If you’re wondering if Barman has died or something, he hasn’t. Let’s just call it the end of the summer lull. Even when I tried to make posts, the universe would conspire against me with hurricanes or extra long waiting times to get cable internet installed in a new place.

Anyway, it’s time to get back on the damn thang and grind till it’s 2012, where we’ll all die anyway. Expect some good shit in the coming days. We got badass FB spy tools, reviews, good reading, reviews, and maybe even some drama.

In the meantime, watch this mushroom trip I recorded:

Step your dick game up.

Hot tip from Mr Greens

In my guru spam email box, I saw this gem in my Spam folder.

When I started this email account, I signed up to a bunch of guru newsletters for shits and giggles. Howie Schwartz (I feel more Jewish just saying that) immediately became the most annoying one. This dude likes to email his “list” multiple times a day. By multiple I mean like 10-20 times a day. It’s all the same email too, maybe written slightly different to “split test.” I must of signed up 2 or 3 times cause I kept seeing slight variations of the same email.

Anyway, Howie’s main “gimmick” is “I’m taking this down tonight! Hurry!” His other defining factor is very poorly written emails. Like he does about his day and just sends these from a Blackberry or something. “I gotta take a massive shit so I’ll send an email blast to my list.”

After about a week days of this shit, I report it as spam cause its so fucking annoying. (This was months ago). Sometimes, his emails slip through and I saw this one…..

Looks like Howie’s just given up on life. “Hey guys do this. Here are links to things. Top affiliates do them.”

The moral of this story is that if you’re signed up to guru newsletters for inspiration (don’t get me wrong, some of them do know how to sell, and it doesn’t hurt to rip some ideas by keeping a throwaway email box), Howie Schwartz isn’t one of them.

Top affiliates, my ass.

You’re better off learning from a pro, not a schlep.

Shoemoney calls out PPC.bz around the 3:30 mark in his latest video post.

I thought we were friends Shoemoney. Well, not friends, maybe acquaintances with some mutual respect.

When this blog first started about 2 years ago, the fun thing to do was make fun of Shoemoney. I would do it relentlessly, because its what the people wanted.

Then I met him in person, and he was cool. It was brief. I think we took this photo together. Not the huge douche I thought he would be. Since I met him in person, I stopped making as much fun of him. At future shows, I talked to him more and more, and eventually the all out Shoemoney ball-breaking on this blog settled down.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ll still make the occasional shoemoney joke, but It’s not like I make full posts about it with a series of wonderful photoshops.

In fact, we even talked on AIM over the years and I got the impression that we were cool.

So I don’t know what got up in Shoemoney’s ass after all the nice things I’ve done for him, like ….

1) Not destroying the Shoemoney System. Shoe gave me a review copy plz of his Shoemoney System (that’s one reason I thought we were cool…) I checked it out, and thought it was pure garbage. Does anyone remember me posting something about it? No. Because I didn’t. Nope, I just kept my mouth shut and let that sleeping dog lie. Fans of this blog would’ve love that shit, but out of respect to Shoe I didn’t do anything.

2) Nudging Rob Hustle to make his Shoemoney System Theme Song. Not like I am Rob Hustle’s manager or anything, but Hustle was apprehensive about doing the song. But since I know Rob Hustle can spit rhymes in his sleep (he does- proven fact), and since the prize was a trip to the Playboy Mansion, I was all like “hell yeah hustle, do it, even though it is shoemoney …. ”

Maybe since Shoe got into the guru game, he’s butt-hurt that I still mock gurus that might now be his friends. I don’t know….

I could seriously fucking rage on Shoe right now, and I really don’t give a fuck how much more he makes than me. I could write something so fucking scathing and hurtful he might cry. But I know it would take me hours and I don’t want to go down that path.

I’ve heard the stories about Shoe’s linkbaiting skills. I don’t know if he’s link-baiting me or is legitimately salty with me…. I don’t know, but I am trying to keep it civil.

Anyway, he wants to have a debate. Like a math debate? What the fuck is this, Model UN?

I’m not sure where this is going, but i just need to let you know Shoe, I am a master debater! You can’t fuck with my master-debating skills son!

Which Side Are You On?

Team Barman or
Team Shoemoney?

I enjoy this guys work, but I also thought the talk was right on point.

Assume the trust of people. Get them to give up some ridiculous information. (Like DNA)

I wonder if its actually real or a clever advertising firm.

This doesn’t want to make me use IE8. I just like Firefox.

BBB is a fake trust signal, but people buy into it.

These videos may be relevant to your interests.

I can’t explain Nickycakes‘ love for the Far East, but you can’t deny it. If Cakes was a cartoon character, there is only one man I can think of….

This has always intrigued me, and I want some answers now. For some reason, PPC.bz gets a lot of traffic for Pizza related inquiries, mostly due to this post that rips on Dominos putting plastic soda bottles in the oven.

What is this $2 delivery fee from Papa John’s when you order online?

I know at least one reader either works at Papa John’s or knows someone that does.

Here are my questions

• Why is this Delivery Fee there?
• Who gets the Delivery Fee? Papa Johns? The Driver? Or some sort of rev share?
• If I know the answer to above question, I can tip appropriately. But since I do not know, I am either tipping the driver $2 too much or $2 too little in 6th step. Why won’t you explain the goddamn delivery fee to me Papa John!
• After you order, you are upsold some Netflix / Magazines. I’m curious to know how much more Papa Johns rakes in if you order online instead of over the phone.

That is all.

Edit: That is not all actually.

Delivery Charge is Extortion!

The big deal is that the big chains keep the money and fuck you, and the driver. Here’s a good explanation

Stop buying from big chain pizza joints. Support your local pizzeria! Now go get fat!