If You’re So Rich, Why Are You Still Selling Online Courses?

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Remember that scene in Pinocchio where the Cat and the Fox promise him a magical field where he can bury his gold coins, and they’ll grow into a tree full of money? Pinocchio, young and wid eyed, believes them and ends up robbed, broke, and humiliated.

Fast forward to today: the Cat and the Fox now wear designer hoodies, rent Lamborghinis, and call themselves “online entrepreneurs.” They promise to teach you how to become rich overnight  through trading, crypto, dropshipping, or passive income tools. And if you’re not careful, you’ll be just like Pinocchio: standing there in digital suspenders, handing over your last coins for a field that doesn’t exist.

So before you hit “Buy Now” on that “life changing” course, ask yourself a few simple questions the kind that make it painfully obvious whether you’re about to grow your fortune… or just get played.

1. If You’re a Trading Genius With a Lambo and a Mansion… Why Do You Need My $297?

Let’s get this straight: you make $10k a week day trading from your iPhone, but you still need to hustle people into your $297 “Ultimate Trading Course”? Shouldn’t you be… trading?

2. If Dropshipping Is So Passive, Why Are You Actively Selling Me a Course About It?

They say “Make money while you sleep.” But apparently, they don’t sleep – they’re too busy filming course promos and managing 14 landing pages. So which is it: passive income or full-time sales job?

3. If This Coin Is Going to 100x, Why Are You Telling Everyone About It?

You’re in a Telegram group and they’ve got the next “moonshot.” But if this coin is really the next Bitcoin, why are they broadcasting it to 10,000 strangers? Why not just buy more and stay quiet?

4. Are You Building a Blockchain Project – or Just Selling Me a Fancy JPEG With a Discord?

Web3 bros promise “utility” and “community,” but somehow your NFT ends up being a profile pic for a project that disappeared faster than your ETH. If this is the future of finance, why does it feel like a high school pyramid scheme?

5. If This AI Tool Makes You $500/Day Automatically… Why Isn’t Everyone Using It?

Ah yes, the legendary “1 click money making machine.” You just enter your email and it starts printing cash. Amazing. So why are they spending thousands on ads instead of, you know, using the tool?

6. If Your System Is So Simple, Why Have You Launched 4 Different Courses in 6 Months?

One month it’s Amazon FBA, next it’s affiliate marketing, then “YouTube automation.” Is this a business empire… or just a hustle buffet?

7. Are You “Helping People” or Just Monetizing Their Desperation?

They’ll say it’s about “financial freedom” and “empowering others.” But really, it’s just a funnel. You’re not a student you’re a conversion. If it walks like a grifter and talks like a grifter…

If It Sounds Too Good to Be True…

While valuable online learning resources do exist, the tactics described here are massive red flags. Legitimate educators provide real skills and realistic outcomes not fairy tales.

In 2024 alone, consumers lost over $5.7 billion to investment related scams – more than any other category of fraud.

Next time someone offers you the keys to their “proven system” for just three payments of $99, ask yourself:
If this is such a goldmine, why are they selling shovels instead of digging?

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