good article… I preciate

your right! internet users move uber fast - that is why so many users use tits and women as avatars to stop users and readers in motion to take a look and stop. I think that is why avatars of women are more popular and in use that regular users photographs.

sometimes obscure headlines and titles stop users as well

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Very clever post Shoe and some good points, I particularly like the one about moving targets.

TV- The Time killer has taught Shoe some valuable things and now we are learning it from him. Great post and there is no doubt that we should stand out from others

I gotta admit the PU philosophy also changed my life.

But I didnt need to apply for a tv show for that . Kudos to Marcus. That man has some balls if he really showed off in that costume.

A tip for everyone in here

Listening and Learning - is the best one!

Excellent post here Shoe. I only caught a few episodes on VH1 but the points you make are dead on for blogging and making money online.

Good post!!!!

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Great points. One of my MBA instructors always said that the most important business anyone is in is marketing for “Me, Inc.” Even though another company is giving you your paycheck, “you” is your primary employer, and if you fail to market yourself, you won’t excel in the business world.

Awesome post! I also like the one about “moving targets”

Excellent post here Shoe. I only caught a few episodes on VH1 but the points you make are dead on for blogging and making money online.

The biggest item that stood out is the small fish in a big pond point. man oh man, thats a brutal one to confront. was it socrates or aristotle that said “nothing is new under the sun”…? How do I stand out? the $64,000 question.

nice twist to that Shoe.. I wonder how next season will turn out.

Great post, but were the videos exactly necessary

The link you have pointing to mystery’s website is not actually his site. Due to reasons too lengthy to discuss here, he has split with his business partners (the guys who currently run themysterymethod.com) and was unable to secure his domain name and his new site and business can be found here: http://www.venusianarts.com

Awesome!!!! I can’t believe Shoemoney’s into PU

Frickin loved that show

Very nice article

the next session you teach at the search conferences should be geared around this post.

I’ve just finished reading the book called The Game where Neil Strauss explains about how he started the whole pick up artist business together with Mystery. I really recommend reading that book, since it reveals much more details around how they managed to make a system out of picking up.

A few years back when I was single, I tested out a similar approach as they teach nowadays - and it sure works.

Using the same approaches on the web as they do in the pick up business is a sound strategy in my opinion - I guess you can confirm that Jeremy?

Great post, but I never heard of it before.

-Mike

Great post. It reminds me of the Purple Cow thing. Need to stand out from the crowd and be remembered.

Very true, All a pick-up artist does is sell themselves. Also I never heard of this mystery guy but hes got to be a pretty good marketer to charge almost 3 grand for a sessions.

Hey Shoemoney, like an earlier commenter mentioned, Mystery’s actual site is http://www.venusianarts.com. The other one is a former business partner trying to leech off Mystery’s success.

I get a lot of social media “moving targets”, so I’ll be watching in the next few days for more tips on how to better engage their attention.

This is a great post!

I’ve learned a lot from reading the book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists which details a lot of what you just wrote. I especially like the part about the standing out, because in this crazy world of blogging, that’s exactly what you need to do.

Great post! I’ve learned a lot from reading The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. I especially like the part about standing out because in this crazy world of blogging it’s what you need to do.

Haha that picture is great! A new hat to wear out at conferences.

long post, I’ll read it in the morning when I am doin my nine to five.

Great post. What an amazing way to relate all of that to internet marketing.

Keep it up Shoe!

Sorry to double post but does anyone notice how this guy’s LP is very inspired by DoubleYourDating.com? Lol…

Old stuff in a new presentation …

you’re a big fan of reality TV. TV in general. Every think about producing your own internet tv show?

I´ll definetly bring my new lederhosens to vegas this year - and I´ll even wear them without the 100 dollar bet
see ya next week!

Great tips Shoe - especially the one on making people feel safe buying from you. They need to feel that they have some way of getting a refund if the product doesn’t work for them.

i love the moving targets one lol

That’s a great post! I love the way you can take almost anything and get a lesson from it. Maybe it’s the Dad in you that makes you so good at finding life lessons in normal life.

I really enjoyed reading that post. It made me think and yes I agree it is easy to focus too much on the design and think that is going to make it all happen.

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thats a BITCHIN hat you got on Shoe!

LOL @ 8 total losers ! Great post.

Nice article, wouldn’t have ever compared pickin’ up ladies to marketing a site.

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Yo Shoe! . . . that was a great post . . . my friend just got me started on watching the Pickup Artist and as retarded as the concept it, I catch myself totally immersed in the show . . . you showed a lot of creativity tying that show into blogging . . . much props . . much props indeed!

I must admit thats very interesting show.

Hi Jeremy, any thought on if some of the Pickup Artist stuff is fake/staged?

Good post. The comparisons are all true. I will have to watch this show sometime never seen it before.

Great post…I just had to say I love the lederhosen..and I would have laughed so much if I had seen them..but in a good way…I would have appreciated the courage and humor it took to wear them. And really they are cute.

Hey I’ve heard of this guy… I always thought the show was a joke, but I guess not lol. I think I’ll check it out now. thanks for the link.. I don’t get vh1.

something about you is just not right jeremy great post.

nice post to apply the concept to internet marketing. similarly for the 36 stratagems or art of war. understand the concept and it could apply in situation with a twist.

Killer post!

We we’re actually discussing the show today at work. Certainly not in terms of SEO or marketing but for the life of me(or anyone else), I couldn’t remember the name. Never thought I’d find the answer here:)

I’m curious if the “reverse” works. Maybe I’ll go out this weekend and tell all the ladies about my link portfolio, how I reached the top of google for my keyword phrase, and how I make $5/day on adsense. Watch out ladies…here I come:)

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Being interesting as you stated is definetly one of the most important things in marketing your blogging and in writing it.

That hat is awesome! How many pics did you take before you got that expression down?

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