Why you never want to lie online regarding your money making/business skills

One of the benefits from being an early pioneer in Internet recruiting (and hence, making money online) is the fact I have an online provable track record that extends from 1998 until the present. Articles about me in the Wall Street Journal, Computer World, Inc. Magazine, etc., are still easily accessible online. Thus, when customers buy from me, they know they’re purchasing from a seasoned entrepreneur.

But with the Internet…it’s possible to craft your own fake identity online and try to scam thousands of unsuspecting individuals. Take Heidi Diaz, for example – she’s an overweight woman who made up the ‘Kimkins diet‘ scam that netted her huge amounts of money…while causing several people who followed her advice to require hospital care. She even stole pictures from (get this) Russian Bride sites and used them as ‘before and after’ shots of people “on her diet”.

Now…think about this for a second. This is the Internet, right? A place where you can search out everything you could imagine? How on earth could someone believe the truth wouldn’t come out?

And that brings me to the main point of this post. It’s not just people in the infoproduct industry who are tempted to, ahem, bend the truth – it also happens in the computer technology arena as well. Have you heard of the Mac Cloner? To wit:

…A brief investigation into Psystar Corporation reveals the self-proclaimed Mac cloner maker to have no operating history prior to this week, and further suggests the company may be little more than one-man basement operation.

Given the company’s claims of a $400 Mac system and a vow to battle Apple over its Mac OS X licensing terms, the Guardian’s Charles Arthur decided to do some digging on the integrity of the much talked about Miami-based solutions reseller.

The results? Not promising. Although the Psystar.com website was registered back in 2000, Google and other search engines turn up absolutely no references to the company prior to this week’s news that it would offer an unauthorized Mac system…..What’s more, Psystar appears to have hastily relocated on Tuesday to an industrial park within Miami’s north-west side, according to an address change posted to its website. On Monday, the company’s address was listed as 10645 SW 112 Street — a three bedroom home built in 1957 along a row of suburban houses (below) ….MORE…..

The article includes a picture from Google Maps of the address as well. Eeek! for the person who lied in the very beginning.

Remember! Always do your due diligence both when buying online…and also when creating your reputation online as well. Savvy folk will always check your claims; make sure you can back up everything you say.

Enjoy!

Barbara

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