What will you do to become a millionaire? Will you be willing to spend some money to learn? Will you be willing to sit in jail for a while?

There is a book that is being promoted today by many internet marketing gurus. In fact, I have been receiving many sales letters promoting this latest, hottest product (an Audio Interview By Russell Brunson With Transcript). As a full time internet marketer, I subscribe to many lists. I need to keep up with the latest products and also to see what my worthwhile and friendly competitors are doing online. Imagine my shock when I did my standard research on this latest product.

First off, I must tell you that you will find many similar “reports” or alerts online for this topic. These fall into two categories. First, there is this group who have capitalised on the sensational nature of the news and try to get more clicks on their hoplink to sell the product. SECOND, are the nay-sayers who call Vincent James PASSAFIUME a criminal and are shouting “wolf!” as loud as they can.

We promised to be your guide and mentor here at Smart Business Formula. Usually, we will not comment, especially since this eproduct is not free and is not related to our method of how to make money online using only free resources. But we know that many of you are avid internet marketers, learning the ropes or honing your skills. And so, we believe that you need to know the facts. The truth. Then, you can make an informed decision.

We will not attempt to sell you the product with our “hoplink”, that would be slapping ourselves and insulting you. Instead, we want to present the FACTS as they stand and might even venture a small opinion. The rest, is up to you.

It is true that Vincent James PASSAFIUME has a felony record – http://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/docs/Criminal/112005/m2017442.pdf

It is also true that his product, The 12 Month Millionaire is a good product about starting and running your own direct mail business.

It is true that he has been ordered by the court in Arizona to stop his sales of the product. HOWEVER, there are some conditions that he has to fullfill to meet those terms and he can then do some business. So, it is not true that he is not allowed to do any business.

It is true that the court document seems to point to Vincent James PASSAFIUME as a person who is not quite forthcoming in his dealings with the law. But on the other hand, this could be due to ignorance, coincidence, bad luck or whatever other circumstances of which we know nothing about.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

There are some people online who say:

“He is a criminal, so what? The product’s good.” http://www.marketingbestpractices.com/forum/index.cgi?noframes;read=4804

“He is in trouble, following his methods can get you into trouble too.” http://www.guruscamforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24&highlight=vince

Now, what we are going to say here is strictly between you (our members) and us. It is our opinion, tempered by our years of being tossed and battered by the storms of internet marketing. We took our bruises, and we now share some of our insights with you in the hopes that as you weather the storms in your journey to making money online, you will be spared some of the agony.

As you can see from the above, we are not afraid to point you to other sites that have their own “gurus”. We are here to help you, not take you captive. Many gurus take on a new product strictly on the merits of its content. This is fine. But what about the people behind the content?

In one of the sites, he is promoting himself as Erik James. Elsewhere, he is Vince James. In court he is Vincent James PASSAFIUME. The gurus are selling his products. He has audio tapes and other stuff.

For those who have actually bought and learned the products, the conclusions were positive. It was a good product. It did teach, and it did give value. This is for Direct Mail, just in case you are curious. Now, please understand that he was charged with some practices that were in violation of the laws of the United States of America. If you followed his methods, it does not mean that you will be a criminal.

However, we have been learning that internet marketing is not only about selling products or giving value. It is also about integrity and building trust. If you have learnt anything from the many articles and videos, we hope that you have also learned over time, as you read what we teach, you learn about integrity and trust. We are Winston and Thomas. You can google us, or yahoo us or whatever; you will not find us hiding under any other names.

Will you benefit from reading The 12 Month Millionaire? Sure you will. Just as you will benefit learning from the hundreds of other great products on internet marketing. Just as you will learn all the basics on making money online using only free resources from Smart Business Formula. You can always learn the skills and processes.

Our advise is to also maintain a high level of integrity in your ALL your dealings. There is enough out there for everyone to earn a good living without resorting to cheats and scams. Choose your master wisely, for the Master up above is watching. Whether you believe in karma, God or just plain luck; choose wisely.

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