My most memorable Thanksgiving... and oh the memories!

by Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Author's program note. Quick can you name your favorite Thanksgiving song? Unless it's "Over the river and through the woods" (1844), you probably don't have one. But I do. It's called "Turkey in the straw", and it is a traditional American folk song from the 1820s. And though strictly speaking it was not written for Thanksgiving, you'll have to forego its strict history in favor of the elastic meaning I shall give the tune and its use. I am sure, in due time, you will forgive me. In any event, start by going to any search engine, find the tune, and put on your dancing shoes... because this Thanksgiving you'll be dancing, not just filling out your embonpoint, and belching.

What my family usually did for Thanksgiving... celebrated, sanctified, dull.

I was brought up in an Illinois family which, like all our neighbors, believed in the verities of God, country, and family. These were the bedrocks on which we built our homes, our communities and our nation. And these three essential parts of American life came sharply together at Thanksgiving, an event which had to be arranged and celebrated in the grand manner... best china, best crystal, best silver and food that was quite simply awesome, no stinting contemplated, allowed, or accepted. We were Americans, part of the great heartland of the nation, and if we didn't have much to be thankful for, then who did?

Still, this holiday (and Christmas, too) always raised the issue of where to celebrate, for we were part of large extended families with matriarchs in various branches who made it clear their feelings would be hurt if we didn't grace their Thanksgiving Day tables, though why they wanted my sister with her tendency to scream while eating (admittedly she was only in pre-school) and my brother (but that is another story), I as eldest son and eldest grandson (on both sides) could never understand. I knew why they wanted me... "let me count the ways...."

The solution to this problem of venue was solved in most years by the simple expedient of appearing at two (or even more) holiday tables groaning under the weight of families who had done well... and stuffing ourselves to sickness accordingly. It is no wonder they felt queasy by day's end. Personally I always saved room (if at all possible) for the desserts... for here amidst so many culinary achievements... was sweet perfection in so many alluring ways. Pies of every kind (pumpkin de rigueur of course), cobblers, cookies with holiday themes... strudel (we were of Germanic stock and proud)... and the cakes... but enough. Suffice it to say there was no thought of mere sufficiency. It was all about excess... in so many ways so that no one could ever say anything else, or even suggest it.

Time -- and holiday arrangements -- marches on.

Sadly, over time things changed and my father and mother were significant reasons why the multi-mealed Thanksgiving came to an end. Specifically, we moved from Illinois when I was just 16 to California, where family (as Charles Manson and hippies from Haight-Ashbury proved) had an altogether different meaning. And so, unless my father decided (and my mother concurred), for father's sister and his wife did not love each other, unless, that is, we were going to our Carter cousins' ranch in Bakersfield, we stayed home... and invited people we liked, who were never related. In short, we went from the traditional Thanksgiving of too much of this, too much of that, people we "had" to like because we were related, to Thanksgivings we invented... and, as we discovered later when sociologists explored American migrations, most other people were doing the same thing. And that's why my mother, Shirley de Lauing Lant Phelps de Barlais y de Kesoun, and I were in the port of San Pedro, California en route to Baja California for Thanksgiving, 1985.

Fourth book, second Thanksgiving out of America.

I have always been of an industrious nature and my breakneck pace through 1985 made clear that I was a man on a mission, going places, meeting people. I had my fourth book underway, a publishing company to oversee, an international consulting business, a multitude of lectures nationwide, and a nationally syndicated program on the Business Radio Network. Managing time was of the essence.. and this precluded vacations and other ways of wasting time, including voyaging to a part of the world in which I had absolutely no interest. But, then, my mother did... and she was a very formidable woman. She named the destination, I ponied up for the tickets, and so we boarded one of the floating restaurants and bars they call cruise ships, where eating and lassitude are the order of the day, every day.

We were booked as Dr. and Mrs. Lant, which while absolutely accurate was also the seed for a memorable (and oh so wrong) deduction... because, you see, on this ship, as on all such vessels, the ladies of a certain age always out number the gents... and so the hopefulness which always accompanies these ladies on board always quickly wilts.

My mother was a stylish and youthful looking woman and made a point of so appearing, to best advantage. I was, as usual, slovenly, a demolisher of clothes, even those from the best shops in Boston and England. Still, as Agatha Christie once observed, old clothes properly cut are always suitable attire for a gentleman. My mother strenuously disagreed, but here her jeremiads fell on deaf ears.

Still...one memorable evening, a woman of the purple-haired ilk sidled up to POM (Poor Old Mother) and asked how long we'd been married... and how she'd managed it; (no doubt wanting instructions on how to secure as willing mate one as young, winsome, and obviously God-favored as I.) Freud must have had a conniption.

And that was just the beginning of the memorable holiday voyage.

My mother and I worked as a team; she was admiral, I cadet. The moment after we arrived on board, she took a page of her cream colored stationary as Baroness de Barlais y de Kesoun, gold coronet ablaze at the top, and sent a charming message (of which she was past mistress) to the Captain, advising him a celebrated author was on board whom she'd like to present. That "celebrated author" would have been me. That note she delivered post haste to the purser along with a First Edition of my book "Our Harvard," suitably autographed by that self-same author. She always traveled with a few copies...

The next day I sat in a deck chair, enveloped in a plaid blanket, hands chilled, writing the current book, "The Unabashed Self-Promoter's Guide: What every man, woman, child and organization in America needs to know about getting ahead by exploiting the media." For all that I had to be thawed out each evening, I was making lickety-split progress... and could still dance attendance on Her Ladyship, my mother. It was a model that worked...

The Captain requests...

In due course, of course, the Captain responded... not just with an invitation to the table at dinner where he held court but to cocktails in his luxurious private quarters. We dressed accordingly; (my Harvard blazer was wrinkled but its insignia buttons were solid gold.) When we discovered he was Greek, we should have recalled the old maxim "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts..."

He was a man of charm, information, and what we Midwesterners call schmaltz. As such he was very good company, paying every courtesy to the Double B (as we termed the double Baroness, in her own right, too). But there was something not quite right... which became instantly apparent when, in paying my mother an exaggerated farewell he tickled the inside of my hand, in a manner which could not possibly have been misconstrued. I meant to tell her... she would have roared with laugher and indignation. Which brings us to our unique Thanksgiving on the high seas.

On board, one ate and participated in activities which could never quite obscure their purpose: to let air out of bloated stomachs. One of these activities was the time-honored "talent show" which would have been anything but... except for POM. She had an idea to sweep the boards... she always did... and with her vision, energy, imagination and unparalleled ability to shame people into doing things, she generally succeeded. "The First Thanksgiving".

POM dragooned one passenger after another into taking part in what was certain to be the winning entry: a sure-to-please musical rendition of the first Thanksgiving, with dialog by me and direction by... but you can guess who. Despite frequent (ever escalating) reminders that the script needed to be written, yours truly did not write the script; instead falling victim to Demon Rum... and so when POM came to get me for dress rehearsal (a bare hour before the opening curtain) she found her boy drunk as the lord he was. No script. No excuse. No hope.

But still the show went on, though I had to ad-lib every word, including musical cues to the band, which gamely played our game. Pilgrims said the silly things they would say... Indians (face-paint perfect) acted aboriginal... and "Turkey in the straw" rang out frequently as passenger Pilgrims and Indians ran about the stage capturing passenger turkeys. Then le tout ensemble sang "God Bless America". Of course we were cheered to the echo, and I got the kind of hugs and kudos I expected... and she had deserved.

My Thanksgiving this year will be dull indeed without her... for she is making friends and raising cane in a better place, where she will know, for certain, I would write this article and remember....

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'Now is the winter of our discontent....' The millennial movement in mud that claims to Occupy America and the world.

by Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Author's program note. For two months now, bemused citizens of the Great Republic and lesser lands beyond the seas, have watched, first, with cursory interest, then curiosity, then with bafflement and exasperation as growing numbers of their fellow humans took over one public space after another. "That," said the most perspicacious amongst us, "will never last. Just wait until the first touch of winter hits 'em. They'll go back to where they came from plenty fast." But winter (including one unseasonable whopper storm that buried all the pumpkins this Halloween) has come and the disaffected have worked hard and assiduously to make themselves comfortable amidst debris for a longer term. And so perplexity has begun to change to sarcasm, irritation and a rage, now incipient, but certain to grow with their duration. To reverse Shakespeare's famous line from Richard III: "Merry meetings changed to our stern alarums."

It is time to peruse what is happening, and so I have unearthed my lorgnette, the better to scrutinize, perceive, and understand.

But, first, since the movement has no stirring tune of its own, I shall suggest one: Woody Guthrie's rendition of "This land is your land...." (1956). It is something this movement without petitions, platforms or pronunciamentos can easily take to heart...

They are saying something... but we have trouble comprehending what.

The great revolutions of the modern age, the American, the French, the Russian, the Chinese, the Indian were all epochal events of literate men... men who possessed language, who were motivated by great ideals and legions of ideas; men who wrote and spoke well, often sublimely, thought hard, studied, researched, communicated, persuaded. As such we, their political and cultural descendants, find what we wish to know, to venerate, and to revere in their articles, books, constitutions, bills of right and proclamations of wrong. And so these men and what they stood for revive us, rekindle us, resurrect us, and we rejoice to be the beneficiaries of such men and their living legacies.

But things are very different with movements such as Occupy America where there are few words and none limpid, clear, practical or precise. That is why we cannot compare this almost voiceless movement with the great revolutions with their stark and stirring words shot round the world. We must seek our clues elsewhere... thus I give you The Children's Crusade of 1212 A.D.

It came to pass in May 1212 that a shepherd-boy named Stephen of Cloyes from the fertile Orleannais boldly entered the Court of King Philip of France. He was just 12 years old... and the King made it clear he had seen more than his share of the unworthy and that the boy should leave at once. But this boy claimed to have a letter that Christ himself had given him, a letter which he had been ordered to present to his sovereign in person. "Plus ca change..." thought the Majesty of France... but Stephen, fueled by his God-given vision, persisted... forcing the reluctant monarch and his disdainful courtiers to listen and heed this God-favored boy. And as they listened, they began to hear... that God himself had directed that all the children of France must go to the Holy Land in a great Crusade, fueled by their innocence, purity, and the unwavering support of God, unmatched weapons with which they must triumph and purge the infidels from the Holy City.

Did the King really believe all this? Or did he just concur for safety's sake? Of course we shall never know. But one thing King Philip knew better than anyone: all that eloquence agitated the people... and had to stop. And so the King became an advocate of the Crusade, if only because he wanted Stephen, his message, and unrivaled ability to stir up the people and disrupt royal control out of his kingdom and just as fast as possible.

Battalions of Crusaders, all under 12 years old.

There was no question about it: boy Stephen's message, at once illogical, ill-developed, unlikely, improbable but always exciting, touched the people, particularly the young people like him. These in their thousands, then their tens of thousands, flocked to his banner, the sacred Oriflamme of France.

Stephen was asked a host of questions:

How would he feed the children? God would provide.

How would the children get past the sea? God would provide.

How would the children defeat the greatest soldiers of the day? Here above all God would provide because infidels affronted Him most grievously in His holy places.

And because he said everything with resounding resolution and complete assurance, the thirty thousand children who gathered round him, not one more than 12 years old, exuded the kind of complete confidence and total assurance that can only come when God himself is your Captain-General.

And so the King (now thoroughly alarmed at the masses of expectant children, seized by certainty and exaltation) moved heaven and earth (for he was the Elect of God, too) to get Stephen and his cohorts what they needed to leave France... and with dispatch. One legend says that Philip rode with Stephen to the royal boundary, there having his courtiers throw handfuls of gold as far as they could... knowing the cheering children would run ahead to get it and so leave the relieved King to his devices. A few children were trampled to death, of course,... but what of that? God had taken them unto himself... for he had need of their innocence, too.

But the seas did not part for the children of France.... as they had for the children of Israel.

The first great challenge appeared after the weary children had walked to Marseilles. Stephen, now bloated with honors and arrogance, had said... and thrilling, too... that they would need no ships to transport them... just to walk, safe and dry, through the parted waters, and so to Jerusalem.

But of course the waters did not part. And now the citizens of Marseilles grew alarmed, as well they might with thousands of restive, disappointed, needy children on their very doorsteps.

Seeing this mass of unhappy children, two good citizens, Hugh the Iron and William the Pig, offered on bended knee the free use of ships to transport the petite Crusaders. And so (perhaps with the complete assistance of King Philip) transported the children into the very hands of their enemies where there was imprisonment, the lash, long years of slavery and early death... And so this millennial Crusade ended... achieving nothing but disappointment, disillusion and despair. What's more it took 18 years to communicate this disaster to Europe which saw hardly a participant return, children no longer.

Of course with their cell phones, text messages and Internet, today's wired Crusaders are never disconnected. But this difference does not obscure the similarities between The Children's Crusade and Occupy America, millennial movements both. Both movements have been maddeningly imprecise, vague, and unspecific about their objectives and how to achieve them. So it has ever been with causes millennial and their participants, who do not worry about how their exasperatingly unclear objectives will be met. For Stephen of Cloyes and his following that was of no concern for they knew the God of Abraham and Moses would provide.

And the adherents of Occupy America believe that, too, which is why they are so calm and patient in the face of so much discomfort, scalding skepticism, and muddle. They know they will triumph... in due course and inevitably... for all they are sitting in the mud today, chilled by the descending temperatures of inclement November. How do they know? God told them so, just as He told young Stephen in long-ago France. The only thing missing is the language of God, the casualty of time and changing fashions. But make no mistake Occupy Americans will tell you if asked that they are well and truly the Children of God, doing God's work and doing it well until one day, when God signifies his approval, they will melt away as unexpectedly as they came, "our brows bound with victorious wreaths." (Richard III, Shakespeare.)

*** What do you think about the Occupy Movement? Let us know by posting your comments below.

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http://www.myeasymoneymakers.com/4STEP/

I've always enjoyed your different perspective on things and this time wasn't different. Your "right way" of setting up affiliate promotion is sneaky, but brilliant! I will definitely use it soon, specially the domain and the redirection trick. (I figured I've been loosing every 6th sale on Clickbank due to stolen commissions!).

I completely agree about the part about posting on forums - I still get visitors from a post I did 7 years ago! And the Yahoo Answers bit is brilliant and I'm definitely going to use it.

Chris Gozdzik
http://www.dowsingtips.com
Dowsing Secrets Revealed.
"Everything you need to know about DOWSING to make your life easier!"

Not only did the content exceed my expectations, I was blown away by the no holds barred approach to the subjects included.

- a bit controversial, perhaps...

- hard hitting and informative based on real life experience, absolutely..

- wordy BS, added fluff and hype, none at all..

George, I spent many years as a tradesman, and I've always said that there is a world of difference between a person who knows a trade, and a person who knows how to make a living with that trade.

Anyone who knows you as an internet marketer George, knows that you know your stuff, and the Make Money on a Budget report speaks volumes to that fact.

I particularly found the parts on the use of Forums and Yahoo Answers as valuable marketing tools to be quite an eye opener as ways to generate vast amounts of 'free' qualified traffic to one's website. There is a wealth of information contained (both do's and don'ts) in these sections that will benefit every online marketer whose is serious about their online business.

I look forward to your affiliate program so I can practice what you preach.

Cheers,

Dale T.
CanadianWebSource.com

I for one am so glad to have had the opportunity to review your exciting new product, "Make Money -on A Budget!". The ebook is written with your blood of battle worn experience as a clear view road map for budding internet marketers with advertising budgets on life support to finally get some money coming through the door after many failed attempts to grab the slipery internet brass ring.

I especially like your under the radar methods of generating quality traffic from niche authority forums without spending twenty hours a day being a post junkie!

And your method of getting product owners to cough up more than the "official" affilliate commission for selling their product is hard boiled brilliance. It's rather oblvious once explained, but only a thimble full of ultra marketers like you know how to do it.

Lastly, you write as if you are talking to a well liked cousin ( we all have the ones we don't like!) who you want to see succeed. Very conversational and straight to the sweet spot style. Not a trace of GURU ego tripping fluff is contained.

TWO BIG THUMBS UP GEORGE!

Robert Blake, Philadelphia

George makes a promise on the very first page to "keep things simple".

He keeps that promise.

He manages to cram in a remarkable amount of valuable step-by-step information that will actually help you "make money" online using free, or almost free, affiliate promotion and traffic generation techniques.

No long-winded dialogue here. Just concise, easily implemented techniques to boost your online earnings. Beginners especially, but even experienced marketers will get plenty of immediate profit generating ideas from this book.

And it's little more than a one hour read!

David Neehly
http://yourguideto.info

George as usual, gets straight to it and so will I. What you get is three dozen pages of straight-up, no-nonsense, hard-hitting, easy-to-do, no-dough marketing techniques. The only cost here is your time.

Aimed at affiliates, but just as effective (maybe more) for your own products, George illustrates promotion methods designed with the no-budget marketer in mind. You may have heard or read about a couple of the techniques before, but he explains the steps necessary to implement the strategy so well, they seem new.

The Yahoo section floored me. It alone is worth the admission price. What a resource for market research! I didn't know it was even there. As marketers, we sometimes focus too much on Google, but what you have to offer on how to play Google is just icing on the cake.

Two thumbs up!

-ST Shipley

Simply Gorgeous, George!

This takes Affiliate marketing to the next level, opening doors that other products in this genre haven't even seen, revealing exciting and workable new techniques that will overpower your competition like it doesn't exist.

I particularly liked the technique on forum posting, which turns forums into your own personal high-powered money magnet.

Hank
SecretsofHealthyLiving.com

Even the opening paragraph lets you know what you are in for. No 30 pages of introduction just get to the good stuff. And George does! I have a hard drive full of ebooks and marketing manuals and they do spend a vast amount of space talking about how great they are and that they will give you the key to success. The problem is they do not know what works, so they cannot give you that key.

This book will cut right to the heart of the matter. Go here and do this, go there and do that. Step by step George Katsoudas will lay out exactly what you have to do to get quality traffic and get it fast. You have to get good traffic if you are going to sell your product, whether it is yours or an affiliate product. They will not buy it if they do not know where to go. George will show you how to show them the way to your site.

George is very precise in his instructions and clearly lays out what to do even if you are a complete newbie. He sometimes is a little harsh in his delivery but you will get the point. That means you will get the traffic, if you do what he says.

Good job, George, you got a winner!

Randy Shepperd
http://www.info-kwik.com

George's e-book makes sense, it has a good collection of resources and information that will allow someone on a tight budget to make some money online.

It is not a "lazy man" tactic, it involves doing some work (and if you are expecting to make money online without doing any work let me tell you that you are embarking on a very expensive task).

George says it as it is, no tricks, no gimmicks, he shows ways to do things, and it is up to you to decide what you can work with. What I like the best is how George gives tips that will prevent you from wasting your time or doing things without a focus, that I think is very important when doing things online.

So in short, if you are looking for a get rich fast, no work required, make millions online technique... DO NOT GET THIS E-BOOK!

But if in the other hand you are serious about starting to make an income online with a very tight budget and with proven ways that work...then this E-Book is a must"

Nathan Romano
http://lawofattractionvideos.com
http://nathanromano.net

This ebook is a no-fluff guide to getting cheap traffic. Some of the ideas have made a lightbulb go off in my head and made me wonder why I did not think of these things first! I especially found the tips on page 2 and 3 very valuable.

I love the way the book is written in a funny and humorous style - it has made me giggle quite a lot while reading, so different to some of the ebooks out there that bore you to tears. If you are new to internet marketing and you don't know where to start, this guide is a must have!

Joan Masterson
http://www.homebusinessnetwork.co.za

Thanks for letting me have a preview of your new ebook. It was a good read. I won't be using ALL of your "naughty" techniques, but there's a heap of "non-naughty" stuff that'll be really useful!

I learned a number of new things, like some new advertising techniques and resources, that I'll use asap. I'm sure that it'll help a lot of people who are starting out on a tight budget.

The section on Forum Marketing is nicely detailed and will especially help newbies to get started right.

Thanks again for letting me have a preview.

Michael Beauchamp
http://www.e-bizresources.com

George's new manual is a page turner and I have to say it contains quite a few gems. The sections on Promoting Affiliate Products and Domain Selection have some great information with "out of the box" ideas and many people will benefit from it. If you would like to make money online with a limited budget, then George is your guy!

Frank Williams
http://www.etna-project.net/craigslist2

In the last couple of years, I've read many marketing ebooks. I feel I have a grasp on what is good information and what is a waste of print and my time. So, when the opportunity to review Georges' new ebook came up, I wanted to see if it could stand the test.

He starts right off with getting into meat of the subject (points scored) and he doesn't let go! The techniques are beyond the "do this, then do that" available in a hundred other places. He tells how to really put the grinder into getting the most money and traffic. If you want to step it up a couple notches, then George will show you how. A keeper!

Jack Kinakin
http://www.gardeningandhorticulture.com

I have to say with complete confidence that this is one of the best ebooks I've read this year. I always give a book a chance yet having in the back of my mind what is it that is new that I haven't tried yet. Well, you quickly re-arranged my thinking.

I had to read this awesome book several times. I didn't want to put it down. Your clear and to-the-point explanation on getting traffic to my websites is second to none.

You not only share how we should do it but the mistakes we should avoid that most others are making. I could literally go on and on but let me end with this thought.

There is now no reason that someone new in the Internet industry with no list or joint venture backing couldn't start making real money and then re-invest that money and build it into a full time business at home. I'm not wasting any time.

I've been doing this for over 4 years now and I feel like a kid tonight. I am starting to use your tips and will for all my online businesses.

Thanks again George.

Floyd Tapia
http://www.squidoo.com/real-hoodia-diet-pills/

I read Georges product with great interest and was amazed by some of the strategies that he was talking about. All too often you get the same old same old, rehashed information.

George has an individual way of writing and calls a spade a spade. Some of the interesting promoting strategies I will be trying out and hope to see them proved.

I will certainly be in line to promote this good luck George

Kate Pirie
Diamond Info Marketing

I finished reading "Make Money on a Budget." I am a beginner and haven't started to market anything yet, but your book gave me some techniques that it would have taken me years to have found on my own.

In fact you made it sound simple enough that I am going to get started right away.

Sincerely,

Dorrance

First of all I want to give you a big THANK YOU!

What a grand slam of an ebook you put together here. I wish I had this a few years ago it would of helped and save me a lot of time and money.

I really like page 10-14 how you give code to help with affiliate marketing and redirecting your affiliate links. That is very helpful!

One more thing If I may, Where you talked about how to get on the first page of the serach engines for the best possible terms. Holy Toldeo!! that little secret you revealed is worth the price of package right there!

I have already put that powerful piece of information to work!

Thank you again George,

Tim B. Miller
http://www.DiscoverEbooks.com

It was truly a pleasure being able to read your new ebook called "How To Make Money On A Budget." I was able to read it and put some of the tips you gave me within 20 minutes. I especially liked your tip on page 27. I actually never thought of doing that one!

I also implemented the "free how to traffic tip" on page 38. I did not read this tip anywhere else on the net and was very glad to get this information and put it right to work for my website. I enjoy reading all your ebooks but this ebook stands out above the rest!

Keep up the great work and thank you for your guidance.

Krystine Lewis
http://www.perfect-typing-jobs.com

I've been in business online for about 6 years teaching entry level marketing to beginners. I avoided affiliate marketing for years because I couldn't see a way to do it do build a residual income.

After reading Make Money - on a Budget!, I realized I could use your techniques in highly targeted niches to passively create sales using search engine traffic.

A couple of your tactics wouldn't work with search engine traffic but they are good for making sales using the resources you've given us.

Your methods are clearly defined, simple to follow and I think most beginners and intermediate marketers will learn something profitable from your manual if they're willing to act on the information.

Keep on providing usable information without fluff or hype.

Jerry McCoy

http://www.remedieswebsite.com

http://www.itsaboutcash.com

The best thing with the report "Make Money On A Budget" is the technics - that George Revealed - can easily and quickly be used to MAKE REAL MONEY from my FRENCH site with the best traffic (only quality french people in that case).

No problem if YOU're targeting a niche in an other country, you can do the same and MAKE PROFIT with zero ads cost!

Stephane B. Guillemot - France
http://www.strategie-affiliation.com

Thanks for a great marketing material.

Your “Make Money On a Budget� is really inspiring. After reading many mediocre stuff that circulates endlessly on Net about how to do Internet business I got really moved by your book.

Some of techniques described are new to me and need exploring. And of course one can get strengthen by positive outlook you express there about future of Net marketing and its potential.

Together with emergence of new software, new sales concepts, new knowledge and continuing influx of new marketing experts daily, the Internet marketing gets very competitive and thus expects upgraded and perhaps unorthodox approach.

And of course point is scored here - that regardless of one’s budget anyone - that is newbies and professionals - can get easily equipped with powerful marketing tools of your system and get instantly successful.

Your book contributes exceptionally well in ongoing discussion on how to market properly and efficiently. Thanks very much and all the best in all your efforts on Net. Await new books from your domains…

Jan Dabrowski
http://affiliatecashnet.com

And thank you for your ingenious eBook!

What a refreshing adventure the reading of your book was! Not at all written in the same old dull style we've been used to.

And when it was stuffed with useful methods and tips without all the BS, I just want to say CONGRATULATION George!

To every internet marketing fellow out there: "Go get this book ASAP! You'll get so many NEW ideas from every page that you'll be smiling from ear to ear all the way until the end!"

Ketil Sjavik
http://www.sw-hub.com

George is rapidly gaining a reputation with us for providing powerful tips, techniques, and tricks not found elsewhere.

We particularly like the sections on Forum Marketing, Yahoo Answers, and How To Get On The First Page Of The Search Engines For The Best Possible Terms.

He not only mentions techniques, but also shows the details of doing it yourself!

Bryce H. Doster
http://www.britedaybooks.com

I'll hand it to ya' my friend!

Once again you've proven that your a 'straight shooter'!

You're not afraid of a bit of controversy are you... !?A :-)

No beatin' round the bush - simply tellin' like it is!

You've outlined some simple, yet highly effective strategies to making money online.

Just one of your strategies alone can increase profits by 7, 8, 9, 10 times or even more!

Incredible . . . !

You even have the 'guts' to request an increase in your affiliate commissions from merchants!

What . . . !?

Are you kidding me . . . !?A :-)

I could keep 'venting' about how impressive these tactics are, but I won't! I'm sure there will be loads of people who will continue where I left off!

Great advice - excellent piece of work my friend!

Keep it up, I'll be the first in line to read your work.A :-)

Eric V. Van Der Hop
Publisher and Editor - 'The Marketing Toolbook Ezine' Website: http://www.foundationofsuccess.com

As with everything I do and teach, there is work involved. If you still expect to grow your business by doing nothing then this course is not for you.

Let me stress... it is NOT hard!

Everything can be broken down into manageable chunks and then pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle.

I know what you're thinking... A lot of products have been designed for beginners, while a lot of them are for more advanced marketers, so which one is this?

I've designed this course so that everybody will benefit from it. Whether you're just getting started and don't even have a site up yet, or you're like me and have been around forever, you'll benefit from my knowledge.

Still, this product may not be for you...regardless of your level of marketing experience.

What I mean by that is...

Of course, if you're willing to do a little bit of work to get things going, this system is for you. And it's something that will change your life in a big way-- more money, more time, and more happiness.

I normally don't offer bonuses... but let's turn a new leaf today!

How about learning about the niche that brings in $900 week like clockwork?

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I won't say anything more to try to "convince you" to purchase this manual. If you have read the bullets and testimonials above, you understand that this is killer stuff. No mind-games as far as the price goes either.

Don't pass this up. I have included in this manual some stuff that I originally wanted to keep out of it. And there's no doubt in my mind that I will regret saying some of the things I mention in it (you'll understand why when you get your copy).

AffiliateRescue is of course 100% guaranteed.

I know this manual will knock your socks off - so I risk nothing by guaranteeing your success:

I'll make my guarantee as simple as possible:

Get the manual. Go through it. Start implementing the simple tactics I explain. If you haven't made at least 20 times your investment back in the next 60 days, I will refund your money.

And, you can evaluate the manual and use the methods for 8 full weeks. If at any point you feel that it is not for you, I will refund all your money- and you can keep the manual for free!

Fair enough? I hope so.

Again, all of the risk is on me. I allow you to try all of the information and if you don't like it, you get 100% of your money and the product to keep.

No hard feelings...

So.. you want to know what it will cost you to get access to AffiliateRescue?

Well.. for the time being...

After your transaction has been processed you will automatically be taken to our secure download area. No waiting, no delays - You get instant access to this product - 24 hours a day - 365 days a year!

See You On The Other Side!

To your online success,

Henry Mahlknecht

Warning: Some of the methods in this guide are very controversial. Don't use at home unless supervised by a mature adult :-). Seriously, some of those who read the guide said these techniques are brilliant. Others said that they were just evil and that they wouldn't use some of them. Oh - and one last thing: If you think the "gurus" have told you everything about marketing online, don't bet your house on it...

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Whilst every effort has been made to accurately represent our products and their potential there is no guarantee that you will earn any money using the techniques and ideas in these materials.  Examples in these materials are not to be interpreted as a promise or guarantee of earnings. Earning potential is entirely dependent on the person using the products, the ideas and the techniques. We do not purport this as a “get rich scheme.” Your level of success in attaining the results claimed in our materials depends on the time you devote to the program, ideas and techniques mentioned, your finances, knowledge and various skills.

As these factors differ according to each individual we cannot guarantee your success or income level. Nor are we responsible for any of your actions.  Materials in our product and our website may contain information that includes or is based upon forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities litigation reform act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give our expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a description of potential earnings or financial performance.  Any and all forward looking statements here or on any of our sales material are intended to express our opinion of earnings potential. Many factors will be important in determining your actual results and no guarantees are made that you will achieve results similar to ours or anybody else's, in fact no guarantees are made that you will achieve any results from our ideas and techniques in our materials.

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