Hi Mike
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(Note: More information on Game of Thrones can be found in the Wikipedia entry).
Have you been tuning into Game of Thrones?
It's based on the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels and is a "medieval fantasy"
set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros whereby seven families battle it out
for control of the Iron Throne.
Or, from what I've seen, it's all about "swords and shagging".
Even though it's set in a make-believe time several hundred years ago, the fantasy
world had more than a few similarities to the world of Internet Marketing.
For example:
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Who's Side Are You On?
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In Westeros, you have seven families, or dynasties, struggling for power and control.
It's the same when you do battle on the Internet...
You have the Gurus sitting comfortably on the Throne, wielding their power
and disseminating wisdom, usually in their costly training courses.
Quite often it is the same message said in a
different language - video, PDF, Teleseminar - anything from $997 to $2,000 a throw.
Then below them you have other groups all vying for power with the hope of
one day dethroning the gurus...
Like the Clickbank marketers pumping out "push button" and "one click" solutions
on a weekly basis, all professing to dump millions of dollars into your bank
account for doing very little work in return.
In direct opposition to them are the Ethical Marketers, who release their own
products and training but usually without the hype and fanfare of the Clickbank marketers.
However, as with every good power struggle, everything is not always black-and-white...
While the ethical marketers publicly denounce the Clickbank marketers, some
have been known to "switch sides" on occasions and promote such poor products
as they also eye a fat commission cheque. Then, stuck in the middle of all
this chaos are the newbies. While their army has numbers they don't have the
knowledge or power to take on the other groups.
During the heat of battle, some may be fortunate and elevate themselves into
one of the other groups. But most will fall dead by the wayside. Even more
confused and a lot poorer for their efforts.
Okay, that's only four "families" rather than the seven in Game of Thrones,
but you get the gist.
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Incest Is Rife
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The show also has other similarities to Internet marketing such as the Queen
embarking on a sexual relationship with her brother (this is a tradition in
one family).
Yes, the IM industry does often feel incestuous at times.
The same group of marketers always jumping on each other's product launches,
promoting whatever it is with little regard for their poor subscribers.
If you watch the list of testimonials for new products, or even the pictures of
the people - they are the same every time. It is an unholy alliance of back rubbing.
Or two marketers having a public spat and then promoting the other's product with "my good
buddy" type email marketing.
It's a relationship only a pair of siblings "too close" to each other could enjoy.
Look for clean time limited statements on the internet such as
"When you join GetCashForSurveys today, you will receive $50 free
when you take your first paid survey!" http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=IDy6q&m=JE.odu7BFD4Oyn&b=zh2Jnn0cwUJHAf.SqfdGYQ
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Reciprocity Equals Debt
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And finally, what about Sean Bean's character of an ageing warrior reluctantly
going back to war to fight for the King, played by Mark Addy?
Feeling indebted to somebody else seems par for the course in Internet Marketing
and you will often find yourself in situations you don't feel comfortable with.
In the Virtual business I can give a personal example of this. I had a couple of
problematical clients who wanted the cheapest not the best. Both have fallen into the
cheap and have been left in a hole hole and want me to get them out.
As soon as I mentioned that I would charge as this was nothing to do with me -
they were horrified that I would not do this for nothing for old times sake...
Perhaps a client did you a favour and now expects you to do something for them in return,
even though you know what they want is not quite 'right' businesswise and you could get
the kickback? Do you go through with it out of duty or do you stand up for what you
believe in and tackle the repercussions head on?
You need money to live on - instead of arguing and feeling guilty you could make $20
in as little as 8 minutes! Imagine doing this 5 or 6 times a day.
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You see, Internet and Marketing may appear all nice and fluffy on the surface, with everybody
claiming to "help" everybody else succeed...
But in reality, it is more akin to a medieval battlefield...
Choose your side carefully.
As I have semi retired and like the ability to earn money quickly as and when
I want I have chosen my 'family' to hang my pennant on. I am happy to do surveys
and other marketing work sent to me, during the heat of the day or when I need
to be at 'home' while I can do my garden in the morning or evening.
If you want an uncomplicated way of working this could be for you and is an
ideal part time job or something to do while the children are at school.
Funnily enough, more and more surveys are done during recessions as those who
get their marketing right win in a poor econimic situation while those who carry
on fighting in the old ways go to the wall.
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Talk Soon,
Di Chapman
Aubiac, AYNAC, Lot 46120, FRANCE
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