5 Ways To Prepare For The FTC Crackdown

The countdown is on. The new FTC Guides go into effect on December 1st and you need to be totally prepared for the crackdown.

To help you out, here are 5 things you should give serious consideration as you continue forward with your online business…

First and foremost you should make sure that all of your blogs and websites are 100% compliant with the new FTC guides. Avoiding any trouble with the FTC in the first place is the best measure, of course…

But just in case you find yourself getting a notice in the mail, or worse – find the men in black knocking at your front door, you should make sure you (and your family) are prepared.

Nothing like being caught off guard!

So here’s your checklist. Print it out, tape it to your desk, and make sure you have all of these items covered by the time Dec 1st sneaks up on you:

1. Stash lots of cash under your mattress. You’re going to need it when they freeze your credit card, checking, savings and PayPal accounts. No sense missing your weekly massage or your Starbucks fix over a little paperwork!

2. Stockpile the bare essentials – camping gear, a secret laptop, printer paper, a prepaid mobile device, amazon gift cards, etc. All the things necessary to continue tweeting at the very least… because we’ll want updates!

3. Create a treasure map to the cash stashed under your mattress, and hide it in a safe place (like buried in your neighbor’s yard). In the case that you get one phone call, you can point them to the map so they can find the cash and bond you out.

4. Create off-site backups of all your data. They’ll likely confiscate your computers and any additional discs or hard drives, so use Mozy or something similar so that you can access your data from the secret laptop. They may take everything that isn’t nailed down, but they can’t take passwords that are in your head.

5. Wake up early every day and dress your best – or at least get out of your bathrobe. When they show up to take you away, it’s a “come as you are” type of party. You don’t want to get carried off in your fuzzy slippers, now do you??

Imagine what the neighbors would say then…

“I knew they were doing something weird on the internet over there!”

Plus – you want to look good for your mug shot.

Things like matching socks, a fresh haircut and clean underwear should definitely become a higher priority when the new FTC Guides officially go into effect.

Don’t be scared – be prepared!