Bussey the Blogger survives on Social Media Freebies
For the past eight months Mr. Bussey has been surviving on social media alone, and the 27 year old is in the middle of an experiment in which he feeds, clothes and amuses himself solely through all the promotions and sponsorships he can find on the internet. He aims to live for one year off freebies alone- from food to shirts to toaster ovens- companies send him in exchange for mentions in his blog or social media accounts.
The perks have'nt been quite as plentiful as the commercial free-loader had hoped; "There are many things missing" says Bussey, "The project has made me a minimalist".
Bussy said he put away $12,000 to cover his rent, but he stopped collecting ad money from his blog, adamant about subsisting only on 'pure products' and 'pure experience'. So far the experience has been taxing as sponsorship/s can take weeks to come. (DC: Wed Aug. 28th)
In My Opinion
Kudos Mr. Bussey! you've already made your needs known and they will be fulfilled swiftly to complete your 'self imposed' challenge with lots to spare! and more.(The press has already covered that without you having to say a word)
What's this got to do with Home Business promotion and Internet Marketing and Sales?
The thing that usually puts me off when I log in are the much 'tooted/touted'
'freebies' Make money (Mint style)
Sign up for Free! (Get bombarded with promo mails that have little or nothing to to with your core business!)
Make $50,000 in 50 days!! (Then spend some trying to safeguard it and some more on 'stress' remedies, and some on...)
Make money this, that and the other ways!!
Here is'Residual, Passive' income!!! (Yeah 'money talks and people have begun to listen with 'interest'!)
As many as there are down to earth, honest to God advertisers, so much and more are the 'misleading' promotions I (we) see everyday.
In my 40 year adult-life (there are many others like me who would vouch for the same) I have known that whatever is ours will come to us, thats the universal principle of life, and unless we 'give' it away it cannot be taken from us. And no one can stop it from coming, unless we conciously move aside or refuse. (Even if we do these 'blessings' have an uncanny way of following us.)
One day while musing on the 'root of all evil, and the root of money' I was interrupted by a 'harsh voice' that said "Who told you that you were naked" Gen3:11 (Marketing and sales is about creating a need and fulfilling it, that doesnt mean that we are 'naked')
I have also come to know that "Far more than we could, ask or think or even imagine is what God prepared for those who love Him" (even if you dont love Him, He loves you)and there is 'nothing in heaven or on the earth or under the earth that can seperate us from the love of God which is ours in Christ Jesus"
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