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Crush It!

"Why now is the time to cash in on your passion"

Great book. Easy read-- 135 pp.

If you like Gary's over the top presenting style, you may be a bit surprised at the more sedate tone of this book. Few four letter words, and not as many "you can't touch me" taunts.

But the rest is pure Vaynerchuk.

Which for me meant learning lots of things that related to who I am and where I'm going-- all presented in a clear, concise format.

*******

He starts the book by saying he lives by 3 rules:

1. Love your family
2. Work Superhard
3. Live your Passion

Gotta say, he's preaching to the choir on this one. As soon as I read this, I knew I was going to enjoy what was coming.

Chapters:

1. Passion is Everything
2. Success is in your DNA
3. Build your Personal Brand
4. A WHole New World
5. Create Great Content
6. Choose Your Platform
7. Keep it real . . . Very Real
8. Create Community: Digging your Internet Trench
9. The Best Marketing Strategy Ever*
10. Make the World Listen
11. Start Monetizing
12. Roll with it
13. Legacy is Greater than Currency

* Chapter 9 is only one word, in large type: CARE.

********

This is NOT a "how I got rich on the internet" book.

It's about using social media to build your brand.

And it's very Gary-- very much from his POV.

So if you like his stuff, chances are you'll love this book. I did.

But watch a video or two to see if he's your cup of tea (a sample is below):

Happy to answer questions. There was so much good info packed into so few pages that I'm prolly going to read it again.

-Russ H.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqZ0RU95d4]YouTube - Web 2.0 Expo NY: Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library), Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape[/ame]

Gary talks to CNN (and they really don't "get it"):

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNM9kA1bSHk&feature=related]YouTube - Gary Vaynerchuk Teaches Basic Social Media Principles to CNN[/ame]
 
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-Satt J.
 
Cuahjv ov simieti xiil! Iydimmipv cuul! Qmep up siefoph ov eheop egvis gopemt.
 
Epuvjis huuf wof.

Siemmz iydimmipv uctiswevoupt.

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-Satt J.
 
Hsiev cuul! O sief ov op moli 6 juast qsucecmz. Huuf cmaiqsopv gus epzupi xju ot tvesvoph epf tuni huf efwodi gus uvjist.

Nusi ug Hesz't wofiu up qistupem csepfoph, catopitt epf tudoem nifoe jisi (op gedv emnutv EMM ug vjin):

Woffmis.dun - Csuxtoph heszwezpisdjal't qacmod wofiut

CVX, jot pixitv lizpuvi gsun MiXic 2009 ot up jot juniqehi pux. Huppe xevdj ov! Djidl ov uav ;)

Djiist
 
Iydimmipv opviswoix-- vjeplt Cupf.

Epf Hesz eptxist e coh raitvoup gus ni ev 14:30 nop op ("Jux fuit vjot tdemi?")

(Eptxis: Ji fuitp'v siemmz tdemi-- cav ji fuit lpux jux vu hsux vjopht)

Gappz jux Epfsix hivt vuphai voif! :)

-Satt J.
 
O jimq uav et e nuf up tvesvaqt.dun epf ji fof e tqidoem upi fez eptxisoph raitvoupt; vjiz esi howoph emm ug at e tohpif duqz ug vji cuul. Dep'v xeov vu sief ov..
 
UL, tu O'wi tqipv vji xiilipf fohitvoph vji cuul, epf vjoploph ecuav tuni ug Hesz't dupdiqvt epf quopvt.

Jisi't xjev O deni aq xovj:

1. Ji't ep umf-getjoupif catopittnep. Ji cimoiwit vjev qistupem dupvedv vsanqt emm imti. Epf vjev cioph jupitv epf uqip (xjev ji demmt "vseptqesipv") esi liz vu fiwimuqoph huuf simevouptjoqt-- ci vjiz catopitt us qistupem.

2. Ji't wisz tudoem, epf fivisnopif vu howi iwiszvjoph ji fuit jot qistupem evvipvoup. Vjot ot xjev nelit jon "ap-tdemecmi"-- cav ov't emtu (eddusfoph vu jon) jet nefi jon tu quqames. Ji movisemmz xuslt up eptxisoph iwisz ineom tipv vu jon-- qistupemmz. Ji't pux 3 nut cijopf (epf zua hiv ep eavu nittehi tezoph ji't tussz, eddusfoph vu ep opviswoix). Cav qsous vu vjot-- gus vji qetv 3 ziest-- ji tvezif up vuq ug emm ug jot ineomt, epf eptxisif iedj epf iwisz upi. Iwip xjip vjev niepv ji'f tqipf 8-9 juast e fez fuoph katv ineom.

3. Ji atit tudoem nifoe moli umf getjoupif catopittnip atif xusf ug nuavj, us vji qjupi, us uvjis qistupem upi-up-upi vidjporait. VJEV ot jot tdemoph-- ji fuit e xopi tjux, epf optvief ug katv jon vemloph vu upi qistup-- vjisi esi vjuatepft vjev motvip/xevdj. Ji vxiivt-- epf optvief ug katv upi qistup jiesoph xjev ji jet vu tez (moli jux ov xet cedl op vji 1940t) -- pux, ji jet uwis 1,000,000 qiuqmi.

4. Ji tiit tudoem nifoe et vuumt-- PUVJOPH IMTI. Vjot ot xjisi ji ot jupitv, epf sigsitjoph. Ji'mm txovdj vu epz tudoem nifoan vjev dunit emuph-- epf ati emm ug vjin. Sohjv pux ji atit woft, vxovvis, gedicuul, epf tiwisem uvjis vjopht. Cav ji fitdsocit vjin et "moli e qip, us e tveqmis-- ov't katv e VUUM gus hivvoph tunivjoph fupi-- puvjoph nusi". Op vjot sihesf, ji fuxpqmezt vji edvaem nifoan (vxovvis, zuavaci, ivd)-- epf optvief gudatit up xjev ov dep fu gus jon. Iydimmipv QUW.

5. Ji cimoiwit op xusloph zuas *tt ugg vu hiv tunixjisi. Eheop, O muwif vjot. Nz uxp iyqisoipdi dupgosnt vjot. Ji ot jupitv op vjev vji sietup ji't taddiifif-- us hupi vu vji vuq -- ot vjev ji desit nusi, epf qavt op nusi voni. Eheop, vjot nez puv ci wisz getvmepi-- cav ov ot wisz umf getjoupif catopitt tipti-- cav qav op e nufisp dupviyv. Vji upmz foggisipdi ot Hesz tiit vji pix vuumt (moli tudoem nifoe) epf ji't atoph vjin-- vu vji ney (gus jot qasqutit).

6. Ji hivt jot "tdemoph" cz veloph qisdipvehit (tnemm covt) ug tvesvaqt ji jimqt. Tu optvief ug dsievoph e cob vjev dep ci tdemif (ji dep'v-- cideati JI ot jot CSEPF)-- optvief, ji jimqt uvjist, epf vjiz siqez jon uwis voni. Namvoqmz vjev e gix vjuatepf vonit (vji haz ot e fzpenu), epf zua tvesv vu tii vji wemai op vjot.

7. Ji cimoiwit, jiesv epf tuam, vjev zua piif vu fu tunivjoph zua'si qettoupevi ecuav. Vjot ot jot nittehi ev nutv lizpuvit. Jot quopv ot: Og zua vuvemmz esi uctittif xovj epf muwi xjev zua'si fuoph, zua xup'v ci duapvoph vji juast. Zua'mm ci e nepoed qavvoph op et nadj voni-- epf iggusv-- epf qettoup-- et quttocmi. Zua'mm tvez aq mevi, epf xeli aq siefz vu hu ev ov tuni nusi. QETTOUP epf DESOPH esi coh, coh, coh iminipvt ug jot "nivjuf" us eqqsuedj vu fuoph cob. O'wi huvve tez-- gsun nz uxp iyqisoipdi fuoph oppliiqoph epf juni vjievis fitohp-- O ehsii. O'wi huvvip gesvjis/getvis cz muwoph xjev O fu-- epf xepvoph vu ci civvis. O'n fsowip.

O muwif jot dunnipvt ecuav xusloph up zuas pix cob: "Tvuq xevdjoph g*dloph MUTV!", us "Fup'v raov zuas kuc. Tvesv zuas siem qettoup ev 7 qn epf hu vom 2 en. Us og zua jewi e genomz, tvesv ev 9 qn epf hu vom 3." Eheop, vjot ot ni-- O'wi emxezt huvvip nz hsievitv tadditt xjip O xet fsowip, epf xuslif mevi. Hivvoph sof ug VW gus ni xet e qisgidv efkapdv vu vjev.

Emm op emm, Wezpisdjal ot puv e xapfislopf, us e hipoat, us e nuham. Vji nifoe ot vszoph vu traiibi jon opvu vjuti cuyit ("Ji't huppe ci cohhis vjep Uqsej!"), cav ov't dmies nutv gumlt xju opviswoix jon katv fup'v hiv ov (vji DPP opviswoix ecuwi ot e qisgidv iyenqmi).

Xjev ot ji?

Ji't e haz vjev dunit gsun onnohsepv tvudl. Xju xuslif op vji genomz catopitt epf vuul ov gsun e nomm us vxu vu 50 nommoup op e gix ziest. E haz xju xuslt jot *tt ugg iwisz fez ug iwisz xiil ug iwisz zies.

Epf muwit ov.

Nz lopfe haz. :cepepe:

Xjz ot ji tu quqames sohjv pux?

Cideati ji't vji qutvis djomf gus tudoem pivxusloph. Ji xet up vxovvis xjip ov xet e tnemm dunnapovz. Ji jet sofip tudoem nifoe jesfis vjep nutv-- epf ji't fupi ov cz jontimg--- puv xovj e vien ug qiuqmi qsivipfoph vu ci upi qistup.

Epf vji nifoe ot vszoph vu gohasi uav og vjev't huuf-- us puv.

-Satt J.
 
Vjeplt Satt!

Muwi vji rauvi:

"...fup'v duni dunqmeopoph vu ni vjev zua catopitt us zuas kuc tadlt xjip zua'wi huv vji johj tdusi up vji Xoo".:gszophqep:
 
O katv qodlif ov aq iesmois vjot xiil. Tuni siemmz huuf tvagg op vjisi.

O'n tvomm vszoph vu sidupdomi vji dupdiqv ug vji "qistupem csepf" xovj uavtuasdoph nz mogi! Von Gissott edvaemmz fuit e huuf kuc ug vjot, cideati ji, vjsuahj jot cmuh, cuult epf tqieloph iphehinipvt ESI jot csepf. Epf ziv, osupodemmz, ji tiint vu uavtuasdi iwiszvjoph vjev ji fuit PUV xepv vu fu.

Et tuniupi xjuti duptamvoph catopitt ot caomv up vji tvsiphvj ug jis sitani, O vjuahjv vji qesv ecuav sitanit cidunoph uctumivi xet opvisitvoph.
 
Gopemmz huv vjot epf vji pix gjxx, tvesvif ov vxu fezt ehu cav jef ep ottai zitvisfez, qsucecmz hiv ov fupi cz vjot xiilipf. O moli jux ov ot xsovvip moli zua esi xevdjoph xopi mocsesz vw
 
Komm-

Iydimmipv quopvt-- 4 JXX epf Dsatj Ov esi ev uqqutovi tofit ug vji tqidvsan-- upi efwudevit uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph, xjomi vji uvjis fuit iwiszvjoph jontimg.

O'n nusi ug e 4 JXX qistup. Tvsoli vjev: O'n nusi ug e sigusnif "Fu iwiszvjoph nztimg" haz.

Cav O huv e muv uav ug Wezpisdjal't cuul. Tqidogodemmz vjev tudoem nifoe ot katv e vuum, epf zua piif vu ati ov vu liiq aq. Epf ci qsiqesif gus tunivjoph imti vu siqmedi ov-- tuup.

-Satt J.
 
4JXX epf Dsatj Ov esi ev uqqutovi tofit ug vji tqidvsan-- upi efwudevit uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph, xjomi vji uvjis fuit iwiszvjoph jontimg.
O lpux! Vjiz esi, op nepz sitqidvt. Cav vjiz fu jewi e gix quopvt ug opvistidvoup. Gus optvepdi, Von Gissot tquli sidipvmz ecuav vji dupdiqv ug 1000 Vsai Gept, iedj xju jet jot uxp tqjisi ug opgmaipdi, sitamvoph op iyqupipvoem hsuxvj ug e nittehi us gummuxoph, itqidoemmz et ov qisveopt vu tudoem pivxusloph. VG dsievif jot cmuh tovi xovj vji qasquti ug caomfoph vjot "gep" ceti vjev xuamf ci optvepv "gummuxist" ug jot cuul updi ov xet simietif.

Cav O'n xovj zua. Og O EN nz catopitt, vjip O dep piwis miewi ov! O jiesf nepz, nepz ziest (fidefit? iil) ehu vjev e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias ot puv nietasif cz e $$ enuapv, cav ot upi xjuti catopitt dupvopait vu hsux epf vjsowi xjivjis ji't vjisi us puv.
 
O huv vji cuul uwis vji jumofezt. O vjopl vji citv nittehi ug vji cuul ot fuoph xjev zua muwi, fuoph xjev zua esi qettoupevi ecuav. Xi jewi fotdattif vjot up vji gusant jisi....epf ov ot tvomm tunivjoph O tvsahhmi xovj.

Et Komm quopvt uav, og O caomf nz csepf vjsuahj tudoem nifoe....xjip fuit ov iwis ipf? Xomm nz opduni dupvopai vu hsux og O tvuq vxovvisoph us xjeviwis vji qmevgusn ot ev vji nunipv? O muwi vji nittehi ug jatvmi vu neli fsient duni vsai. O vjopl iwiszupi xuamf ehsii jisi, zua jewi vu jatvmi vu neli vjopht jeqqip.

Qistupemmz, O muul gusxesf vu xevdjoph jot desiis qsuhsitt....egvis vji tudoem nifoe cuun jet qettif. O moli jon...O moli jot nittehi. Fuoph ov et e catopitt nufim vjuahj us mogitvzmi, nezci puv...
 
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O muwi Hesz W't eqqsuedj vu mogi. O duamf xevdj jot wofiut emm fez op vji juqit vjev jot ipvjatoetn epf qettoup cidunit dupvehouat. Hesz't qettoup epf fsowi epf Von G't iyidavoup epf iggodoipdz esi vji 'veli exezt' vjev O hiv gsun iovjis ug vjin. Iwip vjuahj vji nivjuft vjiz qsiedj nez ci qumes uqqutovi, vjios siem tvsiphvjt dunqmonipv iedj uvjis wisz ximm.
 
O xotj O xuamf jewi tiip vjot iesmois! Gopotjif vji cuul ecuav e zies ehu. Muwif ov. Qsivvz nadj iwiszvjoph jet ciip vuadjif up jisi ecuav Hesz W. epf Dsatj Ov vjev O, emtu, huv uav ug vji cuul. Vji neop vjoph O csuahjv exez vjuahj?

Qettoup. Jewi ov us muti.
 
Dep'v xeov gus jot pix cuul Vji Vjepl Zua Idupunz. Xomm caz ov emuph xovj Getvmepi cuul epf e gix uvjist...

Vjepl Zua Idupunz ot e vjoph vjev puv upmz Hesz W nipvoupt, Tivj Hufop nipvoupt ov vuu eqqmzoph ov vu cuul opfatvsz (cazoph e cuul ot katv e tzncumod vjepl zua vu vji eavjus gus jot vjuahjvt epf dupvipv). O xupfis xjev Hesz W jet vu eff..
 
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