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Photo: bobvila.com Online courses have exploded in popularity in recent years, and for good reason—when compared to in-person classes, online learning is more accessible and affordable, the content is more diverse, and students can learn at their own pace. Whether students are continuing their formal education, acquiring a new skill or hobby in their free time, or brushing up on some technical skills for work, online learning platform options abound. Udemy and Coursera are just two of the most popular options among the best online course platforms out there. Faced with this choice, students may be wondering, "Which platform is the best fit for me?" Prospective students may also have questions, such as "Is Udemy legit," and "Does a Coursera certificate have value?" Find the answers to these questions and more in this comparison of Udemy versus Coursera. What is Udemy, and how does it work? Photo: istockphoto.com Udemy is an online learning platform with cou...

A court-appointed investigator is starting to unravel the mystery of what alleged Ponzi scheme operator Mark Dente did with more than $100 million. Investors from across the country expected Dente, who was then the boys and girls basketball coach at Copley High School, to use their money to buy and flip property. They were happy, at first, to make 8-12% (or 30% per year if they let it ride) for loaning Dente their money for 60 or 90 days. Then, they say, Dente stopped paying them in late 2021. In the next few months, investors filed nearly 100 lawsuits against Dente and his businesses, including AEM Services. The cases were consolidated into one. In June, a visiting Summit County judge appointed Mark Dottore, a Cleveland mediator, to find and recover the lost money. In a recent interview ahead of the anniversary of his appointment, Dottore said his insight as the receiver has increasingly convinced him that Dente's real estate investment business was nothing more than a front for w...

Image Credit - iOSS " align="center"> Image Credit - iOSS To start an MLM business, the first and foremost thing you should build a strong team and it is not easy to build a strong team. Many MLM business owners have started adopting network marketing software to make their daily tasks easier. It is very difficult to get people to listen to your MLM presentations or goals.  You will get irritated when you expect prospects to attend the MLM meetings or presentations and sometimes they don't turn up to this meeting. Though you make use of many marketing techniques like Attraction Marketing to invite prospects, it is not easy to make leads for your MLM business.  You would have seen that you may try many times to invite prospects, in the end, they don't even bother to update anything whether they will be able to make the meeting. In this article, you will find some strategies which will help you to invite more prospects in  your MLM bus...

Eliza Briscoe was told that all she had to do was put up $500 and bring in two additional people who would each contribute the same amount of money. In a little more than four weeks, she would get $4,000 in return. Like so many others being recruited for a "sou-sou," Briscoe was nearly duped into a pyramid scheme. It's hard not to be sold on the altruistic and cultural backstory of the sou-sou, also known as "Susu," "blessing loom" or "gifting circle." Promoters pitch the sou-sou as a common practice among Caribbean and African immigrants as a way to help their businesses grow. Briscoe was told she would be helping other Black folks, some of whom may have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus. "It seemed like it was legal," said the Maryland resident, who reached out to me as part of her due diligence research. "I didn't want to bring anybody in unless I knew for sure, because I didn't want anybody to lose their mo...

Remember that, for decades, countless investors considered Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme the safest investment possible. This example perfectly exemplifies why, even today, large segments of the population refuse to recognize scams for what they are. Scam status lies in the eye of the beholder. Here are 12 we can't seem to shake. 1. Donating Money Image Credit: Prostock-studio and Shutterstock. How do we know where donated money is actually going? One person in an online forum questions, "…to preachers with private jets," and another says, "how much is going to pay people making ridiculous salaries." Honestly, great questions. 2. The 40 Hour Work Week Image Credit: voronaman/ Shutterstock. Whose idea was it for everyone to work 40 hours a week and have a family plus a life? One person online says, "We should be on 32 hours and 3-day weekends. No loss in productivity." I agree. 3. College Image Credi...