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Just turned down a $300 job on Webfluential... oh it stings.

I was just offered a $300 job on Webfluential, I took one look at it and I just knew I had to turn it down.

Yes I get paid to write reviews, quite often on my websites. But this does not mean I will write what anyone wants me to or that I will promote something I don't believe in.

I hate MLM, the way I see it MLM is a glorified pyramid scheme and I have said as much on my online marketing blog.

Now I can't very well go and promote an MLM opportunity on my mommy blog now can I?

Anyway that was $300 I just kissed goodbye.

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Cristian
Well I don't see them as "kissed goodbye" you stood up for your principles, you know what is best for you and your blog, I'm glad you don't compromise for a quick buck, this shows determination and dedication for what you are currently doing with your blog!

I'll bet you'll gonna turn offers down in the future also, I'm doing it all the time. People contact me for shady job offerings all the time, I quickly turn them down which for some reason makes them up the price, this makes me interesting and I give them a chance to hear what they have to say even though I have a good idea - the final verdict is always the same, doesn't worth my trouble.



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Lynne
Cristian that is exactly it. How much money is my business worth to me? It actually doesn't matter what they offered me, it could have been $100 000. The way I see it is that offer would have crucified my business.... it would have ruined my online reputation so I might not find it easy to create a new online business.

Seriously that is not worth any amount of money.



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RaduV
I salute you and the fact that you refuse to compromise yourself over money. Indeed, you could have use the money in so many ways but then how would you feel about yourself knowing that you overstep your limits.

I hate MLM (multi level marketing) with all my being. I don't like cheaters and frauds and usually the people that run MLM are nothing else than smooth talker scammers. I never invested and i will never invest in any of this schemes just because they are not profitable for you as a beginner.

You have to be really naive to think that you will earn 1000% more in the first month or whatever amount they present with no work. Nobody, in this world, will give you anything for free. Everything comes with a cost.



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Lynne
Oh a fellow MLM hater.

Yeah I detest MLM so much, no money would make me write a positive review about any MLM opportunity!



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EliteWriter
Sometimes you need to consider other things other than just the monetary gain you could have made. I think you were right to refuse this if you did not feel okay with it. After all it is your site and it is up to you what to include and what not to include in it. I am sure other opportunities where you will be able to earn money will come your way, you wait and see!



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Lynne
Oh yes I know there will be more opportunities, for sure. I can't wreck my business for $300 Just turned down a $300 job on Webfluential... oh it stings.



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idealmike
Oh no. So they pay you to put the reviews on your site then? And you could be reviewing MLM schemes then basically? And you have to write an honest review or you have to write a positive one? I can see how you would turn that down. What's more valuable to you? The respect of your readers when those readers can go on to help your site earn more in the long run? Or $300 bux now? You know what they say. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. But you know what I say to that? Birds are meant to be in the bush!

At the end of the day, it's all well and good working for a review company if they're paying you fairly well for it. But if you value your blog and see it as your main source of incomes in life. Then $300 is nothing really in the grand scheme of things. Not if your blog or blogs go on to earn you thousands over the course of a few decades or so. And even though you might get $300 for it now. It would also go against your principles and what your blog is all about in the first place. Exposing these shoddy MLM pyramid schemes and scams for what they are.

So don't look at is as though you've just thrown away $300. Look at it as though you've just protected you and your blogs, and your blogs readers integrity. You've also just added value to your blog and brand as well and that says a lot for you as there are lot of people that would sell the soul of their business or blog or brand for a quick one time payment and then bare the brunt of those side effect as they happen.

And now you've done this. You should tell your readers about it! Tell them how you turned this offer down and the reason why. Get their feedback on it. You may find something like that adds more than $300 in value to your blog if you go about it the right way. Just turned down a $300 job on Webfluential... oh it stings.



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Lynne
That is a cool idea Mike, I never thought of writing about turning it down... hmmm that would be interesting but I wouldn't mention the name of the company as I don't think I should be bad mouthing a company that offered me a $300 even if I don't believe in the business model.

Yes I know exactly what you mean, as soon as I saw it I realized there is just no way that I could take that job! I actually haven't posted on my online marketing blog for a while because I have been focusing on reviving my mommy blog Just turned down a $300 job on Webfluential... oh it stings.

I have plans now to pick up on my other two websites and it is going to start off with an update of like why I have been awol from those websites for so long. This will be a cool thing to add to that update post!



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MusicMoguls
You know what you turned it down for the rite reasons. Whats the sense of making money if you don't feel good about what your doing. Writing reviews pay that much? I have never seen a site that pays that much for reviews. I looked few months back to see if i could do something like this. Everything i found online was less than $1 per review and i had to jump through 1000 hoops to get paid. I would like to look into this is their a referral service of some sort that you can get credit for if i sign up? Is it $300 one time or every so often? I Agree with Mike if you turned it down because you don't feel its legit or because you feel it goes against what you believe in then you are protecting your investment which is your blog. The money never touched your hands so don't consider it a loss its just money you didn't make yet never happened.



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Lynne
Well I don't know what people usually charge or get paid for a review. On my mommy blog I charge nice money for a review.

The job that I turned down came in via Webfluential and I have set prices there for website posts, Youtube videos and social shares. . I have to admit I have set my prices there very high Just turned down a $300 job on Webfluential... oh it stings.



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hitmeasap
I know the feeling. I've turned down several jobs, of various amounts, due to the same reasons. I felt that I wouldn't be able to provide what they expected to 100% or, I felt that it wasn't my "cup of tee" basically, so I had to turn it down. - It stings for sure, especially if you're in a situation in life where you would need that extra income, but I'd rather skip a few meals per week than do things I don't feel comfortable with. - And I've done it several times.



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Lynne
Long term it is a much better decision to make than to take the money now. I am quite confident that it was the right move for me.

Fortunately it is not like I can't feed my family, so it didn't hurt too much.



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hitmeasap
As long as the loss of income didn't hurt you so to speak, and as long as you do things because of your own choices, then I'm glad for you. - You had a superb chance to earn $300, but you had to do something that you normally don't offer, so why should you do it this time? - I'm glad you're not a "sell out", which most people are today. Especially freelancers.



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Corzhens
MLM or multi-level marketing has been successful in many ways simply because of the greed of some people. The sales pitch is for you to recruit members that you can fool. It’s as simple as that. MLM is not exactly a full-blown scam but it’s a scam nevertheless since you are preying on the efforts of your recruits. Imagine, you can earn without lifting a finger if your recruits are very resourceful in doing their selling and recruitment as well. Usana is one company using MLM scheme.



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