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8 Things You Can Be Doing Over Taking The Easy Route

People are always looking for the shortcut but the shortcut is working hard and smart.

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As part of my marketing strategy, I’ve been encouraged to join a number of Facebook groups related to my niche. Groups around motivation, self-esteem, self-confidence, entrepreneurship, and so on.

This has caused my feed to be blown up with all kinds of things related to those topics. But between all of these things, I occasionally find the following type of post on my feed (with a touch of exaggeration):

I ChOoSe ThIs GrOuP!

I’ve chosen this group! For the next hour, the people to comment with the special words (I’m a sucker for free money.) will receive $10,000 dollars from me. This is no joke as I’ve chosen this group! Believe it’s 100% real and it starts now! Only 1 hour remaining!

Register here: [arbitrary link]

Here are some pictures to prove that I and my money are totally real and this isn’t a scam at all. Credit: Pixabay and Flickr

Even though many of us have the knowledge this is a scam, it doesn’t stop me from seeing at least 30+ comments with comments like these.

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Eric S Burdon
Eric S Burdon

Written by Eric S Burdon

I write (and sometimes do videos) about self-help for those who don't like self-help. Complete with the occasional memes and riffs on the industry that I love.

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