An announcement and an AUDIO POST of my discussion with some fellow freaks

May 18, 2009 by Johnny
Filed under: Announcements, Inspiration & motivation, Random crap

I have a post for you a little further down, but before we get rolling, I have something to tell you about.

I announced a while ago that I’m jazzed to be on the faculty of Project Mojave with Dave Navarro, Michael Martine, Jonathan Mead, Laura Roeder, and of course head honcho Clay Collins. In fact, there’s a faculty video of me on this page, toward the bottom. It’s not a long video, but we’re going for quality over quantity here.

Anyway, today is the last day that you can sign up if you want to get in on it with me and the others, and then Clay will close registration and your ass will be out in the cold.

Now, I’m not going to bullshit you. I don’t do bullshit. I was pretty new to the idea of PM when I joined the staff, but I’ve now had time to poke around inside and am SERIOUSLY FUCKING IMPRESSED with what I’m seeing. One guy started pay-per-click Google advertising, built his list to 2000 people, and then launched a $47/month membership site that now makes him like $4600/month. He did that in four weeks. (That story is here.) Now, we’d of course have to asterisk that with ” *results not typical,” but countless others are getting smaller but no less awesome results. I’m even impressed when I see someone picking a niche, setting up an AdWords campaign, and then waking up the next morning having made a sale for like $50 the first night.

Basically, most people who try to make money online never make a dollar, but these folks are making it look easy. Personally, I’m not very good with a lot of what they’re doing, so I’m looking forward to getting into it myself, especially with stuff like using AdWords to draw traffic.

If you work hard and use your brain instead of sitting around on your ass, it’s hard to imagine that you wouldn’t make back the cost of your membership at the very least. So yes, IF you are motivated and intelligent and IF signing up won’t put you behind on your mortgage or keep your kids from eating, I’m suggesting that you check it out.

(Some people would say that if you’re behind on your mortgage, that’s all the more reason to check it out. I’m not going to say that. I’m a risk-taker, but I’m not that big of a risk-taker, especially given the mess I got myself into with real estate investment. Do free shit if you’re behind on your mortgage. PLEASE. I will not be able to sleep if someone emails me and says, “I was going into foreclosure and had found $100 to pay the court for an extension, but decided to join Project Mojave instead.” Don’t be a retard. Don’t use money that’s keeping your family alive or solvent. Join only if you can afford it.)

But barring that, if you want to join me, Clay, Michael, Jonathan, Laura, and Dave in making some millionaires (including me — I want to be a millionaire too) TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.

My final disclaimer is that I’m not saying that PM or anything else is a magic wand. You will get out of it what you put into it. Nobody will hand you success. You have to bust your ass. For real. Don’t sign up if you’re not willing to work hard.

But if you are, SIGN UP HERE, and I’ll see you inside.

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Okay, okay… here’s the post

Today’s post will take the form of audio so that you can put it on and not strain your eyes reading. You can also listen while doing something else, like shopping for taco display cases.

It’s a conversation I had with Pace and Kyeli of Freak Revolution (does Kyeli ever get tired of being second?) about how we can change the world by changing the way we think. P&K are all about changing the world, and are gathering freaks for a kind of mental revolution — or evolution — and they’re two of my new favorite people. BAD ASS.

There is, of course, some swearing in this, so don’t let your boss hear and don’t listen with the kids around. And also, don’t listen if you’re my mother.

LISTEN TO OUR FREAK REVOLUTION HERE!

P.S: This post follows my controversial yet totally correct post about why the news blows monkey ass. You may want to check that out if you’re interested.

P.P.S: It also sort of works in tandem a similar audio where P&K talked to Naomi Dunford of IttyBiz about the paradigm of “regular jobs” and how strange it is that the world suddenly sees them as necessary. In that conversation, Naomi seems to be the interviewer, whereas P&K were the ones asking the questions when we spoke. The rule must be that the bigger freak gets to be in charge, which is saying something considering that P&K are a lesbian Pagan polyamorous witch unschooler pierced transgender couple. But hey, I don’t make the rules.

Comments

7 Comments on An announcement and an AUDIO POST of my discussion with some fellow freaks

Pace on Fri, 22nd May 2009 10:17 am

And tattooed! Don’t forget tattooed. (:

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Stacey on Fri, 22nd May 2009 11:39 am

Johnny (you persuasive bastard), I just signed up for Project Mojave, based solely on your faculty intro video.

Okay, it was more than your intro, but I figure if I screw this up I need someone to blame during my run on the daytime television circuit, where I wail about my victimization, misfortune and massively tragic financial ruin.

Or something like that.

Wish me luck. On the business project, not the financial ruin thing. And thanks for being here.

@ncwinters on Fri, 22nd May 2009 11:50 am

Man, I really want to sign up for this thing, but I have a bad feeling it will fall into my “stuff I’ve abandoned and/or never got around to” pile. It’s a large pile, and every time I add something new, I have to put another notch in my “fills me with shame” belt. My psychiatrist suggests I stop using so many metaphorical devices, but what does he know? Jerk.

I so WANT to do it, but I just feel like I won’t be able to make the time. You know all of what I do. Let the judgment and condemnation begin.

I accidentally started writing condom-nation which created a fantastic mental image.

Kyeli on Fri, 22nd May 2009 11:51 am

We all know it’s really all about Pace. I’m just there to make her look good.

Johnny B. Truant on Fri, 22nd May 2009 12:59 pm

Stacey: Okay, now you have to WORK IT! No time off, you hear? And you are not allowed to blame me. I’ve given too many disclaimers. I wish you failure on the whole financial ruin thing.

@NCW: Then don’t do it, absolutely. That’s way too expensive for something you’re not totally committed to. There are different ways to promote, and I can only do it in a fairly soft way. I wouldn’t try to win anyone over who wasn’t 100% into it.

WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE FREAKS?!?

Stacey on Fri, 22nd May 2009 1:18 pm

Ssh, I’m trying to listen to Clay talk about product lines and price points.

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