This news is not good to know if you have any faith at all in the things being promoted and sold on the Internet. I admit that I dabble in internet marketing and I have been a student of all the things that relate to the industry. This has included many things to do with creating websites, affiliate marketing physical products and downloadable products (such as ebooks). I’ve learned about using blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other methods to share offers and connect with potential customers.

In the process of learning about marketing online,  I have signed up for many “guru” marketers email lists. One of those “gurus” is Perry Belcher. I have just learned that he was charged with internet marketing fraud in 2008. He entered a guilty plea to multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. He was given 10 years of probation and there were many special conditions to his probation. His property was seized including his home, the money in his many bank accounts, his audio/video equipment, his four ATVs, his Harley motorcycle, his vintage Desoto, his Jaguar, and a Toyota and a Dodge truck were also seized. All of his property was sold at auction in order to provide the funds to pay his victims back. (see more about the court records). This means he’s gellin’ like a felon (for real, people are calling him the Internet Felon).

I knew he sold programs to internet marketers, but I was not aware of the medical products he sold. This is the shameful part, in my opinion. Selling fake pills to sick people is just PITIFUL and evil. He had a company called Selmedica. He created a persona of a doctor (using a clip art photo and made-up name) in order to give his products credibility. He also quoted fake statistics about supposed medical trials for his “cures”. This type of snake oil product promotion is as old as the hills, but the internet allows unscrupulous people to put a slick new spin on selling ineffective and unproven medicine. It is really sad that people don’t know any better (some say they are just plain stupid) to buy pills to enlarge breasts or dissolve freckles (yes he sold stuff like that). But the worst offense is the supposed cures for serious diseases and medical problems that he was selling. Here is a page that explains the fraudulent medical remedies in detail: Perry Belcher Victim Search.

The search is on for victims of Perry Belcher’s marketing schemes.

If you bought his Secret Cure Disease Ebook, any Selmedica or Increase Media product, the police want to hear from you. To contact them, call the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office at (901) 545-3268 or email them at selmedica@shelby-sheriff.org.

Do I still belive there are reputable products being marketed online? Yes, I do, but I will be far more careful and will check out the websites, their owners,  the products, and the claims being made about them. I hope everone will do the same.

I first read about this at a seriously entertaining website (from which I borrowed the term “Internet felon”): Salty Droid. Hat’s off to that site for covering the topic so well.

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Something is going on with Stompernet – just remember 9-9-9 – a day that will NEVER happen again! The date won’t occur again any time in history. And, Stompernet may not open their doors for new members for a long time. In fact, they have not allowed any new members since May of 2008!

Stomperwhat, you might ask? Well, they are the most elite group for getting an  internet marketing education and learning about search engine optimization (SEO).

To get all the information as an early bird, go sign up here: Stompernet Early Bird. I remember 07/07/07 when I was first introduced to this organization, and my life will not be the same – I joined and the stuff I learned is awesome! The things I learned helped me know ways to make money online (the best part is I can make money while I am asleep). You might like learning all about Internet Marketing and SEO. If so, go check it out.

Just a note, this is not a membership that will teach you one “killer” technique for Internet marketing cash – it is a full education about many ways to increase your search engine results, make a better landing page or home page to your site, you get actual coaching, too - and basically you’ll learn how to build authority in your niche. It is not for someone who is just playing around with the internet – it is for serious internet business people. So, if that sounds like you, I can highly recommend this.

999 Update – There will be bonuses and the price for Stompernet is actually AFFORDABLE (gasp)! Don’t forget to to go to page with all the information: Stompernet Reopening.

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Every day new people (possibly you) want to get on the bandwagon to create a blog or start trying to make money online. But, you, and most of those people don’t know how to create a site, do coding or anything technical. Well, there is a solution for those who want to be able to sell affiliate products with a blog. Using this theme builder you can easily create a niched blog and even create a custom header graphic for it.

I think for new marketers who are trying to monetize blogs, or those who don’t want to spend time building a site (and instead want to write killer copy and do promotion) this affiliate theme builder for Wordpress blogs is a great thing to try. There are levels of service available, too – the basic package is a one time payment of $97:

• Use Affiliate Theme on a single domain/website
• Six (6) unique page templates
• Access to Video Tutorials, Knowledge Base, and Support Forum AND Affiliate Interviews

Perhaps you realize that there are not too many things in the marketing world these days that don’t require a subscription – so take advantage of this offer which will require you to only pay once. There are other packages for those who wish to use these themes on multiple websites (and another package for super affiliates).

I recommend going to take the test drive, since it is hard to describe in words something that is so well explained visually here:

So as a “mini-review” I would say this  theme builder for affiliate marketing in wordpress blogs is going for a reasonable price and it saves you a ton of time.

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