Arriving in Thailand, Holly Mann got a cheap apartment & bought a computer from used parts
for $250. In 4 months, she was making more that $12,000 a month. She has maintained that
income for 2 years. Learn how Holly Mann is a make money at home success story...
for $250. In 4 months, she was making more that $12,000 a month. She has maintained that
income for 2 years. Learn how Holly Mann is a make money at home success story...
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after the surgery, they determined she wouldn't be able to wear the after
the surgery, they determined she wouldn't be able to wear the required
standard issue black boots, so she was honorably discharged. required
standard issue black boots, so she was honorably discharged. She
immediately took a civilian job delivering packages in Baghdad, Iraq
about 6 months after the Gulf War started. In Holly Mann’s words, “On
“On November 22, 2003, I was working for DHL at Baghdad airport. I
November 22, 2003, I was working for DHL at Baghdad airport. I saw
one of our cargo planes take off as usual (to fly to Bahrain, our hub) and
then people started yelling that they saw smoke coming off of the engine
of the plane. My coworkers and I stood below as the plane crashed down
of the plane. My coworkers and I stood below as the plane crashed down
a couple of miles from where we were at. There were four Belgian pilots
flying, and they were all shaken up, but not hurt thankfully. It was a scary
day. I went over to the crash site late and saw the damage that was
done. It was the first plane to be shot down during the war. It was hit with
a surface-to-air missile. Months later, while I was at work someone from
a news station brought over a DVD which had full coverage of the
terrorists in the act of shooting down our plane. It was the most horrific,
sickening thing I have ever seen. It’s also sick that the news people were
sickening thing I have ever seen. It’s also sick that the news people were
there with the terrorists filming it all, knowing what was happening.”
Instead of returning to the United States like most might expect, Holly
Mann went to Thailand, a place she treasured. She had lived there when
she was 16 on a student exchange program sponsored by the Rotary
Club. Holly shares, “I was the first person in my family to ever visit
Thailand. Prior to going on the exchange overseas, I filled out a form to
choose countries I wanted to visit – in order from one to ten. My top
choice was Zimbabwe, then South Africa, Philippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, etc. I originally was told I’d be going to Zimbabwe and I was
thrilled and began learning Swahili. A week before departing, I was
called by the rotary club to inform me that I’d be going to Thailand. I was
shocked, but I’m glad that happened. It was the best experience of my
life.”
Holly Mann moved to Thailand... “After I decided to leave Iraq, I went
straight to Thailand. I heard that northern Thailand was beautiful and
decided to take a bus there. I was at the bus station and a stranger
started talking to me about a place he planned to visit, called Pai. It was
a rural, beautiful village situated in the mountains near the golden
triangle. It was full of culture, surrounded by at least four different hill
tribes. I rented a small one bedroom house in a Burmese village of poor
farmers, outside of the town of Pai. My son’s father was my neighbor. I
first met him through his sister, Nuu. She became like a best friend to
me. She was a little Burmese girl about 7 years old whose parents
worked constantly. She couldn’t go to school because she was not Thai
and I spent time with her every day. I got to know her family and her
brother through her. Lots of things changed between Josh’s father and I
so we eventually broke up and went our separate ways.”
With a child on the way, Holly Mann decided to return to her home state,
Wisconsin, & move in with her brother to cut expenses. While there,
Holly was web surfing on eBay & noticed that people were selling pre-
made websites for prices higher than she could believe. She was
convinced a person without much skill was using Microsoft FrontPage to
create these. She showed them to her brother & they both agreed they
could do the same or better, so they did. They sold these generic sites
on eBay to loan officers who were hoping to get more mortgage leads
from the Internet. Others saw what Holly & her brother were doing &
copied them, so eventually her $900 a month income from this new
enterprise was starting to take a dive. Developing, selling & servicing
this business had taken many hours; in fact, it was like a job, only she
did have the luxury of working at home in her pajamas. She was
becoming aware of even better online money making opportunities, so
she charged forward with more research & more online work.
While selling the mortgage lead-generating websites, she knew that
people would need a hosting service as well to make these sites visible
online, so she formed an affiliate relationship with Wild West Domains &
started getting a cut for promoting & selling this hosting service too. She
noticed it was a lot easier to up-sell another needed service after they
had bought from her the first time, because they trusted her more & she
knew their needs. Now knowing that some companies offered a piece
of the action if she drove Internet traffic to their site & they purchased
something, Holly started looking for other companies offering an affiliate
marketing program. She started a site where she recommended
several different web hosting services & a list of some to avoid. The site
also included several articles filled with free information on web hosting
tips. Her Internet marketing strategies were developing rapidly. Now
understanding to rank well on the search engines, she’d need more
relevant content on her websites, so she added those articles naturally
loaded with keywords that people typed when using a search engine like
Google.com or Yahoo.com. More content with relevant keywords meant
more searches would lead to her sites. With more traffic, came more
sales. Her sites were designed so if anyone clicked on her
recommended services & ultimately bought something, she’d make
more & more money from her online business. Holly Mann decided to
concentrate on affiliate marketing.
One affiliate marketing program she promoted was the omnipresent, “I’
m Better than You- the Rich Jerk’s Guide to Making Money Online.” She
did well promoting the book, but soon, aspects of the Rich Jerk’s Internet
marketing strategies became uncomfortable to her. She reflected that it
was not a good fit for beginners. Like the websites she saw others
selling on eBay, she thought, “I could write a better book than this and I
think I will!”
Her brother went a different direction & started promoting online
gambling & was succeeding to the point of making over $10,000 a
month with this business model. Holly reflects, “My brother’s name is
Kerry Mann. He is 26 years old. He has always enjoyed gambling,
playing online poker and Texas Hold ‘em. When I was pregnant I
temporarily stayed at his house to live with him and his wife (who was
also pregnant, two months behind me). At that time, my brother began
gambling online full time. He did not call it gambling though – he called it
a “skill.” He became very experienced in Texas Hold ‘em and I also
began playing then. We played in huge tournaments and Heads-Up
games that he won quite often. He started tracking all his games and
keeping records of his percentage of wins over losses. He was doing
pretty well. He then wrote an ebook guide and provided access to
software that he had created and used to manage all the statistics. The
guide was selling out every day and he was making about 12K in profits
from the ebook, along with his own winnings from gambling."
Holly gave birth to an adorable baby named Joshua Tyler Mann on
January 16th of 2005. Holly yearned to be independent as cabin fever
was setting in, but she did not have much money saved to create good
options. She even daydreamed of becoming a survivalist, moving to a
remote area with her baby just living off the land. This actually was
surprisingly viable, since she had been studying survival skills for quite
some time in addition to her military survival training. It was the kind of
training where you parachute from a plane & end up in the jungle with a
canteen & knife. Like MacGyver, if you gave Holly a paperclip, she just
might save the world. She knew it was time for her to get established on
her own two feet, or should we say, four feet with little Josh in tow.
Holly Mann had been working for money since she was 14 years old &
had always been driven to be self sufficient. Once, as a little girl, her
brother yelled from two stories below, “if you jump, I’ll give you this
dollar.” She did, but instead of giving her the dollar, he ran to tell their
mother what a crazy thing she just did. She never got that dollar. Maybe
she learned that life was not fair & that it was better if you had control of
your own money. Independence is a principle of Holly’s character.
Why yet another move to Thailand? Holly, “I love the food, the people
(who are very funny, easy-going and always smiling), the culture and
living in the mountains.” She reasoned with nothing to loose &
everything to gain, why not?
Holly Mann sold whatever she had, so that she and Josh could make the
move to Thailand. She even had to sell her prized Sony VAIO laptop,
leaving her without a computer as she packed their bags. To an Internet
marketer, this would have been impossible to give up, but Holly had a
dream. She knew this was only temporary. Once in Thailand, she could
squeak by on the $700 a month disability check if she had to as a safety
net. That would have been extremely difficult to do in the United States.
The Dollar goes a lot farther in Thailand.
Next thing one knew, Holly Mann was on a plane with baby Josh & they
were headed to a new beginning. As that long flight over the Atlantic
settled in with it’s hypnotic rushing sound, Holly held Josh closely & her
thoughts drifted to plans of their new home in Thailand. Holly could
already imagine the details of the first apartment they’d live in while she
was writing her ebook. It would be simple, but very clean. She
determined that she was going to get a computer & remain a full time
mom & part time Internet marketer. She committed 4 months of writing
& product launch promotion. She knew to use guerrilla marketing
techniques that were free, but effective, since her funds were limited.
The ebook would help the complete beginner or the intermediate
Internet marketer become successful & eliminate some of the financial
stress in their lives. Even Internet marketing veterans would have a few
ah-hahs.
The flight was long & Holly tried everything she could think of to make it
easier for Josh, but Josh was miserable. After a nearly 24 hour flight, it
was welcome relief when the jet’s tires went bump on the ground in
Thailand.
Before long, they had their new apartment & it was time to get a
computer. She worked with locals to find various parts to construct her
first computer. Finally, she got her computer made from random parts
costing her about $250. Now it was time to get an Internet connection.
All her apartment offered was a dialup connection that was on a party
line. For those under 30 years old, that’s a phone line that is shared by
two or more residences to save resources. It was common in rural
areas of America in the 50s & 60s. The challenge was that only one
household could use the phone at a time. This was a nightmare for an
Internet marketer accustomed to high speed access & a better
computer, but it did not matter because Holly had work to do; there was
little to be gained by complaining. She worked at keeping Joshua
healthy because he had already been through bouts of colic leaving him
crying & making it difficult for mommy to get any work done.
Finally, she got her book completed & rushed to get it online, but often
while uploading her web pages; her neighbors would pick up the phone
to make a call forcing Holly to lose her Internet connection. She would
have to start all over again. This was enough to drive one nuts. It often
took over an hour to make an update because the modem was only
giving her 14 kbps. This would drive many a marketer to drink.
She did it! Holly Mann launched her ebook & it was an immediate
success to the tune of $12,000 in profits during the first month. This is
what she dreamed about & now it had become a reality. Her story was
appealing and her ideas started making a difference in people’s lives as
they followed her step by step instructions. Holly's ebook sold for a mere
$29, so it was within the reach of even those who were broke. Her
booked was named: “Honest Riches.”
Holly Mann started receiving thank you letters from all over the world
filled with praise of how easy it was to follow & how her system was
making them money. Many joined her forum for support & continuing
education. Holly worked hard at answering emails & staying active on
her forum, so that people wouldn’t just buy the book & never implement
the strategies. People of all ages wrote to her to tell her of their
challenges, both past & present. Folks with disabilities opened up &
considered Holly a trusted advisor & mentor. Single moms felt a special
kinship with her even though they’d never met her. Holly’s decision to
just be herself was proving to be the right one. She intuitively knew that
people were burned out on all the hype & get rich scams being bandied
about the Internet. People were looking for something real they could
relate to and found just that in Holly.
Most find Holly Mann unpretentious, and always willing to help as much
as she can. Having opened herself up to so much exposure to the
public, sometimes when she faces challenges on the home front, for
instance, Josh being sick; then, it can be a struggle to keep up with the
all the emails, “It used to take one to two hours to reply to all the emails
total. My son goes to daycare for 4 or 5 hours a day and that would take
up so much time. I recently switched my mail management to Mozilla
Thunderbird and it has cut the time by 3/4s of what it used to take me to
answer emails. All of my mail messages get filtered into specific folders
now and the junk is filtered out as well.” Her forum has ingeniously
been a big help in this area, because as she has mentored others, now
they help answer questions & give advice 24 hours a day on her forum.
One finds the atmosphere there supportive unlike some other forums
which are simply used to tear others down while they hide behind the
anonymity of the Internet. When you sign on to the forum, there always
seems to be a group of 5 to 15 there with you.
Holly has moved to a better apartment & has a DSL connection. She got
her son’s babysitter to use her name as a citizen of Thailand in order to
get the service connected. She has replaced that $250 computer with
that whirring sound that made you think it was going to go up in smoke
at any moment with a better computer; so, she’s much happier now with
the improvements. Holly's new computer is another Sony VAIO that
looks like a media center.
With no plans to move back to the United States, Holly Mann truly loves
Thailand. Relatives are always asking her to return to America so they
can see her and how much Josh has grown, so she will make that
transatlantic flight from time to time.
Not able to run for exercise since her foot operation, Holly has immersed
herself in an advanced form of stretching to keep in shape. She is an
avid contortionist & often stays in touch with others that share this
passion. Some of the positions she gets her body into, makes one hurt
just to watch.
Now that Holly Mann has created a strong royalty income online, her
plans are to continue living in Thailand & develop more virtual business
ideas. At the same time, she wants to help as many people as she can
by coaching them how to create a profitable work at home Internet
business. She’s put romance on the back burner to focus on raising
Josh & creating a solid future for him. One day buying a house in
Thailand would the realization of a dream. She says it’s difficult to buy a
house there if you’re not a citizen, but Holly will figure out a way; count on
it. She dreams of having horses, but doesn’t think it would be feasible in
Thailand since it gets sweltering hot. Volunteering her time working in
an orphanage is something Holly feels called to do. Her mother &
stepfather have already followed her to Thailand and are doing just that.
Mom buzzes over on her small motorcycle called a Honda Dream, the
most popular means of transportation in Northern Thailand (a very
reliable 100 cc, 4 stroke with 8 bhp). Her mom lives just 15 minutes
away. Small motorcycles are very common in Thailand. The riders zip
in and out of traffic fearlessly.
Holly Mann reaches out to the public to help them overcome their
financial struggles with sincere wholesomeness, but it’s tempered with
a bright intellect, tough mental resolve & a willingness to follow through
with work till the project is completed.
Holly Mann remembers a difficult childhood while growing up in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin & Glendale, Arizona. The struggles made her
grow up fast, so she’s developed into an old soul in her 20s. This
mature spirit is manifested in her outlook on life, responsibility & her
relationship with others. Holly hasn't found a Church in Thailand, but
she reflects, “The happiest time of my life was when I became a
Christian when I was in my teens. It really turned my life around and
completely changed me as a person. My home life was violent and
chaotic. I pretty much took care of myself and never knew of God prior to
January 1st, 1997. The experience I had was eye-opening, and the best
thing that ever happened to me.” She believes she’s here to help
others. On the other hand, Holly is wide eyed, childlike & shy in many
ways. Though her parents have been divorced for a long time, Holly still
talks with her dad, “…about once a month. He lives in Wisconsin.”
Because Holly moved around so much as a youngster, one might think
she was an Army Brat, but she wasn’t. Her father had been in the Navy,
but that was before she was born. She mentions other family members,
“I have an older brother, Kerry Mann, who is 26 and an older sister,
Melissa who is 28. They both live in Wisconsin. My brother has a two
year old girl and his wife is due to have triplets any day now! My sister
also has a child, David, who is almost 6 years old."
One might wonder what her beliefs are now 10 years after she became
a Believer, Holly Mann openly shares, “I am a Christian, non-
denominational. I am accepting of people of every religion and have
learned a lot from several Buddhist friends in Thailand (here the people
are 98% Buddhist). I became a Christian when I was 14 years old, the
only one in the family. My life completely changed since then, and I am
grateful for it every day.”
Several people have held inspiration for Holly Mann. She counts among
them: Helen Keller, Rosa Parks & Jane Goodall. She respects anyone
who goes after their dreams & inspires others to pursue theirs.
When asked how she overcomes her shyness, she says…“I am still
working on that one! : ) lol. I’ve been pretty shy since I was a little kid, but
growing up I was in a few plays and did a lot of public speaking in school
and with the Rotary club. I feel really comfortable in small groups and
one-on-one, but still have a big fear of public speaking in front of large
crowds. I think many people have this fear!”
Holly did have some college, but never had the opportunity to finish.
Holly Mann is mostly self-taught in her online businesses through about
5 years of trial & error. If you pinned her down to one Internet marketing
coach that has made a real difference, she’d say, Mike Filsaime. In fact,
as this bio is being written, Holly Mann, Josh & her mother flew from
Chiang Mai, Thailand to Singapore to attend her first “World Internet
Mega Summit,” at Mike’s suggestion. A while back, Mike had introduced
himself to Holly because he came across a website she had made
promoting Mike & his products & he liked the site. When Mike had an
invitation to speak at the Internet Summit, he told Holly that she’s got to
come, since it’s only a 3 hour flight from her city in Thailand. She
agreed. So now, they’ve met in person. The author of this article has
also met Mike & was happy to find how warm he is towards others. He’s
making millions, but is keeping the common touch. The writer of this bio
has also purchased “Carbon Copy Marketing,” & thinks it is a must have
for beginners because of it utilizes step by step videos teaching one how
to set up your Internet marketing business. It’s similar to a Video
Professor instructional DVD. You actually get to see what Mike Filsaime
does on his computer screen. He explains everything while you’re
watching his computer monitor. You then, copy what Mike does, thus the
name, “Carbon Copy Marketing.” Holly had never been away from Josh,
so she only planned a trip for one day of the conference, but at the last
minute, her mom agreed to go & take care of Josh while Holly was at the
seminar. Holly was able to enjoy the presentations with less worry. It is
notable that Holly bought her mom’s & Josh’s airline tickets. That’s just
one of the many perks of making money online.
Holly Mann has completely revised & updated her ebook; it is now called,
“Honest Riches 2- Time Tested Techniques Anyone Can Use to Make
Money Online.” Having sold over 20,000 copies with no signs of slowing
down, the author of this article asked Holly what she nets each month
after her $12,000 income, she answers, “$11,000 approximately. I don’t
pay for advertising for any of my websites, but I buy a lot of software and
stuff like that for my websites.”
Curious what the Holly Mann business weaknesses might be? She
says, “Managing so many different projects, task and contacts is
something I try to keep in balance at all times. Time and task
management is tough if you are working on your own. I have learned to
out source what I can and take care of the rest myself.” And what are
Holly Mann's strengths? She reflects, “I think a strength I have in my
business is that I am personable and try to help out my customers as
much as I can.” One might add that she has the ability to focus & see a
project through to it’s completion, even in the midst of great adversity,
lack of money & the stress of being a single mom. Rather than
dreaming of doing something, she’ll just do it, put it out there, and then
she’ll begin the refinements. Often others are not willing to risk making
mistakes, so the fear a project not being perfect delays their projects
release till they have their power shut off due to non payment. Holly’s
projects & websites are done the best she can at the time, and then she’
ll keep going back & tweaking this or that. But in the meantime, Holly
Mann is making money on what she’s made available to the public. It
does not have to be perfect at it’s release, therefore the money comes
sooner.
With all her willingness to give help to her clients, has it ever attracted
negative attention or Internet stalkers? Holly Mann states, “Men have
approached me online through my websites occasionally. A few people
have asked me out or have been interested in me. But, the people who
have approached me in this way have always wanted me to personally
help them get started making money online. It’s obvious what the
motives are! For the most part, people are pretty friendly and
professional online.”
Curious if her income was steady or just a flash in the pan, the author
asked, “Will you make over $100,000 this year?” Holly replied, “Yes!”
Article by Glen Woodfin with Holly Mann
the surgery, they determined she wouldn't be able to wear the required
standard issue black boots, so she was honorably discharged. required
standard issue black boots, so she was honorably discharged. She
immediately took a civilian job delivering packages in Baghdad, Iraq
about 6 months after the Gulf War started. In Holly Mann’s words, “On
“On November 22, 2003, I was working for DHL at Baghdad airport. I
November 22, 2003, I was working for DHL at Baghdad airport. I saw
one of our cargo planes take off as usual (to fly to Bahrain, our hub) and
then people started yelling that they saw smoke coming off of the engine
of the plane. My coworkers and I stood below as the plane crashed down
of the plane. My coworkers and I stood below as the plane crashed down
a couple of miles from where we were at. There were four Belgian pilots
flying, and they were all shaken up, but not hurt thankfully. It was a scary
day. I went over to the crash site late and saw the damage that was
done. It was the first plane to be shot down during the war. It was hit with
a surface-to-air missile. Months later, while I was at work someone from
a news station brought over a DVD which had full coverage of the
terrorists in the act of shooting down our plane. It was the most horrific,
sickening thing I have ever seen. It’s also sick that the news people were
sickening thing I have ever seen. It’s also sick that the news people were
there with the terrorists filming it all, knowing what was happening.”
Instead of returning to the United States like most might expect, Holly
Mann went to Thailand, a place she treasured. She had lived there when
she was 16 on a student exchange program sponsored by the Rotary
Club. Holly shares, “I was the first person in my family to ever visit
Thailand. Prior to going on the exchange overseas, I filled out a form to
choose countries I wanted to visit – in order from one to ten. My top
choice was Zimbabwe, then South Africa, Philippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, etc. I originally was told I’d be going to Zimbabwe and I was
thrilled and began learning Swahili. A week before departing, I was
called by the rotary club to inform me that I’d be going to Thailand. I was
shocked, but I’m glad that happened. It was the best experience of my
life.”
Holly Mann moved to Thailand... “After I decided to leave Iraq, I went
straight to Thailand. I heard that northern Thailand was beautiful and
decided to take a bus there. I was at the bus station and a stranger
started talking to me about a place he planned to visit, called Pai. It was
a rural, beautiful village situated in the mountains near the golden
triangle. It was full of culture, surrounded by at least four different hill
tribes. I rented a small one bedroom house in a Burmese village of poor
farmers, outside of the town of Pai. My son’s father was my neighbor. I
first met him through his sister, Nuu. She became like a best friend to
me. She was a little Burmese girl about 7 years old whose parents
worked constantly. She couldn’t go to school because she was not Thai
and I spent time with her every day. I got to know her family and her
brother through her. Lots of things changed between Josh’s father and I
so we eventually broke up and went our separate ways.”
With a child on the way, Holly Mann decided to return to her home state,
Wisconsin, & move in with her brother to cut expenses. While there,
Holly was web surfing on eBay & noticed that people were selling pre-
made websites for prices higher than she could believe. She was
convinced a person without much skill was using Microsoft FrontPage to
create these. She showed them to her brother & they both agreed they
could do the same or better, so they did. They sold these generic sites
on eBay to loan officers who were hoping to get more mortgage leads
from the Internet. Others saw what Holly & her brother were doing &
copied them, so eventually her $900 a month income from this new
enterprise was starting to take a dive. Developing, selling & servicing
this business had taken many hours; in fact, it was like a job, only she
did have the luxury of working at home in her pajamas. She was
becoming aware of even better online money making opportunities, so
she charged forward with more research & more online work.
While selling the mortgage lead-generating websites, she knew that
people would need a hosting service as well to make these sites visible
online, so she formed an affiliate relationship with Wild West Domains &
started getting a cut for promoting & selling this hosting service too. She
noticed it was a lot easier to up-sell another needed service after they
had bought from her the first time, because they trusted her more & she
knew their needs. Now knowing that some companies offered a piece
of the action if she drove Internet traffic to their site & they purchased
something, Holly started looking for other companies offering an affiliate
marketing program. She started a site where she recommended
several different web hosting services & a list of some to avoid. The site
also included several articles filled with free information on web hosting
tips. Her Internet marketing strategies were developing rapidly. Now
understanding to rank well on the search engines, she’d need more
relevant content on her websites, so she added those articles naturally
loaded with keywords that people typed when using a search engine like
Google.com or Yahoo.com. More content with relevant keywords meant
more searches would lead to her sites. With more traffic, came more
sales. Her sites were designed so if anyone clicked on her
recommended services & ultimately bought something, she’d make
more & more money from her online business. Holly Mann decided to
concentrate on affiliate marketing.
One affiliate marketing program she promoted was the omnipresent, “I’
m Better than You- the Rich Jerk’s Guide to Making Money Online.” She
did well promoting the book, but soon, aspects of the Rich Jerk’s Internet
marketing strategies became uncomfortable to her. She reflected that it
was not a good fit for beginners. Like the websites she saw others
selling on eBay, she thought, “I could write a better book than this and I
think I will!”
Her brother went a different direction & started promoting online
gambling & was succeeding to the point of making over $10,000 a
month with this business model. Holly reflects, “My brother’s name is
Kerry Mann. He is 26 years old. He has always enjoyed gambling,
playing online poker and Texas Hold ‘em. When I was pregnant I
temporarily stayed at his house to live with him and his wife (who was
also pregnant, two months behind me). At that time, my brother began
gambling online full time. He did not call it gambling though – he called it
a “skill.” He became very experienced in Texas Hold ‘em and I also
began playing then. We played in huge tournaments and Heads-Up
games that he won quite often. He started tracking all his games and
keeping records of his percentage of wins over losses. He was doing
pretty well. He then wrote an ebook guide and provided access to
software that he had created and used to manage all the statistics. The
guide was selling out every day and he was making about 12K in profits
from the ebook, along with his own winnings from gambling."
Holly gave birth to an adorable baby named Joshua Tyler Mann on
January 16th of 2005. Holly yearned to be independent as cabin fever
was setting in, but she did not have much money saved to create good
options. She even daydreamed of becoming a survivalist, moving to a
remote area with her baby just living off the land. This actually was
surprisingly viable, since she had been studying survival skills for quite
some time in addition to her military survival training. It was the kind of
training where you parachute from a plane & end up in the jungle with a
canteen & knife. Like MacGyver, if you gave Holly a paperclip, she just
might save the world. She knew it was time for her to get established on
her own two feet, or should we say, four feet with little Josh in tow.
Holly Mann had been working for money since she was 14 years old &
had always been driven to be self sufficient. Once, as a little girl, her
brother yelled from two stories below, “if you jump, I’ll give you this
dollar.” She did, but instead of giving her the dollar, he ran to tell their
mother what a crazy thing she just did. She never got that dollar. Maybe
she learned that life was not fair & that it was better if you had control of
your own money. Independence is a principle of Holly’s character.
Why yet another move to Thailand? Holly, “I love the food, the people
(who are very funny, easy-going and always smiling), the culture and
living in the mountains.” She reasoned with nothing to loose &
everything to gain, why not?
Holly Mann sold whatever she had, so that she and Josh could make the
move to Thailand. She even had to sell her prized Sony VAIO laptop,
leaving her without a computer as she packed their bags. To an Internet
marketer, this would have been impossible to give up, but Holly had a
dream. She knew this was only temporary. Once in Thailand, she could
squeak by on the $700 a month disability check if she had to as a safety
net. That would have been extremely difficult to do in the United States.
The Dollar goes a lot farther in Thailand.
Next thing one knew, Holly Mann was on a plane with baby Josh & they
were headed to a new beginning. As that long flight over the Atlantic
settled in with it’s hypnotic rushing sound, Holly held Josh closely & her
thoughts drifted to plans of their new home in Thailand. Holly could
already imagine the details of the first apartment they’d live in while she
was writing her ebook. It would be simple, but very clean. She
determined that she was going to get a computer & remain a full time
mom & part time Internet marketer. She committed 4 months of writing
& product launch promotion. She knew to use guerrilla marketing
techniques that were free, but effective, since her funds were limited.
The ebook would help the complete beginner or the intermediate
Internet marketer become successful & eliminate some of the financial
stress in their lives. Even Internet marketing veterans would have a few
ah-hahs.
The flight was long & Holly tried everything she could think of to make it
easier for Josh, but Josh was miserable. After a nearly 24 hour flight, it
was welcome relief when the jet’s tires went bump on the ground in
Thailand.
Before long, they had their new apartment & it was time to get a
computer. She worked with locals to find various parts to construct her
first computer. Finally, she got her computer made from random parts
costing her about $250. Now it was time to get an Internet connection.
All her apartment offered was a dialup connection that was on a party
line. For those under 30 years old, that’s a phone line that is shared by
two or more residences to save resources. It was common in rural
areas of America in the 50s & 60s. The challenge was that only one
household could use the phone at a time. This was a nightmare for an
Internet marketer accustomed to high speed access & a better
computer, but it did not matter because Holly had work to do; there was
little to be gained by complaining. She worked at keeping Joshua
healthy because he had already been through bouts of colic leaving him
crying & making it difficult for mommy to get any work done.
Finally, she got her book completed & rushed to get it online, but often
while uploading her web pages; her neighbors would pick up the phone
to make a call forcing Holly to lose her Internet connection. She would
have to start all over again. This was enough to drive one nuts. It often
took over an hour to make an update because the modem was only
giving her 14 kbps. This would drive many a marketer to drink.
She did it! Holly Mann launched her ebook & it was an immediate
success to the tune of $12,000 in profits during the first month. This is
what she dreamed about & now it had become a reality. Her story was
appealing and her ideas started making a difference in people’s lives as
they followed her step by step instructions. Holly's ebook sold for a mere
$29, so it was within the reach of even those who were broke. Her
booked was named: “Honest Riches.”
Holly Mann started receiving thank you letters from all over the world
filled with praise of how easy it was to follow & how her system was
making them money. Many joined her forum for support & continuing
education. Holly worked hard at answering emails & staying active on
her forum, so that people wouldn’t just buy the book & never implement
the strategies. People of all ages wrote to her to tell her of their
challenges, both past & present. Folks with disabilities opened up &
considered Holly a trusted advisor & mentor. Single moms felt a special
kinship with her even though they’d never met her. Holly’s decision to
just be herself was proving to be the right one. She intuitively knew that
people were burned out on all the hype & get rich scams being bandied
about the Internet. People were looking for something real they could
relate to and found just that in Holly.
Most find Holly Mann unpretentious, and always willing to help as much
as she can. Having opened herself up to so much exposure to the
public, sometimes when she faces challenges on the home front, for
instance, Josh being sick; then, it can be a struggle to keep up with the
all the emails, “It used to take one to two hours to reply to all the emails
total. My son goes to daycare for 4 or 5 hours a day and that would take
up so much time. I recently switched my mail management to Mozilla
Thunderbird and it has cut the time by 3/4s of what it used to take me to
answer emails. All of my mail messages get filtered into specific folders
now and the junk is filtered out as well.” Her forum has ingeniously
been a big help in this area, because as she has mentored others, now
they help answer questions & give advice 24 hours a day on her forum.
One finds the atmosphere there supportive unlike some other forums
which are simply used to tear others down while they hide behind the
anonymity of the Internet. When you sign on to the forum, there always
seems to be a group of 5 to 15 there with you.
Holly has moved to a better apartment & has a DSL connection. She got
her son’s babysitter to use her name as a citizen of Thailand in order to
get the service connected. She has replaced that $250 computer with
that whirring sound that made you think it was going to go up in smoke
at any moment with a better computer; so, she’s much happier now with
the improvements. Holly's new computer is another Sony VAIO that
looks like a media center.
With no plans to move back to the United States, Holly Mann truly loves
Thailand. Relatives are always asking her to return to America so they
can see her and how much Josh has grown, so she will make that
transatlantic flight from time to time.
Not able to run for exercise since her foot operation, Holly has immersed
herself in an advanced form of stretching to keep in shape. She is an
avid contortionist & often stays in touch with others that share this
passion. Some of the positions she gets her body into, makes one hurt
just to watch.
Now that Holly Mann has created a strong royalty income online, her
plans are to continue living in Thailand & develop more virtual business
ideas. At the same time, she wants to help as many people as she can
by coaching them how to create a profitable work at home Internet
business. She’s put romance on the back burner to focus on raising
Josh & creating a solid future for him. One day buying a house in
Thailand would the realization of a dream. She says it’s difficult to buy a
house there if you’re not a citizen, but Holly will figure out a way; count on
it. She dreams of having horses, but doesn’t think it would be feasible in
Thailand since it gets sweltering hot. Volunteering her time working in
an orphanage is something Holly feels called to do. Her mother &
stepfather have already followed her to Thailand and are doing just that.
Mom buzzes over on her small motorcycle called a Honda Dream, the
most popular means of transportation in Northern Thailand (a very
reliable 100 cc, 4 stroke with 8 bhp). Her mom lives just 15 minutes
away. Small motorcycles are very common in Thailand. The riders zip
in and out of traffic fearlessly.
Holly Mann reaches out to the public to help them overcome their
financial struggles with sincere wholesomeness, but it’s tempered with
a bright intellect, tough mental resolve & a willingness to follow through
with work till the project is completed.
Holly Mann remembers a difficult childhood while growing up in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin & Glendale, Arizona. The struggles made her
grow up fast, so she’s developed into an old soul in her 20s. This
mature spirit is manifested in her outlook on life, responsibility & her
relationship with others. Holly hasn't found a Church in Thailand, but
she reflects, “The happiest time of my life was when I became a
Christian when I was in my teens. It really turned my life around and
completely changed me as a person. My home life was violent and
chaotic. I pretty much took care of myself and never knew of God prior to
January 1st, 1997. The experience I had was eye-opening, and the best
thing that ever happened to me.” She believes she’s here to help
others. On the other hand, Holly is wide eyed, childlike & shy in many
ways. Though her parents have been divorced for a long time, Holly still
talks with her dad, “…about once a month. He lives in Wisconsin.”
Because Holly moved around so much as a youngster, one might think
she was an Army Brat, but she wasn’t. Her father had been in the Navy,
but that was before she was born. She mentions other family members,
“I have an older brother, Kerry Mann, who is 26 and an older sister,
Melissa who is 28. They both live in Wisconsin. My brother has a two
year old girl and his wife is due to have triplets any day now! My sister
also has a child, David, who is almost 6 years old."
One might wonder what her beliefs are now 10 years after she became
a Believer, Holly Mann openly shares, “I am a Christian, non-
denominational. I am accepting of people of every religion and have
learned a lot from several Buddhist friends in Thailand (here the people
are 98% Buddhist). I became a Christian when I was 14 years old, the
only one in the family. My life completely changed since then, and I am
grateful for it every day.”
Several people have held inspiration for Holly Mann. She counts among
them: Helen Keller, Rosa Parks & Jane Goodall. She respects anyone
who goes after their dreams & inspires others to pursue theirs.
When asked how she overcomes her shyness, she says…“I am still
working on that one! : ) lol. I’ve been pretty shy since I was a little kid, but
growing up I was in a few plays and did a lot of public speaking in school
and with the Rotary club. I feel really comfortable in small groups and
one-on-one, but still have a big fear of public speaking in front of large
crowds. I think many people have this fear!”
Holly did have some college, but never had the opportunity to finish.
Holly Mann is mostly self-taught in her online businesses through about
5 years of trial & error. If you pinned her down to one Internet marketing
coach that has made a real difference, she’d say, Mike Filsaime. In fact,
as this bio is being written, Holly Mann, Josh & her mother flew from
Chiang Mai, Thailand to Singapore to attend her first “World Internet
Mega Summit,” at Mike’s suggestion. A while back, Mike had introduced
himself to Holly because he came across a website she had made
promoting Mike & his products & he liked the site. When Mike had an
invitation to speak at the Internet Summit, he told Holly that she’s got to
come, since it’s only a 3 hour flight from her city in Thailand. She
agreed. So now, they’ve met in person. The author of this article has
also met Mike & was happy to find how warm he is towards others. He’s
making millions, but is keeping the common touch. The writer of this bio
has also purchased “Carbon Copy Marketing,” & thinks it is a must have
for beginners because of it utilizes step by step videos teaching one how
to set up your Internet marketing business. It’s similar to a Video
Professor instructional DVD. You actually get to see what Mike Filsaime
does on his computer screen. He explains everything while you’re
watching his computer monitor. You then, copy what Mike does, thus the
name, “Carbon Copy Marketing.” Holly had never been away from Josh,
so she only planned a trip for one day of the conference, but at the last
minute, her mom agreed to go & take care of Josh while Holly was at the
seminar. Holly was able to enjoy the presentations with less worry. It is
notable that Holly bought her mom’s & Josh’s airline tickets. That’s just
one of the many perks of making money online.
Holly Mann has completely revised & updated her ebook; it is now called,
“Honest Riches 2- Time Tested Techniques Anyone Can Use to Make
Money Online.” Having sold over 20,000 copies with no signs of slowing
down, the author of this article asked Holly what she nets each month
after her $12,000 income, she answers, “$11,000 approximately. I don’t
pay for advertising for any of my websites, but I buy a lot of software and
stuff like that for my websites.”
Curious what the Holly Mann business weaknesses might be? She
says, “Managing so many different projects, task and contacts is
something I try to keep in balance at all times. Time and task
management is tough if you are working on your own. I have learned to
out source what I can and take care of the rest myself.” And what are
Holly Mann's strengths? She reflects, “I think a strength I have in my
business is that I am personable and try to help out my customers as
much as I can.” One might add that she has the ability to focus & see a
project through to it’s completion, even in the midst of great adversity,
lack of money & the stress of being a single mom. Rather than
dreaming of doing something, she’ll just do it, put it out there, and then
she’ll begin the refinements. Often others are not willing to risk making
mistakes, so the fear a project not being perfect delays their projects
release till they have their power shut off due to non payment. Holly’s
projects & websites are done the best she can at the time, and then she’
ll keep going back & tweaking this or that. But in the meantime, Holly
Mann is making money on what she’s made available to the public. It
does not have to be perfect at it’s release, therefore the money comes
sooner.
With all her willingness to give help to her clients, has it ever attracted
negative attention or Internet stalkers? Holly Mann states, “Men have
approached me online through my websites occasionally. A few people
have asked me out or have been interested in me. But, the people who
have approached me in this way have always wanted me to personally
help them get started making money online. It’s obvious what the
motives are! For the most part, people are pretty friendly and
professional online.”
Curious if her income was steady or just a flash in the pan, the author
asked, “Will you make over $100,000 this year?” Holly replied, “Yes!”
Article by Glen Woodfin with Holly Mann
Holly Mann Biography
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could move to Chiang Mai, Thailand where the cost of living was drastically lower.could move
to Chiang Mai, Thailand where the cost of living was drastically lower.
to Chiang Mai, Thailand where the cost of living was drastically lower.
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Holly Mann teaches thousands how to make money from home using
an online business strategy called affiliate marketing. Her ebook,
"Honest Riches 3," is the best beginner's guide to Internet marketing.
an online business strategy called affiliate marketing. Her ebook,
"Honest Riches 3," is the best beginner's guide to Internet marketing.
