I got this wild idea a few weeks ago when I made a video about Why the Google Algorithm Change Is Crap and got some good feedback about it; plus, it made me feel better.

So this is cathartic, too; it helps me, it helps you. We're all good. I guess except for the person, place, or thing I rant about.

Today's rant is about product launches. Specifically, the ones that have the super-hypey sales letters, the super-hypey affiliates and/or JV partners, and the really crappy product(s) to back them up.

I called out "Stripped Down Profits" (don't bother to look it up because the product vendor pulled it down because it was "full"). Ahem.

Initially, I read a note on a friend's Facebook page about it. Then, I read a review by Dan Thompson on his blog: The El Passo Blog: Stripped Down Profits Review. I read a little more. Nothing positive.

You could say that I was "inspired."

I didn't call it out as the only fraud or poster child for the scummy practice of hyping up a product to the point of everybody wanting to sign up to sell it; nope, there are tons more of these crummy products released every day. I've fallen for it, too. I've bought this junk and I've signed up to be an affiliate in the past. I will not deny it. But this has got to stop!

Consider yourself lucky if you don't get pitched for this kind of junk 7 or 8 times a day like I do.

Anyway, onto the video. This is NSFW, so beware.

By the way, I apologize for the out-of-sync audio/video. It's annoying but try to get past it 🙂

Original YouTube video: Product-Launches-Suck

Original Facebook video: Monday Morning Rant Against Hypey Product Launches [HQ]