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Project Warehouse: A (Personal) ViperChill Update

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This time last year I wrote a blog post entitled ’21 Lessons I’ve Learned in 21 Years”. It was launched on my 21st birthday, which must mean that today I turn 22. Though it would be awesome if you all flooded me with gifts in the form of strippers and money (just kidding…maybe), I actually want to turn the tables and give you a gift.

I’ve been absent because I’ve been working on a number of non-marketing things I can’t really get into, but in my spare time I’ve managed to create something I think you’ll love: CloudBlueprint, a 100% free video course on how I plan to Make Money Online in the future.

I’m totally fine if you click that link and ignore the rest of this post. This article is mostly just a personal update, and thus doesn’t contain any actionable, marketing advice.

My Thinking Behind CloudBlueprint

In two months I’m going to be back home in England for a wedding. Though it’s possible a few family members are going to want to talk about me about this internet marketing “thing”, the main person I’m going to be discussing it with is my brother (who is the one getting married). Since he has two young children, his dream is to be able to spend as much time with them as possible, so I’m going to be helping him make a living online.

Since he is totally fresh to this whole industry, I started thinking about all of the basics I have to teach him. Things like setting up WordPress, finding a web host, tracking website analytics and so on. The strategy I’m going to give my brother is actually something totally different to how I’m currently making a living online.

That’s not because I want him to fail, but instead because this new strategy is going to be how I make a living online. Since I was going to have to document this whole thing for him, I thought “Why not create an eBook you can share with the world?”.

I actually decided to go one step further and create a free video course which is almost two hours in length (!).

This course has taken up far more of my time than I initially expected it would, but the end result is something I’m very proud of. Something I’m certain that will help people make more money online.

Though I could have easily charged for this, I wanted to continue the trend of giving hugely valuable information away for free. I’ve given away WordPress plugins which cost me thousands of dollars to develop, I’ve written over 100,000 words on this blog and also created valuable resources like this one and this one.

A 100% free video course, which rivals the quality of my paid products, was the next logical step I needed to take to continue the trend.

Speaking of paid products, one major downside of them – in my opinion – is that they take the community away from the original site (your blog). Putting a barrier-to-entry in place, like a fee, only withers down the size of that community even further.

With CloudBlueprint I’ve enabled comments under each of the main videos. This allows people to ask questions about anything, which I’ll personally answer. And, since it uses Facebook comments, any replies I make to you will come up as a notification in Facebook.

Some videos are aimed at beginners, which was a requirement, but there is a lot of advanced information in here as well that I haven’t shared elsewhere. In fact, I recommend that advanced marketers start on the last video, to get a true taste of what the course is about. Then, you can subsequently watch the other videos if the idea behind CloudBlueprint interests you.

The end result is something I’m personally very proud of: A course which enables marketers with all levels of experience to ethically make a living online. With the added benefit of personal support from myself and others, I think this is one of the best offerings I’ve seen on any blog in this industry.

An Important – Maybe Obvious – Epiphany

I started ViperChill with the aim that it would become something different to the typical blogs you find in this space. Once you’ve learned most of the basics, the content in 99% of marketing blogs simply doesn’t apply to you anymore. For that reason, I write long in-depth articles on topics where I can give specific examples about the things that I’m talking about.

While I was creating CloudBlueprint I continually thought about the type of person that would be using the course. I first of all questioned whether anyone would use it at all, and then combated those thoughts with questions about what gets people excited about this type of product.

The answer was simple…money.

Actual income reports and proof from the tactics you recommend.

This lead me to start thinking about why I read blogs in the early days, and which marketing blogs I actually read. The resulting answer shocked me. Not only because I had totally forgot about it, but because I could start to implement some of those reasons into ViperChill.

The blogs I read in the early days were John Chow, Tyler Cruz, and Gather Success, among others. I don’t mean any offence to the blogs in question, but I personally didn’t get that much value from there posts. Yet, I would go back to them each month, on autopilot, for one reason…

They offered income reports.

And I loved them. Not because I wanted to be a marketing blogger, but because it showed me how possible it is to make a solid living online. These figures are often the best motivation for people to take action towards making making money from the internet.

I guess this should have occurred to me earlier – especially since the $1M case study was so popular (more on that soon) – but I was so focused on writing long articles which separated me from the rest, that I never really thought about it.

On that note, two things are going to happen:

1) I’m going to start sharing some of my own income figures in ViperChill monthly updates. I’ll start small just to see how things work out, and expand on how much I reveal down the line. For example, I may just say that I made a whopping $14 on GetClicky this month (which I did) or that I’m still averaging around 4 sales per day, without any promotion, for Cloud Living.

I’ll let you do the maths on that ;) .

2) My first “series” will unfold here on ViperChill which will basically include case studies of people making a living online. This is going to be different in the sense that I’m going to try to share actual traffic sources and specific income figures for everyone that I work with.

This is just in the idea stage at the moment – though I do have a couple of people on board already – so I would love to know what you think of it.

Project Warehouse?

The last item I want to cover is a little strange, I guess. Those of you who have followed me online over the years will know that one of my goals with my internet income was to be able to own a nightclub (or a major share in one). This is something I would still love to do, but for the short-term, my priorities have actually changed quite a bit.

I still want to buy a large property and spend a lot of time there, but now I want that to property to be a kind of Warehouse, or more realistically, open office space.

No matter what hobbies I’ve focused on over the years, I’ve always came back to internet marketing because it’s just something I love to do. Being able to create something that thousands or even millions of people can benefit from motivates me like crazy.

I’m still currently in South Africa, but only until July when I go back to England. From there, my real mission is to find my home. It frustrates me more than I can put into words that I haven’t yet found a country I can see myself living in forever. That mission is going to see me return to Asia, travel Europe and even spend time in South America over the course of this year and next.

After that, I want to start what I’m calling Project Warehouse (for now). Before I share this idea, I want to remind you that I’m a 21 22 year old guy. Because of that, there’s a good chance that if you’re older than me, you probably won’t relate to this at all.

Project Warehouse basically involves me owning a large office space or (preferably) private property (warehouse, etc) that I can use as a type of live-in “incubator” for personal internet marketing projects. Incubators are common in the venture capital world, and basically give people a place to work on creating the next big thing online.

My own incubator would ideally involve about 7-10 people, ranging from programmers and designers to idea men and copywriters. The whole thing would initially be funded by myself, but then aim to pay for itself and more with the apps and websites that we can generate as a team.

To separate this from a normal incubator – and to make it a 22 year old guys dream – I would love to deck it out with a huge entertainment room, pool tables and even an area for people to sleep if they want. Think something along the lines of The Social Network.

This idea may sound crazy to some of you, and I’m fine with that, but this kind of set-up isn’t actually out of the ordinary. At least not in Silicon Valley. People ride around Facebook offices on skateboards and the team at Meebo have an actual bar underneath their offices (video).

If you like what I produce here at ViperChill as a one-man team, imagine what could be created with full time programmers and designers. Of course, I would be sharing tons of behind the scenes pictures and videos a long the way.

On the crazy off-chance that someone reading this does have a huge office space or warehouse they want to rent out, feel free to get in touch.

For now, I’ll leave you all with a final link to CloudBlueprint, as that’s what I really wanted to share with you all today.

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94 Comments


  1. Bilal Kamoon says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    Thank you Glen, I’m checking it out right now (:

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:33 am

      Enjoy Bilal!

      Reply
  2. Robert says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    Thanks Glen!

    I feel like I also had a birthday today;)

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 20, 2011 at 12:32 pm

      Haha, you’re welcome!

      Reply
  3. NomadicNeills says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:22 pm

    Hey Glen,

    Will be interesting to check out this course. I’m close to launching a membership site, maybe some of the videos can help me get lots of traffic.

    You should check out Shoreditch and Brick Lane in London lots of warehouse / offices, lots of creatives living and working in the area and night life to entertain you.

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 20, 2011 at 12:33 pm

      Thanks for the tip.

      Enjoy the course!

      Reply
  4. Jen says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    Exciting times Glen. Thank you for all the value you provide. I appreciate it. Great to hear more about your plans too – sound really interesting and I’m looking forward to reading more.
    Jen

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 20, 2011 at 12:34 pm

      Thanks Jen :)

      Reply
  5. Alex Sol says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    GLEN!!!!!!!!!!
    Happy Birthday! Wish you great health, lots of success in business and personal life and of course happiness! Now where do I send the strippers (and the money?)

    I am about to check out the CloudBlueprint although I am already sure this is going to be something really amazing, like the rest of the content you produce!

    It’s awesome to have people like YOU who still give out great quality stuff without charging for it. A few years ago I was subscribed to 345,967,871 e-mailing lists and blogs, now I am only subscribed to 3 (you are one of them) – and since you don’t bombard your readers with daily promotions and spam – I really enjoy taking a little break from IM to read your stuff ;)

    Once again, thanks a bunch and have an awesome bday!

    Alex

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:37 am

      Thank you Alex!

      Reply
  6. kustiin says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:28 pm

    Normally the birthday boy gets the gift.In contrast we got the gift called CLOUD BLUEPRINT from the birthday boy!!

    Wishing you a lot of success in your endeavors and Thanking you for such a beautiful gift….

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:37 am

      Hah ;)

      Enjoy Kustiin

      Reply
  7. Martin says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    Hey Glenn!
    First time around in the comment zone, but being following you from the back! Love the ideas and the vision you have. Especially how you take a different spin on how you do things. And the project warehouse, TOTALLY EPIC!
    You wouldnt see much of me in the comment block, mainly because i’ll be busy spending my time implementing what you’ve written directly or indirectly (isnt that what you expect your audience to be doing?) I commented on this one, mainly because there wasnt ay actionnable content on here!

    Martinsays: JUMP!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:38 am

      Thanks for taking the time out to comment then Martin!

      Reply
  8. Trung says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    Hey Glen,

    The first thing I want to say that “Happy birthday”, and in the next your project, glad to heard that you will share for community bloggers about some of your own income figures in ViperChill, well I’m excited by this, wait to see your monthly income report. Have nice a day, men!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:38 am

      Hey Trung,

      Coming soon!

      Reply
  9. Tho Huynh says:
    May 20, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    Hi Glen,

    Happy birthday to you. It seems to me that this free course has created a milestone in the blogosphere and who knows, maybe at this time next year, they will call it “Glen’s Day”

    Thank you :)
    Regards,
    Tho Huynh

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:38 am

      Haha ;)

      You’re welcome Tho!

      Reply
  10. Alin says:
    May 20, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    I already said it on FB but Happy Birthday!

    The Project Warehouse idea is awesome! I thought about something like that after watching The Social Network. I also follow some interior design blogs and I saw a few really great looking offices in the way you describe one.

    I got to the conclusion that the best place would be a big city(preferably with many universities) in a Eastern European country(like Romania, my country). The main reason is that you can find a place for a much lower price than in the Western Europe or USA. There are a lot of really smart people that just don’t really have other similar places to go to and, as the wages here are much smaller then other places, it is easy to pay more than others and don’t have anyone think about the pay but use their mind only on useful stuff/projects.

    I wish you all the best and I’m looking forward for future updates.

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:39 am

      Thank you Alin,

      I have actually thought about Romania a couple of times. Something to consider :)

      Reply
  11. Rajiv says:
    May 20, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    Happy Birthday Glen. Going to check out the videos and see what’s different from Cloud Living/Blogging. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:39 am

      Enjoy :)

      Reply
  12. Robert Dempsey says:
    May 20, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    Happy birthday Glen, and safe travels back to the UK. Don’t get too sloshed at the reception :)

    Project Warehouse sounds like a very cool idea. I’ve spent countless hours in co-working spaces in different parts of the US, and for people that work solo, they are great places to go, network with other entrepreneurs, find people to team up with on projects, find work, etc. Basically they are all win, and they get you out of the house – something necessary for the creative in all of us to come out.

    I have a number of connections in that space so if you’re willing to take advice and are looking for some, let me know and I’ll connect you.

    Have a great birthday!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:39 am

      No promises ;)

      Thanks Robert, I’ll let you know

      Reply
  13. Patrick says:
    May 20, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Happy Birthday!

    I’ve just watched videos 1, 10 and 11.

    Truly an outstanding job! You weren’t lying when you said that you could have easily charged money for this.

    You have given more thought to the “business of business” than most “seasoned” entrepreneurs twice your age.

    This is going to do VERY well for you.

    Patrick

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:40 am

      Thank you Patrick,

      Your feedback is much appreciated :)

      Reply
  14. Ralph says:
    May 20, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Hi Glen,

    Awesome ideas! I would love to be involved with something like that again.
    Did a similar thing with an entrepreneurial society during Uni, so motivating !

    I’m trying to get into contact with similar minded people here in Sydney through Meetup. Perhaps that’s something you can looking in S.A or in the UK.

    I’m getting one of my sites geared up to the next level so will be going through your website to get it right :)

    Mate, have a Heineken and enjoy today!

    Ralph

    Reply
  15. alex - unleash reality says:
    May 20, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    LEGEND

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:40 am

      Oh hey

      Reply
  16. Carl says:
    May 20, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    Happy Birthday Glen! Hope you have a great day.

    Thank you always for what you share and teach others. You’re an inspiration to a lot of people, including me.

    All the best to you… and your brother, too :)

    Carl

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:40 am

      Thank you Carl,

      All the best to you too!

      Reply
  17. SCJ says:
    May 20, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    Hey Glen,

    Happy B-Day, make the most of the day :) .

    First off, thank you for this great resource. I hate to start asking questions so soon, but I do have one that has been on my mind even prior to this course and I feel it relates strongly to this course.

    You mention solo ads, buysellads, etc. How do you feel about implementing PPC campaigns to direct traffic to squeeze pages? I know that these is a tricky topic that entire blogs are base upon, but I was curious to know what your thoughts were, any experience, etc.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 20, 2011 at 2:23 pm

      Do you mind asking on the relevant video? :)

      Reply
  18. Brendan says:
    May 20, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Happy birthday Glen.

    Great resource by the way

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 20, 2011 at 2:23 pm

      Thanks Brendan!

      Reply
  19. Ling-en Hsia says:
    May 20, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    … The bar is so high now…

    Happy Birthday Glen!!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 26, 2011 at 8:41 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  20. Mat - Tablet PC Comparison says:
    May 20, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    Happy B-day Glen!

    Thank you for the Blueprint, it’s great resource.

    All the best to you!

    Mat

    Reply
  21. Richard says:
    May 20, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Happy Birthday! While you are about half my age (damn I’m old! lol), I seriously dig the Warehouse project. I’d say somewhere in the Tampa, Florida area would be best, but heck, who needs all of the sunshine, bikinis and inexpensive real estate anyway? ;)

    Thanks for the videos. I’m constantly blown away by all of the free content you put out, and love seeing the returns you ultimately get for it.

    -Richard

    Reply
  22. Tiptopcat says:
    May 20, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    Happy Birthday!!

    I remember reading your previous birthday post.

    Have a great day.

    Welcome back to England

    Enjoy living the dream that all of use wannabes aspire to.

    Tiptopcat

    Reply
  23. Wayne says:
    May 20, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    Enjoy your b-day from another fellow South African… PS my bro actually stays right around the corner from you lol…

    Reply
  24. Allison Duncan says:
    May 20, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    First of all, Happy Birthday!

    I got the vid by email and replied so thanks for that. Starting the other video course as we speak. I’ve learned quite a bit here, thanks!

    Allison Duncan
    The Nerd Connection

    Reply
  25. Raymond Selda says:
    May 20, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Happy Birthday Glen! I’m really grateful that I’ve stumbled on your affiliate marketing adventures back in June 2009! hahaha. Thank you so much for everything!

    Reply
  26. Greg says:
    May 20, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Glen,

    Project Warehouse is a great idea. In San Francisco the pieces of this are scattered and popular:

    “The San Francisco coffeehouse is the new Palo Alto garage,” declares Kevin Burton, 30, who runs his Internet startup Tailrank without renting offices. “It’s where all the innovation is happening.”

    “A whole infrastructure has emerged to help people work in this way,” Pink said. “Part of it includes places like Kinkos, Office Depot and Staples.” It also includes places like Starbucks and independent coffee shops, where Wi-Fi — wireless Internet access for laptops and other devices — is available.”

    Glen sounds like you’ll put it all in one place – the next step.

    The article from yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle newspaper:

    WHERE NEO-NOMADS’ IDEAS PERCOLATE / New ‘bedouins’ transform a laptop, cell phone and coffeehouse into their office
    http://articles.sfgate.com/2007-03-11/news/17234112_1_bedouins-internet-access-office-depot

    Greg

    Reply
  27. Onibalusi Bamidele says:
    May 20, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    It’s really great to read another awesome post from you Glen and I must say your videos rock great!

    I also love the idea of you displaying your income reports once (and maybe traffic too) again and I’m so sure it would boost your traffic above any other thing. It’s also really cool to hear you still make an average of 4 sales daily from Cloud Living and that alone would be over $5k in passive income monthly – you’re really killing it online!

    I wish you happy birthday and many many more years on earth with success!

    Thanks so much and have a great day,
    -Onibalusi

    Reply
  28. Moon Hussain says:
    May 20, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    Hey Glen,

    Time goes by fast right? Well Happy 22nd Birthday :) Mine’s coming up on June 4th, whew.

    Anyway, I’ll be checking out your free resource, Cloud Blueprint, only if to amuse myself with your accent (just kidding! ;)

    Oh and Project Warehouse sounds awesome. Essentially, you’ve describe an environment that I want my house to be–with a pool table and all, ha.

    Reply
  29. Gordon Currie says:
    May 20, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Great post and great idea Glenn. I will review your video (which I certainly appreciate) but I did want to comment on the Project Warehouse. I like the idea but the only concern I would have is that everyone always take the business side seriously.

    I am 49 and worked in California for 10 years through the dot com days. I saw lots of cool office space and lots of fun stuff. But even after the dot com fallout, many companies succeeded in creating great workspaces. BUT…they always needed to see this business seriously and really deliver results. Not everyone can pull it off. I am confident that YOU can do it…but its critical that people working with you always share your vision and work ethic.

    I live in Northern British Columbia, Canada and the whole concept of what you want to do makes sense and is something that I have dreamt about. But I do find that working with many 20-30 somethings can be fun but stressful IF they don’t share the vision and big picture.

    Seth Godin talks about developing products and making things. And getting them out. Its all about “shipping the product”. His advice is good.

    Lastly, you should consider reading Jason Yelowitz’s new book (The Bathrobe Millionaire). I am 95% through it and much of what he talks about would apply to your business idea. Its a great read.

    Thanks for the video!

    Gordon

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 1:50 pm

      Hey Gordon, thanks for the comment!

      Thanks for the tips; definitely something to keep in mind.

      And the book suggestion is much appreciated. Always looking for good things to read!

      Reply
  30. Rebecca Leaman says:
    May 20, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    Glen, to watch your remarkable progress, from those earliest days when “that smart kid” popped up on the blogging forums out of nowhere, has been a great pleasure. Watching where you go from here will be likewise a pleasure – and rather a privilege.
    Happy birthday to you!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:31 am

      Wow, thanks Rebecca.

      That means a lot :)

      Reply
      • Rebecca Leaman says:
        June 1, 2011 at 11:34 pm

        :-)

        Reply
  31. Rosalina says:
    May 20, 2011 at 7:17 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:31 am

      Muchas gracias.

      Reply
  32. Jamie hibbert says:
    May 20, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    Hey, sat in the smallest room of the house reading this, thinking much the same as those above. One thing to remember is all those older than you probably dreamed of doing what you are planning to do or similar, just they never did do it.

    Best of luck and welcome the cloud and rain of England! We have great surf and lovely pies!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:30 am

      Hah thanks Jamie,

      I’m actually British so I know our downsides all too well ;)

      Reply
  33. Keith Davis says:
    May 20, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    Hi Glen
    Just listening to the first video and typing at the same time.

    Would be great to make a living from the cloud – super name for the web.

    Internet marketing and blogging – sounds brilliant.

    Look forward to seeing you on video.
    Will be good to put a face to the name.

    Cheers Glen

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:30 am

      Thanks Keith,

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  34. Ray says:
    May 20, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Happy 22nd Birthday Glen, and thank you for the gift that will keep on giving. I’m on video number 4, and I love it. I’m sure your brother will do quite well with this video course, and I’m pretty confident that I’m going to grow a successful website thanks to this free course.

    I’ll keep you posted

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:30 am

      Hey Ray,

      Loving the confidence! You’re very welcome, and let me know how you get on :)

      Reply
  35. Marie says:
    May 20, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    Happy Birthday Glen! I have been following your blog for a few months now, and you always deliver real content that I can learn from. Thanks for that!

    I may not be 22 anymore (haven’t been for *cough* a few years;-), but I think your Project sounds amazing. Wish you all the best of luck with it – and if you need a good country to move to, we are pretty cool here in Canada!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:29 am

      Haha!

      You’re very welcome. I’ve heard good things about Canada :)

      Reply
  36. marianney | CityVids.tv Denver says:
    May 20, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    Happy Birthday Glen!
    And thanks for the present, can’t wait to unwrap it :)

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:29 am

      ;)

      Reply
  37. Dave Starr says:
    May 21, 2011 at 1:59 am

    Happy Birthday, Glen and thanks so much for the gift. It came on my weekend, great timing, I’ll enjoy.

    Let me give you a thought or two on age, since you brought it up. If I didn’t hear it from you I would have certainly guessed your age at late 40′s, early 40′s or so … the time when a lot of guys “hit their stride” and start having their life put together enough to be able to share meaningfully.

    I guess what I want to say is,you aren’t 22 or any other particular age _online_, and, very unlike you in every other way I have observed, I see you falling into that ‘they won’t take me serious because I am young” trap that so many teens and 20-somethings are mired in. They feel no one will take them seriously because they are “too young”.

    I’m 65, and I feel I relate to you. Why wouldn’t I? You speak straight from the shoulder, you deliver interesting and unique ideas, and you treat people respectfully. I think I could relate to you just as well if you were 12 or 112 … online.

    Now it’s true if we were going out on the town together, we probably would diverge pretty rapidly … but we’re not … we’re both working on building our lives, learning new things and even occasionally making a buck … or a quid … or a rand …

    Never, ever, apologize for your age or self-limit yourself by considering what others might think of you age online … better not to even think that much about it, in my book.

    Anyway, that’s my gift of advice for this birthday, from someone who remembers what 22 was like, and also 32 and 42 and 52 and 62. Greatly looking forward to 72, 82 ….

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    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:29 am

      Hey Dave,

      I really enjoyed reading this comment, and appreciate the time you took out to write it.

      I love your positivity!

      Thanks again :)

      Reply
      • Dave Starr says:
        May 21, 2011 at 9:32 am

        You’re more than welcome .. and the “Project Warehouse” idea … gangbusters in my book … go for it!

        Reply
  38. Colin says:
    May 21, 2011 at 4:49 am

    i totally agree with the income reports. I’ll check Pat Flynn’s income reports more than anything else on his blog.

    But that warehouse idea is exactly what I’ve been thinking of doing. There’s tons of property here in Portland, Oregon, and a lot of Internet marketer people too. So I’ve been wanting to build a type of incubator/idea farm and just build businesses. So let me know when you get yours up and running, cuz I’m a few years out. But good luck and happy birthday.

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 8:28 am

      Hey Colin,

      That’s a funny coincidence. Thanks for the support, and I’ll let you know ;)

      Reply
  39. Anne Lyken-Garner says:
    May 21, 2011 at 8:05 am

    Good luck with the wedding, Glen. I grew up in South America. You will love the weather if not anything else. Let me know if you need any info about Guyana or Suriname (or if you plan to go to these countries when you’re there).

    Reply
  40. Tim Soulo says:
    May 21, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    Hey Glen,

    You should come to Ukraine with this incubator idea :) The salaries here are low and the brains are very good! :) Los of big IT companies are outsourcing works to Ukraine!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 1:48 pm

      How are the girls? ;)

      Reply
  41. Ajaero Tony Martins says:
    May 21, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Hi Glen, you are really an inspiration to young internet entrepreneurs out there. It’s nice reading your post again on viperchill. I look forward to more lessons from you. Holla

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 21, 2011 at 1:48 pm

      Thanks Ajaero!

      Reply
  42. Chris Slinger says:
    May 21, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    Thanks Glen

    Seems only a month or two ago we were celebrating your Birthday with the Speakers Club! (we just had our dinner this week). I will check out your video’s. Thanks

    Reply
  43. shajjad says:
    May 21, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    Glen,,
    At First wishing you Happy Birthday…
    Its first time i am going to comment on your blog (I am not a new reader of your blog). And this course is really an awesome. I just started to view first video….

    Thanks very much to gives me chance to view your great video course.

    Shajjad

    Reply
  44. Justin Brooke says:
    May 22, 2011 at 12:58 am

    Damn bro why do you have to live so far away… I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to do project warehouse with you!

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 22, 2011 at 10:41 am

      Sorry man!

      Fly?

      Reply
      • Dave Starr says:
        May 22, 2011 at 10:56 am

        Actually, they have this thing called the Internet these days, I hear it let’s people work together in whatever country they live in. You guys might wnat to check it out ;-)

        There’s a little company called Automattic, for example. They build some sort of giveaway software called WordPress.

        Crazy thing is, they have their employees scattered in more than 20 countries … of course they aren’t all that old of a company, so who knows if they could make a go out of people not working in the same anthill (oops,I mean building).?

        Then again, maybe they will make a go of it, hard to say …

        Reply
  45. Justin | Mazzastick says:
    May 22, 2011 at 3:08 am

    Hi Glen,
    You’ve found a way to deliver value to people and for that you are already successful.

    Your warehouse idea sounds awesome and I believe that what you are planning on doing will create massive value for people.

    If I were to be able to join your incubator project I would like to be the ‘idea” man.

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 22, 2011 at 10:41 am

      I’ll do an update on it in the future if it all takes off :)

      Reply
  46. Jeff says:
    May 22, 2011 at 9:28 am

    Glen

    Love the Project idea. Take twenty years off me and I’d be in. Just remember to keep the caffeinated drinks free and flowing.

    Thanks for the new videos I’ll check them out today. And you’re right. A lot of the MMO blogs are not worth much but the income results do give people a buzz when they see what can be achieved. Unfortunately most don’t understand the amount of hard graft that stands behind those stats.

    If you’re from the UK you can’t have been to West Wales yet. Because if you had then you’d have found somewhere you could call home. When the sun shines anyway.

    Take it easy, liking your content.

    Cheers

    Jeff

    Reply
    • Glen says:
      May 22, 2011 at 10:42 am

      Hah, thanks Jeff!

      Noted ;)

      Reply
    • Dave Starr says:
      May 22, 2011 at 11:02 am

      Just to be an instigator, troublemaker and general all ’round boat rocker, Jeff, why would they Project idea be limited to someone 20 years your junior?

      We have been talking a bit, here and there in these comments about “age” … and I can envision a lot of pros and cons about a program like Glen sort of tossed out there … but I can’t see age entering into the mix very much … perhaps I am missing something?

      Reply
      • Jeff says:
        May 24, 2011 at 8:31 am

        Dave

        Only that I have a well paying gig with a family to feed nowadays. That’s all really.

        I suppose I should have said if I didn’t have the responsibilites I have now. I really couldn’t take even a short term hit on income that involvmeent in this project may incur.

        Cheers

        Jeff

        Reply
  47. Kathryn says:
    May 22, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    Hi Glen,

    Wishing you – even though a little late – a very happy birthday!

    I just want to let you know that ever since I purchased Cloud living I am hugely impressed by what you do and what you are about!! It is truly inspiring to see you give away such valuable information for free and share yourself with others the way you do!! The Warehouse sounds like a brilliant idea something I can totally see taking off and become a fantastic project. I wish you all the success in the world with it all!

    Kathryn

    Reply
  48. Arjan says:
    May 22, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Hey Glen,

    Just wanted to drop you a note to say I just watched the whole course, and to be honest, anyone else (because of your ‘lots for free’ reputation) who would not charge a single cent for this course would be cutting himself in the fingers!

    I love the great value and leadership you have shown in the small year I’m following you on ViperChill. Cheers mate, and have
    a blast the coming year!

    Reply
  49. Jon says:
    May 23, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    Hi Glen,

    Happy Belated Birthday! Mine was Thursday the 19th and I turned 30 (and stepped away from the PC as much as possible all weekend).

    Thanks for CloudBlueprint – I’ll check it out later today. Your incubator sounds like it will be a blast and a great way to place driven and talented people together. Do it up man and share your journey with us. No wife or kids here…maybe I’ll join you ;)

    I hope you had a great celebration.

    Jon

    Reply
  50. Shaun L says:
    May 24, 2011 at 9:38 am

    Congrats Glen, thanks for the vids. Project Warehouse sounds cool, I instantly thought of The Social Network when you first started talking about it (That’s a great film too).

    Reply
  51. Soul Web Works says:
    May 24, 2011 at 9:49 am

    I wouldn’t be wrong if i told that you are my role model. Every time i get demotivated, I come to this blog and I am up again. I doing engineering rite now and plan to have something similar to what you are talking about back in Dubai.

    Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  52. Astrid says:
    June 6, 2011 at 6:56 am

    Happy belated Birthday!!~
    First of all(or second since the first was a bday greeting) thanks for the videos! I can’t wait to watch them.

    Third I think the warehouse thing is a super cool idea. I hope you find a place to settle and get this project starting. Looking forward to hear how it goes! :D

    Reply
  53. Forest says:
    June 8, 2011 at 6:36 am

    Awesome series, I ma half way through. Some interesting ideas.

    Reply
  54. David | Almost Bohemian says:
    June 15, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    Glen, I know you are a busy man and you get a ton of comments and emails, but I wanted to shout please do it! Get that warehouse going!

    I built one in San Diego…

    http://almostbohemian.com/warehouse/

    It is so damn nice having space to do what you please. I’m planning to quit my job at the end of the year and travel indefinitely. Perhaps I will have to drop you a line and see how your warehouse is coming along. Or maybe I’ll have to kick some tail into gear and help build it!

    Reply
  55. Vern says:
    June 18, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    Hi Glen,

    It’s amazing what you’ve already accomplished. I listened to most of your 12 video series and found it astounding that you already had a great grasp of things that took me some years to learn. I wish you much success in your warehouse idea.

    Here in Thailand (I’m from the USA, but lived here for 7 yrs now) me and another friend from the US are going to team up on a big project. I mean a big project. We’re going to tackle a niche that has a lot of competition, but, since we both know what we’re doing – we should own it in 2-3 years.

    Ever want to move to Thailand and work your ass numb for a year or two and see what you can create? Here’s an open invitation. We need not tackle the niche we were planning, but, the three of us all working full-time on one big idea could be awesome. Some of our sites: aimforawesome.com, joysthaifood.com, thaipulse.com/blog/, thailandmusings.thaivisa.com. We’ll likely tackle a niche related to Thailand / Asia – but, as I said, if you join us – we can go any direction – it need not be Thailand related.

    Cheers man, and best of luck! If you want to visit Thailand – again, let us know. I’m in the south, my partner is in Bangkok.

    Reply
    • Sheyi says:
      April 2, 2012 at 12:01 pm

      Vern,

      Nice thing you guys are doing there. Do you need someone who has money to invest or someone who is ready to work with you guys and probably put some things in place? I could be interested (contact me from my blog).

      Glen,
      Great videos and lovely timing for me here.

      Sheyi

      Reply

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