Today's Adventure in the Biz Opp Jungle:
'In which Charlie explains his
disappearance on Sunday... gets envious about the latest
biz opp book... spots a dodgy Lotto opp... and calls last
orders at the DTTP bar.'
Hi,
Did you notice that there was no e-letter on Sunday?
That's because it was a clever ruse. A new e-letter strategy where, instead of staying in contact with your readers, you go missing without explanation, leaving them to wonder:
"What in the hell is Charlie up to again?"
I'm not sure it's a newsletter strategy that will catch on. I can't imagine a successful marketing book called "Invisible Newsletters", where you get a bunch of readers and never, ever write to them.
It would make for an interesting headline
though:
MAKE NO MONEY FROM
NEWSLETTERS YOU NEVER WRITE -
GUARANTEED!
So no, it wasn't a clever ruse at all. The real reason was that I was shivering in a holiday camp in Great Yarmouth.
I know, I know... RIDICULOUS.
Sarah's friend's feller had organised a dance music weekend there for about 400 people. We went as support for his first music business venture.
It was a weird mix of icy wind, relentless banging techno, noisy East Anglians, and chalets with 1970s décor.
I spent most of the time hiding in the
chalet, drinking wine and grumbling.
"I'm too old for this," I said to Sarah, "I'd much rather be in my new study, writing my e-letter."
Which was true!
Talking of e-letters...
My book on setting up your own e-letter from scratch is almost finished. I hope it'll be out before Christmas.
At least before the X-Factor Christmas
single, heaven help us all.
You may think you need to be a writer to do this e-letter malarkey, but I've got tonnes of ideas for simple, specialist e- letters on all kinds of subjects... pet care, fitness, football, rare records... and cheeky ways you don't have to write much of the copy yourself.
It's easier than you think, believe me. And so few people are exploiting this yet, it's astounding.
But I won't bang on about it today. I've got too much stuff to tell you about.
First up...
This guy's beaten me to
a great biz opp product
Back in May I wrote a Biz Opp Jungle Email called "Is that a blog in your toilet?"
If you missed it, you'll find it in my 'archives' section.
The email was about how blogs would be the next big online money-spinner. They're hugely popular, can be set up in minutes, for free, with no computer skills.
Most importantly of all, millions of people seek them out, read them and RETURN TO THEM every day.
There are so many specialist areas to blog about, with so many ways to make money from recommendations and special links, it will take decades to saturate the market.
If there's no money to be made from this, then I'm a big fat armadillo.
Despite having this feeling about blogs as far back as May, I've spent my time umming and ahhhing about what to write about in my own e-book, flipping from idea to idea.
(As you know, I am continually getting sidetracked and delayed. Procrastination is my weakness as a biz opp seeker.)
But Jonathan Street has gone straight ahead and written a groundbreaking book on how to make money from blogs.
He doesn't mess about.
Now I think about it, my website has been a kind of blog. And having read his business blueprint, I realise that I use a lot of his reader-grabbling techniques and internet advertising strategies.
They definitely work. And I am definitely envious.... because this is the kind of biz opp I could have written about.
But hey ho.
Anyway, it means I can heartily recommend this to you. As you'll see on http://www.bizoppjungle.com I am going to start uploading my own blog onto the site every day, so check it out.
No, blogging won't make you a mega-rich playboy millionaire... but it can make you a good part time income. And it's fun.
So if you fancy a couple of hundred quid extra each month, for uploading a few words each day, then check this out
Right, next on my list...
What I think about this Lotto opp
One of my regular readers has alerted me to ADK Publishing's "3 & 4 Ball Repeater", a Lotto scheme.
I don't like to hold back my opinions, so I'll be frank.
This is a load of old bobbins.
The "3&4 Ball Repeater" s supposed to work like this. The system picks 15 numbers. The 15 numbers consist of 8 'hot numbers'. The sales literature says that these are numbers that have come up most frequently in the most recent 8 draws.
You also get 7 'cold numbers'. These are numbers that have come up the LEAST in the same period.
Six of these 15 numbers are selected at random and entered in the Lotto. The idea is that you'll get back £40 for every £10.
This is another one of these 'magic systems' that never work. If it did, it would be splashed across the newspapers and the Lotto would start losing millions.
I'm no mathematician, but I know that every number has the same chance of being picked each week, no matter how many times it comes up in previous draws. So I don't see how this will work any better than random selection.
And watch out. The guarantee says you must try it for 12 weeks before you can claim your money back.
By this point, you'll be in the red.
Last orders at the DTTP bar
You've probably heard this already, but Don't Tell The Professionals is closing its doors to new customers on the 19th November.
As you know, this is a high-level trading product with a year's email support, weekly market overviews, full training and software.
Yes, it's highly priced, but well worth the investment if you want to take your trading to the next level.
And there's a 45-day money back guarantee, too.
On top of all that, publisher Nick Laight tells me that existing and new members will be able to get their hands on some top of the range software, worth £2,247.
He says: "This piece of kit scans the financial markets and alerts you to trading opportunities automatically, making it even easier to use."
Go here for the details:
www.canonburypublishing.com/tradingsecret
Oh, and look out for my now daily website entries on www.bizoppjungle.com.
It's a blogger's life for me!
Cheers,
Charlie