Another “Don’t Buy”!, Plus Holiday Catch Up.
Randy’s Ramblings 31st August 2010
HypeFree advice to help us all.
In this Post
* Catch Up, back from hols
* Another Don’t Buy… am I too late?
* Feedback on last recommendations
* New Recommendations & A New Freebie Added!
* Sign Off
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* Catch Up, back from hols
Hi All, …How are you?
I’d bet all the UK readers are looking forward to this last week of the school holidays…lol
Rachel, myself and her two girls got back from our week away on Friday… and what a shame it was to come home 
We all had a great time on holiday (Vacation).
We did some simple things like playing in the sand and sea on the beach. Discovering shells and sea life in the rock pools and waters edge.
And we had some lovely evenings watching some live shows ranging from magic shows to singers, comedians, circus performers and dancers, as well as a few disco dancing partys for the girls with all their favourite party tunes.
And we mustn’t forget 3 days of trips around shops!!! (Actually – it wasn’t that bad thankfully… in fact Rachel doesn’t like shopping with me much as I like to browse everything, and she just wants to buy stuff…lol)
One thing I did notice was how much ‘Marketing’ is done on holiday!
It seems as though every show, every event and every bit of fun that was planned for the children involved some form of upsell!
Be it photos with the stars, soft toys of the kids fav characters, even spray on tattoos related to the events!
(These guys know how to design fun to make money!- AND they know the psychology of getting the kids to emotionally blackmail parents into spending money time after time…lol)
So now we’re home and there were 3500 emails to get through! I only answered support tickets that needed answering while I was away, as I promised not to spend all my time on the pc!
The downside being that it creates a new habit of doing nothing…lol
So now it’s taken me all weekend just to catch up and get through my emails… and try to force myself into spending more time at the pc again! – So hopefully by tomorrow I’ll be back up to my 3 hours a day or more…hehe
OH – BEFORE I FORGET
I’ll be confirming the numbers for the Northallerton Meet Up sometime today or tomorrow…
So I’ll need anyone who was thinging of coming to get their booking made asap
For future ref – here is the notification list:
http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/
And for booking a place for this Saturday 4th Sept:
http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/booking.html
So please get booked as soon as you can so I have accurate numbers for the landlady of the venue
Cheers
Right – back to online stuff I suppose?
While I was away I had a ticket letting me know that 7 of the 40+ download links in next months updates for
http://www.MoreMonthly.com were corrupted or not working.
Those have now been re-uploaded so they should be fine now. I’ve also been asked if people can somehow get access to the previous 300+ downloads.
So I will be trying to set a page up for that with a one off price for all.
Meanwhile – In this email I have a mentioned some (not all) of the things that caught my attention in the heaps of emails I’ve been through since we got back….
Starting with another ‘don’t buy recommendation’ to save you wasting your ca$h!
In case you missed my last email – I mentioned that one sale that was on before I went away was for products that have been around for 2 years… and yet they still pitched it like it was an exclusive offer!!
Randy
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* Another Don’t Buy… am I too late?
One of the things I saw promoted a heck of a lot while I was away was something with the initials ATA
Straight away I noticed one big name I respect (Kevin Riley) promote it and say how great it sounded….
Only to get another email explaining that he felt he should let people know about it as part of his service to subscribers…BUT that he wouldn’t be using it himself due top the ‘shady’ aspects of it???
That lit up the warning lights straight away for me!
So on getting home and seeing an email from one of our reader
(Thanks Sandra)
Where she had bought the product and wrote:
“Dear Randy,
I bought the ATA and have just asked for a refund,
I feel that this is going to get all that use it
banned from Face book as soon as the method is discovered.
I don’t like using illegal means to generate traffic,
I will say they explained how to make ads in face book
and plenty of fish very well but I can foresee
many affiliates getting into trouble with this..
They did not say what it was until after buying it.
Its all about uploading a script to your hosting and
cloaking your url so face book staff approve your ad
I have had emails from everyone asking me to buy this
even Tony Shepherd who I thought would have more sense
Regards
Sandra “
And This One JUST IN as I was about to post:
“Hi Randy
I don’t know if you’ll get this and see it before it comes off sale if it does! Yes I bought ata as well plus the upsell to Affiliate website. I have asked questions to all the owners of these sites and received no response and I agree that FB won’t belong before they wake up too so I’m going for a refund on both,
Bob”
I must admit I was surprised to see Tony Shepherd‘s name mentioned? As well as Kevins, the marketer I saw the email from initially.
I have to admit I was pleased to see another good guy, whom I’ve promoted in the past, Stuart Turnbull, steer well clear and even sent a video out to his lists warning against it.
You can see that here:
http://www.saturnbull.com/video/buyerbeware.htm
So although I’ve not bought and checked the product, On the strength of what I’ve seen from people I respect and trust – I would certainly steer clear myself and recommend you are careful if you were considering it!
Hope that helps
Randy
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* Feedback on last recommendations
I had a few people buy Dr.Mani’s “Think Write Retire”
http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/DrMani
And email me with praises for it, and only one say it wasn’t for them.
And with the ca$h going to a good cause I was happy that most people liked it.
www.EmpireAvenue.com/randy is still confusing me a little as
to what it’s for other than having some fun with and making some new
connections – but then I suppose that is what social sites are about …lol
I am happy to pop in and have a play as it is a good source of backlinks to my sites, and it is free 
A couple of the other offers I mentioned have now finished,
But one that I have a permanent link for a $20 saving is the one for Dave Nicholsons Your Own Software Site
http://www.yoursoftwarewebsite.com/
As mentioned – If you’d like an easy software website of your own with links to some CB products as well as some of your own… This is an easy one to set up AND the link I gave has a $20 discount off the normal full price
Personally – I would use this as an extra site to link from my blog etc. Rather than hoping to generate all my income from it, and as such I believe it could and would make a good ‘extra’ income for those who grab it.
That just leaves me to mention anything new I am impressed with…..
See Below:
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* New Recommendations & A New Freebie Added!
I’m gonna miss out all the big name big promos (as I really haven’t had chance to check them out)
Instead I’ll make mention of two links below… unrelated but worthy of a mention:
The first is for one of John Thornhills products:
Profit From PLR
This now sells for $97 on clickbank….BUT – I have a link with a $60 discount!
So if you wanted to watch John show you step by step what he does with PLR you can grab this course for just $37 from this link:
http://randysmith.co.uk/discounted/profitPLR
The other one to mention is really cheap at only $10 …BUT – it’s a great report from James Penn who I’ve seen rise from teenager to experienced 20 yr old making more in his part time than his uni course will net him once he’s finished…lol
It’s called “Six Figure Sales Machine.” and details how he’s built up his own 6 figure business step by step.
http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/JamesPenn6Figures
The report is very detailed and nice and clear, so I’m sure many of my reader and you would benefit from it.
Finally - I’ve added a new freebie to the subscriber gifts page:
(You need to be a subscriber to access it)
It’s a report on content syndication.
Basically getting your links on other cool high ranking sites.
It does pitch a plugin that will automate the process, (which I have started using myself) – but the content will teach you what is involved even if you don’t want to buy the plugin. (I must admit – I like just pushing the button and having it all done for me…lol)
So there you have it… My catch up, and my own attempt at getting back into the swing of things…lol
(if you ever thought reading my rambles was a lengthy task…. imagine writing them! ..hehe)
Here’s to a great September for all of us
Randy
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* Sign Off
Right – back to yet more emails and hopefully some work
(If I can get fully back into the swing…lol)
And don’t forget to get booked to pop along to the Northallerton Meet Up If You’re close enough
****As ever – only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
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www.SuccessAndYourHead.com
www.7KeyElements.com
www.SalesLetterAbc.com
www.MagicAuctionWords.com
www.MoreMonthly.com
www.FreeMarketingGifts.com
www.WizardResponder.com
www.GuruBypass.com
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Helping the Doc Help the Kids Helps YOU!
Randy’s Ramblings 17th August 2010
HypeFree advice to help us all.
In this Post
* Catch Up
* “Dollars for Pennies, Diamonds for Coal!”
* BUY ME…lol – A Fun Social Site
* New Giveaway Site Helping Kids – Contribute & Build Your List!
* Northallerton Meet Up Sorted – Sat 4th Sept
* Sign Off
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* Catch Up
Here’s hoping you’re having a great week
I’m about to head off for a BBQ with Rachel and some friends and family.
But before I did I wanted to get this post out. Yep – working on a Sunday again…lol
(when I wrote and emailed this…lol)
I don’t normally like to work on a Sunday – But as well as Dr.Mani’s link now being live, I had some updates that had to get done.
(Especially as Rachel and I are taking the girls to the seaside for a weeks holiday on Friday!)
I finally managed to finish moving all my downloads (nearly a thousand) from http://www.MoreMonthly.com onto some space at Amazon S3!
It’s taken weeks – but will save me a heap of cash on the hosting.
The site was so big it needed a dedicated server of it’s own!
And with already having one for http://www.WizardResponderPro.com
I didn’t want to be paying for another.. So now we will be downsizing our other sites to a smaller hosting account while keeping the dedicated server for WizardResponder!
(All our sites would have fit on the same one – but Pete and I are very aware that we didn’t want anything to upset the delivery rates of our clients email marketing… hence we keep Wizard completely separate!)
Anyways – other than that I have been doing a lot of blog hopping, as I’m sure a few of my readers will have noticed, as part of the 100 blog challenge I’ve mentioned.
http://creatingmybusinessonline.com/the-100-blog-comment-challenge/
It was great to see people like John Thornhill and Jim Cockrum mention this too… so it’s going really well for all who’ve joined in!
(Not too late if you would like the extra free traffic!)
I’ve also joined a new social site that I’ll mention further down…
But first things first – check the next section and go spend the $20 I told you to earmark (I know… cheeky git aren’t I?)
Chat soon
Randy
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* “Dollars for Pennies, Diamonds for Coal!”
Re:
http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/DrMani
Dr.Mani’s link is live….
Here are more details about it
(Just so you know it can and will help you as well as the kids with CHD!)
This was difficult to create – but it turned out ok!
He started out with a $1,997.00 home study program.
Kept the most critical core concepts intact. Modified some of the content so that it summarized most of the material.
Addressed every single major concern the bigger program deals with.
All this so that the condensed version, though not as thorough and powerful as the full program, still packs a pretty punch!
Why did he bother?
Because for some people who need this coaching, $1,997 is simply too much.
Like you, most of my subscribers and clients KNOW that products and services I recommend are worth the price – and more.
But even if it IS ‘value for money’, sometimes there simply isn’t enough money left to get it!
You may have other expenses. Stuff takes priority. Maybe you’ve even got your eye on another product to buy!
If that’s YOU, I still don’t want you to miss out.
But if a low 4-figure price-tag is out of your budget, then grab this special deal – because you’ll get most of the value at a TINY fraction of the cost!
It’s DOLLARS for Pennies, DIAMONDS for Coal!
Discover How To Create Your Profitable Information Business
With These Five Step-by-Step Training Courses
* Do you want to profit from information products?
* Would you like to turn words into wealth?
* Are you fascinated about becoming an infopreneur?
‘Think, Write & RETIRE’ is just what you need!
Learn more about the program here:
=> http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/DrMani
And get your copy soon, Not only do you get a great value product…. But the profits help save childrens lives!
Randy
P.S. As mentioned last time, I received a review copy from Dr.Mani – but I’ve just been and paid for one too! I really want to know that as this product helps me, I’m helping some poor kids live a life they couldn’t have!
http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/DrMani
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* BUY ME…lol – A Fun Social Site
This is new to me, so I’m not sure how much it will benefit us as yet….
But Dr.Mani recommended it so I took a look:)
It’s a new social site that is fr’ee to join. AND – it’s yet more links back to my sites,
(So it can’t be a bad thing)
What makes it somewhat fun is that you can buy and sell shares in each other (NOT real ca$h!!)
It also links up with your twitter and facebook feeds etc.
So initially I think it’s another chance as some publicity for free, backlinks, and a way to waste a few minutes that might actually benefit us from making more contacts and getting more traffic.
The site is called Empire Avenue, here’s my link:
http://www.empireavenue.com/randy
Be sure to endorse my blog and buy some shares in me…lol
And here is Dr.Mani’s link as he mentioned it to me in the first place:
http://www.empireavenue.com/drmani
I see he’s worth more than me already…hehe But hey – I now own a piece of him…lol
Check it out if you have some time to kill, as i said – I’m not sure how valuable the backlinks will be yet but it doesn’t cost anything but time, so it may be worth a play
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* New Giveaway Site Helping Kids – Contribute & Build Your List!
Hey, I know you’re busy, and I know I’ve already mentioned Dr.Mani a heap today….but please read this!
(Yes most of it is copy and pasted – but it’s all true and can benefit you as well as the Kids with CHD!)
I wanted to make sure you had an opportunity to participate in this special event, especially after you hear the whole story. Don’t miss this. This is one of those times you can help yourself and feel really great about it!
Plus you’ll save lives.
Kids lives.
You can have the satisfaction of knowing that you -yes, you - have saved a kid’s life today. These children have fatal heart diseases that require open heart surgery to survive.
But, these kids are incredibly lucky because they’re in great hands – yours. And you are even luckier because you’ll have the satisfaction of saving lives first, feeling the warmth that comes with having a huge impact on real lives.
And if that’s not enough, you’ll also have the opportunity to drive traffic to your websites, build your lists and make upsells for additional income.
There’s an ancient Greek philosophy called “Enlightened Self Interest”. Basically, it translates into: What’s good for you is good for me, so I’ll always do good for you first.
Here’s your chance. Don’t believe me, take a look at Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian.
You do know Dr. Mani, right?
If you’ve been online for any time at all as an information marketer or student of online marketing, you’ve probably heard of Dr. Mani or purchased some of his products. He’s one of the most successful and respected information marketers, coaches and sought-after instructors working today.
And If You’ve read my numerous mentions of him, you also know that he is a practicing pediatric surgeon in Chennai, India?
And did you know that he has raised more than $137,200 from donors and portions of his profits to sponsor heart operations for more than 70 children with congenital heart defects?
And did you know that the Niche Affiliate Marketing Workshop (the fastest growing internet marketing workshop in the U.S. today) has adopted Dr. Mani’s foundation as the focus of a listbuilding and joint venture workshop during the week of NAMS4?
From Aug. 20 to Aug. 27, 2010, we plan to raise at least $10,000 that will go to the foundation to directly fund open heart surgery on at least 7 children.
Here’s the thing:
You can help drive traffic to this monster giveaway to encourage folks to donate to the Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation with just a couple of emails.
Here’s what super-fundraiser Beth Kanter says about Dr. Mani:
“Dr. Mani is simply amazing in his passion and dedication
to his cause. His knowledge and ideas about personal fund
raising have also helped and inspired many other people -
like me.”
We’re expecting more than a million emails to go out that week to promote this event. You can step in front of that stream of traffic by joining us today.
Contribute a product to the event to drive traffic to your website and build your list.
And you’ll be in great company with these contributors who’ve already signed on:
Willie Crawford
Kevin Riley
Kathleen Gage
Jeff Herring
Lynn Terry
Bob “The Teacher” Jenkins
Maritza Parra
Nicole Dean
Sid Hale
Denise Wakeman
Dan R Morris
Roger Carr
Cindi Dawson
Joe Marsh
Karon Thackston
Paul Evans
Doug Hudiburg
Traci Knoppe
Doug Champigny
Mark Hendricks
David Perdew
oh and me, as well as some of the great guys (&Gals) on my moremonthly.com forum…
plus 185 NAMS attendees, and……we’re holding a spot right here for you !
Don’t have an expertise in internet marketing? No problem? We’ll have software, reports and books from all walks of life, especially in self help, education, self improvement and building business online.
I was invited to be part of this great JV and now, I’m inviting you too.
We’re shooting for 1000 contributors and 100,000 members during that week.
To get the “by Invite Only” private JV details, just go here:
http://nams4kids.com/go/302/jv
There is only a few days to get involved.
Thanks,
Randy Smith
P.S. They made it so easy. It’s all dynamic. You set the text and logo’s yourself it it is automatically and instantly added to the sales pages and members area.
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* Northallerton Meet Up Sorted – Sat 4th Sept
For those who are local enough:
I now have confirmed the details for the NEW (and improved) meet ups
Thank you for replying and answering the questionnaire – it helped a great deal!
So now I hope that more people will be able to benefit from our get togethers!
So here’s the low down:
The New Details Are, we meet up on the First Saturday of each month – 1pm til around 5pm
Hence Sat 4th September 2010
Venue:
The Oddfellows Arms
251 High Street,
Northallerton,
DL7 8DJ
Tel: (01609) 773018
Ann the landlady has a good sized private room upstairs for our use, and will lay on a buffet of Chips and Sandwiches for our consumption.
There will be a charge of around £5 per person to cover the costs.
Naturally, because we now have a private room and buffet, I need to know numbers in advance,…
So if you intend to join us I’ll need you to visit:
http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/
to get on the list, and then book your spot here:
http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/booking.html
And pay the £5 fee…
You’ll them be directed to a page with a map to help you find parking and the venue.
Any overnight arrangements will need to be made yourself if you plan on staying over. Just google ‘northallerton accommodation’ for a list of places.
If you want to talk to me about anywhere before booking a room just give me a shout either via my support desk:
http://www.RandolfSmith.com/support
I look forward to seeing you soon
Randy
P.S. – I’m also going to try implementing a semi-structured talk on a topic of interest each month…. I guess I’ll start with a chat about the “7 Steps To Successful Selling” on the 4th
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* Sign Off
Oh – before I go – a quick thank you for all the comments I’ve had after the negative review last post…
I’m happy to have saved you your ca$h (But now I want you to go splash out $20 of it on Dr.Mani’s ebook…lol – so scroll up and check it out… cheers)
****As ever – only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
www.MonthlyBargains.co.uk
www.RandolfSmith.com
www.YourCopySmith.com
www.SuccessAndYourHead.com
www.7KeyElements.com
www.SalesLetterAbc.com
www.MagicAuctionWords.com
www.MoreMonthly.com
www.FreeMarketingGifts.com
www.WizardResponder.com
www.GuruBypass.com
www.IM-Phd.com
A Negative Review, MobileMonopoly – Don’t Buy It! Plus other news
Randy’s Ramblings 9th August 2010
HypeFree advice to help us all.
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In this Post
* Catch Up
* A Genuine Review Of Mobile Monopoly
* Better Places To Invest in This Week
* Sign Off
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* Catch Up
How are you? – I’m hoping you’re well, and I hope you checked out the 100 Blog Challenge?
http://creatingmybusinessonline.com/the-100-blog-comment-challenge/
I’ve been blog hopping all week, and I’m amazed at some of the great posts I’ve come across!
I’ve also met some new people who may go on to become good friends… so although it takes a little time – for me the benefits far outweigh the time it takes to make new friends.
PLUS – as a by, the extra traffic I’m getting is nice too…lol
Don’t worry – I’ve not been working too hard
I just neglected other activities…hehe
Actually – I had two days practically stuck at home and suffering with a tummy bug 
(not nice at all)….
Thankfully that’s cleared up now so I thought I’d write on a Sunday evening to catch up a little.
OH – and I got my new glasses too!
Or was that over a week ago?… Either way I’m getting used to them now (Varifocals) – around $350 for a pair of specs!!!
It seems I have to wear them all the time now and not just for reading (I guess I’m getting older)
On the home front, I’ve had time off to ‘babysit’ Cameron due to the school holidays, and time out for some social fun with Rachel… (see – how could I fit much work in?)
But I have kept up as ever with my emails and support tickets…
Well mainly www.WizardResponderPro.com questions and customer support, I did leave a couple of JV requests unanswered for a couple of days.
I also wasted a good few hours changing all the passwords and login info for www.GuruBypass.com admin – as it seems we had a visit from a skilled
marketer who has no scruples!
He managed to hack into the site and use the mailer to send a promo for some PPV program (I sincerely hope no one visited it)
I did get an email to let me know, so it was just the one…. But the clever ‘BarSteward’ (me trying to write illegitimate person) had deleted my own membership – so I didn’t receive a copy of the email or I would have acted sooner!
(That knocked my confidence in the LFM script)
Oh well – what’s done is done and is now rectified – and I hope you knew it wasn’t me if you got one of the emails… I NEVER sign ADMIN, I always am happy to sign my name to my emails!
(Future hackers take note if you’re on my lists! – You might be clever but it’s short term… Use your skills for good and you might make your mothers proud!)
Anyway – I’m rambling already and I have some important stuff below, so I’d best get on with it
Let’s see if we can’t save you from wasting some of your online budget and give you some news of where it might be better invested!
Randy
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* A Genuine Review Of Mobile Monopoly
I saw this product being promoted by so many people, I figured it had to be a major launch!
And with reports of doing over a million and a half last week already – it seems it is…lol
Now I was invited to JV on it – BUT…All I had seen was the prelaunch videos – and they are fantastic… what a great presales job!
I was very tempted to promote it as it all made so much sense… or at least the sales pitch did!
BUT
Yep – a large one..
I then started asking some more techy people what they thought of it?
When Martin Brock (www.vtctalk.com) wrote a full review on the warrior forum my eyes opened !
So much so that I asked Martin if I could steal his review and use it to show my readers!
He’s a tech and doesn’t yet have an IM site, but you can follow him on twitter here:
http://twitter.com/martin_brock
Anyway – here are his words:
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I actually spent a few hours on this review, so I hope it is ok that I post a new thread about it.
I apologize for the poor grammar/writing – I wrote it very fast.
As I stated in the other thread, I am only reviewing this product because a friend of mine bought two of this guy’s previous products. I paid for this one myself, and I will be refunding it out of sheer principle. I would have refunded the two others as well if I had paid for them.
There are 11 modules and some extra videos in the members’ area.
Module 1 – A lot of mobile stats and data in this one, most of which should not be surprising to most people who regularly follow industry news.
Module 2 – In this module he seems to go on and on about sending traffic to mobile optimized squeeze pages. What if 30 people converts, then I just made $150”, “this can really start to add up”, “Alright so I send them a Clickbank offer, and boom” – that last one is just classic, timeless relationship building advice! (I hope you can detect the irony). He goes on with “I get a huge list that I can market to forever”, “CPA stands for..” and so on..
He keeps talking about his conversion rate, and various numbers, and how much money you can potentially make, and yet fails to explain how to accomplish it – is it by any chance because sending traffic straight to affiliate links is THE most fragile business model in existence? The rest of video 2 contains more pipe dreams and “think of the possibilities” moments, again without any tangible, actionable direction.
Module 3 – Here he explains how the interfaces of the ad platforms work again peppered with regular “just think of the possibilities” moments (sorry if I repeat myself, but monkey see, monkey do, or whatever the appropriate saying is in this context.. I am speed writing here! – this is very basic stuff.
Module 4 – More from the same drawer – and then the big secret is revealed. I don’t even own a cell phone, and even I know that a mobile browser is different from a standard browser. At this point the “just think about how much money you can make” filler is getting more than unbearable.
Module 5 – “Clickbank is amazing, you can make a lot of money with it” that is not an exact quote, but close. He spends a long time explaining the basics, and includes regular mentions of “big money”. He also talks about his squeeze page software – which comes at additional cost (67/month) – but he never provides any tangible proof that the squeeze pages presenting the mobile offers are the true source of his income, or that they have any sort of real effect.
Module 6– In this one he shows how to get affiliate links from Amazon in order to sell physical products as an affiliate – the most creative part about this module is the title: “let’s get physical”. I noted that his account shows no sales activity. This is generally another uninteresting video that covers very basic stuff.
Module 7 – In this module he explains how to get pay per call offers. Pay per call is really just another way of tracking an affiliate sale, but through a phone number instead of an affiliate URL. Again, the information provided is very basic “how to find an offer” interspersed with even more “easy, easy money” comments, but no real guidance or insight is offered.
Module 8 – In this one, the “just think about the possibilities” moment deals with mobile marketing for local businesses. Sure, you could go out and manage mobile campaigns for local businesses – they may not be tech savvy, but you can be sure they want to know exactly what they get from their advertising dollars. And what do they get? Is there even enough volume to support very specific local offers through mobile advertising? He just mentions this as an idea, one of many, that is not supported by anything tangible in the form of how to do it, or what results he has accomplished (I know what my guess is).
I did see the remaining videos, but found no reason to mention anything further about them.
Oh, except the Iphone app module. That was the first video that actually made me laugh out loud. Again, completely in line with the rest of the product – he talks about possibilities and potential, and how a lot of people make a killing with apps – but again – with no with real direction.
I will just let these links speak for themselves:
So, You Want To Develop iPhone Apps, Eh? You REALLY Want To Read This! Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log.
Is The Rush To Develop iPhone Apps Creating A Bubble? | mocoNews
And a quote from one of the articles:
Supercollider Blog reports on several levels of paid app downloads, the relevant number is that half of all paid iPhone apps get less than 1,000 downloads. The median point is under 1,000. Lets call it 999. That number times $1.95 per paid app gives the ‘most typical app’ the total revenues in its lifetime – the full two years of App Store existence – of $1,948 dollars. This is before Apple takes its cut of 30%, so we are left with $1,363 over two years or $682 per year. This is so ‘successful’ that half of all of the developers of the 164,250 apps – will actually earn LESS THAN THIS. Before you start to cry, remember, there is that Angry Bird game that had 4 million paid downloads and the Bewelled 2 game with 3 million paid downloads. Thats your math there, they are totally skewing the averages, and you are stuck in the ‘long tail’ indeed. Half of all developers will earn less than $682 per year. Do you still think this is a good business idea?
The overall verdict
There is a lot of filler and basic stuff where he spends time on the usual suspects; Clickbank, what is CPA offers, and so on. “Clickbank pays high commissions” and “Amazon pays lower commission”.
Most of the content has been regurgitated in 100s if not 1000s of products since. The few things he mentions that some people may not have heard of (such as pay per call) are covered in an extremely superficial way.
He almost never (if at all) mention aspects of real online marketing (relationship building, improving conversion rates, pre-selling) – stuff that is vital – but maybe that is because that sort of thing requires real EFFORT which would be more than 99% of his intended audience bargained for (judging by the sales letter). To fill out the holes it is apparently much easier to just have tons of “how to sign up for Clickbank” videos – yes, I think that is actually a title of one of the videos.
In regards to getting low CPCs – you can not by any standard compare the CPC of display ads and search ads. Getting a positive ROI is by no means guaranteed just because you get clicks at just a few cents. As an example, it is relatively easy to get clicks from Google (Adsense), and a number of other platforms from 3-10 cents (I have nothing for sale here or anywhere else), in some markets higher. I have done that several times. The key however, is conversion, as most of us know. And on top of that, it seems that most people are paying much more than the few cents he talks about.
He does not go in and show concrete tangible examples of winning campaigns – sure he has “proven” campaigns. But anyone who knows anything knows that any CPA network or affiliate network will throw their best performing campaigns at you like they were dead rodents (I realize that was a pathetic analogy . No solid proof that he makes money from the mobile offers is ever presented – why does only Clickbank and Paypal earnings show on the sales page? He is particularly generous in showing his Clickbank earnings in the sales videos. But he does not navigate to the pages in his various accounts that show proof of earnings in the videos inside the members’ area. For someone who likes to talk so much about how much money he makes WHY does he not show any real tangible results achieved promoting these offers? And why do all screenshots/videos that involve his campaigns show all campaigns on pause?
As someone else have already hinted – which is completely on par with my own sentiments – is the fact that you get a very distinct feeling that the author is not actually applying most of these things, he just explains the “potential” and how this is “easy money”, and adds in various random potential earning scenarios, conversion rates and so on. A critical voice might infer that the results shown on the sales page could very well come from sales of his previous “make money online” offers in Clickbank (which also supports Paypal), and not from real b2c affiliate marketing offers on mobile phones. The author has so far been unresponsive in terms of submitting the proof I emailed him for.
In reality, it is not as easy as he makes it out – as also already pointed out earlier in the thread by someone who is doing it – and several other posters who have posted results from their campaigns. And those who make the wildest claims, including the author, does not seem to want to or be able to provide irrefutable evidence of their alleged quick, easy, and significant earnings.
Now – I could probably write another 5-10 pages about this product easily. But the time I have already spent is more than enough time wasted. I think is a shame that this type of product can “break through” in these circles. Of course, people can get a refund – but they can not get their time back, and the money invested in campaigns that don’t produce results.
And if this is by any means the industry standard, a lot of people will end up in a cycle where they jump from one quick fix to another because the product is carefully constructed to give the illusion that it does really work with no effort required…”but just not for me”. And so, the story repeats itself with no one the wiser because “quick fix” authors refuse or lack the skills to educate people on the true principles of Internet marketing.
Martin
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I hope this helps you save some ca$h!
And be sure to follow Martin to see when he gets around to getting a site up with more grreat reviews
http://twitter.com/martin_brock
Or if you are techy – take a look at www.vtctalk.com
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* Better Places To Invest in This Week
Well now we’ve seen that we might not want to believe the hype follow the mass sales just because other have….
I figured I’d best mention a couple of sites that I believe are worthy of a serious look:
The first is available now and provides some great options:
In fact as part of my own testimonial for Rob I wrote:
“If people study your blueprints, I’m sure they may find
that they lean towards something they may not have thought
of before….. And yet they find so much more fun, and profitable!”
http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/12roads
Rob’s course is actually a complete set of 12 business blueprints that will take you to business success in a series of easy to follow steps.
Robert shows you how you can use very simple and cheap solutions to sell more products to a very targeted audience who will return to you to buy time and time again.
Complete with pdf and videos, Using the information in 12 Roads to Success you can build a series of low cost start up businesses that will provide you with an income for years. Or choose one or two that you may not have thought of before to focus on.
At the silly low price (with no hidden extras) I would suggest taking a look for yourself:
http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/12roads
I hope you find this recommendation useful
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My Second recommendation would be to grab a bargain that will help Children with CHD…
Yep – Every once in a while I try my best to send some traffic to Dr.Mani’s sites like:
http://www.chdinfo.com/chdaware/howdonate.htm
But today – I’m actually promoting one of Dr.Mani’s products
It doesn’t launch til the 15th,
but I wanted to get you to earmark $19.95 now so you can grab a bargain and help save a child
When Dr.Mani’s “Think, Write & Retire” launched on Amazon.com, it raced up the charts to hit #83 in the Business & Investing category within 16 hours!
This book was written for a worthy cause, one that I believe you will want to get behind, too.
You see, ALL profits from the book launch were donated to his Children Heart Foundation, to sponsor a child’s life-saving treatment.
Over the years, the Foundation has raised over $130,000 and sponsored SEVENTY surgeries up to now.
“Think, Write & Retire”
Will be available as a digital ebook from the 15th August 2010 that can be instantly downloaded – and I hope this will raise even more money to help more kids live!
Like a ripple, word will spread – and a lot of folks are already excited about this launch. (hopefully I beat them to it in telling you well in advance)
By buying your copy on the 15th, you’ll help raise money to heal a child’s heart.
Will you do it, please?
There’s also another reason I’d like you to buy your copy…
You’ll Get Over $120 In Gifts & Bonuses!
Get your copy on the 15th August from here:
=> http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/DrMani
Oh, and please tell your friends too.
Thank you
Best wishes
Randy
P.S. – The Good Dr. will have an upsell… Your choice to look at it or not, all I can say is it will be a great product!
(He doesn’t do hyped up fluffy stuff!!)
P.P.S. - If it helps, I have a review copy of this BUT.. I’ll still go and buy it again because I want to know I helped too!
AND the product is easily worth more than the cost!
P.P.P.S. Dr.Mani just recommended I look at EmpireAvenue.com (a new sort of social site), So I have looked and joined (More details in my next post) – but I need to add this code EAVB_DTILRUXZEC in order to activate my blog feed (so now that’s done…lol and my profile is http://www.empireavenue.com/randy)
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Here’s hoping you’ve enjoyed your weekend.
I hope I’ve given you some food for thought in this email?
Do Check Rob’s 12 roads, and
Earmark the 15th for ThinkWriteRetire
And don’t forget to get blog hoping in the challenge to up your traffic and contacts
****As ever – only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
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www.RandolfSmith.com
www.YourCopySmith.com
www.SuccessAndYourHead.com
www.7KeyElements.com
www.SalesLetterAbc.com
www.MagicAuctionWords.com
www.MoreMonthly.com
www.FreeMarketingGifts.com
www.WizardResponder.com
www.GuruBypass.com
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42 – Not the answer to Life, Universe and Everything…
Randy’s Ramblings 21st July 2010
HypeFree advice to help us all.
In this Post
* Catch Up
* Last Chance
* New Things
* Sign Off
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* Catch Up
Where to start this week?
I guess I should explain the subject line…lol
For those old enough to remember … there was a TV series called ‘The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy’
(I believe the did a remake of it as a film – but I’ve not seen it)
Anyways – In it the Mice (who really ran the universe), Came to the conclusion after a millenia of research, that the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything was 42 !
hehe
Well – the 42 I’m referring to isn’t anything to do with that!
But ever since being a teenager and seeing the series, I can’t seem to get that silly quote out of my mind – whenever 42 is mentioned I have to quote that it’s the answer to Life the Universe and Everything!
And it’s amazing how many people smile knowingly….haha!
The 42 I’m referring to though is
How many downloads did members get this for August on my
http://www.MoreMonthly.com site
Yep – even if they were all bought for a tiny $10 – that would sure add up! But members get the lot for their $14 subscription!
BTW – Note to members… I’ve added this months downloads
lol
There are the usual 16 on the main page – plus 26 in the forum bonus section
So do pop along even if you just fancy joining for a month to grab so many downloads for $14
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Right that’s that bit done….
In other news – Cameron was great as a gangster in Bugsy Malone.
And now he has his last week at school… and come September he’ll be in ‘big’ school… frightening!
Rachels girls will finally be both full time in school then too! (Her youngest is only there half days at the mo in nursery school)
Life moves on quick doesn’t it?
Hey – and nowhere quicker than in the IM scene!!
I can’t believe how many launches I’ve seen and been invited to promote this last week! – It’s hardly any wonder that so many people don’t make any money online! …. I’ve got next to nothing done myself just from ‘spending’ so much time checking out so many launches.
So much so that I think I’ll pass on promoting or even mentioning most of them – Honestly, there are a plenty of products and courses worth grabbing – but you don’t need them all!
If you study what you have and take serious and consistent action you should be able to make some ca$h before you have to invest anymore.
With that said – I’ll mention a couple of links to check or go back to, and then I’m sending this out without getting into the rest of the latest must haves… otherwise we’d never have time to take action!
So come on – check what you have, take a look at the ones below, and then decide what you need to move yourself forwards…If you already have it – then it’s time to put it into action!
If not – then reply and tell me what you need – or check the links below and see if they can help you.
Nuff Said
Randy
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* Last Chance
Ian’s Retirement sale is ending very soon (today!!)
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
If you haven’t had a look please do:
There are so many very useful products and applications included, as well as some very cool bonuses from Ian friends (myself included)...
So pop along to:
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
And have a close look at what’s included for Ian to go out with a bang
I bet there are more than $67 of value in the actual bits you would use this week, never mind the useful stuff that it’ll stop you having to buy in the future
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
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* New Things
Firstly – Don’t forget Daniel Wagners new blueprint coaching program
Well worth checking out if only to grab over $500 of free reports just for taking a risk free test drive
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Next – Grab this Free MASSIVE report
Millionaiore Profit Secrets:
Read the Exact Steps Mark took when he got out of Jail to now earning $15k a month
(all in the last 6 months!)
I’ve met Mark and spoken to him at length… so don’t panic!
He’s not a killer or anything real bad – he just made some bad judgement calls… But he’s making the right choices now, and profiting well from it.
http://randysmith.co.uk/recommends/MarkLyford
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One more for today
My great friend Omar Martin has updated the payment methods to get his ISFN CD for just the P&P
He had 800 available, but I’m a bit slow getting the info out…duh
Hopefully you can still grab one as it’s a great course for newbies (I guess that’s why he called it Internet Selling For Newbies)...lol
Anyone starting an online business nowadays gets hit right between the eyes almost immediately with dozens if not hundreds of methods and tactics.
Sadly, they try too many, quickly lose focus and become frustrated and miserable.
Has this happened to you? Yet?
(that’s why I’m not mentioning most of what I’m been asked to this week!)
Well…. here’s a cure for information overload...
These guys are pro’s. I mean top notch experts at online selling and they’ve come out with some simple lessons that ANYONE can follow straight to online success.
Better yet… they put them on a Cd-Rom and they will ship them right to your door if you are one of the first 800 people to ask them for it!
NO Charge for the Cd-Rom by the way (just postage)
(Pretty cool ehh?) Go grab yours now:
I already have mine and have looked right through it…AND – I was very pleased that Omar mentioned
http://www.WizardResponderPro.com
as a quality, but affordable alternative to the big company most usually recommend due to the higher commissions!
That in itself shows he wants to help newbies, and not just make money.
(Do note that you will be offered a trial to a magazine – but it’s ‘optional’ – so be sure to read and check the boxes etc.
http://internetsellingfornewbies.com
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Well I think that’s plenty for this week… (I hope you’re having a great one)
Don’t forget to keep reading (scroll down) for other offers and freebies you might have missed
****As ever – only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
www.MonthlyBargains.co.uk
www.RandolfSmith.com
www.YourCopySmith.com
www.SuccessAndYourHead.com
www.7KeyElements.com
www.SalesLetterAbc.com
www.MagicAuctionWords.com
www.MoreMonthly.com
www.FreeMarketingGifts.com
www.WizardResponder.com
www.GuruBypass.com
www.IM-Phd.com
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue! – NOT a Wedding…lol
Randy’s Ramblings 14th July 2010
HypeFree advice to help us all.
In this Post
* Catch Up
* Old
* New
* Borrowed
* Blue
* Sign Off
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* Catch Up
Randy here on your screen again
As usual I’ve had heaps of emails telling me about the latest greatest products and services that we all must have…lol
And as usual – I’ve only checked out the ones I trust and believe would be of help to either me or my readers like you!
That doesn’t mean I haven’t missed some good ones, or that everything I’ve seen gets a mention…
After all – I still have my own sites to maintain, outsourcers to train, support tickets to answer, and of course – social life to fit work around
Speaking of which – I’m, off to see Cameron in his school play tonight… Bugsy Malone
He seems to love playing gangsters that get shot??
He has two parts as both his characters die!
On friday he has his first day at Secondary school before breaking for the summer holidays in a week or so – and then come september he will be in his
new school!
It really doesn’t feel like five minutes since we took him to his first day in reception class 7 years ago!
There goes that time aspect again!
Oh my dear Great Grandmother, if only you knew how true your words were!
I can still remember being around 7 or 8 when I complained to my great grandmother how it seemed like 5 years between the summer holidays and christmas!
And her reply was that the older you get the quicker time goes by!
It made no sense whatsoever to me at the time…..But now I know EXACTLY what she meant!
These days 5 years seems to fly by in a few months!
OK, I’m rambling back to childhood memories…. Sorry about that – that must be another sign of my age….lol
So, back to my subject line:
Absolutely Nothing to do with weddings!
But i just thought it might make you wonder what it was about and read the post, and if you’re reading this, I assume it worked
But I will quote some items that are Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
So here goes:
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* Old
Well the old comes from Ian Traynor hitting 65 years old!
Which is still pensionable age for now (not that it will be much longer now that government has decided that we all need to work for longer to pay for the debts of the worlds bankers!)
(hmmm a spoonerism of the last two words may have fitted better??)
Anyway – Ian really is a great guy, and I felt a little disappointed that I didn’t mail out more for his retirement sale!
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
Disappointed from two sides:
One – Because he is a great guy and I’d like to see him get plenty of sales towards his retirement fund.
And
Two - Because his sale REALLY is one of the best bargains I’ve seen for a good while!
If you haven’t had a look please do:
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
There are so many very useful products and applications included, as well as some very cool bonuses from Ian friends (myself included)… That I’d be doing you a dis-service by not nudging you to take a proper look!
So pop along to:
http://randysmith.co.uk/Loves/IansSale
And have a close look at what’s included for Ian to go out with a bang
I bet there are more than $67 of value in the actual bits you would use this week, never mind the useful stuff that it’ll stop you having to buy in the future
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* New
Brand New, Launched Yesterday…
(from two more guys I trust, I’ve been very drunk with one of them too many times now…lol)
And it’s in the news and everything,
Not often, but every now and then you see something that is a “must have”
This was one of those things for me:
http://randysmith.co.uk/Likes/UTB
Jeremy & Simon’s Underground Traffic Blueprints is on sale
And it’s the make it or break it *big* Summer offer !!
Did you see all those testimonials?
The lucky people who got a sneak peek are already pulling lots of new traffic to their sites.
It’s almost cruel the way most people have had to wait this long!
Well thankfully the waiting over:
==>> http://randysmith.co.uk/Likes/UTB
I’ve got to go – I’m already completely re-organizing my campaigns to incorporate Underground Traffic Blueprints before my competitors do!
Here’s the link you need to do the same:
==>> http://randysmith.co.uk/Likes/UTB
To Your Success
Randy
P.S. Let me know, if you have problems with the link immediately and I’ll see what I can do to make it right!
http://randysmith.co.uk/Likes/UTB
P.P.S. A Friend of mine added 899 visitors at a cost of about $17 and got 129 confirmed, double opt-in subsc’ribers to his new weight loss list. – They are already buying his offers, And it was all thanks to one small part of UTB!
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* Borrowed
OK then – totally swiped
I’ve copied and pasted this part because it’s easier that writing it myself in ithis instance
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* Blue
Here is a site with a new piece of software that I managed to get working
Martin Avis mentioned it in his kickstart newsletter
And I thought you might be interested in it too?
It’s a free tool that helps speed up your computer’s start up time… AND I understood it.. yep if I can use it so can you..lol
You can learn more at http://www.soluto.com/
(not an affiliate link!)
They call it
Anti Frustration Software …lol
And it has some lovely blue text on their pages
(see it all tied in with the blue…hehe)
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There you go – told you it had nothing to do with weddings
(But did the title encourage you to read the post?…. hmmm)
Don’t forget to keep reading (scroll down) for other offers and freebies you might have missed
****As ever – only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****
Til next time
To You and Yours,
Here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!
Warm Regards
Randy
www.MonthlyBargains.co.uk
www.RandolfSmith.com
www.YourCopySmith.com
www.SuccessAndYourHead.com
www.7KeyElements.com
www.SalesLetterAbc.com
www.MagicAuctionWords.com
www.MoreMonthly.com
www.FreeMarketingGifts.com
www.WizardResponder.com
www.GuruBypass.com
www.IM-Phd.com
