A New Scammer In Town: Google Profit Library

On January 4, 2010, in Making Money from Home, Neurotica, by Wilfried F. Voss

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Reading the New York Times and The Washington Post, both Online, on a regular basis has become my regular morning habit. Recently I noticed that The Washington Post has found another clever way of increasing their revenues by offering local ads. When I logged on to The Washington Post this morning I found an ad embedded in an article, saying:

“Kelly Richards of Greenfield, MA never thought she would have a job working at home until one day she filled out a simple form online. Before she knew it, she discovered her secret to beating the recession, and being able to provide for her family while at home with her two children.” The ad was run by the Google Profit Library, and who wouldn’t trust a company like Google when they offer you a job? See also the “Massachusetts Job Report.” Just be aware – It’s a scam!

Well, I live in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and the ad, naturally, got my attention (Good for the Washington Post!). The ad was also of great interest for me, since I am in the business of maintaining a blog and trying to create some income through it. So, I did some research, because, these days more than ever, I don’t believe in a sure path to riches.

Surely enough, everything about the Google Profit Library is a scam. First of all, the Google Profit Library is NOT associated with the search engine giant. It even goes so far that your credit card information is being passed to several other businesses, and they will charge you for services if you miss the cancellation deadline for services that come with the Google Profit Library.

For more information on the scam log on to http://needmoneyblog.blogspot.com.

The sad part is that The Washington Post is not in a position to verify and reject these scam artists. I wrote an e-mail to the Post’s VP of Sales & Advertising, but received no response so far. On the other hand I haven’t seen the ad again.

If you have any additional information on the Google Profit Library please leave a comment. I’d like to hear from you.

Last, but not least, if you want honest information on how to start a web site or blog and make money from it, check out my book, A No-Nonsense Guide to a Professional Blog (There is also a preview of the book). Honestly, I wrote it after learning about the so-called “Google Profit Library.” I deemed it was time to stop the nonsense. The book shows you step by step how to set up a professional blog with some advice on how to run it, and maybe even make some money from it. The difference is, you don’t pay me at all (I would appreciate that you buy the book, paperback or PDF), and the required investment of roughly $120…200 per year goes to your Internet service provider for running your web site. Also, check out myprofessionalblog.com. This is the web site I created to write the book, meaning I created the web site, made screen-shots and included them into the document.