Yet again, another incredible event brought to us by EpicDirect (AzoogleAds)! For those of you who don’t know, EpicDirect brought their 40 biggest publisher to Playboy Mansion, and I was fortunate enough to be invited for the second year in a row!! An “Epic” night it was, and I have the pictures to prove it! For those of you who havent had a chance to make it to the Playboy Mansion, I highly suggest you find a way over there because that place is a man’s dream! HUGEEEE Thanks to everyone from Epic who showed me a great weekend, especially the EpicDirect CMO Michael Sprouse who put this all together. He hit the nail on the head with this party, and I highly doubt anyone is going to be able to pull an event like this again in the industry. It’ll be interesting to see what they pull out for next year, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s even more crazy!
And now… I bring you the pics! Some of the more appropriate ones of course 
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I’m going back to the Playboy Mansion! For the second year in the row, EpicDirect (aka AzoogleAds), has invited Bevo Media to the Playboy Mansion this weekend! In case you missed last years post, the party last year was absolutely INSANE! This year I am hearing, there are going to be a bunch of new surprises in store for the Azoogle publishers. Events like this, is proof of why EpicDirect/AzoogleAds is the best in the business! Get prepared for some epic pictures tomorrow night! And if you don’t already, follow me on Twitter, and I’ll be sure to document my night, one picture at a time
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24 Hours until the Official Bevo Media Launch! One last day of getting everything in place and prepped for an absolutely epic and crazy launch week.
Years of an unbelievable amount of work, including stressful days leading into nights and all nighters. At times of what looked like endless amounts of work, worrying of things outside of a single persons control, we are finally ready to take the next step in the Bevo Media journey. At the end of the day, if nothing else, I feel like after all I have gone through the past 3 years, building this project from the ground up, I have learned an incredible amount of life lessons. Whether it’s learning how to deal with all sorts of people, networking, managing massive workloads, dealing with stress, coping with the lows and capping out the highs, I think I have seen almost every unpredictable issue thrown my way. This project, in particularly, I feel brings the already incredible amount of stress that goes into a startup to a whole new level.
From day 1, the knock on our business plan was that the project was too massive for anyone, let alone a 20 year old to pull off. Well 3 years later, not only did I do it, but I figured it out entirely on my own. I had a vision, no idea how I was going to pull it off, and grinded through the thick and thin. Sure I made some mistakes, but I feel like I have grown as person because of them. Building Bevo Media was, point blank, the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. The experience I’ve had building has made me a better person today. The best part is, that the real journey, has just began…
More soon, really soon
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Couldn’t contain myself…. enjoy…. :)
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.19pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue account
Dear David,
Our records indicate that your account is overdue by the amount of $233.95. If you have already made this payment please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue account
Dear Jane,
I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead.
I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.07am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue account
Dear David,
Thank you for contacting us. Unfortunately we are unable to accept drawings as payment and your account remains in arrears of $233.95. Please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.32am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue account
Dear Jane,
Can I have my drawing of a spider back then please.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.42am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Overdue account
Dear David,
You emailed the drawing to me. Do you want me to email it back to you?
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.56am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account
Dear Jane,
Yes please.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 12.14pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account
Attached <spider.gif>
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 09.22am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Whose spider is that?
Dear Jane,
Are you sure this drawing of a spider is the one I sent you? This spider only has seven legs and I do not feel I would have made such an elementary mistake when I drew it.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.03am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Whose spider is that?
Dear David,
Yes it is the same drawing. I copied and pasted it from the email you sent me on the 8th.
David your account is still overdue by the amount of $233.95.
Please make this payment as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.05am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Automated Out of Office Response
Thank you for contacting me.
I am currently away on leave, traveling through time and will be returning last week.
Regards, David.
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.08am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
Hello, I am back and have read through your emails and accept that despite missing a leg, that drawing of a spider may indeed be the one I sent you. I realize with hindsight that it is possible you rejected the drawing of a spider due to this obvious limb omission but did not point it out in an effort to avoid hurting my feelings. As such, I am sending you a revised drawing with the correct number of legs as full payment for any amount outstanding. I trust this will bring the matter to a conclusion.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 2.51pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
Dear David,
As I have stated, we do not accept drawings in lei of money for accounts outstanding.
We accept check, bank check, money order or cash. Please make a payment this week to avoid incurring any additional fees.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 3.17pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
I understand and will definitely make a payment this week if I remember. As you have not accepted my second drawing as payment, please return the drawing to me as soon as possible. It was silly of me to assume I could provide you with something of completely no value whatsoever, waste your time and then attach such a large amount to it.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Tuesday 14 Oct 2008 11.18am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
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Most people start out by thinking that being an affiliate marketer is a piece of cake: sitting in front of your computer for a while, checking your stats and… well, that would pretty much be it according to most folks.
In a way, they’re actually right. There are a handful of marketers out there who have decided that they no longer want to hustle, that they want to take it easy and limit themselves to simply keeping their current projects alive. Sure, that involves work as well but still, we could say that these people are “living the live”.
But Can You Do That?
Probably, but definitely not right from the beginning! The problem is that the affiliate marketers who have decided to take it easy are a minority and that getting there was anything but a walk in the park.
Most (probably all) of the people who are now “living the life” have started out as workaholics, there’s just no other way. Learning the ropes, banging your head against the wall, making mistakes: it’s all a part of the game! Some people quit, others keep on hustling. The world can sometimes be a painfully simple place, there are winners and there are losers.
Adapt or Give Up
Unfortunately, nobody really cares if you think that life’s hard. The world is what it is, the Web is what it is. There are lots of life-changing opportunities out there and it’s ultimately your responsibility to make things happen. Ask any successful (online or offline) business owner out there, you simply have to suck it up and hustle when you’re starting out.
After one of your businesses (maybe a site, maybe a campaign, maybe several campaigns) is pretty much on autopilot, then maybe (just maybe) you can afford to take it easy for a while and reap the rewards of your hard work. After the (short) celebration though, it’s back to hustling if you want to stay on top.
If making lots of money online were as easy as most people think it is, everyone would be doing it. Why work 9 to 5 if you can make 10x more money just like that? Here’s the thing: yes, there are countless “harder” careers out there but this doesn’t mean that anyone and his dog can make it as an affiliate marketer. In fact, most people fail miserably because they’re not willing to keep at it when things get tough. Adapt or give up, what will it be?
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