Doug Dowson is a writer for Slate and he is obviously clueless about what he writes. Slate is a liberal Internet rag from Microsoft and in true Slate fashion, he is writing a hit piece and doesn’t put his facts together correctly.

First of all, a scam is something where your money is taken and you have no chance of getting what you are buying or you get something that is totally worthless. An Internet work from home scam is something where you will fail every time and it is designed to take your money.

So, why then is the first page of the article detailing how some are making $5,000 a month on Project Payday and specifically how a stay at home mom is making upwards of $2,000 a month? Later on the author tells you about a car salesman who quit his job and now makes more than $3,000 a month. Scam? HOW IS THAT A SCAM?

Read the snippet below that is typical of this article that doesn’t back up any of it’s conclusions:

Good job Mr. Dowson of quoting “work at home experts” (who are they and how do they get that title?) who admit they don’t even know what freebie trading is and yet are glad to label it a scam. If you have never heard of Project Payday, how in the world can you pass judgement on it? For your information it is not another “get rich quick scheme” and it’s advertising SPECIFICALLY tells you it is not!  

This is a ridiculous article where little research was done and the author’s conclusion was obviously made up before he ever started. It is why this country has so many lawsuits because of guys like this shooting their mouths off about things they know nothing about. And this guy is so naive that he writes an article where two thirds of it is outlining examples of people actually succeeding and making money!

Project Payday is not for everyone but that doesn’t make it a scam. If you work at it and figure out how to do it, you can make a nice chunk of extra money every month working only when you have the extra time. It is truly one of the more interesting money making ideas online that actually works. I know because I have made money from freebie websites before myself and know that Project Payday is NOT a scam.

There is a particular type of offer that is called a “rebill” that has fooled a lot of people in the last year. A re-bill is something that promises you something for free (or almost free) and charges you for the shipping and handling. A small S&H charge seems quite reasonable on the surface and many people go ahead and give their credit card information out for that.

What they fail to do is click the small link called “terms” or “terms & conditions” that is usually near the bottom of the page that specifies you are getting a free trial and if you don’t cancel within the allotted time, you will be billed an additional $39.95, $79.95, $129.95 or some other significant amount. 99 times out of 100, the people signing up for these “free” trials don’t bother to read the fine print and are unaware of what they are signing up for.

Of course the whole thing with the small S&H charge is really just so you give them your credit card number and they have a way of billing you addition fees in the future. These “rebills” are nothing more than variations of a scam and they get the people who are uninformed or just unaware of this type of product.

If you are looking into online money making and think you will be purchasing an eBook or any other type of product, it is always wise to make sure you understand exactly what you are buying. If a credit card is never asked for, then you can be much more certain that whatever it is you are signing up for is not a scam.

There are so many different ways to make money now online and an overwhelming amount of eBooks and programs that will hypothetically help you out. If you are looking for scam free methods and want to read what other real people say about a program before you sign up, IM Report Card is where you should go first.

They have hundreds of different “make money online” systems and programs listed where people just like you are allowed to rate them and give their experiences. Once you sign up (which is 100% FREE), you too can give your 2 cents about all the good things you have found online and the bad ones as well. If you have ever been ripped off online, you can let others know what money making eBooks and systems to avoid.

The great thing about IM Report Card is that they will pay you for your opinions. There are many ways to rack up credits by leaving comments, voting, giving reviews, and suggesting new systems to be reviewed. Once you have enough credits to equal $20.00 you can cash out via PayPal. So, you can help others by steering them clear of the scams you have been tricked by and you can make money doing it! You can of course also search for the programs that are highest rated that everyone likes that might help you make money online.