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EXCELLENCE can be attained if you - CARE more than others think
is wise - RISK more than others think is safe - DREAM more than
others think is practical - and EXPECT more than others think is
possible.
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Message From jl
If you did NOT receive two emails from me, please let me know.
I want to be SURE your email addresses are working properly and that you received the information on what you need to do. I
will shortly begin bringing you up to date on the ways we will
be making iCop the ONLY organization of this type worth anyone's
time.
We'll talk about what businesses need to do when the economy
tanks. Remember - for 15 years, I worked with companies in
financial trouble: keeping then out of bankruptcy and turning
them around.
Folks often think that involves basically firing everyone and
hiring new people. Not true. The idea is to find, and correct
what's being done wrong.
Many of my clients were family-owned, mid-size companies. That
would have made it pretty hard to fire everyone, even if I
wanted to. I DID find a thief, or two, in the woodpile of a
couple of larger companies, but that's another story.
My busiest time at all this was during the economic turn-down of
the '80s and early '90s. So, I'm no stranger to knowing what to
do when the economy goes south.
Before you can correct anything, you have to find out the
problem. Obviously, not every company had the same problem -
other than the basic ones caused by low cash-flow.
In looking for the problems, I got to see what landed them in
trouble. I discovered several things many folks do that
increases the problem, rather than alleviating it. These
particular things are nearly universal - everyone seems to do
them.
So, next week, I'm going to show you how to avoid these
mistakes, STAY in business and come through the turn-down with,
not only a minimum of problems but, maybe, even ahead of the
game!
Here's an email from an iCop member:
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I'm going to be sending this to my lists, but I thought I'd also
send it to you because it goes to show that many of the gurus DO
NOT CARE about privacy.
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Today is a holiday in Canada, but I came online to get things
ready for our launches.
I opened my emailbox to find a message from Matt Bacak, a well
known "guru"... recommending a product from another "guru",
Justin Blake.
(It's basically a self-hypnotizing thing).
I read through the sales letter.
I had something niggling in the back of my mind, so I decided to
check out the privacy policy.
~gasp~ !
If you have bought from him OR were thinking about it:
Fair warning: He will sell your information to anyone who wants
it! (Except financial - at least he admits that).
He also states you have no recourse and cannot accuse them of
spam. Eesh!
Proof: www.manifestationmeditation.com/privacy.html
Whether the product is good or not, the fact is "gurus" should
be protecting your private information, not sharing it.
Kinda scarey. His main page says, "JB Virtual Enterprises, Inc.
PO Box 6543; Traverse City, MI. 49696 231-930-4043"
Not - Mining Gold Corporation.
So there you have it - it could in fact, be both companies
selling your info!
"We supply our member's contact information, to our business
partners..."
"We may also supply other companies with contact information,
for mail offers we believe would be of interest to our members,
with or without comepnsation from those companies."
"If you order services or products directly from our company, we
use the personal information you provide to process that order.
We do share this information with outside parties that we do
business with."
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The use of information as described below may or may not be how
information that is collected is customarily used by this site.
While actual use of any information collected may be used quite
conservatively, you must assume that it is not. You must assume
that information collected is shared with other persons or
entities for commercial purposes. While this is uncommon in
practice, you must assume that it is as you make your decision
whether or not to view or interact with this website. This type
of shared information may include your name, address, phone
number, email address and buying habits, as well as other
information. This information may be used for general commercial
solicitation by this website or other persons it is sold to,
rented to, or shared with.
SPAM
By providing to this website information that forms the basis of
communication with you, such as an email address, you waive all
rights to file complaints concerning unsolicited email or spam
from this website since, by providing such information, you
agree to receive communication from us or other marketing
organizations. However, all email communication with you shall
contain an 'unsubscribe' link where you may notify the website
that you no longer wish to receive solicitations or information
from the website and your name will be removed from the general
solicitation database."
Do you really want that?
Be very careful about the privacy policies of companies.
Every company should have one - and if there isn't one, you
might want to avoid joining (Unless you don't care about spam or
phone calls!)
We maintain our own newsletters, but we never rent, share, sell
or trade our lists or customers in any way. Why would we?
It's pretty sad that these guys complain about spam... but are a
major part of the problem.
Okay, safelists - we expect to get spam because the email
addresses are open for everyone to see (usually).
But a purchase from a 'guru' product?
We maintain our own newsletters, but we never rent, share, sell
or trade our lists or customers in any way. Why would we?
Protect your privacy. If everyone avoids companies that admit
they sell their private info, these companies will be forced to
stop.
(But it is consumers who need to be wise to it!)
Amber Jalink
Over time, too many of them have thrown all decency, all
customer service and all consumer protection to the winds. They
got greedy and simply don't care!
It's about making an extra buck in whatever slimy way they can -
including SELLING your names, email addresses, and whatever
other personal information they want!
As a legitimate online business owner - believe me - you do NOT
want to be associated with or confused with these morons.
You may remember I wrote about Charter Communications beginning
to track their customers online, then sell their surfing
information to ad companies. But, then, they stopped.
Seemed like a good thing - but Charter is only ONE company. I
highly recommend that you read this article on other ISPs doing
the same thing. Some of them are named.
www.publicknowledge.org/node/1664
Next week, I'll tell you about the newest - and most grievous -
method of spying on the consumer of all! Done by none other
than the government of the USA. And their information gathering
will include spying on the buying habits of people from every
country in the world.
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And, then the fight started ... ****************************** My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife asked, 'Do you know her?' 'Yes,' I sighed, 'She's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since.' 'My God!' says my wife, 'who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?' And, then the fight started ... ****************************** I rear-ended a car this morning. So, there we were alongside the road and slowly the other driver got out of his car. You know how sometimes you just get soooo stressed and little things just seem funny? Yeah, well I couldn't believe it... he was a DWARF! He stormed over to my car, looked up at me, and shouted, 'I AM NOT HAPPY!' So, I looked down at him and said, 'Well, then which one are you?'
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