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Listen friend, I’ve got a gift for you.
Q: Why am I giving you a gift?
Because it’s my way of saying thank you.
You see, at last count there were over 15 billion web pages online. And the simple fact that you are here reading this post means you consider my point of view valuable.
Better yet, it turns out you’re not alone in your opinion. At our recent conference, New Beginnings, a bunch of the speakers (Maryellen Tribby, Jeff Walker, John Carlton, Frank Kern, etc…) were hanging out in the green room when Gary Vaynerchuck asked “who are the most influential bloggers in the internet marketing community?”
As we went around the table… to my surprise… my name was the first answer given be each and everyone at the table. Turns out that the Strategic Profits blog is read by a vast numbers of marketers (rookies and veterans alike) from the core of the internet marketing world.
And I could go on with more of their flattering comments. But I am blushing already. Because, I’m actually a fairly shy guy… who was happy working behind the scenes as the notoriously-anonymous “secret weapon” business coach to the gurus.
But releasing The Internet Business Manifesto and the 7.4 million it brought in within the first 12 months changed all that.
Now, before I go any further, it’s important you realize this: My original manifesto trilogy (The Internet Business Manifesto, The Missing Chapter, And The Final Chapter) was nothing more than my successful attempt to first join and then lead the conversation of our market.
That’s why if you fully grasp the strategies and concepts revealed in your gift, you’ll realize you’ll be left with no excuse whatsoever for not growing your biz and getting rich in 2008.
But, you know what? As legendary copywriter Gary Halbert insightfully pointed out…
Getting rich doesn’t solve everything. More often than not, lots of cash actually makes things worse.
Confused? Just bear with me, because I am going to show you (with some help from Gary) why.
It’s simple really, with money comes power.
Now, the problem with power is it can easily be used for both good… and, well… not-so-good.
Look at it this way… Power is something, for example, which can be used to run an electric circular saw. A skilled carpenter can use that saw to build a glorious mansion. Yet, a mechanically challenged moron can use that same saw to accidentally cut off his leg.
It’s the same with money too. Having mounds of money gives you the power to greatly improve your life… or… it can give you the ability to destroy your life.
Case in point: Money can give you the power to hire the best doctors, nutritionists, and get cutting edge supplements to enhance your life… or… it can give you the ability to buy an endless supply of cocaine and destroy your life.
Believe it or not, it’s actually more difficult for the wealthy to use their money wisely than it is get rich in the first place.
- Left: Britney Spears appearing on the Mickey Mouse Club. Right: Britney demonstrating insane behavior.
- $300 million Powerball lottery winner, Jack Whittaker: “Since I won the lottery, I think there is no control for greed, I think if you have something, there’s always someone else that wants it. I wish I’d torn that ticket up.”
All you have to do is look at people who quickly came into gobs of money – like pop/rock stars, celebrities and lottery winners and then… rapidly ruin (or even end) their lives with drugs and other insane behavior.
So before I give you this gift that’ll take some of the mystery out of getting rich, a word of caution is in order… Money and power don’t change you; they simply exaggerate (and enable) your personality… warts and all.
The point: Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’ll work out some of your flaws once you “make it” – unfortunately it never works out that way. Because money and power simply add fuel to the fire.
Always remember your future starts today (right now)… not tomorrow.
Enough said… let’s press on…
As many readers of this blog know, I’m a voracious reader. During a typical week I usually easily plow through 3-5 books
I credit a lot of my success to the shortcuts that many of these books have provided me. The way I look at it is pretty simple if I can get one or two good ideas from a single book it’s well worth my time.
But, every once in awhile I read a book that has one or two good ideas on practically each and every page. Better yet, these exceptional books usually connect the dots in a way that clears away any noise and confusion surrounding the area/topic it focuses on.
Anyway, back when I was writing The Attention Age Doctrine 2, I read every single book on social media that I could get my hands on. And while most of them were good, few were exceptional.
- Join The Conversation,
written by Joseph Jaffe.
But one of those exceptional books is the source of my gift to you today. The name of the book is Join The Conversation, written by Joseph Jaffe.
What makes this book even better than most, is that Jaffe stays true to his core (his marketing background) by consistently tying everything that he shares with selling more stuff to more people.
The book does an excellent job of diving deep into online communities, dissecting how everything from YouTube to blogs are changing and how you must market differently. There’s even a chapter titled “Why Are You So Afraid Of Conversations?”
I was so impressed with this book and the impact it can have for you, I had my team tracked down Joe Jaffe and secure an interview with him for you.
I have the audio and also the transcript here available for download. His passion, sarcasm, and wit are obvious throughout. Even better yet his insights, recommendations, and advice on getting started or getting better is fantastic.
During the interview Joseph explains how to join, catalyze, enrich, empower, and profit from the conversation currently happening in your market.
And make no mistake about it, he knows his stuff… Joseph advises startups to Fortune 500 (Coca-Cola, Audi, American Airlines, Starwood hotels) on how to leverage the conversation that social media is fostering.
One part in the interview you need to pay very close attention to. He introduces a new model for marketing which he calls the six “C’s”. Based on a triangle from the web 1.0 world and one from the Web 2.0 world.
But it gets even better… since I already know what this book can do for you I am ethically bribing anyone who buys the book (whether you buy it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or anyplace else) with the copious notes I took while going through the book.
I explained how you can get my notes during the interview, so I won’t bother to explain it here.
You see, at the end of the day, I know my success is directly tied to your success. So, while it takes time, salaries, and commitment to bring us all together for you – I see it as an investment in you, your business and your ultimate success.
Two concluding comments…
- first, I’d love to know what you thought of the interview and your plans on buying the book – please share your thoughts below.
- Second, I’m giving some thought to doing this on a biweekly or weekly basis. So if you’d like to see more interviews with more authors who “get it” and the notes I took while reading their books just let me know…
Oh yeah, one last thing – if you’d like to reciprocate, what you can do for me is tell anyone you know who’s marketing online today or who hopes to in the near future about this blog post and the transcript and audio they can download right here:
Download Joseph Jaffe and Rich Schefren MP3 Interview
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I have been looking for a good structured approach to keep from getting overwhelmed blogging and responding to others’ blogs. Joe’s advice, “I don’t think that it is unreasonable to recommend that people start their day just
like maybe they once read the newspaper to spend 30 minutes reading up every single morning with their cup of coffee, even before you allow yourself to get sucked into the daily grind, to spend 30 minutes a day getting smarter and
benefiting from all the great IP especially in the blogosphere.”
Great advice. I will start in the morning.
Hi Rich,
Thanks for sharing with us this book. I’m definitely going to get a hold of this book and read it as soon as possible.
Your recommendations are always top notch so I’m not worrying about wasting my time reading something that is filled with fluff.
One questions: Is this the book you mentioned at the Orlando Seminar last month?
Peter Kolat
Hi Rich,
Excellent information…however I really was taken aback at his tone about the “Grubby Hands” of Marketers.
Thanks,
Rod
You mention Sir Gary…….and I recall a promise you once made: that if you outlived him you would write the tales of your (mis)adventures together. Right? Don’t make me track it down, now!?!
P.S. I’m glad you are so active, you are one of the few who can help fill the void now. Thank you.
I never made that promise… i think you are thinking of john carlton… but i am not too sure.
i knew gary pretty well – and we had our share of late night, and early morning conversations. we were even working on a project together before his untimely departure.
but when he passed away i saw some people claim a friendship with him who i know for a fact gary despised (he told me so). i can only guess they saw it as an opportunity to position themselves or something like that.
unfortunately, at the time, their actions turned me off to writing something about my friendship with gary.
i learned a lot from gary, and when i come across something i know he would of gotten a kick out of, i am reminded he’s no longer with us – and how much i wish he was still here.
Hi,
thanks for the great manifesto!
D
Wow Rich – thanks for continuing the Thank You Gifts.
Now it’s my turn — THANK YOU!
Hi Rich
I continue to read your material and thought-provoking research, and I appreciate the effort you make to really communicate. I’ve downloaded the transcript, so that’s my day’s reading.
What about the idea that people might better start their day reading their Bible for 30 minutes, and getting anchored into God, and the real reality, rather than feeding on opinions of opinions of opinions, and some version of the virtual reality?
Your comment about Miss Spears and the lotto guy suggested that the problem was not in acquiring wealth, but in having the wisdom to spend it wisely. So what is the source of that wisdom? Surely not the 50 billion other people who claw their way over each other so greedily for more money, expensive toys, power and influence, all for themselves.
Being honest, that is what most of the IM hype is for, isn’t it?
So there’s little point feeding the frenzy and, at the same time, lamenting the lack of wisdom people display with the fruits of that frenzy.
It’d be better to leave the internet and TV off, every day, until we gained more insight into reality and Truth. I suggest it’d alert us more to the moveable feast and outright manipulatiion that is so much of internet marketing. Perhaps that’s why it’s called virtual reality.
Thanks Rich. I appreciate the opportunity to comment.
Thanx again, Rich. Your trilogy is a benchmark for insights and writing style.
Who says we have to sell (IM) stuff or engineer a 10M$ payday to be “happy”? Many brick and mortar businesses do ok on sales of only a few hundred grand per year.
I sell my skills- services- things that I believe in wholeheartedly. If I can’t believe it helps the customer, I can’t sell it effectively.
Course, if everybody else was that way, we’d probably all be farmers, lol.
I hate to be picky, but that is what happens when you do proof reading for people.
Rich, you have some great articles and comments but you really need someone to check the text occasionally.
In your headline you use the word “whither” where I am sure you mean “wither” which is to shrivel and die. “Whither” is a question as to where someone might be going. “Whither goest thou?” for example.
I cannot tell you the number of emails or sales pages I see that are laden with typos and there really isn’t any excuse these days.
Have I ever made mistakes or typos? Of course I have, but I make an effort to check what goes out because I truly believe that if people don’t pay attention to the details, how do I know they really care about what they promote to or sell to me.
Keep up the good work and, if you need a proof reader, let me know :o)
I have done this for other marketers …. the benefit of a British Public School education I fear !
Mandrake
Rich and team,
On the comment of Sir Gary Halbert (I presume)
“if you outlived him you would write the tales of your (mis)adventures together”, this does indeed hold great promise and would be of immense interest to your market no doubt. Any time soon?
“I’m giving some thought to doing this on a biweekly or weekly basis. So if you’d like to see more interviews with more authors who “get it†and the notes I took while reading their books just let me know”
Please Rich *give it no more thought*.
This is a *must do*.
@ Stephen,
It is indeed rare that anyone seems to stop to ponder concepts of wisdom. However this is hardly the right place to do so as you are aware that the ‘conversation’ here is one of marketing and business primarily.
Business is essentially the science of doing things successfully and we certainly need people who find within themselves the initiative and drive to achieve things without any outside force making them do so.
Neither you or I would be able to join in this conversation, virtual or real, without this taking place. Whether capitalism or another system would be the better umbrella for these drives has proven almost as complex a question as to what the point of anything is in this existance, otherwise more commonly worded as: ‘what is the meaning of life?’
If you have noticed that one can use marketing to do cool things or conversely to try and satisfy unvirtuous vices at the expense of everyone else, well then perhaps you have hit upon the universal crux of the ‘game’. I would say almost anything I know in this world has the capacity to be implemented in these two opposing ways.
Everything, physical and otherwise.
Every human seems to be empowered and completely free to choose which.
That to me seems to be the point.
The greater power is never going to interfere in your experience because the gift we all have is one of unadulterated free will.
Think about it and choose wisely. That is in one of the reasons behind this reality.
Hi EP
Thanks for your reply, much appreciated.
My comments were an attempt to raise the idea that simply looking further into the virtual realm cannot, in itself, give us the wisdom required to handle the benefits of the virtual realm. It is self-referential, whereas pausing, however briefly, to look to the eternal for guidance, is not.
I certainly agrees with you on the purpose of the conversation, but I am suggesting that ’success’ is a relative term, as Rich’s illustration of Spears and lotto confirms. Otherwise it becomes a term that allows all things, whether vice or virtue, as you suggest ca happen.
So what is a good measure of success if there is so many instances where lots of it is destructive, or at least counter-productive? Money alone won’t do the trick…
I appreciate that you took the time to comment :)
Stephen
Goed morning,
What a joy it was to read the content of this conversation.
Indeed, it is good to ponder concepts of wisdom. Is it not even more enjoyable to implement our wisdom in business and in life. When people consciously chose to make decisions based on, first “connecting” with their inner wisdom, would not millions have the capacity to change the state of the world in a matter of a few months- years?
The choice is ours – every moment.
We can change easily.
With appreciation & greetings,
Yvonne
Rich,
Appreciate your great content, but it would be ever so much more helpful if you would just state “it” plainly UP front, so we understand it when we see ‘it’, and learn from ‘it’. So if you were going to benefit financially from this ‘interview’, something like a cleaned up version of this:
“I am tapping into you, on my lists or readers, to try to separate you from your cash by interviewing certain authors that seek a wider audience for their books. The drill is I contact the ones that seem like a good fit, and of course they love the increased exposure to my list and readers to sell their book. Hopefully you learn something during my interview with them, and your interest is piqued to buy, which is the point, for the author and I to benefit. Get it?”
That would just be so refreshing.
Thank you.
Mary I am not quite certain what the ideal result that you were aiming for was, but to my eyes you’ve just filtered out this message into something crass with that paragraph.
I’m not saying you are crass, not in any way.
The resulting paragraph, I am suggesting, is perhaps an example of the output you would expect if you put this useful & sincere content-rich page through the ‘crass-only’ filter.
I appreciate your polite response. I did say a cleaned up version of it! My point is that that when Info Marketers teach us, they often do three things at once, one of which is selling one level down the food chain. They make money on the internet teaching other people how to make money on the internet, and many an eager and sincere consumer just doesn’t understand much of this until they are educated enough to understand this circle and the hypnotic buying copy that is presented to them as ‘education’. It is unethical anywhere else to recommend a product and not disclose that you will get a commission from it, but in affiliate marketing, it is an accepted practice that is deceptive at best, whether or not the consumer derives benefit from interim learning. When the sender is writing you a personalized letter and does not disclose that s/he will get a commission when pushing a link of a ‘friend’ ‘pal’ ‘buddy’ or ‘expert’ brought to one’s electronic door…this is not ethical. There is no way around it. Rich, after over 7M in 2 years, can take the lead to eradicate this deceptive practice. I appreciate Rich and his generosity in many areas, but if it’s not easy for all to distinguish when one is in the middle of a sales pitch that includes a freebie vs. true non-self-serving information sharing, it degrades internet marketing and those who aspire to do it with full disclosure.
Appreciate the opportunity to learn, do not appreciate if it’s not clarified if the sender will make $ on each resulting sale.
I hope this clarifies my comment. Thank you.
just an fyi mary – the amazon link i gave is not an affiliate link – it’s a direct link – the only 3 people who make money are joe jaffe, his publishers, and the shareholders of amazon.
rich
Rich,
Then I applaud you, and that fact should be available when the copy goes out so people can read your free offers without being distracted by the industry standard of hidden agendas, and so others may follow such a lead and give truthful disclosure in each and every case. It’s not listbuilding or cross-promoting that is at issue. So many people have been hurt due to the lack of non-disclosures. Thank you for responding.
So a question back to you central to your Strategic Profits models. Other than providing free value to your viewers, can you enlighten us on the specific benefits (other than providing a free gift-in your case the book notes to the viewer) which accrue to you now, and will accrue to us later as we provide such gifts ourselves using your model.
Thank you, Mary
I think it’s a shame that someone isn’t earning the measley 4% from Amazon.
Mary, this is what it would look like as an affiliate link:
http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bargaincom05-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0470137320
:)
Dan
The Get Rich Slow guy
Mary, Mary, Mary….
In “Tootsie,” Jessica Lange told Dustin Hoffman (in drag) that she thought it would be refreshing if a man would just walk up to her and say, “You know, I could lay a big line on you and we could do a lot of role-playing, but the simple truth is, is that I find you very interesting and I’d really like to make love to you.”
So when Dustin Hoffman – as Michael Dorsey – walked up to Jessica Lange at a party and said exactly THAT to her – she dumped a drink on his head.
Mary, the role of the marketer is to introduce solutions to people seeking those solutions. So your cynical paragraph is in fact correct, and Rich does this as well as anyone – and for FREE.
I’m trying to think of the last person who did NOT ask for money in exchange for information. Let’s face it – even Jesus had a treasurer.
Rick Carter
former cynic, now just a smartass
Hi Rich
Thanks for all the great info – it is so useful I realize you could be charging for it.
It is a great interview and represents the way the whole Net / 2.0 is going.
kind regards
Harley M Storey
Free Life Coach Tools
Bless you for offering a transcript, Rich!
I can read a 1-hour interview in less than 10 minutes, so a transcript is a massive time-saver for me.
Plus, if it’s a topic I already know a bit about, I can skim for the new stuff really easily when it’s in text form.
As the internet gets more media-rich, lazy marketers are just throwing up videos and audios without transcripts. That shows a total lack of regard for the value of my time, and often negates any goodwill they might have gained from giving me the valuable content.
Kudos to you, and I hope everyone reading this blog will follow your example.
By all means ADD video and audio content to text, but don’t SUBSTITUTE it for text.
Jenny
P.S. And your content rocks, Rich!
Joseph Jaffe really knows his stuff (and doesn’t need help selling his books either!).
Rich, although I’m a big fan of yours, I’m an even bigger fan now that you’re hanging out with the likes of Jaffe :)
Going to get a glass of wine and listen to the mp3 now — thanks.
Yes iam supposed to get a free lap top computer i was wondering if it was true or not. Is it a gimmic or what?? Could some one pls tell me if it is real or not pls??
Rich,
I found this very inspirational and motivational. Lots of good points and messages, like: to understand the consumers voice you have to be a consumer at the end of the day and join the conversation because where the convo goes is up to you and me. Anyways, I’m glad I listened and thanks a bundle!
Thank you once again, Rich. You continuously over-deliver and I love it. I also wouldn’t mind if you got a sliver of the Amazon cut for the book (that’s what the rest of us are doing, isn’t it?). Maybe I only speak for myself.
I just downloaded the material and purchased the book. I look forward to listening and reading. Blogging is truly a conversation and an amazing one at that.
Hi from Mike
I really think that all of your email you send out is a lot of bull!
In my opinion, the e-commerce business needs to get back to the basics. Contacting the consumers, giving them what they wont, giving them choices, and support them when they make the desion to buy!
Sincerely,
Mike
(With all due deference to Rich & team I cannot help myself in this instance).
Mike, in the, I am presuming, infinately more experienced words of a certain Felix Dennis (if you are concerned with Riches – as in wealth, not people who bear the name ‘Rich’, then I have found his essay into getting wealth one of the most accurate in print it is called bluntly ‘How to GET Rich’):
‘Money talks, bullsh*t walks’
To be completely clear -> It is obvious Rich & the team are at the head of an effective contemporary business. If you are correct then you should *own one* which surpases this one. Right?
Thank YOU, RICH,
i,ll have to work on getting this book the resources i,m getting are off the charts, I deeply appreciate, all the help I,M getting from everywhere. the interview was very good….on a side note….all you “GURUS” need a NEW NAME, befitting one who GIVES back to the Rest of US, one person at a time.
I,m blessed, honored, grateful, to be in all of your company.
Hi Rich,
I cannot wait to view the download conversation and the mp3 down load. Like always it promises to be something huge!
Thank Rich for keeping the interest alive!
Niel
Hello Rich!
Thank you so much for this audio interview and transcript! You went above and beyond and I am grateful. Joseph Jaffe is a real find.
I get so much out of what you share. When I am ready and able, I will be working with you as a paying colleague.
To several of the people who posted above:
I find some of the comments above short sighted and critical; and, rather unpleasant to read. Have you ever heard the term, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”? And all of Rich’s offerings are so much more than that…he’s giving the best horse at the show. Some of you seem to be talking down to him, like he is somehow beneath you. I really don’t like that behaviour and Rich has done nothing to deserve that kind of treatment. At the very least, you owe him respect for what he has accomplished; and, a little gratitude for the bountiful gifts he has given you would also be appropriate.
Take the time to really listen (and read). There are major keys in everything that Rich shares. And yes, he’s building goodwill for the future…I honestly believe he really cares too and wants to give us all a hand up…a place to start.
For your information, it takes several hours to transcribe a one hour conversation…Rich probably paid someone to do it. This is special treatment to us that is really going the extra mile–a gift, not a requirement.
Even if Rich did get a commission on this (and he says he didn’t); he is still bringing awesome information to us that we might not find any other way. And he deserves to be compensated for his effort–it is his right to choose to be compensated or not.
To the bible guy Stephen and a few others:
There are a lot of people with strong spiritual convictions in the world and even in internet marketing–they just don’t tell everyone about it, they let it show in their words and actions. Not everyone in internet marketing and sales falls into the “money grubber” category; although, unfortunately, many do.
Some main points here are that social media and social networking is drastically changing the way that internet marketing is done–and for the better. It is becoming a self evolving, sharing process that no one person can control. It is about sharing our hearts and a little bit more of ourselves. The one thing that we can control is ourselves and what type of contribution we make. We can choose to conduct ourselves with truth, honor and integrity and still be internet marketers.
And to be an effective internet marketer and successful entrepreneur, we still need to know our target market, the tribe that we are reaching out to. By taking some time to study other blogs, it gives us an opportunity to better understand the people we want to serve and to see how to help them and give them what they need and want. As much as I love the Bible, you won’t find this kind of information there. The Bible is for personal communion and character building.
We can choose to give people what they need and want…and contribute to the conversations as well…from a point of truth, honor, integrity and genuine caring for our fellow man.
I honestly believe that the original intent of the free enterprise system was to provide service and to serve each other in all that we do. The rewards we reap are directly related to the value we give to the world; and, come back to us multiplied many times over when our motives are pure. What goes around, comes around. Give awesome and sincere value. And, honestly, I think Rich is doing his part.
To Rich:
Thank you again. I am truly grateful for all you have shared with me. And, thanks for taking the time.
Have a GREAT day!
Louisa
As usual, a great resource … thanks Rich.
One comment though. I understand your “bribe” to have us buy Joe’s book through your link so that we earn access to your notes – (it’s a great idea!)BUT unfortunately not one that will work for us in the UK. I tried following your link though the USA site to the UK site but no deal …
Is there another way that we in the UK can get access to your notes?
Thanks Rich …
hey michael,
i don’t care where you buy it, or whom you buy it from… as long as you have a receipt to prove it.
since it would be unfair of me to give away what is really joe’s intellectual property, the only fair thing to do is to only give my notes to those people who have already purchased his intellectual property in the form of the book he recently released.
rich
Look at those 2 in the pics. Who’s the value producer? It’s obviously Britney. Yet for lack of wisdom, her life sunk, after attaining success.
Business success, however much enshrined as an epitome of science and art, is still a double-edged sword, as Rich illustrated.
Time spent on character building through wisdom-living, with the teaching and absorption of wise principles, will solidify a foundation upon which to weather through all the weird things business successes will force you to encounter.
Then people will move from becoming merely material successes to successful all-rounders, grounded squarely on ideals that make their legacy and businesses last many lifetimes, nurturing a pure-blood, pedigreed lineage of capable descendents. Those are what the true entrepreneurial greats have nailed down, in my book. Otherwise, laudible enterprises will wither away, inevitably.
As for the “pure-blood, pedigreed” thing, it’s as much to do with early educational training and family upbringing that upholds scholastic learning, great work ethics, love and communion, honor, integrity and the truth. And a lot less on manipulating the minds of your fellow men and women for ill-advised short-term gains.
Thank You, Rich.
Your generosity never ceases to amaze and educate.
Mike
Great work Rich – as always. Looking forward to reading the transcript and checking out the interview in the car.
I am joining the conversation, it was pretty much over my head but I am listening, reading and learning.
I took the first step and overcame my fear and I am posting my comments. I am just getting started in blogging. I guess I am a “blogging newbie”. Was that a ridiculous comment to make? I listened to “Join the Conversation” interview and I would say; definitely, without a doubt, this would be very beneficial. I grasp so much more by being able to listen to the interview.
Very interesting about listening to audio at a faster speed, and that we began to adapt to that speed. This will be a great benefit for me to learn more and grow at a “faster speed”.
How do I get that program?
I have been looking into blogging for marketing purposes, but there is so much out there and I am so confused as to where to start and who to believe. I am not that smart, but so eager to learn.
I would appreciate any and all advice. I want to be “gittie!!
By the way, I don’t really know what podcasting is either.
I will be getting the book and checking out jaffejuice.com.
I want to be 100% confident in what I am doing and make the right decisions.
Great Interview!
Joyce
Hello Joyce.
Regarding this:
“interesting about listening to audio at a faster speed, and that we began to adapt to that speed. This will be a great benefit for me to learn more and grow at a “faster speedâ€.
How do I get that program?”
Rich used to have a video about the tools he employed in his daily work together with a host of other business process videos in what was referred to as the “Profit Vault”.
The video which I believe showed you the way Rich did all this has since been taken down.
It is essentially finding an audio playing application that allows adjustment of *rate of playback* without distorting the pitch of the voices (else it sounds like you are listening to the ‘chipmunk’ version of the recording, an effect you will be familiar with if you have ever listened to a record or tape recording at an incorrect faster speed).
Hi Rich,
Thank you so very much for yet another gift to help me with building my business. One of my largest goals is to help others do the same. I will definitely be buying the book. I too am an avid reader, but a chronic illness has kept me from doing much reading. As I am getting better, I enjoy being able to read again even more.
Looking forward to meeting you one day–soon
fromtheheart,
make it a great day
and THANKS AGAIN for all you contribute to this internet world
j
I unnderstand : I tried to do my best for the Bulgarian nurses held captive in jail in Lybia for 8 year with noone giving a damn
but failed to acquire a large although curious audience.
Nice audio, new fodder for my iPOD.
Thanks for making it available!
Dan
http://danielmcgonagle.name
Dear Rich:
I so much appreciate the opportunity to catch bits and pieces of your knowledge and the knowledge of those people you look up to.
Thanks for taking the time to share!
Blessings!!
Hi Rich!
I’ll say it again — I love your brain!
I think sharing what you are reading is a terrific idea, and I look forward to more recommendations. I’ve already bought several books that you’ve recommended. If I can get them on CDs, I convert them to mp3s and listen to them while I work out. There’s another way you’ve inspired me…I’m going to lose weight.
Thanks so much for sharing all the great information.
Blessings,
Bonnie
Rich,
Thanks for the book recomendation.
I think that having some kind of a regular book review on your blog is a real tight idea. Nobody really reads any more. And I think that some solid, regular reccomendations would be enough to steer “normal” marketers away from their computer screens. And into the type of big picture thinking that good business books offer.
Only one question: Do you think you could get Cialdini on the phone for an interview?
Hello Strategic Profiters!
Well, this is true:
1 week ago, I listened to Rich’s interview about “Join the Conversation” – I ordered the book
I went to Facebook and got my account
Never been there before – and just 7 days later, have just had the wildest funnest week – my entire existence will never be the same…and I have hit MOMENTUM….
I absolutely hit ABSOLUTE Momentum and “feel” the need to pass it on to my fellow Strategic Profiteers….
PREFACE: I MAKE NO AFFILIATE COMMISSION ON WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY – I AM PASSING THIS ON BECAUSE , if you sincerely want to kick up your momentum NOW IS THE TIME – and it IS NOT HARD – it is VERY FUN and its the hottest thing on the net right now. When you get there you will see all the familiar internet marketing gurus —-
If any of you have NOT yet gotten your own Facebook account started (its FREE) and kicked off your social networking universe – all I can say is
don’t delay one more second —-FACEBOOK is kickin hot hot hot – and if you want to move into Absolute Momentum , I would be happy to extend a warm welcome to you at Facebook and show the ropes –
Step 1: If you don’t have a Facebook account, yet – go sign up: Facebook.com
Step 2: Definitely put your photo in your profile – Facebookies love photos of their friends – your momentum will move faster with a photo
Step 3: Go to my Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1227423343
Invite me to be your friend
Step 4: I will accept your invitation
Step 5: I will give you the next 3 steps (very easy and TOTALLY FREE) to do that will set you FIRMLY on your social networking path
P.S. I ran into Gary Vaynerchuk on Twitter and am now following him too – its quite a bit of fun – you can hook up with him too
If you don’t yet know how and why to Twitter – you can find that out too, as soon as you start at Facebook
Thank you Rich for your dedication and hyper-incredible BGS, interviews and conferences -
Most sincerely,
Dr Betsy
Rich,
Just finished reading “Join The Conversation” by Joseph. Wow, he ends on a high note with Diet Coke in Georgia…but then…I couldn’t sleep until I reviewed Your “Attention Age Doctrine”, “Attention Age Doctrine II”, and the “The Maven Matrix Manifesto” and left a comment here.
“Join the Conversation” illustrated to me why you gave out a gift earlier on your Blog, as well. “Eavesdropping on the Internet – How to know instantly and effortlessly what your competitors, prospects and customers are saying online”. It’s no longer available. Once again, a reason why it pays to be a regular reader of the Strategic Profits Blog. (For Eli above, that’s called Scarcity and it increases value…from the book “Influence” by Robert Cialdini.)
“Join The Conversation” is also one of those books that deserves/demands a second read from me. It’s funny what you pickup from Mavens along the way…Jay Abraham used to say “The 1st time you read a book it is discovery, the 2nd time is the hardest, the 3rd time and beyond is where the revelations/discoveries/insights come from.” Course he used that to illustrate reading “Scientific Advertising” by Claude Hopkins multiple times. But, my first read “Join The Conversation” was a revelation with lots of insights because of the preparation from the New Beginnings event in Orlando.
Vaynerchuk knocked the ball out of the park for me in illustrating this power of Joining the Conversation. He’s over the top, but he illustrates it well and he connects. (I think he enjoyed havin’ a little fun on the stage at Jay’s expense too.)
Finally, thank you so much for all the incredible content you produce. I enjoyed reading all the comments above to see the Conversation it is producing.
Does it get any better than this? I mean it WORKS!
I can’t sleep now…gotta get the Blog fixed and turn on Comments…ASAP!
Thanks again,
Karlyn
Hi Rich
I got a quick question. Remember the home study course that sold for half price at the beginning of march? (and I took advantage of it)
my question: I have paid for the course more than a month ago, but it has still not arrived. So what is going on? does it usually take this long? should I be worried? the course is paid for, so as a paying customer I expect to get what I paid for :-)
Living in Faroe Islands is not always the best place to be, not a lot of people know where it’s at, and it’s not uncommon that mail goes to Ireland instead of Faroe Islands.
The reason why I’m rude enough to send this as a blog post is because I’ve sent a few emails to stretegic profits asking about what’s going on, but have not got a reply so far. I want that homestudy course as much as the next guy, and would be very annoyed at throwing all that money at you and not getting any value for it. I might as well have thrown the money out to sea.
I hope you understand that I write this with the utmost respect, and hope to find a solution.
Respectfully
H
Rich,
Your interview w/Joseph Jaffe was terrific and very helpful/applicable. I am taking notes, marking it up and plan to implement parts of it in the near future.
Concerning your blog-post preamble to the interview, I would have to say that I agree. We need more blogs on this type of topic. You are the only one I know focused on Internet marketing who blogs on ethics or ethics-related issues. My contribution is more on the positive side of what is done with money after it is made.
Certainly money is amoral, it can be used for good ends or bad, self-destructive ends. You provided some examples of the negative or bad use of money by those who have significant amounts of it. I would like to contribute with examples of the good use of significant amounts of money: Bill Gates.
My first point is that Bill Gates is not perfect, he is not a saint. The U.S. government’s anit-trust action is some indication of that, regardless of the result. Ditto the European Union’s legal action. Also Gates and Microsoft have their share of enemies.
But Gates is using the vast majority of his fortune and the vast majority his friend Warren Buffet’s fortune to seek to conquor diseases via vaccine development like malaria, which kills more children and mothers globally than any other disease, and HIV, which also is a global scourge. He also contributes to think tanks in order to influence policy wonks who advise presidential candidates because he knows that U.S. policy is significant in the struggle to conquor global poverty. He has been very wise and strategic in the way he has approached all of this, even at one point seeking advice online from various experts, including Nobel prize winners. Like you, he also reads omnivorously.
What Gates is doing will positively impact 10s, maybe hundreds of millions of people globally for multiple generations. And since we are talking about $61 billion, he makes up for a lot of foolish, self-destructive spending. But there are ways that complement his that others could do to achieve some of the same ends. Examples would be K-12 schools to increase literacy dramatically, capital provision for poor countries through micro-lending and venture capital for small business. This could be done first in the few countries in Africa that are well governed: Rwanda, Botswana, Mauritius, then with lessons learned more broadly.
Anyway, thanks for raising the issue of what is done with the money when it is earned. Keep up the good work.
Curt Siemers
It doesn’t necessarily prove that britney spears went crazy because of money… it could be a combination of many different things .. but the story with the lottery winner i understand…
Hi Rich, the book arrived from Amazon today, (along with another couple), I was keen to buy it after listening to the audio on my MP3 player. (It just takes 4-6 weeks to get to New Zealand…).
I just thought I would indicate that putting authors and their work on your blog is a good idea. -I am always on the lookout to find more really decent information.
(One of the other books I bought mentions you quite a bit at the beginning too: Michael Masterton’s “Ready, Fire, Aim!”)