THE INTERNET ADVENTURES OF STUPIDMAN

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draft (don't know how many pre-s Ishould really use) of IntroductionI have know R.H. Jaycox (Jay), the author of InternetProfit Pearls, for over a decade.
A while back he asked meto read a pre-final draft (don't know how many pre-s Ishould really use) of the book. Technically I don't have aclue of what he was talking about but,having lost moneythrough an earlier investment,I recognized the truth he wasdescribing.
In Chapters 4&11 he recommended writingarticles for ezines as a way of promoting a business. Iwrote one, showed it to him and he liked it.
Jay suggestedthat I write a series from my ignorant perspective as I tryto implement the suggestions in the "final?" draft of thebook.I've titled the series,"The Internet Adventures ofStupidman" and the original piece, " The Birth of Stupidman".The moniker seems appropriate as it is how I feel when I try to do something on the computer and it seems to reflect the attitude I get from my teenagers whenI try to share my "wisdom" on any subject.Jay said I should share a little background. This is mysecond marriage.
The Boss and I live with my 13 year oldson,Greased Lightning, and his 15 year old sister,FashionGirl.The Boss is one of those people who buys new technologybefore her neighbors can spell it. (She bought a microwaveoven when they were so big they needed a separate room.) She's been on the internet since shortly after Al Goreinvented it.
She doesn't do sophisticated things on theinternet but due to her seniority she's The Boss.Greased Lightning is scary, he reads books about HTML,Java, JavaScript, encryption (Is there a Hacking forDummies?). His fingers are a blur on the keyboard and hisexplanations are fast and condescending.Fashion Girl listens to music on the internet, designs artand wardrobes, fills up shopping carts until the wheelsfall off and tries to find my credit cards.Greased Lightning serves the function of our house dog.
Ifsomebody passes gas and chooses not to accept the responsibility the dog is blamed. Greased Lightning is ourgaseous dog.
If the computer crashes The Boss assumes itwas something caused by Greased Lighting even if he has not used the computer in several days.I'm afraid to try things on the computer as I don't wantto become the gaseous dog. It's safer to be Stupidman.Jay thinks there are a lot of people in the world whomight have good ideas and are also afflicted with keyboardphobia.
He says if I share my learning experiences(frustrations are more like it) it will make the world abetter place, yada yada yada. Who's kidding who, if youbuy through my URL (Greased Lightning goes crazy when I callit an Earl) I make $10.
Remember, this idea came fromChapters 4&11. THE INTERNET ADVENTURES OF STUPIDMAN The Birth of StupidmanI used to be smart.
Not only did I believe it but manypeople (including bosses) told me I was smart. In collegeI learned a little FORTRAN and COBOL (main frame computerlanguages that are probably extinct by now).
In the 70'sand 80's I was a whiz at programming PCs in Lotus andSupercalc.But something happened, one night while I was sleeping,the internet was born and I became a dinosaur.While I was not getting it, everybody else was launchingdot coms or working out of their homes for 20 minutes a daywhile making bazillions of dollars. Even teenagers weregetting rich!Other than the author of Internet Profit Pearls (and he'snot sharing), I don't personally know anybody who has been"successful" with internet commerce,but, from what themedia tells me it's all the people I don't know.Towards the end of the dot com boom(naturally) I put somemoney into a "can't miss" "ground floor" opportunity andtouted it to friends and relatives.
It missed, ended up in the basement, lost the money and friends but at least my family has started returning my calls.I recently read a book, "Internet Profit Pearls", whichbelatedly explains what I, my former friends andfamily did wrong and actually has some helpful suggestionsas to how one might make money on the internet withoutspending much money. You can read the first few chaptersfor free and if you want the entire book it will cost you$30.
Some of the stuff is a little technical but fortunately my13 year old son understands it (now if I could find atranslator maybe I could understand what the boy said).The book contains fortysomething affiliate links. Most ofthese links are free and each creates the possibility of anincome stream.
The affiliate links are spread throughoutthe book. You can actually get something for nothing.The part I really liked; after you buy the book you can"brand" and resell it and earn about $10 per copy and aboutanother $5 if it gets resold(think I still have some relatives I can talk to).The writing of this book review came from some strategiesin Chapters 4 and 11 and has inspired me to write a serieswhere I,Stupidman,attempt to accomplish some technicaltasks suggested in the book.Coming Soon: Stupidman Downloads and Copies a File Stupidman Brands,Sends Email AttachmentThe Internet Adventures Of StupidmanWill Put A Smile On Your Facewww.stupidmanok.com WEBMASTERS AND EZINE PUBLISHERSYou may reproduce this article on your site, or link tothis page, or reprint it in your Ezine.
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