Product Name: GPS Funnel
Sales Page URL:gpsfunnel.com
Product Owner: Bill Marler
Price To Get Started: $9.95 per month +many other monthly fees
Money Back Guarantee Offered: NO
Overall Rank: 1 star out of a 5 star rating
Product Overview And A Brief Description
Hey everyone, I have had the GPS Funnel being promoted pretty heavily in my Facebook feed for the past couple of days. I have also got a few requests from people who visit my site on a regular basis asking me to review this program so here it is. This program launched in July 2015 by Bill Marler.
This is nothing more than a feeder system that recruits other members into a pyramid scheme and is directly connected to another cash gifting scam called National Wealth Center or NWC for short. There are NO physical products that you’ll be selling here which makes this program completely illegal.
What Will You Be Doing Once You Join?
Just like any other typical Ponzi scheme you’ll need to pay a monthly admin fee to be entered into what they call a rotator. After you pay your dues, you will then need to join at least 1 of their membership levels in order to be entered into the rotator and be assigned a sponsor. You’ll need to find other people to recruit and they will need to do the same thing that you just did. I will go into complete detail on prices and how much this will end up costing you in a few minutes.
I’m starting to see more and more programs that are setup like this and as a matter of fact, I just reviewed another program not too long ago that was setup in the same way called Millionaire Marketing Machine . Let’s face it, programs that have a pyramid scheme type structure don’t last long. The whole point is to make the owner a lot of money quickly before they get shut down or people lose interest in them and flock to the next latest and greatest opportunity online.
How Do You Make Money With This Cash Gifting Scam?
Like I said above, in order to actually make money with this program, you’ll need to pay a monthly admin fee and join at least 1 level if you want to be qualified to make any money at all.You’ll be making direct payments to the person who recruited you and going through NWC which is nothing more than a cash gifting pyramid scheme.
Once you recruit 4 people into the rotator you will get paid for your first and third sale. You’ll have to pass up your 2 and 4th sale to your sponsor The people that you recruit will need to do the same thing and you’ll get paid for their 2nd and 4th sale. Depending on which level you join at will determine how much money you’ll make with this scheme.
Take A Look Below At How Much Money They Claim You Can Earn In 10 Months
So What Exactly Is Cash Gifting You May Ask?
As you see in the screenshot above “cash gifting” automatically redirects back to Pyramid scheme and this should be your first red flag and make you cautious about investing any money into this program. The act of cash gifting in itself is legal and people actually do it every day. When you think about it, charities give money away all the time to different organizations.
When’s the last time that you have given cash to your friends or family as gifts for their birthday or around the holidays? This is the kind of cash gifting that’s legal and the idea here is to GIVE money, without expecting something back in return.
Cash gifting programs like NWC were actually set up to make money not give it away. Since you’ll be sending direct payments to your sponsor, this is how they fly under the radar and are able to get away with classifying it under this category. Where it crosses the line and becomes illegal is when people expect to get compensated for their gift and receive money back in return.
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What Are Some Of The Pros & Cons Of This Program?
Pros
- Has the ability to make you money within a short period of time if you don’t mind being a part of a Pyramid scheme
- They actually use Paypal as a payment option
Cons
- Cash gifting programs are illegal in most of the 50 states
- Poor quality sales video
- Uses pushy scare tactics to get you to join (check screenshot on the right)
- Unrealistic claims that you will get guaranteed signups when you join
- Another scheme that promises 100% commissions
- Doesn’t offer a money back guarantee or NO refunds
What Are The Costs Associated With This Program?
Like I said above you’ll be charged an admin fee of $9.95 a month and you’ll need to join at least 1 membership level just to qualify to make any money with this program.
Listed Below Are The Different Membership Levels They Have Available
Level 1- Self Development- $25 per month
Level 2- Business Development- $50 per month
Level 3- Wealth Advantage- $100 per month
They also have a few really high ticket membership packages as well that will run you $7500 that are one time purchases. They claim you can make 100% commissions from these as well.
My Closing Thoughts On GPS Funnel
Not only is this program illegal in most if not all of the 50 states, it’s also a very risky way to make money. There were many things that I found really annoying on their sales page which I will list below:
- Guarantee sign ups- It takes a lot to make a bold claim like this because, let’s face it, we all know that nothing is guaranteed without working hard at it right? What they fail to tell you is that you’ll have to either spend money on advertising with PPC, or you’ll have to spam this garbage all over facebook and social media in an effort to try and get your friends and other people interested in it.
- No Physical Products- This is the problem that I find with most illegal pyramid schemes that are set up like GPS Funnel. You aren’t getting any value for your money and the only way you can make any money is by recruiting other people into this scheme and keep the pyramid going.
- Contradicting- On their sales page just about everywhere you look you’ll see outrageous claims that you’ll get guaranteed signups and make thousands of dollars within your first 30 days. Check out this screenshot that I captured directly from their sales page.
I personally wouldn’t recommend this program to my worst enemy as a way to make money online. There are much better ways to learn how to make money online that are perfectly legal and doesn’t involve recruiting your friends into a pyramid scheme.
Programs like this usually last 6 months to a year tops before they get shut down and people usually flock to the next one. If you are reading this review now, chances are that you may be one of those people. Aren’t you tired of chasing shiny objects? Are you ready to find a real opportunity that will still be around in 20 years from now?
If you are sick of getting ripped off by these types of programs I think you owe it to yourself to check out Wealthy Affiliate. They have remained as my top recommendation for over 3 years now for a reason. I really hope this review has helped everyone out today and that I have been able to shed some light on this scam and help you avoid wasting your hard earned money on this program.
I want to hear from you guys! Do you have a personal experience with this program that you would like to share with everyone here today? Maybe you have been thinking of joining but aren’t quite sure if this would be a wise decision or not. Whatever the case may be, I would love to hear about it in the comments section below.
By sharing your experience with other people, you will be helping them save money and avoid being scammed.
Cheers
Your Friend, Scott
Leo Emery
Hey Scott,
I’ve never heard of GPS itself – but I’ve seen the payment structure on other scam pyramid schemes.
They can call these programs anything they want, say whatever they want and it all boils down to a scam.
This program is just full of air, it has no substance. You’re not building a solid business because there’s nothing to sell. You’re just recruiting.
What I’m surprised about it that PayPal is being used as the payment processor. They typically do not allow such programs to use their service.
But with that said I would not be surprised if you revist this program later (if it is still around) that paypal will have dropped them as a client. This usually happens when the complaints start rolling in, if they haven’t all ready.
The real tragedy is this program is going to suck a lot of people in for some time to come with the promise of making a lot of money with no work.
Hopefully people see your review and don’t get sucked in.
Keep up the great work.
Cheers
Leo
Scott Newkirk
Hi Leo,
I’m surprised you haven’t seen this scam floating around Facebook and other social media. This garbage is in my Facebook feed almost every day and I hate it. They are using the same payment structure that your typical run of the mill Ponzi scheme uses. Any program that has NO tangible products and focuses all of their efforts on recruiting is something you should be really leery of.
I was also pretty shocked to find out that Paypal would have anything to do with a Ponzi scheme and I agree that once the complaints start pouring in about this company Paypal will drop them like a hot potato. I feel sorry for all the people who get sucked into this and think that they really can make big money with NO work.
I hope people are able to find my review as well before it’s too late and they end up throwing away their hard earned money on this Ponzi scheme. I want to thank you for dropping by Leo and chiming in with your thoughts on GPS Funnel. I really do appreciate it man.
Cheers
Your Friend, Scott
Leilanni Monteblanco
I responded to a job posting (well, what looked like a job posting) for phone sales telecommuting. Three weeks later I received a call from a man saying that I replied to the post and what I liked most about it (of course, by this time I’d already got a job so I had forgotten). He proceeded to tell me about this opportunity, he didn’t call it a business, and then texted me the website. This site talked about the same operation that GPS is doing. I thought to myself, This sounds too good to be true…it sounded so philanthropic and unique. I had never heard of something like this. But as I “slept on it,” I kept going back to the thought that if people paid a one-time “pledge” as well as give a 1-up to their inviter, pretty soon the entire market–the world–would be saturated because no one is buying a product or service. I decided to pass.
Scott Newkirk
Hi Leilanni,
I’m so glad that you didn’t get involved in this scheme and that you were able to use your better judgement about this. I have reviewed several programs that are setup just like GPS funnel and it seems like these type of programs are popping up all the time. The people who promote schemes like this are ruthless and will do anything just to get you to join.
99% of the time if it sounds to good to be true it usually is. Any worthwhile opportunity online will require lots of hard work and time investment if you to be successful with it. Thank you so much for stopping by Leilanni and sharing your experience with everyone here today. It’s much appreciated.
Cheers
~Scott~