated to that.
For those that do not know, there are only a handful of tools required that actually cost to run an internet enterprise. Domain, Hosting, Auto Responder are the top three on my list.
If you can not afford that, you do not belong in this business. Next, Web Authoring, Graphic Design, if you do not have these skills you will have to pay someone. Trusting a scammer that tells you, “this is all done for you”, does not mean it gets the job done.
I despise scams as much as the next marketer. The question is, when are the Guru’s going to stop scamming and step up and become the professional business that they profess to be. It is ashamed that you can not even reach these people by phone! The top fortune 500 companies in the US, all have phones that people can call and get information. With the salaries that the Guru’s claim, don’t you think they should have a phone support service in place that is not based on a ticket email program?
If you’re in business, you should be able to be reached like a business and not be charged for “coaching” “consulting” is this what we do to build trust?
When I set out to build my web enterprise, I promised myself I would do it with honesty and integrity. I always answer the phone when my customers call.
Can’t remember, but maybe I am wrong here, wasn’t he banned from Warriors Forum… not sure!
Thanks!
thank you Eric in keeping the bubble in the center of the scale.
Thanks Eric, I’ve been caught in these kinda scams before. Keep up the good work so legitimate marketers can make a living at what they do.
Len
Thanks bud
Hi Eric, it is wonderful to see an honest review there are so few,in pointing out the worst. Especially for new people trying to find their way with internet marketing.. We received this FC video in our email and my husband broke it all down and then commented with details of Tim and the gang equated to absolute rubbish to many of the so called scam reporting /reverse ezine sites etc,who will sell FC scheme anyways, he was unfortunately moderated on his comments and deleted.
Thanks again for taking a stand on this it is greatly appreciated. PS this FC inside dashboard is a rehash of ‘Twin Peak’system same creator too!
I noticed that too, as he actually says Twin Peak system in the tutorial video for the FC Money Vault section.
Eric,thanks for your honest comments.I admire your bravery, don’t fear you are divinely protected.
Thanks for the heads up Eric,its nice to see these scammers getting shown up for what they are. I had already seen this, but these days when they start showing large mansions, expensive cars and boats, I grab my mouse to click off the page straight away.
I have had dealings with Clicksure in the past with One Minute Commissions, and I found them very helpful and I received a full refund without any problems.
Thanks Again
Trevor.
Clicksure keeps sending me all kinds of offers to get me to keep the product for 60 days.Whats up with that? Are they hoping that I will forget and not be able to get the refund because I went past the 60 days or what?
He makes me sick really. I love Miami in the back ground. Nice!
Keep up the great work Eric
Eric, great post…thanks for bringing this to light…I’ve gotten a slew of emails from marketers trying to push this “opportunity”. I get turned off immediately upon seeing the start of the first video…Can’t stand those types of videos any more….Thanks again Eric….
@ Charles Mohr,
I like your comment as that is the way it should be.If you offer a product you should have phone support and be able to answer questions and offer guidance.I have also purchased products that offer phone support and when you call you get an answering machine that asks you to leave a message and then they never call back.
If you have studied as long as I have you will begin to see a pattern in all marketing campaigns. The cupcakes are all the same, just different icing and sprinkles.
My advise, you by now fully understand what the basic concept is in Internet Marketing, stop buying products. sit down and start mapping your knowledge. I have an info graphic on the IM tab on my website. It depicts a simple funnel mouth and the process.
Charlie
What a bad acting… and all of those who knows just a bit of a body language and eye contact, they understand that all those testimonials are COMPLETE LIES!
Thanks Eric for this review…
Thanks Eric for your very detailed report. I wish more marketers were as ethical as yourself, which is why I’m still on your list after many years. Will check out the JV list and will be unsubscribing from even more lists!
Cheers, Ken
Wow . . .Eric, thank God for you. Getting harder to distinguish what’s what. Thank you.
Thanks Eric - I think the rest has ALL been said.
Cheers Mate.
Eric H.
As I a long-term reader of Eric’s Tips and buyer of your products, I have always relied on your proudly Christian and family-friendly approach to sales and teaching your subscribers.
I was raised with the old-fashioned concept of conducting business with an always present mentality of “Ethics, morals, family-friendly, customer first, and the 10 Commandments”.
With business now done on the internet with often impenetrable shield of invisibility that it provides, it seems the new mantra is “There’s a sucker born every minute” a phrase credited to P. T. Barnum (1810–1891). There is just so much spam and scams out there online that many have wised up and enter into Speed pages and OTOs with the approach of “Caveat emptor” – {Let the buyer beware.}
I applaud you for the bravery to be a “Snitch” and make us suckers aware of this scam at the potential cost of your own potential future JV financial profits! I speak for many when I say that we’re glad that you’ve got our back!
Even some of those that would applaud your latest, communicate in the seemingly now common and to too often acceptable potty-mouth vulgarities and slang.
May I echo Artis Starks comment “I respect & appreciate your honesty Eric, when it comes to reviews… May God continue to bless your businesses for doing the right thing, ”Helping Other People” Keep it coming!
Thanks much and May God Bless!
Thank you Eric.
Reviews like this lifts your level up and it’s a good thing. I like what you are doing and what Real marketers should be doing too.
To make money online takes a lot of your time and some money.
Scams like this works for newbies, who believes in BS like this.
Few years ago I was one of them and most of us go through the path of recognizing what offer is good and which one is not.
I just wish everyone be more careful.
If anyone purchases a program 0n the Internet they have 60 days to try it out and if it doesnt work for them they can request a refund from either Clickbank or Clicksure. I know this is true because I’ve gotten programs that are pure trash and have gotten my money back when I requested a refund. The fact that most of these Companies don’t have a phone number to call should make you aware of the program being a scam. It’s not just the Internet that has scams but the mail also has a lot of trash that’s being sold. I once got involved in a mailorder program that promised 10,00.00 a month if you mailed out 500 letters a week. I sent in my money and I received the kit which had name lists and envelopes to mail out. I had to buy the stamps and mail them out but I never received any orders. Another scam. No phone number to call and when you send them a letter they never respond. I couldn’t get my money back because it paid for the envelopes and name lists. I did get my money back from my Internet purchases. I could mention a lot of programs but like Eric I wouldn’t want to cause problems for the owners. I’ll let God give them the justice they deserve.
God bless,
John
John why are you still buying programs? You probably have all the tools you need. Stop being marketed to and start marketing!
John,
With Clickbank, yes, you are definitely protected. But this is Clicksure. They are based in China, so no US laws are going to help you, and the Chinese certainly don’t care.
With Clickbank, refunds are automatic. But on most platforms (and I’m pretty sure this is true with Clicksure) the affiliate has to grant the refund. Do you really think Tim Atkinson/Alexander/Ass is going to send anyone a refund?
For their high ticket products, I hear they insist on bank drafts. So there’s absolutely no way to get your money back.
If they want to keep your money, they will. Heck, they might even charge you again.
Anyone who paid with a credit card should be able to do a chargeback, fortunately.
Jeff
Eric,
Thanks for the heads-up. It is appreciated. Sometimes, the internet marketing industry is just so, so embarrassing and shameful. You don’t know whether to laugh or cry. I have been fleeced many times over the last few years and probably will be again. I just try to limit the number of them.
6 REQUESTS TO GET MY MONEY BACK SO FAR
HERE IS THERE REPLY
Thank you for contacting ClickSure Billing Support.
I am sorry to hear that you believe that ClickSure is a scam, and that you require a refund.
I can confirm that ClickSure is definitely not a scam. The program that you have purchased Free Commissions is 100% genuine.
For every product that uses ClickSure to process their payments, they have to pass our approvals process first. The product that you have purchased has actually passed very strict compliance rules and regulations to ensure that your purchase is safe, and the product is legitimate.
We also ensure that every product has its own customer support team. This enables you as a customer, to contact customer support for any questions that you have regarding your product.
The tickets that are answered by customer support teams are also monitored by ClickSure to ensure that your questions are being answered and your enquiries are being resolved.
Another strict rule for any product processed through ClickSure, is that the product owners have to commit to our 60 DAYS MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. However, we do ask that all of our customers first give the product an honest try and use the methods demonstrated.
If you experience difficulties using the product please contact your products customer support team. They will then assist further with anything you are struggling with.
If you still require a refund after this, then contact ourselves at billing support and we can assist you with your refund request.
I hope that this information about ClickSure has been helpful. If you would like to get help and information about the product that you have purchased please contact your dedicated customer support team or we can forward an email to them on your behalf should you wish.
If you have any other questions regarding ClickSure, please feel free to contact us. We will then assist you, to ensure that your ClickSure experience has been helpful and remembered for the right reasons.
Kindest regards,
Dustin Cooper
ClickSure Billing Support
Email: billing@clicksuresupport.com
Hi Philip,
I had dealings with Clicksure with One Minute Commissions, and had no problems, but I did explain exactly why I wanted a refund, the whole thing was crap, based on lies, and they where very helpful and I got a FULL refund.
Thank You Eric, you have saved a lot of us from spending hard money on another piece of garbage.
SEVENTH REQUEST FOR REFUND GOT THE FOLLOWING
Thank you for contacting ClickSure Billing Customer Support.
I am sorry to hear you wish to receive a refund for the Free Commissions program.
Instead of obtaining the refund, I can offer you FREE access to the other upgrades in the program.
The upgrades are as follows;
Website Plus Instant Cash Sites Software = $197.00
Free Commissions For Life = $175.
Please remember that you also have a full 60 days to use this program before you can request a refund.
Therefore, please feel free to ask any questions you may have and I will happily assist you in any way I can.
Also, if you are having any issues with the program, please advise what they are and I will happily assist you further.
If you have any additional questions please feel free to ask.
Kindest regards,
Dustin Cooper
ClickSure Billing Support
BRAVO! - Sick of scams and of people taking advantage of our vulnerabilities (who doesn’t want to make money online, ditch the job, bla bla bla) and blatantly shoving it in our faces (You’re too dumb to know otherwise). Burn these people on the IM stakes!
Since the first time I watch Eric’s Tips that
you are one of the good ones
Fantastic review Eric thank you very much, I had made my own mind up about this on seeing the sales page and thought what a load of cods wallop but it is great to see that someone of your standing has done an honest review despite the fact that some will be put out by this. It is shocking to see the other very well known marketers, whom I will now not ever have anything to do with, promoting this garbage. Thank you again Eric for your honesty and integrity you are a blessing.
wow…..just saw the JV page, talk about scamm get together…
Jani G
Aaron Darko
Anthony Morrison
Rob benwell
Ricky Mataka
Anik Singal
these guys are serial marketers, making money by selling and promoting make money online products. also known for scammy products. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE
Well hello Eric, great review.
As you point out in the images, even from the less savory marketers there are still techniques we can use ethically despite all else that is wrong with their marketing and mindset.
Have just sent out to my list a link to this page to hopefully prevent them from being sucked in by this product and its launch.
igor
Eric H. you are certainly one of God’s children. Keep it brother.
Thank you
Mark
Eric, thank you very much for this. I have passed it on via Facebook etc. … And thanks to Eddy for the link with the names of the promoters. I see a few I need to bar from my inbox!
I purchased Commission Crusher a few weeks ago. There were two upsell pages with a comment ‘limited number - this may no longer be available’. So when I wasn’t taken to a payment page I assumed it was no longer available. I later found they had charged for both upsells. When I decided the product was not what I wanted I raised a ticket (High Priority) asking for a refund under their 60 day full refund guarantee. It is now 3 weeks since I raised that ticket and nobody on their Help Desk has even read the ticket yet! Also their contact address has changed from Toronto to a box no in Luxembourg. Scam! Scam! Scam!
I disagree, commission crusher has some very valuable tools and tips that will cut research time in half. People do move you know. The AD Assault Pro link is still active.
Stop buying products thinking your going to get rich quick. Building a Web Enterprise takes time, lots of time! Your being sold on hype for basic tools that are available minimal cost or free.
Eric, I agree with you 100%. I unsubscribe immediately from any one sending me a link to offers like this one. You are doing a great service to your readers posting this example of video “hysteria”…way to loud! Sad to think that there are still people out there who will pay for this type of “eye candy” marketing.
I commented earlier(The first time i’ve ever felt compelled to)I would like to add.These people have a lot of talent.They are very skilled marketers…What a pity they waste it! Like the ‘Yuppies’ of the ’80s they’re on a road to oblivion.Push Self Destruct.The Government wants to regulate the Web…This is partly why! Well put them in prison for fraud with the lovely bleached white teeth & flowing hair.They’ll soon have a whole new following.They spoil it for everybody.It’s hard enough starting without the stigma…Let us get on with business whilst they get what they’ve tried to do to us…Just a thought.
Going to pay North Korean hackers 5 cents to nuke their site (:<
Don’t give them any ideas
This blog was already taken out by a DDOS attack for awhile earlier today. But it was not North Korean, it was an IP from Florida. First time that’s happened to me in many years. Coincidence?
Thanks Eric - much appreciated. Keep them coming please! Wish more Gurus would do this!
This scam is childs play………..I got screwed to the sum of $7400.00 by the master himself….Jeff Paul and his short cut to internet millions program…….It was a short cut alright….for him
This is just the front end of the scam. Anyone who buys will be sent to a “boiler room” and will receive endless high pressure sales calls.
Jeff
I purchased the program and I asked for a refund yesterday. I was offered in my posts for free upgrades but I got this sent to me earlier:
Hello ________,
Thank you for contacting ClickSure support with your enquiry.
I can advise that I have located your order within our system, it appears that you have requested a refund for the purchase of Free Commissions (___________ and _________) within 7 business days, this means that the payment will be voided rather than refunded.
ClickSure will not charge you for the program until after the first 7 days, this means that the funds will be captured from your account whilst we are processing the payment but we won’t actually charge you this amount until the 7 days are past.
Therefore, your payment has been voided and will be released back to your account within 3-7 business days. I would urge you to contact your bank or card issued to clarify this.
I hope that this information has been helpful.
If you do have any further questions please feel free to ask.
Kind regards,
Hopefully he is telling the truth
Thanks for the review.
I’m so glad I read this I was just going to buy ‘FreeCommison and Anthony Morrison. I had Anthonys before with his free website and for a whole year he charged me for consultant $48.00 without my knowledge. I had a hard time getting some of my money back. Who can you trust? I would like to work on line but I don’t know who is legitimate or not. Can you advise me of some and how do I get traffic for my website without going broke
Thanks for the headsup Eric, yeah I watched the video yesterday and all I kept saying was “yeah right” which is why I have yet to get a business started because I dont know who to trust anymore.
Great review Eric and a breath of fresh air in a world full of scammers.
Your first clue that it’s a scam:
FREE MONEY + ZERO Work = SCAM
Caveat emptor!
The “who’s on-board” list is a classic wall of shame.
Despicable marketing.
Omar
Thanks Omar for shouting out on Facebook about it - I just tweeted out too: https://twitter.com/DezFutak/status/315017164220407808
***NEWBIE TIP***
If like Omar, Eric & many others here you are angry about this product & are wanting to throw in the towel - here’s a simple tip I always do to help me decide if a given product is really worth it (though in this case, it was pretty obvious that it was a pile of manure):
add:
/jv
/affiliates
/affiliates.php
/jvs
/jvs.php
on the end of the domain - or even better, scroll right to the bottom of the page & look for a hyperlink which says Affiliates or something similar.
Next, look at the contents of the JV page, and even sign up as a JV just to see what the JV manager is emailing out.
Look for info about the product - is it being talked about at all on the JV page, is there a link to the product for you to be able to review if it’s a “Just in Time” or a “Just in Case” purchase.
If there is no substantial info about the product, and it’s ALL about the JV prizes, AVOID IT.
But don’t throw in the towel because there are some great training products to be found. Subscribe to Eric’s Tips (& Omar’s list whilst you’re at it).
SET YOURSELF A STRICT BUDGET for learning how to market online and STICK TO IT.
Lastly - if you look through Eric’s Tips, you can get a SUPERB online education WITHOUT spending a DIME.
Dez (who didn’t follow his own advice above and is still paying off his “online education” years later - be warned!)
There’s no such thing as integrity in Marketing anymore. The end justifies the means. Who cares if it’s crap, as long as you can sucker as many people as you can to have the rich lifestyle. So many Guru’s create false trust by pointing out the hypocrisy and corruption of everyone else. Check them out. You shall know a tree by its’ fruit.
Eric, you’re not perfect, but you are the best in my opinion.
Thanks Eric, But you were to late for me. I already fell for the $1 deal. How can I get out out of it. I just my first bill for $49 a month. I can’t believe I fell for this after that SOB insulted me and everybody in the sales video.
I did it against my better judgement because I don’t believe people can be so blantant in their pitches.
Ray
I will attempt to refund and cancel through ClickSure.
I got my refund approved and I will receive it within 7 days.
Clicksure does have a phone number to call and they are very responsive. I was impressed.
Ray
Thank’s Eric, for good information!
Without a doubt this kind of marketing makes me sick!! It seriously gives me a feeling that I really do not like I get a lump in my throat and I wanna puke!! These guys are the ones that give the rest of us a hard time to bring good products to the table. Shame Shame SHAME!!!
hi eric,
thank you so much for this honest review, actually any newbie can fall for this scam, professionals know it from the first 10 seconds, but newbies will definitely buy it.
when i started watching i really coudlnt keep on to the end ! its really disgusting
sorry if my english is not very good
Hi Eric:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for taking your precious time to complete this excellent review including, in particular, your own disclaimers!!!
You’ve provided a tremendous service to many as evidenced by 300+ comments.
I have admired Eric for a while now. I have learned a whole lot from his tips, and respect him for always being helpful without ecen ging a red cent for the information. My inbox is full everyday, but I always open eric’s email. Thanks Eric and keep up the great work. Many people like and respect how you do business.
I have been considering to build my own online business, for 2 years. I’m just glad I don’t have a computer. Would have been sucked in deep with what would have been just pocket change left.
Let’s just say I’ve come across a couple of emails saying if I am not going to start my own business, just unsubscribe down below. Of course it gave me the impression, that they have better things to do rather than sending me their emails, unsubscribe them.
There are systems out there, that makes it harder for me to figure out who are legitimate and who aren’t. Things like DNS, web hosting, autoresponder, leads, squeeze page, etc, etc. I’m learning some of the things that are necessary in building a website and what could or might work to building a landing page or a squeeze page. As the saying goes, “Why build a website, when you can build a business”. Then there is the thing about having or finding the right tools to format the look of the website.
I believe a person needs to understand how to use a computer before he/she can comprehend the logic of building graphics and comprehensive writings. Not many are very talented, but there is no shortage of learning the experiences to gaining the knowledge. Knowledge sells, that’s the bottom line and it should not include bad business quotes. Business is about helping people find their comfort zones, a relationship between the company and their clients/customers, success.
Eric, thanks for the review and I know you would wish to cover the lot of them, you only can do so much. There are others out there that does reviews in both the positive and/or negative light. Just have to find them, googling site reviews on the site(s) you want info from.
One day, I’ll have the chance to get a computer and work my way into internet marketing. For now I have no knowledge for a niche, idea or a business.
It’s nice to have some good people out there, at the same time it’s sad there is alot of dishonest people, too. Take care and enjoy, life’s too short not to.
- Nathan -
Hello Nathan:
LOOK NO FURTHER!!!
Eric has been giving free lessons for quite some time.
I believe that the lessons are now up to # 87,
You can definitely trust the source and it won’t cost anything but your time to learn the basics.
Wayne
Thanks for heads up Eric!
BTW I’ve shared your review with my own subscribers
Ben
Eric, there’s no need to ever apologize for telling the truth and standing up for what’s right.
I discovered over a year ago that Tim is the lowest of the low on the totem pole of spamming scamming scumbags and that Clicksure (which I’d be surprised if he wasn’t somehow behind) is willing to rape credit cards at will for their ‘clients’.
I’m expecting to see Tim jailed before too long for his obvious scamming. It never fails to happen.
He’s surely already in the cross hairs of the FTC, where he most certainly belongs.
The Internet marketing world needs to take out the trash, and Tim is the biggest hunk of it around right now. Good riddance once he’s gone for good.
Keep up the good fight and good work.
~Michael Millman
He´s mastering the art of selling the dreams.
You should put a pointer on “anthony Morrison” and his ripoff? When he flies to three men who have never made a penny they forget to show the prepwork needed to make money? Interesting?
Thanks Eric. When the hell will people realise that there is NO push button, no work software. All the guys who promote this crap for him are as bad as he is, simply greedy bas****s who dont give a damn about their customers and have no ethics whatsoever. What a complete smarmbag matey is, I felt like I wanted to smack him right across the face. Even the actors are bad
Thanks so much!
Thanks Eric for the heads up although I never touch products like this. If this product did do what it claims to do wouldn’t you think they would be on the evening news and everyone in this world would become rich.
Thank Eric for the great honest review. Keeps me from wasting money on scams as this
Eric,
Like another reader, I have been on your list for over 4 years! Over that time, I have probably unsubscribed from a few hundred of them. I stick with you because of your great tips and being authentic.
Tim Atkinson is a reckless, unethical marketer. He used to run Wickedtraffic purchased from Brett Ingram’s traffic systems, founder of Traffic Python–probably sold now. Tim spammed his members like crazy and did bogus webinars. The guy has no credibility.
In regards to big JV partners promoting this, I hope it’s not some big shot from one of your past Caribbean Cruise–fortunately I’ve unsubscribed from most of their spammy lists.
Honestly, if I’ve taken your advice since day 1 of discovering Eric’s tips, I would’ve save myself incredible amount of time and money doing internet marketing. So, the Chinese proverb is true, “advice most needed is least heeded.” Now, I’m very protective of my time and don’t waste time on junk. I’m pausing my online endeavors until I can create a ‘first and new’ category for my business.
Don’t stop bringing goodness to this world. Your actions make a big difference!
One of these days, your kids will discover your online footprint and learned everything that you’ve done online.
History in the making here
:) 
Hopefully people benefit from reading this.
Have noticed a lot of these scams that the unsubscribe button does not work as it should and you still get the rubbish
Hi Eric,
You did a very important and honorable thing by enlightening us on the ways and methods the con artist plying their trade.
A number of times I almost fell for their poly/tactics - scammer(an actor/actress) travel in a luxury & expensive car chauffuer driven going around to get people by the roadside/seaside to go to their big beautiful home to just key in a few things then next day make $300 or $400 very easily. It is too good to be true. Luckily I did not buy it.
Regarding scammer, you may take a look at this site:
http://www.webstatsdomain.com/domains/www.scamreview.ca/
Leong Foo Wing
Sinapore
Yo Eric,
I almost bought into this offer, just the other day cos they lowered the price to only $9.00 Its good of you to share this experience with everyone concerned.
Great Work Buddy,
Phil
It was pretty obvious this was a scam. It had all the warning signals. The luxury sports car. Inconsistent income claims from $100,000 a month to $100000 a week. The annoyingly bad acting douche spokesman. How does this garbage get promoted by anyone
I brought it last week Eric.Checked it out in five minutes.Seen it was a scam.Sent email to cancel.Sorry to say but what garbage.Seems to me the only thing worth a darn was the way they had the affiliate page set up.Thanks for the great Tips Eric Holmlund
Eric..what tends 2 suck me in, from time 2 time is the “guarantee”
How does he get away with no payment “if not satisfied after 60 days”?
Hi folks, first off i want to thank you eric for sparing myself and countless others the grief,and heartache of falling victim to the all so many “SCAMS” that floods the internet,and really in the world as well.
I was so close to getting this freecommission crap,but as some others commented i too was feeling it was a scam,i even found some other reviews that promoted & recommended it,but still my gut was telling me something wasn’t right. so kept searching & found you thank you so very much. i know one thing from now on i’ll refer back to this one thing,
“if it sounds to good to be true,then it most likely is” think about it. good luck
Eric, thanks for this warning and
why. I really respect you and your
integrity. I am a newbie and want to
be a successful internet marketer. Your
boldness and straight forwardness.
I read something from another IM about
this scam running on Facebook.
This post was actually shared in an underground marketing forum and thats how I got here…Eric, send me a link to signup to your list, you deserve more subscribers.
Hey Eric, What took you so long?
I needed this 6 years ago. I am happy to see someone is taking a stand against these guys. I lost six figures online to these guys, in search of the internet dream.
I eventually caught on though, right now I am studying with this young guy by the name of Robert Brauer, he is a smart young man, and his product is only $10.
He teaches is how to set up a sales funnel that you can plug anything business into. His method is around email marketing.
He teaches you how to do niche research, study your prospect (get inside their head) create a reverse squeeze page.
Get them on your list without bribing them and drive unlimited amount of traffic to the page. Once they are on your list, you soft sell them. His past students rave about how well it works for them.
Now I think this is all well and good, but I was hoping to buy Adrian Morrison Mass TrafficX and drive cheap traffic to my offers.
What do you think about his offer, do you think it is a scam?
Hi Eric. Thanks for this amazing post.
I received the same email that you probably received advertising their product. I decided to do my due diligence on Clicksure. What I found was two horror stories. First, they do not pay their commissions. And second, they have charged people for the upsales, even when they did not order them.
Great post. Looking forward to more.
LOL Well done for giving an honest review of this product.
Everyone should stay clear of push button software.
It’s comical how the sales video talks about how we should are all fed up with BS and sleazy sales videos and then this is what is presented to us.
It’s almost like they are just laughing at the fact that people are so gullible now to believe in this BS that they can just be so contradictory on their sales pages.
I got screwed by these guys in the past. Be warned. I’m not mentioning any names here, but I was never sent my bonuses I was told I would get….a free Ipad never sent to me. Gave me some bullshit excuse.
The free coaching he gave me he spent most of the time not even listening to me and instead just typing away on his computer doing other things.
Didn’t give me any meat and potatoes.
Stay away from these guys.
Fortunately I found some honest people and have been successful. Now making full time income.
Thanks for this Eric. You are definitely one of ‘The Good Guys’.
Far too much of this crap going around these days.
Once i see those multi offer pages load, i click that x repeatedly, but thanks for the heads up for those not so savvy!
Keep up the good work….More like you please!
wow!…Just Watched the sales page!
the product is so amazing, i think he can probably let everyone have it & all up and downsells free seeing he doesn’t need the money making so many thousands of dollars EVERY day!
What a load of crap!
Thanks Eric,
Much to my own dismay, I had spent a few dollars for similar products much the same as this!
At the end of doing everything, there was nothing except the knowledge gained! For me the cost was minimal and the knowledge was maximum!
The very first question I answer is, “Why are they not using Paypal, Clickbank or Amazon for their methods or systems?”
Usually it is because those system’s would not allow them to do what they are doing and not because they are operating their business from some foreign country, which is also questionable too!
If something passes those two tests for me, then I wonder, “Where are they getting traffic, leads, sales and lists built from?” Hopefully not scraped addresses, as is usually the case!
More important than anything I just mentioned is just doing a little very specific in-depth phrase research via search engines. Not sure, then do not spend a dime or the time until you are sure!
Unfortunately though, there are many honest and trusting people that other people refer to as gullible and stupid. That particular phrase refers to life in general, since there always seems to be people who intentionally mislead and people who become unintentionally misled and eventually frustrated with the BS.
For you though Eric, you have my personal permission to hard code or embed my email address into any chip and email me forever!
Sal
Just the fact that Tim Atkinson is attached to this raises a red flag for me. He is one of the “super gurus” who put out crap like this and fill his bank accounts on the hopes & dreams of people who are new to the “Make Money Online” scams. Pathetic!
Well … sadly I got sucked in! paid the initial fee (only $9) then $155 for the website and of course about 25 other upsell opportunites.
Never once in the 5 days since I signed up have I received any training, any videos or any website so I could get started.
Any idea how to get a refund from this guy?
(and I signed up because the link came from a ‘trusted’ source …. (clearly he’s no longer trusted!)
Thanks for your help
Send email to clicksuresupport.com and claim a refund.
I am sorry, send the email to Billing@clicksuresupport.com. Thats what I did and I got my refund.
Thanks for the heads up. It is great that you have personal ethics…seems like that virtue is missing in people these days.
Thanks Eric,
Well done. My Junkmail folder is also constantly full of these kind of mails.
It is sad that some people that really need a way out will fall for these kind of scams.
Keep it up..!
Great investigate job Eric, lots of work, loved the cascading diagramatic (I guess its a mindmap really) of their Offer flow.
With all that work you would think they could sell something really good quality that would stay up for a long time (evergreen!) and probably ultimately earn them more money - or use their internet skills to help the needy in the world !!
Never, Never, Never, Buy Anything From Clicksure.
Just a general rule of thumb born of hard and costly personal experience.
Thanks for saving me $49.00 that I really didn’t have to waste.
Thank You Ever so much and more so. I read your tip and unsubscribed to clicksure. My credit card wouldn’t work either. I had to call my bank to re activate my card. I found out the company is from China. A short time later I subscribed Eric Holmlund and read his alert.
Hey Thanks Again,
Thank God we have honest people like you here. Thinks are really getting bad online with all the B.S. products and greed.
We need a whole lot more people like you.
Thank You for your honesty.
The “ClickSure Consumer Promise” is a conditional guarantee that specifies none of the conditions for a valid refund. Here’s what it says word-for-word:
“Simply put, if you are unhappy with your purchase of FreeCommissions.com, we will issue you a complete refund provided you have:
Contacted our dedicated customer support team asking for assistance if required
Submitted your request for a refund within 60 days of making your purchase
Provided a valid reason for requesting a return within 60 days of purchase
Provided a valid report that the charge was fraudulent or unauthorized
For any other reason ClickSure Support deems appropriate”
Who decides what a “valid reason is”? ClickSure does.
If you want to understand more about Mauritius, which is something Eric talked about in the review, I would suggest you read this document:
http://www.secrecyjurisdictions.com/PDF/Mauritius.pdf
The main items to note are the following:
“Mauritius does not maintain company ownership details in official records”
“Mauritius does not require that ownership of companies is put on public record”
“Mauritius does not require that company accounts be available on public record”
Hi Eric, thanks for exposing these types of scams. I have seen a couple other similar ones, but they all boil down to the same thing, they sell you expensive stuff that doesn’t work. I now have a website, which is useless but I might try to turn it around into something I could use for charitable purposes.
Disregarding the shitty product, I did have a good experience with Clicksure when asking for a refund (even after the 60 days expired), they were very helpful and refunded me within a week, even though I should not have been able to get my refund. (I am in no way affiliated with Clicksure, but just wanted to comment, as I have seen bad press about them, and I did have a good experience from the refund perspective).
I would much rather build a customer base slow, and with honesty and integrity, giving great value, than resort to these types of scammy product launches.
The sad thing with these though is that there are a few even well known internet marketeers that promote them, which has made me loose fate in a couple (even if their own products have been really great). I will not mention any names, but if you are on some of the big marketeers lists, keep your eyes opened and don’t trust that they will only promote good products from trustworthy people.
Fredrik TheCashFlowSwede
I have came up with the same conclusion on FREE COMMISSIONS as well. Would you please do a review on INFO-PRODUCT-KILLER.COM?
i am lucky found your website! if not i will lost again my money! Thank to you eric! I will bookmark your website for my reference in the future! Allah bless you! Amin.
Thanks for the info Eric,
I almost purchased this product when I saw the video but for some reason I did not allow myself to purchase it..I am glad I saw your review and the Clicksure..from now on, I will never purchase anything on Clicksure…God Bless!
Luis
I really appreciate your work Eric. Someone need to keep a tab on this crap and I am happy you are one of the guys who is doing that.
Thanks for spreading the word around about this malicious practice!
Keep up the good work!!!
thanks eric a job well done let us know how to avoid these crooks.
Glad people are shaming these practices in the open. Products like this give our market a bad name.
This should really be a post in the warriorforum
thank u Eric!!!and i was ready to subscribe!!!keep on the good work!!!!u saved me!!!!!
I also send an email to Clicksure to get a refund, and they responded back asking me for the details of the transaction although that was in the email I sent already. After replying to that, they didn’t respond anymore (not did they issue the refund).
Today I called them and the cancellation of my purchase was done immediately without any problems or hassels. Therefore I recommend calling them to get it resolved and don’t get any excuses or stupid suggestions like some of you did!
update to my previous post:
I got the refund within minutes after my phone call to Clicksure!
I don’t understand how somebody can sell such crab with a money back guarantee - how do they make money? I can’t believe anybody is happy with this product and doesn’t go for a refund once he finds out that what he’s gotten is nowhere near what is promised in the videos.
This just doesn’t make sense?!
FreeCommission is a TOTAL SCAM……BEWARE. I purchased the first and second level of their program more out of curiousity of their elaborate claims. I used a credit card that I knew I could dispute if things went wrong. As it did. The site they offer is nothing more that a rebranding of some other IM offerings. Currently, CLICKSURE support has said they are refunding my purchases, but after two weeks they have not. I am planning to dispute the charges tomorrow. BTW- the charges were several dollars higher than the listed price (as noted on the review above). My advice……Move Along Nothing to See There.
Great work Eric
Im new to this type of money scheme had my doubts you have put my mind to rest thought it was to good to be true.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
Hi Eric, I have a great deal of respect for you and I appreciate you for exposing this scammer. Please can you take a look at the following and give a review on it: http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-forum-classified-ads/773060-new-social-media-platform-15-billion-ipo-80-profit-autoresponders-webinars-video-emails.html
I was very interested, I have heard it costs about $3500 to sign up and I have seen some highly respected marketers joining the scheme. After delving deeper I started to see several things that put me off. I have never been a fan of MLM or pyramid selling as I see them as unethical and downright criminal. Please can you turn your investigative eye on this offer and let us know if this is just another scam.
Thanks
Greg
Just from looking at the ad, this is absolutely not something I would get involved in. It’s highly speculative. They’re saying for $3500 you get 500,000 “points” which will be worth $100,000 when they IPO in 2017.
There are great opportunities to make highly risky investments in startup companies. Look at early investors in Facebook or some of the successful social sites that got bought up. Those early investors multiplied their investment and got rich.
But this is NOT how it’s done. Those startup companies are not raising capital by putting up sleazy ads on forums. Also, you would generally need a bigger investment (like $50-100k minimum) to invest in these kind of startups. Also, that means you should have a net worth of at least $1M to risk that kind of capital.
When it comes to social platforms on the internet, things move very fast, and 2017 is a LONG ways away. I think the guy who posted the ad seems fairly sincere and probably has good intentions. But the way this thing is being marketed in borderline ponzi scheme in my opinion.
I order from Clicksute for $49 and I can never get in touch with them.I keep sending emails but never get a return email.They only send me a email is when they are promoting something.I tried to get out after my purphase to no success. THANK YOU.
If this review come from a well-respected wealthy IM guy like you Eric, then I totally believe in you.
Great review and very wise step you took and said
Many thanks….
Hi Erick,
Before I read your article, I had received this offer by email; the very first time I had seen I thought it was real..
I’m so ashamed I believed in such scam, but fortunatly for some reason I didn’t buy it.
Thank you so much for your great job! kudos
Does Mike F. still have any connection or involvement with ClickSure Ltd.
Very thanks,I was allmost to transfer the amount but now knew its fraud.Its true no money comes without work.one again thank you.