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Sorin Mihailovici（Founder, Scam Detector）· 創業 May 2010 · 記事掲載 — · scam-detector.com · 元の記事
友人の詐欺被害をきっかけに創業者が個人的なプロジェクトとして無料公開した。Forbes、ABC、BBCなどの主要メディアで紹介され、カナダの朝番組にも出演して認知を広げた。集客は主に口コミ、SNS、メディア露出によるもので、広告は一切使用していないと創業者は述べている。月間250万人の訪問者数は記事掲載時点（不明）の数字
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I created Scam Detector Media and embarked on the journey of exposing fraud after my best friend was conned of all his life savings. One of the most brilliant guys I knew, ended up being scammed by crooks who, well, we're better than him at their ‘full-time job,’ which was scamming. Pay for honest feedback from professionals, if necessary. One comma could change your life. My friend got depressed and hid his embarrassment until one night when he finally told me what had happened. At that moment, I decided to create a platform that would expose not just that complex scam but all of them. It took me about a year to gather the content and feature it so that even older or non-tech savvy people would understand how scams work. Whether telephone, travel, social media, or employment scams, they all started to be exposed on Scam Detector for free. Soon after, major media outlets including Forbes, ABC, BBC, CNET, CBS, and more featured Scam Detector and quoted me as a fraud prevention export. I also started hosting a segment on the morning TV show in Canada. Want to start an identity theft protection agency? Learn more ➜
I started Scam Detector as a side project. Free, easy to access, more like a hobby that would help stay safe. While I was still managing to have a full-time job, the variability of my project soon made me understand that my platform needs space to grow and some TLC. However, because the platform was free to access, the monetization process was the biggest challenge. I tried product placement and category sponsorships by companies wanting to show their brands as trustworthy and safe. Still, the lowest hanging fruit was the matched content with the Google AdSense ads. As Google’s algorithm gets smarter every day, the ads showing on our pages are from safe companies, and readers not only get educated on fraud but have options to purchase safely online. At the same time, the Validator® tool gives the consumers the chance to verify every website before their buy. Last but not least, we are launching the Scam Detector Marketplace, which is a powerful spot where only vetted companies will be able to sell their products.
Our business grows by the day. We are expanding our operations in many niches, including the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Besides the advertising and the marketplace above-mentioned, we are launching a few other services by partnering with the best companies in every industry to provide consumers safe services and advice. If anyone is interested in joining our world-class pool of partners, they can contact us. As of today, Scam Detector is an official contributor to the Federal Trade Commission, meaning they rely on us to provide them with suspicious companies, websites and individuals, so they can do the reactive work. On a different note, hundreds of people sign up every day on our website to be notified by Scam Detector about the newest and most prevalent scams - and not only that. We have over 110,000 people (and counting) who are ready to be informed every week about fraud prevention or the latest tools and products that they can use to combat scams.
I've learned tons of lessons, and that's an ever-growing process. I would say that the most important takeaways (and advice I would have) are: Don't believe everything you think. You might be surprised that half of the people think differently and they may be right. Don't be rigid. Do mandatory A-B testing for everything you want to start. People are sensitive to everything, especially after the pandemic started. Be humble and accept they're being if you want them as your clients. Jump in with the mentality that you could make 100 mistakes, and that's a great thing. Because you will use the failures as educational tools. However, if you're just comfortable, sorry, you'll never make your business grow.
We created the website Validator tool from scratch. Our in-house team built it using 53 factors that are not to be revealed. However, we are using lead capturing software to get our readers to subscribe and email marketing. As we are content-heavy and not a product website, most of our promotional tools are the millions of people who genuinely share the links on social media. As a result, all our traffic is organic and shared. We never bought advertising and I am very proud of that.
One book that changed my life was The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. And I am not the only one. It’s old, but genius at any age - because of its concept. It was not just about outsourcing your life but rather about the courage to leverage anything to improve your lifestyle. Next time when you look at an object, you should wonder, “how could that change my life?” After a few tries, you’ll be shocked to discover things you never thought of.
One of the biggest mistakes I’ve seen people make is to start projects and never finish them or nurture them. They quit too early in the game. It’s like making a baby and leaving him to grow by himself without food, shelter, love, education, or even spanking. Creating a product/business is just half of the success. Another mistake is don’t ask only your family for feedback. People fall in love with their work and get their judgment clouded by subjectivity. Pay for honest feedback from professionals, if necessary. One comma could change your life.
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