Ever heard of John Mcafee? No, not that one... I mean the other one. Y'know... The crazy dude who made that Antivirus you're probably running? The crazy dude who ran for president? The one who didn't kill himself in jail? Yeah... THAT John Mcafee. Well get this, before he was a madman in Belize stimulating the local economy by paying the hookers to shit in his mouth (not making this up disclaimer)... he was a software salesman. In fact, he's known for creating one of the very first antivirus...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Man... what a mad month this has been.I'll spare you the details and jump into the meat of what I want to share today...I'm a nerd.Naw... scrath that...I'm a huge nerd.And one comic book series which has a permanant place in my heart, is Spawn.Spawn is widely considered to be the grand daddy of independent comic books... and was created by Todd McFarlane.But get this...Todd McFarlance almost didn't become a comic book artist.In fact...The history of the comic book industry as we know it all...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Y'know, I find it funny that kids these days don't know what fame is. To them... Fame is having a huge follower count on social media. Or having a ton of watchers of Youtube. Kids these days legit can't comprehend how anyone can be famous without the internet. So it shocks them when we tell them about the man who defined fame. ... Michael Jackson. How famous was he? The whole world, even us down in Africa knew who he was before the internet was widespread. Him spending the night at a hotel...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
About an hour ago, I was sitting on my desk, as the non-existent wife (whoever that is) studied for her college final in the next room... And thought I'd go make some pop-corn. It's a lazy snack for a hot Monday afternoon. The moment the first kernel popped I came to understand the shocking truth: Email marketing is exactly like popping corn. Yes, yes... I know. I sounds like a dumb idea. Well, this IS a Jay Makoni email, and half my ideas sound dumber than a retarded hooker in a crack house...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
I'm just coming from the stove as I write this. The wife is out tonight, so I'm making dinner. And what I'm making, is a recipe native to my people called "sadza". I have reason to believe it's called "pap" in South Africa, and "fufu" in Nigeria. Now, pay close attention... I'm about to share how to prepare an African dish with ya. Don't worry, there's a copywriting lesson behind all this. So... First off you get you ingredients: Millie meal (or corn flour for the 'muricans and brits among...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
I am African. Well, to be specific... I'm from the Shona people of Southern Africa. And being Shone, I am beheld to my culture and traditions. Unfortunately I'm quite dumb when it comes to many of them... so I often ask the nonexistent wife to explain because she knows this stuff better than I do. Now, one bit of my people's traditions is how those who follow our preChristianity religion pray to our ancestors. One of the things you do during the prayer ceremony, is hold sniffing tobacco in...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
I'm gonna keep this one shorter than a round with a midget suffering from premature ejaculation. Why? Because: 1: It's Saturday. 2: I'm in bed snuggling the nonexistent wife to sleep for 30 minutes before I head back to my laptop. And thought I'd share this comment I dropped in response to a guy who asked how to plan an email sequence. Excuse any typos, I'm writing this in bed on my Samsung (I don't use iPhone). The comment starts here: === How to structure a basic email sequence: The...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Man, they don't make cartoons like they used to. Back in my day, cartoons had personality. And one I remember fondly, was the three minute shorts about a fictional, evil organisation called "F.E.A.R"... and their their supposedly evil plans. In one episode, the leader of the organisation... who called himself "#1" went to make a deposit to their banker. Here's how the interraction went: #1: "Vulturo, our evil banker. We have come to make yet another deposit." Vulture: "Is it one million...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
War sucks. But, there are some amazing stories you hear from the battlefield. Was reading up on how people bond with their tools and the following hit me right in the feelings... Apparently, soldiers who served in the Middle East, especially those in the explosives division got really attached to their bomb disposal robots. Many of them named their machines. After each mission, the machine would come home to a party where soldiers would congratulate it. Some soldiers would get in trouble for...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read