Warning – Guru’s Are Like Governments!
Randy’s Ramblings 31st July 2010
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A little different format in this post, No Catch Up today as I’m just going off on a ‘Ramble’ 
First a disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed in this post are just those of myself, Randy Smith, they are not based on any factual research and I don’t have any proven statistics to share. I’m not a lawyer, politician or super rich marketer! I am just expressing an opinion that could be extremely flawed and I invite anyone to comment and disagree if they should wish to.
Also – I am not intending to make (nor will I allow) any comments that lead to anyone being singled out for any slanderous remarks of hate campaigns…
There – now that’s out of the way let me tell you what I was thinking this morning as I started to write this post.
(and do bear in mind that I’m writing this off the cuff – so I may ramble off on a few tangents, as I do have a habit of doing that 
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So why do I think Guru’s are like Governments?
Well let’s start with what I believe is a common trait among governments:
And I am generalising here….
I think we all think at some time or other that the givernment seems to be filled with politicians who are only interested in self preservation don’t we?
You see I love the American quote of “A Government of the people, For the people, By the people”. That sounds so cool and I think it’s what we’d all like to have.
What we believe we actually get in our varying ‘democratic’ systems though – would seem more like a bunch of people who care more about keeping their ‘money people’ happy…. the backers and fund raisers who smooth their way to office.
And once in office – it would also seem to me that regardless of which side they are ‘supposed’ to be on, a lot of the people we put into power spend a lot of their time ‘looking after each other’!
How many times have we in the UK seen politicians who are in opposition to the goverment of the day end up with titles, well paid speakinmg engagements, fancy highly paid jobs in Europe, etc. etc.
And how many times have we ever seen a government sit together, regardless of political views, and actually debate the fact that they claim to want to serve their country and that is their reason for doing their job….
Something along the lines of – “Hey – I want to serve my country more than anything, and I’ve just realized that I don’t need a second mortgage paid for from tax payers money, or the huge salary I get, or the first class airline tickets I can claim to save me taking a train at a quarter the cost to attend a meeting…. therefore I vote that we all take a pay cut to leave more cash for Pensioners, Hospitals, Our Armed forces who are dying daily to protect our freedoms (*and lets not even debate whether our brave forces are fighting to maintain our freedom or to gain rebuilding contracts in oil rich countries some would like more control over!)….
So lets. all agree to pay ourselves what the ‘Average’ man or woman would earn”
After all – who decides what is the most important job in the country?
The doctor who saves lives with his skills?, The Soldier who puts his life on the line for us all?, The Firefighters who risk their safety to rescue others?…. well how about the refuse collector without whom we’d have disease rising due to poor sanitation as rubbish builds up on our streets and vermin start infesting our homes?… How about the salesman who brings in orders to keep a factory full or workers employed manufacturing products he’s sold?…. Or what about the Teachers who nurture our youth so they too many become valued members of society contributing their tax dollars for the benefit off all?
My point being that each and every job that anyone does is equally important to society as a whole… well in my opinion it is!
So if our politicians really wanted to help – would they not universally decide to pay themselves enough to get by on with a little extra for luxuries, to take the cheapest forms of transport to meetings, to rent a small house near government buildings if they really needed to be close by and their constituencies were too far away to travel (instead of using taxpayers money to fund a mortgage that they could then profit from when voted out of office) ???
Heck – even at lower levels of public service, How many ‘Public Servants’ get an allowance for lunch and end up bringing a packed lunch so they have more in their wage packets, and how many send the extra cash back due to the savings they make by prepared their packed lunches?…lol
In fact – let’s get really political for just a moment:
How many people who would do all of the above would ever stand a chance of being voted into power?
I think it’s safe to say that they wouldn’t get sufficient funding to even be noticed come election time….
Can you imagine the scenario?
Here we are reporting live from the elections for our countries new leader:
Standing today is the candidate for the right, backed by his/her huge political party and a budget of $500,000 for media coverage and advertising coming from the business owners and shareholders of the city…
Opposing him today we also have the candidate from the left, backed by his/her huge political party and a budget of $500,000 for media coverage and advertising coming from the trade unions and workers of the city…
And finally we have Mrs. I. M. Nobody, backed by the ladies of the village ‘people power committee’ and a budget of $257.24 for media coverage and advertising, raised from local garage sales of brickabrack and home made apple pies with a few posters drawn by the children of the village school!
Now let me think – Oh, lets all vote for Mrs Nobody ‘cos we saw the poster and immense press coverage she got from saying she just wants to help….. But wait… Darn it she needs to stand in every constituency to actually get sufficient votes to gain power… oh well – maybe next year she can get a few friends standing and form a political party….lol
OK – Enough on the Governments, I’ll move on to the Guru’s with these final words about our beloved politicains:
1 – I once saw some graffitti in a public toilet that has stayed with me all my life….
“No Matter Who You Vote For – The Government Always Win!’
2 - Regardless of everything I’ve said, I’d still rather live in a democratic country with all it’s flaws, greedy politicians, and rogues… than to even comtemplate living under the circumstances so many in the world have to endure!
So yes – I believe our system in severly flawed… but it’s still so much better than many alternatives and I’m grateful for that!
So how are the Guru’s like Governments?
Well I suppose I better explain where the idea of this post came from, and how my strange rambling mind came up with the idea of writing it….
It’s based on something I’ve thought for a long time due to my own position in marketing online.
I’ve been online for around ten years now, failed miserably for the first five chasing all the get rich quick schemes, and then finally learned from my failures and was lucky enough to find a mentor or two who taught me a great deal…. and from then on I’ve done OK.
I started doing well in 2005, and after my offline business failure caused my banruptcy in late 2006 I got the kick in the pants I needed to make all of my living online.
I’ve met and made friends with a lot of marketers, and one criticism they’ve always offered – is that I care too much and sell myself too cheap. But once they get to know me they accept that I have different motivations to most.
I know a lot are money motivated, and that’s fine by me – each to their own.
For me, I love the internet for the freedom it gives me. I’ve had a career in sales and sales management where I had the 6 figure salary - but I also had the hours and constraints that went with it… So I already know that it’s not the money that brings happiness for me… it’s the freedom of time to enjoy the passions of my life that do it for me
That said – I will never criticise anyone who is in it for the money! – They work a lot harder than I do …lol
(and naturally a certain amount of money is need to enjoy the time freedom I crave!)
But what I think I can moan and rant about is when the money becomes the most important thing to them!
Again – don’t get me wrong … if they make it perfectly clear that that’s their only interest from the off – then that’s fine…
But here’s where I think many are like governments:
A great example popped up today on facebook, and that got me thinking about one of my mentors blog posts from a few days ago, which then lead me on to thinking about how some of them operate their business models….
I did say my mind wanders off on some tangents didn’t I? …lol
Tell you what – let me quote (ish) without naming names, ‘cos as I said, each to their own and far be it for me to dictate how anyone should run their lives or business….
But I can have my opinions, and if sharing them helps someone else to find a good mentor, or at least decide what sort of mentor they’d like, then I feel justified in expressing my views (so there…hehe)
Here’s what I saw on facebook:
A Big Name Marketer (GURU) Asked if anyone knew of a high converting, money making offer he could promote, as he didn’t want to waste any valuable clicks on stuff that doesn’t sell so well!
What followed was around 40 replies by other Gurus/Big Names with big lists all quoting which offers were making the most money!
One even suggested an offer I’ve promoted myself in the past – which happens to be a freebie with a one time offer on the back end. This is a great program because even just taking the freebie is very helpful to a lot of newbies… However – it was rejected NOT because the quality of it wasn’t a great help – but because it didn’t make enough money!!
My personal reply was long the lines of:
“Well I guess this confirms I’ve always done things wrong….lol
There’s me looking at products and launches that I believe will benefit my subscribers, with no regard to how much I’ll make…..
So the lesson for wannabe gurus is to look at the bottom line!
Personally – I stick to my way cos I’m too lazy to look at all the figures…lol”
Again – let me emphasize that I’m not here to tell anyone who makes more than me, works harder than I do, and has a different business model than I do, how they should run their business…..
BUT - (and here’s another tangent)
It all reminded me of one of my own mentors whom I hold in very high regard, John Thornhill.
You see John is in business to make money, and he is considered by many to be a top UK marketer/Guru (though he hates the title himself)
He also runs one of the best coaching programs I’ve seen, where a heck of a lot of his students end up finally acheiving the success they were searching for, and he has a $4.95 trial available for that… You can check it out here and see the bonsues I’m offering anyone who joins here … because I know John, have been helped by him, and I know a lot of his successful students – hence my massive bonus as a bribe to stay on the course after the trial…. either way – it’;s nice to take a trial before committing these days (In fact – here is a free report from John you can take right now, called Why You’ll Never Succeed Online No Optin Required!)
So back to John and his business model:
Like I mentioned – John doesn’t hide the fact that he is online to make money… heck he came from a background of doing a mundane, labor intensive, repetitive job in a car factory, to online guru status …. But…
What John does when he’s promoting isn’t to see what is converting best and giving the best dollars per click!
He looks for products that he believes will help his subscribers first…
Then – When he does promote, it’s rare to see him send a straight forward email just pitching the product… NO – He actually tries to show examples of different marketing elements incorporated into the product or salespage, and uses those to highlight a lesson that can be taken from just looking at the promotion!
Which on reflection is very clever (and shows why he deserves his guru title) – because even those who don’t buy are benefiting from John showcasing the product! (and clever – because it means a lot more people will take a look – so his sales end up being on the higher conversion side of things...lol)
To me – that represents the politician who does wnat to help his country…. Whereas the ones who just care about how much they’ll make represent those who are purely in it for themselves!
Worth noting also is the fact that John is happy to promote products that don’t carry a high ticket price and heaps of commissions JUST BECAUSE he believes they will be of benefit to his list…. And I can vouch for that personally , as John has promoted some of my products like MagicAuctionWords, Headpaint – both only $10 and hardly worth him mentioning, and SalesLetterABC, my 10 Step Guide To Writing Sales Letters – which is too cheap, but hey, I set the price…lol, And Even WizardResponder which pays him a lot less than Aweber does… but again he promoted it because not everyone can afford the likes of Aweber, and John knows me personally and therefore knows WizardResponder to be a great service at an affodable rate!
(excuse the self promotion, but it did seem an apt time to make mention of some of my products…lol)
To demonstrate an example of another guru who is in it for the money, BUT – once again has his subscribers interest at heart too – is that of Lee McIntyre.
Lee doesn’t promote mush of anyones products but does have a lot of his own to shout about… But once again, rather than just pitch it like crazy and sell sell sell, he gains his customers by giving away immesly valuable content for free and encourage his affiliates to do the same, thereby winning the trust of subscribers and turnng them into customers of his paid for products…
A prime exaple is his latest free offer – A video training of How to make $7,230.95 in 30 days from scratch?, which he did …even though he had NO list, NO contacts and NO technical skills when he started in the IM niche!
I could go on and mention others who have my respect, people like Tony Shepherd, who also tends to teach people to enjoy life and only grab what they need rather than pitching every big earner going. And who also gives some great freebies first to gain trust and respect. Like his Quit Your Job In Ninety Days and his Perpetual Motion Marketing System.
I love Tony ‘cos we share the belief that life is for living with passion first and foremost!
Hey – I’ve got to stop with naming people I like and why or this post will never end…lol
Plus it started because I wanted to have a rant about those who only promote for the money with complete disregard to whether the product is of any use to their subscribers….
My Gripe with their model is mainly this:
They sound just like politicians… who tell us how we should be doing things, but then do everything themselves for completely different reasons!
Things like – they teach that we should all be helping people, giving good quality info and promoting products that will genuinely help our readers etc.
Then they get together and discuss how to maximize their profits by ignoring great products that don’t make as much cash, and promoting others that do (which incidentally, I’ve seen reviews of expressing opinions that they just aren’t worth the money!)
That tends to remind me of something my Dad would always say when he was caught out doing wrong…. “Son, do as I say not as I do!”
There are a lot of great people out there who are making a living online and (in my opinion) have some great business models that you could replicate… like the examples above – they each do things differently, but always do them with their subscribers interests first. So if you want to be a guru and make the big bucks, can I be cheeky and suggest you learn from these?
Or even check out some of the ‘friends’ links on my sidebar for others who share similar views?
Now I wont condemn you if you choose to follow the money and become like the gurus who only care about what percentage they’ll make, as I’ve said – it’s their business and they make a heck of a lot more than I do, and work a heck of a lot harder too. And business is business at the end of the day….
But do we really have to join them in order to beat them?, Is the only way to make it big to become one of them and get their backing?, To tow the party line etc.
Between you and I – I’m always gonna think of them as being just like the government….
Telling us what’s best for us – whilst always watching their own backs and ensuring themselves and their buddies never suffer the fate of the rest of the nation!
So what do you think?
Are the majority of Guru’s just like the Government? – or am I just getting very synical with too many old fashioned values to survive in todays business world?
I’ll leave you to decide that for yourself!
Thanks for listening to my rant, and I hope I’ve caused you to look at all those emails you get with new eyes and ask yourself - “Are these guru’s really helping me?”
Just like the politicians, I guess our only option is to choose to follow those whose actions seem to us to best fit what we believe they should be doing!
For myself, I’ll continue promoting products I believe will help people regardless of profit, and naturally I’ll hope my readers trust my own judgments and buy enough for me to continue enjoying the lifestyle I do, but I’m not sending in any applications to sell my conscience for more dollars, and I hope the interaction I get from my readers and friends keeps me on the same path. Just like those whom I’ve mentioned – I’d rather stay on the path of being a respected marketer and prefer not to aim for the guru title!
And hey – if you’re a guru who wants to defend your actions – two things…..
1 - You don’t need to , I understand it’s just business in todays world
2 - Feel free to add your comment, as I do believe you have a right to free speech and your own opinions providing niether of us intentionally sets out to harm anyone
And to my friends who I haven’t mentioned – sorry… Hopefully you’re in my sidebar list of friends, but hey – leave a link in your comment
OK – I’m done (for now)
Chat soon
Randy
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To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
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No sales links, Just a Blog Challenge and Northallerton Meet Up.
Randy’s Ramblings 28th July 2010
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I just noticed another month has flown by!
As we hit August in a few days I was reminded that my regular meet up is due next Monday!
So there’s a bit about that below.
In terms of catching up – I don’t know what happened to the last week or even the month being honest…lol
I know I’ve learnt a lot more techy stuff cos I’ve had to for some new niche sites.
I’ve also impressed myself by helping a few readers with their techy challenges.
I’ve added more plugins to my blog too – Which should be showing now …hehe
(try adding a comment to see)
Most of those were due to something one of my readers has set up… A blog commenting challenge to help all who partake!
For more on that I’ll link you thorough to Jacinta’s blog
http://creatingmybusinessonline.com/the-100-blog-comment-challenge/
Like I said in the subject – there is nothing to buy!
Just a fantastic idea Jacinta had (in one of her ‘bimbo moments’ as she calls them)…..
But a few of us have already jumped onto it (cos we realize how helpful it will be in getting our sites ranked well and getting more free traffic!)
Check it out and see if you want to join in
In other (sad news) – Rachel’s Nanna passed away last week and we attended the funeral yesterday. As funerals go it was a lovely service (Humanist – that was different but seemed very acceptable to all in attendance). It was also my first time meeting a large part of Rachel’s family, I wish the circumstances could have been different, as Rachel had said for a while that she wanted to take me up to meet her Nanna.
(This only goes to highlight again the importance of getting life’s priorities right! and not putting important things off for the sake of ‘work’!!)
Back on the no sales links subject quickly….
I was smiling to myself all week ….
Why – because I said last week I had seen too many launches and promos and hence I wasn’t going to be promoting most of them!
This week I’ve seen at least FIVE other good marketers saying the same thing (laugh out loud).
Well even if I’m too small to get credited for it, at least I know I was right to say so…hehe
Anyway – if you’re desperate to find something to click on – You can always pop by my blog and read some of the older posts
Meanwhile – IF you live in the UK (Up North) do read about the Northallerton Meet Up below
(if not – go click the link to Jacinta’s blog and I’ll catch up with you soon)
Randy
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* Northallerton Meet Up
Details below for August 2nd Meet Up…
BUT FIRST
Can I ask if you’re interested in meeting up either now OR at some point in the future, to pop along to this page:
http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/
And stick your name in the boxes
I’m seriously looking at making some changes and could really do with some feedback to a few questions.
Hopefully this will benefit us all and allow more people to be able to get along.
Thanks
Now for the details for August 2nd:
Currently, we meet up on the First Monday of each month – 11am -around 4pm
(unless it’s a bank holiday)
Venue:
Elders Bar
2 Elder Road,
Ankers Yard,
Northallerton,
North Yorkshire,
DL6 1RS
01609 778337
If you search maps.google.co.uk there is a car park not shown on the map just off bullamoor road. Or turn into Elder road and turn right for parking just outside the door.
Any issues – give Randy a shout … support – www.RandolfSmith.com/support
Everyone is welcome, there are no fees for the venue and they serve home made food until 2pm for around £4 – £5, with snacks starting from £1.50
Come along and lets see if we can’t help each other with advice on what’s really working and getting results. Plus the opportunity to showcase your sites and products with a view to gaining JV partners for future promotions.
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(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
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www.YourCopySmith.com
www.SuccessAndYourHead.com
www.7KeyElements.com
www.SalesLetterAbc.com
www.MagicAuctionWords.com
www.MoreMonthly.com
www.FreeMarketingGifts.com
www.WizardResponder.com
www.GuruBypass.com
www.IM-Phd.com
42 – Not the answer to Life, Universe and Everything…
Randy’s Ramblings 21st July 2010
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Where to start this week?
I guess I should explain the subject line…lol
For those old enough to remember … there was a TV series called ‘The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy’
(I believe the did a remake of it as a film – but I’ve not seen it)
Anyways – In it the Mice (who really ran the universe), Came to the conclusion after a millenia of research, that the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything was 42 !
hehe
Well – the 42 I’m referring to isn’t anything to do with that!
But ever since being a teenager and seeing the series, I can’t seem to get that silly quote out of my mind – whenever 42 is mentioned I have to quote that it’s the answer to Life the Universe and Everything!
And it’s amazing how many people smile knowingly….haha!
The 42 I’m referring to though is
How many downloads did members get this for August on my
http://www.MoreMonthly.com site
Yep – even if they were all bought for a tiny $10 – that would sure add up! But members get the lot for their $14 subscription!
BTW – Note to members… I’ve added this months downloads
lol
There are the usual 16 on the main page – plus 26 in the forum bonus section
So do pop along even if you just fancy joining for a month to grab so many downloads for $14
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Right that’s that bit done….
In other news – Cameron was great as a gangster in Bugsy Malone.
And now he has his last week at school… and come September he’ll be in ‘big’ school… frightening!
Rachels girls will finally be both full time in school then too! (Her youngest is only there half days at the mo in nursery school)
Life moves on quick doesn’t it?
Hey – and nowhere quicker than in the IM scene!!
I can’t believe how many launches I’ve seen and been invited to promote this last week! – It’s hardly any wonder that so many people don’t make any money online! …. I’ve got next to nothing done myself just from ‘spending’ so much time checking out so many launches.
So much so that I think I’ll pass on promoting or even mentioning most of them – Honestly, there are a plenty of products and courses worth grabbing – but you don’t need them all!
If you study what you have and take serious and consistent action you should be able to make some ca$h before you have to invest anymore.
With that said – I’ll mention a couple of links to check or go back to, and then I’m sending this out without getting into the rest of the latest must haves… otherwise we’d never have time to take action!
So come on – check what you have, take a look at the ones below, and then decide what you need to move yourself forwards…If you already have it – then it’s time to put it into action!
If not – then reply and tell me what you need – or check the links below and see if they can help you.
Nuff Said
Randy
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Ian’s Retirement sale is ending very soon (today!!)
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
If you haven’t had a look please do:
There are so many very useful products and applications included, as well as some very cool bonuses from Ian friends (myself included)...
So pop along to:
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
And have a close look at what’s included for Ian to go out with a bang
I bet there are more than $67 of value in the actual bits you would use this week, never mind the useful stuff that it’ll stop you having to buy in the future
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
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Firstly – Don’t forget Daniel Wagners new blueprint coaching program
Well worth checking out if only to grab over $500 of free reports just for taking a risk free test drive
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One more for today
My great friend Omar Martin has updated the payment methods to get his ISFN CD for just the P&P
He had 800 available, but I’m a bit slow getting the info out…duh
Hopefully you can still grab one as it’s a great course for newbies (I guess that’s why he called it Internet Selling For Newbies)...lol
Anyone starting an online business nowadays gets hit right between the eyes almost immediately with dozens if not hundreds of methods and tactics.
Sadly, they try too many, quickly lose focus and become frustrated and miserable.
Has this happened to you? Yet?
(that’s why I’m not mentioning most of what I’m been asked to this week!)
Well…. here’s a cure for information overload...
These guys are pro’s. I mean top notch experts at online selling and they’ve come out with some simple lessons that ANYONE can follow straight to online success.
Better yet… they put them on a Cd-Rom and they will ship them right to your door if you are one of the first 800 people to ask them for it!
NO Charge for the Cd-Rom by the way (just postage)
(Pretty cool ehh?) Go grab yours now:
I already have mine and have looked right through it…AND – I was very pleased that Omar mentioned
http://www.WizardResponderPro.com
as a quality, but affordable alternative to the big company most usually recommend due to the higher commissions!
That in itself shows he wants to help newbies, and not just make money.
(Do note that you will be offered a trial to a magazine – but it’s ‘optional’ – so be sure to read and check the boxes etc.
http://internetsellingfornewbies.com
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Well I think that’s plenty for this week… (I hope you’re having a great one)
Don’t forget to keep reading (scroll down) for other offers and freebies you might have missed
****As ever – only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
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www.RandolfSmith.com
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www.SuccessAndYourHead.com
www.7KeyElements.com
www.SalesLetterAbc.com
www.MagicAuctionWords.com
www.MoreMonthly.com
www.FreeMarketingGifts.com
www.WizardResponder.com
www.GuruBypass.com
www.IM-Phd.com
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue! – NOT a Wedding…lol
Randy’s Ramblings 14th July 2010
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* Borrowed
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Randy here on your screen again
As usual I’ve had heaps of emails telling me about the latest greatest products and services that we all must have…lol
And as usual – I’ve only checked out the ones I trust and believe would be of help to either me or my readers like you!
That doesn’t mean I haven’t missed some good ones, or that everything I’ve seen gets a mention…
After all – I still have my own sites to maintain, outsourcers to train, support tickets to answer, and of course – social life to fit work around
Speaking of which – I’m, off to see Cameron in his school play tonight… Bugsy Malone
He seems to love playing gangsters that get shot??
He has two parts as both his characters die!
On friday he has his first day at Secondary school before breaking for the summer holidays in a week or so – and then come september he will be in his
new school!
It really doesn’t feel like five minutes since we took him to his first day in reception class 7 years ago!
There goes that time aspect again!
Oh my dear Great Grandmother, if only you knew how true your words were!
I can still remember being around 7 or 8 when I complained to my great grandmother how it seemed like 5 years between the summer holidays and christmas!
And her reply was that the older you get the quicker time goes by!
It made no sense whatsoever to me at the time…..But now I know EXACTLY what she meant!
These days 5 years seems to fly by in a few months!
OK, I’m rambling back to childhood memories…. Sorry about that – that must be another sign of my age….lol
So, back to my subject line:
Absolutely Nothing to do with weddings!
But i just thought it might make you wonder what it was about and read the post, and if you’re reading this, I assume it worked
But I will quote some items that are Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
So here goes:
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* Old
Well the old comes from Ian Traynor hitting 65 years old!
Which is still pensionable age for now (not that it will be much longer now that government has decided that we all need to work for longer to pay for the debts of the worlds bankers!)
(hmmm a spoonerism of the last two words may have fitted better??)
Anyway – Ian really is a great guy, and I felt a little disappointed that I didn’t mail out more for his retirement sale!
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
Disappointed from two sides:
One – Because he is a great guy and I’d like to see him get plenty of sales towards his retirement fund.
And
Two - Because his sale REALLY is one of the best bargains I’ve seen for a good while!
If you haven’t had a look please do:
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
There are so many very useful products and applications included, as well as some very cool bonuses from Ian friends (myself included)… That I’d be doing you a dis-service by not nudging you to take a proper look!
So pop along to:
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
And have a close look at what’s included for Ian to go out with a bang
I bet there are more than $67 of value in the actual bits you would use this week, never mind the useful stuff that it’ll stop you having to buy in the future
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* New
Brand New, Launched Yesterday…
(from two more guys I trust, I’ve been very drunk with one of them too many times now…lol)
And it’s in the news and everything,
Not often, but every now and then you see something that is a “must have”
This was one of those things for me:
http://randysmith.co.uk/Likes/UTB
Jeremy & Simon’s Underground Traffic Blueprints is on sale
And it’s the make it or break it *big* Summer offer !!
Did you see all those testimonials?
The lucky people who got a sneak peek are already pulling lots of new traffic to their sites.
It’s almost cruel the way most people have had to wait this long!
Well thankfully the waiting over:
==>> http://randysmith.co.uk/Likes/UTB
I’ve got to go – I’m already completely re-organizing my campaigns to incorporate Underground Traffic Blueprints before my competitors do!
Here’s the link you need to do the same:
==>> http://randysmith.co.uk/Likes/UTB
To Your Success
Randy
P.S. Let me know, if you have problems with the link immediately and I’ll see what I can do to make it right!
http://randysmith.co.uk/Likes/UTB
P.P.S. A Friend of mine added 899 visitors at a cost of about $17 and got 129 confirmed, double opt-in subsc’ribers to his new weight loss list. – They are already buying his offers, And it was all thanks to one small part of UTB!
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* Borrowed
OK then – totally swiped
I’ve copied and pasted this part because it’s easier that writing it myself in ithis instance
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* Blue
Here is a site with a new piece of software that I managed to get working
Martin Avis mentioned it in his kickstart newsletter
And I thought you might be interested in it too?
It’s a free tool that helps speed up your computer’s start up time… AND I understood it.. yep if I can use it so can you..lol
You can learn more at http://www.soluto.com/
(not an affiliate link!)
They call it
Anti Frustration Software …lol
And it has some lovely blue text on their pages
(see it all tied in with the blue…hehe)
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* Sign Off
There you go – told you it had nothing to do with weddings
(But did the title encourage you to read the post?…. hmmm)
Don’t forget to keep reading (scroll down) for other offers and freebies you might have missed
****As ever – only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
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My Shortest Post???, Ian’s Retirement Sale is… A Genuine Bargain!
Randy’s Ramblings 8th July 2010
HypeFree advice to help us all.
In this Post
* A Genuine Bargain!
* Reminders
* Sign Off
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* A Genuine Bargain!
Randy here with what could be one of the shortest posts I’ve ever written!
I’ve mentioned my friends retirement sale a couple of time now, and it’s finally here:
Yes Ian Traynor has finally reached 65 years young! And yes – he is slowing down now.
He’s decided to give up the more active IM he’s been doing for the last 15 years and take things easy – hence he will be passively doing little
bits and bobs.
Therefore he will no longer be promoting and creating any more quality products like he always has!
SO….
He is going out with a BANG!
By contacting a select few online friends and getting them to throw in PAID products to the tune of over $600 worth (myself included)
AND – by adding over $850 worth of his own products,
We all have the chance to grab over $1450 worth of tools and resources – for less than …..
Well frankly – Even I
(yep – tight old Yorkshireman that I am couldn’t believe Ian would stick to his guns on this and sell it so cheap!)
Listen, I’m always telling you NOT to buy stuff you don’t need….. BUT I do think you’ll find MORE than one product in this package that you’ll be able to put to use by tomorrow …
So can I strongly suggest you take a look at what’s included?
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
There – tell me that isn’t a GENUINE Bargain!
(I know you can’t…hehe)
So I’m not going to list all of the products and say what they can do for you today, I’ll just add the link again and tell you Not to miss out as it is one of those rare offers that I believe you’d regret not grabbing!
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
And that’s all I’ll say on the matter
How was that for short?
Chat soon
Randy
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* Reminders
OK – I can’t do it!
Well really, me and a short post?
So let me just stick some reminders in for the stuff I sent yesterday
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The Original Products Giveaway:
Grab Gifts Here:
http://originalproductsgiveaway.com/summer/go/441
OR – If you wanted to join as a contributor
and add your own original gift – use this link:
http://originalproductsgiveaway.com/summer/go/441/jv
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Google Supremacy
I just checked with Craig, and he tells me he’s added the freebies if you close the salespage
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/GSupremacy
PLUS and DON’T Say I said so…
If you keep closing the page – you can get a total of $20 OFF the launch price (Naturally he doesn’t want every one to know about this- But knows I tell my readers how to get the best deals!)
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/GSupremacy
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Choice – New Program, Join OR Promote
(but don’t Kill Anyone…lol)
cRaZy Report Story
Yesterdays last minute addition,
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to see what all the fuss is about, click the link
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There is even a short video from the ‘stage invasion’ online – you should check it out – it’s funny!
AND for those of you who have a means of promotion, Because this is very high quality and naturally leads to an offer – you might want to join as an affiliate?
If so – click here and take a look at how many great programs Daniel and his partner James have already!
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Before I go… here’s a last minute addition for today!
(Just for readers who like Lee McIntyres products!)
* Lazy List Building?
Here’s Lee’s Promo Copy Email:
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If you thought that building a GIGANTIC list has to be hard work… then THINK AGAIN!
You see, over the last 12 months Lee McIntyre has been quietly adding more than 400 subscribers to his list EVERY DAY.
And the really cool part is this happened while OTHER people did the hard work for him!
You can see HOW you can do the same by checking out the video here:
Lee’s list went from 3,493 to 88,652 subscribers by doing the exact OPPOSITE of most so called gurus.
Go see for yourself right now…
To your success!
Randy
P.S YEP this video is CONTROVERSIAL but sometimes you need to ruffle a few feathers to get your message “out there”.
THIS MESSAGE IS POWERFUL.
Check it out Now before Lee pulls this down for good…
Lazy List Building – L:ee McIntyre
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Yep – copy & paste in case you hadn’t guessed But it was a bit of a rush as I’m sure you can imagine!
Anyway, check Lee’s video if you’d like to,
****As ever – only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
www.MonthlyBargains.co.uk
www.RandolfSmith.com
www.YourCopySmith.com
www.SuccessAndYourHead.com
www.7KeyElements.com
www.SalesLetterAbc.com
www.MagicAuctionWords.com
www.MoreMonthly.com
www.FreeMarketingGifts.com
www.WizardResponder.com
www.GuruBypass.com
www.IM-Phd.com