eBooks – What were they, anyway?
A few years ago something tragic happened to internet marketing: someone figured out that they could sell “get rich quick” eBooks. These eBooks, which range in both quality and price, have sold like hot-cakes. In fact, many entrepreneurs have made their living selling these eBooks- it has become a very lucrative market for both the authors as well as their affiliates.
These eBooks were both a scam and a life-changing experience, depending on how you looked at them. For someone looking to make easy money, they never were able to fulfill their promises (after all, making money online isn’t a cakewalk). However, for someone who needed a motivational kick in the pants to get their own online marketing started, it was just the jump start they needed. Many people, such as myself, found their true calling after purchasing one of these eBooks- online marketing has never been the same.
Content?
The major flaw that these eBooks had was that the content within them, the very material that people had paid upwards of $50 for, was usually short and accessible freely elsewhere. This resulted in a very dramatic shift in attitude by their customers: what was once an ignorant or hopeful client was now a dissatisfied, angry individual. After all, paying $50 for a shell of an eBook can be a very frustrating experience. Often, the authors themselves had written the book in a poor or inconsistent manner, resulting in a product that was both unprofessional and frustrating to read. The result was a myriad of half-informed “affiliates” that would scour the internet, purchasing eBook after eBook, hoping to find something that would offer valuable information. In essence, an entirely new economy was created- one that was both lucrative and incestuous.
The Results
The massive success of these eBooks resulted in many people (the ones that were cashing in on the sales) proclaiming themselves to be online marketing “gurus” declaring their expertise and experience in the field. The reality is that web marketing is still in its infancy, and no one person could ever claim to have a complete grasp on everything- there’s just too much to know and too much to learn. These guru’s all share a relatively similar client base: people that are looking for the easy way to make money online. What these people don’t realize is that these eBook authors put hundreds of hours into their creation, but not on the actual product. Instead, all of the time is dedicated to building and hyping the product, creating a website that is optimized for sales, as well as developing an extensive newsletter list that will provide multiple sales in the future. So the reality then sinks in: these eBook authors were not scam artists, but rather purveyors of a rather expensive lesson. Think outside the box, and think outside the eBook.
Last summer I lost $2500 due to these ‘ebooks’. Some of them are good, but most of them are scams. In my opinion! 
Thank You Gladys Hardy & More Stuff!
In one of my earlier posts i mentioned that everyone should go and order the merch from www.gladyshardy.com and it send a lot of traffic. Her family was nice and kind that they contacted me and today i got a HUGE package with tons of stuff, even a signed beer can holder, Gladys called me a peach, i just love her. If you have not seen the original blog post yet with the video of her on the Ellen Degeneres show then you need to watch it, SO adorable!@! You can see that post here! There is a photo of me and Legend (my dog) below holding all the cool stuff they sent me! Thank you Hardy family!!!
After an hour on the phone with my psychic (yes i know, im weird, but its always been right and gives me hope), i learned about some new things that will take place in my life. Most of it was good. Some of it was bad, but with life, bad comes with good and ying comes with yang. On that note, i connected with someone in a way that i have never connected with anyone before IN MY LIFE and i am looking forward to seeing where it brings me.. if anywhere.
Ok, enough rant, that was my post for the day, here is the photo Click it to see full sized!
Painfully Beautiful
Last night was cool. First mistake was drinking wine while recording.. my vocals were shot from a long exhausting weekend and i will be going back next week to do the final take.. i hope. The vocals in the video are just ‘test’ vocals so we have something more for the song and i sound like shit.. when this is mixed and mastered, it will be rocking! haha
As for the music, Joe is AMAZING, we added violin and piano and so much more. I cannot wait until this song is done so i can move on to the next song i am writing about an inspirational moment. The song is called Painfully Beautiful.
I don’t know where my path is going or where my summer will bring me but i got some renewed faith in everything that i stand for, want and need.
Check out last nights session… and i know my vocals suck, i’m sorry. But wait for the final product … ALSO, if anyone wants to hear the WHOLE DEMO audio mix from last night, email me for it, or IM me, i am not going to upload it,,, but it sounds pretty freakin awesome already! Here is an mp3 CLIP.. Hope you like it Punching Bag Demo Clip  VIDEO AND LYRICS BELOW
PUNCHING BAG
suddenly your not a part of me
your the one who broke the bond
you’ll be fine you keep tellin me
looking back as your moving on
do you want my grief? will you punish me?
should i make you black and blue too?
CHORUS
i berated you and hated you, i never underestimated you
your loveless blood is giving me life
now I’m broken down from breaking you
erasing what was beautiful
blacker than a starless night
YOUR losing paradise
Verse 2
tell the world all you want to
that you lied just to get inside
say you were blind and told what to do
those were fake tears that hit my eyes
dare say I’m beautiful.. dare say I’m wonderful
you never ever really loved me
BRIDGE
your telling me your my punching bag
when your playing poor me
if it hurts to hear this painful song
then I’m happy to be sorry
Crazy Weekend ~ Crazy Monday
This weekend was not as i planned it. I was hoping to work this weekend and get some stuff done but nothing was done and tonight i am going into the studio for the next recording session of Punching Bag. Very excited but VERY tired.
My www.AdenMott.com site is in the process of redesign, as well as all of the other sites i own, so much to do, so little time. Bad part is, i didnt make much $$ this month on my affiliate marketing because ive been studying more methods, and helping out all the noobs that signed up under my affiliate link! I love helping people, i believe in karma, if i help people, people will help me.
On a lighter note.. i connected with someone who not only inspires the hell out of me, but is so talented and makes me feel like i dont even know how to put in words. Amazing musician. Below are 2 videos, one of him singing on guitar to Ami and I.. the other of him playing Fur Elise on my keyboard (without sheet music for it).. completely out of memory, thats how incredible this guy is. Thanks you for you
Last Night – Drunk & Boredom
Last night, Ami, Chris and I were bored and playing around with my new keyboard. I sang Christina Aguilera, Fiona Apple and Mandy Moore… Also i TRIED playing evanescence on the keyboard but i am still learning the 2 songs My Immortal and Your Star. Yes, i sound like shit, but it was for fun and gayness and i have no shame! Also.. im wearing my new FireLead shirt that I got from a new network, rock on!
