Make $100,000.00 A Year From Cancer Deaths!!!!

Sunday morning... A day for reviewing the eZines I've received over the past week. A fresh pot of coffee, a cool breeze coming down off the mountains through the window, SportsCenter bringing me up to date on all the important news for the weekend. Then I read this:

"It's possible that Beatle George Harrison might die fairly soon. He's already had cancer three times. It's life prospects aren't too good.

"When he dies there (and I hope it's a long time away) there will be a big upsurge of people looking for info on George and the Beatles.

"Now is the time to develop a site for that interest surge.

"What you can sell on these sites I don't know. But at the very least you can use them to promote your main site. Sites like this can very quickly get hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people visiting them."

Being a professional, commissioned salesperson for over 12 years I've been called all the stereotypical names by friends, associates as well as prospects and customers. It comes with the territory.

Low-life... You're no better than a used car salesman... Scumbag... Why don't you get a real job???...

But I let all of the remarks roll off my back, because I realize -- sales -- drive the economy. I'm proud of what I do.

But when I read something like what I found in this man's newsletter, I find it apalling. To profit or further yourself from another person's misfortune is reprehensible. Especially the DEATH of someone.

My father died a very slow, painful death from pancreatic cancer. Spreading to his liver, stomach and other internal organs. I was there with him in his home and watched him struggle to maintain his dignity while he was gasping for his last breath of air. He was only two weeks away from his 58th birthday.

Having never seen someone die in front of me It was extremely traumatic to have it be my Dad. He went from 245lbs to 115lbs in a matter of weeks. Given 6 months to live, he remained for three weeks. It was fast and horrible.

It could possibly be the description from this widely known marketer hits to close to home for me. But I for one could never lower myself to push a web site on Biz-Opps or Affiliate Programs in this manner. Benefiting from the death, loss of a loved one to a family... Has no place in responsible sales and marketing. If you think it does... I just shake my head and feel sorry for your weak human traits and the pathetic, shallow life you lead. Your family must be proud of you.

Maybe he would also go the next step and tell me another great technique is to slap your bumper sticker onto the casket! So it would be caught in any newspaper photo's and possibly shown on late night news! Friggin loser...

Hopefully I'm not alone with this. Hopefully I'm correct in thinking there are better people in Internet Marketing than this individual.

One less subscriber won't hurt him. But I won't associate with him, or take his eZine any longer.

Excuse me while I go shower...

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Ever go to an art gallery and the salesperson
says:
" joe kind is 89 years old;after he dies his
art will be worth BLAH BLAH"....

A new controversy:
The movie about "The bubble Boy"...
Families of children in bubbles don't like it...

Others argue: society is too "P.C"(politically
correct)

I don't know what the answer is...you have to
do what's right FOR YOU...

However some people use adversity to benefit
others; It sounds like what you read was
presented in a negative way...

Take care...

Hi Mike!

One of my favorite songs of all time was written by George Harrison....

"Here Comes the Sun".... It's a Beatles song, but George Harrison is the one who wrote it and sang the vocals....

I agree with you completely, Mike! The bottom line is, you don't have to make money by exploiting the misery of others (in this case, the misery of a former-Beatle).... They are people too. They have families who care for them, who would probably be quite distressed to read such a paragraph (and angry too, I'd think).

Selling should be the opposite, of course.... You should be benefiting people instead by helping to bring good solutions into their lives, solutions for their various problems.

Of course, in the public's eye a person who brings you a solution to a problem is not usually considered a "sales-person" so I think the best salespeople are often not thought of as a salespeople! Unfortunately, what the average member of the public will remember is passages like the one you quoted (since they create strong emotions)....

I think it's also about respect. The paragraph you quoted is disrespectful of someone who I personally think of as a pretty decent guy, who's "made it" from a poor working class-type background in Liverpool to the great music legend he is today.... We should be thinking of him as an inspiration, and not dancing on his (or anyone's) grave....

- Dien Rice

By the way, I thought I'd add that George Harrison has said that these reports that his death was imminent had been greatly exaggerated....

It turns out that these reports are based on a supposed interview with George Martin (the Beatles' producer) which George Martin also denies ever giving....

You just can't believe everything you read in the papers....

I've linked to the news story below....

- Dien Rice
(Beatles fan)




Beatle Harrison Denies 'Imminent Death' Reports