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[;is On Sat, 16 Sep 1995, James B. Morrison, Jr. wrote: > >To: [log in to unmask] > >From: [log in to unmask] (James B. Morrison, Jr.) > >Subject: Re: Undeliverable mail: SMTP delivery failure Merger, > Employment,Collaboration > >Cc: > >Bcc: > >X-Attachments: > > > >>The message could not be delivered to: > >> > >>Addressee: [log in to unmask] > >>: Remote system's reason for rejecting: <[log in to unmask]>... User > unknown > >> > >>Received: from sl02-050.sunbelt.net by SUNBELT.NET (PMDF V5.0-3 #4800) > >> id <[log in to unmask]> for [log in to unmask]; Mon, > >> 14 Aug 1995 13:50:48 -0400 (EDT) > >>Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 13:50:48 -0400 (EDT) > >>Date-warning: Date header was inserted by SUNBELT.NET > >>From: [log in to unmask] (James B. Morrison, Jr.) > >>Subject: Merger, Employment,Collaboration > >>X-Sender: [log in to unmask] > >>To: [log in to unmask] > >>Message-id: <[log in to unmask]> > >>MIME-version: 1.0 > >>X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.3b4 > >>Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >>Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > >> > >>FROM: [log in to unmask] > >>TO: [log in to unmask] > >>Dear Mr. Tate, > >> After our telephone conversation Wednesday I think that it is importan t > to > >>reiterate the fact that I must make a decision to either return to my real > >>estate practice in Columbia or work full time in the development of Internet > >>related work. I have no choice! The financial obligations of a four member > >>family require that I provide the necessary basic items. I can no longer > >>put them through doing without while I persue a dream - no matter how > >>promising that dream may be. > >> Our conversation revealed that you are a wealthy man. Now or in the p as > t > >>you have had millions of dollars and you are in a struggle to keep your > >>money after having lost a lot in the satellite business. I on the other > >>hand am not a financially wealthy man but I am the richest man to whom you > >>have ever spoken. I have the love and respect of my family, my business > >>associates and am well thought of in my community. My family has struggled > >>with me and sacrificed because they believe in me and my ideas; so do my > >>business partners. They have confidence in me, also believing that we can > >>make money with Internet Publishing. > >> John, the danger in the Internet world is there are false realities, > >>mirages, things that appear to be good ideas but for some change in > >>technology, some alluding mis-calculation, some educational shortcoming ; > >>the entire picture changes. The net is moving so fast that a simple error > >>is magnified and even the need for correction may have passed you by. > >> An example is that we thought that we could design the best and most w el > l > >>thought through "web pages"; today with home maid web page design programs, > >>my child can design a respectable web page. Technology overcame the > >>opportunity It will continue to be difficult to singularly sell web page > >>design when there is a computer hacker in the basement that can quickly and > >>at minimal cost produce a facsimile of a " web page" but not a true > >>Information System. Considering that there are web page designers on every > >>corner I have determined that the best way to use web page design is to use > >>that skill for your own purposes. Don't set up a vacation system for > >>someone else; set up your own. Use your design and information structure > >>skills and your domain name advantage to your own benefit. > >> A little about web page design. I remember when I first started on th e > >>Internet it seemed that I had to go through a lot of commands to end up with > >>a lot of nothing. Today on the net it still seems that way in many > >>instances. I think that each page of an IS should have a planned reason for > >>existing as well as each link. Those combination of pages should be > >>calculated to draw the user into only one natural interactive conclusion. > >>That conclusion is to take the pre determined action planned by the IS > >>designer. That action could be to place an order, call for information, > >>E-Mail a request, or participate in some other way. > >> As I said each page and link should have a reason for existing but it > >>should also provide some valuable information. After clicking on ten links > >>you should have ten times as much information as you did when you started. > >> I have looked over your GCC site. There are a lot of ways that we cou ld > >>work together. Combining sites may not be a bad idea. > >>INTERNET PUBLISHING, INC. > >> I.P.I. was originally designed to have three departments: > >> 1. Web page (information system) design. > >> A. Domain > >> I. The company domain names (example 1,&2) > >> II. Customer domain > >> B. Contract domain > >> I. Development plus monthly maintenance fee > >> II. Development plus % (no inventory for us) > >> 2. Research and posting > >> A. Discussion groups > >> B. Establishing DS and ML > >> C. Development of mailing lists > >> 3. Internet training > >> A. E-mail > >> I. Personal > >> II. Business > >> B. M.S., Lotus, Symantec, ect. > >> C. Seminars > >>There is something missing? SALES SALES SALES > >> > >> > >>Some of the information systems that we have under development are; > >> 1. IREN ( International Real estate Network) > >>Simple concept: Realtors post to IREN and agree to pay us: > >> 1. a membership fee, > >> 2. a placement fee, > >> 3. under a separate referral contract, they agree to p ay > us a > >>referral fee. > >>We require that they put there special http:// address on every ad and their > >>E-Mail address on their business card.( [log in to unmask] ) > >> Who else would like to be on IREN? Banks, Mortgage Companies, M > oving > >>Companies, Title insurance Companies and in a special membership (fee) area > >>lawyers, accountants and commercial Realtors. > >> We have broken this IS ( information system ) down into manage ab > le parts > >>such as: > >> Platinum real estate > >> Waterfront properties > >> Retirement Communities > >> Farms and Ranches > >> Tell me your dream > >> Tax exchanges > >> 2. IVAN ( International Vacation Network) > >> We have worked hard to develop the bed and breakfast part of this IS. Th > e > >>potential for affiliation with a new publication Affordable Vacations could > >>catapult us into immediate success. > >> I have four national publishers representatives waiting to market the > >>vacation network . I also have Michael Low, of Canadian Travel Television > >>waiting for materials and instructions. > >>PARTNERS > >> Partner one- This physician is a brilliant business man. He has take n > his > >>company from the brink of financial ruin to a state wide company with annul > >>revenue of more than $14,000,000. He is financially and technologically > >>well read and continually offers help when he can. His company is growing > >>so fast that he doesn't have the time to devote to this endeavor. This > >>partner will help us develop the employment domain name within the medical > >>community. He hires more than ten physicians each year and is expected to > >>hire many more over the next few years. Part of his companies stock was > >>purchased by a large insurance company and that connection could help in the > >>future. > >> Partner two- This vice president of an emergency medical facility wit h > >>offices all aver the state offers an international outlook and is well > >>traveled He offers connections in the international community that could > >>be very important. We are currently working on a product we discovered that > >>is grown in India that may replace pesticides used in treating houses for > >>termites. He is also helping in the international time share business in > >>the vacation IS and the realestate IS. > >>OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP > >> There is no doubt that I could help you avoid a lot of pitfalls. I co ul > d > >>speed up development of your ideas. But most importantly I could evaluate > >>your concepts and see them through the eyes of a consuming netsurfer with > >>lots of experience. > >> I WILL NOT WORK WITH OUT A PLAN AND BUDGET REEVALUATED EVERY > >>QUARTER----THIS GIVES US CONFIDENCE, GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION. > >> As we or our staff come up with ideas, they are put on a project form w > ith > >>certain evaluation arguments (implementation, time/cost arguments, > >>assessments and how it will fit into our plan). The choices of projects > >>will be yours :enthusiasm of employees can divert us from our focus- SALES > >>SALES SALES. Focus is the most important thing here > >> This is a seductive business; it throws opportunities at you so quickl y. > >>It is important to evaluate them insight of where you are, how far you have > >>to go to complete the development of your existing systems and tine/cost > >>considerations. > >> The long and short of it is that I will need sixty thousand a year. I m > ay > >>have to work as an employee but would rather work as a merged partner or > >>working board member. With the right kind of agreement I would at least > >>have a part time administrative assistant and my html editor, I now pay him > >>sixteen thousand dollars per year. A lot of this would depend on your > staffing. > >> Before I could run off to Tennessee I would have to have a clearer > >>understanding of what type commitment you are willing to make. John, this > >>is a serious business with lots of concrete financial opportunities. In my > >>case you have me at a time when my knowledge and planning level is at an all > >>time high and my cash is depleted. I will somehow make this work if I have > >>to list and sell every house in Columbia! > >> You sound like a man that I would enjoy working with. I have spent se ve > ral > >>hours writing this letter telling you what I have done and what I would like > >>to do: would you take the time to do the same? It would be very important > >>to me and would help me determine if we would be working toward the same end . > >> > >> With kindest regards, I am > >> > >> > >> Jim Morrison > >> President > >> Internet Publishing, Inc. > >> [log in to unmask] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >