Just when you think you have heard everything, to describe an Internet product, along comes one more with another wild claim such as;  “How I made $10,000 while I was still in my pajamas this morning, and I really wasn’t paying attention to what I was doing. Now imagine if I really did pay attention how much I could make?’  Wow! Is it possible that these guys really think everyone is as dumb as a rock?

Better yet are the names each of these products are given such as, “Eliminator, Killer, Smasher, Destroyer, Assassin” and the list goes on.  I can only assume that somewhere in the world there is a lone copy writer with a master Roget’s Thesaurus working until the wee hours of the morning coming up with these names.  I realize that you need to get every one’s attention but is it necessary to “annihilate” the competition?  There is a product , that goes so far as to say that it wants to “nuke” the competition.  In this age of nuclear proliferation is it wise to do so?  I think not.  Isn’t it enough to best them, to win more customers and sales, to increase market share and to be profitable?  Can’t we all just get along?

Seriously, I think it’s time to go on a “guru free” diet. I’m not anti-e commerce. I’m just anti stupidity. The “dumbing down” of Internet marketing because it makes it hard on the rest of us out here. No one believes any claims anymore because almost everything marketed online is way over the top. What’s happened to subtle marketing messages?

Is it just me or are there others out there who feel the same? Let me know.