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Has your in-box been flooded with emails announcing today’s launch of the latest must-have internet marketing product? Have you noticed who has been sending those emails? Hmmm? Other so-called IM GURUS!!! Can you smell the desperation?

I won’t mention this particular launch, or any other, in order to avoid giving it any further publicity, but if you have been involved in internet marketing for any length of time, you are most likely the victim of the same emails.

I mean there’s not even any originality to these emails - they are all EXACTLY the same and they are all after the same thing – my money, and yours. Some of the more clever marketers will offer you a "Special Bonus" (a.k.a. rehashed b.s. they have sold in the past, or stuff you can get for free elsewhere) just for signing up through them (for which they are paid as an affiliate).  They especially prey on the newbies, so to all of you – resist the urge to get caught up in the hype and hang on to your wallet!

These “Gurus” all claim to be making tons of money, and for some strange reason, want to share their good fortune and expertise with you, for a “steal” – pardon the pun. The old adage, “If it sounds too good to be true – it probably is” has always been one to live by, as far as I’m concerned. There is no real “get rich quick” product. These “generous” marketers are all getting rich quick all right – with your money.

Do you honestly think they would be sharing their strategies with you if they were making so much money?

Now should you completely ignore and delete these emails? Well if you are easily persuaded by clever sales tactics, then you just might want to save yourself the time and money and do just that - however if you can blow past all the fluff, videos and schmooze and find something of value without paying a cent, then go for it. You just may learn something for free.

Hopefully if you are getting these product launch emails, they are going to a throw-away email address of yours and not your main email address. Remember that any time you opt-in on these guru’s “free offers” you should always use a throw-away (ex. Yahoo) email address. Because when your curiosity has been satisfied and the guru starts hitting hard with the sales emails of theirs, and yes, other internet marketer’s products, you can just hit delete, or move on to another email address.

Times are tough and the “Internet Marketing industry” has definitely been affected. If anyone tells you differently – be suspicious. The good news is that this too shall pass, and when it does you want to be standing with as much money in your accounts as possible. So hold on to your hard earned cash a little tighter and do the work yourself. 

There are a lot of intelligent and legitimate gurus out there who share valuable information without trying to get their hands on your wallet.  Use their tips and advice to develop your own techniques – heck, you may just hit on something that those geniuses have yet to discover. And when you do…you'll know what to do next!