Steve Wagenheim’s Blog

Shocking…absolutely shocking. What the frick is this world coming to? Miley Cyrus, the 15 year old daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, is appearing nude in June’s Vanity Fair.

What oh what is this world coming to?

Isn’t this the same girl who’s in the wholesome Disney hit “Hannah Montana?” Let’s forget about the fact that the girl is only 15. But how does this imagine coincide with the wholesome portrayal that Disney is trying to, um, portray.

Think they’re not going to be pissed off as hell at this?

Of course good old Billy Ray is capitalizing on this as well by embarking on a sold-out “Hannah Montana: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour.” Yeah sure, let’s make as much money off of this as we can…why not?

But seriously, does anybody but an absolute perv want to look at a 15 year old girl naked? Well, except maybe for a 15 year old boy. But that’s understandable.

Okay, to be fair, you don’t really get to see much in the magazine. However, it is not the flesh that matters here, but the suggestion of flesh. And of course all the hoopla that goes around with it.

It’s enough to make a guy sick.

Anyway, as of right now, nobody knows what kind if impact this is going to have on the relationship between Cyrus and Disney. I mean, we’re talking about the clean cut dudes of US movie production. This can’t end well.

So, I’m going to keep an eye on this and keep you updated on further developments. I’m curious to see where this goes and if we end up seeing more of Cyrus than just her back.

Stay tuned.

Sincerely,

Steven Wagenheim

You would think that with all the original content that I create daily that the last thing I’d even bother with is PLR material. Well, to be honest, I don’t do a lot with it BUT I do use it when I am in a pinch or if I decide to crack into a niche that I don’t know a lot about.

However, there are several problems that you will run into when purchasing PLR material.

One problem with PLR material is that there is a lot of crap out there and you have to be very careful with what you buy. For example, before I knew as much about PLR as I do now, I bought a PLR package of articles that was nothing more than a list of bullet points for each article. That is not an article and the package was virtually worthless for me.

Another problem with PLR material is how much of it the creator lets out there. Many claim limited amounts, but the truth is, many of these creators will sell as many PLR sets as they can just to make a profit. So you end up buying PLR material that is saturated all over the Internet.

Another problem with PLR is you really don’t know if it’s any good until you actually buy it. Sure, you can always return it for a refund, but it would be nice if you can get some kind of idea if the PLR was decent BEFORE you spent your hard earned cash on it.

Well, PLR Exploitation has solved all these problems and a lot more that I won’t bother getting into here. I’ll just send you to the page and you can read up on it for yourself.

PLR Exploitation was put together by myself and John Rhodes who is a PLR master. This guy has more knowledge about PLR than anybody I know, including myself. Heck, he practically makes his living from buying cheap PLR and turning it into quick cash. One report I think he bought for like $9.95 and in a matter of days, made like $200 and change. I mean that’s just an insane ROI for what was very little work.

Anyway, instead of me babbling on about this any longer, why not just go check out the page. You’ll find out everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING about PLR material that you’ll ever need to know.

Here’s the URL:

http://www.plrexploitation.com/

This may very well be the best report on PLR that you’ve ever gotten in your life.

Sincerely,

Steven Wagenheim

I normally don’t like giveaways, but this one is really simple, not a lot of stuff and the products are great, including my “Niche Marketing In Plain English” book.

Why do marketers take part in giveaways?

The answer is simple…to build their list.

However, if you’re going to get involved in a giveaway, you have to give prospects something of real value, otherwise the giveaway becomes meaningless. A list of unresponsive prospects (because they are disappointed in the product they got) does nobody any good.

It doesn’t do the list owner any good because he ends up with a totally unresponsive list and it doesn’t do the people on the list any good because they’ve just wasted their time on something that’s totally useless.

This may sound like common sense, but a lot of marketers don’t get it. They simply slap together a crappy report in order to get opt ins and then hammer these poor people with one sales pitch after another. It’s crazy.

So if you’re going to get involved in giveaways, give your list something of value and then don’t hammer them with one sales pitch after another.

Common sense?

Maybe…but something I wish a lot more people would use.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim
Simple Giveaway

I have no doubt that PLF 2 is a great product. Jeff Walker is a genius marketer and I’d have to be reincarnated 10 times over to even have a chance to be in his league.

So why DIDN’T I buy PLF 2?

The reason is the biggest mistake that most start up marketers make and one that I learned NOT to make a long time ago.

How many times have you gone out and purchased that “can’t miss” product only to let it sit on your hard drive and collect dust?

Admit it…you and just about everybody else I know buys things and then never uses them. Some of them might actually be of some value, maybe tons of value.

Now, you’d probably think a successful marketer like myself WOULD use something this good.

Well, here’s the problem. See, my time is limited and I know that something this comprehensive isn’t going to be something I can sit down and learn in a night. It’s going to take tons of my time to put the principles into operation.

Time that I know I don’t have…not with everything that I am currently doing. So I have made a conscious decision NOT to buy PLF 2 because I don’t want to end up doing what so many marketers end up doing themselves.

I have no doubt that if you buy PLF 2, it will be a great investment, PROVIDED you use it. If you don’t, then it’s just $2,000 thrown in the trash.

I hope this helps somebody who is deciding whether or not to purchase PLF 2.

Oh, and you can’t purchase it from me. I’m not promoting it either.

I only promote things that I use.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim
Creator My Secret Articles

Well, I finally decided to blow the lid off of all the lies that are floating around the Internet, so I started a new video series called “Sincerely Steve - The Real Truth About Making Money Online”.

I hope you’ll take a moment to view it. When I add more installments (they’re up at YouTube) I’ll post a notice to this blog.

Here is the URL where you can check them out.

Real Truth About Making Money Online

It is my sincere hope that you will find this series informative and that you will get something out of it. If nothing else, I hope it saves you from wasting a lot of time and money.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim

Hi:

Well, I don’t get conned often, but I did this time. I won’t go into all the gory details, but after doing some research, after the fact, I discovered that Richard Driver, of Montreal, Canada, has been taking advantage of marketers for a long time, either by offering services and not delivering or delivering poor quality.

I am writing this as a warning. If you run into him, if he offers you his services, run in the other direction. Even getting it in writing isn’t going to stop him from taking you to the cleaners. His list of victims reads like a rap sheet.

I don’t want to give you his main site because I know there will be those who will actually seek him out, though I can’t imagine why, so I will just point you to a couple of posts on the net.

Site 1

http://richarddriver.blogspot.com/

Please be very careful of this man. He comes across as being so
sincere and helpful until he has your money.

Don’t give him yours.

Sincerely,

Steven Wagenheim

Hi:

As you can see, it has been a very long time since I have made a post to this blog. That’s what happens when you get so busy that your head is spinning.

So I thought I would take the time to fill you in on what my plans are for 2008.

I am going to be greatly expanding my business. I have gotten into writing sales copy for others. Have already done 2 sales pages this year.

I am also going to be running several webinars to help educate those who are interesting in Internet marketing and/or writing. I want to try to help as many people as I can.

I think after last year, finally bringing in a 6 figure income, I am qualified to do this. It took me a while, but I really do have this Internet marketing and writing thing down to a science. It’s not that hard once you understand the fundamentals.

So that’s it for now. I plan on updating this blog more often this year and keep you posted on my progress as well as alert you to anything that I think may be of interest to you.

Please have yourself a good year. You’re always welcome to contact me for any reason at all.

Sincerely,

Steven Wagenheim

Hi:

Every once in a while, I receive an email that surprises me. I won’t bore you with a long story, but I got an email from Matt over at the Free Ad Forum.

He made me an offer that at first I thought was a joke. I mean why would this guy, who didn’t know me from Adam, want to do all this for me. I won’t reprint the email but let’s just say that he’s going to help me with my business a ton.

Quite honestly, I still don’t know how he found me or why he wants to help me so much, but I am more than grateful.

His Free Ad Forum can do a lot for you too. He has a terrific Alexa ranking so he’s not a little fish.

I strongly suggest that you take a look at his site.

You can find it here.

http://www.thefreeadforum.com/vbull/

Tell him that Steve Wagenheim sent you.

You know, I work so much that I sometimes forget some of the great TV that we have been treated to this year. I don’t watch a lot of shows, but I want to comment on some of my favorites.

Monday

24 - Keifer Southerland is just a genious of an actor. The way he can show such pitiful angst one second and be torturing somebody the next is just amazing. This season of 24 has been off the charts with excitement. I will miss this show one day when it has finally finished its run.

2 1/2 Men - The funniest show to hit TV since I can’t remember. Charlie Sheen is just brilliant. The whole cast is priceless. The jokes are the funniest I’ve ever heard and the interaction between Sheen and Cryer is something you don’t to see very often.

Tuesday

Boston Legal - This is the most amazing cast on TV. The characters are quirky for sure, but David E Kelley’s writing makes this show the best written show on TV. I never miss an episode.

Wednesday

Lost - This show never ceases to amaze me. Just when I thought they couldn’t surprise me anymore. This is another show I will miss when we finally rescue these poor souls.

Thursday

Shark - James Woods should win an Emmy for his portrayal in this very well done show. Granted, he IS the show, but with an actor as great as Woods, you don’t need much more.

Friday

Numbers - Numbers is for smart people. I consider myself a smart person, though I can’t follow half of Charlie Epps’ math.

Sunday

Desparate Housewives - Funny how you can love a show so much when you really don’t like any of the characters. These women all need to get a life. And yet, I can’t get enough of this craziness. Granted, Mary Alice’s narration is a big part of it. I sometimes just wait to hear what she has to say.

I also watch Smallville sometimes, but honestly, that show needs to come to an end. They’ve messed with history so much that it’s not even recognizable anymore. Sadly, this used to be one of my favorite shows. Too much has been changed and it’s just not that much fun anymore.

Anyway, that’s about it. That’s my TV life. Other than those shows, I spend most of my time listening to showtunes on Music Choice, channel 437.

I remember a time when there was so much great TV on that it was all I did.

But that was a long time ago.

Sincerely,

Steve Wagenheim

I sometimes wonder if I will have any sanity in my life at all.

Today, I had to run to the post office to get 28 2 cent stamps because of the new postal rates. I wasn’t going to let all those 39 cent stamps go to waste.

Then I had to go to the bank and cash some checks that I had just received in the mail. I’m constantly getting checks because of all the businesses that I am involved in. There are periods of time when I will have 20 or 30 of them piled up in my livingroom. It’s a miracle I don’t lose any and a good thing I don’t need the money right away.

I just bought some action scripts for my Photoshop CS3 today. I plan to use them a lot as I want to get into graphic design, among other things. It’s not enough that I already do more than most sane people would attempt. Nope. I’m going to be a graphic designer and a sales copy writer in addition to my current professions of author, article writer, marketer, web designer, musician and occult master. Wait until you see the new form of divination I’m coming out with no later than 2008. If my publisher doesn’t get off his butt and publish my books already, I’m going to do it myself. Heck with him.

Anyway, I just wanted to jot down these random thoughts before I went back to work. I’ve already done my days advertising, written 4 articles, updated my personal web site and responded to numerous emails. And it’s only 2:46.

My day has just begun.

Yes, insanity is a way of life for me.

And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Sincerely,

Steve Wagenheim