I was introduced to a young fella in the pub last night and I was surprised to find that he he knew of me through my web work. “Oh yeah – I know you” he began ” You’re the guy who does the website for that Hypnotist geezer – er – what’s his name – er – Adam Eastham or summat”
“Adam Eason” – I corrected – “and yes I do look after his website and product sales”
“Yeah – that’s how I know of you mate – my wife used his weight loss CDs”
“Oh and did it work?”
“Well she lost weight – so suppose it did” he said less than enthusiastically and then continued with his winsome charm shining through”Myself I think it’s a load of b******ks – you don’t believe in all that twaddle do you?”
Taken aback by the mixed messages I felt obliged to pursue the matter but with some reluctance.
“Well of course I do – I wouldn’t get so involved in promoting something I didn’t beleive in. – Why do you have such a downer on hypnotism when it worked for your wife?”
“Well that’s women for you – it didn’t work for my mate Rob – he reckons it is rubbish”
He then told me about how his wife had been talking to Rob’s wife about how the hypnotic CDs had worked for her weight loss. As a result Rob’s wife bought ‘Stop Smoking in 7 Days’ for her husband as she wanted him to stop smoking.
I asked one final question – suspecting that I knew the answer. “Did Rob really want to give up smoking?”
“No it’s just his wife – she kept nagging him to try the hypnosis CD – he told her it wouldn’t work but that he would prove it by listening”
I foolishly tried to explain that you have to personally want some change in behaviour for hypnosis to work.
It was all in vain – I was at least 2 pints too late!
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About Keith Watson
Hi - I am Keith Watson.
This blog is dedicated to Banger - a teacher from my teenage years who - at least once a week - insisted upon cracking the hilarious - and I have to say - never heard before line "What's on Watson?".
I would smile demurely - the rest of the class would fall about with sides aching - and life would go on for another week.
'Wats-on My Mind' I have decided will assist me personally as well as be of interest to others (I hope) who share my challenges. It will help keep me organised and document my activities so that I know what I did yesterday.
You think I am joking!!
I have been in the website development game since 1993 and have been involved with over 2000 website builds (with the help of my fantastic team of freelance programmers)
It was only in the last two years though that I have moved over to making money for myself on line and in particular linking up with an amazing talent called Adam Eason to produce and distribute self help and hypnotherapy products.
As a result of looking to promote these products I have downloaded hundreds of internet marketing articles and e-books, studied countless reports, tested list building tactics, butterflied, boot-camped, buzzed, adsensed, affiliated, met a jerk, jv'ed, plr given-awayed, and generally suffered from information overload.
My computer - presumably in a fit of pique or simply demanding a holiday has given up the ghost on at least two occassions - causing me even more stress.
Oh this simple business of making money online.
BUT the great news is that it is all working and our list has grown - I have found some gurus I have complete faith in - and Adam and I are actually making money from our endeavours.
Some way to go but I am more relaxed and can spot a phoney over hyped, sexed up, must have latest product which you must either buy or if not, simply fade into oblivion. There’s not room on this Internet for the two of us.
This ramble of an introduction is really to set the scene for I am sure an interesting journey which I invite you to join. In fact I want you to help me find the right tools, scripts, plugins etc. etc, that will catapult me into the stratosphere of success. I hope you will be there with me.
I don't just consider success in a monetary sense. I so want to help some friends of mine who are involved in Christian missionary work in some pretty harrowing parts of this world. If I can bring any help to their missions that will give me more satisfaction than anything else.
I really, really do love this web stuff and the people you meet. I am convinced that this powerful technology can be harnessed to do some good.
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[...] Man in a pub: “Hypnosis doesn’t work, eh? It helped my wife lose weight, so she told my mate’s wife and she made him listen to some stop-smoking tapes but it didn’t do anything for him.” “Did he want to stop smoking?” “Nah, it was just her. It’s all nonsense.” [...]