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Thursday, March 13th, 2008Hi, I don’t remember seeing you here before. If you’re new here, welcome. If you despise the hype on the net as much as me & like a laugh, keep up to date with my latest posts by subscribing to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The Anti HypeFollowing on from Homer & [...]
Newbies Learn How The Internet Works & Make $$$ In Days
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Newbies proclaim themselves guru fodder!
I received the following email today. I’m thinking about a suitable reply which I’ll post here, probably tomorrow.
If you are still educating yourselves in internet marketing and the way of the web you may be advised to read through this. At the request of one loyal reader I have included a box [...]
A Funny Thing Happened At My Forum Today
Friday, March 7th, 2008“Hi Big Bad Guru”
“Hi Even Badder Guru, how’s it going?”
“Really great, I just had a firesale, one time offer, giveway PLR, upsell $7 dollar secrets, multiple bonus, stuff my PayPal account full of cash type of week. How about you.”
“Even better. Not only is Clickbank churning away and feeding my multiple bank accounts as [...]
Fast Action Bonus - Why Bonuses Are Bad For Your Wealth
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008“Fast Action Bonus” - “Get Your First Mover Advantage”
I’ve no time to talk to you guys today - I have to collect whatever the bonuses are that have hit my inbox. I thought I’d unsubscribed from most lists but from somewhere I’ve been bombarded with emails about a product which I’m sure I’ll die [...]
The Emperor Has No Clothes
Saturday, March 1st, 2008The Anti Hype is not alone. Since I started this blog a month ago I’ve found more and more supporters of my Anti Hype stance. I recently met Rick Butts through the Social Marketing Centre and he has given me permission to reprint his article “Is Your Guru Good Or Evil”. Regular visitors may recognise [...]
Internet Marketing Newbies Are Idiots - Official
Thursday, February 28th, 2008One of Guru Fodder’s loyal subscribers today told me about an email current doing the rounds, which has stirred me into an agitated state.
Imagine a small store in which Bad Guru (played by Michael Palin) is behind the desk and a hapless Guru Fodder (played by John Cleese) wanders in.
(For those not old [...]
Bad Gurus Add Unsuspecting Newbies To Their Lists
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008I hate cliches (unless I made them up)
I particularly despise them when I’m on the receiving end.
I’m about to insult you I’m afraid…
We’re all guru fodder but unless you’ve been around on the internet for a while you are also…
A NEWBIE
How demeaning is that? Everybody starts everything somewhere. We have “learner drivers”, we have people [...]
Social Marketing Reveals The Cheats & Scammers
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Last night I downloaded and read and then re-read the EXCELLENT Authority BlackBook about Web 2.0 Marketing. Written by Jack Humphrey this is the definitive book about Social Marketing. Forget all those other courses and e-books currently being peddled (although some are actually quite good) and read this. If you are serious about an online [...]
Guru Fodder Turn The Tables With HexaTrack
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Yes, now’s your chance to find out exactly what those Guru’s (both Bad Gurus & Good Gurus) are doing online.
There’s a brand new free tool available that will identify the exact keywords they are using for their campaigns.
You’ll uncover the niches they’re operating in
You’ll know exactly which ads are working
You’ll know exactly which copy is [...]
What Is Guru Fodder? And Who Are The Guru Sceptics?
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008I’ve introduced some new terms over the past few days and with another being added today - Guru Sceptics - I thought I should provide a short glossary so we are all clear:
Guru Fodder - The collective name for the people caught out by the over-hype & bad tactics used by some people on the [...]
