July 22, 2008

Authority Site Exploiting In The Offline World

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This morning I joined a golf and country club in Cheshire (UK)… and the entrepreneur in me wanted to haggle and do a deal etc…

In the end I just paid my money and left quietly, but on the way home I had one of my wacky lightbulb moments…

What if I could use my online authority to exploit situations in the offline world?

Here is an example…

The golf club is called “Tytherington Club” and a quick google search shows that the website at number one is a PR3 website, whereas my blog is PR5.

Anyway, here is what I am thinking…

If I create a page on here all about Tytherington Golf and Country Club, and I ensure I use a lot of keywords and link back to it from the main page etc…  there is every chance that I would be top 10, and with some effort, I may eventually even snatch a top 3 position.

Who knows, I may even outrank the club itself.

In an evil dictator kind of way, this could in theory give me some control and power over the club… as I could collect data from people looking to join.

I am afterall the net’s leading buzz marketer…

Warning: Thinking of Joining Tytherington Club? Read My Story First

Something like this, with an interesting story could generate leads.

Now, I must stress that I don’t plan on profiting or using this to genuinly gain any advantages in life, afterall, that would require blackmail… but if there is one thing I have learned in life, it does no harm to have control, and it always helps to have an Ace up your sleeve (just incase).

Who knows, I could create a page for every business in the area… literally, every chip shop, DIY store, Pub, and golf course… who knows what freebies I could get ;-)

Dean - back to his evil best.

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  1. Comment from David Walker on July 22nd, 2008 :

    I think we are going to see a repeat of a “website owner sues blogger” type post if you follow through with this Dean!

  2. Comment from Joe on July 22nd, 2008 :

    You already have ‘Joining Tytherington Club’.

    Offline gold.

  3. Comment from Andy on July 23rd, 2008 :

    A dastardly plan. I love it!

  4. Comment from CY on July 25th, 2008 :

    hi dean:

    I tried this method before.. well sort of.
    You do the following in the webpage:-
    1. Share positive experience, collect leads. oh of course, work out a deal with the golf club owner (or whoever concern) first.

    2. tell negative experience, and promote better products/service( think affiliate marketing).

    The sky’s limit.

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