Remarkably Annoyed

Right! That’s it! I’ve had enough now!

This is getting beyond a joke!!

I’ve been doing this for six months and am I anywhere near raising one million dollars from my Mona Lisa Million project?

I AM NOT!

I’m not even close to making TEN dollars, never mind one million.

Why oh why did I ever allow myself to doubt the original premise of this project?

Yes it was too complicated, and perhaps confusing, but it was good value. And yes I lost momentum while I was ill for a month, but blow it all, I set out to make this project remarkable, as in the Seth Godin ‘Purple Cow’ kind of remarkable.

Raising one million dollars is remarkable.

Selling the Mona Lisa is remarkable.

Giving away a large chunk of the profits to good causes is remarkable.

I also set out to make this project fit into my own life. As a stay at home father of four I have very little time, so making it work would also be remarkable.

But remarkable it has NOT been. Frankly it’s been distinctly ignorable! How crap is that?!!

It annoys the hell out of me. I annoy the hell out of me.

I’m going back to basics and making it work. It has to otherwise I’m going back to work in two months (no reprieves this time) and that will be remarkably crap!

So after numerous attempts to simplify this project, this is what I’ve come up with.

I’m selling the Mona Lisa

Giving 25% of the proceeds to good causes

and blogging about the process

That’s it. That’s what I’ll commit to. Anything else is a bonus.

So, why would you want to buy a piece of the Mona Lisa?

I don’t know. Only you know why you’d want to do it.

Maybe you like me?

Maybe you like what I’m trying to do?

Maybe you like to support good causes?

Maybe you’ve already bought a piece of the moon and you’re looking for something else to add to your collection?

Maybe it’s interesting?

Maybe it’s silly?

Maybe you’d like to see me fail and look like a total fool, but still be able to claim you supported me?

Maybe you recognise the value in having a trusted site endorse you and your site?

Maybe you’re an SEO freak and love the way I correctly use anchored links.

Maybe you’re an old work colleague who hates me enough to want to prevent my return?

Maybe you’re rich and bored and like men in their early forties with English accents and a proven record for producing numerous fit and healthy children?

Who knows? Only you know.

All I can do is set up the opportunity for you to get involved.

Here’s how you can do that:

For a short time I’ll keep giving away sections of the Mona Lisa. One per site.

But it’s on the condition that you blog about it on your own site. I need you to mention that I’m selling the Mona Lisa, I need you to mention that I’m donating 25% of the profits to good causes, I need you to mention that it’s a good piece of website promotion, and I need you to encourage your readers to come across and take a look.

If you haven’t got a blog. Tough. Wait until I’m selling again and then BUY a piece.

If you con me into giving you a piece of my Mona and you don’t blog about it, I’ll kick you off and blog about the fact I’ve kicked you off (actually that could work quite well for you – so perhaps that’s a bad idea?)

What can you expect from me?

I’ve already told you! Weren’t you paying attention?

You’ll get a piece of the Mona Lisa and a mention for sure. It’ll be one of the small pieces around the edge, but which one you get will be pot luck. If you want your site mentioned in a featured post like this one about cloth diapers, you can have it, but you’ll have to write it yourself! How mean am I? *Insert Evil Laugh Here*

I’m not sticking to a format or keeping a schedule. I’ll blog when I have the time to blog. It might be in the middle of the night. It might be first thing in the morning. It might be ten times a day every other day.

Look, let’s just do this and see how it works out.

Oh and one last thing… you must be a genuine person with a genuine site. I’m not interested in promoting spam, magic bullet get rich quick schemes, gambling, porno, voodoo, weight loss gimmicks, rubbish, junk or crap.

If you want a piece of the Mona Lisa, make sure you haven’t skim read this – and if you have… How Ruuuuuuude!!! Please read it again!! Then leave a comment below telling me you want in and I’ll get back to you via email.

Basically I’m a good guy and very friendly despite the way this may read, so all things considered you probably don’t have any real reason not to get involved.

I look forward to hearing from you. Have an AWESOME day!!!!

Dave.

MisterGoodGuy.com is the home of the Mona Lisa Million Project

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