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Why IMwithJoe.com?
Cuz you’re tired of seeing and hearing the same old crap in the same old way by the same old people.
I know what it’s like starting out, being overwhelmed and constantly lied to. I want to help
You want to know if real people actually make money online, or is it only for the super slick marketers with MBA’s and financial planners.
You want information from someone you can relate to, someone that’s real, no fakes, no fillers, no fronting, and no fluff.
Because you like sammiches….don’t lie, I know you do! You had one today didn’t you?
Look……I’ve been lured in by many “teachers” that claimed they wanted to help the “little guy” ….yeah, all they wanted to help me do was spend my money!
I also know that not everyone is starting fresh, but you just looking for new tips, tools, or maybe even
some comic relief!
Come on man…..you know you’re sick of all the boring, lame, cookie cutter marketers you see around.
Whatever the case may be, my goal is to help. I am not a pretender, what you see is what you get.
Watch my video blogging, and get to know me…yeah…that’s me, who would want to pretend to be like me anyway?
Well, I can think of one guy who wants to be like Normal Joe. But…that’s just weird lol.
Are you really a regular guy?
- I’m a twenty-seven year old dude from Kansas (no I don’t know Dorothy and toto!)
- I’ve been married to my wonderful wife since 2001 (love you baby!)
- We have 3 children (my pride and joy)
- We have no pets
- I like sammiches………
- What you see is what you get
I know there are things that work for the average person with no sales experience, the beginner.
I also know that there are the things that will take a little more knowledge and effort to implement.
For this reason, I always remain honest when I recommend methods, tools, or training, and will let you know up front who it will most benefit, and if you should get it.
Why should I read your blog?
I truly believe in helping others, and refuse to promote any and everything just to make a quick buck.
I don’t claim to know it all, this blog documents my journey, and I am more than happy to share what I know and what I learn.
Stick around a while…………
-JK Swopes aka “Normal Joe”
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June 1st, 2008 at 6:59 am
Normal Joe you are not so normal.
I think you are extraordinary – thank you for creating this blog and sharing your honesty with the world. You’ve inspired and helped me and I know you’ve done the same for others who have visited. Keep posting ok! You and Davorski are my favorite IMs 
Thanks again.
Holls
Holly Manns last blog post..Free Personal Assistant – Meet Sandy
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June 1st, 2008 at 2:28 pm
hahahahaha, wow! That means a lot coming from you!!! I’m no where near the calibur of you and Davin, not yet, but I’m watching and learning. Can’t wait for your book update and Davin’s new book.
If I made it on your favorite list I must be on the right path! Thanks for the encouragement, you know you’ll always have my support.
thanks again for the motivation
Normal Joes last blog post..Honesty Really is the Best Policy
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June 1st, 2008 at 5:42 pm
JK you are awesome! And if you ever need anything email me ok.
I think your website here will have a massive following before you know it. 
Holly Manns last blog post..Free Personal Assistant – Meet Sandy
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June 1st, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Thanks Holly, again, it means a lot coming from you because I know you wouldn’t just say it to be saying it, I know you mean it! I just want to help people!
I was talking to my wife about the whole thing ( she still things I’m a little crazy, but knows if I put my mind to something I’m going to do it) and talking about how my motivation for success isn’t just my immediate family.
Family is definitely a priority, but I don’t just want to store up a whole bunch of material things for ourselves, I also want to be in a position where I can really help people out and not worry about how much it will cost me.
Sometimes those looking to make it online prefer the hype at first, it sounds better than “if you want it you will have to work for it”. But eventually people come to see what’s real and that’s when people like you and Davinator come in. I just hope to one day have that same reputation, as I continue to build it. You guys will always have my support in all you do.
I will be emailing you about a few things (graphics and admin template) lol
see ya later Holly, keep it up.
Normal Joes last blog post..Honesty Really is the Best Policy
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June 26th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Keep up the good work!
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June 27th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Thanks for the encouragement Ben
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July 10th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Hi Joe
I stumble your blog while browsing. I just want to say nice blog you have here and keep up the good work.
Checkout salwas last blog post..Blog Monetization
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
July 10th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Thanks for the compliment, I really appreciate it! I hope you can make it back in the future…
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August 5th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
i would like to give the gentleman behind this accomplishment a ” HUGE HAND CLAP” because this website is full of honest ways of earinig money. i mean, seriuosly people, this insight did not have to be told, but it was, so make for sure to take the timeout and spread the word to family & friends…this is something you don’t want to miss out on!!!
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 3:16 am
Well….what a pleasant surprise!
I didn’t expect to see you round these parts…was quite surprised to see your comment this morning! Thank you for the encouragement…
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August 24th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Hey Joe, After checking out this about you page, I gotta ask – Are you a Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan?
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August 24th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
@Jerry Moore –
not so much lol, I watch them, but I’m not a fanatic really..don’t go to games and such. They are just another team to me
Checkout Normal Joes last blog post..Blogs I read this week
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August 25th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
That’s cool JK. I grew up in the heart of ACC country. I’m a Tar Heel fan. Not fanatical or anything but I keep up with it. There are a lot of fanatical fans around here though. I’ve seen people lose all kinds of bets on basketball games when I was growing up and have to do things like jog a mile nude, get their heads shaved,- just about anything you can imagine. Kansas kicked our butts last year in the final four but we still got Roy Williams from them, haha. Take Care.
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August 25th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Normal Joe,
You have a fun blog here! I am glad I came across it! Looking forward to getting to know you better.
Checkout Work At Home Mom Taras last blog post..Social Networks..How many are necessary?
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August 25th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
what a refreshing blog
loving the videos and smooth editing!
stumbled upon you from bloggears.com by the way!
Checkout smemons last blog post..off to a good start
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August 25th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
@Jerry Moore –
I can imagine dude! Lol…crazy stuff
@Work At Home Mom Tara –
Welcome Tara! Glad you enjoy it…hope you make yourself at home..I like to keep things relaxed around here. So feel free to kick your feet up.
@smemon –
Thanks Sean! Welcome to the site man! Glad you’re diggin it dude…keep on coming back, make yourself at home, and get involved…I always love to see new faces
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September 10th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Hi Joe, I found you via Elijah’s blog. I like what you are doing here, keep up the good, and very entertaining, work.
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September 10th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Welcome to the site Ashley! Glad you’re finding something you like…I look forward to seeing you around in the future
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September 29th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I just now got around to reading this “About Me” page and I gotta say that I absolutely loved what you had to say in it. It seems we may be similar in many ways, Joe! I hope that I follow your example for sure!
You deserve a sammich!
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September 29th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Well cool then, when we hook up the 5 meat combo from Quizno’s is on me!
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October 27th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Hi JK,
Great site you got here! I stumbled in my Danny’s site over at the Linkers Blog. I really like your site too and will start visiting it. Saw you were friends with Garry Conn. I like that guy too. He is an open and honest guy. Anyhow, keep up the good work.
Cheers,
Jeremy
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October 27th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Cool man! Welcome to the site and I’m glad you enjoy it! Stick around, kick up your feet and make yourself at home! Danny and Gary are both great dudes man.
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October 27th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
@Normal Joe – Very nice site you have over here , i bookmarked you , cheers
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
October 29th, 2008 at 6:18 am
welcome to the site Jesse, I’m glad you liked it.
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November 1st, 2008 at 6:56 am
Nice site dude, stumbled across your site on your video about the webhosting on hostgator, keep up the good work.
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
November 1st, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Cool, glad you liked it man! I look forward to seeing you around.
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November 14th, 2008 at 3:05 am
I came across your site from YouTube… Love your PageRank… that was great. I will be checking out the rest of your site.
Have a Great One.
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Cool, glad you liked it man! Hope to see you around.
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November 18th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
i can dig it!! earning money the honest way is what’s up…especially it dealing with marketing:)
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
November 18th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
You know it! Gotta do it like that!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Nice update to the About page man. I think this lays it out REAL NICE LIKE!
and plus we all know it’s all about the sammich!
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Thanks dude…gotta keep it fresh man….stale sammiches aint dope at all!
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December 8th, 2008 at 3:19 am
Hi Joe, from Australia, your reputation is spreading far and wide, great site, keep up the good work.
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December 8th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Thanks Robert, welcome to the site. I look forward to seeing you around. By chance do you remember how you found me
I always like to find out how people get here.
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December 30th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Hi Joe. I love your site! You know, you’re kind of normal (except for the fact that you’re extraordinary)! I’m probably not making sense. Let me try again. You are special, but you are being normal in the fact that you are merely being yourself! The others are sometimes not normal b/c they are too stiff to be themselves. Does that sort of make sense? So you are both normal (being yourself) and extraordinary! anyway, I love your site. I looked over it some and you gave me some good ideas!
If you ever get on Twitter, follow me, and I’ll do the same back. My Twitter Username is below. How I found you? I was reading something about Garry Conn and your name came up. So I followed to your blog here. Garry’s someone I really respect and know a little bit. Any friend of his is a… well, you know. Okay, gotta run, but first, where is your RSS aggregator? I wanted to subscribe in my Google Reader! Can I do it that way somehow? What am I missing? Okay, I’ll go in search of it! Again, Joe, great blog!
Krissy
http://sometimesithink-krissy.blogspot.com
Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/iamkrissy
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December 31st, 2008 at 1:47 am
Hahahahaha….well, the scary part is I understood everything you said! Does that make me weird, normal, crazy, extraordinary…or just a little nutty? I’ll check you out on twitter and I’m definitely glad you decided to stop by! I look forward to networking with you in the future and seeing you around the site.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
I just got glued to you, I guess your blogging stlye hits the mark. I come often just to see your inspiring blog.
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:06 am
Thanks man! Glad to have you around and look forward to interacting with you more.
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April 4th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Hey Joe! I must admit, I’m a fan of your work, I’ve been checking some of the stuff you’ve been doing online.. and everything you do is real sharp bro! Let’s Make it to Vegas this year
!!
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
April 4th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
No doubt kid! I appreciate it bro! Yes…let’s go man. So whatup wit you man? How can I help you out?
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April 4th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
well first thing first I gotta get some google love my way
, so I’ve been dropping & bookmarking articles…hopefully the initial goal is to get about 200 visits per day 
How’s it going for you?
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April 5th, 2009 at 11:20 am
you can do it man, just be yourself, have fun and network, you’ll be fine. It’s going good for me man, I can’t complain, things are moving along nicely.
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April 11th, 2009 at 1:04 am
Love what your doing here Joe with Personality Marketing!
Thanks for getting me the followup to Bunny Blackmail with Dean! Your part in our interview is awesome! You get some good plugs in over 3 hours of recording…we are still deciding exactly what to do with what we now have.
Stay in touch over at my blog and you’ll learn of how we will make the interview available, you and all your people here won’t want to miss it! Dean has shared all!
Lead on Joe, and all the best to you and yours from us in Norway!
Tim Owen
Implementation Mastermind Coaching for IM Professionals
Be All You Can Be Online
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
April 11th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Awesome Tim! I’m glad we hooked up dude, you got some good stuff going on. I can’t wait to hear the interview man, I know it’s gonna be dope!
Dean is awesome and you’re awesome, let’s go man!
Let me know how I can help you.
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May 5th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I like your down to earth personality. I can definitely relate to a lot of your posts as well. Your blog gives off a comfortable vibe/feeling, unlike certain other sites, where it is easy for someone to feel that they are talking to a super high fly professional who’ll never respond to their emails or comments. Thanks for such an innovative, fun and informative blog.
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Awesome dude! Welcome to the site Ryan!
Yeah man, I just try to keep it real and be me man, if you like it cool, if not, cool…but it’s all me!
So whatup wit you man? How long you been at it, how can I help you reach your goals boyeeeeeeeeeeee?
peace.
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May 5th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Wow! That was real quick Joe. Very fast on the responses. I Like that. I’ve been trying to develop my own internet marketing blog lately. Its going alright. What i am learning from you is that it is okay and in fact good to be casual, relaxed and fun when writing posts rather than sounding too formal or “textbook” like. lol.
I guess my question for you is this, do you ever worry about criticism from the so-called gurus or internet experts. I tend to stress out about that when i teach something on my blog. I worry if they’ll be like “this isn’t exactly right” or something like that. I guess “reputation” is my biggest fear in blogging.
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
I hear ya bro, lemme try to answer lol.
NO
hahaha, just be you man. You can’t be expected to know everything, just share what you know and keep it real. People are sick of the “experts” because they can’t relate.
People relate much better to someone that “looks like them” and shows their flaws and all. Your reputation will be fine if you always share what you know truthfully, and people know you are real.
If they feel you are “putting on a show” then that’s when your rep gets messed up.
Most “experts” are too busy trying to take money out of new customers pockets to worry about what we do anyway. As long as they aren’t being trashed they are fine, that doesn’t mean I won’t call em out if I need to
Honestly man, I don’t really care lol, let me rephrase.
I don’t care what the so called experts think, I do things my way and if I make a mistake I’ll let it be known, so far, it seems to be working for me
keep pushin man, and keep getting out and networking with other marketers.
what type of stuff are you doing? ppc, affiliate, adsense, what you workin with?
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May 5th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Mostly Adsense. Hence, the “textbook” sounding blog. Haha.
I’ve done ppc in the past with good results. But, the truth is that it is getting more and more expensive. I am trying to lay low from ppc at the moment ( adwords in particular) and focus more on becoming a social blog rather than simply a blog made for the search engines. We’ll see how it goes.
Speaking of which, ever considered making a bid on personalitymarketing.com? It would be quite the domain for you. The website appears to be just domain parked. Its possible the website owner may give it up for a good price. Just a guess.
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Cool man, I’m no ppc dude at all so I feel you. The opportunity is wide open to do whatever you want man, it’s up to you! Let me know if I can help with anything and I hope to see you around Joeville!
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May 17th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Hi Joe… Came across your site well surfing the net. I think it is great to see someone who is very clear and straightforward…..
Guess i will be visiting you quite often now
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
May 21st, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Cool man, thanks for visiting…look forward to seeing you around.
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May 31st, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Hey there Joe.. here’s another regular guy, who stumbled upon your Blog.. 29 y/o, but no wife and no kids..
I’ll be back…
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
June 1st, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Glad u stumbled by man, hope you enjoyed yourself and I look forward to seeing you around a bit more
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August 3rd, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Hey Joe!
Greetings from another Kansas boy (although transplanted to Hoosier H(*ll)!
Glad I stumbled upon your site based off a Tweet that Mark Mason sent earlier today. I like what you are doing / saying.
To be honest, all my efforts to date have tried to be personality based, I just never realized that there was a name for it. I just always called it building me as my brand.
Looking forward to reading all the way through your blog!
Rob
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
August 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Yo Rob, thanks for stopping by man! I really appreciate it! I’m glad to see ya here man! I do hope you’ll come on back and become part of this community! We are always looking for new personality marketing superstars! It’s the best way to be, in my humble opinion!
Mark Mason is a great guy! Brilliant marketer too.
Stay tuned man, and let me know how I can help ya!
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August 18th, 2009 at 2:57 am
Hey Joe… great stuff here, presented with flair and fun!
Keep up the great work… and keep munchin’ “thems sammiches!”
Success!
Drew Eric Whitman, D.R.S.
Direct Response Surgeon(tm)
Author:
“CA$HVERTISING:
How to Use More than 100 Secrets of
Ad-Agency Psychology to Make Big Money
Selling Anything to Anyone”
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Whatsup Drew! Welcome to Joeville! It’s definitely an honor to have another one of my favorite authors up in the spot man!
Thanks for the encouragement dude! You’re always welcome!
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Drew Eric Whitman (2 comments) Reply:
September 11th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Love your energy. Gives me a boost when I need it! (That’s usually when I didn’t have any good sammiches that day.) Talk to you soon…
Take care, my friend…
Drew Eric Whitman, D.R.S.
Direct Response Surgeon(tm)
http://www.AdSurgeon.com
Author:
“CA$HVERTISING:
How to Use More than 100 Secrets of
Ad-Agency Psychology to Make Big Money
Selling Anything to Anyone”
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
September 11th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Thanks man! It’s always an honor to have you stop by bro! When we meet up, sammiches on me dude! What’s ur fave? lol.
take care bro.
September 11th, 2009 at 2:34 am
Hey Joe,
I recently came across your blog from a interview that you did on Success Circuit. What caught my attention is your honesty and truthfulness. Plus, you are from Kansas. I live in St. Louis. Not to far away. Seems we have similar interest in making money online and sharing the information without all the fluff. I signed up for you news letter, hope to see some new content soon.
Prodigy
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
September 11th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Glad to see ya here bro! Welcome! Yeah man…I usually have the content flowing, but my camera broke early this week, I should have my new one delivered today so we’ll be ready to go next week hopefully
I look forward to networking with ya man!
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September 11th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Still don’t know if I’m buying the method in which you broke your camera – I think you over celebrated (no such thing!) on your anniversary and then had a camera sammich LOL
- either way, can’t wait until you get the new camera up and running!
Cheers!
Rob
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September 20th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Hahahahah lol….I got one now bro, how you been though? What’s new in your world?
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November 14th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Hey Joe!
I must say, I’m impressed. You have found a niche within a niche in a sense by relating to folks in your “for real” style. I like it man. I’m a real estate investor and have been looking into internet marketing for a while. I just saw your review on Stephen Pierce’s book “Make Real Money on the Internet” and agree with you that it was a good read and simple to follow.
Looking forward to getting to know you, learning from you and perhaps working towards some joint venturing in the near future.
Stay Blessed,
Bill
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Thansk Bill lol, that’s pretty much how I roll.
I’ve been away for a while, pretty busy with my other sites but figured I should at least respond to ya! lol
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November 14th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Oh and by the way….I LOVE me some sammiches!
Bill
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Normal Joe (2116 comments) Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 5:55 pm
yeah boyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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