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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  A reputation is the collective sum of a bunch of opinions, in my case largely coming from people who've never even met me. So to give it much concern would be silly.
I recommend what I believe is worthwhile. You are free to disagree with my recommendations of course. However, what people think of me personally as a result of my recommendations is of no consequence. If I recommend something you don't like, there's always a money-back guarantee. |
Hi Steve, thanks for weighing in!
Reputations are opinions in the minds of others, and when you make poor recommendations, it changes those opinions and hurts your public image (and thus your business, which is intimately tied to your name). Your credibility/integrity is what really drives your sales. As you lose credibility, you lose readers and sales. I bought SBI based on your recommendation because I trusted that you would only promote genuinely valuable products. Now that trust has been irreparably damaged.
If you're not yet aware, there's recently been a
big backlash against SBI among the internet marketing crowd. These are people who know how to rank well in search engines. Whereas before, it was a chore to find negative reviews of SBI, now they're popping up all over and high up in searches. I think this will have a sizable impact on SBI's reputation, sales and future survival. It's a sinking ship, and you'd best get out before it goes under.
Furthermore, I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of providing genuine value to one's readers (which I picked up from you). I could never in clear conscience recommend SBI because I know that I would be doing people a huge disservice. The alternatives are vastly superior--SBI is a huge limit on potential. Like I said in my
review, I couldn't be paid to use SBI.
At the very least, I ask that you honestly reassess your recommendation. Look at the alternatives and compare. If nothing else, at least revise your SBI sales page. I sincerely believe that SBI is a terrible product compared to the free alternatives. I wouldn't want anybody to waste their time on it, even if they can get their money back. I want to help people to become successful, and avoiding SBI is an important step.