The other night I lokked at an advert on the internet for a scheme to make money from passive advertising, google clicks that type of thing. Joel Comm was the person usually I ignore these get rich quick scheme's but for some reason I thought they had a certain amount credibility. So the offer was pay one dollar have a seven day trail no obligation with recurring billing at $78.64 a month.
Ok so I don't really agree with recurring billing I think its a trap but usually it is easily managed you can just unsubscribe in a similar way to how you joined. BUT NO it was pretty easy to subscribe complete with a little Joel standing next to the box going fill it out I'll wait. I'm not going to comment about the course material but I realised straight away that this type of scheme was not for me and further that this kind of mentality is to me what is destroying the internet as any kind of viable source of information. Ok thats fair I looked at the material didn't like it wanted to end the subscription.
So this is where the problem starts, I go through the site how do I end my subscription? I could join online so I expected to be able unsubscribe online. But NO the only way I can stop Joel Comm from taking $78.64 out of my credit card is to ring his office in business hours in Loveland. I don't know how much love there is in Loveland but there isn't much here. I live in Melbourne, Australia a completely different timezone and an expensive phone call away. The internet is international and 24/7 why is there no way of unsubscribing on the internet - BECAUSE they want to make it difficult for you to unsubscribe even though you don't want the product.
I see this as entrapment, even porn producers allow someone to unsubscribe online how can someone claim to be legitimate when they make money in this way, if Joel Comm really had faith in his product he wouldn't have to make it so difficult to unsubscribe.
Greenbrain
brunswick
Australia
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