I have been a member of the Warrior Forum since around 1999. It’s a great forum full of money making advice from people who do it daily.
Unfortunately, it’s also full of wanna-be’s and bullshitters too. Not unusual. You’ll find that on any forum.
Lately there has been debate about people posting “My First $10,000 Day…” and so on.
Some argue that posts like these are simply gloating, while others say it’s inspiring to those who have not made money yet. And of course, there’s those that believe that most of these posts are baloney.
I am going to ignore the baloney part for now. I have thoughts on that, but my rambling today is on whether these posts inspire or inflame.
Back in August of ’05, I did my first $5,000 day. A ran a firesale with the help of a few marketers like Mike Filsaime, Willie Crawford, Dr. Mike Woo Ming and others. It was very exciting.
The launch actually went one week late and I took my family on a two-day jaunt down to the Jersey Shore and a Six Flags. About every 45 minutes I called Mike to see how we were doing, since I was not in front of a computer. It was a blast to hear “You got another 12 sales..” or “You’re up to $3,500 in sales so far…”
When the first day was behind me – after celebrating with my family – I was chatting with Mike on the phone and he suggested I post my “First $5,000 day” on the Warrior Forum (I ended up at about $5,200 in sales). He told me that posts like that will inspire others.
Up to this point, my earnings were sporadic and sparse. I was into web hosting and script installations, but migrating into Internet Marketing. So I can see how it could inspire others who have not made much money.
But I also felt self-conscious about making such a post. I felt as if people would read it as me gloating. And I’m sure there would have been those that WOULD have thought that. So in the end, I did NOT make that post.
I see many of those posts today. And if they’re true, I think it’s fantastic. But with skepticism the way it is, when you make a post with a claim like that, they quickly get over-taken by nay-sayers, requiring “proof”, and in some cases name-calling.
That in turn brings out the supporters to defend the post and/or the poster.
But what both sides lose sight of is that these arguements simply have very little value. They breed negativity.
Let’s face it, if someone is lying about an income claim, they are really hurting themselves. Why bother even questioning their integrity or demand proof? If the person is not SELLING anything, then let the post serve the purpose for which it was intended… to inspire others to try harder.
If someone is claiming certain numbers in order to sell a product or service, then by all means, look for proof. But having a flame war because someone is excited about a sales day and then someone else having a bad day questions the validity of the claim serves no purpose.
Well, in my opinion anyway.
That’s it for my ramblings. Go out and make money!
To Your Success,
Michael Ambrosio
