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Jordan Drake — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:08:24 -0000

Wow - hadn't seen this one yet - way to take control Gary!

Skipped class on purpose - DJ'd for 2 hours on the web - and am working on marketing for my radio show...

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Lance Bradstreet — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:54:52 -0000

I am a public accountant, a money guy, and when a web developer, or a internet ad company comes to me and they want help me to analyze why their company isn't making money I can take one look at their income statement and tell that they do not charge enough for their services. So I dig deeper, projects they have done, projects in the pipeline, and every time they tell me about all these things they are doing for free or for a trade! Example we designed ABC, Inc's website for free, but they let us put our company's logo in the corner at the bottom of one of the pages. I don't know why, but this behavior still shocks me, trading, doing it for free for the logo, terrible idea, and to me its why the big companies who spend the billions on advertising aren't in the game. Ads on the internet are tricky to begin with, but then you add in all this back door trading, it steps up the complications. Why would I pay for an ad or web design from a company for my business if I heard that last week they did if for my rival for free?
Monetize is something you here Gary V talk a lot about, how do you monetize your internet activities, you charge money for your services, not trading, not barters. While I am sure that the advice that Gary would give our business would be invaluable we would never do his tax return for free, call me old school, but people pay me for my services in cash money, and if in return I need their services cash exchanges hands again, seems odd, but when they refer me out the precedent that we work for cash is set, there is never the awkward conversation of we will trade you our services for yours. My employees don't work for trade and barter and neither do I. Monetize, stop making a complicated industry even more complicated.

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Matt — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:26:17 -0000

Outstanding example of social networking success. Thanks for breaking it down for your viewers.

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Wayne Wallace — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:34:05 -0000

Nice job Gary!

My day wasn't as exciting as yours but I did take some great photos!

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Texas Notary — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:15:34 -0000

@Gary my question is why don't you allow video comments like TechCrunch does via Seesmic? I have no idea exactly what Seesmic does, but already signed up for an account with them. Like to use video commenting option like TechCrunch on all my blogs. Is the reason you and most people don't have video commenting is the bandwidth issues or downloading time? - Thanks Ben

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Red — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:56:12 -0000

Right now I live in the land of "negative" and yes, in a matter of time, I will turn it into a "positive". I've heard it said that when you are being dragged through a knothole backwards, just remember the smaller the knothole the better the prize on the other side! Gary - I follow you religiously, thanks for all the great tips!

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Arfan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:13:58 -0000

I ended up watching you live on Affiliate, you were a remarkable speaker =) very enthusiastic a lot of swearing as well but its all good. Cheers!

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Josh — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:40:56 -0000

Check out Gary's feature on 5QuickQuestions:

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Jason Silvestri — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:04:42 -0000

Incredible

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Jeff Smith — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:51:10 -0000

Gary,

Great shows again. Congratulations again with your wife being pregnant. Did you find out the sex yet?

Wanted to recommend a few different types of shows that I would find interesting. It would be nice just as you did the other 46 episode to also maybe pick a state once a week (maybe on Friday or Monday or whenever) Grab three wines from one state. There are some amazing wines that come from many different states and if you do a show like this i think it could help the viewers to appreciate their state as well for some good plays.

I am from michigan and it stinks that i can not purchase from your site but you know the laws in MI. Saying that i have tried a few good wines from MI so if you would consider doing a show based on a state that would rock.

Thanks again and have a great day.

Jeff Smith
twitter.com/imanyware

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Jessica Green — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:37:22 -0000

Hey Gary! Congrats on the Baby! We are coming to Boston to the Wine Expo to meet you- my husband Josh is a HUGE fan- so much that the wine expo is his Birtday gift!!

Thanks for keeping us entertained and educated!

Jessica Green

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Leigh Durst — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:06:05 -0000

Gary,

Awesome case study in what TO DO. There are so many that demonstrate what NOT to do... thanks for living it!

Leigh

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Dan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:04:20 -0000

I stumbled into a cafe for lunch, only to realize it was a brothel. I used the opportunity to work on my Spanish. No double entendre!

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Alvin Mullins — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:51:50 -0000

Not nearly as wild. But this is a lesson everyone can use. In real estate (that's what I do) we have had a wild 3 years! Got to keep it positive!

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Jayson — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:04:11 -0000

PS I should tell you How I benefited from skiing into a tree at 40 mph or the time I was held up by federales on an uninhabitable island, or the zapatistas that head a rifle to the back of my head in guatemala or... really.

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Jayson — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:00:10 -0000

Gary, you know I have an infinite amount of respect for you. You speak out, share the truth and have one of the biggest hearts I have seen. (stay in your seat because I'm straight, ok) So my day, my f'upd day, check this out.

My kids are my life,4,7,15. single father, dramatic divorce, ex moved kids 1600 miles away, foreclosed property, mom lost her house and 2.5M, partner embezzlement 100k, sherriff at the door, gun to my head, 250 resume's sent no job offers, and everyone tells me I am the most generous man in the world, I help unconditionally and am a huge inspiration...why?

because I still smile that I have (literally) $3.96 in the bank and I am still here, just need a few less dramas...!

all the best to you my unknown friend,
Jayson

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mikek — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:12:50 -0000

Gary, Congrats to you and Liz! My wish for you is Health, for Mother & child...always! Mazeltof! Nos Drovia! Best Wishes!

My greatest joys in life are 1: the love of my wife 2: the un-conditional love I have for my 2 boys.

What you will experiance in these up-coming years, no parent can even begin to describe! This much I can share; it's the ride of a lifetime! Joy & happiness to you always!

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Pierre Allegre — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:34:20 -0000

Gary,
Congratulations on the news of your child! Here's my advice:
Nurture your marriage. Do not make your child the center of the family, but a welcome addition to it. Show them the stability, love, and warmth of a solid marital relationship. Your child will grow up well-adjusted and wanting the same thing.
I am a pastor of a church and a chaplain in the US Air Force Reserve. My wife and I love watching you here in Olympia, Washington. Thank you for your warmth and passion. You are awesome!
God bless,
Pierre Allegre

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Rick Wolff — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:42:41 -0000

It's good to be Gary V., isn't it? Why should anything bother you? You're independently wealthy. You've got people eating out of the palm of your hand. People are throwing you work. Well, my day sucked. Because I'm not Gary V. I don't have a job. I'm yelling at the world as loudly as I can, and it's like I'm in a wooden box six feet underground. Turn the negative of unemployment into a positive? It's amazing how truly out-of-touch with reality you can be, yet act exactly the opposite. And they all buy it.

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Brad Robinson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:31 -0000

Gary,

My son and I discovered you on Itunes a couple of nights ago and you really impressed the hell out of him (me too!).

I showed my other son this video and he couldn't stop watching you.

Thanks for sharing your passions and inspiring the next gen of me.

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Elizabeth Kaylene — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:55:38 -0000

There have been times where I completely screwed up my website and had to 'fess up to my community. They're a very forgiving bunch. (:

I'm sorry Cork'd got hacked but I'm glad that you were able to get something positive out of it. We should all try to look on the bright side, even when it's easier said than done.

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Benry — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:36:30 -0000

This is great! I've been trying to fit as much of your joie de vivre into my listening schedule for the day, but have been inspired to dig deeper into the things I've been working on lately.

Short history: I was looking for software to use for keeping track of my wine library until I gave up and started developing my own. I've been to winelibrary.com a few times because of this. Today was the first day I found out about your video blog at winelibrary, which led me to your personal site and an article at getrichslowly.com about a keynote you just gave. I have to say that because of you, my day was the first step to greater productivity and better work. I'm an artist over a marketer, but have been trying to do the marketing thing for too long. I'm going to stick with what I know.

Thank you much, you have a new fan and subscriber.

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Ron Klimoff — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:28:09 -0000

Hey Gary, love your vids. Have you ever review any NJ wines, or would you not waste your time? I'm from NJ, and would love to support the local wineries, but I have found them to be pretty bad most of the time.

Thanks,

Ronny K
Center City Philly
GO EAGLES!

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Bill Starr — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:45:40 -0000

Mate, Love the way you bring passion to a problem. No Dramas and love the way you shoot straight. "Never worry whether your glass is half full or half empty, just grab another bottle! Classic and enjoy your insights.
CREATE. ACT. CELEBRATE.™
Bill Starr
CEO, My Life List™
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Phil (marty6001) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:27:27 -0000

Hey Gary,
I so agree with your lemons into lemonade repackaging. It is the easiest thing in the world to think that the world in crumbling when in fact it is offering you an oppurtunity to think outside the box and look for the diamond within the rubble. In the hospital I work in, I am constantly reminding staff and patients to look for the positives, stop blaming "them" for your problems, and to move ahead instead of lagging behind. While I wish I had your business savvy so I can stop working shiftwork, I already utilize all the same skillset you do in making better staff and comforting the patients around me. Look forward to more of these.