THE INTERNET ADVENTURES OF STUPIDMAN

Introduction

I have know R.H. Jaycox (Jay), the author of Internet
Profit Pearls, for over a decade. A while back he asked me
to read a pre-final draft (don't know how many pre-s I
should really use) of the book. Technically I don't have a
clue of what he was talking about but,having lost money
through an earlier investment,I recognized the truth he was
describing. In Chapters 4&11 he recommended writing
articles for ezines as a way of promoting a business. I
wrote one, showed it to him and he liked it. Jay suggested
that I write a series from my ignorant perspective as I try
to implement the suggestions in the "final?" draft of the
book.

I've titled the series,"The Internet Adventures of
Stupidman" and the original piece, " The Birth of
Stupidman".The moniker seems appropriate as it is how I
feel when I try to do something on the computer and it
seems to reflect the attitude I get from my teenagers when
I try to share my "wisdom" on any subject.

Jay said I should share a little background. This is my
second marriage. The Boss and I live with my 13 year old
son,Greased Lightning, and his 15 year old sister,Fashion
Girl.

The Boss is one of those people who buys new technology
before her neighbors can spell it. (She bought a microwave
oven when they were so big they needed a separate room.)

She's been on the internet since shortly after Al Gore
invented it. She doesn't do sophisticated things on the
internet but due to her seniority she's The Boss.

Greased Lightning is scary, he reads books about HTML,
Java, JavaScript, encryption (Is there a Hacking for
Dummies?). His fingers are a blur on the keyboard and his
explanations are fast and condescending.

Fashion Girl listens to music on the internet, designs art
and wardrobes, fills up shopping carts until the wheels
fall off and tries to find my credit cards.

Greased Lightning serves the function of our house dog. If
somebody passes gas and chooses not to accept the
responsibility the dog is blamed. Greased Lightning is our
gaseous dog. If the computer crashes The Boss assumes it
was something caused by Greased Lighting even if he has not
used the computer in several days.

I'm afraid to try things on the computer as I don't want
to become the gaseous dog. It's safer to be Stupidman.

Jay thinks there are a lot of people in the world who
might have good ideas and are also afflicted with keyboard
phobia. He says if I share my learning experiences
(frustrations are more like it) it will make the world a
better place, yada yada yada. Who's kidding who, if you
buy through my URL (Greased Lightning goes crazy when I call
it an Earl) I make $10. Remember, this idea came from
Chapters 4&11.

THE INTERNET ADVENTURES OF STUPIDMAN
The Birth of Stupidman
I used to be smart. Not only did I believe it but many
people (including bosses) told me I was smart. In college
I learned a little FORTRAN and COBOL (main frame computer
languages that are probably extinct by now). In the 70's
and 80's I was a whiz at programming PCs in Lotus and
Supercalc.

But something happened, one night while I was sleeping,
the internet was born and I became a dinosaur.

While I was not getting it, everybody else was launching
dot coms or working out of their homes for 20 minutes a day
while making bazillions of dollars. Even teenagers were
getting rich!

Other than the author of Internet Profit Pearls (and he's
not sharing), I don't personally know anybody who has been
"successful" with internet commerce,but, from what the
media tells me it's all the people I don't know.

Towards the end of the dot com boom(naturally) I put some
money into a "can't miss" "ground floor" opportunity and
touted it to friends and relatives. It missed, ended up in
the basement, lost the money and friends but at least my
family has started returning my calls.

I recently read a book, "Internet Profit Pearls", which
belatedly explains what I, my former friends and
family did wrong and actually has some helpful suggestions
as to how one might make money on the internet without
spending much money. You can read the first few chapters
for free and if you want the entire book it will cost you
$30.
Some of the stuff is a little technical but fortunately my
13 year old son understands it (now if I could find a
translator maybe I could understand what the boy said).

The book contains fortysomething affiliate links. Most of
these links are free and each creates the possibility of an
income stream. The affiliate links are spread throughout
the book. You can actually get something for nothing.

The part I really liked; after you buy the book you can
"brand" and resell it and earn about $10 per copy and about
another $5 if it gets resold(think I still have some
relatives I can talk to).

The writing of this book review came from some strategies
in Chapters 4 and 11 and has inspired me to write a series
where I,Stupidman,attempt to accomplish some technical
tasks suggested in the book.

Coming Soon: Stupidman Downloads and Copies a File
Stupidman Brands,Sends Email Attachment

The Internet Adventures Of Stupidman
Will Put A Smile On Your Face
www.stupidmanok.com


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