"On The Road Again"

Last night I had the chance to see the Beatles Cirque Du Soleil show Love. Let’s just say I “LOVED IT”. It was an all around incredible evening.

I had seen KA before at the MGM Grand and thought it was pretty amazing. But this show was much more fun! If you’re ever in Las Vegas I highly recommend stopping by the Mirage and checking out the show. It’s pretty spendy, but well worth it if you can fit it into your budget.

Here’s a quick teaser of the evening. The video doesn’t do the night justice but it gives you a glimpse of the fun…

Last year I visited Maui Hawaii with Frank Kern and his Plastermind team. We all stayed at the Four Seasons in Wailea and if you’ve ever been there, you know that it’s one of the best hotels on the planet.

The employees are exceptionally attentive and will even come by and spray your face with water and wipe down your hands with soft towels. Then they’ll give you just about anything you ask for (with a hefty bill of course). “Charge it to Frank’s room is my motto”. Just kidding, kind of.

Anyhow, living the life of luxury at the Maui Four Seasons is no cheap week long trip, even if you consider yourself pretty well off. It’s down right spendy. However, thanks to the 4 Day Cash Machine the trip was basically

Chillen in front of Maui Four Seasons

DISCLAIMER: I totally butchered the 4 Day Cash Machine and it still worked. Also, I switched it up a bit because I was in Maui for 7 days and I couldn’t figure out how to edit my website from my Mac.

So get this…

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Run a 8 Day Cash Machine, or 7, or 6. By leaving the order button open a few extra days I pocketed a few thousand more dollars and basically got a free trip to Maui.

Thanks Frank.

Cheers

Jason

PS: I know some people are hesitant to run a sale like this. Trust me, you shouldn’t worry. Give it a shot. You’ll be pleasantly surprised, I promise.

PPS: If you’d like to see the List Control Bonus that I’m giving away next Monday, make sure you check out my last blog post at http://www.jasonmoffatt.com/listcontrolbonus or visit www.listcontrols.com

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I’m currently typing this from the frigid tundra of Flagstaff Arizona. It’s supposed to get down to 20 degrees tonight and propane is getting low. Uh oh. I should be able to make it through the night and depart to Vegas in the morning (Geez, I’ve been in Vegas a lot lately). I should have a video up here by Saturday evening.

Anyhow, I’m creating this post because my good buddy Frank Kern is about to release a new product called “List Control”. It’s all about building and monetizing a email list on the internet. (You know, the stuff that actually makes you money).

I want to get your feedback about what I should offer as a List Control bonus that you could use and implement in your business?

Also, I need your help because I really, really, really want to be the top affiliate for this promotion. And if you can help me do that, I’m going to cut a check to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital for $25,000.

Please let me know any thoughts or ideas you have. I’m all ears.

I’ve already come up with a wicked set of stuff that I’ll be hooking you up with if you decide you would like my materials. However, I’d like to add more to make this offer such a no brainer that anyone who wants this course would opt for this bonus.

I’ve created a page that has all the details about this bonus (I’ll be adding to it every day). You can visit the site at…

http://www.listcontrols.com (Feel free to share that page).

What else should I throw down in this bonus package?

Let me know. I’m going to keep on editing the bonus page and adding more stuff. I just wanted to get this out there and get some feedback from ya’ll.

Thanks,

Jason

PS: If you have some sort of product or awesome thing that you’d like to add to my bonus page to help me whip the guru’s, please let me know. If I think it’s of value to others I’d love to add it.

Thanks again.

Stoked to see some beautiful scenery again (and snow!).

In this course, Michael Sandel speaks about philosopher Immanuel Kant and challenges Harvard students with difficult moral dilemmas and asks opinions about the right thing to do. He then asks everyone to examine our answers in the light of new scenarios. The results are often surprising, revealing that important moral questions are never black and white.

Admittedly, I’ve never been a very big Elvis fan. However, I was keen on visiting Graceland and finding out more about the man that is so loved throughout this world.

My mom and many of my girlfriends were huge admirers of The King. So, I figured I’d check out what it was that made these ladies go gaga over this guy.

After taking the tour of Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion, I have a deeper appreciation for the man and his contribution to the music world. Below is a quick slide show that I created after doing the Graceland tour.

If you are ever in Memphis Tennessee and would like to see where Elvis and family lived, check out his site at www.Elvis.com .

On Saturday morning, I broke up with alcohol. I really hope we don’t get back together. Our relationship has been a love/hate one, but I don’t have too many grudges or regrets.

It was fun alcohol. It really was. And I want you to know, we can still be friends. I don’t hate you or anything.

The breakup didn’t come from a hangover. I didn’t do anything stupid last night.

The truth is, I want to feel higher than what alcohol provides. I love a good buzz, but I’m even more fond of a great buzz! And to be blatantly honest, I’m a bit afraid of numbing and damaging the one thing that helps me have leverage in life. My brain.

Luckily I’m not a alcoholic. I like to drink beer, but I’ve never needed to drink. I’m a fun drunk, never violent, and am smart enough to give up the keys to my car when intoxicated. I wish everyone could be that way.

In the end, my deciding factor to split up with alcohol is because I want to experiment with a sober streak combined with a massive intake of superfoods. The smoothie’s I’ve been creating lately make me feel 5 times better than any beer ever does.

My brain functionality is greatly enhanced when I eat and drink well. And it’s not only me. Numerous of my friends are on this superfood kick. Most of us aren’t die hard hippies who only eat salad and nuts. We eat a bit of everything but make sure to incorporate some superfoods to give our bodies a fighting chance.

Anyhow, Saturday morning I was listening to some info from my buddy David Wolfe and it really jolted me to get my ass in gear. David has a keen ability to do this. Every time I listen to his stuff it blows me away and leaves me eager to know more.

However, what’s better than book knowledge or just acquiring the info is actually implementing raw superfoods into your life. You have to experience it to truly know what I’m talking about. Nothing else really cuts the mustard.

So, to get some more information and to see how it’s changed a bunch of our lives, I want you to watch this quick video with David Wolfe and Frank Kern. Simply click the banner below and you can peep this video.

David has truly changed many of our lives. I am super pumped to call him a friend, and a inspiration. Check out his stuff, it’s that good…

ATTENTION: I’ve edited this blog post and removed my link to Jay’s product. It really wasn’t fair for me to write a post like this, put the blog reader into a totally bad frame of mind about a particular type of video, and then send them to exactly what I was just bickering about.

Okay, here’s the post today (with a few edits) that started the barrage of comments. Thank you everyone who chimed in. I only ask everyone keep an open mind, and ask yourself… “why” as often as you can.
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During the last 6 months marketers have been exposed to a new kind of video that not everyone is fond of. Even I hated this tactic when I first saw it, and to this day I’m still not overly excited about it.

However, being a marketer and a astute observer of human behavior I’m able to set aside my personal preferences at times and see through the eyes of others who may think differently than myself. I also keep a close eye on the profits generated from a particular tactic.

Here’s where the controversy kicks in. A large amount of people HATE these types of videos and here’s why…

1. There are no controls except for a pause button. You can’t rewind or fast forward. (I know, it’s a bitch)

4. And a host of other things.

I hate to say this, but if you start educating people too much about your product in the sales process you’ll lose a lot of orders. Instead of focusing on the product features and all the bells and whistles of the products, many smart video creators do something different.

They future pace the experience you are going to have once you buy and implement the product. They display the life that you “COULD” have. They force you to imagine what might happen if you just do what they did or said in the video.

And guess what? It works. In fact, it works better than showing people exactly what they are getting in most instances. Lame, I know. But hey, I’m not operating on emotions here. I’m simply observing.

Think about all the late night infomercials you see on the television. Do you ever actually know what you are getting? Of course not. All you know is you’re getting “The System” that has worked for so many others. (Or at least that is what they tell you).

Anyhow, there are a bunch of lessons to be learned from these types of videos. Whether or not you’re willing to sit through 30 minutes of slides shows and a well orchestrated voice over is another matter in itself. If you do, I suggest you take notes.

Here’s another reason I believe these videos work so well. They literally force you to sit through the sales process. A wise direct marketer will take you through a series of steps to warm you up to the sale. Many call the process AIDA. Most marketers or copywriters are familiar with this process. It’s…

A = Attention
I = Interest
D= Desire
A = Action

This is nothing new in the marketing world and the formula has been used for a long time. The point is, when you are forced to sit through these videos the producer now has a chance to address each one of these steps without losing your interest. You can’t skip around the salesletter to view the testimonials. You can’t click the order button to see how much it is. And you can’t find out how much longer it’s going to be available.

You’re essentially held hostage if you want to find out more info. And this pisses some people off.

Personally I think it’s silly to get mad. No one is forcing you to watch. However, once you invest 10 minutes, you sort of want some type of reward for spending your time watching. You want something. Anything. Especially since the video usually promises to reveal something big, yet you have to wait forever for it.

So I’m curious. How do you feel about these type of videos?

Have you ever seen one? If not, email me at profitmoffatt at gmail and I’ll show it to you.

Have you ever used one yourself? What were the results? Ever promoted one as an affiliate? I’d love to hear how that worked out for you as well.

While I’m not a huge fan of being forced to watch a 30 minute video, I am considering using this sort of video in the future. I think I’ll make my video only about 15 minutes and I’ll include more pictures and entertaining video as opposed to just slides. I think that will do a bit better then just a powerpoint presentation. I could be wrong though.

Anyhow, would love to hear your opinions on these videos. Let me know in the comment sections below.

Cheers,

Jason

Check out the video if you haven’t yet.

I made a a stop on the Gulf Coast of Florida because I was duped into believing a surf report that some ridable waves were in the future. I should know by now that putting my faith in the surf forecast is a bad move.

The waves came, but the only ridable ones were at about midnight on Sunday evening. A wicked rain and lightning storm hit at about the same time. If I weren’t afraid of sharks, and had a buddy with me to surf I may of tried a night surf. Not this time.

Despite missing out on the surf I have had a pleasant time hanging out in Miramar Beach. There isn’t a whole lot to see here other than the white sand beach, but I was fine with my stay.

One cool thing I’ve been experiencing is that people at RV Parks are super nice, adventurous and love to share travel stories. Most of them are retired older folks, but they have the spirit of a 12 year old playing little league. They really enjoy fun. And I’ve really enjoyed getting to know quite a few of them as well.

Anyhow, I loaded up a few photos from my iPhone and a couple vids from the camera and made this quick Animoto video. If you’ve never used Animoto, give it a shot. It’s super easy and pretty fun!

Oh, hell yes baby. Some micro waves actually came the day after I put this video together. They were only knee high but I was able to yank out about 12 of em. Not too shabby. It somewhat cured my jones for a couple of days at least.

I think in the next day or so I’ll head down to Cocoa Beach and try to score some waves with my pal Eric Farewell. Wish me luck.

I’ve always found it odd, sad, and frustrating that more people don’t have success with online marketing. After all, it seems easy peasy to myself. Why isn’t it that way for others?

I think quite often it boils down to shitty work ethic. Lets face it, many people are horrible employees in the real world. Instead of trying to help their company grow and profit, they are usually plotting ways they can avoid additional work at any cost.

How can I get off early? When’s the next break? Should I call in sick? I hate my fucking boss!

All of these phrases are far too common in the workplace. If you are failing in your online endeavors you may want to ask yourself… “have I been a shitty employee?” If so, I’d wager to say you’re probably destined to plummet online as well.

Of course some people get lucky. Others are smart enough or have a stack of cash to just hire others to do everything. But for the guy who has nothing, knows nothing, and is willing to devote only 40% of his abilities to his online business, he’s up shit creek without a paddle.

While I personally tend to believe this internet business is a breeze in comparison to building houses, I also recognize that I was a kick ass employee most of my life. (I say most, because even I have been a bad employee a few times) Even when I was washing dishes as a kid, I always wanted to do the best job possible.

When working on construction sites, I wanted the company to make a nice profit. I’d make sure we didn’t waste materials, the right guys were doing the right job, and I didn’t cheat the time-clock (except for that prevailing wage job in Idaho. The other guys would of kicked my ass if I busted up those 4 hours of non-work for big pay). Basically, I’m the kind of guy you want working for your company.

But in my experience in life I’ve found that many people are horrible employees. They don’t truly care about the business they work for. They are just skimming by, paycheck to paycheck, unhappy and unfulfilled in their jobs.

I don’t care if you are a postman, a pizza delivery boy, a garbage man, a senator or a cop. You better learn to like your damn job and feel lucky you even have one. And be proud of the way you perform it. I have little respect for someone who doesn’t pay attention to their job description and exercise it to their best ability. Cop-out wimps is what they are.

So I want you to ask yourself these questions…

“Have I been a good employee most of my life? Did I do the best job I could when working for XYZ? Did I really give a rats ass about the success of the companies I worked for?”

If you folks are honest with yourself, many of you will have no choice but to say no to those questions. And if that is so, you may have a tough time having success online either. Sure, you may get lucky. You may be able to scam or spam some people into some biz opp bullshit. But ultimately, if you want to have any longevity and peace of mind in this business you have to be good. Really good. And you must have a intense work ethic.

I know myself and many of my friends make this internet business stuff look easy. Some of that is hyperbole, and exaggerated writing. However, some of it is also the pure honest to god truth. In the end, I think the guys that are killing it online are the same guys that loved their paper route. They enjoyed mowing Mrs Anderson’s yard as a kid. And they didn’t bitch when their boss asked them if they could put in a little overtime.

Hard work pays off. Shitty work attracts more shit!