Prison Sentence, Marketing on Autopilot & the Strangest Story You’ve Ever Heard
I have a true barn burner for you today. This one is WELL WORTH YOUR TIME.
I have a customer, Bill Bailey, who sent me one of the strangest emails I’ve ever gotten, just a month before my Autoresponder Seminar last September:
> I already knew that I could take 3-week trips to Europe and my
> business would do just fine. Of course, I would check my email every
> day (I don’t bring my laptop anymore… I either use the internet room
> in the hotel or a local internet café) and respond to any
> “emergencies” but that was about all it took.
>
> However, the ultimate test was when I went 3 months without email…
> indeed 3 months without the internet or even a computer… courtesy of the
> American taxpayer in federal prison!
>
> I have never discussed this with you but March 30-June 28, 2007 I
> spent in the federal prison camp in Pensacola. Long story but
> basically I was a little too aggressive in some of my data collections
> methods and got the attention of the FBI (!) and next thing I know I’m
> being indicted and sent to prison (not to mention the $700K in legal fees
> and $150K in restitution.. ouch!).
I thought, Dang, what a GREAT marketing on autopilot story…. and what a great guy to have come speak at my seminar! There are surely a TON of incredible insights this guy has to share.
Bill came and spoke at my seminar; the audience was spellbound, you could hear a pin drop for an hour and a half. He shared legal, financial, personal and spiritual insights. We shot videos of Bill’s talk and it is now available in its entirety on Bill’s blog.
The name of his blog is 60733066.blogspot.com. 60733066 was his Federal Inmate number. On his blog he has chronicled the entire harrowing experience.
Go to this page, read the story, and at the bottom you’ll find 3 videos.
I DARE you to start watching this and not stop. I couldn’t – even the second time around.
Like I said, this is a barn burner. He won’t sell you a thing. Nevertheless, if you are running ANY kind of online business, there are things in here about the legal system that you MUST know:
http://60733066.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-story-video.html
Perry Marshall
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What a fantastic story and told very well. Sure says a lot for blogging and network marketing. Thanks for sharing the story.
GREAT story! And the best part is that he’s using this experience to touch a lot of people’s lives for the good!
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