Adam G Newton

As you all probably know, Michael Jackson died yesterday. I got an email from the BBC saying he’d suffered cardiac arrest, and that the medical centre would not say if CPR had been successful. When they use phrases like that, irrespective of privacy rules and regulations, it makes you expect the worst.

Which was justified.

It’s a weird feeling - he’s always been there, and no matter what, I guess I just figured he always would be…I’m not his greatest fan - although I certainly enjoy his  music, for sure - but it’s still a shock.

Well done to Jermaine for holding it together to announce the news. I am saddened however, that so many people say so many great things about MJ now - why wait til he is dead?

He was just as much a star and a entertainment genius two days ago!

And therein lies a lesson for us all - tell those you love that you love them TODAY. For you may not get a chance tomorrow.

Face it, everybody thought he was about to start a tour in around two weeks - and in a three hour period that dream went up in smoke.

Celebrate Michael Jackson, for he brought joy to many through his music. Whatever caused his death, do not judge or criticise - you never walked in his shoes. And remember, those people around you now are the ones who matter.

Michael Jackson - may you get the peace and rest in death that you never had in life.

BBC BREAKING NEWS ALERT :

A patient with swine flu who also had underlying
health conditions has died in a hospital in Scotland.

So…someone who just happened to have swine flu died of…something else entirely…

Now, I understand that no-one ever died of AIDS. They died because AIDS caused their body to be unable to fight other diseases and infections, so something as simple as the common cold could finish them - but this is just a little silly, don’t you think?

If someone has swine flu, and gets knocked down by a bus, you can bet that the headline will be “Second Person with Swine Flu Dies!”

So how did I do?

I said West Brom down - Correct!

I said Newcastle down - Correct!

I said Hull down - Wrong! Boro went down instead.

I said Boro survive by a single point…when in fact Hull survived by a single point - Half a point?

I said Man U top, Liverpool second - Correct!

I said Man U top by exactly 4 points - Correct!

So I got 4 and a half out of 6 - 75% - that’s quite accurate, isn’t it?

OK, so I posted a few days ago about making easy money online by signing up at Homepage Friends. This got me thinking, and made me realise that this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. I didn’t get where I am today without recognizing the tip of an iceberg when I blog about one.

There are brazilians (is that a number?) of websites promising you can make a fortune online with websites that run on autopilot. I MADE $50,000 IN ONE MONTH! SEE HOW I DID IT HERE!

This normally involves paying for and downloading a ‘report’ that basically tells you how to…write a report and get marks to download it for a price. Hmm.

Alternatively, you build a website that is purely advertising - including ClickBank products, Commission Junction and AffiliateFuture links, with a sprinkling of Google Adsense thrown in. If you find a site like that, do you ever actually click on anything? I know there’s some Adsense blocks on this site, but no-one ever actually clicks them. Makes the place look homely though. I guess….

Anyhoo, I’m up for a challenge. I’ve made use of Google advertising in the past to promote businesses I’ve owned, and it worked out well - for a business selling real-world items, it increased sales by several hundred per cent. But then again, so did advertising in two national magazines. So here’s what I’m going to do - set a new goal.

The new goal is to simply make some REAL money online - not the odd five here and ten there, but at least $50 a day - I know, that’s only like £25-30, but most of the resources for this sort of thing work in dollars, and I can’t be bothered to do the conversion!

This $50 must be made by selling virtual products, software, or other people’s stuff - I will not be involved in any product purchasing or stock holding. I will however most likely be paying for advertising - the $50 must be clear profit. $50 of sales for $49 of advertising will not do.

I will post regular updates on this - and might even try to sell you stuff…you will buy it, won’t you?

Right. Off to do some product research. Don’t forget to subscribe to the RSS, or at least check back here soon!