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Recently we pub­lished a post about how Ken­neth cre­ated an impres­sive pres­ence on Twit­ter and used it to raise $10K for his dowry.

There are some updates and clar­i­fi­ca­tions that need to be shared.

1) Unfor­tu­nately, Ken­neth and Laura didn’t make it to Zim­babwe in the end. They were fly­ing to Zim­babwe by way of Thai­land. But Visa tran­sit issues at Thai­land forced them back to Malaysia again. Appar­ently Thai­land law required Laura to apply for a tran­sit visa. So they were not allowed aboard their flight from Bangkok to Zim­babwe and had to return to Malaysia.

The good news is that they’re attempt­ing another trip in Decem­ber to set­tle things.

2) The $10k Ken­neth made was not cash in hand. Twit­ter is not the best tool for affil­i­ate mar­ket­ing and imme­di­ate cash. It’s the ulti­mate tool for leads and find­ing JV part­ners. The $10K was the value of JV and con­sul­tancy offers Ken­neth accu­mu­lated in the months to come.

3) The dowry is still far from being paid. The rit­ual is com­pli­cated and involves a whole series of steps. More­over, depend­ing on nego­ti­a­tions, it can go from 5 cows to cell phones, cars and even small houses. Ken­neth can only deter­mine the exact things and amount of money involved once he arrives there, but for now, the value of the dowry is a rough esti­ma­tion. Phew! Mar­ry­ing some­one in Zim­babwe is tough. Where’s a Vegas drive-through chapel when you need one?

We wish the best of luck to Ken­neth and Laura. Once the wed­ding hap­pens, we might share a pic­ture or two with you here!

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About the Author

Vishen is a co-founder of MindValley. Before MindValley, he was an exec in Silicon Valley and New York for several internet and technology firms. He turned bedroom entrepreneur at 27 and by the time he was 31 had founded 6 web businesses and never had to work a conventional job again.

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