Comments on: Learn from the Gold Rush: SHUT UP! http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php Make Money Blogging: We Experiment So You Don't Have To! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Make Money http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-14762 Make Money Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:04:14 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-14762 Haha, that was a brilliant post. I can't believe I just found it. Haha, that was a brilliant post. I can’t believe I just found it.

]]> By: Ben Cook http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2599 Ben Cook Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:00:53 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2599 Here's another good example of what I'm talking about. http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/01/29/gaming-google-adwords-with-google-redirects/ Shoemoney's site is read by thousands and you can bet a large chunk are going to go out and abuse this gap in Google AdWords' system. Before long Google will catch on, or come across the post, and that exploit will be closed. If you found something like this, why in the world would you want to share it with everyone and lose the benefits it can offer? I just don't get it. Here’s another good example of what I’m talking about.
http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/01/29/gaming-google-adwords-with-google-redirects/
Shoemoney’s site is read by thousands and you can bet a large chunk are going to go out and abuse this gap in Google AdWords’ system. Before long Google will catch on, or come across the post, and that exploit will be closed.

If you found something like this, why in the world would you want to share it with everyone and lose the benefits it can offer? I just don’t get it.

]]> By: Keep Your Dirty Little Secrets To Yourself! | Caroline Middlebrook http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2593 Keep Your Dirty Little Secrets To Yourself! | Caroline Middlebrook Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:19:11 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2593 [...] me to write this post. Its not often that I disagree with Ben completely! He says that we should learn from the California Gold Rush and SHUT UP when we find something new that could be a powerful tool in our IM [...] [...] me to write this post. Its not often that I disagree with Ben completely! He says that we should learn from the California Gold Rush and SHUT UP when we find something new that could be a powerful tool in our IM [...]

]]> By: The Mad Ape http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2598 The Mad Ape Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:32:17 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2598 Bahh I tell my readers everything. Nothing is held back. I have pissed people off, I have made people happy and it has made me some money. I give away my gold because too many people are making money off of crap. Yeah off of crap. Take for instant the $3000 / year piece of crap from the InternetMarketingNinjas. In fact I will give away some gold right now... Yeah it breaks with tradition but tradition sucks. Living in the past will leave you in the dust. Dare to be different and you will stand out from the crowd! Personally, I don't care what people think of me. If I entertain while providing some information then good for me. If it boosts my traffic and puts some money in my pocket, then good for me and my readers. If I am earning money then I must be doing something right. The Mad Ape PS. Here is a 'form' reply to everyone that does not agree with me: Dear Piss off...I don't care! Bahh

I tell my readers everything. Nothing is held back. I have pissed people off, I have made people happy and it has made me some money.

I give away my gold because too many people are making money off of crap. Yeah off of crap. Take for instant the $3000 / year piece of crap from the InternetMarketingNinjas.

In fact I will give away some gold right now…

Yeah it breaks with tradition but tradition sucks. Living in the past will leave you in the dust. Dare to be different and you will stand out from the crowd!

Personally, I don’t care what people think of me. If I entertain while providing some information then good for me. If it boosts my traffic and puts some money in my pocket, then good for me and my readers.

If I am earning money then I must be doing something right.

The Mad Ape

PS. Here is a ‘form’ reply to everyone that does not agree with me:

Dear
Piss off…I don’t care!

]]> By: Music Site http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2608 Music Site Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:38:09 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2608 @ Tim, I understand that and I completely agree with you, you are right, it is just that may be I am more emotional and I hate that people get upset of me, I know they might be using me to get what they want to know, my family always told me that I should be more careful but I never was, but I think as I grow up then I get better at it, life teach a lot, sometimes some people need a strong hit on their head to learn and I guess I am one of those, Thank you, you really helped me in knowing that people should be more aware about their work and they have to keep their secrets when they have to and specially if it affects their work, I just needed to hear someone do it, cause everybody I met in my life would say he doesn't hide anything and he or she are open and that I am fool or silly and selfish. Regards. @ Tim,
I understand that and I completely agree with you, you are right, it is just that may be I am more emotional and I hate that people get upset of me, I know they might be using me to get what they want to know, my family always told me that I should be more careful but I never was, but I think as I grow up then I get better at it, life teach a lot, sometimes some people need a strong hit on their head to learn and I guess I am one of those,

Thank you, you really helped me in knowing that people should be more aware about their work and they have to keep their secrets when they have to and specially if it affects their work, I just needed to hear someone do it, cause everybody I met in my life would say he doesn’t hide anything and he or she are open and that I am fool or silly and selfish.

Regards.

]]> By: Tim http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2609 Tim Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:29:32 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2609 @ Music, Do you really look poorly upon Coca Cola for not sharing it's secret? Seriously? I have never heard of that. I am in business, have been running a company now for over 10 years. I have never, once, ever been mad at a competitor or even remotely ticked that they came across something that worked well for them and they chose to keep it under wraps. I would also, not worry about my competition worrying about weather or not I looked foolish in their eyes. If I'm out in front, I expect someone to be gunning for me, that's the way it is. Look, at the end of the day it's business. And Business pays the bills. I got bills to pay, so if I gotta look foolish to you, but I'm providing a quality good to my customers.... well, I can live with that. @ Music,
Do you really look poorly upon Coca Cola for not sharing it’s secret? Seriously? I have never heard of that. I am in business, have been running a company now for over 10 years. I have never, once, ever been mad at a competitor or even remotely ticked that they came across something that worked well for them and they chose to keep it under wraps. I would also, not worry about my competition worrying about weather or not I looked foolish in their eyes. If I’m out in front, I expect someone to be gunning for me, that’s the way it is.

Look, at the end of the day it’s business. And Business pays the bills. I got bills to pay, so if I gotta look foolish to you, but I’m providing a quality good to my customers…. well, I can live with that.

]]> By: Music Site http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2591 Music Site Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:39:15 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2591 @ Tim, you are right here, Coca Cola has the right to keep their secret and any other companies or individuals, it is just that people would keep attacking you with their words and make you look bad infront of others or at least keep watching you and wish to ruin you. @ Tim, you are right here, Coca Cola has the right to keep their secret and any other companies or individuals, it is just that people would keep attacking you with their words and make you look bad infront of others or at least keep watching you and wish to ruin you.

]]> By: Scott Sweeney http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2601 Scott Sweeney Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:57:27 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2601 @ben Your last comment brings up a good argument. This is better than the political debates. Obama who? Eric and Ben in 08 cheers scott @ben

Your last comment brings up a good argument. This is better than the political debates.

Obama who? Eric and Ben in 08

cheers
scott

]]> By: Caroline Middlebrook http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2592 Caroline Middlebrook Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:48:54 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2592 Hmm I don't buy this whole argument at all. In business there should be room for everybody. Sure there might be little specifics that give you the edge over the competition but in general I think that if your income sources are dependent on a secret that you have discovered then you are treading on thin ice! Fundamentals win out in any industry. Provide value, receive compensation. That's it. No secrets required. Hmm I don’t buy this whole argument at all. In business there should be room for everybody. Sure there might be little specifics that give you the edge over the competition but in general I think that if your income sources are dependent on a secret that you have discovered then you are treading on thin ice!

Fundamentals win out in any industry. Provide value, receive compensation. That’s it. No secrets required.

]]> By: Ben Cook http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2602 Ben Cook Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:59:34 +0000 http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/learn-from-the-gold-rush-shut-up.php#comment-2602 Eric, using your example, I would say this is like telling everyone in town that a good place to eat has great burgers and then everyone in the town goes to that place to eat. The place gets crowded, traffic backs up outside, and they run out of food. The overcrowding then causes the fire marshal to shut the place down. Now no one gets any food. See what I'm sayin? Eric, using your example, I would say this is like telling everyone in town that a good place to eat has great burgers and then everyone in the town goes to that place to eat. The place gets crowded, traffic backs up outside, and they run out of food. The overcrowding then causes the fire marshal to shut the place down. Now no one gets any food. See what I’m sayin?

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