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IM Millionaires with Welfare Bank Accounts

by E. Brian Rose
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I go to a lot of Internet marketing conferences and see a lot of the same faces. These guys can talk marketing until they are blue in the face. They know proper sales funnels, marketing, PPC, the works. They really know their sh*t.

What they don't know is how to look in the mirror and say, "Today is the day that I put all of this crap to work for me." They talk the talk, but for some reason refuse to walk the walk.

Maybe it's laziness. Maybe it's self loathing. Maybe it's some gene yet to be discovered by doctors.

Whatever it is, one thing is for sure. They have the knowledge of a millionaire and the bank accounts of a welfare recipient.

Moral of the story? Just because you read and answer questions on a marketing forum doesn't make you a marketer. You have to get out there and do the things that you are telling others to do.

It's 2012. Act like it.
#dumb people #marketing #people
  • Profile picture of the author ipixeli
    You nailed it in the head, Brian.
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  • Profile picture of the author Seth Bias
    Got to take action..... or how I say... "KICK A$$"


    thats how you get the money...

    sitting around all day buying WSOs and reading will not get you to making money any quicker.

    Just jump in and do it... you will learn on the fly... BEST METHOD (WSO worthy ??? )


    -sbias
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  • Profile picture of the author David Keith
    Ah great, another guy preaching the "you must do the work" message again.

    Don't you have any shiny objects for sale, I would rather just buy one of those EBR.
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  • Profile picture of the author Webpromotion
    Nothing replaces hard work and persistence .
    Some of these people know there stuff, backwards and forwards but just never sit down to do the grunt work.

    Great title by the way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Coby
    Don't tell my mom please - she'll be very disappointed
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  • Profile picture of the author theory expert
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    You never know what someone is really going through, though.....This would make a nice case study...in particular the ones who go to all the conferences
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Worner
    Is there something you want to get off your chest EBR?

    -Chris
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  • Profile picture of the author Aesop87
    Amen.

    While posting on the Warrior Forum or going to marketing conferences may be great, there's no reason you should be spending more than 30 minutes an average day on these kinds of tasks, TOPS. 5-10 minutes is plenty.

    I recently read a great War Room post by Jason Fladien where he talks about marketers at conferences taking pages upon pages of notes, whereas he only has one or two. The reason why he gets stuff done is because he sifts out the information he doesn't need and takes in only what's necessary. Everyone should practice this, and carefully track and limit their time on tasks. It makes a world of difference in getting things done.
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  • Profile picture of the author absolutelee
    Originally Posted by E. Brian Rose View Post


    Moral of the story? Just because you read and answer questions on a marketing forum doesn't make you a marketer. You have to get out there and do the things that you are telling others to do.

    It's 2012. Act like it.

    One big reason is stuff doesn't always work like it says in the WSO. Just sayin'.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin_Hutto
    "Well, the world needs ditch diggers, too." - Judge Smails
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    • Profile picture of the author Cyberkntsean
      aww.. c'mon EBR... you mean I need to start talking to real people and all that stuff?? no way man.. not ready yet...
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  • Profile picture of the author kathyflynn
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    hmm like nike "just do it"
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  • Profile picture of the author rahmat
    True.

    but it is easier said than done.
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  • Profile picture of the author SamuraiKat
    I don't think that this pertains just to IM. I have been a martial arts student for many years and my instructor said something very similar. You can study all the material there is. Unless you can DO it without thinking about it, the knowledge it worthless. You can't tell you opponent, hold on a second let me look this up first.

    Or as Frank Kern mentioned, he was going to create a 10 DVD course but only the first DVD would have anything on it. People don't take any action and normally don't stick with anything.

    Sad but true.
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  • Profile picture of the author KyleGolemMedia
    Well played, sir. I forced myself into getting something going because the time I was spending consuming information far outweighed the work I was putting into a business. This week I launch!

    Good luck to everyone in 2012.

    Kyle
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  • Profile picture of the author Thecolouredpenguin
    Very true. Through action I learned the most. Getting your first few sales is a way better feeling than reading a bunch of WSO's and having dollar signs in your eyes.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheTruth2011
    ahahahah YES! Finally someone comes in guns blazing on this forum ahahah


    I really enjoyed that... especially because your avatar is some guy pissed at the office trying to close some deal


    Cheers !
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  • Profile picture of the author djshaz
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    just do what the crowd doesnt
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