A while back I did a review for an SGR Program Site. Needless to say, I was very honest as to how I felt and the individual who paid for the review wasn’t very pleased. I removed the post based on the site owners request. However, I felt it was still necessary that I express my opinion about the SGR Program or also known as the Science/Secret of Getting Rich Program. The Secret DVD

Now, I am the first to say the “The Secret” is a great program that has been featured on Oprah and is inspiring millions of people around the world to use the power of attraction to get what they want out of life. In fact, My Retirement Project dot com is a perfect example of The Secret in use. But I personally feel using multi-level marketing schemes to be an un-ethical way of achieving such a goal. So I repeat myself from what I had originally stated about the SGR Program… Buyer beware.

So, you might be asking why do I not believe in the SGR Program. Well the answer is simple. I worked for a company that offered basically the same “home business opportunities”. Essentially, it is really simple how these programs work:

  1. Create a Business - This can be anything that can easily be translated into different looks and domains
  2. Add Value - This makes the “Business” more attractive and enhance the perceived value of the package
  3. Pump It - Increase the products exposure through seminars, video, word of mouth and the Internet

Basically, when you purchase the SGR Program you get a is a seminar product with over 15 hours of audio content, a workbook to follow along and start living The Secret, a book about The Science of Getting Rich and an online business. The core of the product is the online business and the audio content and books would be the value add-ons. The add-ons are an insignificant cost in the total cost of the product. The SGR Program cost is $1,995 US, that allows you to turn around and sell the same program. When you make a sale of the SGR Program you get $500 from a first level sale and $250 from sales that are done one level below.

Pyramid structure

So quickly you can see how these programs work. Now you need to understand that the success of selling these programs is based on the websites or online businesses. This is the part that I was involved in creating. The websites are incredibly simple and the content is always the same. To prove my point do a search for “SGR Program” on Google. Quickly you can find a couple instances of the exact same website:

These websites are just a drop in the bucket in comparison as to what is out there. The thing that stands out the most is that they are almost identical. In terms of production, these websites can take less then a couple hours to set up and have very low up keep.

Sure some of the teachers, Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield, & Michael Beckwith, from the secret are featured promoting this program, but first ask yourself, “Why is is called SGR Program?”. It is called the SGR Program because apparently the producers of The Secret wanted nothing to do with this system. So in the US, they had to remove any reference to The Secret.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find an article to back that up, however, I did find an interesting conversation on The Secret Notes Blog. The bulk of the conversation is done by a man named Andrew Geller. From what I can tell, he is a journalist and is more against the SGR Program than I am. You can read the comments on this post.

Personally, I believe that this is a waste of money and if you are personally interested in learning about The Secret and using The Power Of Attraction. I suggest you find what you are passionate about, be positive and don’t be afraid to pursue your dreams. Don’t let a program try to sell you on it.

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