making money blogging....the truths, the fallacies and lies

It's been an interesting few days....after I , ironically, saw a "blurb" by ABC's Charlie Gibson, one of my favorites, btw, talking about a woman who was blogging about raising her six children and surviving the world....and in the meantime, earning four thousand a month, blogging!!

Well, hey,....why not!! This was something that has always caught my eye..and for months, on and off, I've looked into things that "pulled you in" thinking..hmmm maybe there is a way to earn money online. Well, as I was reading yet another interesting (snicker) post about some woman on CafeMom, (gee, they're really getting the "plugs" from me lately) who was absolutely convinced that she was earning all this money..I checked out a "free" website she was "supporting".

Oh it went on to say, you silly sap...you common "everyday Joe"...have you been sucked into thinking you too, could become rich overnight by blogging or selling your parents items from their garage on ebay?? Well we here at "payyouchecksdaily" will show you the way to Financial Freedom..and it's all free!!! It even offers a 100 percent guarantee!! Yes, that's right, if you can prove to them (I've yet to figure out how you could document this one, lol ) that you've tried our "first step"..then we'll pay you $100.00...

Interesting...so, for grins and giggles, I filled out the basic information...and off it takes me to once again tell me how I've been a sucker in the past to think that all those "other sites" had anything to offer me but a bucket of screws...or something that could be construed to be somewhat similar...and they'll be happy to send me all these things for "step one". Now, just give us your address, city , state and zip code..we'll send it off to you....and then..up pops another page...hmmmmmmm Oh...did we tell you that we can ship this ALL to you for only $1.97 cents!! That's right..and here's a spot for your Credit Card or Debit Card....right here...that's right..just to the right..and down below...great!! Oh, if you want it even quicker, we can overnight it to you for the slim cost of only $14.97...now remember, you have that $100.00 guarantee!!! I stopped dead in my tracks..snickering to myself...seems alot of people must do that..because at the bottom of the page, there's a link entitled "cancel"...and I hit that little sucker quicker than a New York Minute!!! The heck if I was going to PAY someone to tell me what I need to do to have someone else put money in my bank account...for the low everyday cost of $14.97, or $1.97 if I didn't need it right away....

Ahhhhh the Internet...I'm sure there are ways to earn money blogging...some people have been very successful at it...but I'll be damned if I'm going to have someone tell me how they are "getting that right out to me"..and then ask for my credit/debit card!! lol...naw...I know, they're born every minute...but I was born along long, time ago...and I don't think it was a turnip truck that I fell off of either!!