I’m an Oldie?!
So I’m browsing through Alice Seba’s blog this evening, checking in to see what she has going on. Not only do I count her a great friend, but I love to ‘browse her stuff’ as she always has great articles and creative suggestions…
I enjoyed her post on the re-organization project… because, boy can I ever relate! I’ve been trying some new systems lately myself, so it will be fun to keep up with how Alice is making out and what works best for her. She also had a great article on following up with your customers where she shared a follow-up experiment.
But as I was scrolling to pick another article to read, my own name caught my eye! There in the middle of Alice’s main page was a post title that read:
Lynn Terry – Now We Know the Truth
Apparently there are people out there that are using my name in their PPC advertising campaigns. So let me just set the record straight: I am not for sale on eBay. None of the advertisements that have my name in them have anything to do with me at all. You cant get me cheaper on Amazon. And ProgramReview DOES NOT have “the whole truth” on me…
In a Technorati Search, the ad for ProgramReviews.com claims to have shocking news and user opinions (oh boy!) about me. In a Google Search, the same site’s Adwords advertisement claims that you can “get the whole truth about Lynn Terry” at their site.
Hmm 
I decided to click through and check this out for myself…
When you go to the main page of ProgramReviews.com, there is no mention of me at all (of course). Just a very negative slant on Internet Marketers in general, that begins with this headline:
I got so tired of getting scammed, I created this website to expose the greedy people that keep ripping us off! These days, you should be more skeptical than ever!
Nowhere to be found on that main page (of course), I clicked some of the links in the Navigation on the left-hand side to see where I was listed on the site. I wasnt listed under Internet Marketing. I wasnt listed under Marketing Guru’s either. I didnt even find myself under “Not Recommended”!
Then out of curiosity, I clicked the Oldies link. And there I was . An OLDIE.
Of course, he didnt have anything useful or shocking or revealing to say about me. Just some copy that he obviously took from one of my sites and re-worded a bit. Now I assume that this person has me listed that way because of the number of years that I’ve been involved with Internet Marketing (right?).
Tell me I’m right on that, because this has NOT been the greatest point for me lately. My hairdresser suggested I go with ‘bangs’ to cover the new “lines” (those are lines, not wrinkles) in my forehead. My son just turned 15 years old, and my best friend thought it was funny that he could get his permit and I could ride in the backseat “like Driving Miss Daisy”.
I’m joking a bit of course – on the fact that it bothers me, I mean. I’m well aware that I am just now entering my prime 
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But for all of you out there that clicked on those crazy ads to get some juicy shocking truths about me… only to be disappointed by boring salesletters and newsletter invites… Here are some real tidbits about me that you might not have known (or ever wanted to):
- The Earth Child Series by Jean Auel is about the only fiction I’ve ever read and enjoyed. It’s my all time favorite fiction series.
- Outside of that, I read geek/tech books & mags for entertainment. I love to curl up with The Complete Guide to Self Publishing on a rainy day.
- Sometimes I use office supplies to hold my hair back when I am working. Like paper clips. Or those Logitech velcro cable ties. And sometimes I forget I did that when I answer the door to sign for a package.
- I love pick-up trucks. LOVE them.
- One time I got pulled over because my tags expired in October. It was April. (oops)
- I drink Diet Dr Pepper.
- My favorite things to pick up on trips or from places I like are: coffee mugs, ink pens and matchbooks. I have lots!
- I play cards. Specifically double cut throat pinochle. It’s hard to get a game together locally so I usually play on Yahoo! Games.
- My toenails are painted pink today (but not usually).
So there you have it
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That’s just crazy!!!!
PINK..:shock:
I saw Alices post when she did it.. I presumed you knew about it…;)
Ah well… never mind…
So hows it feel to an “oldie” with “pink toenails”
Rob
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Not really julie… how much traffic he had out of this lol….
Even the famous gal herself turns up….
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Such is life. Consider the alternative(to getting older). Prehaps your on your way to becoming a brand or a icon. We all love you and remember your not getting older, your getting better.
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Oh, this is a funny post!
Good to know all this info which you’ve shared!
This is a great post. I like the bit about *age*, but you’re a long way from your *prime*- you thirtysomethings make me laugh.
I remember when I turned 39 and thought my life was over – I moped around the house and thought I was *done*.
Thank God!
A few weeks later, I went to a dinner party with my wife and met a couple who I thought were in their early 40s. Both were in terrific shape and acted like they were having a blast.
About halfway through dinner, the wife we had just met was talking about a cruise they went on for her husband’s 54th birthday! I assumed she only had one husband, but I was dumbfounded. That really changed my beliefs about getting older – it means what you want it to mean.
I’m 43 now and am the happiest I’ve ever been (excluding my senior year in college, of course!). Being young is fine, but you don’t really know anything, what you think is important really isn’t and your fashion sense tends to kinda suck. Last week I found a picture of me from college in the attic – I simply cannot believe I walked around with a spikey, mullet haircut and thought it looked good. You think somebody would have cared enough to say something… :0 Think Sid Vicious Meets Billy Ray Cyrus – not pretty…
In looking at your picture Lynn, you don’t need bangs, or a turtleneck (isn’t that Diane Keatons thing?) or botox – you just need to keep kickin’ ass, girl!
Oh yeah, I grew up in Texas and was raised on Dr. Pepper. If you can watch a sunset in Austin, Texas on a late summer day drinking a Dr. Pepper out of a *real* bottle – your life is complete.
Yes it is, Jules!
Rob – it feels great
Thank you Robert, loved the “getting better” comment!!
Ellen – Why? What do you plan to do with it??
kidding 
LOL Kirk, thank you – thank you – and thank you! You have me really looking forward to the next decade!!
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