Well another day and another dollar right? Well, as you all have read, I decided about two weeks ago to track my focus, build my business plan, and start making everything that I do profitable. Part of the process included cleaning out my project closet by selling a few websites that I’ve acquired or had for quite some time. The obvious choices was SitePoint and this articles talks a little bit about what I learned.

The Decision to Sell

The decision to sell something that you’ve invested your time, heart and money – is is a hard one. I’m not aware of one web entrepreneur that at once point or another either regrets selling, or regrets selling for what it went for. None the less, it’s pretty darn important that we as business people, accept that decision and understand the deeper reasons for needing to let go. This proved to be the hardest part for me but now that it’s done… I couldn’t be happier.

To some, like the Website Flipping master, building websites to sell is a mere routine. To others like myself, it’s a hard decision made for the greater good of our over all goals. Now I’ve bought a number of things from SitePoint before, but listing a site for sale was very new to me and I knew I had lots to learn and I’m happy I did it.

The Style of Your Sales “Pitch”

At first, I was a bit lost here. I had no clue how I should or could sell something while conveying what I think it’s true value really was. I’m a passionate kinda guy, and I really really wanted to let my bidders know it.So how the hell can you show your passion and love for something in a string of text? Good question, but I think I figured it out.

I knew what I wanted. I wanted all my bidders to know that what I was selling was no joke. It wasn’t some half baked idea that I built simply to make a quick buck. It was a business. Something that was developed as a long term income stream that took my time money and dedication. And though the site was a great income generator (making it worth something), more important for me was to pass the torch to someone who would give it all the attention it deserved and respect it as much as we did. How the hell do you convey that in a sales letter of all things?

Researching the Market for Unique Auction Page Ideas

Like any good business does, especially start-ups, you research your customer base… or at least you should! SitePoint buyers are not excluded here and I mean it. I wanted my auction to stand out, be different. Be memorable and of course successful. So how would I do that? Simple. I’d do what few others ever do… and that’s be as detailed and fair as I could possibly be. Honest is likely the best word for it. So I’d say… the key to a refreshing auction page could simply be widdled down to, keeping it honest.

Anyone perusing SitPoint for more than five minutes can see that nearly every listing has a major coating of crap that has been sprayed with perfume to mask the oder. Stand out from the crowd by scraping off the poop and being real with yourself, and your bidders.

Honesty is the Best Policy

Being honest not only makes you feel good, but helps you build good relationships. Anyone who reads my articles knows that I’m all about 100% organic blogging. Hell I’m 100% organic in business too, and it pays off! Not just financially either. Being a good business person isn’t just a right… it’s our duty! As entrepreneurs, we should do everything that we can, to help maintain the sanctity and possibility that the internet currently offers the virtual entrepreneur. So when it came to my auction, I wanted my mantra to stand out and attract the right type of business people… not just the typical SitePoint junky looking for the next get rich quick scheme. In short, my sales page found him and I’m thrilled.

Be prepared for the haters!

Haters… now that’s a bit sharp, and maybe not 100% accurate. But one very important lesson I learned is that you’ll have some people post comments that are a bit… ugly. I’m not implying they were rude per-say, but lacking tact is a little more like it. Here is exchange between one commentator and myself, just to give you an example of how harmless comments can make or break the success of your auction should you not be prepared for it.

Commentator: You say you moved hosts in May to justify lack of stats.
But the stats shown DO have numbers for March and April.
Can you explain that?

Also, you are caught in the usual problem sellers face here:
You cannot disclose your advertisement methods but you need to somehow PROVE that the net is what you claim. I can create a site that makes 10K a month but if I pay 11K for advertisement it’s a loosing business – so you need to somehow prove to us your NET profit.

Like I mentioned above, this isn’t really rude… it’s just something that could be damaging had I not responded. So with five minutes of deep woo-saaa breathing, I thought about my reply  and hit submit.

So what do you think? Pretty good considering I didn’t get a bid from this commentator and he never returned to refute my reply. Knowing that, you can see where a comment like this can get under your skin. Did he/she just write this to stir the proverbial pot? Or were they genuinely interested in making a bid? I’m voting for a snipe job here, but I could be wrong. Fact is though, that his comment, and my response, may have actually contributed to the sale… who knows and maybe – I’ll never know. Regardless, You should be prepared for those pesky SitePoint comment snipers with a smart well prepared response, or if that’s not handy… a Whiskey & Coke should calm your nerves.

Don’t Under Estimate Your PM bidders!

To be honest here, I was always a bit weary of folks that refused to place a bid and went straight to the PM to open a dialogue. Boy oh boy was I ever wrong! After the last few auctions, I’ve sort of determined that bidders go from auction to auction and place minimum bids just to see if they can catch a deal. To the newbie like me, it’s what I naturally expected to see for a successful auction… BIDS… Wow what a novel idea!

Ha ha… that was a quick lesson learned! All of my serious inquiries came from private messaging… so make sure that you take notice of those who ask questions in private. It could mean the make it or break it for your auction.

Don’t be afraid of the Phone.

In business, communication is key. More important though is proper communication. I had a numer of serious bidders and I was fortunate enough to sift through and find the one person that sounded real. I know you don’t always get such a blessing, but in this case I did. After I decided who I wanted to get the win, I offered up my cell phone number for a firendly conversation. I’ve not asked him if this helped the sale, but maybe I will. It would be neat to know. I think it did. So I’ll just say that I think making yourself, and your phone available to a serious someone… is pretty darn important.

The Smell of Success

In the end boys and girls, I found a great new owner for the site I was selling, and hopefully even a friend. I love building healthy relationships and I’m sure with a little sunlight and water, it could grow into a great one. I’m proud of the results, I’m proud of the new owner, and I’m proud to have been the owner of such a profitable little site for so long. But as you all know, it’s time for me to move on to some of my other projects, and selling off that business, was just one more step to becoming closer to my business plan goals.

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think, or tell me about your SitePoint experiences. If you liked the article… a Stumble would be a nice way to show it!

Well it’s Monday afternoon, it’s pouring down rain, and I’m busier than ever. Anyway I thought it would be a great way to start off the week, by talking a little bit about what’s been going and and where I’m heading. It’s all a part of my decision to be proactive in my business and so on the blog it goes.

I’m a Woo Themes Forum Ninja

As I’m sure you all have seen, I’m sporting a fancy new banner by the Woo Themes Team. This past week, the head honchos over there, including one of my all time favorite bloggers, Adii, asked if I would help out around the shop and help answer all those mysterious Woo Theme questions. WOW, what a tough job it is! However, I’ve got to say, that honestly it has got to be one of the best forums around. I know that Brian Gardner’s Revolution has some great support too, but man-o-man… The Woo Themes Team really nailed what it is to offer help a fellow blogger. So if you’d like my artistic and professional opinion… head on over there, scoop yourself up an awesome theme and start kicking blogosphere ass! Yeh, it be cool if you used one of MY links, I working on my monetization goals remember! LOL. Is your blog sexy?

An Ugly Stick Beatdown…. The Quick Version

Sometime last week, I got an e-mail from a guy named Troy or Tam or Twan or Twit… hell I can’t even remember the guys name… asking for an ugly stick beatdown. The funny thing is that he wanted a beatdown on himself. Entrepreneur I am, sadist, I am not… so after a little debate and a bit of arm wrestling… we settled on a fee for a quick mention here on Piss Biscuit. It’s all part of my business plan remember!

Tony… yeh, that’s his name… from RockinDaily.com wants all of you to go and visit his blog. Technically, I’m supposed to beat his blog down, since that is what he paid for, but since it was a partial fee, he gets a partial open handed slap rather than a full fledged uppercut. His blog is a bit boring. His Adsense ads slap you in the face as soon as you log on, so to me it screams monitization. Smells like a flip coming on, but that’s okay if that’s his plan. So in the spirit of showing Tom some love PB style, head on over to RockinDaily.com and leave some hate mail, spam, or even affiliate loaded links. He won’t mind a bit.

PB was up for sale at SitePoint

Some of you slicker site flipping masterminds might have found the listing of PB on sitepoint this past 10 days but now that it’s over I can make fun of myself for trying. I got a few e-mails, a couple of bids, and the auction closed at a whopping $750.00 bucks…LOL. I listed the site more for fun, however if the right buyer had come along, with the right money… I’d walk. But since it didn’t sell for anything worth bragging about, I’ll just jump back on my bandwagon and join the pitty party over at my favorite blogshpere bar… The Lesson Learned Watering Hole”. It was fun, but not very profitable.

Traffic Stats and More

It’s been quite a while since talking about traffic and the myriad of other little goodies that I like to look at, so I’ll throw it in here as part of the Monday warm up. I’m touching on about 63,000 page views, 312 unique visitors a day and growing strong. I hope the trend keeps up in which case I’ll stay motivated… it’s been a while since crying the blogger’s blues… I’d like to keep it that way!

If This Blog Could Talk

Bling Bling Joe from ImwithJoe.com interviewed me this past week for his latest creation IfThisBlogCouldTalk.com. I love the concept and I love what he’s doing with the design. I know the site has been saying “maintenance mode” for a while now, but now that I’ve made a big deal about it… he’ll just have to get his ass into gear. Let’s put the pressure on him people!

It’s Christmas in August

Our buddy Yan, who’s been a bit scarce around these parts lately is holding a pretty damn good contest if you haven’t heard. It’s called Christmas in August and between he and his awesome sponsors… he’s giving away quite a big bag of goodies. The Best part about Yan’s contest is that the man is giving away multiple prizes to multiple winners. He’ not putting on any old contest, so head on over to Blog for Beginners and get yourself hooked up with Christmas in August!

This ain’t your average flip!

Investing your hard earned money into a business is something that should never be taken lightly. It’s a decision that takes cash, dedication, determination, and of course some good old fashioned guts. But today, there aren’t many online entrepreneurs all that willing to show you the process from start to finish on a real live online property they the intend to keep… This isn’t blog flipping, where we only care about it for a few weeks or even months. My goal is to build another online property that is as if not more profitable than my others. This my friends, is business building entrepreneurship at it’s best. So, grab a cup of coffee, your laptop, and a notebook… this is one lesson you won’t soon find again.

So PB, what did you buy?

As most of you all know by now my background is in design, development so these two diamonds in the rough are perfect for what I love to do. Keeping that in mind, and without further ado, let me introduce to you, “The Banner Queen” and the “Virtual Graphic Artist“! Go ahead AP… you’ve got 30 seconds for Banner “Queen” jokes…

Okay times up… Now both of these websites are obviously lacking a little PB flair and that’s okay. Remember that I bought them to build the business, not just to ride the wave. That said, I’ve got some thoughts on a redesign and I’ve already taken the steps I need to get whole new system going. (Let’s not lie… the new site is just about done) Now before I start getting e-mails privately asking how much I paid for these puppies… the full financial details of the purchases I made are under tight wraps. I can tell you that it was a sizable investment… sizable enough in fact to warrant plenty of time to think about my options as well as what I was buying. Remember, marketing master Rick Butts didn’t raise a fool!

Cry for a little launching help.

There is going to be pretty big release involving the all new VGA, but I don’t think it’s going to be big enough… at least not without your help. Now I’m not one to randomly e-mail you guys and gals asking for a plug… so I’ll do it publicly and hope that I have some takers as I’m sure I will. Leave me a comment that says something like “Hell Yes PB! Just tell me what to do!”… then when I begin setting up the official launch… I’ll provide you all with everything from banners, buttons, headers, screen shots and even official VGA press releases from Rick and I!

Monday is Launch Day… Maybe!

My goal is to launch the all new VGA on Monday August 4th, 2008! And even though it is an active operating business… it’s new WordPress theme will be ready for a little well deserved dog and pony show… and that my friends is what I aim to give it. So take a moment, clear your Monday post schedule and prepare yourselves.I want to share the experience with each of you just as you would if this were your own… minus the cash to get started of course. So you get all the benefits of learning how to build a successful profitable business without any risks… you can’t beat that can you?

So let’s launch this puppy the right way. You ready? I know I am… it’s going to be a rush! If you would prefer to remain a “secret” and don’t want to put your name up in the comments for all to see… just fill out this quick opt in form instead. I can hardly contain myself!

Well congratulations to everyone who got a little love from the big “G” last night! I was awakened to my cell phone e-mail beeping going off the hook with everyone letting me know that the PR has finally updated and that the famous Piss Biscuit has earned a big fat PR3!

Doing it in under 7 weeks…

This blog will have been live seven weeks on Sunday and what a ride it’s been! That means we’ve brought this baby a long way from it’s ZERO and I’m eating it up like a fat kid on a cupcake. (That was for AP). Though it’s late, and I really would rather be taking a much deserved nap, I know how important this event is for millions of bloggers around the sphere as well as it is for me… so as I sit here ready to collapse, I’ve got to throw out a few congratulatory hip hip hoorays! (errr… how about props?)

The mystery that is Page Rank

Yeh, PR from the big “G” is a mystery and that means that for many just starting out, it’s a mystery of no immediate concern. However, to those of us who are avid bloggers, this little update that Google performs every three months or so can be life or death. Page Rank influences your ability to advertise, monetize, and of course in some cases even gloat a little bit. So for all of you who recived some G-Love, congratulations! To those of you who may have been slapped in the face with baby powder, keep trucking through it, you can always make a change and get right back on the bandwagon.

So what are your stats PB?

Good question… I know it’s been a long while since posting a little something about stats, so I figured I would do it now. For a seven week young blog… I figure I could share exactly what I’m doing and maybe you’ll be able to compare some notes… Good, bad or indifferent! Any way you look at it… maybe you should reconsider advertising on this bad boy!

• Average Daily Visitors: 189
• Average Page Views: 1,790
• Average Site Wide Hits: 4,762
• Backlinks: 1,129
• Alexa Rank: 332,293
• Technorati Rank: 347,083
• Stumble Traffic: 661
• Google: 238
• Yahoo: 129

Talking about what we’ve done… or not done.

To my surprise, I’ve been told to piss off on more than one occasion when talking to other bloggers about their site stats. They ask for advice… I ask for some facts… i get told to suck an egg. I’m not sure why the secrecy as I feel everyone could offer a little comparative input without divulging some super secret.

Me, I’m pretty open book and I know how much it means to fellow bloggers to have something to compare themselves to. For newbies, its a motivational tool. For old schoolers, it’s a resource for making improvements.

You’ve got homework!

That said, I’m asking each of you to write a post on your blogs about your PR update for better or worse, and talk a little bit about site statistics you’re currently experiencing.This  should incite some great discussions and share in the buzz over yesterday’s PR update. Once you’ve written your post, come back and drop the link to it in the comment for all to see.

Thanks again for helping PB become the blog that it is today. I appreciate the community here maybe moreso than you know.

Congratulations! You’ve found the the best blog on the planet okay not quite, but we’re getting there and I’d like to offer you the opportunity to advertise on it. Don’t worry, it’s likely more affordable than you think, but go ahead, peruse the options and see for yourself.

So PB, what’s with the new rate card?

Well to be honest, I think that the blog has grown up enough to accept paid advertisements. Aside  from my own personal anxieties (Thanks to Zania for the Prozac), I’m  now convinced that taking my blog to the next level in monetization is in order. Hey, I work hard to be so cool… so you guys should all have a chance at being a part of it.

Now the biggest difference between me and the other guy, is that I only accept advertising on a weekly basis. This allows me to keep content fresh and readers interested.

Unlike the bazillion other blogs out there willing to simply sell space… I want quality material relevant to the blog world. So if you think you’ve got what it takes, I’m willing to listen. Dig around a bit, ask a few questions, but whatever you do… make sure you get your banner ad up sooner than later!

The famous 125 X 125 Ad Square

Weekly Rotational: $15.00 Only $10.00

Probably the most recognizable ad space across the blogsophere, these awesome ads are the perfect way to drive that much appreciated traffic to your website. Ive got four rotational positions that are always available for purchase.

The Big Dog 300 X 250 Billboard Ad

Weekly Rotational: $25.00 Only $20.00

This is the bad boy of blog advertisements. When using the rule of thirds, you’ll notice that this sucker falls right into one of the most recognizable positions on any blog. It’s big, it’s bold, it’s easy to see and it’s the most valuable piece of real estate that The Piss Biscuit has to offer.

Get a Sponsored Post

Single Placement: $100.00 Only $25.00

Getting a sponsored post written by yours truly is one of the best ways to get that well deserved attention you’ve been yearning for. Equipped with my personal attention, witty banter, humorous commentary, and down right blunt assessment of whatever I’m reviewing, really gets the attention of my readers. Look around and see for yourself… when PB asks for reader support… reader support is what I get. Got something good… tell me about it and I’ll gladly put up a “Do Follow” post talking about how cool you really are.

The Ugly Stick Beat down

A One Time Beat Down: $50.00 Only $15.00

Everyone loves a good bashing and no one does it better than I. I’m loaded full silver bullets and I love to fire a couple of rounds down range at worthy targets. Got something you despise? Have you been burned? Bought a product or service that flat out sucks? I know the feeling! I also know what it’s like to not be able to find the words to express it. Fear no more… let me trash something for ya with my “Ugly Stick Beatdown”! It’s lean, it’s mean, and I assure you it’s worth every penny and hey, you’ll sleep at night knowing you didn’t have to say a thing!

So you’re sold but totally lost?

Ready to advertise but don’t have a banner? Have a banner you think is a bit crappy? Sure… if you advertise for a month… I’ll design your banner for free. That’s right… free. My billable rates start at $65.00 an hour so that means you’re not only getting a month’s worth of traffic, your getting a one of a kind design that you can use over an over again. It’s win win win… Did I mention you win?

The Call to Action…

It’s pretty simple and straight forward around these parts. Drop me a line on my contact page, and let me know what you’re thinking. I can answer questions, put up pictures of dancing elephants, and even direct you to You Tube videos of monkeys flinging poo… In other words, if you can dream it, I’m interested in hearing your ideas.

Note: The prices in this post are only good until Monday 28th! After that… back to normal so get it while the gettin’ is hot!

Rumors have it that The Piss Biscuit is for sale. I’ve gotten a number of e-mails in the last two days from people I do and don’t know asking about the details. I guess somewhere in this not so big sphere of bloggers, someone let the cat out of the bag so I decided to write a little post about it just to fill you guys in.

Over the past week or so, I’ve come to realize that I’m a little bit in over my head with all the things that I’ve got going on right now. That said, I did mention “in private”, to a few folks that the possibility of selling may be approaching, but at that time, I had not yet made a solid decision.

Though I’ve been so busy that my commenting, reading and of course writing has suffered, I decided it was time to make an official statement… especially after getting 8 e-mails in the last two days, about this “alleged” sale. So aside from being so busy I feel stupid, I’ve assembled a few thoughts on the issue at hand in the hope that each of you can offer up a little advice in regards to which direction I should take my old friend The Piss Biscuit.

A General Look at things

In order to some solid advice and really make your vote count, I think you all should learn a little bit more about my friend here and the progress that we‘ve made. So in the spirit of sharing, here are some quickie facts and figures for you to chew on. Keep in mind that this information is as recent as I can get and for the most part, are assembled using averages, not whole numbers.

• There is an average of 20 comments to each post.
• Averaging 179 visitors a day.
• Total visits so far this month 2,700
• 30,670 page views so far this month

Social Networks

Truth be told, I haven’t done squat with social networks. In fact, I’ve done so little it’s actually a little embarrassing. Oh well, I’m over it. As you all can clearly see, it’s time I get my ass into gear with spreading the brand. Again… it all comes down to time and energy needed to get it done… two things I’ve been missing!

• Alexa Traffic Rank: 399,625
• Technorati Rank: 378,310
• Feedburner Subscribers: 16
• Stumble Upon: 12 Fans and 7 Main Site Stumbles

Search Engine Stats

I get TONS of organic traffic from a few odd search terms. Since I’ve got no real focus or niche, it’s really hard to allocate the successes and failures of my SEO work (or in this case lack there of). So, that said, here are some of the search terms driving traffic to the my blog.

• Number one search term: The Piss Biscuit (444 searches so far this month)
• I rank high on first page for “Blogger Unleashed Challenge”
• Rank on page two for “Blogger Unleashed”
• Rank number one for “Mimbo Pro Re-Design”
• 1601 visitors this month stayed between 2-5 minutes

So am I selling out?

The answer in short… no. Mrs. Piss is responsible for this one as well as some others like Missy, Bryan, Affiliate Pizzle, and Joe Money. As for Mrs. Piss, she’s made it clear that this is my place that uses a name and a brand that I developed… why sell it? For 500-600 bucks?

Put the gun down!

No need to shoot yourselves because, no… I’m not selling yet. And even though I’ll always entertain offers, it’s more or less out of curiosity and good business practice, rather than necessity. Okay, now it’s your turn… what should I do with Piss Biscuit? Let’s here it.

Well today was rather hectic for me so I went ahead an did one of my all around general news type of posts for ya. I’ve got a little bit of everything in here so read on. Oh and by the way, due to popular demand… if anyone has some news they’d like me to share with my readers, send me an e-mail, and I’ll see what I can do for ya! A little publicity can go a long way…

The One Man’s Goal Giveaway!

As some of you all know, some of my favorite blogs to read are of those who are new to the game or just starting out. One of my favorites though, comes from Marc over at the recently purchased One Man’s Goal. He’s doing what I think is his first major promotional event and I’d love to share it with you all. Show him some Piss Biscuit love and head on over! Don’t forget to tell him who sent ya! Go learn how Marc is making money online!

Update Your Freakin Ping list people!

Over the past few days I noticed a pretty drastic increase of traffic… and clueless to where it was coming from. So going through my trustee stats page… I realized that posts were being written about how cool my blog was… and to my dismay, they weren’t being listed on my incoming links feed. After a little research I realized that other bloggers were not notifying the world of their updates when this is one of five things you do to your blog before anything else. Do yourself a favor and make sure you’ve added this in your admin panel!

http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2

http://api.feedster.com/ping

http://api.moreover.com/ping

http://api.moreover.com/RPC2

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC

http://blogdb.jp/xmlrpc/

http://coreblog.org/ping/

http://ping.blo.gs/

http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/

http://ping.cocolog-nifty.com/xmlrpc

http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php

http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php

http://pinger.blogflux.com/rpc

http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/

http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080/

http://rpc.pingomatic.com/

http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping

http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2

http://topicexchange.com/RPC2

http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2

http://xping.pubsub.com/ping

http://api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping

Partnership Opportunities with the famous Piss Biscuit!

I’m a freak for making money online and building my portfolio of web based real estate… but as I get busier at work, and take on more and more at home projects, I find my time getting cut to an unmanagable number of minutes where so little of anything gets done anymore. So, to help me offest my burdens, and still make money, I’m looking for some folks to help out around the house. If you’ve got some great ideas, and would like to partner up with a dynamic team of geniuses… let me know… The team is all ears! Contact Me

After some serious back and forth debate amongst my peers, and a serious look at what I’m up against, I’ve decided to respond to Vic from Blogger Unleashed. I know through both comments and e-mail… this response is well anticipated. I’ve taken the time to not respond in an unpleasant manor, but in a manor that is deserved. So without further ado… here we go. I’ve linked dictionary.com to certain words I feel you may have a small deficiency in understanding so please, by all means feel free to click them for a more clear understanding of this letter.

The Official Reply

Vic,

I’m writing you today in response to the rude, crude, arrogant, self centered, pusillanimous e-mail you sent me the other day. I’d like to just take a moment to let you know that I harbor no ill feelings towards you as I am sure that you cannot help being so insecure. Your mental instabilities that were once questionable in my book are in deed now certifiable, so for that, I commend you. It takes courage to step out of the box, and show the world the inferior side of ourselves… and you my friend nailed it. 10 points an a sympathy vote earned.

You missed my point

In regards to my initial inquiry, I was simply being amenable to the possibility of a future challenge of sorts. However, you’ve haphazardly taken my offer, and turned it into a conquest. A Crusade of sorts… to rid the blogging community of useless amoeba like yourself who seek to do nothing more than destroy the very community that has made you the person you are today.

You abuse those who made you

Frankly Vic, it’s a bit pathetic. It’s pathetic, that people like myself… look at “self proclaimed business men”, like you and wonder what it would be like to be afforded the opportunity that you have been given. You no longer can be trusted to hold a valuable opinion after this awesome display of professionalism. You’re fake comments of gratitude towards your fans is a total joke… as you have now shown your community what you think of us… and yes… when you spoke to me… you spoke to everyone who is like me. It is obvious by your reply that you hold no regard for the people who put you on that podium you squat so proudly in front of.

Listening to you is suicide

You’re a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and I feel sorry for those who follow you with such passion and intent. They have no clue who you really are, but I sir, have gotten a taste… it is rancid. You my friend are a glutton. A greedy little man pissed at the world for not being cut out to live amongst the people, and survive in the real world. I Congratulate you for finding your curtain to hide behind… Ha ha, the best pat is that it’s behind the safety of a sandboxed XBox360 website. Wow.

I need to address “Son”…

Vic, I’m not sure if it’s a limitation in your vocabulary or simply a comprehension deficiency due to old age, but I am not your son… and I don’t appreciate being called such. In fact… it’s a bit demeaning, but I’m sure that was your intent. So, please correct that and address me as PB… got it “pops”?

In a league of your own

You made it quite clear that you feel as if your in the major leagues, while I’m still in line for a dizzy bat contest. Fair enough, but I find it interesting that you assume you know something about the work that I do… or that I have done. I also love how in all of your genius… you really think I’m dumb enough to let the cat out of this bag… LOL. Yeh!

Your “early judgment” is what the real world marketeers call a fatal flaw “pops”. You’ve sized up the enemy before you even know where the war is… ask Napoleon about that. But for a guy with 800 websites… having 8 worth mentioning is piddlings in my book so I’m really not impressed. In fact, if they are anything like your Xbox site… Wow, I see why you’d need 800… hedging your bets on a few would be to risky. the spamming of hundreds on the other hand… remarkable.

Your amazing 1% success rate

You made it clear that this is a topic on SEO not making money so personally, I’d rather have 10 sites with only 5 SEO worthy ones worth mentioning. That would be a 50% success rate. Sounds like your teaching some pretty good stuff over there at “Blogger on a Leash” if it’s okay for 1 in a 100 sites to be a winner… that my friend is 1% success rate… but wait… only 7 or 8 good ones in you “cluster”! There is something wrong with that picture for sure.

Playing by fair rules

Vic, I almost said it’s not worth fussing with… then I thought about taking your challenge, your pride, your ego, and your money… hell let’s up the anti… I’d want your blog too. None of this should be any problem at all considering you are so confident in your win.

In the end Vic, I’m more that willing to take the “pops” challenge… make it interesting and include Blogger Unleashed while your at it. If you want to play fair and show off those skills… I’m game. Hell I’ll even come to Vegas. From here… I’m open to discussion, but we are both very busy… so let’s not play games. You want my 20 grand? You’ll earn it fairly… if I want yours… I’ll earn it fairly.

Early the other morning I decided to send Vic Franqui an e-mail asking him about his “challenge” to not only be friendly, but to find out some details about what they involve… you know the ones where he challenges the world to beat him at his own game. The funny thing is. Vic came off the hinges after only ONE friendly e-mail.

Well after getting his response… I decided that competing against him for 20 grand might actually worth doing. I mean wow… knocking Vic from his podium… what fun! On the other hand… black hat in hand… the guy is a loon and competing against a known spam-o-holic might be pretty silly.

My e-mail to Vic

—–Original Message—–
Vic! I hope that this e-mail finds you well. I wanted to write you today,
because I’ve read over and over again that you know what you’re doing when it
comes to marketing a site.

I’m not going to ask you a bunch of silly questions, or request an interview, I
simply would like to offer myself up to cause.

What’s the cause… a challenge. I’m not broke and I’m not one of those drones
who isn’t willing to put in time or money. I’m not ignorant, or arrogant. I’m
simply a guy with a few years experience under his belt who feels that he’s
willing to take on a “Vic” challenge.

I’ve heard that no one has ever accepted a challenge (that could be
inaccurate), but I’m ready and willing.

Please consider this an open invite and let me know if you have anything you’d
be interested in doing.

Oh, I’m a website designer by trade… not a basement hacker… but a real live
one, so if you need anything, let me know… I’d be more than happy to see if I
could help in some way.

Thanks for reading Vic. – PB

Vic’s response to me

Ok first of please tell me who has accepted my challenge as you say “(that could be
inaccurate)” second son when you contact a person you use a fucking name. I am a business owner I do not have time to be playing games with fucking noobs I do not give a fuck if you can make little wordpress themes do you really think that tells me anything about your skills with actual SEO knowledge. Do you actually think you could even be in the same fucking league as me?

Son I own over 800 live production sites to support that network I own over 300 pr3 to pr7 sites in my link cluster, do you really think you can fucking even come close to having a chance against me head to head LMAO!!!!

Normally I would jump all over and easy $20k but since I just got out of the hospital and had to reflect on my mortality I feel I should give you an opportunity to reflect on this.

Let’s See:

thepissbiscuit.com
Inlinks: 1091 Over 80% are from onemansgoal.com and all PR0 links and the anchor is “Piss Biscuit” LMAO!!!!!! You do not have one anchor for a term that is searched again LMAO!!!!

bloggerunleashed.com
InLinks: 25,131 over 60% anchored with “Make Money Online” 20% anchored with other niche related anchors as “Make Money Blogging” Make Money Vlogging” “Internet Marketing” currently rank on over 20 top niche related terms in the first 2 pages of Google. All this in 6 months on a site I currently max spend one hour a day if that.

But son let me give you an actual new example so you are totally clear if you are looking to lose $20k you can never say I did not tell you upfront what you would have to deal with.

http://xbox360redringofdeathfix.com/
The site is 2 weeks old.
In one week took position 1 in Google for the term “xbox 360 red ring of death” and the site was sent to sandbox but I still own on live.com depending on your data center position one for the term “xbox 360 red ring of death” giving me from MSN Live over 50 unique hits a day and converting at around 20% giving me a profit around $160 pus a day

Now son knowing what you know now you have 2 options. Act like you never sent this email and I will also act like it did not happen or option 2 lose $20k.

If you chose option 2 it will go down like this.

I cannot spend time right now on this until October after I am done with the contest and all my blogging convention trips. If you chose to lose the $20k you will meet me at the September blogging convention in Vegas. I will be getting to Vegas on the 17th and staying at the Sahara Hotel and Casino so I expect you to meet me at 5PM at the lobby bring the $20,000.00 and will book the bet at the Casino. We will keep it simple for the bet. We will both build brand new sites on October 1 2008 and pick a top level competitive keyword term, example “credit cards” the bet will end October 31 2008. Whoever ranks the highest in Google for the term wins the bet. We will fully negotiate terms and have them notarized at Vegas.

Vic

and my response…

I’ve got a lengthy reply that I’d like to send Vic, not to be mean to him, but just to let him know what I think about his response and to hopefully clarify some little details that he’s not been privy too. He thinks I’m a newbie… he thinks I know nothing about SEO… he thinks that PB is some sort of ability score card… I mean damn Vic… you made a lot of assumptions.

Anyway… In the next day or so, I’ll put up my reply… in the meantime, what do you guys think? Should I pull the trigger on ol’ Vic… or let him sit there in his own glory until he makes himself puke?