Opinions needed please

@cwilson26 (2735)
United States
April 4, 2007 9:02pm CST
Ok here is what I am having a hard time figuring out. I was looking at a friends blog a couple of weeks ago and saw that he has been making really good money with edatajobs. The only problem with them is that you have to pay a one time fee and you have to pay for payperclick advertising in order to make money. I got really excited though because I saw his payment proof on his blog and he has made a good bit of money from this company. My question is: Would you sign up and pay this one time fee if you saw the payment proof? I want to do this because I need to make more money than I have been online but I'm a little nervous about paying $47 to start. Any and all opinions are very much appreciated. :)
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22 responses
• United States
5 Apr 07
Personally, I don't think it's ever a good idea to have to PAY for a job. There are plenty of other ways to make money online without having to pay a cent, even if there is proof of payment on your friends website, I just don't think it's worth the risk involved.
@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
5 Apr 07
Yes I believe that too about not having to pay anything. But sometimes the free programs do not work as well as everyone says. I have tried several and I am earning money with some but like my friend said the greater the risk sometimes the greater the pay or you could always lose money instead. This is what I'm worried about. I don't have the money to lose. If I do this I am taking a big risk but I guess sometimes you have to take a risk if you want to get anywhere in life. Thanks for your opinion. Believe me I do agree with you but I'm still undecided with this. I do however value your input very much and I hope to be able to come to a decision soon. Thanks for responding. :)
@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
5 Apr 07
I have been with SFI for over a year now and have had no luck with it. Mainly because I'm not good at selling or referring. What I do now is write articles for Associated Content and have been making money with them but not as much as I would like. Any program that has to do with trying to get people to buy something I'm not interested in. My main thing is writing but thanks anyway. :)
• Philippines
5 Apr 07
That's a little scary to try. If you can afford the payment why not try it. I think you should just be smart enough to be able to be successful in that business. Successful entrepreneurs are riskers. They risk what they have and with good skills they became successful. Why don't you try to risk your $47 and do your best. Best of luck!
@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Thank you for your opinion pretty angel. Your right it is scary to try and I am nervous about it. I really can't afford to risk the money but I have been searching for a long time for something I can make good money off of. I am making money from Associated Content but not as much as I would like and they are getting harder because I don't have the time to write a whole bunch of articles a day like most of them do. Anyway thanks for your opinion and thanks for your response. :)
• Philippines
19 Apr 07
EASYLIVING, thanks for a little lesson about entrepreneurship. I'm not really good in that field but somehow i did understand what you're saying. So that's how they became successful. I never really though of it before.
• Philippines
19 Apr 07
CWILSON, it's my pleasure to respond on your discussion. Regarding your comment, i think you will not really earn big cash through the net, maybe except if you're selling expensive things that are valuable. I know a site like that, but you will pay 35 dollars then you can earn as much as 7,000 dollars. Your job description is like a call center agent. but your doing it at home where people will call you with your home phone. I like to try it but i can't afford to pay and i don't want to give my phone number to totally stangers.
@mujtab20 (434)
• Nigeria
5 Apr 07
Well as for me here it's the same thing, you see I'm desperate to get some cash to pay off my little depts, so am confused myself. What do you think?
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
I think that once the research is done and everything looks good then it might be a good risk to take. I don't know but I will decide soon. Thanks for the response. :)
@pearl23 (243)
• United States
6 Apr 07
That's a tuff question I paid for a data entry site it had loads of information, but no profit yet to speak of from my investment. http://www.goldage.net/forum.php?referrerid=10682 Gold age is one site I aquired from the site. I don't think it's a typical site.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Please let me know if you do make money off of this. I have heard of goldage but I really don't have time for another forum especially since you only make a few cents a post. I'm looking for something to make more money from. Please be sure to let me know how you make out with your program. Thank you for your response. :)
• United States
6 Apr 07
i personall would not, as i dont like to pay prior to finding my own results. if they would allow for you to have a trial period i would try it
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Yeah it would be so much better if they had a free trial. I wouldn't be quite as nervous about it if they did offer a free trial. Thanks for your opinion and response. :)
@taymouse (585)
• United States
5 Apr 07
I don't know. It's sort of taking a risk. Right now I need to EARN money and I don't have any (or at least that much) to spend on a such a thing. So, if I was asked if I would sign up right now, I would say no because I can't use my money on that now. But I've been making good money online and I have earned enough to do something like that, I might make an investment into the edatajobs if I believe it's really good for me. Not everything that works for your friend will work for you. If I were you, ONLY take the risk if you have the money to spare, you're pretty sure it'll work for you, and you're confident and lucky. For me though, I would not be paying $47 to start anything like that unless I was already rolling the dough (in which case, I wouldn't need edatajobs). I mean, if it doesn't work for you, it's a waste. It's pretty risky, so good luck!
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Well I really don't have the money to risk and that's why I'm leery about doing it. I am going to do what another responder suggested and go from there. I am really desperate right now to make some money and that's why I want to do it. I just wish they didn't charge that much to start. Thanks for your opinion and response. :)
@dannyd (30)
• Canada
5 Apr 07
payment proof can be made and posted. Very Easy. 47 bucks does not seem like a lot of money but if you got that from a 1000 people that's a lot of coin. Don't pay the 47 bucks.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Yeah I have heard that the payment proof can be made up but I was so excited when I saw his. $47 is a good bit of money to me because I don't have much and I'm just trying to make some more money online so I can get bills paid and help my family out. Thanks for your opinion and advice. :)
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
5 Apr 07
I wouldn't risk it, mostly because I don't have $47 to risk. I know that sometimes it takes money to make money, but I'm leery of it online because I've heard of so many people being scammed. With payment proof I might feel better about doing it and therefore more likely to do it, but right now I wouldn't because I don't have the money to lose.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
I really don't have the money to risk either but seeing his payment proof makes me want to risk it anyway. I know that the payment proof could be fake and that is why I'm still leery about it. I will decide once I do more research. Thanks for the response. :)
• Philippines
5 Apr 07
First of all, is your 'friend' a reliable one and personally known to you? Secondly, it is up to you to examine the site well enough to judge whether it is not a scam and worth trying. One site I know of asks for $69 and it seems good, because it gives out coupons and has big firms behind it like MacDonalds, Macy's, etc. I am still debating whether to join or not, because I am not in the USA where it is more popular.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
No he is just an online friend but he has explained everything to me and even told me that it's not guaranteed that I will make as much as him so I think he is honest enough. It is still a good idea to do more research and ask around before I decide to do this. What company are you talking about that charges $69? If you don't mind me asking. Make sure you also do more research before you pay that much too. You can check on the Better Business Bureau website at www.bbb.org and see if the company is listed there. That is what I plan to do before jumping into this. Also another responder suggested the FTC but I don't know the website. I am going to have to look that one up. There is another site you can look it up. It's www.ripoffreport.com I plan to check edatajobs out on every single one before I pay this much. Thanks for your opinion and response. :)
@maria_k (925)
• United States
5 Apr 07
I would not pay a fee for work. That means he benefits from the sales more than he benfits from the job you are about to perform and more likely they are scam.
@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
I really don't believe it is a scam but I still plan to do more research. I have never thought about paying a fee either until I saw this one on his blog. Thanks for the response. :)
• India
5 Apr 07
if you find a proof of payment there then i would suggest you to move ahead as you are also excited for this work, this will also help you in building a handsome money that you have already noted in your friends account so better to move ahead than to step back.risk is necessary to get success.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Yes sometimes risk is necessary for success. A lot of people don't believe in paying for something to make money and I do believe that sometimes too but there are times when you do need to pay for something to actually make a good bit of money. With the free programs I have signed up with they take awhile to earn and the pay isn't as good. I'm looking for something that I can actually make really good money and not just a few dollars here and there. I do want to do more research when I get time before I pay for this but I think once I learn more about it it might actually work. Thanks for your opinion and response. :)
• Canada
5 Apr 07
If your friend has shown you the actual proof of payment & your friend is really close that you can trust. I don't see why not. But if it's just an internet friend whom you talk online, there are better ways to earn money than pay for a job.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
He is only an online friend so that is another reason I am leery about it. I am going to do a lot more research before I decide what to do. Thanks for responding. :)
• India
5 Apr 07
I would prefer not to pay this hefty sum. Maybe because the proof you have seen, it can also be fake. This my personal opinion and i dont think that earning money online is great way to make your daily income. You have to find a real job. So, its better that you just carry on with MyLot.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Actually I would have to disagree with you on that. Earning online can be a real job. Actually it is better than a real job because you can earn from the comfort of your own home. I have a mental disabilty and I can't be out in public too long so earning money online is a great thing for me. I have already made a decent amount from writing articles for Associated Content but I am looking for something faster. The mental disabilty I have is social anxiety disorder and if I'm around too many people for too long I have panic attacks so bad that I feel like I'm dying and have to get out of the place I'm at. I am on meds for it but they aren't working very good and my doctor is trying to find me better medication. So for now I am in need of making an income online and have found several free programs that are pretty good but the earning is slow and I need something fast. Anyway thanks for your opinion and response. :)
@jenskids (99)
• United States
5 Apr 07
I understand where you are coming from,I guess if you friend is making money and you trust him maybe you should try it I know I spent over a hundred dollars since I started trying to make money online and all have been scams so right now I am not doing any thing that I need money to start,I guess it is something you really have to think hard about.good luck and let me know how it goes.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Well he is only an online friend but I saw his payment proof on his blog. Some people think that they can be made up and there really is no way to know for sure whether it is real or not. I have a lot more research to do before I decide for sure. Thanks for the luck and I will let you know what happens. :)
@Talha22 (384)
• Pakistan
5 Apr 07
well i also desire to make lots of money and i even use lots of these sites to make money but i also left some sites which want me to pay first cause i have seen such people who pay money to such kind of sites and dont get their user created or not get the payment lots of problems so i try those which are absolutely free and i join some which show there cheques cause i need some prve to satisfy myself. Right now I am trying one which is really cool and easy to join i joined it yesterday and has made about $20 more than mylot if guys like then join it the link is: http://www.500cents-500dollars.org/pages/index.php?refid=talha
@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
I am also doing some free sites too but most of them have been taking too long to earn anything. I have been earning from Associated Content which is free to join but not making that much there yet. I have been patient very long and have learned quite a few things but I just want to try something for once that doesn't take a long time and pays a lot more than the free sites. I will check out your link. Thanks for responding. :)
• Philippines
5 Apr 07
I'm not that good when it comes to online job but I think this one is not a good idea. Plus there are some people there who make lies just to get referals theres a possibility that his paycheck is not saying the truth at all. 47usd is a big money to pay jsut to get a job plus why do they have to make you pay well in fact you are looking for a job to earn and not to pay. I think you better look at other jobs opportunities online.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
I do have other things I am doing for money but I'm not making much. I don't think he is lying but I really have no way of actually knowing for sure. Anyway thank you for your response. :)
@Alphasee (389)
• United States
5 Apr 07
do you know the person, personally? Perhaps they've invested more money, and they're not willing to tell you. Usually those things CAN Have potential earning, but not always. Research from more than one perspective.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
No I don't know him personally but I did check out the site and that is the price. Another friend has also started this recently and I am waiting to hear from her. Believe me I do intend to do more research. Thanks for responding. :)
@skydancer (2101)
• United States
5 Apr 07
If you're asking me, I personally don't think it would be worth the risk, but that is just me. I would question my chances of success in anything that promises money after "a one-time fee," or any amount of money for that matter. My greatest fear, moreso that not being successful, would be getting ripped off by the company and having them arbitrarily take monthly amounts out of my credit card or bank account, as some companies have been known to do... again, this is just me. It might very well be legit., but I am not a person quick to take such risks...
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
5 Apr 07
It is a legit company because my friend is earning from it. But even he told me there is no guarantee in me earning the same amount as him but he also said I could even make more than him. It is a big risk and I have a lot of thinking to do and more research before I jump into this. Thank you for your opinion and response. :)
• India
5 Apr 07
I don't think it wise on your part to invest money in getting a job. You see, there are hundreds of sites here ,which are cheating sites.Once you pay, your money is lost. You are not going to get a single pie from them.Just keep aloof from these site. There are many other sites for you to make money.A thorough search will lead you to these sites.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Yeah I know about all of the scams online. Usually I would never think about paying this much for something but when I saw my friends payment proof that is what got me thinking about trying it. I am going to do some more thinking and probably try what another responder said and go from there. Thanks for your opinion and response. :)
• Philippines
5 Apr 07
Nope, I would'nt sign. Not even for a payment of proof given. $47 is just too much an investment. You might as well go for those website creation & get it linked with tons of affliate progs, since your willing to spend a fortune, that way your paying BIG in the online quest for the pot of gold. You just have to study, study, but i think you know the drill, just dont get the rush.
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