An Honest Review
And Analysis Of
One of the Internet's Longest- Running Programs

"Secrets of the Big Dogs!"

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OK, OK, OK, I GET it!

You've seen the ads for
"Secrets of the Big Dogs,"
.....well, EVERYWHERE!

Every other ad you see is advertising "Secrets of the Big Dogs"
It seems like every time you open
a website, you see a full-page log-in ad proclaiming the (supposed) virtues of
"Secrets of the Big Dogs"

Text ads, banner ads, traffic exchange ads,
email ads, and on, and on, and on.....

They ARE everywhere!

Those dang-gone ads for
"Secrets of the Big Dogs"
SATURATE the Internet!

So what IS the "straight-skinny?"
What IS the TRUTH?

Look.  I'm gonna be up-front and honest with you.

I'm Stan Stuchinski, and I am the AUTHOR of "Secrets of the Big Dogs."

"Huh!!!  What!!!,"  you're saying to yourself.  "You gotta be KIDDIN' me!  How can the guy who wrote 'Secrets of the Big Dogs' give me a genuine and unbiased review of it!!!"

Well, as a veteran of Internet marketing, and at the helm of the Big Dogs organization for two decades, I feel that I am in the IDEAL position to discuss "Secrets of the Big Dogs..."

After all, as one of the longest CONTINUOUSLY-RUNNING programs on the Internet - twenty years - we must be doin' SOMETHIN' right!

 But don't take MY word for it; 
 here's what I propose to do... 

First of all, I'm going to outline the Four Basic Questions you should ask before joining ANY online business opportunity.

 

Then I'm going to perform a side-by-side comparison of "Secrets of the Big Dogs" using those SAME four criteria.

 

Then, you can make up your OWN mind!  You're an intelligent individual, right?  Presented with facts and logic, there's NO DOUBT that you can make an intelligent decision on your own!

So, we return to the big question:

“How do I know if 'Secrets of the Big Dogs' is worthwhile;  how do I know if Big Dogs (or ANY program, for that matter!) is worthy of my time and effort?

To answer that overwhelmingly important question, we designed this brief tutorial outlining how to determine if you want to (or should!) spend your time promoting ANY program, NOT just "Secrets of the Big Dogs."  Naturally, in the business world, there can be no guarantees, but arming yourself with some very basic information increases your chances of success immeasurably.

This process is called doing your "due diligence," and there are
Four MAIN Questions
you should ask before promoting ANY program, product, or service….

 Due Dilligence Question #1: 
 "What is the product?"

This is the FIRST thing you should ask yourself, and it is the simplest of our four questions to answer.

Personally, I use the guideline established by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission:  “Would the average person buy this product if there were NOT a money-making opportunity attached to it?”

In other words, is there a “real-world” value to the product all by itself?

 Due Dilligence Question #2: 
 "Who am I dealing with?"

Call me old-fashioned, but I like to know EXACTLY with whom I am dealing in a business situation!

Before I “hitch MY wagon” to a program that I am counting on to make me a lot of money in the YEARS to come, I wanna know a few things about ‘em.  I wanna be comfortable that they’re gonna be around to PAY me my commissions!  Knowing that close to 90% of Internet programs don’t last more than six months, should make YOU a little gun shy, too.

I want to know three items of information about the company that ANY savvy investor would want to know before putting their hard-earned money into an opportunity; basic information like:

How long has the company been in business?

Knowing the dismal track record of the majority of Internet programs, I DON’T EVEN LOOK at a program seriously unless it’s been in business for a MINIMUM of six months.

Who is the owner, and where is he (or she) located??

What?  You think I'm silly and overly-paranoid for wanting to know the name of the guy (or gal) who's gonna make me a million dollars!?  But isn't at least the name of the principal of a reputable company merely common sense information any intelligent investor would want?

And what is the actual, physical location of the company?  In the offline world, would YOU stake your career and retirement on a company if you didn't know where in the world it was located?

 

How can I contact 'em?

I’m especially looking for an email address and a phone number.  And again I ask:  does that make me sound old-fashioned?

Now, almost ALL programs have an on-site “support form.”  BUT….. what if the website goes offline for any number of reasons – technical or otherwise!  Maybe the Administrator is simply performing some routine maintenance.  Maybe they're moving the site to a bigger server.  (And - God forbid - maybe they've gone belly-up!)

If a website goes offline, a support form becomes useless!

I don't think this most basic of information is TOO much to ask;  do you?

Unfortunately, the above three items are often difficult to find.  Many (if not most) websites don’t make ANY of this information readily accessible.

So how DO you find out?.....

Actually, it’s pretty simple.  When you register a domain name, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) REQUIRES your domain name registrar to submit your personal contact information to.....

.....the worldwide WHOIS database.

You can access the WhoIs database for free, and find out all the information (and THEN some!)  You need simply go to:

https://www.whois.com/whois/

…and enter the URL of the website you are investigating.

Another very useful site for gathering background information is:

https://www.scamadviser.com/

(Unfortunately, in recent years it has become possible for website owners, for a small fee, to hide this information using a service such as Domain ID Shield Service.  Now, I can understand why, especially on the Internet, an individual's privacy is important.  HOWEVER, when running a legitimate business, we business owners have to be prepared to give up SOME privacy - such as who owns the company and where the company is located.  I don't think is is asking too much;  do YOU!?  After all, it's simply what any LEGITIMATE business is prepared to do.)

Due Dilligence Question #3: 
 "How do I get paid?"

It never fails to amaze me that most affiliates don’t have a CLUE as to PRECISELY how they make money with that program that’s (supposedly) gonna make them the proverbial “million dollars by Thursday.”  They may be convinced that the program is the answer to all their financial problems, but they can’t even explain exactly how the compensation plan works!

What amazes me even more is that so many program owners make it virtually impossible to know precisely the terms of commission payment.  They either make it difficult to find on-site, or don’t even mention it at all!

Similar to Question #2, there are six items of information about getting paid that you should always be aware of:

How MUCH do I get paid?

Depending on your level of participation in the program, you may receive as little as a 10% commission, or as high as a 100% commission.  The average, of course is 50%.  This is one item of a compensation plan that is fairly easy to find.  However, other facets of compensation plans are NOT so easy to find, or are non-existent!

HOW do I get paid?

There WAS a time when PayPal was the "big daddy" of payment processors;  everybody used 'em to send and receive commission payments.  Unfortunately, PayPal periodically "goes on the warpath" against certain industries, and we affiliate marketers are prime targets.

Thus, in today's world of Internet marketing it is necessary to use MULTIPLE alternative payment processors.

Now, there over a dozen alternatives to PayPal, and today most online companies make use of at least two or three options.  Yes, it does make Internet marketing a little more complicated, but you do need to be aware of which payments processors are being used by your program of choice, and what you need to do to be acceptable by them.

WHEN do I get paid?

This is the BIG one!  But amazingly, this is the one question that most marketers simply take for granted!

Do you know EXACTLY (and I DO mean exactly!) when the company is going to pay you your commissions?

Does the company pay on a weekly basis, or a monthly basis?  If they pay on a weekly basis, on which DAY of the week do they pay.  If on a monthly basis, precisely what day of the month?  (I personally favor companies that pay on the fifteenth of the month, rather than "at the end of the month."  It's been my experience that companies that pay at the middle of the month are more reliable.)

What is the "threshold" commission?

What this means is this: is there a minimum payable commission due you before you get paid?  To take an example:  if the company of your choice has a "threshold" of $40.00, that means that even though you may have earned, say, $30.00 in commissions, you won't get paid your commissions because you haven't yet met the "threshold" of $40.00!

In other words, the "commission threshold" is the MINIMUM amount of money you must earn before you qualify to get paid.

I prefer companies that have a LOW "threshold" of no more than $10.00.  In fact, some of the biggest and most successful commission-paying companies on the Internet have a commission payment "threshold" of just one dollar.

And, yes, there ARE a few companies that have NO threshold at all! 

What is the "hold" period?

A "hold period" is the amount of time a program administrator delays paying commissions to safeguard against potential charge backs or refund requests.

(Side note:  From purely a business perspective, I do understand this, but I'm not sure I agree with it.  Statistically speaking, any QUALITY program will have INSIGNIFICANT refunds or charge backs.  I have always felt that this is merely another "cost of doing business," and in two decades I have never questioned a refund or charge back.)

I know of two co-owners of several Internet programs whose philosophy is this  "Earn commissions today, get paid Friday - it's that simple."  Now that's my kinda pay schedule, and my kinda Admins!

That being said, a 7 day (or even a 30 day) hold period I find acceptable, but I seldom consider a program with a hold period of MORE than 30 days;  affiliates, especially new ones, want to see their money as quickly as possible!

Do I have to submit a "request" to get paid?

Many companies require that, in order to get paid, you must submit a "Request to Admin"

I've NEVER liked this requirement, because it makes me feel like I'm begging for my own money!  Not only that, but it makes tracking commissions and bookkeeping an extremely involved process.

I prefer companies that pay me AUTOMATICALLY (no "request to Admin" being necessary), ON A SPECIFIC SCHEDULE.

 Due Dilligence Question #4: 
 "Is there training and support?"  

Naturally, on their websites, ALL programs promise the sun, moon, and stars when it comes to training and support.  Unfortunately most fall dramatically short when it comes time to “put up or shut up.”

So how can you find out how responsive and helpful a company is BEFORE you join ‘em?

Actually, it's pretty simple.

You ask 'em!

Once you've thoroughly studied the website of the program or company you are considering, you are sure to run across an item that is not quite clear to you or that you don't understand.  Just submit a request through their online support system, or email 'em, or phone 'em.

A responsive Admin who truly focuses on support will supply you with a cogent answer to your question in a timely manner (generally within 24 hours during the typical business week.)

Summary: 

Well, there you have it.

Four simple, common sense questions to ask of ANY online (OR offline, for that matter!) program, product, or service that you might be considering.  Four common-sense questions that ANY wise entrepreneur/investor would ask.

Like I stated above, knowing this information can't GUARANTEE success, but it does substantially INCREASE chances that you will be choosing an organization that "will be there when you need 'em" and stand behind their product or service.

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So how does our Secrets of the Big Dogs stack up
against the four important questions you should ask
yourself BEFORE you commit to a program???

Let's find out.....

Question #1:  What is the product?

Actually, there are TWO "products" in the Big Dogs program:

The first "product" is the "Secrets of the Big Dogs" ebook itself.

In the initial chapters of "Secrets of the Big Dogs," we give you a brief history of the Internet and Internet marketing;  we outline the tools and techniques that MAY have worked in the past, but are no longer effective.

"Secrets of the Big Dogs" is essentially a "self-help book" for entrepreneurs - a "game-plan for gurus," if you will - the kind of books that are sold by the millions in bookstores across the nation.  We have literally hundreds of unsolicited testimonials expressing gratitude for the strategies given in the ebook!

But we don't "let you hangin'" by discussing only what the PROBLEMS are with Internet marketing.  In the second part of "Secrets of the Big Dogs" we offer the SOLUTIONS!.....

The second "product" details the solutions.

This is the crux of the program - our Coordinated High Income Portfolio (the C.H.I.P.).  The C.H.I.P. is a carefully vetted compendium of solid, proven traffic-generating concepts.  Traffic-generation is crucial to successful marketing, and the concepts in our C.H.I.P. generate, not just traffic, but generous, residual commissions as well.

BUT!...

...even if you decide NOT to avail yourself of ANY of our traffic-generating strategies, if you simply follow the "Ten Secrets of the Big Dogs" as outlined in the ebook you will find that you will save countless hours of wasted effort and hundreds or dollars worth of wasted money.  Your probability of success can increase ten-fold!

So, as far as Big Dogs is concerned, it's obvious that “...the average person WOULD buy this product even if there were NOT a money-making method attached to it”  People buy self-help books and business advertising everyday, and they certainly don't expect to be paid a commission by a newspaper or TV network.

So there IS an obvious “real-world” value to the product itself.

Question #2:  Who are you dealing with?

If you do a WhoIs search for the domain name "bigdogsecrets.com," this is what you will find:

Creation Date	2001-05-11
Admin Name	STAN STUCHINSKI
Admin Street	P.O. BOX 275
Admin City	HOLLIDAYSBURG
Admin State	PA
Admin Postal Code	16648
Admin Country	US
Admin Phone	814-696-0469
Admin Email	Stan@BigDogSecrets.com

Lo and behold!  This is the IDENTICAL information given on the initial sales page for the "Secrets of the Big Dogs" ebook - even before you spend a single cent!  And it's information that hasn't changed in two decades!

Solid, stable, in it for the "long haul," Big Dogs does not "hide behind the Internet!"

Question #3:  How do I get paid?

Once again, "transparency" is the hallmark of the Big Dogs program!

In giving a summary of each of the traffic generating programs Big Dogs recommends (our C.H.I.P.), we tell you EXACTLY:

(1) how much you get paid, both as a percentage and in dollars
(2) the day of the week or month you can expect your commissions, and
(3) in most cases no "request to admin" is necessary.  You receive your commissions automatically, on a specific schedule.

BEFORE you make the commitment to "run with the Big Dogs" by joining our recommended programs in the C.H.I.P. you know EXACTLY how much money you can make and when you get it.

With Big Dogs there is no guesswork involved in your commission payment!

Question #4:  Is there training and support?

THE SUMMARY:  TRAFFIC AND CASH!

With the Big Dogs program, we take great pride in presenting you with what we feel is an unparalleled opportunity.  It's an unparalleled opportunity to have a staggering number of qualified prospects handed to you on a monthly basis, and to acquire an above average income that comes to you on an on-going, recurring basis!

BUT IT'S UP TO YOU TO MAKE THE DECISION!  

 I trust that this brief tutorial and comparison will assist you in deciding whether or not "Secrets of the Big Dogs" is the right opportunity for YOU.  In fact, we hope that it will help you to analyze ANY business opportunity you may be considering.  But if you have questions (or comments), by all means, CONTACT US!

All YOU have to do is to reach out and grab hold of the comet's tail.  Otherwise.....

(And if you don't ALREADY have your copy of "Secrets of the Big Dogs"
just click the link directly below to go to our main sales page:)

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