The other day I got a pitch for a get-rich quick product from an Internet Marketing Guru wannabe.
He promised to stuff my wallet with a 10-figure income monthly.
His profile mentions that he is currently a Waiter at a restaurant.
Now I have nothing against Waiters and Waitresses…………my wife waited tables for years while she put herself [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Gurus Behaving Badly'
When Internet Marketing Spin Fails the Reality Test
September 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Gurus Behaving Badly
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The Young Millionaires
September 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Gurus Behaving Badly
It happens in nearly every industry, but I tend to see it a lot in Internet Marketing and Affiliate Marketing.
The young hotshots who’ve struck gold with their Affiliate Marketing, CPA Marketing, blackhat techniques, and on and on and on…………who’ve made their first million, and subsequently think they’ve become invincible.
Odds are, in a year or two, [...]
Get A Thousand Twitter Followers
August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Gurus Behaving Badly
Twitter seems the latest magnet for neophyte Internet Marketing Gurus and Guru-wannabes to pitch their wares.
Just the other day, one of these pseudo-gurus followed me on Twitter………occasionally I take a closer look at who is following me. This particular individual was promoting his software that promised to get you 10 THOUSAND Twitter followers in [...]
Keep a Simple Promise, Part II
March 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Gurus Behaving Badly
The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
I’ve simply been busy, laying in wait, biding my time.
There seem to have been a spate of guru promises lately – fancy, outright self-important declarations, actually. About many things – promising a minimum income level, promising to never take commissions on products they recommend, promising to [...]
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Every Marketer Wants to Be a Guru
May 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Gurus Behaving Badly
Every Marketer Wants to Be a Guru.
What a sweeping statement, by one of the most well-known Gurus around.
And one that I disagree with vehemently.
You see, Mr. Guru, not everyone WANTS to be you, or WANTS to be like you.Â
Sorry.
There are marketers who are just happily motoring along, making very good money, staying in the shadows, [...]
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