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This seems like an almost constant feature of ways to make money online - the people who are making the money are almost uniformly making money by selling tutorials on how to make money online.

Want to make money online playing poker? Pay $800 for Upswing Poker's masterclass!

Want to make money online trading stocks? Check out the ultimate Penny Stock Playbook for only $50!

Want to make money online drop shipping? For only $1600 you can buy the ProfitableOnlineStore course and have all your questions answered!

So it makes you wonder doesn't it: If people are so good at making millions making money online, why are they offering to sell you the secret rather than actually making the millions themselves. The answer is: It's easier to sell gullible people tutorials than it is to actually make a living exploiting arbitrage opportunities in one of the most efficient markets ever known to man.




Bingo.

"Yo dawg, I heard you're thinking of a new way to make money...so I wrote a book about thinking of a new way to make money so you can think about a new way to make money while I make money from you thinking about my new way to think about making money."




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