Check Out This NASTY Email I Got! (And Stop Blaming Others For Your Failures)

Love it funny as hell and honest.

AWESOME post bro and couldn’t agree with ya more!

Happy New Year

Hey Devon,
I agree, People need to take responsibility for their own lives and actions…
nough said!
Sunita

I fully agree with him

Hi Devon,

Firstly I hope you had a great Christmas. That was without doubt the best kick in the pants that a lot of new marketers could ever get. I remember when I first started online I would get caught up in the whole email cycle and wasted many hours per week.

Thankfully I´m way past that stage and now, and as you suggested I check my emails at the end of my working day, when I´m good and ready !

Once again Devon a great video that every new marketer should see at least once a week, if only to keep them on track.

All the best for 2012,

Paul

There are a TON of programs out there. Some work, some don’t. Some scammers, some real people trying to help others out. Sounds like this guy did not get the support that made him feel good and he’s expressing an opinion. It struck a chord somewhere because it caused you to respond to it. Now why was that? and why the response out loud to the rest of us?

Personally, if you’re not addressing the customer service issues you don’t belong in the business. If you feel a need to hide behind things to mask the fact that you’re doing your own customer support, that’s your deal. I say be up front and say “It’s just me” or “I’ll get things handled” or something like that.

What I find interesting, and the Dan Brock AZON issue is one I’ll bring to light here and you can check the warrior forum for the fallout from that, is that there are some who are “in the game” (it’s not a game, it’s some people’s lives and their well-being) that promote crap just to make extra money.

I emailed you about that plugin and you said Dan was a friend. So…did you stand by him as people on your list asked for refunds because the product was/is crap and does not do what they claim?

I bought your WPLapdance product because someone I know and trust recommended it to me. Have I used it yet, nope. Because I’ve not found anything that I want to promote with it. When I do, I’ll install it. You seem to be on the up and up, but I do suggest that you watch whose things you get behind because in the end, some are just garbage and your list will come to not trust you as a result of your getting behind something that you’ve not done the research on.

I’ve been in this business a long time. Actually longer than you’ve been alive (am 50) and got into computers back in 1975/76. I’ve seen people come and go and I’ve seen people make and lose hundreds of millions of dollars. So…just saying that when someone brings something your way and you react to it, it becomes about you and your history, you own it once you react to it.

Something to think about…or not. It’s a choice right?

Happy New Year (and yes I’ll still buy your stuff because you do treat people right, there are others that I would not use their stuff if they paid me to take it!)

DocMurdock

Well said, Devon!! We all have a choice, plain and simple. Couldn’t have stated it better myself.

he is crazy i did not make any money yet but thats my bad merry christmas happy newyear

Wow, Devon,
Christopher sure pushed your rant button – he should try to translate that into pushing a buy button!
Nerly thirteen minutes to say “Don’t read the freakin’ emails” and “Opt the fuck out!” – a record, maybe?

Hey Devon,

Unfortunately for those of us who work hard at what we want, there are a lot of these moron Christophers out there. I am going to go out on a limb here and say it in public: people like Christopher are lazy, greedy, wussy jerks who do NOT take responsibility for their own lives. They all want the magic button to push and watch the money pour in. Hey, you Christophers out there, I got news for you, it takes good ol’ fashioned WORK! Yeah, I get distracted, but it is MY fault, no one else! Devon, hang in there and don’t quit what you’re doing. You and a few other internet marketers are doing the right thing. And Christopher, grow up and quit being a little boy so that your mommy can hold your hand!

Michael

That guy was wrong ’cause most of your email’s don’t involve recommending other people’s products, you provide a lot of useful marketing advice (which is the main reason i subscribe)
Anyways, good video, keep ‘em coming in 2012!

Hey Devon,

I think I understand both your’s and Christopher’s email. I open all the email from you because I trust you, sometimes I get frustrated but I know your just doing your job when people joint venture with you. I read everything, but I don’t buy everything. It’s not checking emails that distracts a person, it’s being bombarded with other offers when you’ve been sold on the first one. It leaves you doubting your decision. I often wonder if one has undeniable faith that his/her program is the answer to folks’s problems, why would you bother promoting someone else’s? It is like sending a mixed message. I love your video emails. there is always something new to learn there, but please do not take things like this so hard to heart. If we did not trust you and look to you for valuable info., your list would really dwindle and you would get a bad rep. I don’t get upset about it anymore, I just click out of it. Personally, I think your time would have been spent better to just address this fella, but I do see both perspectives. I open your emails because I trust you, you don’t want that to be an excuse not to focus. There is no law that says we have to open emails, but we do because we like you and your content, just think about it, ‘k?

Hello Devon and yes hahahahahaha

You are not paying me to succeed, I am. You are not rewarding me for succeeding, I am. You are not even spending any time in managing my business, but I as sure as hell am. You are not the most important person in my life, I am. Because without the attention and time I am spending on my business, then I am lost and all of those that I hold near and dear do without.
Devon, tell this guy to get his priorities right, get his house and business in order and for God’s sake, get out for an hour to the real world. He’ll find it sure changes the perspectives.
Oh, by the way, nothing succeeds like success and if you ain’t motivated, change direction or bail out.
All the best from the UK Devon, I am going live in 2 weeks, so I am looking forward to great success and happiness for both of us in the New Year.

Graham

I like it… this is incredibly valuable info… I’ve only just realised recently that I must create routines and practice having the discipline to act it out. Previously I’d create a ‘to do’ list using the RPM (Rapid Planning Method)… but now I realise I just need to have simple routines that integrate a degree of flexibility where necessary to induce balance. If I’d known this 8 months ago I’m sure I’d be on a much better wage right now from my online work.

Speak to you soon dude… BTW if you want to learn meditation to help chill out a bit and avoid those fits you get from being angry I can help hahaha.

Hello Devon,

It is true when you opt in to someone’s list and happen to buy from them, you are bombarded with even more emails before you even digest what you started out to do in the first place. I myself are on many, but there are options…pick and choose, and if it becomes too much OPT OUT (unsubscribe)

Ok I’ll say it, Christopher is an idiot! – I get 30-40 guru emails per day ( every day ) – do I look at them all – no! – come on man!!! distracted by emails, – what can you say really? My advise to you Christopher is don’t look out the window because that bird in the tree might distract you! Or don’t take a shower because the water might distract you. Or better yet don’t eat anything because the chewing might distract you!!!
Christopher lighten up bro! – I’ll tell you what’s distracting!!! those paper and boxes behind Devon on his desk!!! how can I focus on the video when I have to look at that!! It’s taking my valuable time, when I should be listening to the video!! such a Horrible distraction!!!
I have to lay down now!!! LOL

Hi Devon, It’s sad as that’s the FIRST thing anyone should learn is you can only do ONE thing at a time. Until you FOCUS and learn how to do your first project, then and only then would it be okay to go on to the next offer IF it fits your needs, which many times, no matter how good they look, if you don’t have the necessary knowledge to complete that particular offer, you delete it … end of story.

I spent way too long joining businesses I had no business joining as I didn’t have the time OR knowledge for them so I DID get distracted, but that is MY fault, not yours or anyone else, just ME. Why he blames you for his lack of success and focus just doesn’t make sense as I finally learned until I had an extremely good understanding of Internet marketing, one company was enough …….. plus I’m STILL learning and can’t take on anything more right now.

Warmly,
Corinne Larimore

Hey Devon,
Thank you for this TRULY genuine video.
Actually, your emails are always very informative and have always helped me in my online business.
I personally believe that we are 100% responsible of our results and that developing a strong discipline is key in this business.

I am subscribed to a few newsletters that, I think, help me immensely expand my belief system to what is possible achieving online. I do open most of the emails I get and buy the products that I think can help me improve the quality of my projects.

Regards
F.

OK, I’ll be first here…you’ve made some excellent points, frankly I REALLY needed to hear it. I do appreciate your bluntness – I prefer to be the same way – no desire to hurt people, but blunt enough to say what needs to be said.

Personally I have a bad habit of being distracted by every shiny object – email included. That’s especially true when I’m struggling to get something going…why? Because I and many who have yet to find their stride, their sweet spot, have been trained to look for the EASY button, by marketer after marketer who treats every one of the emails they send as if the product they’re promoting (their own or their friend’s product) is THE answer to everything we (the buyers) need, must have and will fail if we don’t buy. And those of us who are still struggling, foolishly look to these marketers as “coaches”, people who have our BEST interest in mind rather than what they are in most cases – just salesmen who are pitching a product (nothing inherently wrong with pitching a product). As such, we trust these marketers and we may buy their product, and then we don’t want to miss out on what the NEXT product may provide as an additional help. Then that marketer introduces us to their “friend” who has another “must buy” product…and on and on it goes, ad infinitum. And even if each product is truly a good one, they don’t ALL need to be purchased.

Along this same line, Christopher’s point that you didn’t address is a good one. We buy something that we’re excited to implement and then we hear from the seller again…but this time it’s another product that may or may not be similar, and our brain is screaming, that THIS new offer must compliment the one I just bought (why? Because we have grown to trust the marketer as a “coach”). But it usually doesn’t compliment, it’s just yet another product (and it may even be good, but that isn’t the point) and yes it does distract.

Keep in mind, I absolutely agree that we are ALL INDIVIDUALLY responsible for our lives, our choices, our actions. So if I let you or anyone else distract me that is on me BUT, you also can’t have it both ways.

What do I mean? You said yourself that you’re always looking for BETTER subject lines, why? To get us to open emails, so that ultimately you can sell us something. You (and all marketers) are thus aiding the distraction (temptation shall we say) and then accuse us of lacking discipline and being too distracted…that’s trying to have it both ways. So what if I and everyone else chose to increase our discipline (a good thing) and open ONLY 1 of every 1000 emails that you send us. What would that do for your profits? While that will not ever happen on a mass scale, that in a sense is what you are saying we should do. But again, THAT is not REALLY what you or any marketer wants us to do – it just sounds good in a rant. So you are right and yet the logic breaks down because it works against the very thing that you want…to sell us something.

Lastly, Devon, I like your directness, and I’m not so much taking you to task on what you said as to say thank you on the one hand, I NEEDED to hear that, but to also say that ultimately you really don’t want us to do what you suggested (be it unsubscribe OR not read all the emails)…not in mass anyway. A conundrum to be sure.

The sad thing is that you are not better or worse per se than any other marketer on the question at hand…you’re just doing what you know to do to make a sale. And where it gets sad is that if I were as successful currently as you seem to be, I could no doubt be accused of the same “error” that Christopher wrote you about. Wow!

Anyway, that’s it. I’m NOT looking for a fight, you asked for comments (are you trying to distract me and I thought you might appreciate a thoughtful response. OK, now I’m distracted from what I really need to be doing and put off earlier…I best get to it, and stop reading these emails!!

PS As I said, I’m not looking for a fight, I’m sure that you can find logic errors in what I said as well. I truly DO need to stop being distracted and will do so (thanks for that), but for you (or others) to purposely add to the distraction and then wail on us when we take the bait, seems a bit disingenuous…just saying.

Devon,
Dag! He surely got you all worked up. I’ve never seen you so fired up. So now you are ready for the new year.
I do somehow see his poit of view. It takes a lot of self discipline AND knowledge of the industry to determine what to ignore and what to place value on. therefore it might be difficult for some one starting out to know if they should get this or that and can be frustrating especially when you are not making any money yet. I could sense frustration not only at the “barrage” of emails but his inability to concentrate on one task until completion. How many people can truly say they are not guilty of having too many irons in the fire?
Keep up the good work and have yourself a drink for new years’. Bonne Anee!

REV,DR, DEVON slow down. and get your PIMP OUTFIT on. MY experience speak from my own.

I have never made a dime on internet might not never make a dime. PLEASE send me all your extra e mails they might help me. I do not blame anybody just send me extra e mails may be I can make my first dollar and get my new pimp outfit. When are you going to have your next rant ?Please let me know I love it. MAY be add a few spicy words. fred

Hey , I just ran acrossed your site last week ….. Great video this guy is probably one of those guys whos got to blame everyone else cause he is not made money online yet…

Too bad he falls in the 97% of the people that fail online…send me you next big idea instead of him..lol

Peace

Hello Devon that make sense man, but I’m on Christopher side man.
Because we got some people in the USA and the country who are weird
and just crazy, and trying to scam you.

But you Devon man, u during right man, I like u man.
I want you keep during what u keep during forever man, I love you man.

I would like to wish u a happy new year, and be safe.

Bye man, keep it right and keep on working.

Tristan

Hi Devon and everyone!

Hmmm…well, first of all we all know that email is one of the WORST forms of communication because they don’t always necessarily convey what we are REALLY trying to say…and the same in how they are perceived. Perception is reality!

——————————-
***Case and point***
——————————-
Devon took his message as saying that the EMAILS are the distraction for Christopher where when *I* read it, what I saw was Chris saying something along the lines of, One day it’s THIS product (which might be one of Devon’s own) and then he’ll buy it, try to implement it and/or the strategy behind it to get some results from it and then a couple of days or so later, here comes another email from Devon giving a recommendation for yet another product that one of his friends has (a.k.a. an affiliate product).

Now here’s the thing, I think that Devon was absolutely spot on about personal discipline, setting goals for oneself and being focused enough to not be swayed with everything that comes along.

I agree wholeheartedly and that was a GREAT wake-up call for me, personally!

But at the same time, I understand Chris’ frustration, especially if he is new or fairly new to the game.

I remember when I was in MLSP (My Lead System Pro) a year or so ago and it used to bug the crap out of me that, one week it was one strategy (with an accompanying product, no doubt) and a lot of my mentors always talked about “Speed of implementation…when you learn something or gain new knowledge, implement it right away…take action right away!” But then on the other hand, it’s, “Stay focused…work on one strategy at a time!”

So I’m like, “Well DANG…I’m working on this strategy over here and now here comes ANOTHER one being taught (again, with product to boot) – do ya want me to stay focused or jump from one strategy to another!?

So, I decided to start sticking to what I was doing and if the “new thing” didn’t enhance or benefit what I was doing, it got ignored. That’s pretty much what I believe Devon is saying in his video message.

It took me a long time to realize it, but:

1. Every product is “the greatest product that will help you make money, grow your list, get more traffic, etc.” – YOU have to decide, as Devon said, if it’s something you NEED right NOW to benefit what you’re currently doing…RIGHT NOW…

2. Every “One-Time-You’ll-Never-EVER-In-A-Gazillion-Lifetimes-See-This-Offer-Again” offer 9 times out of 10 WILL absolutely be back be it a few days later (“my friend begged me to extend the offer so his list could benefit”); a week later; a year later or even a few years later (usually as a “relaunch”) So while those sense of urgency creators ARE tempting like a mutha…if it doesn’t fit in with what you have going on…just wait…it’ll be back!

3. If we’re marketers…all in the same game…then we KNOW the tricks and the strategies being implemented via those emails, subject lines, products, sales letters, telemarketing calls, etc. – So rather than getting frustrated and feeling like “Oh I gotta get this”…just stay focused. And yes…expect that emails and product offers are gonna come…some will be for you and some will not! I, too, sometimes roll my eyes at Devon but I stay on his list because I like him and I like his style and his content – and that Pimp Slap product is cool too! But I’ve unsubbed from MANY marketers because they seem to always be selling and never providing any value…there needs to be a balance in that.

All in all, I think the message from Devon was good and the advice great…but I can (and if we ALL think back to our beginnings in this industry) we can sense and feel and relate to the frustration that Christopher expressed.

But yeah, the delete button and unsub link are WONDERFUL tools, aren’t they?

Cherie

Hi Devon, I read lots of these responses I have to admit I learned more from them than most of your vids. So that being said I still don’t understand how to monetize this device but that’s not say I can’t learn, I’m still in the novice mode so keep up these educational emails and compliments/ complaints. Thx ( fun to read), by the way happy new year to you& your family:))

The best part of your advice is that a person MUST take control of their time. There are only
24 hours in a day and a portion of those are spent sleeping. He needs to get a life. There is the unsubscribe option. What we he do if he had to go thru chemo and radiation therapy? I bet with all the time I spend in medical care, I still get more done in a week than he gets done
in three months.

Devon, I beleive this person is trying to say he has great trust in what you have to say to him and what you say is important enought to read.

What you are saying is a great point in response. I am gioing to follow this more in the future on what you are saying here. There are large number of emails I will be opting out of. I have enough things to keep me busy.

Thank you.

Thanks Devon!

Once agaiin you’ve hit the nail on the head with your straight talking, open & honest advice

Hi Devon,

You are so right. I don’t stop what I am doing to read my emails. To be successful, we need to focus on one thing at a time.

I have a “to do list” every day and have the self-discipline not to get distracted.

And once I have achieved my goals for the day – only then will I check my emails.

Instead of wasting his time writing to you, Christopher should spend his time opting out of all lists that he is subscribed to.

And I ask that you not take his email personally – you are one of the best internet marketers and I have great respect for you.

Kindest,
Libby Kalis

P.S. Please would you send me more emails as I am not getting enough Lol!

Hell-o Devon, Loved the video and so direct and to the point….Keep up the great work.Most people are lost for a cause,motivated by need,and frustrated for their lack of success. This type of thinking has to cease.

I clearly recall you instructing members not to buy other products but to work the one that you have that we feel that is working for us. I have only learned from those mistakes and have no one to blame but myself.
Thanks!!

hi Devon
hey way to go, some people just need something to cry about. I have seen every video and I find them helpful as i think others do.
rod

Hello Devon,

Here just just seen your video, i can say one thing, my girlfriend was laughed
so hard she wanted to watch the video over again……. and see if she forgot
something that was important to take away for her online business.

And Christopher, there are two people in the world, an employee that gets up
everyday and have boss tell what to do and at the end of the week hand you
a $200 or $300 check for your work, or a person that wakes-up anytime he
wants and knows how to make money from home, and don’t need a boss.

What i’m trying to get a cross is, who are you an employee or entrepreneur?

Hi Devon.

‘Let Sleeping Dogs Lie’

I am impressed with your approach, and I like straight and to the point, and I for one can get

distracted. [Guilty] I NEED to check my emails at the end of the day.. Thanks for that gem..

This is the reason you are successful.

Cheers Georgie.

Hi Devon hope you had a good holiday ,I agree with you , sometimes I dont read my emails 4 days ,I liked your video ,it was interesting hope you have a Happy new year & a great 2012 talk later….Denny

Hi Devon,
Happy New Year to you too:-) I get your point and agree with you, but at the same time, I can understand Christopher’s point of view. I find myself in his predicament because when I see emails from anyone I have ever bought a program from, I get interested. This is so because I believe that when you or they send out emails recommending some other program etc. I believe in your recommendation, and would not want to miss something that will help me be more successful.

On the other hand, I find myself wasting a lot of time opening emails, and this is not cool or profitable and I have made the decision to not waste time on the hundreds of them that come in daily. Yes, we are responsible for our own time wasting and must have a plan to counter that. We cannot blame anyone for that, because everyone is trying to improve their bottom line with affiliate income and this is what is behind all these emails. You both make a good point, and this is what interaction is all about.

Devon, you are Crazy as hell but I LOVE it!! I have been on the internet for nine months and I realize that this is not easy yet I don’t let it get me to the point where I’m going to blame someone else for my shortcomings. This is why I like you so much because you KEEP IT REAL!!! Bless you and your team and keep up the great work. COOL BEANS!!!

thanks for bein real an honest you are helping me get out of my way an on the way with what i think is truely ameans to an end,but action is what i am aboiut to do for bull shit walks an no body talks or what ever,i can’t tell anyone about this any more i have to prove it an especially to myself.thanks for bein there i hope i can do this an so do others who doubt.

Hey Devon,

The issue is not that Christopher gets so distracted that he HAS to read the email. It’s not about physically reading the email. It has to do with the hope that people are waiting. You niche is people wanting to make money online. So you send out tons of ‘opportunities’ out there for people to make money. These people are not looking for money to buy jets and ferrari and mansions on the hollywood hills. These people are looking for a way to make money so they can keep their head above water. So they could pay the rent without worrying where it’s coming from. To work from home so they don’t have to answer a boss to grills and questions when they need time off to take their sick kid to the doctors. So when you send out and oppotunity and this person thinks, ‘Ah..this might finallly be the opportuntiy for me to get mylife on track and make something of myself and make some money where I could live” and they purchase your product and then the next day or two or week you send out another ‘opportunity’ where they can make a million dollars in an hour and that is where the distraction comes from. Now this person is thinking, ‘is this the real opportunity where I can finally be able to live and rather than just survive”. There is no sense in us hiding that there is a lot of junk and crap out there. Some if it might include your stuff as well. Your in the money making business. You don’t sell yourself cause you necessarily care about her future and well being. You sell your stuff to make money. So the opportunity that christoper purchases adn hopes its the answer to his prayers makes him now secnd guess himself and thikn this new opportunity that your peddling is the next thing and the first thing he purchased is crap. No one wants to work on a product for months only to find out it was a waste of time. So you peddling some other ‘gurus’ product just confuses the purchaser and makes them just doubt the program they purchased and makes them feel that it was just another program to suck $37/$27/$17 etc. THAT is what he means by distraction. So instead of ranting on your blog and trying to justify your actions, how about you reach out to Christoper and offer some guidancde and help. After all, he DID purchase your program and you owe it to him, if you ARE an ethical human being

I agree with ‘k’ amd Cherie, and can understand Christopher’s frustration – but not the rudeness he showed in his e-mail (get some manners Christopher!) – I got your Lapdance thing and it didn’t work for me, got my no-hassle refund, stayed on your list cos I like your style. Tried out Web CopyCat – wasn’t for me, unsubbed from that but still stayin on your list cos I learn from you and should you promote something in the future that is of interest to me I may buy it.
Now devon, I gotta ask – you are always wearing those plain t-shirts… wouldn’t you like something with more colour? I can see you in something like this: http://www.zazzle.com/super_hero_tshirt-235449195392848292

You’re the man Devon.

This video/message was SPOT ON.

Do what you need to do, first, then look at emails (if you want to).

Funny thing is, I was there once (where Christopher is) …however, I didn’t blame anyone. I just realized that if I didn’t focus and actually do what I needed to do, I would not succeed.

So I hope this helps a lot of people.

Thanks for putting it out there.

Happy New Year Brother…

Frank

Hi Devon,

Interesting video, after you had mentioned about the problems Christopher was complaining to you about, my immediate thoughts that came into my head was the same as your explanation throughout the rest of the video, it was like you were reading my thoughts as a script (freaky)

Yes, in this business we all get a lot of e-mails in our in-box every day, the reason we do is because when we buy a product or service it’s usually from a fellow marketer and for the most part they send further product or service recommendations because they think the new product or service they are writing about might prove to be useful in their subscriber’s business.

These recommendations can be a little off topic to what has been purchased before, sometimes more than a little, but that’s because they know that not everyone is doing the exact same thing so by giving broader choices, there’s a better chance that the majority will be able to see something that will benefit them rather than just a few.

As the e-mail recipient we have to decide whether that recommendation is a good fit for the business we have (or the one we are trying to build) if we think it is then we click on the link to look further, if not then we move onto the next, but once we find one that fits we need to run with it and do whatever it takes to get the most profit potential from it that we can.

So to Christopher I say, You have to become the master of your in-box and not let it be the master of you, open it up and check for support requests from your customers, if there are any jump on them immediately, once they are all taken care of the rest can wait until you have completed All of the tasks you need to get done that day that will make you money.

Once those are all taken care of then you can recheck you in-box again to catch up on the other messages, if there’s a product or service recommendation in there, ask yourself will it help My business to become more successful, if so click on the link to go take a look, then Only if you are reasonably sure it will and you think you can take on any extra work it may require then buy it if funds allow.

You have to remember that when it comes to Your business, you are the one at the helm and you need to do everything it takes to get it to where you want it to be, and you and you alone are responsible for getting it there.

Other marketers can give you advice on what works for them in their business and make recommendations on products and services that they have found useful, but sometimes that advice and those recommendations might not always work for your business, so you need to be sure that they fit with what you are doing first.

Business ownership is a bit like owning a car and we all want to drive it to the destination called success, Devon’s car is say, a classic Ford Mustang and he tells everyone that he’s just bought a supercharger and after fitting it, it now goes like the clappers.

If the car you own is also a classic Ford Mustang then chances are very good that the same supercharger will also fit yours so it’s a pretty safe bet that yours will go like the clappers too, but if you own a classic Chevy then it might fit or it might not, that’s where you need to decide whether to buy it or not, however if you own a Volkswagon Beetle then chances are it won’t.

Now Devon sent out that message about his new supercharger purchase knowing it will help everyone he knows who ‘s car will work with it and for those car owners that it won’t, some might even want to trade in the car they have for a similar model to his.

But for those that want to stick with the car they have, obviously that recommendation wouldn’t necessarily be very useful, however Devon’s next recommendation could be for a kickin’ GPS unit.

I know not everyone is “into” cars (personally I prefer Motorcycles myself) but I find they are a very good simile to business because most people can relate to them and all cars are built purely for one purpose, to get you from A to B.

And just like car owners, some will plant it on the driveway and spend all day polishing it but that won’t get you where you want to go, for that you have to put the key in the ignition, start the engine, put it in Drive and hit the accelerator (not forgetting to release the hand brake first)

Hope you found my ramblings useful

Regards
David.

I am the infamous “Christopher.” Let me clear up a couple things for y’all. Number one, I am in my mid-thirties, and have in fact, been working since I was five years old. I don’t know what it is like to not have a job or to not be working. My work includes almost everything except food service. Second, I have my college degree, and am gratefully employed in a field I love, though I don’t make very much money. I own my own house, a couple classic cars, and have busted my A$$ for everything I have. Additionally, I did start my ebay business in 2003, simply because the opportunity was there. After my first sale, I was hooked. It wasn’t long after that when I discovered “affiliate” marketing. Again, I had instant success, creating ads and driving traffic through PPC. THat was back in the good old days of “low hanging fruit;” before the real bidding wars on keywords began, and Google started to get progressively more difficult to work with. That is why I have been looking for new opportunities, like Devon’s. He seemed to be for real, (of which now I have absolutely no doubt), and I was impressed with his message, and his product.

Another important thing to point out, is that in my original email to Devon, I never blamed anyone for anything. I also didn’t say I had never had any success, online, or otherwise. I know very well how to take responsibility for things, and I am always the first to admit it when I am wrong. The thing I had a problem with, was that I have purchased and implemented several different programs to earn some money, and all of those sellers have sent me “upsells,” or the “latest and greatest” products their friends had for sale. What? Isn’t what I bought from you, good enough? If you really wanted to help me succeed, why are you sending me something else to work on?

What you “gurus” need to understand, is that we are real people out here. I make careful buying decisions when trying out a new product. You know why I am looking for a good opportunity? Number one, my employer isn’t funding my retirement, and I get no benefits. I have to pay for everything on my own. It’s also because the online opportunity is just there. I don’t have to go and trade my time for money as a cashier or something. Having said that, what I DO NOT NEED is splash page after splash page, with all the dramatic graphics and arrows, and (probably faked) clickbank account sales and bank statements, telling me how great the product works, without telling me HOW it works or what it is. I need something that WORKS. I will respect you if you sell me something that WORKS. I DO NOT NEED photos of Ferraris or ocean front mansions, that in all likelihood, are NOT yours at all. Those things mean NOTHING to me. What I would be impressed with, is something I can pay for my future with.

I sincerely hope that I have shed a little light on my “nasty” email. Perhaps a little harsh. But I really have had it with trying to be up-sold all the time. And I aslo hope that all you folks who resort to name-calling, and saying that I am “lazy,” “greedy,” or a “moron,” or needs to “get out in the real world;” you really shouldn’t say those things about people you don’t know, especially if you don’t know their situation, what they have been through, or are dealing with.

Hi Devon (and Christopher),
I, like you, get hundreds if not thousands of emails every day. I check my email early in the day and skim trough what I may be interested in and delete the rest. Unless I am expecting a specific email, that’s the only time I check my email. If you are checking your email 100 times a day, you are creating your own distractions, don’t balme the sender. How many times a day do you check your snail mail? I do that once a day, so why check your email 100 times a day? That’s just crazy – I’ve got better things to do with my time.

Alan

Totally agree Devon soooo funny i never read all my emails i delete most of them except from the guys i trust or i just look for the good freebies lol hey we all do it.

Cheers
Joel

I do just that . . once a day or when I have time. In fact I received this video yesterday and didn’t have time to watch it. I still have not watched Part 2. I will now, I have time.

Hey Devon

Great video and it is true. You can’t let the emails distract you from your GOALS and TO DO list, which you should be focusing on anyway. I had to stop checking every single mail myself to start getting things done.

Funny video though!!!!!!!

Hello Devon,

I have to say ” BRAVO…BRAVO!!!” and can anyone not respect your honesty and for those that it got into their emotions well…. how long did they get out of the third grade??? I’m just saying come on people I agree with Devon 100% if you don’t like the emails/offers, whatever it really is as simple as opting out/unsubscribing, or would that be to much of a distraction as well???

Here it is 8:12 p.m. EST 12/28/2011 and I just got around to checking my emails ha ha and this video was yesterday…. well I’ve been busy and now it’s a chance to give ‘em a quick skim over before crashing for the night. ” And, Oh My It’s mail from Mike F., Omar M., John T. Dave N. and Devon B. and some others. Well now I can’t go to sleep or line up tomorrows agenda cause I must read each of them right now…NOT.” There I got that piss poor excuse out of the way. Sorry Bro. but when people are making excuses like that, maybe it’s best to just delete them from our lists and save them and ourselves from some headaches.

Now I’m going to watch Part two.

To your continued success,

David Caudill

Calm Down!! Enough Already!

WOW! He really push your button! Dude, take a walk in the cold to chill a bit!

I have to say, you’re right and he’s (almost) right. If you send an email out that says “You’ve got to see this RIGHT AWAY” then sometimes a person wants to see if something has changed that needs our attention.

On the other hand, EDS, or “e-mail distraction syndrome” is really a way to get out of focusing on completing the task at hand.

Personally, I select all of the messages, look for something I want to read, then delete the rest. Sometimes it takes 5 minutes, sometimes it takes 1 hour.

Hey Devon!

I didn’t see your rant videos because i didn’t see your emails about them…..I was too busy focusing & i’m not really here writing this! Lol.

Seriously though… Even when setting a time for dealing with emails, there are always the couple you can’t resist…this one for instance.. ‘The “NASTY” Email I Got’…. Luckily not a sales pitch!

I think the problem is with us less experienced,.. that after purchasing a product that will..’Change Our Lives’, we are suddenly faced with an up sell that many marketers try to convince us that we really need it to make the best of the original to….er’.. ‘Change Our Lives’.

We then feel “God!… (being inexperienced) I’d better get this in case i find later, it was necessary & goes up to $197 next week!.. Now my initial $27 has just risen to $97. Dohhh”!

An experienced marketer like yourself will probably be savvy to what you need at that point, but a newbie feels he’s just been caught in a fishing net! It’s this practice i, & many people dislike.

If it’s something integral to the original, then it should be upfront on the sales page, either higher priced, or optional. Any up sell after should be helpful but not needed, or of interest.

Many do operate like this,…but too many Don’t!

Hi.

I actually don’t think that Christopher was saying it distracts him when an email turned up in his inbox. This is just my opinion BTW, but I think he is referring to the content of the email. Like “you have to get this great software right now!”
He has just started building an amazon website, then he gets an email from someone he trusts that tells him he has to get this facebook WSO or whatever, that is the ants pants and you cant do without it.
That’s just my take on what he means.

Hi Devon,

I am quite new to your blog and I am loving the way you speak- Honest and Upfront! I like the way you explained the above matter and you did gave a very valuable lesson to all of us. We definitely need to have a set plan of action and let no-one distract us from it. Facebook, Twitter or E-mails can be major time killers if we do not put a check on them. They can be very good marketing tools if used properly but they can even eat up all your time if we get lost in them.

Loved your content!

Thanks and Regards

Amitav

I understand both sides. Christopher sounds like your typical newbie. They do not know what is important. So when they decide to follow someone (in other words – put their trust in someone), they are hanging on every word the guru says.

This is true with most gurus. They will tell about all the programs they followed when they started (before becoming a guru).

If someone (guru) tells you that they have a new program and the subject line is set up to get the person to open it (that is marketing). A newbie doesn’t look at it as marketing. They believe the guru is giving them a short cut to success. We must remember that most newbies used to be (or are still) employees and are used to being told what to do. So they are following the way they believe is correct.

This is why most gurus should be concerned about what they support because that newbie is trusting you to lead them in the right direction.

I understand Devon’s side because we are all responsible for the decisions that we make. Devon’s frustration (from my view) is he is just saying quit blaming others form your decisions.

That is why I go by the name of Ron “Simplified” Myers. My passion has and will always be to simplify things for those that follow me. Whether we agree, like it or not, most people are followers. So as a leader, we do need to be careful of our actions.

It ain’t right. It ain’t wrong. It’s just my opinion

Ron “Simplified” Myers

Hi Devon,

Once again, awesome lesson…

I do what the guy does that sent you the nasty email. I’m so worried about missing the latest and greatest, that I constantly check my email and try to keep up to the deletions, but once in awhile, something will catch my eye that I look at. And usually it’s because of who sent it. I always read yours.

Maybe because I need to lighten up and I know that your presentation will do that… or maybe because I know you have a message that will teach me something! And it does.

I did a “like” on this, and I’m also forwarding the email to a couple of “real” friends, OK?

Keep ‘em coming…

John Witherspoon

Devon, thanks guy … really good points, all the way around … it just took me a while to get back to my emails to find this … I have a plan, or I’d get nothing done … full time J.O.B. – building our retirement home (myself) and helping others learn how to market on the Internet … every task has it assigned schedule … Be Blessed – Be Abundant – Ken