Zeekrewards Is Gone! Finally...

As many of you know by now, the program known as Zeekrewards (and it's offshoots of Zeekler, Got2seconds, Shoppingdaisy, blah, blah...) has finally been shutdown by the government for running a ponzi scheme to the tune of 600 million dollars (reportedly the largest in history because of all the investors involved. My immediate reaction was "YES!!! It's about time!"

I hated that program...indeed, I hate ALL programs where you have to refer others to succeed, as they are all ponzi's to some degree. On Fiverr I have a gig where I sell signups, but I refused to accept any of the "Zeek" sites, or any of that other crap, like Wazzub, Justbeenpaid, ZnZ, etc, that just takes your money and screws you in the end. Sure, they all pay out a bit when you first join to keep you hooked, but overall you are losing, as most affiliates will invest back into the scheme...that's what ponzi creators are hoping you'll do. If it looks like a pyramid, then it will collapse, as Zeek did, as they were reportedly about to fall financially anyway even before the govt stepped in.

The reason why these scams get so many investors (victims) in the first place is because of desperation in tough economic times. People WANT to believe they can get ahead simply by posting a few ads a day. Truth is that it takes a LOT of hard work and dedication to succeed, whether online or offline. I don't make my living online by only doing 30 minutes worth of work a day, like the gurus would lead you to believe can be done. I work hard to get ahead, and so should you.

As I have said many, MANY times before, never EVER let your success depend on others, as you are doomed to fail. All these programs, scams, and schemes designed to get you to recruit others are a total waste of time AND money. Stop recruiting people to build a stupid downline, that only makes the program owner rich, and start building your OWN sites and promote YOUR OWN stuff so that your success or failure is controlled by YOU and not on whether or not your referrals are active or upgrading to a "premium" whatever or any of that other crap. STOP PROMOTING THE PROGRAMS AND SITES OWNED BY OTHER PEOPLE!!!!

There, rant over. I feel sorry for those who have lost 1000's of dollars, but come on! If it looks too good to be true, then IT IS!!! Open your eyes! Read, research, and learn from your mistakes. Then you may actually have a fighting chance to succeed online.