K. Laskowski
Copyright 2003
Here is a quote from an 'ad disguised as a
newsletter' I got earlier today - pushing the latest and greatest
membership site:
Because for the first time ever, the 'average guy' gets to rub
shoulders with the cream of Internet Marketers, and to
substantially profit from the experience. And I mean
substantially!
Based on the 'hubbub' on the A. Blake board this past weekend,
I think I'll pass on that 'cream' thing -- Joe Kumar was
on his way to the 'top', and look at what a jerk he turned out to be.
And, while I'm on my soapbox, maybe an 'age test' is in order.
Anyone who is less than 21 and considers themselves a 'guru' has a lot to learn. It is impossible to be a 'guru' at that age, no matter how intelligent, terrific, successful, etc. YOU think you are.
I have a son who just turned 18 - I know.
Ok, I'm stepping off the soapbox now.
If anyone missed the Sept. 12th weekend 'festivities', here is the nutshell version: Joe Kumar got mad at Carlos Garcia because Carlos wouldn't give Joe a higher commission than the 'regular' affiliate for his new Wealthy Secrets newsletter (I guess Joe thought because he was such hot stuff he deserved 'star' treatment).
So, in keeping with his age (read childish), Joe sent an email to his list bashing Carlos and his program, making what turned out to be unfounded accusations - and told his list all to 'unsubscribe' to Carlos Wealthy Secrets program, and asked them to forward his email asking for unsubscriptions to their lists. Attempted viral blackballing - I wonder if that is illegal? It sure is despicable.
Anyway, Carlos responded with a video documenting what really happened, and the A. Blake board was just buzzing with back and forth between C and J, with numerous others piping in with their opinions on who was right who was wrong and what was going on.
Not the best weekend in Net marketing history -- but it should teach us all a lesson.
1) If you're a kid, you are a kid, not a Guru -- don't expect mature behavior just because the kid got 'rich' unexpectedly.
2) Not everyone who says they are a guru really is -- in fact if they say it, they probably aren't. So be careful who you believe.
3) Don't jump to conclusions -- lots of 'gurus' who had backed Joe's book assumed he was being truthful and rushed to his defense without having any idea about the facts. If you jump to conclusions, you ass u me way to much.
To see what started the ruckus: http://in-the-e-zone.com/e-work-zone/wealthy-secrets-newsletter.html .
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About the author:
K. Laskowski is a webmaster, web programmer, owner of numerous web properties, and not a guru. To read more of her opinions, visit http://www.in-the-e-zone.com/me-blog-zone (yup, it's a blog). Or, subscribe to e-Work-News - the monthly 'filtered' version here: http://www.e-work-zone.com/eworksubscribe.php
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