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		<title>By: Dan</title>
		<link>http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/984/is-internet-marketing-just-another-fools-gold-rush/comment-page-2/#comment-44913</link>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Yaro,

Your so right about what&#039;s happening. I&#039;m so glad that through your Mastermind Course you have provided me with the education and the tools to get the job done, and get through the &#039;haze&#039;.

So many people are misinformed about both internet, and, network marketing. I have just posted an article on my brand new blog which addresses the misconception of network marketing vs a pyramid. Perhaps when you get a moment, you might like to drop by.

Thanks for providing value and your expertise.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Yaro,</p>
<p>Your so right about what&#8217;s happening. I&#8217;m so glad that through your Mastermind Course you have provided me with the education and the tools to get the job done, and get through the &#8216;haze&#8217;.</p>
<p>So many people are misinformed about both internet, and, network marketing. I have just posted an article on my brand new blog which addresses the misconception of network marketing vs a pyramid. Perhaps when you get a moment, you might like to drop by.</p>
<p>Thanks for providing value and your expertise.</p>
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		<title>By: Jesse</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like the analogy about the gold rush.  It&#039;s true that most of the sustainable wealth was created by selling shovels, picks and essentials to the goldminers.  I find the pyschology of internet marketing is very much like that of the goldrush era.  I wrote an interesting article about what motivates people to buy.  You can read the article here http://www.goldminermarketing.com/greedorfear.htm

It&#039;s worth noting that people are motivated by the same thing today as they were in 1848.  People are motivated to buy because they are afraid they will lose something or because they feel they really must have it. The Apple Iphone is a classic example.  How many people were willing to pay $600 for an Iphone because they just HAD to have it?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like the analogy about the gold rush.  It&#8217;s true that most of the sustainable wealth was created by selling shovels, picks and essentials to the goldminers.  I find the pyschology of internet marketing is very much like that of the goldrush era.  I wrote an interesting article about what motivates people to buy.  You can read the article here <a href="http://www.goldminermarketing.com/greedorfear.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.goldminermarketing.com/greedorfear.htm</a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that people are motivated by the same thing today as they were in 1848.  People are motivated to buy because they are afraid they will lose something or because they feel they really must have it. The Apple Iphone is a classic example.  How many people were willing to pay $600 for an Iphone because they just HAD to have it?</p>
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		<title>By: Evan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Evan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Marvin,

I like value and options.  I have the feeling that this is one of those seemingly simple statements that conceals a wealth of insight.

You&#039;ve certainly got me thinking.  Thanks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Marvin,</p>
<p>I like value and options.  I have the feeling that this is one of those seemingly simple statements that conceals a wealth of insight.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ve certainly got me thinking.  Thanks.</p>
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		<title>By: Marvin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am new to blogging too. Will I make money? I really don&#039;t know.

What matters to me at this point is that I contribute something valuable to the readers. It will simply be a shame and beneath me to contribute trash. If I make money, then I must be contributing something valuable. If not, then I need to change my behavior.

What really encouraged me to get on with this was the remark from a participant in one blogging seminar I attended. He said, &quot;The blogosphere is the new real estate, only that the &#039;land&#039; is not limited.&quot;

It didn&#039;t take me long to realize what he meant. I tried real estate, and value of the real estate depends on traffic (same as in the blogosphere).

When a mall tycoon built a gargantuan mall in a very strange location in the city, he simply surprised everybody (I guess this is ths situation everyone is in on the first day, week or month in one&#039;s website). 

Well, that was until he made the location a destination for everybody...a large cathedral on the side, beautiful landscape, a big wide welcoming facade seen from afar, an arrangement with the city to route the buses to that area, and so on, an so forth. 

I am referring to the SM Mall of Asia in Metro Manila.

What magnet attracted people to visit this far flung mall in a city that is already full of malls at almost every corner? I think the magnet consisted of (1) value and (2) options.

I think that&#039;s what we do here in blogosphere. 

There&#039;s one more thing about Henry Sy, the owner of the mall. He&#039;s passionate about what he does. He&#039;s more comfortable planning out malls than speaking in front of a few people.

And, just like any other business, the ones who make it are those who persist and innovate. Not all people persist. Not all people innovate. Much less people persist AND innovate.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am new to blogging too. Will I make money? I really don&#8217;t know.</p>
<p>What matters to me at this point is that I contribute something valuable to the readers. It will simply be a shame and beneath me to contribute trash. If I make money, then I must be contributing something valuable. If not, then I need to change my behavior.</p>
<p>What really encouraged me to get on with this was the remark from a participant in one blogging seminar I attended. He said, &#8220;The blogosphere is the new real estate, only that the &#8216;land&#8217; is not limited.&#8221;</p>
<p>It didn&#8217;t take me long to realize what he meant. I tried real estate, and value of the real estate depends on traffic (same as in the blogosphere).</p>
<p>When a mall tycoon built a gargantuan mall in a very strange location in the city, he simply surprised everybody (I guess this is ths situation everyone is in on the first day, week or month in one&#8217;s website). </p>
<p>Well, that was until he made the location a destination for everybody&#8230;a large cathedral on the side, beautiful landscape, a big wide welcoming facade seen from afar, an arrangement with the city to route the buses to that area, and so on, an so forth. </p>
<p>I am referring to the SM Mall of Asia in Metro Manila.</p>
<p>What magnet attracted people to visit this far flung mall in a city that is already full of malls at almost every corner? I think the magnet consisted of (1) value and (2) options.</p>
<p>I think that&#8217;s what we do here in blogosphere. </p>
<p>There&#8217;s one more thing about Henry Sy, the owner of the mall. He&#8217;s passionate about what he does. He&#8217;s more comfortable planning out malls than speaking in front of a few people.</p>
<p>And, just like any other business, the ones who make it are those who persist and innovate. Not all people persist. Not all people innovate. Much less people persist AND innovate.</p>
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		<title>By: Internet Age</title>
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		<dc:creator>Internet Age</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Heh heh.. I don&#039;t see the Internet being anything like the gold rush.. first of all, gold was a limited commodity, with finite quanities.. The Internet is, inno way, limited!! It&#039;s another world in which we all do business... Internet marketing courses and products are just like offline marketing courses and products and have the same practicality of application</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heh heh.. I don&#8217;t see the Internet being anything like the gold rush.. first of all, gold was a limited commodity, with finite quanities.. The Internet is, inno way, limited!! It&#8217;s another world in which we all do business&#8230; Internet marketing courses and products are just like offline marketing courses and products and have the same practicality of application</p>
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		<title>By: Roffi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Roffi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sometimes I just want to give up making money online, but this post inspired me. thx yaro!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes I just want to give up making money online, but this post inspired me. thx yaro!</p>
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		<title>By: Yin Teing</title>
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		<dc:creator>Yin Teing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Another great post- and the simile with fools gold is interesting. Blind leading the blind- reminds me of college professors who teach entrepreneurship and write thesis and books on the topic but have ever actually started a business themselves. In every industry- in order to succeed, one must really have the passion and determination - to keep learning and growing even in the face of initial failures. I see a lot of opportunities in the internet market- and yes, it will take hard work and good business sense to succeed. But at least, the capital is much lesser than brick and mortar business.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another great post- and the simile with fools gold is interesting. Blind leading the blind- reminds me of college professors who teach entrepreneurship and write thesis and books on the topic but have ever actually started a business themselves. In every industry- in order to succeed, one must really have the passion and determination &#8211; to keep learning and growing even in the face of initial failures. I see a lot of opportunities in the internet market- and yes, it will take hard work and good business sense to succeed. But at least, the capital is much lesser than brick and mortar business.</p>
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		<title>By: Carl B</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carl B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yaro, as per usual you have made some interesting points. The future of internet marketing is near impossible to predict, but in my opinion with the rise of technology and the internet it will definitely continue to run into the foreseeable future.

&#039;Fools&#039; in the business? Well as in every business there are always some that will fail or never make it (society reflects this), but if you&#039;re willing to put in the time and research eventually you will triumph in the business.

Keep up your interesting posts; I enjoy reading them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yaro, as per usual you have made some interesting points. The future of internet marketing is near impossible to predict, but in my opinion with the rise of technology and the internet it will definitely continue to run into the foreseeable future.</p>
<p>&#8216;Fools&#8217; in the business? Well as in every business there are always some that will fail or never make it (society reflects this), but if you&#8217;re willing to put in the time and research eventually you will triumph in the business.</p>
<p>Keep up your interesting posts; I enjoy reading them.</p>
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		<title>By: Internet Age</title>
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		<dc:creator>Internet Age</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is no such thing as a quick buck, but the sales talk on the web promise it. Never before have people been able to access the potential of so many customers as they have during the Internet Age. 

I do believe that there is a lot of money to be made on the Internet but it must be treated as a business and business in general take time, hard work etc to achieve. 

Great post, enjoyed the read will be checking our your other posts, Goran</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is no such thing as a quick buck, but the sales talk on the web promise it. Never before have people been able to access the potential of so many customers as they have during the Internet Age. </p>
<p>I do believe that there is a lot of money to be made on the Internet but it must be treated as a business and business in general take time, hard work etc to achieve. </p>
<p>Great post, enjoyed the read will be checking our your other posts, Goran</p>
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		<title>By: Junjie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Junjie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re right about the people of China going online, but in most cases Westerners can&#039;t sell to them as the Westerners can&#039;t speak Chinese and only few Chinese can speak serious English. But maybe India is a good destination as English is a major language there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right about the people of China going online, but in most cases Westerners can&#8217;t sell to them as the Westerners can&#8217;t speak Chinese and only few Chinese can speak serious English. But maybe India is a good destination as English is a major language there.</p>
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