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The Viral Swimsuit Photo Of Elizabeth Hurley

Viral Swimsuit Photo Of Elizabeth Hurley

More than once, it has been noted here that Elizabeth Hurley is a savvy business woman. The pictures she shares of herself in swimsuits on Instagram are more than just to wow people in how well she is aging. Sure, Elizabeth Hurley is in her mid-50s and looks incredible. Sure, Elizabeth Hurley is careful and mindful of what she eats and stays active all day long. Sure, Elizabeth Hurley as a bit of privilege from her acting roles. But more than all of those, Elizabeth Hurley is a business woman who has built her own brand around herself. She and her shining smile are her brand.

Channel Dad Bryon Lape reads an article from the Health website written by Claire Gillespie. Much like Bryon Lape, Claire Gillespie does take note of Elizabeth Hurley’s business acumen. Claire declares Elizabeth Hurley is a savvy business woman in the opening sentence. Using herself as a model for the swimsuits and accessories, Elizabeth Hurley combines her beauty and fitness with her products, making a seamless brand that causes pictures of Elizabeth Hurley to go viral on Instagram.

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Elizabeth Hurley Stuns In A Khaki Bikini At 55

Elizabeth Hurley Shows Pink Is An Attitude

Is there anyone who doubts Elizabeth Hurley is a keen business woman? She knows how to get the proper attention to sell her swimwear and accessories. A few days ago, Elizabeth Hurley shared two pictures on Instagram wearing a Khaki Bikini and a pink robe. Naturally the hashtag was #pinkisanattitude and the robe is on sale (see her website link below). Is the slogan “pink is an attitude” a lifestyle banner or marketing?

Channel Dad Bryon Lape reads an article from Yahoo! Entertainment giving the details about Elizabeth Hurley’s khaki bikini and the pink robe. The beautiful woman was walking on an undisclosed beach, but it does look very warm where ever Elizabeth Hurley is. What could be better than seeing the 55 year old in a string bikini? Leave a comment below.

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Help Me, Elizabeth

The time had faded and the grey of obscurity loomed upon me. Would the new YouTube accept my eclectic channel or would the new algorithm swallow me whole? The standard algorithm preferred channels that had one, and only one, focus. The Bryon Lape channel, or LapeTV as it was sometimes known, had no single focus. The videos reflected the whim of the day or questions sent from subscribers. It was not contained within Pop Culture, Beer, Fitness, or Photography. Video topics came and went. Subscribers came and went.

Some weeks, the drunken oddness attracted viewers and subscribers. The Brie Larson fans would defend her selection as Captain Marvel and state she was not hated by the rest of the MCU cast, despite the rumors. They came and left comments on videos that would claim Captain Marvel was not wanted or if her comics were being cancelled. Her fans would quote the sales figures, they would state why Brie Larson is great and how she should be a part of Disney Star Wars. They might down vote a video, but their feedback and comments were welcome. The views count, no matter what.

Then YouTube changed. The FTC and the Attorney General of New York State sued. YouTube lost money. Google lost money. It all changed over night. They did not like losing money. They made changes to the rules. Many channels died. Videos had to be tagged if they were for children. Videos had to be tagged if they were for an audience that is over 18. The FTC said all this was not necessary, not correct. It mattered not. Google made the changes to YouTube. Many channels died. Be careful with the beer reviews. Be careful with the supplement reviews. Tag videos. Mark videos. If the wrong audience saw the video and the wrong metrics were saved, there were serious fines waiting.

Stillness stood upon the Internet. Then, it happened.

Out of the darkness came a voice. LapeTV could exist. Bryon Lape’s channel could exist. Brainmuffin could exist. Channel Dad could exist. All of the oddness could exist. It didn’t matter that the Fandom Menace had rejected the Old Man. It didn’t matter that bullshit had past the channel by. There was a way out of the darkness. There was Elizabeth. She was the path to the answers.

The time had started simply. An experiment to test the viability of the Bryon Lape YouTube channel had started. The subscriber count grew. The numbers were not fantastic, but with minimal efforts the growth became self-sustaining. The people believed and supported the channel. They found honesty and openness. There was no direct effort to market to them. The reviews where seen as honest and proper. People would buy. People would believe. There was truth.

Elizabeth became a part of the behind the scenes. Margaret was quite persuasive in the future of LapeTV. Be honest and open. Do not hide when products were provided and not purchased. Do unboxing videos and state plainly if the products were purchased or provided. Discount links worked. Do not pretend to be something that it wasn’t. It was all good. It all worked. It was all correct.

There wasn’t a pull back. There didn’t need to be. Some channels pretend to be something they are not. Instagram Influencers have been shown to be frauds when they make claims that are not true or they Photoshop images to improve the surroundings. With LapeTV there was no need. Sometimes Channel Dad Bryon Lape was with the World Class Bullshitters, sometimes he was just by himself. He was open and honest always. They audience responded. The channel grew. People subscribed. Bryon Lape visualized 100,000 subscribers and it happened.

When there is a desire to learn from success, there is no need for failure to be expected. While it is possible to learn from failure, it is far more powerful to learn from success. When you learn from success, the pattern to repeat and perfect is provided. When the learning comes from failure only the pattern to avoid is provided. It is far easier to repeat a pattern than to avoid. Seek you first the pattern that provides than the pattern that prohibits. For no greater experience can one provide for themselves than one that can be studied and repeated with even greater success.

Reach out. So much can be had when you maximize your Life.

One Door Closes, Another Opens

“This is your last day here.” It has been weeks, but those words still ring through my head. They haunt me. They keep me up at night. It had been nearly 20 years since I had been invited to excel somewhere else and I had never been dismissed due to performance. Interestingly, I lost two jobs in a calendar year back then too and here I was losing a second one in 9 months. Had I made a mistake in leaving a position and company with whom I had been for 10 years? Had I become old and washed up?

I walked to my car in the parking garage in a mix of shock and relief. For several months, the job which I had once felt was a great opportunity had tarnished. I was 95% sure for a week that my time was coming to and end, but the optimist held to that 5%. Back in August I had thought myself fired, but I was still here in October. The sudden meeting request from my boss might mean some disciplinary function other than a separation, but in my heart of hearts I knew the time was ending. On top of that, my boss was suddenly interested in old e-mail chains that still dangled like threads in the wind. He was hands off for months and I knew this was just tidying loose ends. I was done.

During the interview process I was not able to fully articulate what I wanted. For 8 years, I had been a manager, then a merger happened. My team was scattered and I was just an administrator for systems that would soon be merged and turned down. My former boss left as did several colleagues. I felt alone and unused, but there was no hurry to leave. I passed on some opportunities, I missed others. One day, something I really liked came along and I leapt. A few months later, what looked golden tarnished and the client experienced budget cuts. I was a part of the cuts and found myself on the outside looking in. Several new opportunities came, but only one shown. I took it. Perhaps I was hasty, but I am too old to wait.

The first few weeks were great, but as the actual work presented, I wondered if I really wanted to do this. I felt like an outsider and never fully welcomed on the team. I told myself I was paranoid and playing the “old man” card too much. It would get better. One person left the team and then another. Was there a pattern here? The team was composed of two different management lines and the departures were only on one. Coincidence? I told myself no.

A first status check meeting. I’m behind. What was I going to do to right the ship? Hmm… That’s not leadership. Maybe my younger boss wanted my ideas. I gave some and got to work. I met the numbers of which I knew. Surely the next meeting will be better.

I expressed feeling alone and unguided. The work was self-explanatory I was told. The teams were self-guiding I was assured. Just pay attention and ask colleagues. Ok, I’ll so that.

The known numbers were met. New knowledge was acquired. Things were surely going better. Ok, let’s rock this one. I’ve got this. Tickets came and went. But. But….underneath frustration. Some teams were unreceptive. Some teams were uncooperative. Work around it.

Second status check. New numbers presented. Wait. What? When was this put into place? Apparently,  I was supposed to know this by osmosis. Well, that is VERY odd. If a goal has not been communicated, how in the world am I to know to hit it? Ok, new goals. Redouble efforts. After all, the team finally seems to have accepted me and is helpful. Other teams have allowed me to get items done as well. Updates are being tested and code will soon be in production. Surely, I am being paranoid again.

For the third time, the warning signs were unheeded.

I kept telling myself I was too old and it was too soon to look for something else. A few items came and went, but nothing was as good. I talked to others. I talked to the recruiter who got me this job. Maybe I was being paranoid. Maybe I was seeing things that were not there. Maybe it was all in my head.

The team keeps getting more distant. Stand ups are less engaging. No one attends the weekly product meetings I conduct. Few ask high value questions. What is going on?

I sat and listened to the person who would soon be my former boss. I had no emotions. Yes, I was in shock, but I was angry. I was angry with myself that I had not listened three months ago. I was right. I was right about everything and now I had no leverage. No head start. I knew for a week, no for a month, that things were not right. I can’t believe I was losing a second job in a calendar year. I knew other recruiters would want to know why.

I listened to my options. I listened to how much they would give me. I had a few weeks. I would have some time. I checked my e-mail. Oddly enough, two recruiters had returned messages. Before I would leave the garage, one would call me.

Things would be ok. I breathed. Gratitude overcame me. I was thankful. I was happy. I had been released from prison and the next assignment would be better. I knew it. It is.

 

Truth In Advertising Can Be Made

When I came across the idea of a truth in advertising, I began to realize that my reviews of various products might fit into such a realm and discussion. If a person has no desire or claim to self another a service or a particular product, it remains that the former person can give a truly honest and open review. This is the manner on which I have given reviews, in particular of fitness supplements.

Though given such a foundation, what can be said or expected on the manner of income for these reviewers? Can it be justified, or perhaps expected, that reviewers can be paid and remain unbiased? What if these reviewers are paid by a third party that claims or accepts no directly derived outcomes? Suppose makers of any products are only paying for access and time, and not for any particular review. That manner of contract would allow for openness and honesty, in particular if the speech of the contract demanded complete and total transparency and accepted the occasion of a negative review.

Yes, such a particular situation can be created and should allowed to exist. My reviews are of this manner, even when products have been provided with no expense on mine part. Several manufactures have sent me products to review. Not once was there an expectation the review be unforthrightly positive.

With the Universe as a witness, it is hereby declared upon the Creation of Thought and Reason, a company shall arise, a Commercial and Advertising company at that, which will provide the Resources required to interview and create the content upon which reviews and interviews can be justified to supplement manufactures. Yes, honest and complete openness.

My various supplement and fitness videos are well documented to be without purchase and influence. It is time for the advertising company that wishes to promote these such arise.

YouTube is not removing my videos

Over the last couple of weeks, the YouTube demonitization bot has hit some of the biggest names on the site: Phil DeFranco, Boogie2988, Dave Cullen (Computing Forever), etc. During this same time, a few subscribers noticed an odd occurrence on LapeTV, videos were removed. Concerned, they sent notes asking why.

Some speculated it was YouTube removing content of free speech believers. Some wondered if it was due to how bad they were. Not watched for too long? Remove? What bot was now running amuck on YouTube?

Alas, the truth is far simpler. Thanks for noticing though.

Both the YouTube channel and the blog were started for the same reason. I was involved with a business opportunity called Carbon Copy Pro. It also went by the name of Pro U. Many videos and blog posts were made in an attempt to get search engines to find it.

Yes, the article on SEO included.

Though many people found the blog and the links to the landing pages for the business (I used embedded codes for every lead source), I was never able to fully close any sales. I will honestly admit that I had 100% unsubscribe rate from the Aweber list, despite buying so of the best copy for the e-mails. A few hundred started down the path, none completed the sale.

I eventually quit Pro U and tried another opportunity, but it too failed to generate cash flow. Yes, it did hurt in the wallet a bit. In some ways, I’m still paying. Those business opportunities vanished as well over time. That is the reason why the people who create and run them are serial entrepreneurs. It is not anything insidious like they are scammers and running from the law, most of it is the ever changing market and consumer expectations. Any, I am digressing.

Many of these older videos make references to websites that no longer exist, or which have had their purposes change. This site is the latter. At one time it was a landing page for Pro U and then Remarkamobile, but now it is my personal blog (when I write). Plus, these videos see very few views anymore. It was time to prune.

There you have, dear reader. It was not YouTube removing my videos, it was me. There is no conspiracy to keep Brainmuffin down or to end LapeTV. It was simply a matter of removing old, useless content that no one watched to make room for the future.

Please, view all of the ones that remain.

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Understand What, Then Build

Search around the Web these days and it is easy to find all manner of self-help-isms that tell about starting with Why or to make a dream so large that seeing it consumes and drives you or to take massive action. All of these are great advice, but all of them lack a simple, often overlooked part. Before any of that can be done, one must understand What. What is the goal? What is going to be built?

When a clear, end goal is not known, a plan that has an end cannot be designed. Therefore, something cannot be built. All too often, people will start a new endeavor with goals such as “get debt free,” “spend more time with the family,” “go on vacation.” All of these are excellent goals, but none of them define What you are building. And no, the goal “to change the world” isn’t any better.

Deciding what to build can be quite easy and small. For instance, suppose one wants to build small business. Many times these are built on dreams, not reality. First, what kind of business? For this example, let’s say it is a flower shop. How big and located where? Will it be a specialty shop or general flowers? Who will be the targeted clientele? How many employees? What skills should they possess?

Define it. One step at a time.

For the flower shop, massive action may include market research to understand where the shop should be located and how to reach the target audience. Starting with Why will generate motivation when times go slowly or tough, a message to which customers can relate, and a direction to reach them.  Understanding What to build will make the dream not only real, but give it tangibility.

Understand exactly What you want to Build, then Build.

 

Who Is Hayden Hawke?

A treant from World of Warcraft
A treant from World of Warcraft (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

You see her image on nearly every site dealing with World of Warcraft. There are many videos on YouTube with her voice over. They are all to sell the same thing: Hayden Hawke’s gold guide for WOW.

 

Who is Hayden Hawke?

 

Sure, there is an image of a cute, young woman. Her blonde and silvery blue eyes. But is she a real person? After all, the name choice is interesting in that she hawks her guide. Hayden is also a name that could be either a man or a woman. Looking at slightly older images used in the adverts shows she has either bloomed well or is making some much real money with her guide she could afford an upgrade.

 

Is she real?

 

I’ve seen it speculated that she is a Photoshop creation. Her voice is someone’s girlfriend and that there real isn’t a Hayden Hawke. She has the correct amount of gamer nerd appeal, without being ridiculously hot that people ignore her. Yet, she is easy to ignore. Just like Zygor Guides, Hayden Hawke is now a synonym for site WOW spam. It’s all just noise anyway.

 

And what’s the secret guide have? Ways to use some addons to turn the AH into a commodities exchange. Buy low, sell high. That’s the ticket to more gold in WOW. Oh sorry, Hayden.

 

 

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A Coffee Shop Millionaire Review

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English: Roasted coffee beans photographed using a macro technique. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Over the years, I’ve tried all manner of business. I’ve been in Amway. I did the iMall when it first started. I’ve tried Russ Dalbey’s real estate notes business. So naturally I had to try Coffee Shop Millionaire.

Like many people who have fallen so this scam, I came across a video narrated by Anthony Trister. Here he claims to show ClickBank accounts that he “hasn’t touched in 3-4 months” and are on “autopilot”. The numbers look impressive. A few thousands dollars in sales everyday can really add up. Wow. Tell me more.

Anthony goes how to say how this video will not be on the Internet for long and that it could be taken down at anytime. This is, of course, total bunk and is there to make you turn your purchase into an impulse buy. This is the take away maneuver.

The Coffee Shop Millionaire video continues to show sales by “ordinary people” who are using the system. The next phases being how much the program is worth. Anthony claims it is worth thousands. The truth? Simple searches using Google will show you all the Coffee Shop Millionaire program will teach you for free. Want to know about Google adwords? Search for it. Want to know how to use YouTube or FaceBook to generate leads? Search for it. The Internet has all this information for free. Why buy the Coffee Shop Millionaire to get free information?

This is why the price for the program drops the longer you watch the video. The value is given in thousands of dollars, yet the price starts in a few hundred. Then it drops to $97. Then $37. Some links will give you $10 off the price and therefore the worthless program can be had for $27. If this program was really worth thousands of dollars, do you really think it would be sold for $27? Image if this was a house and the bank claimed it was worth hundreds of thousands, but they stated it could be purchased for only $3,000. Would you wonder what is wrong with it?

Oh wait, there’s a users’ forum. Oh goody. Here people who have no idea what they are doing can exchange worthless ideas with one another. Yeah, no thanks.

In all, the Coffee Shop Millionaire is a worthless program. Want to do affiliate marketing? Spend some time searching the web for information, blend it together and find your path. Want to know SEO? Search on adwords and SEO, do it in your blogs and test the results. You surely don’t need some worthless Coffee Shop Millionaire program.

 

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Coffee Shop Millionaire…a review

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English: A photo of a cup of coffee. Esperanto: Taso de kafo. Français : Photo d’une tasse de caffé Español: Taza de café (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Have you seen the videos for the “Coffee Shop Millionaire”? They are hard to miss. They are everywhere. In 2011, I signed up for this program. Here’s what it really is.

They claim you don’t need your own website. Wrong. You not only need one, you need several. They gladly will sell you a domain and have hosting. Your site will be complete gibberish, but the search engines will like it. It is all geared to drive traffic. Forget having good keywords as those are too expensive. You will get some crappy key words. Such goes life.

Next you will need product to sell. Money of your money goes out the window. You will not get traffic, nor will you get sales. The “Coffee Shop Millionaire” system is about separating you from your money.

Sure. The videos show numbers going into ClickBank accounts. Yes, that money is real, but it is not typical nor is it what you can do. This is Anthony’s account. After all, he made the system and sells the system. You don’t have the access.

The member’s area is pathetic. No training. No nothing. What a joke.

Forget about making money online with this system. It isn’t possible. I was able to get some money back, but not much. The “Coffee Shop Millionaire” is 100% scam. No checks. No autopilot money. No nothing. It does not make money. Period.

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