It's real. Though I'm not sure how to prove it to you in a way you would believe. Want to see a screenshot of my Gumroad account showing $75,000 in book sales? Oh wait, I've already included that in my posts.
We also lost Flash. Screw you Steve Jobs for killing it. I remember the days when futuristic sites were built using it with all the advance animation and stuff that nobody is doing these days.
If it works, then it's genius and next month everybody does it.
If it doesn't work, then there's still nothing pathetic about believing in yourself and trying to make yourself heard above the din. The worst that could happen is she doesn't get a job - not an unheard of situation to find oneself in.
Don't believe this bullcrap people. This person is lying to get covered by Hacker News and similar sites. I bet he didn't make $500 in total.