"Is John Reese a scammer" 11.7.07
That was the unbelievable question I was aksed in an email.
I will not say their name as they asked me in confidence.
I obviously don't want to abuse the trust that got them asking me.
The email went to explain how they felt as I show myself to be honest on the forums etc so felt they could ask me and trust me.
Thats great, I am grateful for that trust.
Ok... so I asked them what they meant?
This is the gist of it.
Hi mate,
Sorry about this but I am fairly new to all this and hear alot about John Reese and wondered if the guy is trustworthy, is he a scammer?
Should I listen to him or not?
I see his new site is giving everything away free.
How the hell does he make money doing that?
Something seems to be making me feel that we are not getting the whole picture.
Thanks... xxxx (thats not KISSES, but removal of the name) ;o)
Ok...
I have NO idea how this operson found John or his site, I am guessing through a forum or newsletter link.
I replied to them in email and told them I would also make a post here about this.
Is John a scammer?
No I 100% do not think he is anything like that at all.
Having been on his list and known him online for a while I would say he his one to watch if you want to learn anything about making strides online.
Lets face it John has gone further down this road than 99% of us.
He KNOWS what he is talking about when it comes to online marketing and making money.
He has always given value for free. Yes his new site is giving tons of info free and will help you make strides if that is what you want to do, one thing you must remember is no matter what you will STILL have to put the effort and work in to succeed.
It don't fall on your lap.
Regarding asking how will he make money being free.
Lets be honest John don't NEED the money no more, he has already made millions, he will always have a residual income from all the hard work he has ALREADY done.
If you want millions you will need to put that hard work in too.
But this new site will STILL make him money, how?
Traffic, loyal readers who then get on his list who trust him enough to buy his products when he does release them.
Give freely and people will come back for more, no?
I see it as John is already quite an authourity in this "making money online" arena so it makes sense for him to create the ultimate free authourity site.
So should you listen to him? Yes.
Is he a scammer? NO.
Are you seeing the whole picture? Probably not, John is the only one who sees that.
I hope that the reply was helpful to the sender of the email.
I hope it also gives anyone reading this a clearer picture if you wondered about him too.
I am in no way connected to John so gain nothing from him telling you this.
I answered this because the asker deserved my honest opinion.
If you want to ask me something then great, do so.
If you feel generous you can tip me by buying me a beer by clicking the beer icon below.
It's thirsty work this lark! ;o)
Labels: general, honesty, IM, John Reese, marketing, people, personal, traffic
posted by Rob Sellen @ 3:25 PM,
2 Comments:
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At 4:43 PM,
Patrick Pretty said...
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Rob:
I know John Reese by reputation only. It's always been a good reputation.
The bad "S" word is not one I'd associate with him.
What I do associate with him are the "C" word for "Creativity"; the "G" word for "Generosity of Spirit"; and the "I" word for "Information Powerhouse."
Is John Reese infallible?
Well, of course not. Haven't met anyone yet who is.
But he impresses me as earnest and sincere, the type of businessperson who doesn't rest on his laurels or believe all of his positive press.
And I think he listens to his critics and actually amends his plan when when they bring to his attention something he could have done better.
Hope people take the time to read your post after it gets indexed.
I know you meant the words you chose for the headline in an ironic sense, but it could result in some confusion if people don't take the time to read the post itself.
Well, anyhow, that's my take on your post.
Regards,
Patrick Pretty -
At 4:48 PM,
Rob :-) said...
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Thanks for that reply.
I did debate over putting it in the title.
I also hope others read the actual post before hand.
Rob
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