Book Review: Chronic Marketer by Brad Gosse

Chronic Marketer: Confessions Of A Half-Baked (But Highly Paid) Internet Marketer

Author: Brad Gosse

Publisher: YourBrain Media Inc.

Date: November 13, 2012



About The Author
Brad Gosse is a self-taught marketer with 15 years of online marketing experience. After dropping out of high school, he started on his path to success launching his first website, an adult entertainment website, in 1997. In 2007, he made the switch to more "mainstream" marketing and now sells over 300 intangible marketing products which are all run by employees and automated systems, leaving him time to pursue new business ventures and develop new products.

Confessions Of A Half-Baked (But Highly Paid) Internet Marketer
Brad Gosse shares his story about how he found fame and fortune as an Internet marketer.

Mr. Gosse offers the following advice to Internet marketers;

• Forget your fears and flaws.
• Gain the confidence to be yourself in every situation.
• Change the rules.
• Train people to treat you with respect.
• Master the art of outsourcing.
• Get paid for everything.
• Be a social media MASTER.

The author believes that one of the obstacles that many people face when trying to build a business is a lack of focus. "If you suffer from a lack of focus in business you aren't hungry enough...if you can't focus, it's because you are too comfortable. You need to become uncomfortable FAST".

My Thoughts
I have to say that the picture of a young man smoking pot on the cover of this book is a great hook. Yes, I was very curious to read about a pot-smoking Internet marketer.

This book is an entertaining read and it offers some sound advice for making it in business and life. Mr. Gosse is very honest and straight-forward about his past work in the porn industry and how he still uses techniques and strategies that he learned in the early years of his Internet marketing career. He has learned many lessons from the hard knocks of life and he shares them in this book.

This book is not for everyone. The author occasionally uses profanity to make his points and he admits to being a regular pot smoker. You will not find detailed information about how to set up web sites, write digital products or engage in social media. You will find some wise advice for moving forward with your Internet business and how to deal with many of the problems that you will encounter.

One of the chapters in the book is "Dealing With Assholes." Need I say more?
Great read for all who are open-minded and seeking sound advice and inspiration for running an Internet marketing business.

My Rating: 4 Stars Out Of 5

FYI ~ I received this ebook as a free download during a special promotion on Amazon.Com. Please check the current price before ordering.

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The Power Of Respect; A Book Review

Rodney Dangerfield loved to use the line, "I get no respect".
The word "respect" is defined as "esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person".  Deborah Norville has written an excellent book about the importance of respect at home, in relationships and in business.  Respect is the most forgotten element of success.  It all begins with acknowledging the existence of another person.  The Golden Rule says to "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you".  Just put yourself in their place.

Ms. Norville states that respect fosters "connectedness" which leads to: (1) Stronger personal relationships; (2) Greater employee loyalty; (3) Higher customer sales; (4) Improvements in education; (5) Greater creativity.

Parents are encouraged to model the behavior they expect from their children.  Respect begins at home and parents are the single biggest influence on their children.  Husbands and wives must respect each other and set a good example for their children.  Listening is a high art of loving.  Family members must take time to communicate with each other and understand each other's feelings.

The last chapter in this book is, "It's On The Inside; The Power of Self-Respect".  You really can't connect with other people in a healthy way if you don't respect yourself.  The more you accept yourself, the less others' perceptions matter.  The author gives the following suggestions for developing self-respect; (1) Develop the qualities you admire in others; (2) Have a positive attitude; (3) Dress the way you want to be seen; (4) Get active; (5) Eat properly; (6) Eliminate toxic people from your life.

This book helped me examine my own character and think about how I am relating to other people.  This book is a good read for the new year.  Respect in all my relationships is at the top of my list of New Year's resolutions.