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From:
josephmcstay69@hotmail.com
To:
support@authoritydomains.com
Subject: Re. Issues w/ my Earth Inspired Products-EIP website, Dan Kavanaugh....
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:46:40 -0800
Hello Paul,
Thanks for taking my call. I really do appreciate it.
First of all I want to thank you for all of your efforts in keeping EIP ranked these past years and as of recently, allowing us to pay late, reduced amount, etc. I really do appreciate it. It's nice to know there are those out there who genuinely want to help others be successfull. As you are well aware, it's been extremely difficult these past months due to I think primarily this dismal economy and we do sell a "luxury item" which is the 1st to go when people are simply trying to survive and only buy necessities. We haven't formally met... I simply pay you folks each month these past years. I allowed Dan to deal with you since he is the SEO specialist for the site....
As of recently, due to the declining sales, etc... Dan Kavanaugh and myself have been having a "falling out." To give you some history.... We met around 2001 when he helped build our Electronics Website and we became friends....He is extremely talented, but young... So, from time to time he'd need $$$, I'd give it to him and he'd give me software, etc... He was just a kid at 21-22 back then.... He didn't have a car, so I let him use a Volks Vanagon I wasn't using to help him out. I've been doing building fountains since 1998 and originally built
earthinspiredprducts.com in 2000. I'm passinate about fountains...I built them & love them...It's not just for $$$ for me. The site didn't do much till 2005 when I got together with Dan & suggested we revamp EIP from the dead and give it a go... Then 1000's of hrs redesigning began, re-establishing relationships with past vendors, etc.... A lot of late nights & cofee among other things... Since then with your help, PPC, etc... we've built it up pretty good... yet 2008 was tough at times and extremely difficult this past 3 months in particular....
I'm 39 years old..have a wife & 3 kids... Dan is 28, single, no kids....very few responsiblities & parties like a rock star...heck can't blame him.... But, the success of eip is much more critical to me than to him... I can't couch hop as he could, I have mouths to feed.... I know from experience, that you "have to save up for the rainy day" and i did now for 4 yrs.... Dan never did...Whether he made 3k or 8k in a month...it was gone as soon as he got it.... Although, I was raised by a single Mom, was like a father & mom, strong & solid w/ a good work ethic.... Dan didn't have that luxury... It was difficult for him, thus its made him who he is.... Abandonment issues, Lack of Trust, etc...
Having said all the above... Dan has become quite malicious towards me to the point of affecting my family....Please see IM string below....It's quite sad, since we considered him like family, w/ my 2 youngest calling him "uncle Dan.".... I would appreciate your input and any help you could recommend.... Fountains are my life, EIP feeds my family... I can't have EIP disappear off the face of the earth and end up back in a cubicle working for someone else....but, if I have to for me and my family to survive...I will.
I do wish the best for Dan... I wll not be malicious as he is being....And perhaps we can work through this or part ways amicably... I don't know... Either way, I wanted to give you folks a "heads up" on the situation... I appreciate your help...
IM String:
Dan says:
the later you respond and deal with this, the worse its gonna be
Dan says:
but do what u want
Dan says:
i dont give a ****
Josepe' says:
what
Dan says:
?
Dan says:
ill speak with u on the phone or somethin
Dan says:
dont im me
Dan says:
unless you want to talk about some ****
Dan says:
i know u prefer it done over instant message
Dan says:
its cool
Dan says:
no worries
Dan says:
ill be here when ur ready
Dan says:
late
Dan says:
Dan says:
like i said tho, if u try and postpone handling this because u dont like confrontation
Dan says:
it wont be to ur benefit
Dan says:
but live the dream lol
Dan says:
ur dreaming
Dan says:
it will be about 30 days from today that your site is gone from the search engines if u just wanna ignore me
Josepe' says:
And why is that?
Dan says:
why not
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u treat me like a kid like im dumb or some ****
Dan says:
1. your site will be gone from the engines
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2. i will make my own fountain site
Dan says:
and 3
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i dont need it anyway
Dan says:
im ******* killing it on other ****
Dan says:
so get it out of your head that i cant do anything
Dan says:
be realistic
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i made an offer to let u have the site
Dan says:
and buy me out
Dan says:
u fumbled that one
Josepe' says:
Now, I, Summer & Kids know the "Real You" and what you would potentially do to harm me and my family... Your a great guy Dan... FK'n Sad...
Dan says:
dont try your guilt trip **** on me bro
Dan says:
you and i had a business
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do what u want man
Dan says:
i wish the best to u and ur fam
Dan says:
but dont burn fools
Josepe' says:
Yay right... do you see the "contradiction"... You wish the best for me & my family, but have no problem destroying our livelihood? Your sick or something...
Dan says:
ive told u the options
Dan says:
you choose whats best for you
Dan says:
you can disreguard my offer to buy me out
Dan says:
and continue thinking your site is permanent
Dan says:
or you can simply do it, and keep your site
Dan says:
and i wont do anything to harm it
Dan says:
ill give u ppc access to my **** and everything
Dan says:
and keep ur links up
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not pointing to my new fountain site
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and you can keep the site that isnt even that good , like u said yourself
Dan says:
all i did was find the backlinks guys anyway right
Dan says:
youve built six sites like it you said yourself
Dan says:
lol
Josepe' says:
Your a great guy Dan... At least we all know your true colors...
Dan says:
word
Dan says:
be more legit in ur future biz ops
Dan says:
with partners
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and you might go far
Dan says:
we had a good thing goin for a while
Dan says:
apparently its not worth salvaging though to you
Dan says:
i gave u chances
Dan says:
no worries, better luck on ur next one
Dan says:
but u wont get another me
Dan says:
and theres lots of you
Dan says:
your lazy
Dan says:
smart, but lazy
Dan says:
thats why you never built any other sites like mine
Josepe' says:
What do you want Dan?
Dan says:
i want to be treated fairly, and more respected as a owner of this business
Dan says:
not simply some kid you throw a bone to once in a while
Josepe' says:
Even if we came to a $$$ amount and you were paid...Given the malicious things you have written above.... you would take the $$$ and still do those malicious things....Whats the point? There is no reasoning with you or fairness with someone like you....
Dan says:
heres the deal
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ill give u a gentlemans promise
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since were bros for years
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and i dont hate you
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we just had a falling out
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were buddies
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u think i want to **** with u like that
Dan says:
wrong
Dan says:
ill respect your site
Dan says:
and your future with ur family
Dan says:
and even help u with the site still
Dan says:
with ppc, seo
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ill make authority domains confirm it
Dan says:
that i havent pulled any of ur links
Dan says:
youll rank for years
Dan says:
when things bounce back youll do well
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or
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whatever u want man
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point is
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ill honor our deal
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if u buy me out
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nothing malicious of any kind will be done
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its an offer on the table
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a legit one
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i dont wanna see my hard sweat and tears to make that beauty flush down the toilet
Dan says:
its still a site that makes me proud for what it is
Dan says:
think about it
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ill give you a day to come up with what you wanna do
Dan says:
and get back to me with a dollar amount thats fair
Dan says:
and we'll get past this
Dan says:
it was nothing
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youll get control of my ppc accounts to see what keywords people have bought with for the last 6 months
Dan says:
and access to keep buying links
Dan says:
even more if u want
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for better keywords
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ill also help u in the future if u need **** done on the site
Dan says:
seo, etc
Dan says:
we dont have to end this badly
Dan says:
and you dont have to buy me out all up front
Dan says:
you can make payments
Dan says:
we can work something out
Dan says:
so you can stay afloat
Dan says:
but without me, the site will die
Dan says:
and it took 4 years to get it where it is
Dan says:
dont waste all that money u spent on links and making it
Dan says:
hit me up tomorrow and let me know what u decide
Dan says:
sleep on it
Dan says:
whats that site worth to you
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and your future
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cuz i can make more
Dan says:
youd be pretty screwed
Dan says:
just an update, authority domains will be available for you to call so you know your safe
Dan says:
when we make our deal
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im on with them now, telling em you might buy me out
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so they will have ur back still
Dan says:
im giving you till tomorrow
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and im not ******* around
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but as i said, ill honor anything we agree on 100%
Dan says:
and youll continue with your great rankings
Dan says:
i dont have time to compete against you, or even do a fountain site
Dan says:
but ill put that php seo friendly cart up in a sec and point all ur links to it in a heartbeat if i have to
Dan says:
and your wack domain and 2002 site design will go to page 1000 for every keyword
Dan says:
so now that you know how serious i am, and what im capable of..you can make a better decision how to end this
Dan says:
what did they tell ya lol
Dan says:
authority domains
Dan says:
nah i already know
Dan says:
theyre gonna call u back
Dan says:
and let u know what up
Sincerely,
Joseph McStay