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A Challenge For You... If you dare....

by earlgray
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Here's a challenge for you. A thought experiment of sorts...

You wake up tomorrow and your online empire has been wiped out. No sites, so ads, so email lists, no blogs... it's all gone. You learn you have been targeted by the evil global mega-hacking group Blackout.

They've cleaned your online presence in an attempt to eliminate all their IM competitors and gain total online domination of niche sites, authority blogs, affiliates, and ads.

All you have left is a new, fresh off the shelf computer, $1,000, and 6 months to regain control of your little corner of the internet. If you do nothing, or you fail in your mission, Blackout will have succeeded and all hope for honesty, integrity, and regular sales commissions will be lost... forever

Hurry master internet marketer! The world needs you! What is your plan?
#challenge #dare
  • Profile picture of the author Adie
    Although its impossible to happen, you have no option than starting from scratch...
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    • Profile picture of the author Reinhart Osmond
      Originally Posted by Adie View Post

      Although its impossible to happen, you have no option than starting from scratch...
      Yes this is the only one to do when that happens.
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        I'd go to a popular marketing forum, make a post about starting over, and compile the answers into a cheap ebook I could peddle to naive newbies until Blackout caught up with me again.

        I'd use the proceeds to hire my friends with the crooked noses to pay the Blackout leaders a visit and have a little "chat"...

        :rolleyes:
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        • Profile picture of the author Claire Koch
          I luv it. If your last name is kumar you start out at a high end price and promise they have the market forever. You then run for the hills and sell plr (I think that was how it was) as fast as you can then smile while the whole community puts out your product for free to get back.

          What a mess that was.

          Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

          I'd go to a popular marketing forum, make a post about starting over, and compile the answers into a cheap ebook I could peddle to naive newbies until Blackout caught up with me again.

          I'd use the proceeds to hire my friends with the crooked noses to pay the Blackout leaders a visit and have a little "chat"...

          :rolleyes:
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          • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
            Originally Posted by Claire Koch View Post

            I luv it. If your last name is kumar you start out at a high end price and promise they have the market forever. You then run for the hills and sell plr (I think that was how it was) as fast as you can then smile while the whole community puts out your product for free to get back.

            What a mess that was.
            A couple times I have gone back and reviewed that compilation to see if anything is still useful, sufficiently detailed, and stands the test of time. Not much.

            But fraud goes on forever.

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  • Profile picture of the author Ernest Simon
    Even if that did happen, building a new presence online would serve no purpose as the group could just wipe you out again.
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  • Profile picture of the author stoltingmediagroup
    1. I click my anti Blackout button and magically everything is uploaded from backup, and restored to the way it was.

    2. I put on my super hero costume and pay a visit to Blackout head quarters.
    Whamm!! Poof!!! Pooow! Kabooom!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Stripe
      Originally Posted by stoltingmediagroup View Post

      1. I click my anti Blackout button and magically everything is uploaded from backup, and restored to the way it was.

      2. I put on my super hero costume and pay a visit to Blackout head quarters.
      Whamm!! Poof!!! Pooow! Kabooom!!
      Did you get that Anti Blackout Button from a WSO?

      I KNOW where to get the super hero costume!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Sam Woods
    That's a worrying thought. I think I would cry.

    I'd get my backups out I think

    Sam
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  • Profile picture of the author debra leroy
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    It may be just a scenario, but what if, at some point, the internet is going down for good? I know, this sounds like the controversial conspiracy theory, but...what if? :-)

    Anyway, to answer the question... I think it would be damn hard to start all over again, but with the experience you have gained, it would certainly be a lot easier that the first time, right? The Blackouts will not be able to take what is inside your brain :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Basically this is another "How would you start from scratch" thread.
    I would suggest you look up the other few dozen or so and get your WSO ideas from them...
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    • Profile picture of the author stoltingmediagroup
      Originally Posted by salegurus View Post

      Basically this is another "How would you start from scratch" thread. I would suggest you look up the other few dozen or so and get your WSO ideas from them...
      These type of "this has been asked before" posts that you offer are starting to get at tad annoying. Why do you spend your entire day dropping in peoples threads (of which people are actively responding and engaging with the OP) only to add no value?
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      • Profile picture of the author lanew
        I would live off my investments and look into an offline business.
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      • Profile picture of the author salegurus
        Originally Posted by stoltingmediagroup View Post

        These type of "this has been asked before" posts that you offer are starting to get at tad annoying. Why do you spend your entire day dropping in peoples threads (of which people are actively responding and engaging with the OP) only to add no value?
        Why don't you mind your own business????
        I'm not breaking any rules, if you don't like my posts
        don't read them.....
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        • Profile picture of the author stoltingmediagroup
          Originally Posted by salegurus View Post

          Why don't you mind your own business????
          I'm not breaking any rules, if you don't like my posts
          don't read them.....
          You've previously entered one of my active threads with the same repetitive nonsense as well with comments such as: "Why are people so fascinated by this? Someone else asked exact same question not even 48 hours ago....."

          This implies that you were not only surprised that others were actively engaging,
          (insult to them) but it also appeared that you also felt that my post had no substance, (insult to me) and you therefore felt the need to express your opinions on my post, rather than contributing in a productive manner. (thereby crashing my party and behaving poorly). It appears this is a full time effort of yours from your recent posts.

          Thus In reply to your response, I guess I could say the same.

          If you care to discuss this further, feel free to PM me.
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          • Profile picture of the author salegurus
            Originally Posted by stoltingmediagroup View Post

            Thus In reply to your response, I guess I could say the same.
            If you care to discuss this further, feel free to PM me.
            Well, im sorry if i hurt your feelings...
            But until you are officially appointed to police my posts i think i will
            decide how i reply. I don't see how sending you a PM is going to make any
            difference or bring us together...
            Good day and good fortune to you Sir/Madam...
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  • Profile picture of the author Shaolinsteve
    I'd go to the philippines and learn more from my mentor or invest it into Solo Ads and outsource some Full Time employees.
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  • Profile picture of the author so11
    This is actually an interesting thread...anything is possible,

    I'd say if you treat your baby like a real business, you should have some kind of backup and continuity strategy in place. If you don't have any, this is might be a good chance to start thinking about putting one in place.

    good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author Peter Thomas
    John McCabe,

    LOL!! Your response is great!
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  • Profile picture of the author datingworld
    I dont even want to think about it....
    Why would I think with such negativity towards my hard worked and hard earned sources of online income...
    People have worked hard enough to build their empires , why would one think about such stuff...
    Be positive, think positive and plan positive please............
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  • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
    This is easy, and no different than anyone starting to target a new niche.

    1. I would begin registering new domains I can use to sell my products and promote affiliate products, and begin creating websites. Since I have copies of my web pages saved on my computer recreating new sites is not difficult.

    2. If needed, I would apply for new affiliate accounts, PPC, etc.

    3. I would then begin using the tips, strategies, software tools, etc., found in my various products. I already know they work, so I would simply use them again. With PPC new advertising can begin immediately. With SEO traffic often start appearing within a week.

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  • Profile picture of the author bloggerd
    Well if that happend you would be stating from scratch unless you backup your sites very regular then you would have to take good hard look at security for your sites
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  • Profile picture of the author butters
    My sites are backed up in the cloud I hope the sky is safe from blackout
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    • Profile picture of the author lcombs
      Originally Posted by butters View Post

      My sites are backed up in the cloud I hope the sky is safe from blackout
      That's what scares me about "The Cloud".
      The people who run the Cloud ARE the Blackout group.
      They have the power to make you "go away" with the flip of a switch.
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  • Profile picture of the author laurencewins
    That is what back ups are for.
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  • Profile picture of the author zeroaffiliate
    It's always good to have different ways to make money online so even if one is being wipe out, there are others that will survive.

    Having said that, I would still do CPA as they have results pretty fast and it's easy to scale up fast.
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  • Profile picture of the author happyday
    Deal with Blackout first off and see to it that they won't be much of a threat.
    It won't hurt really bad, cause you should spread your eggs.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I'd just build back the same one. My site members know who I am. My customers know who I am. They can take out your technology -- they can't wipe out your networked connections. So.............if it happened (again), I'd go have a bottle of Asti and a bowl and call unknown people evil things. Then I'd go hunt rocks for 3 or 4 days, then I'd come home and just do the stuff over and load my products back on my sites and apologize to my site members for the down time.
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    take the money and run
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