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Fuck Facebook

Bob — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:52:13 +0000

A post by Jason made me realize that being banned by Facebook isn’t such a bad thing after all. I won’t be appealing to get my account back, and I won’t create a new account either. (Although I would like all my contacts and photos back from Suckerberg).

Facebook is a monster.

Learning Customer Skills with Imran Naseem

Bob — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:24:29 +0000

Hi kids. Today we will be learning customer skills 101 with Imran Naseem.

Lesson 1: The customer is always right, even when he’s wrong. Especially when his name is Imran Naseem.

Imran buys a domain from someone.

Oh, and in case you’re wondering why I keep posting about Imran – He keeps messaging me on gtalk about how great my posts about him are, and that I should keep it up.

New Imran Naseem Product Launched Today!

Bob — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:57:45 +0000

Some Scamhatter ripped Imran Naseem’s new product. This is for all you freebie seekers.

Click here to download the PDF file if you want to know how to make thousands of dollars every hour.

Imran Naseem – You crack me up

Bob — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:17:03 +0000

Please Imran ~~Narcisist~~ Naseem, stop digging. That hole you’ve made for yourself is only getting deeper.

Here’s a few replies to points in your blogpost (mirror, just in case you delete it again like you did with the last one), in which you try to justify your behaviour and attempt some form of damage-control.

1. I have now a “Cult Following” on several Blackhat “Scamhat” World forums.

Is that right Imran? You’re giving people on blackhat forums the name “Scamhatters”? So why have you been selling LOADS of blackhat products? (Google doesn’t lie). Does that mean you’re one of the SCAM hatters? Or are you just a two-faced hypocrite?

Here’s just a selection of blackhat sites you created and sold on flippa; blackhatgold.com – blackhatsalvation.com – blackhatcode.com – blackhattersmembership.com – blackhatcodebreaker.com

2. the link juice is excellent and my blog now has a PR of 3 ..thanks to a guy called “Bobby Jones” – who is a member of these “scamhat” world forums and is a professional con artist.

Oh, ok. So Google decided to give your blog a PR3 two days after I posted about you? That’s giving my blog too much credit Naseem. You really don’t know much about how SEO or Google or Pagerank works do you? Retorical question. (That means don’t answer Naseem).

And I’d love to see you give some substance to your accusation of me being a “professional con artist”. (You do know what libel is right? Ask your brother – he’s a professional qualified lawer, no?) I know you’re feeling threatened by the truth, but come-on…random name calling with not a shred of information to back-up your claims? That’s weak, even for you. Smoke and mirrors Naseem…

3. Is Frank Kern a REHASH KING?

Imran, I really don’t think you can consider yourself in the same league as Mr Kern. Oh, and did you know he has a product called Mass Control? Sounds like he’s copied the idea off your products; Mass Offline Control and Mass Cash Control. Funny that!

4. I love it when people talk about me – good or bad. In fact thanks to this “Jones” guy I had a lot of people purchase several products on my blog.

Stop lying Imran. My posts about you only had about 1000 views. Fake it until you make it comes to mind.

5. But all you do is smile and keep launching products and keep helping people make money online.

I think you made a typo there and was meaning to say; But all you do is smile and keep rehashing other people’s products and keep helping yourself to n00bies money online.

One other ‘interesting’ fact about your blog was this; You constantly seem to try and defend yourself against all the haters out there that are jealous and bitching about your online “success”. I’m starting to see a pattern Naseem. Perhaps people are bitching for a reason.

Anyway, that’s another ten back links I’ve given you. Maybe you’ll have a PR4 tomorrow?

Imran Naseem New Product Launched

Bob — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:32:51 +0000

Thanks to anonymous commentator who told me about Imran Naseems new CPA Product. Wonder if CPA Relapse 2 is going to be a CPA Relapse 1 rehash. Or perhaps Imran just ran out of names, and is now forced to rehash his product titles. Review anyone?

How to get a job as a blogger: the do’s and don’ts

Bob — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:28:05 +0000

This seemed like a suitable topic to write about, since I’ve just gone through the process of hiring a full time blogger for one of my other sites. The best place to either find a blogging job, or to find blogging talent, is the Problogger Job Board. There are more ways to find writers, but a lot of the responses I’ve received from the PB job ad were quite good. Unlike some forums, where people will do anything for a quick buck. When it comes to getting solid content for your blog, you need a solid blogger. Don’t cut corners, you’ll make the money you had to spent to advertise back in no time with a quality writer on your staff.

After all the replies I got for the job, I have a lot of comparison material, and I’ll give you several examples of how to – and how to not apply for an advertised writing position.

If you want to have a good shot of landing the blogging gig you’re about to apply for, please make sure you’ve covered these points.

The Don’ts.

At least act like you know what you’re getting yourself into.

1. The most important aspect would probably be; Make sure that you’ve familiarised yourself with the blog that is seeking to hire a blogger. Often a link is included in the job application, but at times you have to be slightly more creative, and find the site, based on the email address domain, or do some quick research on Google. – Several of the candidates that were applying seemed to have absolutely no clue as to what blog they were applying for. Either that, or they just chose to ignore the blog topic, and sent in extremely random sample material. If I want to hire someone to blog about TV shows, how is a school paper on gardening going to get me excited about you?

Can you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

2. So the entire blog you are applying for is written in English. The entire ad for the job was written in English. What on earth are you doing, emailing me a complete application letter in Spanish? Besides me no speaky that muchos Spanish, why would you think that your Spanish articles will get published on my English blog? Please make sure you’ve written down point 1, then come back and try again. Hasta la Vista baby!

Minimalistic anyone?

3. I’ve worked hard on my blog to get it where it is today. I’ve put the hours in, I’ve spent money on advertising the job application. So do you really think that an email containing one single link to your blog is going to get me impressed with your high standard of work? Do you think I would feel good spending more money on someone that not only seems extremely lazy, but is also showing no interest in my blog whatsoever? BZZZZ! Think again.

can I haz spellcheckz?

4. Ok, so I can see that it’s not Spanish, but are you sure that your application letter was written in English? I’m not too thrilled to think of my new blogger to be writing articles as if they were typing on their cellphone. “I wuld luv 2 b a writer 4 u. Plz chk my appl. and get bck 2 me asap”. No thanks. Sure, I might not be the greatest writer myself, but for someone whom I am going to have to pay, I at least expect you to present me with a usable end-product.

We don’t do Pulitzer.

5. The email in which you’re applying for the TV blogger job could very well make the New York Times Editor in Chief offer you a job. University this, author of bestseller that…I think you might be slightly overqualified for this job. I don’t think that the people that visit my blog are expecting to read Time magazine articles. Thanks for applying, but I can’t see you connecting with my target audience. But don’t worry, I’m sure you can do much better with all those credentials under your belt.

And there’s my main don’ts you need to consider. I’ve cut the article in half, so come back tomorrow to find out what the Do’s are to get you hired as a blogger.

I Dont Think I’m Cut Out For This Blogging Stuff

Bob — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:52:24 +0000

Seriously. All the time and effort you have to put into a blog. If you add it all up, was it really worth your time? You could be blogging, just for the fun of it. But chances are, you’re in it for the money. (Haha, who ever told you there was money to be made in blogging?)

There are a select few bloggers that actually make (quite a lot of) money with their blog. I hate to burst your bubble, but it is safe to say that you are not one of them. I can count them on one hand.

The trick.

Remember what a magician does when he pulls a rabbit out of a hat? They distract you with one hand, and do their “magic” with the other. Po0f! instant rabbit!

The distraction these bloggers use is simple yet effective – They tell you how they do it! WTF!

Over the years they have managed to build-up an online profile that is recognised by hundreds of thousands of readers. This is one of the main reasons they make money. With time comes mass, with mass comes credibility, with credibility comes more mass. You get the picture.

I’m not going into specifics, but if you just have a look through their archives, you will see that they have touched base on the same subject over and over again throughout the years, but by slightly rewording things, mixing in new examples of recent “achievements”, their information always seems fresh.

It’s just not for me, rewriting the same old bullshit, over and over again. Sure, it gets you a popular blog. It will earn your readers respect, AND it will bring in the money you are looking for. But what about job satisfaction? I simply cannot derive any pleasure or satisfaction out of repeating myself – over and over and over again.

*Edit – This post was about twice as long, but for some reason, WP gave me 404 errors every time I updated the post! See? Another reason why I think blogging isn’t for me.

Top 10 Common Mistakes Bloggers Make

Bob — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:14:07 +0000

If you’re a blogger and reading this top ten common blogging mistakes list, you’ll recognize the obvious traps that can make or break your success as a blogger. Here we go:

1. Not completing tasks you’ve set for yourself (e.g not finishing blog posts).

Anti-Social in a Social WWWorld

Bob — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:18:24 +0000

How much longer will Mr. Webster acknowledge the word “anonymous”?

Photo by Payton Guerra

Does anyone remember good-old IRC? I used to spent hours a day, chatting away to other geeks in the #root channel. At one stage I could even call myself a Net-admin since I had my own 100Mbps server from the Amsterdam exchange hooked into an large IRC network. Aah – those were the days.

There was no filling out profiles, no poking and no little green patch requests. All you needed was a nifty nickname and an even spiffier exit message. There was only text. I tend to think that my mindset got stuck in that period when I look back at it now. I was what you could call ‘anti-social’. If I didn’t like what you had to say, you were booted from the channel. If you kept on being a prick, you got K-lined (banned)from the server or even the network. We had no faces. We had no responsibilities.

Fast forward to current day. EVERYONE has a Facebook account. Even our Moms. We all have or had a Myspace page, and if you don’t Tweet, you’re kinda weird. You can’t just have clever and witty remarks anymore to make an impression. People don’t go to eat in an empty cafe.

You’ll have to boast a large number of friends and followers on your social profiles. You have to have pictures of yourself for all to see. They want to know what you ate last night, who your favorite band is, what books you read, and what your sexual preference is. If they don’t like what they see in your profile – they simply won’t connect with you.

So in order to keep up, you have to get socially accepted on the Net, you’re going to have to play the game. Follow random strangers on Twitter. Become ‘friends’ with anyone on Facebook. Share all your photos on Flickr. Let us know what you’ve been listening to on Last.fm. You’ll need to establish your web-presence to get respect. Try not to piss off too many people – Online, word spreads faster than a speeding bullet.

But what if you can’t? What if you don’t want to reach out and connect? What if you have burned one bridge too many? Well I guess you’ll be stuck in second gear for the rest of that ride. There is no turning back this social web 2.0 crap. You’re either in or out. Don’t get me wrong, I know there’s always the possibility to live completely offline, but you will probably soon find that you’ll have less and less people to be social with in real life.

No matter how advanced all this social technology gets, we will always be the weakest link.

Can you read all your RSS subscriptions offline?

Bob — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:16:52 +0000

Yes You Can!
Photo by Jannem

Here’s something I just discovered recently (I know, someone else probably already figured this out before me). If you’re keeping up with your favorite blogs through their RSS feeds, and you use the Google reader, this tip is for you. If you don’t use Google reader, I suggest you start using it because we all know Google is taking over the world sooner or later.

Basically what the reader allows you to do is download all the feeds you’ve subscribed to, and read them while your offline. This could be IS a great way to catch up on stuff while you’re commuting (Not recommended if you’re driving a vehicle yourself). I’ve included the steps and a few images to show you how to get this going.

1. Install Google Gears.
2. Open your Google reader.
3. Click on the little icon (image 1.0)
4. See the result (image 1.1)
5. Read and get smart.

image 1.0

image 1.1

Now if you already knew this – move along please. There’s nothing else to see here.