Money Making Schemes

Is Fortune High Tech Marketing a scam?

My friend is in this, and he really wants me to get into it. I went to a presentation, and they kept saying “It’s not a pyramid scheme! It’s legal!” But as far as I can tell, it’s “technically” not a pyramid scheme, but it’s very close. The only thing that makes it legally NOT a pyramid scheme is that you HAVE to get points by selling the products, even though, just like a traditional pyramid scheme, the real money is to be made in recruiting new members. Have you ever heard of FHTM, and what do you think of it?

BBC TV License, Is It Fair?

Come on everybody, we know the TV licence is a rip off.
The BBC are making money from adverts in other countries that BBC programs are shown.
I have seen BBC programs in this country shown on other channels that advertise.
It’s really poor value for money, we shouldn’t be made to pay for something that nobody in there right mind would want to watch.
you wouldn’t buy a washing machine, and pay for a licence to wash clothes in it? (J.P)
With all the BBC channels on Free View (Which isn’t free) they still manage to to interrupt normal scheduling to make room for snooker or such like without warning.
It’s an outdated broadcasting company which needs to get with the 21st century.
It continues to charge a fee because in the real scheme of things as an independent they would go bust, indeed a majority would simply switch off and the BBC would cease to be.
All these TV companies need a good kick in the behind and the government needs to step in and sort this mess out.

Why didn’t Clinton sign the Kyoto protocols?

Why didn’t Clinton sign this? Why didn’t the Democratic controlled Congress ratify it?

Al Gore signed it as VP which is not binding.

I liked Clinton, but it frustrates me that people believe Bush is bad for not signing an agreement Clinton refused to sign.

The Kyoto protocols is an emission-credit scheme. We need a real fix, not just selling make-believe credits. Polluters and brokers will make money off this, it won’t stop pollution.

To what extent is real estate a sales job?

I understand that real estate agents are generally paid a commission on the sale price of the property, and that their job is to facilitate the *sale* (or purchase) of properties.

What I’m wondering is how much selling houses feels like other types of sales jobs. I really dislike sales…I don’t like high pressure tactics, feeling like I have to wring every last dollar out of people, setting up scenarios that encourage people to part with their money even if it’s not the best choice for them (ex. convincing a family to buy a more expensive property rather than a less expensive one that would better suit their needs.)

Is the fact that pay is commission-based enough to make real estate agents turn into slimy salespeople? Or do they generally maintain a strict code of ethics in terms of doing what’s best for people rather than scheming for the highest commissions?

IAC – If I hadn’t seen Sarah Matravers on This Morning a few days ago I’d think it was real..?

I know the above is not a question, but it’s coming…

I saw Sarah, Marc’s girlfriend last week on This Morning and even posted a question here about how there was something about her I didn’t like – she seemed really insincere and fake and too big for her own boots. Now, if you take her out of the equation altogether I think Marc seems like a nice guy and he and Cerys seem to like eachother…. But – because I think Sarah is a very scheming sort of person I don’t think this is all as it seems. Is it all a hoax? Did Marc and Sarah concoct this before they went out as they knew that there was more of a chance of them making money out of this than of him winning IAC??

I’m actually going to go against the grain here and say that I hope it’s not a hoax and that he has genuine feelings for Cerys because from what I’ve seen I much prefer her to Schemy Sarah…

And remember – Marc and Sarah are actors…. hmmm lol