For the last 3 years I have been on the road teaching seminars.  I have seen more airports than I care to remember and have been on a first name basis with some of the TSA people in my hometown.

People have commented “that’s sound like it would be the fun to travel the country and see new cities and meet new people.”

Its fun for the first month, and then it gets really old, really fast.  I could try and describe the life of a traveler but I’ll leave that to my friend Ed Norton.

I remember having a melt down in SFO (San Francisco) I went through security and discovered my lap top had been stolen.  I yelled “nobody move, someone stole by laptop.”  The TSA guy came running over, assessed the situation and said “sir how many laptop did you bring?”  I said “one.”  He started to giggle and asked “Is that it under your arm?”  I was tired, exhausted, loopie, and yes, it was tucked under my arm, safe and sound.

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My older brothers name is Rocky.  His people call him “the big rock” he’s not as charming as I but every once in a while he comes up with a good one.  A few years ago he referred to him self as a P.O.S. Being in the real estate business I had my definition of P.O.S. and they are my favorite type of property to buy.  My brother’s definition of a P.O.S. is “Person Of Size.”  He sarcastically announced that fat is mean and POS in more gentile.

Do you really care if a bunch of POS’s, go to a 24-hour fitness that’s covered by a barn? Do you care that the weather is always perfect at the secret location somewhere in California?  Do you care that the POS’s endure physical and emotional abuse from ultra thin people who act like they care?

I was sitting in First Class on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles last spring.  I saw this ultra thin woman get on the plane with some guy who was so important that he had two cell phones and talked really loud.  Just because you talk loud doesn’t mean your important, it means your and ass who only cares about himself.  I heard the woman say in her best “Rachelle Ray” voice, “F Bob and his manager I don’t care.  Then the handler chimed in with “you don’t deserve to be treated that way you’re way better, smarter and dog gone it, people like you.  Ok the last part I stole from Saturday Night Live.  I didn’t hear everything he said but it was blatant butt kissing, which is why he was probably with her.

Hear are the reasons I eat chocolate while watching the biggest loser.  Sometimes I am forced into watching it because my 12-year-old son loves the show.
1.    Jillian isn’t very sweet. She swears like a sailor and hates bob.
2.    What’s her face, the host, can’t host
3.    The going to commercial and then coming back and replaying the last 5 minutes is annoying
4.    To many tears
5.    I’m still waiting for the episode where the eliminated player, bull rushes their display of food and start tearing into it.
6.    To many tears, again
7.    Weigh in’s are to long and the “you lost X pounds, how do you feel questions are annoying.
8.    Still to many tears

If the show has to stay on the air, I propose that it’s hosted and produced by Jesse James!

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Another season of celebrity apprentice has come to a close.  The show has it haters and lovers, I happen to be a lover of the show.  There is nothing better then a real world celebrity trying to raise money for a charity that will benefit people in a foreign land.

I can see why they chose a charity that benefits those outside the US.  We have no poverty, all of our inner cities have gone through a revitalization process. The damage from Ike and Katrina has all been taken care of.  They announced last week that the dropout rate for kids in high school has vanished.  Every school district in the country will have 100% attendance and graduation.  We have zero crime rates and drug use has vanished.  No more domestic violence, and not one DUI will be reported in 2009 and beyond.  Unemployment went to zero this morning and our homeless rate – gone.  It makes perfect sense to support a charity outside the country since the US is perfect and has no problems.

Do you remember the Sprint commercials where they asked,  “What would the airline industry look like if roadies ruled the world?”  They did the same thing with firemen.  Both of those were great commercials that made you think.

Here is my question “What would the world look like if Jesse James Ruled The World?”

I watched Jesse kick Dennis Rodman in the Gens and he did it with love, grace and dignity.  Speaking of dignity, I want the ruler of my world to eat chili and fart with no thought as to who it offends or how.

In the comments below share your thoughts about this………….

What would the United States look like if Jesse James;
•    Were head of the Senate Banking Committee
•    Was put in charge of GM or Chrysler or Ford
•    Ran the situation room
•    Owned the Dallas Mavericks
•    Became the Secretary of Defense
•    The third member of Hannity, Colmes and James
•    Was the mayor of Detroit
•    The Governor of California
•    Monster Garaged – Wall Street
•    Was in Charge of TARP
•    Became the new CEO of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
•    Took over fox news
•    Took over CNN
•    Took over CNBC
•    Took over affirmative action
•    Was in charge of immigration

This list could go on forever.  It could be a national and international list.  The bottom line is this, and I’ll use what I believe would be Jesse’s words “Shit Would Get Done If Jesse James Ruled The World.”

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This is a huge moment for me.  Its huge because everyone on the web, including you, wants to be recognized, acknowledged, and talked about.

On Friday I wrote the second installment of who controls Internet.  Click Here to read it.  If you ask me, it’s the best post on the entire Internet for May 8th 2009.

Since I talked about JohnChow and ShoeMoney in the post, I decided to send them a tweet hoping they would read it.  I know if either one of them read it, they would comment about its flair and uniqueness and I would possibly get some recognition and some global discussion (talked about).  This is the goal.

I‘ve had some unique experiences with twitter and I’ve talked about how I, as a nobody on the web, thought I was spending a lot of time talking to myself and how I thought no one was listening.

Imagine my surprise when this showed up

For those of you who don’t know JohnChow, is a very popular blogger who shows and talks about how to make money online.  He has a great ebook on “how to make money online.”  GET IT!  I learned a lot from his FREE download.  He has a large following on twitter and a large audience for his blog.   With all of that, he took time out of his day to acknowledge my post.

What’s the point?  In a round about way I am apologizing to Twitter.  If I didn’t send the Tweet, I wouldn’t have gotten a reply from JohnChow.  Maybe I should start thinking about reserving my star on the internet walk of fame or maybe I should wait until I hear from ShoeMoney.

ShoeMoney, you can still get in on this,  I’m waiting for your comments from who controls the internet part 2.

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In “who controls the internet” part 1 – I discussed how a “small close-knit group of people has the power to magnify the epidemic potential of a message or idea.”

In part 2 – I talked about two groups of people, Mavens and Connectors and how we are all striving to be a connector. When you’ve achieved the status of a connector, your lists are huge and your launches are profitable. Every man wants to be you and every woman wants to be with you. (apply your gender accordingly)

In part 3 – I wish I could take credit for this but I can’t. One of my 3 readers sent me this video which explains this “small group of people” that control the internet, each boasting about their latest launch domination and how huge their……lists are. Big thanks to Karl aka MyCoachMentor for the video.

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This is a follow up to yesterday’s discussion on “who controls the internet”.

Did you get your emails today?  You know the one’s talking about the big launch?  I can’t tell which launch because that would make me a contributor.

Yesterday morning my email starts to go nuts from that “small group” of Internet marketers talking about this next big thing.  I read my JohnchowDotCom and he’s talking about it.  I read my Showmoney and he’s talking about it.

I now have a clear understanding, I have snatch the pebble and I am no longer grasshopper and here is why.

It all became clear because of a book called “Tipping Point”! For those of you that haven’t heard about Tipping Point; it’s a discussion about an idea, trend or social behavior crossing a threshold (tips) and spreads like wildfire.

Twitter – fits the definition of a tipping point.  The twitter universe grew by word of mouth and the rest is history.

Malcom Gladwell wrote “Tipping Point.”  Gladwell talks about two groups of people, Mavens and Connectors.
•    Mavens – are people who know a lot of things.  They are the sources we turn to for facts and figures.  I simple call them the people who know a lot of stuff.
•    Connectors – These are people who know a lot of other people.  Connectors have the credibility, experience, “proof” and when they talk other people listen.

If you blog, have a membership site, write an article; lets just say if your trying to capture your corner of the world wide web, the goal is to become a connector.  When everyone knows you or has heard about you and is talking about you, that’s when you have the power to blog for cash, launch a new membership site, sell a course and the world will buy it.

Am I jealous of this “small group” who controls the Internet?

ABSO-FREAKIN-LOOTLY.

We all want to be in that “group”.  This is why we keep buying their stuff, because we know their latest and greatest will get us more recognition, create more connections, which allows us in some cases to write our own checks.

Now in case you forgot, my name is Michael Acord, now get out there and start talking about me.  Here’s a better idea, leave me a comment, subscribe to my RSS channel and then start talking about me.

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I was thinking about my twitter experiment today and about traffic.  I know I need traffic, you know you need traffic.  It seems that it takes forever to generate consistent traffic.

My traditional ways of attracting students include; place an ad in the newspaper or send out a direct mail piece for a seminar or speak at different investment clubs.  During those events I ask the attendees to make a decision and either join me in my members area or become a coaching student.  That’s the traditional model.  Web 2.0 says old school combined with social media marketing, video promotion, list building and blogging should be used as well.  At the end of the day a combined old school and new school marketing plan should increase traffic.

Traffic, Traffic, Traffic!

If traffic is the name of the game, who are the big players when it comes to driving traffic?  I have a hunch, but I want your opinion.  Is there a certain group of people that control the Internet.  I know it’s a crazy thought but the other day I got a tweet from a very well know Internet Marketer who was having a big meeting with another group of well known internet marketers.  These are the same people who have been doing the big launches for the last few weeks and they all seem like they are the best of friends.

Do you remember, “tipping Point”?  Gladwell said, “Small close-knit groups have the power to magnify the epidemic potential of a message or idea.”

Is this “small group”, all of them with huge lists, massive twitter followers and promoting a collective message of “traffic, sales psychology / persuasion, list building and video promotion”, are these the controllers of the World Wide Web?

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This is a reminder that this Thursday is P.T.G.D.  This is a global public service announcement.  If you a male between the ages of 18 and 110 please make the appropriate arrangements and observe P.T.G.D this Thursday May 7th 2009.

For those of you who don’t know what P.T.G.D. stands for, it is Protect The Gens Day.  What are Gens?  Well, the young people in my office tell me that Gens is the street name for Genitals.

Why am I going public trying to protect Gens?  It’s all because of Oprah’s Winfrey.  Oprah has invited Elizabeth Edwards onto her show to discuss publicly, her husband’s affair with Rielle Hunter.  Why?  Because the world needs another reason to hate men.   Dr. Laura is doing her part and now Oprah will do hers.

Oprah is a smart and powerful woman.  On a side not: I laughed at people who cried when President Obama got elected.  I laughed out load how some Americans never thought this day would come.  Really, I was surprised it took so long.  If Colin Powell would have run for office, he would have been the first black president but he didn’t.  If Oprah would have thrown herself into politics, I believe she would have been the first woman president and possible the first black president at the same time.  This is a powerful opinionated woman and when she brings a guest on her show, whose husband has done the nasty with another woman; if you’re a man it’s P.T.G.D.!!!

Let me make some predictions.  Oprah will ask Elizabeth what she wanted for a wedding present?  Elizabeth will reply with “I told John that I didn’t want anything for a wedding present.  I just want you to promise me no affairs.”  This is when the audience murmurs amongst themselves and starts foaming at the mouth like a pack wild dingo’s looking for sick male pup.

Why do I care?  I don’t.  I’m a forty two year old man who wears a codpiece everyday for protection.  Why am I wasting your time on this?  Two reasons.  1- I find it funny.  Do you think Oprah lays in bed and watches cheaters?  Do you think she is gong to invite some of those poor souls in her show?  I don’t think so. 2- it’s a great marketing lesson.  Oprah knows bad news sells.  Oprah get her ratings, Elizabeth sells her book and the female towns people scream “off with his gens!”

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Let me start off with an apology. I Michael Acord would like to apologize if have offended you.  I apologize for trying to motivate you.  I apologize for showing you how you can make money in real estate.  I apologize for creating systems and tools to make you an efficient investor.  I apologize for offering you my newsletter “Fear Estate Investing – taking the fear our of investing.”  I apologize for asking you to make a business decision.

I’m sure you’ve heard that a confused mind will always so no.  Even if the opportunity is so huge and so profitable you’ll turn it down because you’re confused.

If you’re asking your self  “what the hell has Michael been smoking?” the answer is nothing.   What I found was clarity, please allow me to share.

Let me share with you today’s headlines from the real estate section of one of the largest new outlets in the world.

•    Pending Home Sales Jump 3.2%
•    Foreclosure How Bad Is Your State?
•    Foreclosure filings in record jump
•    Mortgage applications fall
•    Home prices down, but rate of loss eases
•    Housing: ‘Better’ doesn’t mean ‘good’
•    New home sales show signs of revival
•    Hope seen, despite home sales downturn

Do you see good news or bad?  Do you see opportunity or mayhem?  How can sales be up but foreclosure filings are so high?  How can new home sales show revival when mortgage applications fall?  Confused?

The real estate market is down.  That is a fact but I believe this is one of the greatest buying opportunities ever.  I saw, and bought some of the RTC deals and thought “you will never see this kind of opportunity again.”  Guess what?  Here we are in a giant buyers market again.

I can’t do this one for you, only you can.  You have to find the opportunities.  No just in Real Estate but in life as well.  Let me give you one of my favorite sayings “I cannot convince an unconvincible!”   Yesterday I showed you how to invest $1,000.00 but I can’t convince you of that opportunity only you can.  If you don’t or can’t or won’t find the opportunities, others will, and they will succeed and you’ll blame someone else and this real estate cycle of confusion will continue.

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I answer a lot of real estate questions on different real estate forums.  The other day some one posted this question, “What would you do if you had $1,000 to invest?”

I was amazed at the response from the readers. They ranged from “do nothing”, to “put it in a savings account and save more money”.

Although the question originated in a real estate forum and was answered by “real estate people,” it’s a good reminder to constantly ask yourself, “Who am I getting my investment advice from.
In my Financially Fine in 2009 podcast (you can find them on iTunes) I remind the listener that anyone can invest in real estate no matter what their current economics are.

So let me answer the question based upon what I know.  If I had $1,000 to invest, I would buy myself an older wobbly box.  A wobble box is a mobile home.

Investing in mobile homes isn’t sexy but it is very profitable.  Back in 2001 a partner and I were buying reposed vacant mobile homes for $500.00.  We would then turn around and sell them for $2,000.  We took a down payment of $500.00 and financed the $1,500.00 balance over 18 months at 15%.

The Purchase numbers
Mobile home     $500.00
Title work         $  75.00
Total Investment    $575.00

The Selling Numbers
Mobile Home     $2,000.00
Title work        $     75.00
Total Selling Price     $2,075.00

Investment out = $575.00
Investment In    =$575.00 in cash
Note for 18 months = $93.58

Return on investment =  ?

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