[Free Six Figure Tip] Discover How Winning Video Game Strategies Can Make You Rich

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Hey all,

I was talking the other day with a good friend on Skype. We were focusing on the reasons so many people fail at online marketing while others such as my friend are able to go from $0 to six figures in only a few short months.

After quite a long discussion covering many different areas I decided I was going to do a WSO on the strategies. However, the more and more I thought about it the more I decided I wanted to give this one away.

Granted by doing so I can't write 5k words on every technique we discussed but I can give you the true golden nugget of the whole strategy session.

Are you ready?
"How Winning Video Game Strategies Can Make You RICH"

Alrighty, now that I got my big cliche headline out of the way let me explain.

I used to play video games; I mean A LOT of video games. In fact, at one point I actually made money playing video games. (Another story for another time)

I was able to make money though and become one of the best at what I played BECAUSE I was laser focused. Now, here's what I mean.

I literally sat in my chair for 12-14 hours at a time sometimes perfecting my game. The world around me did not exist. Only that game. (This of course changed when I married/had children.)

Now, imagine that instead of being laser focused I tried carrying on a conversation with friends, reading emails, checking facebook, jacking around in forums all day, etc etc all while trying to play that video game.

What would happen?

I'd lose, get killed, fail, etc etc etc.

Pretty easy to understand right?

Well, that is how 95% of people approach online marketing. With ZERO focus.

Look, I am about as ADD as they come. I've literally been to a dr for conditions such as OCD. No, not kidding.

I know how freakin hard it is to focus some times so here is what I do.

I hire myself. Yes, I hire myself. When you are an employee you do what you are told right?

So, I set myself a schedule for 8 hours a day of work. During those hours I am not allowed to do anything other than work. So, if I am a product creator I focus on creating products, if I am a JV person I work on creating new JVs, if I am a mini site man I work on my mini sites, etc.

Anything that isn't in line with my end goal gets done outside that time frame.

So if you just can't help playing in forums, buying WSOs, chasing the next great hope, etc fine. I won't ask you to stop.

BUT, at least do that in your "free" time as a hobby because that is really what it is; a hobby. During your work time you need to focus on your work.

I hope you found this analogy helpful.

Cheers,

James
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  • Profile picture of the author ExRat
    Hi James,

    You make a good point, but I find that you can actually go a lot deeper with this analogy.

    Many of the games nowadays are online simulations of scenarios that involve individuals and groups of individuals combining into a team to achieve specific objectives.

    While bearing in mind that these will always be a simulation (IE technology always creates limitations when studying human behaviour via a simulation in comparison to reality), you can learn a lot by examining which type of behaviour leads to success or failure in terms of achieving the objective and by observing and noting 'typical' patterns of behaviour common to the masses.

    For example, in COD Black Ops they have introduced the theatre mode which allows anyone to study the exact actions of those who have either failed or succeeded (it provides a video replay which can be viewed from different perspectives.)

    It's quickly obvious, (again, for example) that 'revenge' plays a large part in the failure of certain players. If they have been killed by a certain player in a certain position, there is a natural human compulsion to return and avenge that death, particularly if it was humiliating (or if the player was camping - the 'killcam' shows the action a few seconds after the kill, which often shows the player returning to the same camping spot - a great player will stay there a few seconds before moving to the new spot in order to fool the deceased player into thinking that they will still be there.) There is even a points bonus for avenging, although I doubt that this plays much of a part.

    Consequently, many of the best players are aware of this and reposition themselves to take advantage of the returning avenger and kill him again. The cycle repeats until the returning avenger realises that they are being continually drawn into a trap.

    Another example is where a player understands the technical aspects of a game and studies maps and loadouts and combines them expertly to maximise their advantage. Yet another example is where a player exploits the technical weaknesses in the simulation that differentiate between the simulation and real life. It's also clear that the majority of people are naturally 'funnelled' into taking certain routes on their 'travels' - great players never do this and are also aware that others do. Great players lurk in places where you never expect to find them.

    All of these aspects of the game itself and of human behaviour within it (and many more) can provide lessons which via analogy can provide insights into how to use the weaknesses of typical human behaviour to profit from prospects and succeed over rivals in business. Once you can start predicting what the majority of people will do, things become easier. Of course, the first lesson is to test in order to establish what that majority will do, prefers to do etc.

    Any serious student of business, while taking time off for their hobbies, will (I imagine) be looking to test, experiment and find lessons - just as the successful salesman often sees a party as a good opportunity to people-watch and learn about psychology and body language - rather than an opportunity just to get smashed.
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    • Profile picture of the author James Sides
      Originally Posted by ExRat View Post

      Hi James,

      You make a good point, but I find that you can actually go a lot deeper with this analogy.

      Many of the games nowadays are online simulations of scenarios that involve individuals and groups of individuals combining into a team to achieve specific objectives.

      While bearing in mind that these will always be a simulation (IE technology always creates limitations when studying human behaviour via a simulation in comparison to reality), you can learn a lot by examining which type of behaviour leads to success or failure in terms of achieving the objective and by observing and noting 'typical' patterns of behaviour common to the masses.

      For example, in COD Black Ops they have introduced the theatre mode which allows anyone to study the exact actions of those who have either failed or succeeded (it provides a video replay which can be viewed from different perspectives.)

      It's quickly obvious, (again, for example) that 'revenge' plays a large part in the failure of certain players. If they have been killed by a certain player in a certain position, there is a natural human compulsion to return and avenge that death, particularly if it was humiliating (or if the player was camping - the 'killcam' shows the action a few seconds after the kill, which often shows the player returning to the same camping spot - a great player will stay there a few seconds before moving to the new spot in order to fool the deceased player into thinking that they will still be there.) There is even a points bonus for avenging, although I doubt that this plays much of a part.

      Consequently, many of the best players are aware of this and reposition themselves to take advantage of the returning avenger and kill him again. The cycle repeats until the returning avenger realises that they are being continually drawn into a trap.

      Another example is where a player understands the technical aspects of a game and studies maps and loadouts and combines them expertly to maximise their advantage. Yet another example is where a player exploits the technical weaknesses in the simulation that differentiate between the simulation and real life. It's also clear that the majority of people are naturally 'funnelled' into taking certain routes on their 'travels' - great players never do this and are also aware that others do. Great players lurk in places where you never expect to find them.

      All of these aspects of the game itself and of human behaviour within it (and many more) can provide lessons which via analogy can provide insights into how to use the weaknesses of typical human behaviour to profit from prospects and succeed over rivals in business. Once you can start predicting what the majority of people will do, things become easier. Of course, the first lesson is to test in order to establish what that majority will do, prefers to do etc.

      Any serious student of business, while taking time off for their hobbies, will (I imagine) be looking to test, experiment and find lessons - just as the successful salesman often sees a party as a good opportunity to people-watch and learn about psychology and body language - rather than an opportunity just to get smashed.
      Wow, you took this deep and totally hit the nail on the head!

      Great insights.

      Cheers,

      James
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      • Profile picture of the author ExRat
        Hi James,

        Wow, you took this deep and totally hit the nail on the head!

        Great insights.
        Whenever there are literally millions of people all partaking in the same 'experiment' and those people are in my target market and the activity happens to tie in with my own kind of hobby - it's a perfect opportunity for observation and learning.

        PS -

        Location: Southeast Missouri
        Are you located near/in tornado territory?

        I've been looking at the reports coming from Joplin and now Oklahoma and Kansas. I hope you are safe where you are. The photographs and videos are incredible. The amazing aerial shots show the path of the twisters, but also the ground level shots are really eerie with all of the trees stripped of their foliage and often their bark too.

        Best wishes to all affected from here in the UK.
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        • Profile picture of the author James Sides
          Are you located near/in tornado territory?
          Yeah, the weather is nuts here lately. I probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night but fortunately I've got a basement family room we retreat to during bad weather.

          It isn't 100% safe as nothing is but we feel pretty good down there!

          Thanks again,

          James
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  • Profile picture of the author cyong
    Well James, you just point out what most mistakes make by newbies, it is the lack of FOCUS & ACTION!
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    • Profile picture of the author depik
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      Originally Posted by cyong View Post

      Well James, you just point out what most mistakes make by newbies, it is the lack of FOCUS & ACTION!
      The lack of focus and action is definitely a factor to consider and also the lack of a proper guide. Many people feel lost online because of this..
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      • Profile picture of the author tdj
        Good points. I think what happens on occassion is that people are looking for answers to their questions. They become confused and disoriented online looking for the truth. They may have been scammed or given misinformation and find it difficult to believe anyone. They need someone they can trust and a system that works, but have become conditioned to believe that 5 minutes a day and $27 software is going to make them rich. So now it looks like a hobby when their true intentions did not start out that way.

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        • Profile picture of the author James Sides
          The biggest problem I see online is something like this...

          New Marketer buys product. Product promises result.

          New marketer follows steps to a T but doesn't achieve same result.

          Rather than looking at what went wrong new marketer buys next shiny object.

          The toughest part about scaling a business online is ignoring all the great opportunities to make money. The best thing is to pick one and treat it just like I did video games. LASER FOCUS on it and results will come.

          Cheers,

          James
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  • Profile picture of the author Marian Berghes
    As a former professional counter-strike player myself I can totally relate to this subject. We would spend so much time training everyday and watching demos of games between some of the best teams in the world in order to break down their strategy and find out why did they took X position, why did they throw that grenade there etc...

    And like you said, whenever we would train we would always focus on only 1 thing everytime...positioning, aiming, coordination to the second etc...

    We had alot of results even tho at that time there weren't any kind of "how to play counter-strike" courses...we learned most of what we did by observing, breaking it down, then rebuilding it for us.

    So I think that the lesson here is: Even tho you will learn plenty of things from courses, being focused and figuring out why X website does so well can improve your "game" by alot.
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    • Profile picture of the author James Sides
      Originally Posted by Marian Berghes View Post

      As a former professional counter-strike player myself I can totally relate to this subject. We would spend so much time training everyday and watching demos of games between some of the best teams in the world in order to break down their strategy and find out why did they took X position, why did they throw that grenade there etc...

      And like you said, whenever we would train we would always focus on only 1 thing everytime...positioning, aiming, coordination to the second etc...

      We had alot of results even tho at that time there weren't any kind of "how to play counter-strike" courses...we learned most of what we did by observing, breaking it down, then rebuilding it for us.

      So I think that the lesson here is: Even tho you will learn plenty of things from courses, being focused and figuring out why X website does so well can improve your "game" by alot.
      Perfect example!

      Thanks for chipping in.

      Cheers,

      James
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  • Heh, I use to make money playing video games

    Sponsors, travelling, meeting people from around the world, those days were fun
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    great tips in here, good stuff guys.

    Except for Chaidojophalp, who has 2 posts and spamming some site. *reported*
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanmilligan
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    Actually a great read!
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  • Profile picture of the author Nikhil V Nair
    Absolutely brilliant analogy. Another important point is, we are enthusiastic about playing a game. Ask yourself "Are you enthusiastic about what your online business model?"

    Without enthusiasm, it is very difficult to stick to something

    Enthusiasam + profitability = $$$
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  • Profile picture of the author Brendan Vraibel
    Very nice post, James.

    Early on, I would consider hanging around the forum "work". I thought of it as a research aspect when I should've been doing that in my free time and actually getting things done during "work hours". It's crazy how much more you can accomplish with even the smallest sense of time management.
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  • Profile picture of the author aeri
    It's funny how some things like video games analogy is a "no brainer" is practically the same foundation as in building your business model I'm still finding that niche that will enable the same enthusiasm I have for playing video games.

    Also, that is a great tip for managing your work Because I know there isn't a boss around, I make my work schedule a bit too fluid and don't focus as much as I had intended to.

    Thanks for the great post!
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  • Profile picture of the author ProScribe
    Nice Post, I read an article in Wired recently I think by Chris Hardwick of the nerdist who was talking about how gamers can be really successful if they can translate the single minded focus they bring to gaming into other fields.
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  • Profile picture of the author kaidaiah
    Great post. Not sure if anyone knows, but Texas Holdem is filled with brilliant former gamers that just took that gaming focus and applied it to poker. The results? A ton of young millionaire that changed the entire foundation and thought perception of an ageless game.
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