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- Nov 15th, 2007
- 34 Comments
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Fact: I have been part of a small mastermind group of fellow marketers. Ideas were discussed, shared, and the clause was made very clear “what is said in this room, stays in this room, and BELONGS to those who mention it – not to the group”.
Fact: One of the marketers is someone whom I admire – like a whole lot, feel honored to be able to contact at will, etc. etc.. all good things. I felt lucky to be included!
Fact: About 2 weeks ago, he noncholantly mentioned his intention to market as PLR (public label rights – content you can buy and then put your name on, therefore you can sell larger quantities for more affordable prices..) one of my ‘secret niches’ that I mentioned in our meetings.
Of course I thought he was joking.. and say “ha, good one”
He – “I’m serious”
Me – “what about secret alliance??” (remember I am a big wimp and a little scared of this bloke, so thats about as bold as I was going to get)
He – “OH! You mean it was YOU who came up with the idea – I couldnt remember. Hang on a second”… (I am hanging on in Skype).. “yes, you are right! X (his assistant) remembers it being you.”
Now I am feeling relieved at the close call! Whew! He was about to sell it to the PUBLIC at large – and the Internet Marketers who know what to do with a niche public! So glad we had this conversation and caught it..
Next Day He says:
“So do you want to buy it or shall I sell it as PLR?”
Say WHAT? I mean truth be told, buying the materials helps me get a LOT of steps closer to completing a task.. great – I admit that this is not 100% rotten for me.. but OFFER it to me.. dont talk about PROFITS, and EXPENSES..
YOU MESSED UP But I have to pay for it??
Fact: Repeating my choices if you are following. To either pay TOP DOLLAR and be the exclusive owner, and I mean top dollar since I could have personally outsourced all those pieces and gotten MORE for the money for half price, OR just resign myself to the fact that he already worked hard (poor thing!!) on the topic, and watch him sell it for less than $50 to an open hungry market.
Last I checked… that is called BLACKMAIL.
Of course I had a CHOICE.. he didnt extort the money from me, but well.. here is a quote from a good friend of mine about the subject:
“I think everyone has an A/B switch. That defy’s the purpose of a mastermind. I am a firm believer in disclosure forms to help people remember their rightful obligation when they have convenient moments to forget.”
The bizarre part is that He had been SO nice to me, offering me ‘freebies’, advice (in his cryptic style), etc.. but when he didnt offer to scrap the product or to have me buy it at cost.. I was really floored. About a week later, I thought we were coming to a head when he asked me what I really wanted (prior to this convo I was delaying an answer hoping he would come around). I came clean and told him that I wanted to pay half his asking price.
When he responded “but then I would not make any profit”, thats when I realized it was a lost cause. In fact when I was finally paying, he had quoted me 2 prices – one $25 less than the other, and I went ahead and paid him the the higher quote – clearly he needs the money. (even though in that same conversation he mentioned he was making 5 figures a month)
Listen.. if you are all about money today and not thinking about the long term benefits of having someone local be on YOUR side, and a potential JV, or just general good contact, ESPECIALLY when you know that this particular woman has just had a change in fortune and is definitely ‘ON THE MAP’, and that you screwed up… well then my friend, I can see no reason to trust you and work with you again. I hope the couple of dollars earned from this deal was worth it.
Btw just feel like saying this now – my ‘angel’ told me that you never want to go to a PPC affiliate convention, since everyone there acts like total morons.. they figure the dumber you come across the more likely you will be able to convince someone to give you their keywords and then you can go home and steal their campaign. Instead of a marketing group where sharing is power, here being an idiot is the secret to success.
Maybe this post is pointless and makes me sound a lot more ‘emotional’ than I really am lol and maybe I dont care that much about it really.. but maybe thats a problem too.
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- Nov 13th, 2007
- 71 Comments
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First of all.. BIG BIG thanks to BIG Jason who recommended I download a new plugin called Spam Karma – took about 10 minutes to get rid of what had become over 3000 spam comments! It may be blocking YOUR comments as well, but go ahead and try it out.
Everyday there is another product launch and I am not certain am I supposed to use my blog to pitch to people in the off chance I will make an affiliate commission, or because you may come across something really valuable.
Clickbank Videos recently launched. I JOINED THIS membership! I dont know – but just the combination of
Affiliate Marketing
Clickbank
Videos
all into one PACKAGE is incredibly attractive.
Imagine you are overweight and come across THIS VIDEO (still trying to figure out if I can add them to a blog).. and then it spits you out into the product? Or if you want to make money on Ebay and you came across THIS VIDEO??
I still have not looked into how to fully make the most of them, and since I am moving away from the ‘IM’ niche, most of them may not apply, but clickbank has tons of non IM niche markets covered.
Well.. if you are interested in more info, then I advise you to check out this FINAL VIDEO! Do you find his voice a little annoying or is it just me??
Now to explain the title of this post. Apparantely some people are getting burned and sick of the latest and greatest product
. When I asked my friend Mike, if he had heard about this latest launch for this product called Google Payload, that was responsible for flooding my inbox with bonues, he said no.. and then said If I want Manure, I will go to Home Depot. Growing up with lots of boys, I always find toilet humor funny
I suspect he made that comment as a means to protect himself from buying another product. When you are an Internet Marketer, it is not too hard to see the amazing value in a product and earn back it’s cost within days…. but this takes away from focus time, accomplishing time, and ultimately, creating a solid business and not fly by night quick cash systems.
Check this out and let me know how this product differs, and what makes it a no brainer for you? Basically anything to do with CPA lately is all the rage. Google Payload.
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- Nov 9th, 2007
- 41 Comments
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No I am NOT selling anything. Promise.
and I cant tell you exactly what you need to do, since I dont know how ‘nice’ it is.. so you may have to sleuth a bit.. but here is the upshot!
A recent Next Internet Millionaire finalist and by finalist I mean top 2 (ok, narrowing it down for you), has just launched a book about going from a desk job to being the next internet millionaire (ok.. now we got this part nailed). On the sales page for the book, you are offered thousands of dollars worth of bonuses. Basically every internet marketer and his mother is offering you something for free, as long as they get you to opt-in to their list. Definitely helps to sell the book, and satisfies everyone. Many of you would BUY the book JUST for those bonuses. I really wanted the affiliate video brander by Eric Holmlund. For all those videos I keep cranking out (all in good time)
Ok.. moving on .. so on a certain FORUM where a handful of people talk about this reality show.. and more than a handful read without commenting , a forum poster congratulates or says something similar the final 2, and clearly states her (this narrows it down bigtime) particular preference to which of the 2 should be the victor, namely the one who wrote the aforementioned book. In this post, she provides a link to the finalists website, which HAPPENS to be the website you are directed to FOLLOWING the purchase of the book.
Therefore, if you go to this website and are NOT sold on her Upsell – the offer you receive prior to getting your promised bonuses.. then you can just scroll to the bottom of the page and click where it says something like – no thanks, just take me to my bonuses! Then, VOILA – 10k of bonuses at your fingertips. LOL… its funny to think that its a big deal to save $27 to get these bonuses, but hey.. since I just ‘happened’ upon it, I thought I would share. But so I dont get flamed, just go ahead and buy the book! On the other hand.. why are they not also promoting this website as a standalone and not just an upsell? The offer on that page is by far more compelling than reading a book.
I am really hoping the powers that be correct this problem to protect her. As I was writing this I was beginning to feel bad about it – so my loyal blog readers (mom) – what do you think?
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- Nov 7th, 2007
- 5,193 Comments
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I have a few posts to squeeze in before my eyes shut, my head bobs, and the keyboard meets my face…
In my typical fashion, I am a good week behind the latest episode. As of tomorrow at this time, my speculation will be yesterdays news.
It was always Charles Trippy, wasnt it? He slid by the first few episodes by not ‘sucking’ (aka not volunteering to be a group leader), and at some point established himself as a likely candidate.
Joel has worked very hard to talk Charles up to the viewers, to Charles, to himself.. creating Charles to be what Joel wants (NEEDS) him to be. Charles is really a fantastic choice. He is:
- Young
- Clearly talented in a Web 2.0 way
- Not too eager
- Geek inside a cool persona
- Famous in his own right, thereby ensuring a much easier success for a JV, ultimately the onus that lies on JC’s head.
and most important:
So Joel reinvents himself, looks like a do gooder, and Trippy acheives what he was slated for anyway – becoming an internet success. In fact.. if I had to guess, and this is REALLY a long shot.. The JV is already in motion and set to launch TOMORROW – on the heels of winning – Check this out:
ViralVideoFever
Charles.. an unsolocited tip.. cuz I would want someone to tell me: I love you and all.. but man you MUST check yourself out in one of those mirrors women carry around to see the back of their head and hair. You look great up front, but once you turn to the side, the HAIR is Out of Control.
P.S. – The only part that STINKS about this whole thing is that Charles was offered money to participate in the contest. As a YouTuber, his audition entry was intended to draw attention, encourage other entrees, etc..Of course, like most everything else – I just MAY be wrong about this statement, about the JV, about pretty much this whole post – its great being a wishy washy woman sometimes! …
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- Nov 4th, 2007
- 72 Comments
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A few days ago I started noticing a resurgence of spam posts. Before I could even finish deleting them, new ones were lining up. I immediately turned on comment moderation and now I have over 2000 + spam comments to DELETE.
The PROBLEM is that WordPress times out after 30 seconds, so when I go to the comments awaiting moderation and click bulk moderate as SPAM, my browser hangs, performs an illegal operation
, and then I have to start over the entire process.
Bottom line is that I have found NO way to delete MASS comments without this happening and now I have to delete them 20 at a time. 2000 / 20 – you do the math. I may have to outsource it!
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