BYOC III (and this is not very favorable)

Finally, after searching for negative articles concerning Beyond Commerce and Local Adlink, I found one that sums up the pessimistic attitude concerning this particular company's future. The summation of his remarks are "don't believe in shorting stock - except for this economic crash."

http://www.mlmwatchdog.com/internet_pyramid_ponzi_crooks.html

Also, I found a personal blog that basically says localadlink is a fad and charges too much for its product.
http://www.homebusinessblogs.com/archives/683/local-ad-link-scam-or-legitimate-advertising-opportunity/

Bob McNulty basically responds that it took Amazon 7 years to turn a profit and that, ultimately, is the model he is using to sell ads.

My positives are:
1) The web is new to targeting individuals by their localities
2) Established management
3) They generate sales
4) The stock cratered. Good things happen to cheap stocks
5) Boomj may become more popular than one would think

My negatives are:
1) Who really likes direct selling? (but someones got to do it)
2) Their financials are atrocious
3) I don't see their name on anyone's mouth so no discrepencies
4) There is a saying: "If there is a doubt, stay out"
5) I was hopeful and that is a low state, as James Dines always mentions, for financial matters

BeyondCommerce II (Customers - paying - more than market cap)

A local business search directory and advertising network representing more than 14 million companies, LocalAdLink allows businesses to reach customers in their local communities by using geotargeting technology to display the businesses' ads. As the effectiveness of print advertising continues to wane, the cost of printing direct mailers increases, and as the reliance on Yellow Pages increasingly declines, more small businesses are looking for ways to cost-effectively reach local customers online

Beyond Commerce

I don't understand how someone sold their $300,000 stake in Beyond Commerce and the stock cratered to 16 cents a share.

Either I'm on the losing end of the stick or not. But the fact remains that as Beyond Commerce claims:

Beyond Commerce Reports on Growth as the First Internet Based Direct Sales Company Through LocalAdLink and i-SUPPLY

While the monopolistic Twitter, Facebook, and Google all have Communist business models - everything is free- I believe that people will have to realize that their time is precious and that they should be paid for their time and effort. Hence, a business model based on profits never goes out of style. Microsoft built an empire on profits, not on wasting money into monopolistic sites like Facebook that may or may not pan out.

Everyone is basing their pricing models on piggy backing onto the cable lines; while BeyondCommerce should stay the course on any platform, even if charged for maintaining its website.

ADDITIONALLY, look at Aflac. Aflac built an insurance empire on sales. Sales never goes out of style. Additionally, we also have the successful Avon, Tupperware, as well as HerbaLife, to add to the list of direct sales that were unimaginable successes. The only difference I can see is if the directors are long term in nature or looking to stick around only until a bidder comes in to buy at a wildly marked up price which isn't necessarily bad either. Ultimately, the key with this company is its management and integrity.

At a market cap of 8 million and revenue that keeps growing, the reward is ridiculously higher than the risk.

Calling yourself an investor/trader 2009

There are two distinct traits I have found that you need to have to be consistently profitable in the wild markets we have and are facing.

1) Buying on down days with the idea that you are buying discounts with an expectation that the issues purchased are worth higher in the future.

2) Looking at missed opportunities and learning from the outcome but also acting on the next one. Not out of fear, but out of opportunity in the method that has been found to work according to one's psychology.