It was an elaborate plan masterminded by Frank Kern to get the attention of John Reese who is the creator of Traffic Secrets. Seems Frank owed John some “payback” for a stunt back in 2006.

Don Fleece is an imaginary guru, the Traffic Mysteries product does not exist, but…

In the story I told about the marketer who did not realize the reality of Kimkins and the points made in checking out a new product and its creator – those are sincerely real and valid.

I have to confess, I was in on the traffic mysteries thing. I knew there was no product in the end or money to be taken from anyone and I have to admit – I was not going to originally add the product to this blog as I have no intentions of fooling the real readers but it tied in nicely with the real story of things that were happening. No one was going to get scammed out of their money.

I am elated that at least a couple of people did get something out of it all. One commenter on the post who I believe didn’t realize the hoax learned some additional techniques in investigating a product, and a fitness blogger was kind enough to blog on the danger to his readers of promoting 3rd party products as well as mentioning Kimkins which really is greatly appreciated.

John Reese has left a comment which I will address privately, as he seems to be a little upset but I will add a public apology here –> John I am sorry for any stress this has caused you and in reality we all love and admire you! –> and would like to assure Mr. Reese there are some really great things that have come out of this exercise.

This particular project was not only an opportunity for me to spread the word on my cause, but turned into one of the biggest networking frenzies I’ve ever seen. I was able to greatly expand my circle of contacts through this excursion and additionally I was able to release a lot of stress that had still been pent up over struggles of the past year.

Within days, a group of us had created an active looking pre-launch forum (I may have knitted quite a few socks), created a “buzz” and managed to get some people believing this was a real product. Some of the methods used to start the stir are available to every marketer out there. Hub, Squidoo, blogging, social bookmarking – all things available freely on the web.

Something that should have been a dead giveaway was the picture used of Mr. Fleece with his anti drule invention. This was in reality a feminine product hanging out of his mouth and I am ROFLMBO as I type this.

Some additional personalities were created such as Fleece’s cousin Vern who was giving video testimonials and was not amused that Wurdmess had questioned the integrity of Traffic Mysteries and Fleece.

Today I am back to another project that is real work, but I would like to thank all the posters who came by, thank you to Frank Kern for the opportunity to participate in something that I have learned and gained much from, and a really big thank you as well to John Reese for stopping by.

        

• The best blogging techniques.
• How to get traffic to your blog.
• How to turn your blog into money.

I’ll let you know what I think once I’ve had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it’s still free.

Now, if you’re not familiar with Simpleology, I highly recommend it as well. What is Simpleology you ask? It’s a free class and forum, all about the simple science of getting what you want.I’ve been a member for a couple of years now, and it really helps bring focus.They also offer some advanced classes to help you with the science of money, and personal energy. That last one – personal energy – there were some great suggestions in there that can help you find a healthy diet for the new year.Swing on by, and this year really get what you want.

        

If you don’t know who Tippy is, in a nutshell, she was the former PR Director at Kimkins. Tippy made claims she wanted to get in there and clean up the mess, but unfortunately those new Mr. Clean eraser sponges weren’t gonna do the trick. It’s hard to clean up a deadly chemical spill when it doesn’t stop spilling.

So what’s this got to do with affiliate marketing? Sadly, Tippy ends her blog on a note that the blog will eventually be removed. Pssst, Tippy, over here. Come quietly, I got a little secret to tell you. YOU CAN MAKE MONEY WITH BLOGS!

If you make your blog interesting enough (and I know a lot of people are interested in what TT has to say) there are ways to monetize your blog.

Maybe she does just want to come clean, and that’s alright by me.

As for you other aspiring affiliate marketers, I can not emphasize enough the importance of just starting a blog. Today it has become more than a way of providing information on a topic. You can build it over time, and like a seed, if you nurture it properly, it can grow into something great.

Kimkins has a blog. It was a good way to amass more information on the web and get new sign-ups. Blog=Good. Kimkins=Bad.

I’m sure I’ll be touching back on the blog topic down the road. Until then, Welcome to Blog Town Tippy!

        

I had a little trouble deciding on the name of this blog, but I think it sums up where I need to go.

That being said, I’d like this blog to discuss Kimkins as a bad business model, and my experience with affiliate marketing.

There are things I did right, things I did wrong. There were some good and bad qualities about the site as well.

I need to make it clear – I no longer endorse the Kimkins Diet product.

That will be extremely obvious in these posts.

Some of us learn from other’s mistakes, and I am one of those people. If there are enough roadblocks when you are driving that you are forced to take only one direction, then you will take that direction.

Consider me the person putting up some road blocks for you. Not just because I want to. You will see the fires and devastation beyond those road blocks and you will fully understand why they are there.

Thanks to my dear friends at LCF forum I am at no loss for subject matter.

Enjoy,

Jill Carpenter