Trust is great knowledge is better.

Playing follow the leader is a dangerous game.

A few months back I wrote a post on following the money and not people in Internet marketing and as per reading a post from a former team mate today it does seem some of the principals of this post were lost. In no manner should you distrust people or hold past mistakes against them. Follow the money though does directly relate to being your own person, a leader and not a follower.

A Good example of why this is vital is illustrated in the post in question where among the most trusted list is also a name dropped that is a top level marketer who fell for a scam the article's author helped expose in at least a half dozen post. Taking the tone of the post in question and we would have all followed the person into this Ponzi scheme and run the risk of lost funds and even jail when it comes tumbling down.

The marketer made a mistake I can assure you, bad judgment entering a program that is way outside their normal market.

In the past I have picked stinker programs and it's a sickening feeling to hear good friends say I trusted you, now I have lost money. Don't follow me, follow good advice and investigate every program regardless of who told you about it. I was learning at the time and yes I made mistakes. Should those mistakes result in me not being trusted for advice, no, but should they be an eye opener as to not joining a program because I say jump. YES!

Mike Filsame has one of those reputations garnered from blind trust. Most of his clients buy based on his name, and have either followed him blindly for some time or they have been referred to him by one of his followers based on the fact most people do make at least some money with his systems. Yet there are people like a couple friends of mine who will not join anything Mike is doing because they followed blindly and got burned when Mike made a few mistakes. I don't care if the name is Joel Comm or Joel MAKEUPANAME, we are human.

Always ask questions, even if the Pope, President, or that girl you had a crush on in High School is telling you to join now.

Ask Who: Who owns it and can I contact them with questions.

Ask What: What is it, what does it do, what can I expect to do with it?

Ask When: When did the company start up, when did the leaders get into this business, when is or was the launch and how did that go?

Ask Where: Where is the company registered and what City, State, and Nation is the binding jurisdiction on the terms of use. Is it legal where I live?

Ask How: How does it work, how am I paid, How is it legal, How do I earn money after the initial sale, how do I benefit from the product even if it doesn't sell?

Ask Why: Why am I doing this, why do I need it, why would anyone need it?

Ask questions and be the leader, take control and choose programs based on what you learn. Remove the security blanket of letting someone else do the thinking and you will remove the risk of them not asking questions.

Andy