Here are a few tips to help spot the not-should-be-called-gurus guru:

1.) Check for them at Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. On Twitter and Facebook, if their posts are mono-directional chances are they are just pushing product and not really into the true magic of bidirectional conversations and relationships.

2.) If there are screenshots showing a check or a “affiliate/paypal account” looking screen, check to see if the numbers are correct (like 1000.00 should actually be $1,000.00 – notice the dollar sign AND the comma). If it’s a image of a check, check the date and check number. Many of those are the same image posted on many sites and not for that actual person.

3.) Do a search for the person in Google, BlogPulse, Alltop, and other social media search tools.

4.) Look for clues in their posts. If they claim to be a social media guru but have never heard of Twitter or Facebook — or their numbers are VERY low on those sites, they’re not what they appear to be.

Does anyone else have other ideas not covered?

I did the school of hard knocks like so many online this decade but I will say I did get smarter and have honestly done things right since I make money weekly now.

In my main program our team does cover what you guys do here and more.

We all must have a system that speaks to the newbies since that is the majority of folks coming online monthly. 7.9 million monthly looking as newbies….so they must be able to duplicate out teachings and apply it and make fairly fast money.

Then we have the rest of the grasshoppers on steriods who jump from program to program following their "guru" or Master Networker" that have not made any money yet.

That's a big market also.

I follow you to continue to learn and because I apply what I learn my blog is actually not to far behind yours in only 6 months since I've started it.

I've worked hard and that's why those results.

Anyway stop buying into all the hype and guru tactics.There is honesty online and we are also a place that provides it.

Shame.