Here’s me looking grumpy, bored and very ill.
It was the start of a 5 night stay in hospital because of appendicitis.
And my stay in hospital made me realise how the online crooks get away with their outrageous claims.
Below is a screenshot of an affiliate account I started at the beginning of the year because I needed a side line: the school fees were a constant thorn in my side.
Now bear in mind I went in to hospital on the 24th. In the next 5 nights this account sold $996.46 of stuff while I was lying in bed.
The screen shot was taken early on the 8th – my first day back in the office. By then $2,516 had gone through the account.
It really got me thinking. It’s easy to see why so many crooks are out there saying, “Earn a fortune without lifting a finger – let me show you how with my secret super duper cash making formula”.
But there’s something the crooks don’t tell you, which I will.
I hope this analogy makes sense to you.
Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, earns around $9 million a year from race fees and endorsements. Imagine him not being content with that, and he releases an ebook:
“How to run the 100m in under 10 seconds and earn millions from one race per month.”
Funny eh?
But that’s exactly what these crooks are doing when they promise instant wealth from their ‘proven secret formulas’.
Get this in to your head: there is no secret formula. It’s just old fashioned hard work and common sense marketing.
Everybody knows Usain Bolt has to live like a saint to stay in condition.
And his training regime would probably kill most people.
Then there’s the years of training and competing he’s done to get where he is.
Don’t forget the countless sacrifices he must have personally made to climb the ladder…everybody knows the list to get where he is, would be endless.
But even if you did it all, then there’s the thorny issue of natural ability getting in the way.
Get my point?
But – here’s where it gets interesting. You do have the natural ability.
I know this because you’re here. Nobody in their right minds would be reading this unless they were interested in direct marketing.
So you have the ability. We have level pegging there. So what else?
I’ll tell you. Just study – but choose your teachers wisely.
Study as long as Usain Bolt has been training – and the chances are you’ll do well. If you’re looking for a shortcut, try the lottery, but don’t hold your breath.
If what I’ve said has made sense, sign up for three simple marketing tricks anyone can do online.
Give them a whirl. The childlike simplicity of them may not appeal to you – but it’s working just fine and dandy for me.
Best
Al
PS Only one thing cheered me up in hospital – the Fenton video (I guess you have to be a dog owner to find it funny).