BizOppsUK.com was first launched in August 2005.

At that time it contained just a handful of pages that described some of the more well-known personalities in the business opportunity industry.

When the site was first published there was very little information available about biz opps in general and so it became popular very quickly. In the last 4 or 5 years since launch a number of similar sites have been created – some stuck around, others disappeared again (some even stole content from this site before realising that stealing is never a good idea).

Since the general downturn in the economy the info publishing business has really suffered and as such there haven’t been any new innovative ideas in quite some time.

Mailing frequency rates have dropped dramatically and whenever “new” products have appeared they were typically the same ideas but re-wrapped and served up under new names.

Generally you can split a biz opp into one of 6 categories:

(1) Information publishing
(2) Betting and gambling
(3) Financial trading and investing
(4) Affiliate and commission based opps
(5) Property
(6) Outright scams

Over the last 4+ years there have been reviews of products in all of these categories published on this site. Just check the links to the left to read through and get a feel for what each type of opportunity offers.

There are many reviews available here and on the companion blog, including reviews of products that are no longer sold.

It’s very rare that any information is removed from this site, despite the attempts of many publishers to have negative reviews removed. In the past I have had to deal with legal threats, attempted bribery, blatant lying and sob stories.

One woman sent me a series of threatening emails on Christmas Eve in 2007 (she was selling her husband’s extremely poor info product whilst he sat in jail serving time for fraud).

In 2008 one marketer offered to fly me over to his offices in the US, all expenses paid, if I would remove my review of some very disappointing dealings with his company.

In February 2010 another US marketer offered me a 5 figure sum for the site as he wanted details of his dodgy past to be removed from the search engines.

As I previously pointed out on this page:

“It is our intention that each individual company is treated fairly and the information provided represents a fair description of their services and reputation”.

So if your product is junk and your customer service is atrocious, the review will likely point that out. If you don’t want to have negative reviews written about you then don’t sell terrible products and don’t treat your customers badly!

Below is the original introduction to the site which has been left in as it is still relevant. On the “feedback” page is a contact email address that you can use to reach me.

Enjoy the site and thanks for visiting.

Ben
2nd March 2010

Business Opportunities are rife almost wherever you look. But which ones are worthwhile?

If you want more detail, good or bad, about the most popular and widely advertised business opportunities available then you are definitely at the right place.

On the whole you will find that a lot of schemes which you can class as a business opportunity are worthwhile but, on the other hand, there are many advertised which are full-on scams.

If you are looking for home-based work then you are very likely to have come across hundreds of adverts promising riches beyond belief. Many "get rich quick" schemes aren't worth the paper they are written on but the good news is that some are worth their weight in gold.

Our aim on this site and through the completely free Business Opportunity blog, is to provide fair, accurate and honest views about as many opportunities as we can.

Make no mistake, some schemes can and will make you money if you put in the work - even the more expensive ones.

This site works as follows:

On the left you will find many links to popular Business Opportunity providers and companies. Each link will aim to show you:

(a) Details of the author, company and websites associated with the scheme
(b) A little background about each one
(c) Opinions taken from various sources
(d) The price of the each product they offer (where known)
(e) The likelyhood of success
(f) Suggestions of cheaper or better opportunites which provide similar information

It is our intention that each individual company is treated fairly and the information provided represents a fair description of their services and reputation.

Some points to remember about Business Opportunities:

• Some, if not all, will require you to pay an upfront fee for the information


• All Biz Opps are created to make the author/original company money. What you have to decide is whether the information or services provided will make you money


• The price of any particular opportunity does not reflect the value. Some incredibly cheap opportunities can be very, very profitable. On the other hand, some expensive ones can be dire.


• Many biz opps have a limited life span. If you are thinking of buying, for example, an ebook about eBay written in 2002 it may well be very out of date. Online businesses like eBay change rapidly. Methods that are profitable one year may be useless the next.


• No matter what you are told in the sales literature, all businesses require hard work to be profitable. There is no easy way to make money.

If you wish to add any feedback about a particular scheme or want to suggest any you are interested in, please use the Feedback form found to the left to email your suggestions. Any relevant feedback will be added to the site and the author credited.

Thanks for visiting, I hope you find some useful information,

Ben Catt