To Scam or Not to Scam... that is the Question.
Often when people are looking to join an online program of any sort, they will do a Google search for information on that program. They will search for words that they know are associated with it. These words are known as 'key words'. Keywords are the backbone of many sites called 'traffic sites'.
Owners of these traffic sites blend these words into their site for 'Search Engine Optimization' or SEO. By cleverly using SEO keywords, these sites avoid the costs of PPC (pay per click) advertising. Thus, they include as many high profile keywords as possible.
Keep in mind that these sites sometimes pay to receive these articles that are submitted to them that incorporate the keywords to draw the most traffic for them. There is no fact checking of the integrity of the article's content.
These articles could even come from disgruntled members of a program, a personal vendetta that needs to be expressed, or any other negative reason...right down to pure jealousy of someone's success.
Why is all of this relevant to MMP and the circle of ventures that it is linked to? Because, like any other opportunity, there are keywords that are searched for.
SEO is used for one thing and one thing only... to drive traffic to a site. That site will capitalize then on both the negative and positive content that is related to the keywords. Ultimately, driving traffic generates income for the owner of that site thereby monetizing that site. For the purpose of this article, these traffic sites won't be mentioned by name to eliminate the possible traffic flow to their sites.
When related to the search for a business opportunity, these sites use words such as scam, ponzi scheme, networking opportunity, MLM, to drive traffic to their site. The more traffic, the higher the ranking that site is on the Google search...which is the #1 goal! It is not to decide whether the program being searched for is a scam or not.
Sadly, the human default is to believe the negative over the positive and these spam sites do a heavy-duty of weighing the negative and bogus claims that they seem to pull out of thin air as they cite no proof. They make money by getting you to their site and pulling you into the rabbit hole of clicking through more of what they offer in the guise of 'exposing' the traps when you've just fallen into one without knowing! They are not interested in you finding or helping you find what you are really looking for... a solid business opportunity.
So, how can a person know whether a program is going to meet their needs as a business opportunity? Go to the source of the business! Learn everything you can about the company, who's involved, the support they offer, their product, their members and the compensation plan. Fact check, dig deeper. Does everything with the opportunity align with what you are looking for?
Educate yourself and ultimately, take the step of an informed decision. The final decision to join a business opportunity is ultimately yours and yours alone.