Comments on: Chapter 3 – The Dumb Idea

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:23:43 +0000

The truth of the matter is that I was about $20K in credit card debt and I’m still there. I haven’t had a bank acct in 2 years and I’ve moved so much during that time that I don’t even know where I live anymore. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

I started building a list and although it’s only 197 subscribers right now, I can clearly see that this is what I should be doing. I started buying domains and found quite a few good ones. At first I was just gonna put them up on Flippa but then I ran into a guy who said that he would develop them for me so I could make more money. He’s in the process of developing the first one now. He honestly thinks the site could go for as much as $5K on Flippa and all he wants is his fee for building it which is only $400.

He’s willing to do that because I have several other projects that I already talked to him about and he’s eager to build them out. He also knows that if we can clear $5K on this first one that this will be a great business relationship for the both of us.

And to think, he’s not even charging me for this first one. I’m just gonna pay him outta the proceeds of the auction. This must have been some kind of act of God because I ran into him almost by mistake. I’ve been trying for a long time to make this work. But now that I can clearly see something from my marketing and from this project, I feel a lot better about it.

Thanks for sharing your story and for reading this LONG comment. I really appreciate it.

By: Traffic Diesel

Traffic Diesel — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:24:36 +0000

In reply to David.

Thanks David

Yes – I’ve done several plugins – and yes Lead Rocket was one of those.
I actually enjoy writing- but these emails have been really tough to write because it’s like I’m revealing more than I ever have.

I’ve never publicly told that I was $100K in credit card debt or any of the other stuff- so it’s pretty humiliating.

By: Traffic Diesel

Traffic Diesel — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:20:04 +0000

In reply to Angie.

It varied in price – I had some as low as $20K and some as high as $250K – it’s just when you have 10 at one time – it makes it extremely difficult to pay.

On the turnover – I couldn’t sell them – I literally tried everything – I listed them, tried to rent them – even hoped someone would burn them down. lol

The fact was that houses were not selling. This all happened before the rest of the country was considered to be in a recession – and it seemed nothing was happening.

By: David

David — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:31:15 +0000

Hello Derek,
I have been reading your emails about your debt situation. I don’t usually even bother reading most of my emails because I must have 20 inboxes and I just don’t have time anymore. I have been working so hard to get something going online. I have purchased several products that you either made or you and someone else are partners on it. Like Lead Rocket, and I could be wrong about some of the others? I am seriously trying to deal with some massive information overload.
I have bought so many products and programs that I am quite literally lost!
Anyway I have been reading just to give me a break in between some of this other stuff I am hammering away at.
I have so many keyword tools that I haven’t had time to learn how to use them yet and I just open up Google’s keyword tool when I’m in a hurry to get something done.
Things happen and change so fast online that I always feel this sense of urgency to get everything done. When the truth is it isn’t that urgent and rushing just gives you hald assed results.
You take care buddy, and I will be watching for the next issue! You know Derek, I also just purchased Unique Article Wizard, and since I hace been reading about writing, I have seen that story telling is very captivating.
I say that because I couldn’t help but notice that I felt drawn into your story, and compelled to continue reading it.
You may want to continue your blog writing since you seem to have a nak for writing?
Blogs as you well know can be a big draw, and a good source of advertising as well as branding.
Given the name you have already begun building in the Internet Marketing community you would probably get a good stream of traffic? Give it a whirl Derek, multiple streams of income and all that good stuff. 🙂

Thanks,
David

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:41:24 +0000

# 3 very informative but before the real estate crash. How much were the places ?. Did you clean & how long to turover. Software to put on line or classifieds. Attorneys?