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	<title>Avon Blake</title>
	
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		<title>Rocket your followers with the ultimate Twitter syndicate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 19:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Twitter Syndicate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[creasing your Twitter followers has just got a lot easier. Here is a list of Twitter accounts that will carry you to the top. And all you have to do is follow them. Why and how does this work? The following people do two things, they auto follow their followers and act as prime feeder [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>creasing your Twitter followers has just got a lot easier. Here is a list of Twitter accounts that will carry you to the top. And all you have to do is follow them. Why and how does this work? The following people do two things, they auto follow their followers and act as prime feeder accounts.</p>
<p>This means that when you follow them you are putting your account at the top of several lists all of which will expose you to an exponential number of accounts.</p>
<p>No tricks, no catch, you just follow these people and let the magic of well targeted syndicate marketing do the rest.</p>
<p>In no particular order, here are the accounts that you need to follow.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/fourhourblog">@fourhourblog</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zlistblogger">@zlistblogger</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/blogginghannah">@blogginghannah</a></p>
<p>As the syndicate grows in size and power I will add more accounts to the list. Bookmark this page, check on it at regular intervals to ensure you are following everyone on the list.</p>
<p>As long as you follow everyone in the syndicate your followers will grow faster than every before.</p>
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		<title>Breaking Hannah</title>
		<link>http://avonblake.com/breaking-hannah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 14:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Girls]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hannah]]></category>

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This is Hannah. She&#8217;s 17 years old and desperate to make some money so that she can turn her life around. She sent me an email last night along with this photograph asking for help. Here&#8217;s what she wrote.
Dear Avon.
I read your blog and notice and you have been able to generate a lot of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-96" title="breakinghannah" src="http://avonblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/breakinghannah.jpg" alt="breakinghannah" width="610" height="570" /></p>
<p>This is Hannah. She&#8217;s 17 years old and desperate to make some money so that she can turn her life around. She sent me an email last night along with this photograph asking for help. Here&#8217;s what she wrote.</p>
<blockquote><p>Dear Avon.</p>
<p>I read your blog and notice and you have been able to generate a lot of interest and publicity in a short space of time. I live in a small flat with my parents and my younger sister. We have no money and I&#8217;m desperate to pull myself out of the mess that my family is in.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m 18 in a few months time and would like to make my own sex video to become famous on the internet. I only have a cheap camera so please excuse the quality of the photograph that I&#8217;ve sent you. I had to take the photo myself by holding the camera in front of me! If you would more photographs let me know.</p>
<p>Am I dreaming or is it possible for me to make big cash by releasing a homemade sex video on the internet?</p>
<p>If so, how? Do I need a blog? How do I get started?</p>
<p>Thanks for reading and thanks for your time,</p>
<p>Love,</p>
<p>Hannah</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;ve been in Hannah&#8217;s situation. I know what it&#8217;s like to have no money and see people around you doing well. It sucks.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve decided to help Hannah and set up a Twitter account to get some publicity <a href="http://www.twitter.com/breakinghannah">@breakinghannah</a>. I&#8217;ve also bought her a domain name and hosting so that she can start a blog and make her dream of being an online sensation come true.</p>
<p>As soon as Hannah is up and running with her own blog I&#8217;ll make an announcement. Until then, be sure to follow her on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/breakinghannah">@breakinghannah</a>.</p>
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		<title>Schoolgirl Gemma joins the team</title>
		<link>http://avonblake.com/schoolgirl-gemma-joins-the-team/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Girls]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gemma]]></category>

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This is Gemma. A cute 18 year old schoolgirl who is going to become a regular contributor to this blog. Rebecca and I met her in a bar a few weeks ago and we talked about the possibility of her modelling for us. She jumped at the chance so took her home and took some [...]]]></description>
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<p>This is Gemma. A cute 18 year old schoolgirl who is going to become a regular contributor to this blog. Rebecca and I met her in a bar a few weeks ago and we talked about the possibility of her modelling for us. She jumped at the chance so took her home and took some photographs to see how things turned out.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-90" title="gemma2" src="http://avonblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gemma2.jpg" alt="gemma2" width="610" height="917" /></a></p>
<p>Even though she&#8217;s young and innocent to look at she is incredibly horny and has the tightest little body you could ever wish to see. And she loves to show it off.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-91" title="gemma3" src="http://avonblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gemma3.jpg" alt="gemma3" width="610" height="966" /></a></p>
<p>Time to get that top off and get a look at what&#8217;s underneath.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-92" title="gemma4" src="http://avonblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gemma4.jpg" alt="gemma4" width="610" height="989" /></a></p>
<p>At this point in the shoot Rebecca was getting pretty hot and started to touch herself, she couldn&#8217;t wait to for Gemma to turn around. Neither could I!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-93" title="gemma5" src="http://avonblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gemma5.jpg" alt="gemma5" width="610" height="922" /></a></p>
<p>Like what you see? I thought you would! The full photoset and the accompanying video is available to download now in the new Avon Blake free private members club. <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html">Click here to get free instant access and see just how great Gemma looks naked!</a></p>
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		<title>Brook gets naked to launch the Avon Blake free private members club</title>
		<link>http://avonblake.com/brook-gets-naked-to-launch-the-avon-blake-free-private-members-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brook]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Free private members club]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

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Here she is, as promised yesterday, Brook without her t-shirt on. But there&#8217;s more. Rebecca and I have been working hard to bring you the all new Avon Blake free private members club. Exclusive content in a members only area, including intimate photos and videos of Rebecca and Brook plus a guide to making money [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-85" title="brooknaked" src="http://avonblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/brooknaked.jpg" alt="brooknaked" width="610" height="442" /></a></p>
<p>Here she is, as promised yesterday, <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/tag/brook">Brook</a> without her t-shirt on. But there&#8217;s more. <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/tag/rebecca">Rebecca</a> and I have been working hard to bring you the all new Avon Blake <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html">free private members club</a>. Exclusive content in a <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html">members only area</a>, including intimate photos and videos of <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/tag/rebecca">Rebecca</a> and <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/tag/brook">Brook</a> plus a guide to making money online working just four hours a week.</p>
<p>How do you get into this <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html">free private members club?</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonblake.com/join.html">Click here</a>, follow the instructions and I&#8217;ll see you inside.</p>
<p>More exciting news tomorrow when I launch a fantastic Twitter syndicate that will explode your traffic like never before.</p>
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		<title>A taste of things to come</title>
		<link>http://avonblake.com/a-taste-of-things-to-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 20:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
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Meet Brook. She&#8217;s 18 years old and a friend of Rebecca&#8217;s. And she&#8217;s the first girl to become part of something very big here Avon Blake central. If you want to see more of this beautiful little schoolgirl with the big rack then come back tomorrow, same place, same time, and Rebecca and I will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-80" title="brook3" src="http://avonblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/brook3.jpg" alt="brook3" width="610" height="841" /></p>
<p>Meet Brook. She&#8217;s 18 years old and a friend of <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/tag/rebecca">Rebecca&#8217;s</a>. And she&#8217;s the first girl to become part of something very big here Avon Blake central. If you want to see more of this beautiful little schoolgirl with the big rack then come back tomorrow, same place, same time, and <a href="http://www.avonblake.com/tag/rebecca">Rebecca</a> and I will show you what&#8217;s underneath her t-shirt.</p>
<p>And much, much more.</p>
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		<title>Can blogging get my girlfriend an international glamour modeling career?</title>
		<link>http://avonblake.com/can-blogging-get-my-girlfriend-an-international-glamour-modeling-career/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Glamour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Modeling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></category>

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Take a look at this shot that Rebecca and I took over the weekend. Has she got what it takes to be a glamour model? I think so. But getting the booking agents for the top glamour magazines to sit up and take notice is a very hard job. They all have their own little [...]]]></description>
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<p>Take a look at this shot that Rebecca and I took over the weekend. Has she got what it takes to be a glamour model? I think so. But getting the booking agents for the top glamour magazines to sit up and take notice is a very hard job. They all have their own little networks of contacts and photographers which is hard to break into unless you know the right people.</p>
<p>Rebecca has been modeling as an amateur for a few years now but really wants to make a name for herself and try to hit the big time using her obvious assets to grab a slice of the glamour modeling millions.</p>
<p>Personally I think she has the young innocent look that most modeling agencies would kill for. And if that&#8217;s not enough she has the sort of body that most men would consider their fantasy. It&#8217;s a knockout combination</p>
<p>If anyone out there in the modeling industry is reading this, <a href="mailto:avon@avonblake.com">email Rebecca and I now and let&#8217;s talk!</a></p>
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		<title>Watch Chris Pearson make a fool of himself on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://avonblake.com/watch-chris-pearson-make-a-fool-of-himself-on-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Morgan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chris Pearson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Premium Wordpress Theme]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Upstart Blogger]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago Upstart Blogger openly challenged premium Worpdress theme designers by asking them a simple question. If Wordpress is open source and therefore all themes are based on open source code, is it ok for premium Wordpress theme designers to actively prevent the further development of their code by inserting restrictive licenses [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A couple of days ago <a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com">Upstart Blogger</a> <a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com/reopening-a-premium-wordpress-theme-can-of-worms">openly challenged premium Worpdress theme designers by asking them a simple question</a>. If Wordpress is open source and therefore all themes are based on open source code, is it ok for premium Wordpress theme designers to actively prevent the further development of their code by inserting restrictive licenses in their themes.</p>
<p>The stance taken by most <a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com">Upstart Blogger</a> readers, and it&#8217;s author, was that nothing should stand in the way of open source development. Furthermore they argued that any license added to open source code was to all intents and purposes unenforceable and unethical. Wishing to push things even further <a href="http://www.ashleymorgan.com">Ashley</a> designed a <a href="http://www.brassrevolver.com">new theme</a> using Chris Pearson&#8217;s Thesis premium Wordpress theme as a base and stated his intention to release it for free unless someone could come up with a convincing argument that would persuade him not to.</p>
<p>Rather than offer anything constructive Chris Pearson reacted via his Twitter page. As I watched the whole thing unfold I was stunned at his childish attitude and at just how low he was sinking. Here&#8217;s a screen grab of Chris Pearson&#8217;s Twitter page take a few hours after he had finished acting like a spoiled child.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-47" title="chrispearson" src="http://avonblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/chrispearson.jpg" alt="chrispearson" width="610" height="745" /></p>
<p>Amazing. Isn&#8217;t it? Is this how we should expect a so called Wordpress theme professional to behave? By calling people &#8216;cockwad&#8217; and &#8217;stupid ass&#8217; and shouting things like &#8216;I could post testimonials ALL FUCKING DAY&#8217;?</p>
<p>If all that name calling wasn&#8217;t enough how about the egomaniacal shot &#8216;what do I care about someone who cannot possibly match my profile, EVER&#8217;?</p>
<p>Chris Pearson, what the hell were you thinking? Instead of taking the opportunity to contribute to a perfectly valid argument you have lashed out and made a complete fool of yourself. Had you simply engaged your brain before lashing out you might have even been able to turn the situation around and convince people that putting a restrictive license on open source code was ok.</p>
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		<title>My four hour work week blogging plan</title>
		<link>http://avonblake.com/my-four-hour-work-week-blogging-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Morgan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Four Hour Work Week]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim Ferris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having a new girlfriend has taken up a lot of my time recently. I shouldn&#8217;t complain though since she is quite simply the hottest piece of ass I have ever had my hands on. Literally. What&#8217;s more, she won&#8217;t even mind me referring to her as a hot piece of ass. She&#8217;s a real firecracker, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having a <a href="http://avonblake.com/how-blogging-got-me-a-model-girlfriend/">new girlfriend</a> has taken up a lot of my time recently. I shouldn&#8217;t complain though since she is quite simply the <a href="http://avonblake.com/photographs-and-videos-of-my-girlfriend-rebecca/">hottest piece of ass</a> I have ever had my hands on. Literally. What&#8217;s more, she won&#8217;t even mind me referring to her as a <a href="http://avonblake.com/photographs-and-videos-of-my-girlfriend-rebecca/">hot piece of ass</a>. She&#8217;s a real firecracker, that&#8217;s for sure, and I&#8217;m one hell of a lucky guy to have her on my arm and in my bed.</p>
<p>To bring you up to speed on all things personal here at Avon Blake towers (the current name for my small but perfectly formed abode) Rebecca and I have decided to move in together and to conquer the blogosphere as a sort of dynamic blogging duo. More on that wonderful and exciting arrangement in a future post, but for now I&#8217;d like to briefly lay out our template for applying the four hour work week to a blog.</p>
<p>Inspired as always by the various <a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com/upstart-blogger-income-statement-for-december-2008">blogging income reports</a> that float past me screen on a daily basis I&#8217;m confident that Rebecca and I can make a good living for ourselves working just four hours a week.</p>
<p>Yes, that&#8217;s right. I said we were going to work for just four hours a week and make lots of money.</p>
<p>You probably think I&#8217;m crazy right about now, especially since I famously <a href="http://avonblake.com/tim-ferriss-four-hour-work-week-free-download/">ripped into Tim Ferris in a recent post</a> and then gave his book away for free. But I&#8217;m not crazy, I promise. Here&#8217;s the plan.</p>
<p>We are going to work for one hour every weekday except for Wednesday. There is no particular reason for choosing Wednesday as our day off since working only one hour on the other days will make every day feel like a day off. We just thought it would make a nice break, work two days, one day off, work two days, weekend off, repeat.</p>
<p>Each hour will be taken up with a couple of tasks. Blogging, replying to comments, browsing, social networking, commenting on other blogs, creating content and managing advertising. It currently takes me around 20 minutes to write a blog post of reasonable length so even if I post 4 times a week I will still have plenty of time left over for the other stuff.</p>
<p>It might seem like a pipe dream but we are going to make it work. If <a href="http://www.ashleymorgan.com">jazz trumpet supremo</a> and <a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com">blogging Upstart</a> <a href="http://www.ashleymorgan.com">Ashley Morgan</a> can make over <a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com/upstart-blogger-income-statement-for-december-2008">$8,000 every month</a> just posting three times a week then I&#8217;m sure that our plan has potential.</p>
<p>I might not have been able to do it on my own but with Rebecca by my side I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll succeed.</p>
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		<title>How blogging got me a model girlfriend</title>
		<link>http://avonblake.com/how-blogging-got-me-a-model-girlfriend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avon Blake</dc:creator>
		
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This is Rebecca. She&#8217;s a model. And she&#8217;s my girlfriend. 
We met on new years eve at a party in one of London&#8217;s many hip and happening night spots. I decided to stay with some friends who live in the city and to spend new year with them. My friends and I blagged our way into [...]]]></description>
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<p>This is Rebecca. She&#8217;s a model. And she&#8217;s my girlfriend. </p>
<p>We met on new years eve at a party in one of London&#8217;s many hip and happening night spots. I decided to stay with some friends who live in the city and to spend new year with them. My friends and I blagged our way into a party and a few drinks later I plucked up the courage to go and speak to the fine looking blonde you can see in the picture.</p>
<p>She said hello, I offered to buy her a drink, she accepted. She then asked what I did for a living and I told her that I was a student taking a year off before starting university in september 2009. </p>
<p>She didn&#8217;t seem particularly impressed.</p>
<p>But then I told her that I was an up and coming pro blogger, with my very own and very popular blog, she started to show an interest. In the blink of an eye I had gone from being just another student hitting on a hot girl to something much more exciting and dynamic. </p>
<p>The drinks flowed as did the conversation. Rebecca told me that she had been modeling for just over a year after being persuaded by a shady modeling agent to sign a contract with him. Although she was happy modeling she wanted to control her own career. She didn&#8217;t want some sleazy photographer telling her what to do.</p>
<p>And then she popped the question. </p>
<p>Would I help her get some exposure on my blog? Did I think I could help her reach the sort of audience that her sleazy agent could never hope to achieve? Was there anywhere we could go to escape this noisy club and talk some more about it?</p>
<p>My answers were very predictable but exactly what she wanted to hear. Yes, yes and yes.</p>
<p>Within 10 minutes we were in the back of a cab on the way to my friends house. We talked for hours about our respective careers and how we might be able to help each other with out professional goals. Rebecca wants publicity for her modeling career and I want traffic for my blog. There&#8217;s a partnership in their somewhere, I&#8217;m sure of it.</p>
<p>And then the conversation turned to more personal matters. We were both young free and single, two 18 year olds in one of the most exciting cities in the world on the most exciting night in the world.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure you can guess the rest. Boy meets girl, boy tells girl he&#8217;s a blogger, girl falls for boy.</p>
<p>So, it was certainly a new year to remember. All thanks to blogging.</p>
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		<title>Coming clean about living the Four Hour Work Week dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me start this post by saying that I still think Tim Ferriss is a liar. Anyone who buys his book must be out of their minds, high on crack, or just yet another deluded idiot who thinks they can make a fortune by doing very little work.
But wait a minute. I need to be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let me start this post by saying that I still think Tim Ferriss is a liar. Anyone who buys his book must be out of their minds, high on crack, or just yet another deluded idiot who thinks they can make a fortune by doing very little work.</p>
<p>But wait a minute. I need to be careful what I&#8217;m saying. Or thinking.</p>
<p>I want to make a fortune by doing very little work.</p>
<p>Maybe that makes me a giant hypocrite. Who knows? Who cares?</p>
<p>What matters is that I started this blog in a blaze of glory, got all rowdy like the testosterone filled teenager that I am, started shouting at everyone, Premium Wordpress theme designers who won&#8217;t share their code, authors who have made millions with get rich quick books, bloggers who act like they own the blogosphere and anyone else who strayed onto my mental radar. And then after banging my head against the virtual wall several times I retreated, in semi defeat, to my bedroom in my parents house to plot another plan to try and do the one thing that all those others that drove me crazy seemed to be doing.</p>
<p>Making a shed load of cash with as little effort as possible. I hated them because I wanted to have what they had and I just couldn&#8217;t get my head around why people like John Chow and Tim Ferris were apparently millionaires when their blogs were, in a word, junk.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be honest with you since it&#8217;s much better to clear all of this up and move forward.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m just another teenage boy trying to get rich quick. I have a place at college lined up for September 2009 and I want to be rich by the time I get there. So rich that I can buy fast cars, luxury apartments and over priced items of stationery. I need the last of those three things to really cut it as a pro blogger, don&#8217;t you think?</p>
<p>More than that, I want girls to adore me.</p>
<p>There, I&#8217;ve said it. One of the reasons I am blogging is so that I can get some.</p>
<p>And that brings me back to the Four Hour Work Week. I have an audio copy that I&#8217;ve listened to a few times now and, although I still don&#8217;t like the guy and I still think it&#8217;s a scam, I think I may be able to make some of the principles work.</p>
<p>You see, I have a cunning plan.</p>
<p>The Invasion Of The Z List Bloggers will still take place, very soon in fact, and I still fully expect it to be a big deal. But my plan for this blog is something that I&#8217;ve picked up from reading the book that made me so angry.</p>
<p>Running a successful blog and managing a successful multi author blog in under four hours a week seems like a tall order. At the moment it seems like an impossible dream.</p>
<p>But, like I said, I do have a plan.</p>
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