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The Arbitrage Conspiracy – Conspiracy

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

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Just in time for Christmas – The Arbitrage Conspiracy is top on Homer’s Santa List.
It’s hardly surprising because he has no doubt received promotion after promotion over the last week or so.
Just like the latest toy promoted and adverised everywhere you look- you can’t open your email client without someone pushing [...]

Homer Gets Into Bed With Sylvie Fortin

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

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Michel Fortin will be livid – or so you’d think. His wife, Sylvie Fortin in bed with the Guru Fodder Homer!
Actually, he’s delighted.
Sylvie has just released a report Internet Marketing Sins in which she slates all of the tricks, scams and sales hype that poor old Homer has fallen for. Whether she consulted [...]

The Stompernet Stomp

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

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You know I’ve unsubscribed from more lists than most people have ever signed up to.
And yet somehow, someone, somewhere still thinks it is essential I buy into Stompernet.
I’m sure this flooding of inboxes with reminders of it’s imminent relaunch, the bonuses, the time is running out, the countdown, the I’m so [...]

Homer Gets Sick In The Free Deal That Wasn’t

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

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Homer Wants An Ice-Cream
Sitting at his PC, adorned as always in his perfectly ironed pseudo satin pajamas, Homer heard the distant chimes of the Ice Cream Man’s Van.
Could he afford the time away from the world he inhabited? The cut and thrust of the Make Money Online the Bad Guru way? Surely, 2 [...]

Scarlet Pimpernel Marketing – How To Avoid All Of The Longer Term Problems Of An Online Business

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Let me introduce you to Phil McLikbanck.
Phil was brought to my attention by our long suffering friend Homer.
Once again Homer thinks he has found the pot of gold and the “no work” easy answer but I fear the worst.
YOU WILL ALREADY KNOW PHIL, or someone very much like him. We know them as Bad Gurus. [...]

The 100% Response Sales Letter – Fact or Fiction?

Friday, March 14th, 2008

It started again yesterday.
Just when I thought I’d unsubscribed from all the lists I needed to I received 6, yes SIX emails, all saying EXACTLY the same thing but all from different sources.
Now you may think I’m a true guru sceptic but I cannot believe that any letter can produce a 100% response. It may [...]