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The lack of respect some people have for another person’s property never ceases to amaze me. The other day, someone informed me that one of my products was being sold elsewhere. Actually, it was someone enquiring whether or not she would receive access to the videos, bonuses and updates if she were to purchase through this other website.

As it turned out, someone going by the name of Agus Rachmani Saidar (superwebx@gmail.com) was selling unauthorized copies of my brand new WP Affiliate Guide course as a bonus item for purchasing the WP Affiliate Pro plugin. I went ahead and ordered (which I’ve since had to write off as the cost of doing business) to confirm he was, indeed, selling a copy of my WP Affiliate Guide and sure enough, complete with copyright notice intact, was my ebook.

Without a second though, I immediately sent an e-mail to PayLoadz about the offending product and it was removed within a few hours. Less than 24 hours later, his entire account appears to have been removed from the site. (Apparently, I wasn’t the only person whose product he was selling illegally.) Learn the gory details »

Tags: product management, resale rights, wp affiliate guide

From the merchant’s perspective, it can be difficult to troubleshoot a problem, especially when you’re not seeing the same thing (or receiving the same results) as the customer having the problem. Unfortunately, there can be a loss in translation when trying to get the root cause of something.

Today, I was just reminded of one simple, yet highly useful technique for getting to the root of the problem…a screenshot. Continue reading →

That’s where I’ve been spending a majority of my time for about the last month — the WP Affiliate Guide website and forums and it’s been a lot of fun. So, I’m sorry for being so quiet here and not picking up where I left off with my 20/20 challenge.

Like I said on previous occasions, it’s not forgotten, although it seems that way; it’s just been placed on an indefinite hiatus. For the most part, I’m okay with it for now because 2008 started with a bang.

Here’s a quick time line just to give you an idea… See the time line

Tags: 20/20 challenge, my products, product launches, wp affiliate guide

Unfortunately, there’s a random Office Open XML error that can really cripple your work and it seems I’m not the only one to experience the problem.

For a couple months, I’d been working on a new ebook. It had about 58 pages of text formatted with about 30 screen captures and images used throughout. In other words, it was a highly customized Word 2007 document which I diligently saved while working on it — I even saved various versions as I went along.

Nothing was out of the ordinary; my computer was chugging along swimmingly and Word confirmed each save as complete. There was no reason for me to believe I’d have problems in the future.

Little did I know that actually saving the document wouldn’t help, because when I went to work on the file again I was greeted by some obscure and unhelpful XML error.

Read the gruesome error

Tags: microsoft office word 2007, office open xml error

I’ve been back home for approximately three days now and I’m still recovering from my vacation; the day after I returned, I woke up with a nasty flu bug.

But, I’m not about to start complaining because the vacation was a much needed one. I traveled through parts of Europe with my sister, niece, and cousin. This trip afforded me some time to think about my personal life direction, the direction of my business, and how to achieve my personal goals.

Frankly, I believe that everyone should take some time out of everything to relax — even if it means you’ll just bunk out in a hotel one city away from your own.

However, before leaving for my vacation and even during my vacation, people still kept asking me whether or not I would complete the 20/20 Challenge or if I’d completely given up. Although I’ve made a few fleeting comments about it, I figure it could use a formal blog entry. Continue reading →

Tags: 20/20 challenge review, 20k challenge, internet marketing, vacation