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Of course I made a lot of assumptions and generalizations; it’s not like I could do a full investigation of you and find out what kind of money you’re making after all. Well, I actually could, but I don’t want to pay the money to do it. lol

As far as the post, I made no generalizations at all; I merely ask questions based on observations. We both know that 99.7% of all the folks marketing themselves on the internet aren’t making enough money to live on. Out of the rest, and this part is definitely a generalization, I’d bet that .25% of them are making more money than I make in my consulting business on a yearly basis. Those that make big dollars have figured out the art of hype in some fashion. Those that don’t have big dollars but are at least making living money have probably figured out the art of the list, or the niche, or something like that.

So, it is a numbers game; the idea is to figure out which numbers, where, and what to do with them. Now, if you’re the affiliate and internet marketing guru of the group, then maybe you’re the guy to respond to all the questions asked in that article that I’ve added a link to above. Or, if you want to keep it all to yourself, that’s fine also. Honesty, I don’t know. I, and everyone else, only knows what you deem to tell us. But I have read every article you’ve written on DWSM, including those articles you wrote before I met you; that’s the best I could ever do. I think I’ve probably told way more about myself on this blog, but there are still things I have kept to myself. But when it comes to making money online,… been an open book.

And, right now, I still have to write that article for the month.

Although I agree with some to a point, I think you’re making a lot of generalizations and assumptions here and in the post itself.

DSWM – online for a smidge over 1 year. Actually promoted for maybe half that…sitting at 1000ish visitors per week and 200+ subscribers (almost half via email) is right up there.

As for earnings, no one really knows but me and I’m good with that lol. Truth be told though, although there was some, it wasn’t even on my to-do list for ‘08…..it is for ‘09.

The ‘net as a whole – Well yes, many will have to work to the 40,000 or so level. It’s all a numbers game my man.

Numbers + Quality…whether its content, links, or whatever + time (with a little luck thrown in).

Munch on this for a minute lol – My very first website…I had ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what I was doing…e-Commerce, so very little actual content…..scored a PR 3 on the first Google dance it went through. How many incoming links? ONE. Quality linkage dude. LOL

Oh and before I forget – yes, today’s gurus are yesterdays spammer/fake-it-till-make it kingpins…with literally 1 or 2 exceptions.

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It was way more of a compliment, but also a good example. You’ve done a lot of work in getting your name out there, and you’re linked to tons of pages. One would think it would translate into your having more visitors or more subscribers and the like, as well as more money in some fashion, but it probably doesn’t, in terms of equity balance. I mean, do we have to work on getting to the level of at least 40,000 connections like Lynn Terry just to make any kind of “real” money, or what? And, just how did these supposed gurus really get the hype they have; was it only by spamming the heck out of us and irritating us to death, or was it a concerted effort through JV and other processes that did it?

Lots to think about; that’s why I wrote about it.

I’m going to answer the “why” question in a post, so don’t think I’m dodging it. I will say, though, that had I been able to build up the hype for it all that it would have become a much different discussion overall.

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It’s ALL about promotion and linking. You’re right though, it’s not the quantity of articles, it’s the quality…crap articles will not get talked about, linked to, promoted outside ones own, etc.

That’s how the “good hype” is started.

Chow was not a fluke, he knew exactly what he was doing – not giving a crap what happened to his readers as long as he got what he wanted.

Ingenious? Perhaps, if you don’t mind being an ass about it. Whatever.

My blog as a whole is doing fantastic in all areas I’ve set for it.

The review contest alone, no; definitely not as well as I hoped. The two primary reasons…

1. My fault for an almost total lack of promotion on my part. I too did a bit of commenting, twitter and maybe one or two other things…admittedly NOTHING to what I should have/could have done.

I ass-umed the rather large cash/prize list would draw reviewers, drawing more reviews and so on…taking care of the promotion for me.

2. Laziness (and not on my part). *sigh* folks can attempt some sort of response if they like, but it’s a plain fact. The contest was so not difficult. Perhaps a wee bit time consuming… having to actually right the reviews and all. LOL

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It’s almost scary but it sounds like in part, it might be becoming just like you said. Hype is hit or miss and you just have to hope you’re in the right place at the right time. I know a guy at my brother’s college, he got coverage on a couple news networks for a site he was doing in which he petitioned people to send him their pennies to help him pay for college. Before the news coverage, he was getting 50-100 visitors a day. Afterwards, he skyrocketed. How was he able to get the coverage? No idea.

It’s a tough world out there, and we just have to keep fighting to be on top.

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Promotion is where you have to focus. You must promote yourself, your product, and what you are doing and it not only needs to be believable but true for long term success.

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That does make you think though about how to run a contest and especially how to achieve what you want from it. I have some ideas why both didn´t run as planned but would like to see why you think yours didn´t go the way you thought it would ….

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