Alan R. Bechtold has released the latest issue of E-Wealth Report. This featured article is titled “Upon A Midnight Dreary…”. [E-Wealth Report]


Alan Bechtold has released the latest issue of ‘E-Wealth Report’ Newsletter.

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Upon A Midnight Dreary…

My sleep was interrupted the other night. As I lay, nestled comfortably beneath the covers, deep in slumber, I kept hearing a small voice. It was sort of high-pitched, kind of like what a mouse might sound like — if mice could whisper.

As if mice can talk at all!

This voice was so insistent, however, I eventually opened my eyes and looked around the room. The light from an outside street lamp cut its way through the blinds, casting an eery striped shadow over everything. It looked kind of like a reversed photo of prison bars.

The room itself (the whole house, actually) was SOOOO quiet I swear I could hear the carpet rustling.

Then I heard the voice again. It came from the floor. Over by the sliding doors that go out from my room to the screened pool area beyond.

“Psssssst!” the mouse-like voice whispered.

I squinted into the darkness and I thought I could make out the outline, in shadow form. Despite the squeeky-sounding whisper, it looked for all the world like a tiny human was standing there, outlined in shadow, standing on this side of the sliding glass door.

Maybe it was a vision. Perhaps it was a dream. It doesn’t really matter because the effect was the same.

“Alan,” he said. “I’m glad you finally woke up.”

I got over my shock quickly and asked, “Who are you and what do you want with me?”

“My name is Emil — and I need your help DESPERATELY!”

I blinked and rubbed my eyes. But the tiny shadow was still standing there.

“What…uh…how?” I asked.

“I’m shrinking! My importance in the world is rapidly fading. Once, I was King of the Internet…now I’m nothing but a mere shadow of my former self.”

I struggled for a moment, my mind still not clear. Then it hit me. This little man’s name wasn’t Emil…it was EMAIL! The spirit of E-mail was standing in my bedroom, addressing me directly and asking for my help.

“What can I do?” I asked.

“Tell the world I’m no longer what I used to be. I’m nothing close to what they imagined me to be. The Internet service providers and E-mail service providers who bring me to the people are violating their trust in the name of SPAM — but SPAM, my evil twin, is still running rampant while I will soon no longer remain free.”

I’ll admit it sounded a bit far-fethced. That is, it did — until Email explained the situation fully.

“I want to stay free,” Email said. “I DESERVE to stay free. The Internet service providers and E-mail service providers want to enslave me, trading me for dollars. You’re the only one who can spread the word. Start letting people know right now that it doesn’t have anything to do with SPAM. There are ways of stopping him without killing me in the process. But, it’s really all about money. LOTS of money. And the people who want to enslave me will happily destroy me to get it.

“The people are still enundated with SPAM every day, while increasing numbers of messages they WANT to receive — messages from friends, family, business associates and companies — are being tossed like so much salad, willy-nilly.

These people are making the decision about what the people receive FOR them, ignoring their own wishes — and they’re only doing it to extract huge sums of money from companies who will then continue to SPAM them anyway.”

I had to agree. E-mail is a mess these days. And it appears to only be getting worse. The bottom line is this: consider yourself lucky if you receive this newsletter, because it doesn’t appear to matter much to anyone at the major Internet service providers and E-mail service providers whether you WANT to receive my newsletter or not.

In the next week or two, I’ll start posting this newsletter on a blog — and I’ll start sending you a short update and link each week to go get the latest issue.

Then I’ll have a HUGE surprise for you — a great way to get this newsletter delivered directly to your computer without using E-mail at all. You’ll literally be able to read it with the click of your mouse after being notified that a new issue awaits you.

It will actually be BETTER than E-mail. But — if you happen to meet Email — don’t tell him. Yet.

Meanwhile, do keep other delivery avenues in mind for your business. Never, ever rely on just one method of reaching your customers. Always collect more than just a name and E-mail address whenever possible.

Don’t worry. I haven’t forgotten E-mail’s plea. I’m creating another way to get around E-mail altogether and reach you anyway because then and only then can I truly start my work getting my new friend Email restored to the throne.

Toward that end, let me know if you’re interested in participating in an experiment I’m putting together. It will require VERY LITTLE of your time. It WILL be fun. And we could all just make some nationwide news headlines in the process.

Drop me a note if you’d like to be included in the experiment. If you decide to join me, you’ll also be one of the first people in the world to see my new “surprise” newsletter delivery mechanism in action — as part of the experiment. And you’ll get to partake in a national roundtable discussion about the future of E-mail that could just save my friend Email before it’s too late.

Drop me a note with the subject line: SAVE EMAIL

And send it to: marketquest AT sysop DOT com

Since it’s the holiday season, I’ve got TWO great gifts for you this week. Actually a BUNCH.

For my first gift — here’s a fun video to watch: http://www.sysop.com/alan_recommends/16

It’ll only take a couple of minutes of your time and I guarantee you’ll enjoy it.

Second — Mark Hendricks’ gigantic 12 Days of Christmas giveaway, featuring all original goodies at no charge, continues, with more gifts added each and every one of the 12 days throughout this month.

It’s simple. You just sign up. Then, Mark sends you a notification every two or three days about another fantastic collection of E-books, courses, software, videos — you name it — that you can go grab at no cost and keep for your own.

Picture Mark as this giant Christmas tree and you’re a little kid reaching under the tree to grab what you can. Sounds like fun, huh? It could also help get you on the road to the succ/ess you’ve been seeking.

There is no reason NOT to get on this list. Mark’s not going to slam you with SPAM or anything like that (he’s friends with Email, too) — and the rewards are huge, with no obligation to b.uy anything ever.

Just go here now: http://www.sysop.com/alan_recommends/14

Have fun — and I’ll see you next week!

Alan R. Bechtold

President/CEO

BBS Press Service, Inc.

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*IMNewswatch would like to thank Alan Bechtold for granting permission to reprint the latest article.

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