What is the FortuneSeeker site about?

This site started because I'm fed up to my eyeballs
with all the self-proclaimed "gurus", that are primarily driven by greed, ambition and arrogance.

Welcome to the real world.

These gurus and their spawn have gotten away with making their pie-in-the-sky promises for years, and have left a trail of casualties in their wake.

Every year, millions turn to the internet with the dream of making a little extra money for their families or starting their own online business from the comfort of their homes.

Some have heard the bellowing of the street corner hucksters and others the modern day snake oil peddlers and believe they can just sit on their butts and get rich.

Whatever their reason, they all are completely unaware of the "schools" of unscrupulous sharks, that are in a constant feeding frenzy, devouring as much of their money as they can before these dreamers "get educated" and see through the fraud.

The sad reality is that most of these newbies (over 90%)will fail or quit their new online business...
broke, frustrated and with their dreams shattered.

And the sharks just move on to the next "chums".

So, what is a guru, really?

On the internet, we'll often hear someone described as a marketing guru, a traffic guru, a copywriting guru, an Adwords guru or whatever. The term is bandied about freely to anyone these days, gurus wearing black hats or white, but do you know the origin of the word?

The old Hindu text, the Advayataraka Upanishad, defines the Guru as:

The syllable gu means shadows.
The syllable ru, he who disperses them.
Because of the power to disperse darkness
the guru is thus named.

Literally, a Guru removes the darkness of ignorance.

Does that definition describe the person hawking the latest and greatest infoproduct?  Not usually.

We all need a teacher.

The fact is, all of us, at some point in our development, will need a teacher. We all have questions we need answered, whether it's in business, love, spiritual things, you name it. We're all hungry for enlightenment.

The sharks play on this need.

Finding experienced and successful people that are willing to support and guide you, is the tough part.

They're not all sharks, but they are hard to find.

My three favorites for putting out great information are John Reece, Michael Campbell and Jack Humphrey. But there are many more, so be sure to check my mentor reviews.

John Reese's Traffic Secrets completely changed my
view of the internet. It's one of the only products that I
ever bought that I can't be without. Michael Campbell's IMS Newsletter is always filled with great stuff you can use, and don't forget Jack Humphrey's Friday Traffic Report for all things Web 2.0

Be Prepared. It's not just for Boy Scouts.

You must prepare yourself to learn and then put into practice what you have learned. I cannot express this strongly enough! You would be amazed at just how many people FAIL simply because they do not take action.

Okay FortuneSeeker, here's the big question...
What's the secret to making money online?

Do you still believe that there's just one secret that you need to have? Come on.

What I can tell you is this, the only way you're going to achieve any long term success, marketing on the internet, is to develop real marketing skills, not following the gimmick du jour.

There is no easy way. Anyone who tells you different is trying to sell you something.

If you continue to believe the hype of the instant wealth scammers and jump on every new or hot trend of the day, you're never going to make any money.

The FortuneSeeker is here to help!

It is my commitment to point the way, provide support, steer you away from the sharks, share tips and tricks to keep you moving toward your goal of a successful online business from the comfort of your home.

So take a good look around and be sure to check out our Blog. And do me a favor, join the Forum, together we can build a community.