Thrown IQ in Howard Chan SWA Scam Blog

More bizarre weak-mindedness is being laughably displayed by Thrown (in the delivery room trash can) in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate Is A Scam blog post at http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-12922

weakminded your face.and yes nothing to be surprised because your swa is going down. i will just wait for few more months. hope to see you again in this blog. or baka naman may iba ka ng networking business. i will not be surprisa!

The question is whether or not SWA Ultimate is a scam. It's not a question of how long SWA will last.

Not only is Thrown weak-minded, desperate din siya.

Since they're unable to make the scam accusation stick, they're now shifting the focus on how long the company will last.

We never argued that SWA will last forever.

Our main point is: No government agency has labeled SWA a scam.

Howard Chan's arguments are based on guidelines by the DTI and the DSAP. But neither organization has come out and categorically called SWA a scam.

According to the DTI Consumer Protection Group, DTI-NCR is "still evaluating" SWA Ultimate. It's been half a year of "evaluating" and still no clear "SWA is a scam" announcement.

According to DSAP, they have not received a request from the DTI to help them evaluate SWA.

No wonder Thrown is getting desperate.

At gaya ng kanyang pangalan, ang logic niya ay itinatapon na naman sa basura.

Thank you for the good laugh, Thrown! :-)

Updates on the Howard Chan SWA Ultimate Blog

Had quite a chuckle when we saw the comment of Thrown in the Howard Chan anti SWA Ultimate blog at http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-9980

teka… May SWA pa ba? mukhang nawala na sila sa sirkulasyon.. they are dying.

It shows how "Thrown" has thrown his mental faculties out the window.

That's what happens when people "review" or criticize something even if they haven't even been inside.

And all that Thrown offers are guesses.

To Thrown: You don't know if SWA Ultimate still exists? And then you jump to conclusions. You're beginning to sound a lot like Howard Chan, who likes to make statements as if he has done extensive research, when the truth is he has not.

Where are those threats of exposes?

Empty threats, as usual.

Anyway, and for the education of Thrown (did your mom give you that name?), SWA appears to be expanding its product base.

That's normal for most businesses. You shouldn't rest on your laurels and rely solely on past winner products. You should invest in new product development.

Yes, there have been short-term promos like the recent Get 7 Gadget/Appliance Promo. And there are reports of another SWA Promo in early November 2014.

Kaya pwede ba? Mag research ka naman, Thrown. Huwag kang TAMAD!

Albert Block Laughs In Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate Blog

Have you heard that loud guffawing in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate blog post? That's Albert Block laughing his head off in http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-9227

He was probably amused by the hashtag #tumiriknaangkitanialbert and left this comment:

Dami ko rin tawa sa hashtag mo Denz #tumiriknaangkitanialbert

Napapansin ko talaga sa inyo mga SWA guys everytime my kumontra sa inyo yan ang sinasabi nyo bumagsak ang kita or wala ng kita or tumirik na ang kita kaya naninira. You guys tend to go to the personal attack route as always without credible basis and rather than of reasoning out. What an assumption LOL. You put these assumptions from your asses as always. Desperate?

Sounds more like a Nervous Laugh to me.

Have you ever experienced that? You got embarrassed because of something, and then you laughed? Tumawa ka rin ba nang marami?

We looked at the different comments of Albert Block, and we're still trying to carefully find credible statements. Or even half-reasonable ones.

He implies that people jump to conclusions, and yet jumps to his own conclusions about "SWA people" being hurt.

Albert Block, why don't you just admit that you're biased against SWA, just as there are people people who are biased in favor of SWA?

Simple lang naman, di ba?

People can easily claim they're centrist, even if they are simultaneously showing have they're quite on the opposite side of the spectrum of certain issues such as: Is SWA Ultimate a scam?

If Albert Block is fond of archiving videos, then we're fond of hashtags.

Looks like there's no escaping the impression that Block can be quite one-sided.

He mentions words like "reasoning" so let's ask him this: What has the DTI said about SWA Ultimate?

Pero WALA.

Albert Block likes to leave comments about useless videos uploaded and then later deleted by people who are not even SWAPI employees.

That makes the comment purely nonsense and childish.

Kaya totoo nga ba, Albert Block? #tumiriknaangkitanialbert

Ouch! What a shock!

We're not surprised with the performance of someone who easily posts things such as "Like every person who point out mistakes behind pyramiding masked as legit networking, I want to enlighten people about it." but have no basis for branding SWA as a pyramiding scheme.

Albert Block thinks I'm a SWA recruiter.

Thank you for enlightening us, through your comments in Howard Chan's Filipinolosophy blog, how pitifully clueless some people can be.

Albert Block Heads for Howard Chan SWA Ultimate Blog

Albert Block is at it again, making his presence felt in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate blog post in this comment at http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-8996

May nagreply pala dito.. I think nadownload ko yung video na tinanggal noon. Naalala ko kasi dinownload ko sa youtube yun kung sakali maglaho yung video response nung kiko na yan about this blog. Hindi ko lang matandaan saan ko inistore.

I will upload it kapag nahanap ko sa mga hard drives.

Albert Block is referring to Coach Francis Kiko Javier's video response to the anti-SWA Ultimate blog post of Howard Chan.

Since Francis Javier is no longer connected with SWA Ultimate or with Supreme Wealth Alliance, Inc (SWAPI), and since his video is no longer in YouTube, it boggles the mind why someone like Albert Block would spend time searching for his downloaded version of that video.

Who exactly is Albert Block? And why did he even bother to save a video response that did not actually directly address the issues raised by Howard Chan is Howard's "SWA Is A Scam" post in Filipinolosophy?

All we can say is that Albert Block is just sorrily wasting his time on such videos.

Smacks of desperation, if you ask us. The video was not a strong response, and yet Block heads towards the assumption that it's worth saving.

Okay... it's worth saving from the point of view of Albert Block. What his motives are exactly, we'll never know.

But here's what we do know: The DTI has not branded SWAPI or SWA Ultimate as a pyramid scam. And it's been ages since the June 2014 inquiry at the DTI.

Howard Chan, why are you so quiet? Why are you so "busy" with other things?

SWA Ultimate is going the way of most companies. Without infusing youngblood in the New Product Development part of the business, the market will simply get bored and look for the next bright and shiny marketing object.

SWA Ultimate is focusing on ISA Ultimate, which covers physical products in the Health and Wellness category. Perhaps it can drum up more excitement in that field.

So to the bashers of SWA Ultimate, looks like it wasn't your efforts nor your anti-SWA online publications. Market forces and consumer behavior are the primary factors slowing down the growth of SWA Ultimate.

Quit kidding yourself, Albert Block. ;-)

Poging Angel's Nonsense in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate Blog Post

Howard Chan wrote about SWA Ultimate in his blog, and it attracted nonsensical commenters such as Poging Angel here http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-7694

Denz. btw, gaano karami ng tao ang nauto mo na napasali mo sa SWA mo na SCAM?
maraming beses ka n bang nag cycle?
may nabasa k n bang ebook?
magkano mo binebenta ang mga walang kwenta mong ebooks sa tao, na nakukuha naman ng libre sa net?
alam mo bang kupal ka?
at higit sa lahat, alam mo bang scammer ka?

 

Let's address each of Poging Angel's simple-minded questions:

1. How many people have I fooled into joining SWA?

Answer: NONE.

2. How many times have I cycled?
Answer: More than 10 times.

3. Have I read an ebook?
Answer: Yes, I have.

4. How much did I sell worthless ebooks which can be found for free on the net?
Answer: I have not sold worthless ebooks which can be found for free on the net. Nor have I even attempted such a thing.

(Poging Angel is probably flying way high up in the clouds, and has deluded himself into thinking that there exists only one way--his narrow-minded way--of selling SWA.)

5. Do I know that I'm kupal?
Answer: Do you know that you have no basis whatsoever? Your arguments are on shaky ground, and you know it. In fact, your language betrays it.

6. And most of all, do I know that I'm a scammer?
Answer: Have you taken your medication, Poging Angel?

It is quite evident that these different personas commenting in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate blog post are foaming at the mouth and sputtering baseless accusations.

Are they all part of the same group? Do they all think the same way? Are they different personalities of the same person?

Who knows?

What is striking is how someone's unusual absence in that blog is somehow balanced by a proliferation of "other" identities.

This may have been brought about by the stress of seeing his "SWA Is A Scam" fantasies being devalued by the lack of basis and rigorous research.

There have been numerous developments in the SWA Ultimate story that some bloggers have conveniently chosen to ignore.

What a pity.

 

Perhaps global warming has forced Poging Angel and his ilk to fixate on pyramiding and Consumer Act issues which, up to now, are not mentioned by the appropriate government agencies.

 

Mhelanie's Question in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate Blog Post

Mhelanie posted the http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-6862 comment in the SWA Ultimate blog post of Howard Chan:

1.Do you know your by-laws?? (Can you post it please… :-))
2.Do you know all your officials?? from the president..etc?? Can you also post it??
3.Where is your address in Belize?? (Exact adress please..)
4.Corporations, Companies, Busineses’ and even schools have their MISSIONS AND VISSIONS..do you have that? since you said that you are helping a lot of people…

**Don’t give me links..if you really have the balls to argue then post it right away..all the answers to my questions..this will not take you a day to answer…**

How impetuous this Mhelanie is.

I'm not an officer of Supreme Wealth Alliance Philippines, Inc (SWAPI).

Your comment does not call for argument or debate, Mhelanie. Which makes your balls reference misplaced.

All you need to do is go search for the information that you seek. Huwag mo kong gawing researcher mo, ha?

But in the spirit of graciousness I will lighten your burden by saying that the COO and CFO of SWAPI is Mr. Jun Santillana. As for the rest, i-Google mo, pwede ba, Mhelanie?

You can Google the Belize address as well as the Makati address.

Same thing with the mission and vision.

For the By-Laws, go to the SWAPI Makati office and ask them about it, Mhelanie.

Or get the rigorous research team of Howard Chan to help you out.

Kaya huwag kang tatamad-tamad ha, Mhelanie?

Alberto Block: Inexperience Displayed in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate Article

Alberto Block displayed his sorry inexperience in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate blog post at http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-6307 when he wrote that following about Coach Francis Kiko Javier of SWA:

Anyway bakit sya umalis at gumawa ng sariling MLM business(I am skeptical if MLM) which is tshirt business? Does this mean na alam nya nafeel nya na saturated or almost at peak na ang SWA(due to recent events) kaya nagtake na sya ng measures for alternate income? Or dahil ba yung personal reasons na yun eh madami na sya nakaaway or marami na naging skeptical sa downlines nya due to recent events? LOL
tsk tsk tsk todo defend sa SWA tapos in the end maglalaho bilang member ng SWA and bilang isa sa top team lider ng SWA lol. I guess isang hint na yan na dapat ng iwasan ang SWA. ganun naman kasi if hindi na masustain ang pyramid kakalas at maglalaho and possible magtayo ng ibang scheme like he did. Kawawa naman yung mga nasa baba.
Siguro pinalabas lang na may violation. He resigned voluntarily tapos sa huling paragraph parang ang cause enforcement of SWA policies due to violations. Anu ba talaga? =).

We can forgive Alberto Block's inexperience because it's highly possible that he hasn't worked in an office where a high ranking officer had to leave the organization.

There are cases (but I'm not saying this is the actual case of Francis Javier) where a high ranking officer is eased out of the organization, but is given the courtesy of being given the chance to resign.

We can also forgive Alberto Block's overly-eager speedreading skills. In his haste, he probably overlooked who the newsletter message was referring to when it talked about enforcing policies:

Recently, SWA management has received reports of SWA members purchasing dealership into iWin t-shirts thinking that it is a sister company or a company affiliated with SWA, perhaps because this matter was not clarified to them by iWin management. Thus, SWA management felt it necessary to clarify it in order to avoid confusion.

At any rate, while some in the top management of SWA maintain personal friendship with Mr. Javier, it is necessary for SWA to enforce some of its policies in order to protect the SWAmily as a whole. As per the official SWA Policies and Procedures, SWA members are NOT allowed in any way to use any SWA resources, SWA trademarks, SWA online properties, or even the SWA name or acronym in order to promote another network marketing program like iWin (Section 7.01). Likewise, SWA members are NOT allowed to recruit another SWA member whom he/she only met in SWA to become an iWin dealer or networker (Section 3.06). Please be guided accordingly.

In the above excerpt of the Supreme Wealth Alliance Ultimate August 8, 2014 newsletter we can surmise that SWAPI had to remind SWA members of the Policies.

Alberto Block's wild speculation about the violation being fabricated in order to hide the possibility that a SWA leader (no less thant SWA Member 001) left SWA because a crumbling business model.

Dream on, Alberto Block!

You sound like you're so bored. Perhaps your Facebook assets are not attracting enough visitors, and your monetization model has dried up like a grape on a sizzling desert floor.

Para kang gumagawa lang ng kwento, para lamang magkaroon ng kwento.

The world is an ever-changing world. Your fiercest supporter in the past can be your staunchest adversary in the future.

The person who loved you dearly ages ago, can be your coldest and most indifferent Ex in the next summer.

Alberto Block strikes me as a rather naive little boy who lacks not only corporate exposure, but also real-world practical experience.

The nice thing about this entire sorry experience, however, is that we all learn and that we all grow.

Hopefully, Alberto will be open-minded enough, and not--pardon the pun--block his emotional development.

PootangSwa in Howard Chan's SWA Ultimate Page

PootangSwa left these comments in the SWA Ultimate blog post of Howard Chan in Filipinolosophy.

In http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-6240

T*ng ina nyo nag memeeting ang team ko, Tama na, pati mga family members(recruited) namin nagtatanong na ano ba talga misyon and vision ng companyang ito? itong mga produkto natin? hindi kaya ang tao ang binibenta natin o ang produkto? dun namin napag isipan itigil na kalokohan STOp na kami t*ng ina nyong swa kapwa nyo pilipino ginagawa nyo sipsipan ng dugo ano tayo lamok? TAMA na pagiging greedy inaamin namin ng team ko na madami na kaming naipon pero madami na ring naloko ayaw ko na One free ticket to hell to

And in http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-6238

For the recruiter/members of Swa i got 3 words for you “F*CK YOU ALL”, ayusin nyo muna ang process pag recruit nyo nagliparan ang mga modus na mapaglinlang dahil sa low security ng processo niyo… Yung resibo ko p**t*ng ina ibigay niyo!!!! Ayokong yumaman na manloloko sa kapwa ko, magiging bwaya na rin ako tulad ng mga gobyerno, yayaman paano? dahil sa produkto? o sa dami ng marerecruit? quality ba ang product? lifetime ba? o baka naman kakawa lang ang ibang marerecruit ko? t*ng ina nyo unti unti kong narealize gawain ng swa di ko pa matanggap na pati pamilya ko niloko at ginawa kong mangloloko pati pamilya ko t*ng ina nyo

What do we have here? We see PootangSwa on a foul-mouthed rampage (I had to * some of the letters) where he/she openly admits that he/she and his/her team fooled their recruits.

They admit to earning and saving a lot, and that they fooled so many people also in the process.

He/she exhibits so much self-hatred for having fooled even their very own family members.

I don't know what their team said to the people they recruited. I don't know what promises they made. I don't know how they described the products that their relatives, friends, and recruits purchased.

Judging from the verbal tirade, however, we can surmise that PootangSwa and his/her minions did not even use the ebooks. All they focused on was recruiting.

A Challenge To PootangSwa

Go ahead and immediately return all your earnings to the people you self-admittedly fooled. That's P840 for every P2,500 that they paid. You can pay them back the remaining P1,660 over time.

And if you are deeply sincere about the things you posted online in Howard Chan's blog, then voluntarily terminate your membership.

Do not delete your SWA pages and videos online. Instead, edit them and explain why you have stopped.

Redirect all your affiliate links to a webpage where you apologize for the things you have done and where you will number the steps you will take to concretely compensate all the people you have fooled.

And if you do not do this, then we will treat your vitriolic and gutter-mouth comments as merely fake comments fabricated by some twisted mind desperately aimed only at discrediting SWA Ultimate.

Nester's Question About SWA Ultimate Payment Destination

Nester is at it again over at Howard Chan's blog page about SWA (see http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-6131)

Why should I pay membership fee to Juan Delacruz account rather than SWA admin? This is SCAM!

Is Nester running out of criticisms to hurl against SWA Ultimate?

Or is he simply displaying his lack of research and understanding?

SWA Philippines Inc (SWAPI) does not sell SWA Activation Codes. Hence, it does not make sense for people to pay SWA Admins for things which the SWA Admins are not selling.

If people were to pay the SWA Admins for Activation Codes, then that would be a scam.

Now since people are NOT paying SWA Admins for Activation Codes, then we can characterize Nester's question/comment as rank stupidity.

It is most unfortunate that someone as UNINFORMED as Nester keep spouting off the word "Scam" conveniently. That's what happens when there is a clear disconnect between someone's tongue and what otherwise should have been a discerning mind.

Or is this some type of desperate smear marketing campaign aimed at fooling those who are easily swayed.

Nester tries to make it appear as if he were going to pay P2,500 to the SWA Admins. But the truth of the matter is, Nester is not interested at all in SWA Ultimate.

And yet he has the nerve to ask why should he pay a membership fee to an individual rather than to the SWA Admins.

The gall!

The height of Darwinism! :-)

We wonder why Howard Chan manages to gain supporters of such character. They keep patting themselves on the back for thorough research, when what they publish online merely serves to bolster the conclusion that they have really no idea what they're talking about.

This makes me wonder if the success of SWA has made certain quarters envious, to the point of posting anti-SWA articles just so that they have something negative to say about SWA.

Who cares if the metric by which they subject SWA is not used by the very groups who set up such standards? Or will Howard Chan once again flash the a priori reasoning card?

Attention Nester! Please just focus on your webinar invitations. Or better yet, please write more Four Corners Alliance Group reviews.

We saw this online:

Seriously, that all it takes! $18.00! just $18.00 & from then on your commissions pay for everything and man will it pay!!

Nester, are you guaranteeing earnings? That man will it pay exclamation sounds like someone's trying to raise my expectations. Are you trying to hype your presentation?

But seriously, Nester, please work on your promotion efforts. You've been at this for quite sometime and yet you have less than 70 clicks on the affiliate link that you've been trying to push online.

Maybe... just maybe... if you immerse yourself in your affiliate marketing the way you passionately participate in Howard Chan's Filipinolosophy blog, you'll get ahead in your internet business.

#boompanes

Ryan's Views On SWA Ultimate

Howard Chan and his blog posts about SWA Ultimate attracted Ryan who commented this in http://howard.uberdigests.info/2014/04/15/swa-is-now-a-corporation-but-this-does-not-legitimize-their-business-scheme/#comment-5892

i mean why should i join SWA anyway where i will convince and wait for so long to get my money back again.

This is hilarious!

I mean, look at the other part of Ryan's comment:

With my 2,500 i can put up a buy and sell like with 2500 i can buy a wholesale product of 100 pc item @P25/item i will sell it for P60 each, now i earn P35/itemx100pcs. Thats P3,500 in one transaction

Is Ryan implying that with SWA, he needs to convince, while with his hypothetical wholesale-retail business, he does not need to convince customers to buy his products?

Here's something you need to know: You do not need to convince people to join SWA.

You can exert effort and attempt to persuade people, if you want to.

But you don't need to do that.

Here's another thing: You don't need to keep on buying inventory.

That's the beauty of electronic products.

They're not like Ryan's P25 products that you buy and then sell, and then have to buy again so that you have something to sell again.

And as for people who are asking: "When will I recover my P2,500?"

Know this: SWA Ultimate is NOT for people who are fixating on the recovery of P2,500.

I mean, c'mon!

Are you really an entrepreneur if you stay awake at night, tossing and turning in bed, wondering how you can recover your P2,500?

And please, please, PLEASE! I hope the supporters (or split personalities?) of Howard Chan think of more creative names than the ones which have recently sprung up in his Filipinolosophy comment area.

To Howard Chan: Quit futzing around and pierce the corporate veil already.

Howard Chan and 2 Year Old SWA Ultimate

Howard Chan says that SWA Ultimate violates the Consumer Act. Well, SWA turn 2 yeard old in early August 2014, and the DTI has SWA "under evaluation."

Or perhaps Howard is slowly having a change of heart?

His hight-traffic blog post "SWA Ultimate Is A Scam" used to have a comment area where Howard Chan was quite active.

Lately, however, Howard has been rather silent, despite the presence of new blog posts in his Filipinolosophy blog at http://howard.uberdigests.info

Francis Chaves announced in a YouTube video that SWA Ultimate is just getting started. He recounted how people gave SWA only 6 months to survive.

And then that fearless forecast was adjusted to 12 months.

Yet now we see SWA turning 2 years old.

SWA Founding Member Jeffrey Lopez Perez admitted that there has been a slow down in production. Maybe that means sales of new SWA accounts have declined.

Perez attributes that to the summer break, and how people who go on vacation haven't had time to do other things.

But didn't summer end in June? I'm saying that because I couldn't buy any salbabida anymore in the malls.

Tapos na po ang summer, gently reminded the saleslady in the department store.

Well, excuse me po... I thought it was summer because of Jeff Perez and his August 2014 speech.

All things being equal, that's probably the reason why Francis Chaves announced a SWA Ultimate promo starting August 8, 2014. Siguro nga, tapos na talaga ang summer, kaya pwede nang mag promo to the max.

From the way things look, the management of SWA Ultimate or SWA Philippines Inc (SWAPI) is focused on boosting New Customer Sales. With the announcement of the Go Get 7 Plus promo, we will see if this will help excite SWA members into a frenzy of sales.

Thankfully, we haven't seen any abnormal rise in the flood of Facebook spam. Either SWA members have matured, or people are growing tired.

And that is a larger threat, compared to the things that Howard Chan has said against SWA Ultimate.

Is SWA Ultimate a scam?

They're quite transparent, if you look at them.

They revealed online that their Founding Member 001 Francis Hermes Javier (also known as Tatay or Coach Kiko Javier) resigned in July 2014.

They also showed photos of the SWA 2nd Anniversary event in Paranaque.

From the photos, you can judge for yourself what the earning ability is. From the gigantic (figuratively and literally) checks of P1 million to P4 million, you will be able to sense if SWA is legit.

If you review past videos or past Facebook posts of previous SWA celebrations, you can easily compare who are the people who stood up and talked about their success in SWA Ultimate.

Here are some of the popular names:

Armon Gatus, Romel Gome Aguas, Johnny Bodegas, Johnny Dado, Jeffrey Lopez Perez, Lenton Montejo, Mark Deximo, Mark Pulido, and others.

The names sound familiar. Maybe next year we'll get to see new names. New success stories. New inspirational messages of connect and uplift.

In the meantime, Howard Chan clings to his Consumer Act and worthless ebooks research. Or maybe he is working on his BIR project.

Either way, summer is over. At mukhang nagsasawa na ang mga tao.

Albert Block, Amazon, and PLR Ebooks

If you saw the comment of Albert Block in Howard Chan's SWA blog post - http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-5656

Sa makatuwid Ang standpoint ng Amazon sa PLR Ebooks eh basura lamang at spam at nakakadegrade ng customer experience.

You will most likely wonder how Albert Block came to that conclusion from this:

Amazon was yanking their P.L.R. e-books from the Kindle store. Amazon tells the offenders that their copycats “diminish the experience for customers.”

Asked about this, an Amazon spokeswoman, Brittany Turner, said, “We have worked steadily to build processes to detect and remove undifferentiated or barely differentiated versions of e-books.”

Source: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/amazon-cracks-down-on-some-e-book-publishers/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

 Perhaps Albert Block needs a new pair of glasses. And he/she shouldn't put words in the mouth of Amazon.

Here are the key words: Undifferentiated / barely differentiated versions

If people published/upload 1,000 versions of "How To Get Six Pack Abs" in Amazon, customers will get tired from having to wade through so many undifferented / barely differentiated books.

That's tiring!

So instead of tiring customers, Amazon decided to not offer all those PLR ebooks.

It makes sense.

Unfortunately, Albert Block jumps to the conclusion that those PLR ebooks are garbage (basura).

And worse, makes it appear that Amazon flat out calls these ebooks garbage.

This only proves that Albert Block does not know how to use PLR ebooks, and that he/she will jump at the chance to twist the words of Amazon.

Tingnan mo ito...

If Albert does not know how to play a violin, he'd probably see an old battered and worn out violin as worthless.

Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyt3-Uy4gVQ



Just because people like Albert Block think PLR ebooks have LOW market value, it doesn't mean such ebooks have NO market value.

The acquisition cost is $55 or P2,500.

But if even one of those ebooks helps you earn extra time or money or health or helps you develop your relationship with others, then that's $55 well spent.

Samakatuwid, kapag basura ang laman ng isip ng isang tao, basura din ang pananaw niya sa ibang mahahalagang bagay. Mabuti na lang at hindi ka katulad ni Albert Block.

Howard Chan, Upwarm, and SWA Ultimate

We were reviewing the "UPWARM is a Scam" blog post of Howard Chan and saw this at http://howard.uberdigests.info/2014/06/12/upwarm-is-a-scam/

Update (July 31, 2014)
Upwarm is now officially declared as a scam! Watch the video below.
REMEMBER: The guidelines I used in declaring UPWARM is a scam is the very same guidelines I used in analyzing SWA and NBO. So it’s just a matter of time before these two other scams will be officially declared as such. Kudos to everyone who helped in bringing down Upwarm!

When did Howard Chan blog about Upwarm being a scam?
June 12, 2014

What is the date of the video that Howard referred to in his update?
July 31, 2014

When did Howard Chan publish his "SWA is a Scam!" blog post?
November 19, 2013

What is the status of SWA Ultimate as far as government agencies are concerned?
Still under evaluation by the DTI/NCR as of July 31, 2014.

Why did the NBI take action in the case of Upwarm?
There were reportedly around 168 complainants.

What about SWA Ultimate?
According to Howard Chan, the complainants don't want to come forward.

How much did members pay to Upwarm?
P1,499

How much did people pay SWA Ultimate?
P2,500

And now we read Howard Chan's line about it being just a matter of time before SWA Ultimate also gets declared by the government as a scam?

Howard's logic sounds pretty messed up.

Imagine, there was P1,499 Upwarm and reportedly 168 complainants.

And then there's the more expensive P2,500 SWA Ultimate and zero complainants.

It's been more than 255 days since the Howard Chan blog post in Filipinolosophy.

And yet Howard firmly believes that SWA Ultimate is a scam, even if his "analysis" has been proven baseless and unsupported.

Let's cut to the chase and avoid all those lengthy debates which Howard and his online supporters (e.g., GraceBee, Vigilante, Nester) seem to look forward to.

Let's just answer this question: What are your results, Howard Chan?

I mean, aside from the 15,000+ Facebook shares of the supposedly well-researched post at http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/

(Facebook Likes/Shares don't really count as a result. When we say result, we mean the kind of result experienced recently in the case of Upwarm.)

We also do not count as a result comments by people like "Richard" in http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-5302

SWA is a scam Based on my observations in their facebook group page, I can say that they are a scam. What am i saying this?I observed that all their members are posting not their earning but the earnings of other members....

Let's get this straight:  Just because people don't know how to market SWA correctly, that does not make SWA a scam.

So please, present sensible arguments in the future.

GraceBee, Upwarm, and SWA Ultimate

GraceBee left a July 30, 2014 comment in Howard Chan's Filipinolosophy blog here - http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-5203

Huli na ang Upwarm! Haha! Susunod na kayo, SWA!

Now let's look at Upwarm and check whether GraceBee posted something sensible or inane.

In the Upwarm Business Opportunity video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQM8-7PBOgg) we see that for P1,299 you will get an Upwarm Account plus two bottles of the Upwarm Rise Choco Drink.

Would you pay P1,299 for two bottles of a choco drink?

SWA Ultimate, on the other hand, sells an online library of 2,000+ ebooks for $55. Other sites on the internet sell 1,700+ ebooks for $50.

In terms of value, the $55 is reasonable.

And yet GraceBee is trying to liken SWA to Upwarm.

In Upwarm, you'll earn P10 commissions for as long as you have brought in two referrals. The video says you'll earn whether or not you referred the succeeding Upwarm customers.

Up to a maximum of P500 per day, until your total earnings reach P6,000.

And then your account sort of stops or "graduates".

So this encourages you to buy another P1,299 account and bring in 2 referrals in order to go through the same thing again.

It's like you planted P1,299 and harvested P6,000.

If you just look at the P6,000 and your P1,299 that looks like a return of 362 percent. Wow, mindblowing!

And you're encouraged to "plant" lots of those P1,299 accounts.

In https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HyBmZbhr5U you'll see a video talking about the Upwarm slots but it does not have a clear explanation of why your P1,299 active slot earns P500 a day.

You did not sell anything beyond two direct referrals, and yet you'll earn P500 a day until you reach P6,000?


If you look at SWA and spend $55, and then you bring in 2 referrals who don't do anything, your total commission is $20 or about P840.

And yet GraceBee is trying to liken SWA to Upwarm.

Really now.

Upwarm talks about guaranteed P6,000 earnings. SWA Ultimate does not guarantee earnings.

And yet some people are trying to desperately paint SWA in a bad light, even though government agencies are still in the process of evaluating SWA.

GraceBee claimed some exposure to the SEO industry and even to affiliate marketing. And in spite of all that, we still see comments desperately likening SWA to Upwarm.

Someone is wildly clutching at straws, and we will just delegate the matter to Team Hukay to find out what exactly is motivating Howard Chan and GraceBee to post their baseless accusations against SWA.

Let the readers watch GraceBee degenerate from making sensible comments to spouting wacko predictions. Bring out the popcorn! :-)

Nester Whines About Facebook Spam

Have you seen the uber funny comment of Nester over here in Howard Chan's Filipinolosophy blog post about SWA Ultimate: http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-5040

I befriended most members just for purposes of connecting to them my legitimate business, however, they’re becoming abusive an aware about spamming policy. The worst that I don’t like is they even invade my privacy by posting in my Timeline despite of the warning/notification regarding a FB tagging ETIQUETTE on Timelines.

Napansin nyo ba? Nester made Facebook friends with online network marketers, hoping to connect them to his business (Four Corners Alliance Group).

And now he's complaining about the spam posts on his Facebook timeline.

Even if Nester has the power to control what gets posted on his timeline.

Nester is playing the Blame Game.

And he is misleading others by claiming that spam posts on his Timeline are an invasion of his privacy.

This is a wake up call for Mr Nester: Adjust your Facebook settings. Un-friend the marketers whom you tried to introduce to your own business.

And lastly: Grow up.

You knew exactly what you were getting into when you make Facebook Friend Requests with marketers.

Nester and SWA Ultimate

Found this July 26, 2014 comment of Nester in the SWA Ultimate blog post of Howard Chan here at http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-4984

Two problems of SWA!
1) Recruitment based SWA is illegal
2) Legal or not, recruitment based SWA pyramid schemes are guaranteed to fail BECAUSE they are pyramids.
Beware!!!

Nester used to post comments in Howard Chan's blog and then link his name to his affiliate program. Is there a connection between his other online business ventures and his anti-SWA Ultimate campaign? I don't know. You tell me.

We can debate endlessly over whether SWA is indeed recruitment based or not. We can argue ad infinitum over whether SWA Ultimate is a pyramiding scheme or not.

But here's the stone-cold truth: SWA Ultimate is still under evaluation by the DTI/NCR.

That's been posted in Howard Chan's blog comments back in late June 2014 but until now, we see long-time Filipinolosophy blog readers such as Nester making such comments.

I shall delegate this case of Mr Estrella to Team Hukay.

We've been monitoring various SWA members and we're seeing changes in the way they're promoting SWA. Some have admirably stopped showing people holding money.

Others have shifted to promoting different kinds of business.

When will a business fail? That will happen when the Sales and Marketing people of that business fail to connect interested customers with the company's products.

Too bad people like Nester are blind to these simple truths, and instead prefer to spout inane comments that make obvious their weaknesses and incompetencies.

Hey, Nester! How's your online business coming along? ;-)

SWA Ultimate: Gawain Daw Ng Tamad?

Sabi ni Nicki sa http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-4809

recruit lng ng recruit as in nkaupo k lng dka nag hirap maglako o mag alok ng mga paninda dba gawain ng tamad un ?

Hindi yata nauunawaan ni Nicki na maraming uri ng trabaho ang ginagampanan habang nakaupo.

Maraming writer, computer graphics artist, pianista, at iba pa.

Ang maling akala ni Nicki ay como nakaupo ang nagtratrabaho, eh walang kahirap-hirap ang taong yun.

Sana ay palawakin ni Nicki ang kanyang kaisipan.

Ito ang tunay na gawain ng tamad: WALA.

Ang hirap sa iba diyan, panay ang pula ng mga bagay na hindi sila mismo ang nakaranas na gawin.

Panay ang a priori reasoning na pinagmamalaki ni Howard Chan.

Tanong para kay Nicki: Kapag ikaw ang nagtayo ng sari-sari store at nagbenta ka ng chichirya at may patong yung presyo mo, saan galing yung pera? Di ba sa kapwa tao mo rin?

Ano yun, benta nang benta na pagkain at sopdrink na hindi naman masustansya?

Eh bakit hindi silang mga sari-sari store owners ang pansinin mo naman, Nicki?

Howard Chan, SWA, and Pinterest

Howard Chan seems to be extremely interested in SWA Ultimate, to the point that he even features the previous brand logo of SWA in Howard Chan on Pinterest.

Here's where you'll find the SWA image in the Uber2002 Pinterest account of Howard Chan:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/97179304433719715/

Is this some kind of search engine marketing optimization tactic?

Some online marketers are riding on the popularity of Pinterest in order to let more people know about their brands. Others, as you can see, use it to spread negative marketing images of companies or brands that they do not like.

When we search Google Images for related images, it turns out that the image found in Howard Chan's Pinterest account is a modified version of a larger .png file found in an anti-SWA blog in Blogspot.

Is this part of a combined effort to discredit certain companies online? Let's leave that to Team Hukay who will spearhead the "Let's Dig Deeper" activities.

Some of the Negative Bloggers have chosen to hide their Facebook accounts from the world outside Facebook.

And even if you do log into Facebook, you'll still find their accounts semi-hidden.

That's understandable given the fact that they've been publishing online that such-and-such company is a scam based on certain laws, even when the government agencies tasked with enforcing laws such as the Consumer Act are still evaluating the companies in question.

Is the Howard Chan account in Facebook real? Are the photos real?

Or is Howard Chan just a persona?

I won't spend too much time with that aspect since the task was delegated to Team Hukay.

UPDATE: Howard has been quite busy with other things and has not found the time to post comments in his "...Is A Scam!" blog comments section.

Is SWA An Ebook Pyramid Scheme?

Some people like Nester are trying to make it appear that SWA is nothing more than an ebook pyramid scheme. Let's look at each of his points.

SWA is an e-book libary library Pyramid scheme, It boils down to little more than the shuffling of affiliate fees, paid out to those who recruit the most. With no retail sales in sight, all commissions are only subject to affiliate recruitment.

The training materials offered with affiliate membership serve as a front for what is actually being purchased, a position in the compensation plan. Specifically, a position in a matrix with subsequent positions obtainable via recruitment.

When that happens those above them stop earning commissions and if they can’t find anyone new to recruit, also stop paying their fee. This effect eventually trickles up the company-wide matrix until the scheme suffers an irreversible collapse.

Shuffling of Affiliate Fees - If Nester will analyze the SWA Pay Plan, he will easily see that there is no shuffling of fees. What instead is happening is the paying out of affiliate referral commissions.

Please note that SWA Ultimate is not retailing ebooks. So how can they pay commissions on retail ebook sales? Why is Nester looking for retail commissions?

Nester does not seem to understand the concept of Affiliate Marketing where referrors earn a referral commission. Nester has closed his eyes to the obvious -- that what is being sold is an online library of ebooks.

Sa madaling salita, wholesaling po, hindi retailing.

What is being sold is a position in a matrix - Nester fails to see that what is being sold is an online library of ebooks.

This makes us wonder if Nester even bothered to pay P2,500 for SWA in the first place.

If he did, or if he even bothered to pay attention, he would see that the "matrix" only has 6 slots.

Why would anyone pay P2,500 for a slot in a 6-slot matrix? Mindboggling.

It's not your typical infinite matrix where an infinite number of rows will appear below you, and you will enjoy commission after commission.

There are only 6 slots, and when those get filled, you get another matrix... with 6 empty slots to fill.

Please read carefully, Nester: What is being sold is an online library of ebooks. Matrix positions are not being sold. Some people, like Howard Chan, like to "review" products which they haven't even personally tried.

Sure, they love to "research" but what if that "research" is based on incorrect assumptions?

I suggest such "It's a pyramid!" commenters take the time to even try the product first, before they start spouting such wild accusations. ;-)

Freedom of Expression Baby

That's a line I got from some of the comments of Howard Chan of Filipinolosophy.

And then we come across French Court Fines Blogger For Unflattering Restaurant Review:

But because because the blog post was "too prominent" in Google search results, a French judge ruled that Doudet had to pay damages for writing the post after she was sued by the restaurant owner.

What happens if we search for SWA Ultimate in Google?

We find in the first page of search engine results a rather unflattering post about a brand's alleged violation of the Consumer Act and the failure to pass the DSAP's 8-Point Test.

And what happens if we point out to the blogger that the DTI is still evaluating the company which the blogger already pre-judged online?

We get a gleeful "Freedom of expression baby!"

Howard Chan seems to be so proud of the 15,000+ Facebook shares his blog post against SWA Ultimate has gained.

What is his goal?

There's Only You Howard Chan

Reply to http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-4326

Howard Chan said: "If you do not want ordinary consumers to use such guidelines, then contact DTI and tell them to stop releasing such guidelines."

You're missing the point Howard.

How many people are using the DTI/DSAP guidelines? Many.

(And I'm happy that people use the guidelines so that they can decide on their own.)

How many people (in spite of the fact that SWA is still under evaluation by the DTI) are publishing online that SWA is a scam because they declare it violates the Consumer Act and does not stand up to the DSAP's 8 Point Test?

There's.... only you Howard Chan.

#doyouseethedifferencenow

My Comment to Howard Chan

Here is my comment to Howard Chan which used to be at http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-4331 but now appears hidden.

Howard Chan said: "Where did I name individuals?? Other commenters may have but take note my site’s disclaimer clearly says that I am not responsible for any comments posted by others here."

Scroll up and read the things that YOU wrote Howard Chan.

Howard Chan: "But like I said, there’s no rule which says I cannot share my own judgment based on guidelines provided by the government through the DTI"

I'm not stopping you from sharing your judgment/conclusions or from defaming others. I'm just pointing out that the DTI/DSAP are not as quick as you in calling SWA a scam, and am inviting readers to think about that.

Howard Chan: "And who are you to stop me from convincing others that SWA is a pyramid scam?"

I'm not stopping you from trying to convince others Howard Chan. I'm not asking you to retract your statements. Ini-i-screenshot pa nga eh. ;-)

Howard Chan: "You seem to be so pissed ang angry with the idea that people are using these guidelines."

Another misleading comment from you Howard Chan. I'm not pissed/angry that people are using these guidelines. But I am pointing out that the DTI/DSAP isn't as fast as you in calling SWA a scam.

Howard Chan: "This article was written with basis which I can safely say that you are now acquiescing to i.e., you agree and admit that this article has basis, that is, the DTI and DSAp guidelines (so u ahve already abandoned your earlier claim that my article is baseless)"

Ang kulit mo Howard Chan. My position is that your article has NO BASIS... for now. When the DTI says that yes, SWA is a pyramiding scam, that's the time I will agree that your publishing that SWA is a scam has basis.

Howard Chan: "your only issue now is that you think my article is wrong because my interpretation with the DTI guidelines is wrong simply because DTI has not released any advisory in re: SWA."

Your article is ill-timed Howard Chan. Masyado kang excited. The DTI is still evaluating SWA.

Howard Chan: "Again, show me individuals that I have named as scammers. Hindi sufficient yang “just scroll up” na sagot mo."

Bakit hindi mo kasi basahin ang mga isinulat mo Howard? Tinatamad ka ba? Get a lawyer to read the things you wrote kung ayaw mong basahin ang mga sinulat mo Howard.

Howard Chan: "Are u saying that the government released guidelines for us to follow yet before we can publish our conclusions based on such guidelines we still have to wait for them to issue an official statement?"

What exactly are the guidelines for Howard Chan? To guide consumers and let them decide for themselves? Or to give YOU the opportunity to defame companies which are still being evaluated by the DTI?

Howard Chan: "Certainly the government recognizes that we are thinking human beings who can think for ourselves that is why they left unto us these guidelines so that we can use them to evaluate businesses on our own."

The key phrase there Howard Chan is on our own.

Howard Chan: "Porke walang statement and DTI or DSAP specifically declaring SWA as a scam mali na ang statement ng mga bloggers na naunang magdeclare??"

Agree ako diyan. Mali ang pag deklara mo na scam ang SWA batay sa Consumer Act violation habang under evaluation pa ng DTI ang SWA. You are defaming SWA online Howard Chan on the basis of your own interpretation of the DTI/DSAP guidelines. Do the guidelines also tell you to defame companies/individuals Howard Chan?

Howard Chan: "I think you’re just pissed this article is getting a lot of shares and that a lot of people are agreeing with what I am saying. We can write what we want. Get over it."

I'm not pissed/angry. Thank you for your lot-of-shares and we-can-write-what-we-want comment Howard Chan. Beautiful screenshot material.

Howard Chan: " let me emphasize that even without a DTI advisory specifically naming SWA as a scam, there’s no prohibition against bloggers coming up with articles evaluating businesses."

There is a difference between EVALUATING businesses and DEFAMING them Howard Chan.

#andnowtheendisnear

Para Kay BONJU

This is my reply to Bonju's http://howard.uberdigests.info/2013/11/19/swa-is-a-scam/#comment-4318

Bonju... basa basa lang po. Dapat talaga mag focus dun sa main issue pero sige.

1. There is a product - For sale is a library of ebooks. The price is P2,500.

2. There are no Entry Fees. (see Number 1).

3. Are you saying Bonju that Positions are for sale?

4. There are ebook library customers, not recruits. Pero sige. Mag compute ka nga ng commissions earned sa 1, 2, at 3 ebook library customers tapos ipakita mo kung may direct correlation sa commission/compensation.

5. Maraming paraan Bonju. Sinara mo lang ang isip mo kaya di mo nakikita.

6. Basahin mo yung refund policy ng SWA sa http://swaultimate.com/page/policy

7. May fair market value. Ito ang basehan Bonju http://buy-ebook.com/

8. May mga taong mahilig sa ebooks Bonju. Wag mo kasing nilalahat yung mga mahilig sa pamaypay. ;-)