Bob Parsons
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More of that than anything.
The first ad for what?
The first ad for what?
The first ad for what?
Okay. Yeah, first ad. And let me tell you how I bought it. Okay. I'm in the basement. And this is, I'm still working the other job. And I have this magazine call me. And they say, now, one of the things I always did, I always paid my bills. Always paid them. And they said, taken the Let me see. Let me see. Okay, they called me. It was called a computer bargain line out of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Okay. Yeah, first ad. And let me tell you how I bought it. Okay. I'm in the basement. And this is, I'm still working the other job. And I have this magazine call me. And they say, now, one of the things I always did, I always paid my bills. Always paid them. And they said, taken the Let me see. Let me see. Okay, they called me. It was called a computer bargain line out of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Okay. Yeah, first ad. And let me tell you how I bought it. Okay. I'm in the basement. And this is, I'm still working the other job. And I have this magazine call me. And they say, now, one of the things I always did, I always paid my bills. Always paid them. And they said, taken the Let me see. Let me see. Okay, they called me. It was called a computer bargain line out of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
And this was a rag. I mean, one of them little rags would look like a magazine cover. I mean, a cheap magazine cover. And inside it'd be like print, like newsprint. And it'd have different stuff for sale. It was cheap. All sorts of deals, right? And that's what it was. So... So they said, we have on the outside front cover, we've got that ad. It's normally like $12,000, $14,000.
And this was a rag. I mean, one of them little rags would look like a magazine cover. I mean, a cheap magazine cover. And inside it'd be like print, like newsprint. And it'd have different stuff for sale. It was cheap. All sorts of deals, right? And that's what it was. So... So they said, we have on the outside front cover, we've got that ad. It's normally like $12,000, $14,000.
And this was a rag. I mean, one of them little rags would look like a magazine cover. I mean, a cheap magazine cover. And inside it'd be like print, like newsprint. And it'd have different stuff for sale. It was cheap. All sorts of deals, right? And that's what it was. So... So they said, we have on the outside front cover, we've got that ad. It's normally like $12,000, $14,000.
If you can get me creative in a couple of three days, it's $5,000. Now, so they thought I had money. I never had the money. So I took it and I says, I'll let you know in the morning. So I looked at it and I called my wife and I said, I just got a feeling that this could be it. So I said, let's do it.
If you can get me creative in a couple of three days, it's $5,000. Now, so they thought I had money. I never had the money. So I took it and I says, I'll let you know in the morning. So I looked at it and I called my wife and I said, I just got a feeling that this could be it. So I said, let's do it.
If you can get me creative in a couple of three days, it's $5,000. Now, so they thought I had money. I never had the money. So I took it and I says, I'll let you know in the morning. So I looked at it and I called my wife and I said, I just got a feeling that this could be it. So I said, let's do it.
And then I said, and if it turns out it busts, because every ad I ever had run up to that point was a bust. So we decided to do it. And I pay, I get a local ad firm, and they do an ad, and I sold my software. I had sold it for like $99, $79, $69, on and on and on and on. Now, I was selling it for 12 bucks on this ad, 12 bucks. And... and then said, no shipping, no... No, it's not copy protected.
And then I said, and if it turns out it busts, because every ad I ever had run up to that point was a bust. So we decided to do it. And I pay, I get a local ad firm, and they do an ad, and I sold my software. I had sold it for like $99, $79, $69, on and on and on and on. Now, I was selling it for 12 bucks on this ad, 12 bucks. And... and then said, no shipping, no... No, it's not copy protected.
And then I said, and if it turns out it busts, because every ad I ever had run up to that point was a bust. So we decided to do it. And I pay, I get a local ad firm, and they do an ad, and I sold my software. I had sold it for like $99, $79, $69, on and on and on and on. Now, I was selling it for 12 bucks on this ad, 12 bucks. And... and then said, no shipping, no... No, it's not copy protected.
Remember copy protection? It says it's not copy protected. It's not copy protected. It used to have agreements that you had to be part of if you used it. That would signal that you could only use it like a book. You couldn't make copies and give it to people on and on and on and on. I said in mine, you do anything you want to send me $12. So the ad said, money counts, but it only costs $12.
Remember copy protection? It says it's not copy protected. It's not copy protected. It used to have agreements that you had to be part of if you used it. That would signal that you could only use it like a book. You couldn't make copies and give it to people on and on and on and on. I said in mine, you do anything you want to send me $12. So the ad said, money counts, but it only costs $12.
Remember copy protection? It says it's not copy protected. It's not copy protected. It used to have agreements that you had to be part of if you used it. That would signal that you could only use it like a book. You couldn't make copies and give it to people on and on and on and on. I said in mine, you do anything you want to send me $12. So the ad said, money counts, but it only costs $12.
Send it.