"On The Road Again"

So Ed turned me onto YouTube yesterday. Thought I would go over there and check it out and upload a video. Sadly, this one is a bit choppy. I loaded up a video off a digital camera and used Quicktime. Maybe I need another format, or a way to shrink down the video size. 27Mb..ouch.

Anyways, huge news in the Underachiever World. If you haven’t been there yet, peep the blog and listen to podcast 70.

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Folks, I’m not joking. This is one ride you don’t want to miss out on. Listen to the podcast (in iTunes) for Max Effect, and find out where to get on the list to become one of the Ultra Underachiever Crew.

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Hello friends,

I know many of you are patiently waiting for some updates about the Orlando festivities that took place this week. So here you are…

First off, none of this would have been possible if it wasn’t for the Master Ring Leaders “EZ” Ed Dale and Frank “Superbad” Kern.

Frank and Ed really outdid themselves once again. If they keep raising the bar on the internet conferences things are really going to get out of hand, and damn expensive. Frank rented out the Universal Studios Park for us, and it was a blast. We rode the Spiderman ride time after time, and this time we even had “The Hulk” ride. Ed was teasing me cuz I was a bit apprehensive of going on the ride. However I caved to peer pressure and did the ride anyways. I was a bit concerned with a 6 pack of Heineken in my belly I may spew the fellow passengers. All went well though.

During Frank’s Serializer Conference, Jeff Walker presented Frank and Ed with the 2005 Product Launch Mastery Award. The prize was a precious “Pink Macrame Title Belt”. Ed and Frank sported it with pride.

I was told Frank also received some pink g-string panties for the award, and wearing them during his conference allowed him the pleasure of flossing his buttocks. Don’t forget to floss kids.

Above you see a group of us in John Reese’s Home Theater that is currently being built. This room is absolutely incredible. I can’t even imagine how cool it would be to lay the Smack Down on John on the XBOX 360. From left to right you see… Dean Jackson, Dave Miz, Jeff Johnson, Jason Potash, Laura (arg, I hope I remembered your name right) Chris Zavadowski, Jeryl Sault, James Scott, Jeff Mulligan, Jason Moffatt, Ed Dale, David (Mike Long’s Right Hand Man), and Jeff Walker. Quite a roster hey? And that was just about half of the all stars who were in attendance at John’s party.

Next up is John Reese’s “WAR ROOM”. John is a absolute genius. The entire room is covered with white board, and markers. A table is centered in the middle of the room, and the only other thing you will find in this room is some markers and a video camera. John does not allow computers into the war room. He told me that this is where the money is made. The masterminding sessions that take place in the WAR ROOM is the foundation of his biggest days. The idea is hands down a winner in my book. Now I just need about 4 grand to cover all my walls with white board.

Above you’ll see a group of us that threw down our autographs on the War Room board.

Next up, it’s the Victory Or Death Tour.

Frank Kern has a motto when he enters into a niche. It is “Victory or Death”. This has somewhat become a Ultra Underachiever Mantra for some of us. Anyways, Troy “Mixmaster” McDonald had his airbrush pal create some killer Victory or Death T-shirts for Ed, Frank, himself and I. These babies were smoking and included pics of Monkey Butt Aikido soldiers grinding up sausage, Ultra Ninja’s, Puppeteers, and Ed fishing away at Hervey Bay and winning the crown. Thanks for the shirts Troy, they really are swell.

Here’s the back-end…

I also met a really great friend BKV in Orlando. Who is BKV? I’m talking about Brian Keith Voiles. It was very cool to meet up with BKV. The more I learn about Brian, the more I genuinely adore this guy. Crossing paths with this man has been a very special gift.

Okay next up is the grand master of traffic. Mr. John Reese. What impressed me about John the most had little to do with marketing. Don’t get me wrong, I am in awe of marketing ability, but it was his generosity, and his honest desire to be really helpful to people that struck a chord within me. I could probably blog about this dude for days, but I’ll just sum it up by saying that I really appreciate being John’s friend and am very grateful, honored, and overjoyed that he personally invited me into his home to meet his friends and family. By the way, his fiancee is a doll. Nice catch John. It was nice to see you so happy and I hope your wedding day is a blast.

The fun just doesn’t stop. It was also a pleasure to hook up with the Nitro Marketing Team Kevin Wilke and Matt Gill.

Of course I can’t forget the big pimpen with the author of “The Game” and Seduction Guru Neil Strauss. Aside from the arena of picking up women, I really enjoy Neil as a normal dude. I’m glad to be his friend away from the PUA community and to get to know him as a writer and a free spirit who consistently puts himself in some of the most challenging positions known to man. He’s got a lot of courage and I really respect the leaps forward that he is able to make.

Here’s another pic of a few of us having a good time in the good old Velvet Bar. Gotta give mad shout outs to my favorite cocktail waitress Caroline. Talk about a sweetie pie. Damn, can’t believe I missed getting a photo of her. Anyways, here is Chris Zavadowski, the Kernmeister Double Fisted with Brewski’s, the evil viking programmer from Denmark Christian, Jeff Johnson and myself.

Another dude I was stoked to spend some time with was the Mad So Cal Gansta Dr. Mike Woo Ming. Check out the patented Woo-Ming Gangsta Sign. Don’t you dare mess with the West-Side Woo-Ming Clan. Mike is a great guy and I can’t wait to move down to San Diego to share some master minding sessions with him and Superbad Kern.

Oops, I’m flashing the Ming-Woo. I got gang sign dyslexia.

As you can see the roster of folks at these events was huge. Sadly I can’t blog for 20 hours so I’m gonna have to wrap this up. Sorry if I missed lot’s of you folks. I’ll probably put together a Camtasia presentation of the weekend soon and include all my photos into the video. So let’s wrap it up with a few more quick photo’s.

I had the luxury of hanging with Jason Potash throughout the weekend as well. Jason was a great guy and I’m really stoked on the masterminding note-taking that him, Woo-Ming and myself came up with during the seminar. See below.

Now I’m going to reveal some amazing Masterminding that took place between myself, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming, and Jason Potash. You have to agree to not show anybody these amazing notes. This stuff is top-level marketing secrets that should not be let out of the bag. When you get great minds together in such a place, this is the type of million dollar note jotting that takes place….

Just have a look…

Okay kiddies, that’s it for now. Now remember, don’t share our masterminding notes with too many people. We don’t want everyone to know how effective this stuff really is.

This week has been a blast and a week that I will remember for ever. Thank you to everyone involved. It truly has been a blessing meeting and chatting with you all. Til next time.

Peace.

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What a day!

So I arrive to the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando and meet up with the homey EZ Ed Dale. He instantly throws this wicked Stevie Ray Vaughn Stratocaster into my hands, and my jaw about hit the floor. The thing was so damn nice I was afraid to even touch it.

But it didn’t stop there. Ed and Superbad Frank Kern and a few other Elite shredders and I packed into the limo and went guitar shopping. You should of seen the salesmens mouths salivating when we walked into the guitar shop.

Anyways, Ed is a Guitar FREAK!. He’s spent more $$ on guitars this week then some people make in a whole year. And Holy $%@# these guitars are AWESOME. After having some jam sessions in the Hard Rock Hotel Room, we all met up with the Ultra’s, and Serial Killers in the Velvet Bar. Good Times.

I wish you folks were here because Ed and Frank know how to throw a party like no one else. Of course we are all here to be learning, but they even make the learning fun.

Well, got’s to go, I’ll keep you updated soon.

Peace

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If you keep up with my blog you would of read a post a few weeks ago about 21 days to Washboard Abs. Well, I’m proud to say that I’ve gotten better then washboard abs.

I Got 6 Pack Abs.

Check Em Out.

In all seriousness, this has become somewhat of a problem for me. Here’s the deal. I stay up super late every night and munch away. I can’t stop snacking all night, usually til about 3 AM. Not good.

So, while I have been a lazy ass and have really done nothing to rid myself of this beer belly, I promise to keep with it. Okay, maybe my goal of washboard abs in 21 days was crazy, but I’m not giving up. I’m telling ya, these abs are gonna be ROCKED.

I’ve been desperately trying to convince my lady to move to San Diego with me we can play on the beach all the time and be in the sun. It would be such a blast, and very condusive to living a healthy life style.

I think that’s the cincher. Cmon baby, it’s for my health. Cali here I come.

You’ll notice I’m sipping some of the Northwests finest hippy brews. Oh yeah…. Refreshing.

Also, our buddy Josh, who is a brain scientist dude, made us some Nut Brown Ale. With the abundance of tasty beverages this abdominal task is gonna be tough. I really think the only thing that is gonna work is to return to surfing everyday. That keeps you in mega shape.

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One of the things I like about internet marketing is that it’s a lot of fun. It really is. I have a blast learning all kinds of new stuff each day, and it’s a joy to be able to act like a juvenille whenever I feel like it.

Having fun in sales is a mandatory for me. The more fun I have, the more money I make. It’s not really a tough formula.

The other night I was watching the Chopper Show on the A & E Channel. The Chopper Show is a reality TV show that takes place in a automobile dealership in Las Vegas. The owner, and host of the show “Chop” pulls all kind of outrageous stunts to sell his cars on his TV Show.

Here’s how the story evolved…

Almost 10 years ago, when Chop was assistant used car manager at Towbin Infiniti in Las Vegas, he was asked to do a TV show selling cars. He didn’t want to do it because he thought it would be boring and his friends would make fun of him. But after thinking about it, he made a deal to do the show only if he can make it fun and so The Chopper Show was born.

The Saturday the show aired was the best Saturday in history for that store. And through the years the crazier Chop & the characters in the show acted, the more cars they sold. “I guess we are stuck acting like nuts,” Chop said.

Chop does act like a nut. It’s hillarious. He’s got this little Blue Genie Guy running all around acting like an idiot and a cast of other characters that help sell the cars.

It’s the most sophmoric, dumb and dumber type car salesman shit you’ll ever see. And guess what?

IT WORKS

Outrageous stuff gets attention. When your marketing to people, you have to get them to stop and check out whatever the heck your offering. If you try to fill up your whole page with a bunch of hype driven copywriting, and typical marketing, chances are you might not do so hot.

Put up a web page about a dude who wears a Watermelon for helmet and I guarantee you it will get attention. In fact that’s not a bad idea for this gardening sales letter I was asked to critique last week.

The point of this post is, don’t be afraid to get totally stupid and ridiculous with your marketing. People love to laugh. If your market can handle some sarcasm and humor, give it a shot. Go Wild, Get Crazy, and pretend like your in 8th grade again.

There’s nothing better then a bit of fun.

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Dear Marketers,

It’s easy for us to get caught up in the latest and greatest super marketing courses that come out each few months. Many of us shell out $500 to $10,000 for marketing information, and often the investment is well worth it.

However, there is some serious thought that goes into a big purchase like this. We need to be able to justify the price tag. Not many of us freely throw around a grand here, and a few hundred there. We want to make sure we are getting our money’s worth.

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For instance, Dan Kennedy has to be one of the best guys in the world to listen to for marketing advice. His information blows about 99% of marketers out of the water. However, you can score some of Dan’s stuff for dirt cheap. I mean, almost nothing.

While most people are charging hundreds and thousands of dollars for marketing information, Dan Kennedy will teach you for less then $10. These books here have to be the best deal on the entire internet. You simply can’t beat the price on this information.

Do yourself a favor and pick up as many of these Dan Kennedy books you possibly can. You won’t regret it.

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Hello friends,

Yesterday was the start of the major league baseball season. Once again the game has been dominated by steroids accusations, and the play on the field has become secondary to the newscasters keeping tabs on whether or not Barry Bonds injected the needle.

Well, why not join in on the fun? Check out this video that shows the impact that shutting down steroids has on some Tijuana Pharmacists. Damn, looks like they might have to go back to work selling Viagra and Valium again.

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