Comments on: Micro-CONtinuity: Internet Continuity Scams Abusing a Good Idea

By: Mario

Mario — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:56:32 +0000

Hi
I’m a micro continuity student and i absolutly agree with you. Micro Continuity is a great system and i absolutely recommend it, but it should be used ethically. Scammers will think how much money can i make with this and will not care if the customer is being tricked, but marketers will use this system as a way of increasing value to their customers.

P.S: Guys stop trying to make money online and start really helping people and the will give the more money that you can handle..

By: Mike Young

Mike Young — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:07:20 +0000

Legal products and websites are never intended to be a replacement for qualified legal or financial advice. I’ve always recommended, including in sales copy, that marketers pay for an Internet lawyer to draft customized legal documents if they can afford it. Unfortunately, many small entrepreneurs getting started online don’t have the financial means to pay for legal representation and I (and my peers) rarely work for free except for designated charities.

Under these circumstances, website legal templates provide some protection. No legal forms software (whether for websites, estate planning, or other areas of law) can ever make the claim to be a substitute for legal or professional advice. Those who have made such claims get sued for it.

There is nothing deceptive in the quote “fine print.” In fact, characterizing what I wrote as fine print is misleading. The fonts used for all disclaimers are at least as large as that used elsewhere in the same materials. You read the disclaimers so they clearly were not hidden. In fact, the disclaimer you quote is actually in a larger font than the text used on the home page of the website you obtained it from. The words were prominently disclosed in large text on a document clearly linked to and named as “Disclaimer.”

To compare clear disclaimers to hidden continuity programs is absurd.

As for your negative comments about my product and false accusation of “intentional deception,” you provide absolutely no evidence to support your claims other than misrepresenting disclaimers as being “fine print” and “hidden.” So hidden that you decided to come to this site and post about it.

As for real value for the money, a Who’s Who of Internet marketers use either my customized legal documents or the Website Legal Forms Generator software.

You’re not a “Curious Legal Web Prospect.” You’re either a competitor or just being a jerk because it makes you feel important. Anonymity must be psychic Viagra to you.

By: Curious Prospect

Curious Prospect — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:55:16 +0000

Your Legal e-product has the following fine print excerpt in th e-Disclaimer section within the 7+ pages of legal stuff on your site. Looks like a conflict in online marketing behavior.

You say in the Disclaimers section — “Information in this website is general in nature, should not be construed to be formal legal advice or the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Like all legal software packages, Website Legal Forms GeneratorTM is not a substitute for legal or other professional advice. Consult an attorney to address specific legal issues and your financial planner and certified public accountant to discuss specific financial or tax issues. ”

Found this nugget in a quite fine print hidden notice among much fine print regarding your legal forms product. This implies your product has no legal value. So just what is open and clear about purchasing this product? Continuity techniques or not, fine print is usually missed and therefore is usually deceptive.

Always ask, who benefits?

Intentional deception or not, how do we deal with this aspect of a product that purports to solve a legal problem?

Sincerely,
Curious Legal Web Prospect.

PS. Sounds like the same routine as you are describing with continuity programs only different. No value for real money, or did I miss the even finer print? How well would these legal forms stand in court? Have the claims been tested as advertised?

By: Mike Young

Mike Young — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:12:09 +0000

Thanks, Steve, for your comment. Always money to be made by Internet scammers by appealing to greed and instant self-improvement that doesn’t involve effort.

Best wishes,

-Mike

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:57:25 +0000

Thanks for posting this Mike. I’ve found so many deceptive marketing and selling strategies lately, the problems seem to be getting worse. I’m glad that that there are still people out there ready to expose them.

The 2 worst industries I’ve found are the MMO (make money online) and Weight loss/Health. It’s frustrating.
Thanks again

By: Mike Young

Mike Young — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:53:38 +0000

Thanks, Sean, for sharing your bad experience with Micro-CONtinuity. Although continuity can be used legitimately by marketers (Legitimate = Transparent + Informed Consent), some are looking to make a dishonest buck by hiding their programs.

Best wishes,

-Mike

By: Sean Nitzen

Sean Nitzen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:37:02 +0000

Great Point!!! I just bought something (for S&H) and unwillingly and unknowingly bought into some other program that I was supposed to cancel. I had to fight to get the charge removed…DECEPTIVE is the word to use Mike…Call a spade a spade BROTHER!!!

By: Mike Young

Mike Young — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:02:31 +0000

Microcontinuity Reviews,
The key part of your response is “when used properly.” Many Internet marketers define this as “what I can get away with.” In contrast, “properly” should be defined as “what’s the right thing to do for my customer.”
Unfortunately, some big name marketers pike for their buddies for a fat affiliate commission and turn a blind eye to conduct that would have led to tar and feathers a couple centuries ago.
Best wishes,
-Mike

By: Mike Young

Mike Young — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:59:39 +0000

Karen,
Thanks for sharing your experience. In my view, if an Internet marketer intentionally hides part of what’s being sold, I won’t do business with him. Anyone who has asked me to cover their back by a bunch of legalese designed to protect a hidden continuity program has been told ‘no.’
Good Internet marketers fully disclose and let their products and services stand on their own merits.
Best wishes,
-Mike

By: Microcontinuity Reviews

Microcontinuity Reviews — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:16:52 +0000

While there are definitely some bad micro-continuity systems out there, when used properly, they are actually a very good system. The consumer gets a trial at an affordable price, and the information provider gets valuable leads. As always, buyer beware. Read all of the fine print before you agree to ANYTHING online.