There is a lot to learn about internet marketing. Like any endeavor, it's full of its share of both bad guys and good guys.

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For some reason, when I read your comment, I got a picture of one of Rocky movies. I could even hear the song playing in the background.

The fluff tanks anyway. So, so true.

Thanks so much for stopping by (I love your blog)

About the title.. I make a killer meatloaf.

“Let your conscience be your guide” as Jimminy Cricket says?

Glad my rant was a good 5 minutes of entertainment.

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I tend to shy away from any business persons who got rich quickly and claim to be able to teach ordinary Joe’s how to do the same. Mr. Reese may not be in this category.

Thanks for straightening me out on that!

Say there’s a particular self-help book that two people buy. One person reads it, applies its teachings, and experiences benefits from that. He raves about what a great book it is and what a great teacher its author is.

The other guy reads the book and fails to achieve the benefits the book suggests will be his. There are a million-and-one possible reasons why this guy failed and the other guy succeeded. Some people are great at self-sabotage. Some people just don’t listen and follow directions correctly. But that’s not what this person will say. He will say: “This book and the author are a scam!” to anyone who cares to listen as a way to deflect from his own failure.

People who truly succeed do two things: they think differently than everyone else, and they keep going when everyone would have given up long ago. Combine those two things, and you have a person who is not beating their head against the wall with the same stupid antics.

Here’s an example of how differently John Reese thinks. At an SEO conference, John overheard two other guys making a bet on who could reach the top rankings faster for a keyword. John interrupted and said he would easily beat them all. He invited them to guess how. They offered various tricks and methods, none of which were the right answer. Finally, he said he would get the top search position by simply buying the website/company that had it. You see what I mean? Completely different thinking.

Take cries of “scam artist” with a grain of salt.

And, I did research Mr. Reese’s record on the Net. Making millions of dollars selling the next scheme is not a measure of success in my opinion. Many websites question his credibility, likening him to a scam artist, including those who purchased his products. There are no short cuts in life, Mr. Thomas. We reap what we sow.

Money does not equate wisdom, integrity, or generativity, Success is contributing something of value to society, helping others find their way in life~ not preying on the naive to fulfill your own greed and gluttony. Relationships matter. People matter.

Money is necessary but excess is not. In light of the recent financial crises, hundreds of bloggers are calling for America, and the world, to wake up and put a stop to excess, not pursue it.

I will never encourage or promote article marketing mills, many of which DO use automated robot programs and stink up the Internet to the point of near incapacitation.

However, I do acknowledge your right to choose to use such a service. You have the freedom to run your business however you see fit, just as I have the right to provide quality content to my readers and clients without spinning articles.

I appreciate your attempts to enlighten your readers on boosting page rank, I just believe your methods are misguided and in opposition to those bloggers attempting to earn a living, not fall into a “fortune”.