Danny Brown - Latest Comments in My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:22:42 -0000

And you admit to Googling the term? Looking to get certified, Beth? ;-)

I read both yours and Andy's posts - so true. I guess it's the result when something starts to attract the mainstream - the fast-buck artists will make an appearance.

Sure, they might offer value and some insight - but you're honestly telling me you can transplant years of ongoing learning and knowledge into hour-long video classes? Hmmm...

Always a pleasure to have you here, Beth :)

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bethharte — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:15:50 -0000

Weeee! Danny, I just did a Google search on "social media certification" and you, Andy Quayle (@techbugh) and I are near the top! Hopefully our posts will make sincere folks take pause. In all seriousness, I just really don't want people to be scammed and lose their hard-earned money...especially in this economy.

As for the scammers... I hope you don't make a cent.

And thanks for the giggle...loved this post!

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:35:05 -0000

Hey there Bill. Obviously this guy is a shark and you should stay away from him. I don't need to offer discounts because my course is the real deal. But feel free to send me the money for the laughs - I'll add it to your course fee, if that's easier?

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Bill — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:41:53 -0000

Hey, I have a guy on Twitter I started following - he offers Twitter courses and other "social media expert" courses. He seemed like a nice guy to follow at first, talking about marketing and stuff. But now, he just posts links where I can get $100 of his Twitter course...the page is style much like yours. So what gives? Are you going to give me a discount on your course? If not, I may have to find someone else to teach me how to be a social media "expert" and get me certified.

BTW - I tweeted this yesterday: "is it just me, or do sites with 80% of the text in blue & red in an <h3> bug you too? they remind me of infomercials, only worse"

I should send you money just for the laughs on this one!

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:32:33 -0000

Did you read the letter? It only takes 20 minutes with my course. And why would I refund money on a course you've already taken? Now, go sign up! :)

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Mark Harai — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:22:54 -0000

Ah, a full dose of your humor : ) some great stuff Danny! Can I be a social media Guru too with your help? Do you offer financing? Can I get my "expert" certification in under two weeks with your course? Do you guarantee results? If you don't, I'll have to go with another course; I can get my money back with those - haha

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:47:31 -0000

Thank you Hendry - and yes, I remember you. You were the guy that wanted to charge me $50 for a testimonial. Now you see the wisdom of me paying you $5? :)

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Hendry Lee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:41:24 -0000

Danny, this is a testimonial for you. I'm a student of your closed and private coaching program you held a while back. I knew you were able to fill all 10,000 seats up in 2 hours so I hope you can recall my name.

"Other gurus take 12 hours to deliver the same content that you deliver in 20 minutes! That's a no-brainer. Being a social media guru has been my dream since childhood, now finally it may as well come true and I can work while sipping cocktails on the beach, working half an hour a day. Thank you. You are a hero!"

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:30:37 -0000

You're getting a spangly certificate and a returnable CD/DVD and you want a discount? And what is this retweeting business you speak of? Come to my social media certification class and let's talk then! :)

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Gina LaGuardia — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:27:07 -0000

Sham-Wow *and* certification? I'm in. Danny -- do we get a discount if we retweet this for you? LMAO! :)

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Kim Woodbridge — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:32:35 -0000

I love the way you made the text look like those sites actually do :-) I am frequently approached by people who want me to make them a site just like that but ... really really need to know if I can make it look professional. Umm ... no.

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:11:44 -0000

There will be a tee shirt awarded with the diploma for those that choose the Premium Option which is only a third more than the silver option which is double the basic option.

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:10:54 -0000

You're getting a spangly certificate and a returnable CD/DVD and you want a belt? How will that help? ;-)

Thankfully my Twitter account is at least 2 months old so I'm not in that camp :)

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:07:20 -0000

In all seriousness, I agree, Jennifer. While this post is obviously from a humorous slant, there will be people that will hand over anywhere up to $1500 for what may be a good course, but (IMO) doesn't offer what real-life interaction and months/years of relationship building offers.

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Maggie McGary — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:08:48 -0000

Yeah, but do you offer a Black Belt in social media like seojudo.com? ; )

My favorites are the guys who email or call offering social media consulting services--then refer you to their blog and twitter accounts, both of which they started a month ago.

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:45:00 -0000

Did you read the sales letter? Did it say anywhere I would sign you up? Please, you want to learn social media, you do the signing up. :)

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Susan Murphy — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:21:18 -0000

you, my friend, are a funny, funny man. Please sign me up and a course for all my friends too. You forgot to mention the first 50 applicants get a free Sham-Wow.

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:01:17 -0000

The only thing I'll be signing is the deeds to my mansion after everyone signs up for my course. Now less talky, more signy-uppy :)

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Teresa Hall — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:51:35 -0000

Oh my God! Where do I send my check?? And how many zeros do you want on the end? Seriously, this is probably the best offer I've ever seen! Do you have a Twitter account with 3 followers and you are following 1,995 people?? I want to follow THAT one too! And will you autograph the paper towel holder so I can prove to people that I REALLY took part in the class???

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fendergurl — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:11:40 -0000

Got shammys? I would prefer a shammy. :-)

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Jennifer Larson — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:36:22 -0000

Great post (as usual) Danny. I know there was a big uproar about this. The sad thing is that there are people new to social media that will fall for this. With all the recent press on social media by newspapers like The Los Angeles Times, people know how important social media has become, but they know little to nothing about how to go about utilizing it best. Sad, sad, sad that there are so many people ready and willing to jump on an opportunity like this and take advantage of others; especially during these tough economic times :(

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:32:39 -0000

Just what I need, another sheep... ;-)

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Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:32:24 -0000

Affiliates? Affiliates? I don't need no steenking affiliates ;-)

Re: My Gift to You – Hurry, Offer Ends Soon!

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:31:53 -0000

Jolly good!