Comments on: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

By: Forget the Fortune 500, It's All About the Fortune 5,000,000!

Forget the Fortune 500, It's All About the Fortune 5,000,000! — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:02:35 +0000

[...] can pay more â€“ if you are going after big contracts, there are big enough companies in the Fortune 5,000,000. If you want someone to cut you a million dollar check, they don’t have to be making billions of [...]

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:12:42 +0000

Never turn away from anyone. As I said before, you don’t know who is going to be the next Bill Gates.

By: Articles Spinning

Articles Spinning — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:58:31 +0000

Wow, very interesting, Neil. This story actually brought some tears of joy to my eyes – 75k per month eventually for helping someone that other top marketers didn’t pay any attention to because he wanted free advice… really interesting and inspiring. Yes, it’s good to help people out, especially those that need help but can’t afford to pay. I agree.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:12:05 +0000

You should always help other people. Karma is a great thing.

By: Network 21

Network 21 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:55:52 +0000

Thats a great example, and a great attitude to have. Even without the added bonus from the new client, it’s great to help others regardless if you end up getting “something out of it”.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:03:18 +0000

Or more importantly you don’t know where they are going to be in the future. The last thing you want to do is ignore a person because you don’t know who is going to be the next millionaire.

By: accounts

accounts — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:49:20 +0000

Well said Neil, great example. You never know who they know or what position they will be at certain points of their life. They may surprise you! This is so common within the online marketing industry, they bump into one another at pitches.

By: 2k8 › Looks can be deceptive

2k8 › Looks can be deceptive — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:44:33 +0000

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By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:17:03 +0000

Based on your blog, it seems like a cool place. I may have to check it out for myself.

By: Nicaragua Surf Man

Nicaragua Surf Man — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:53:30 +0000

Sadly I find myself thinking this way in the blogosphere. We get so caught up in the game that we loose focus on people helping out people.

That’s one of the reasons I like escaping to Nicaragua. Such an easier going place and less “games”

By: Mo

Mo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:24:41 +0000

You’ve hit it head-on about the gatekeepers. These people are even more important if you’re out looking for work, because they could be the ones that actually help you land your dream job or get the dream contract. Suck up to the gatekeepers if you can and weasel information out of them.

By: Amadou M. Sall

Amadou M. Sall — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:20:07 +0000

Always do good, just for good’s sake. The “pay back” will always come to you from where you least expect it and when you least expect it!

And if possible always be nice to both the “big guy” and the “little guy”

By: qu|kZ

qu|kZ — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:08:16 +0000

Beanie how would you like to operate in Mongolia? We have law against real Casino’s after people went crazy over slot mashine’s and poker houses. By far there is no law against online casino’s.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:00:19 +0000

Your strategy makes sense. For your industry it makes sense to go after the big guys because they are the ones that will feed you, plus all the small guys will want a piece of the action so they will try and butter you up.

At the end of the day this probably means higher payouts for you.

By: Jeremy Enke

Jeremy Enke — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:18:56 +0000

Oh snap, Beanie showed up on Neil’s blog. He is one of the biggest poker affiliates out there in respect to rakeback. Welcome Beanie!

Beanie has done a great job at branding over the years. The best comment he made is as follows:

“The good news is that with branding you can create an image that even the little guy will want to be a part of”

He has done just this in our industry, and makes loads of money because of it.

By: beanie

beanie — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:01:05 +0000

There is a flip side to this article. I work with a heavy network marketing model where I flip the 80/20, in my line of work (online gambling) it is more like 95/5. Essentially I can only focus on the big guys but big guys know other big guys. The good news is that with branding you can create an image that even the little guy will want to be a part of, most of my smaller customers don’t require as much attention as the big guys. I tend to lose the jerks that you just can’t please.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:59:10 +0000

Thanks for having me at your conference and I hope to see you at this years Blog World Expo.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:56:39 +0000

I still represent in America, but I think I lost a lot of my Indian-ness. For example, I think the main difference is most Indians do not like spending money and are naturally cheap. I on the other hand spend money like it is water.

I am not saying this is bad or good, but I think I have changed a good amount and adapted into the American culture.

By: Rick Calvert

Rick Calvert — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:41:56 +0000

good advice Neil. I can personally attest that you live by those words. You were very kind to speak with me, and come out and speak at our conference last year. Our attendees really appreciated you being there.

Keep leading my example 8).

By: Satish S

Satish S — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:53:32 +0000

Humility is something that needs to be imbibed into more people these days. And that is something I have noticed only in the top-rung of people. Not in the mid-ones.

Way to go Neil, you haven’t lost your Indian-ness in a foreign land.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:26:22 +0000

This is so true. Most of the people who only think about “what can this do for me” usually don’t end up succeeding. By having that kind of attitude people can usually tell that you only care about yourself.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:19:51 +0000

Congrats on your success. I guess I’ll have to come to Magnolia to check it out.

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:31:09 +0000

This is a pretty amazing story. There are so many people in the world that only do things or offer help to be self serving. It is always about “what can this do for me” or “how good will this make me look.” If it doesn’t meet the criteria, they won’t even consider it. What is funny about that is that people who do things without thinking about the outcome often get a better one.

Great job Neil and congrats on getting some “pay back” for it.

By: Dave B

Dave B — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:58:10 +0000

Well said Neil, I am fortunate to work for a search engine marketing company that does just what you mentioned. This positive attitude is also reflected in the spirit of our employees. Good karma goes a long way.

Glad to hear someone talking about helping the little guy.
Dave

By: Jeremy Enke

Jeremy Enke — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:19:42 +0000

Too many people get hung up on trying to land the “big guys” in business. In affiliate marketing at least, often times these are the guys that can produce a ton of volume but for smaller margins.

Another thing I have seen is that many small guys with brilliant minds and a strong work ethic will develop in to superstars in a few years. Guess who they want to work with when they get there?

As always, great post Niel

By: qu|kZ

qu|kZ — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:52:45 +0000

It’s called “Ubs Music” the only music show that runs in english here in Mongolia. I started the show 2 years ago.

Our team has won couple of awards from TV Festivals.

Also the only advantage of our show is on every Oct 6th We Have the Ubs Music Video Music Awards ( The Only VMA’s here in Mongolia)

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:40:22 +0000

I guess I will have to visit Mongolia then.

Also, what is the name of your show?

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:07:41 +0000

My thing is, you should always do things because you want to. Never expect anything in return.

By: Friday Tea Time - Rant Edition

Friday Tea Time - Rant Edition — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:10:29 +0000

[...] * In the tradition of my thoughts on SEO celebrity wankers, Neil Patel gets a thumbs up for helping out the little guy. Thumbs up to you! You know where the rest of you big shots can go. [...]

By: qu|kZ

qu|kZ — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:59:45 +0000

Neil if you were to visit Mongolia, I will have you on every show there is.

Our bank is organizing a MicroFinance Conference this may check it out if you are interested.

http://www.xacbank.mn/mfc-conference2008/

It will be a big event for Micro Finance Institutes.