Archive for February, 2007

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I don’t know…I’d be a little cautious about these guys. They don’t seem very professional to me. I’ve read a lot of concerning things about Buck Rizvi and Brock Felt and their company, Pipeline Profits. They were pitching their program about co-registration and got a lot of people interested in them because of their income claims. I’ve heard more than a couple bad reviews about their program despite the bold claims they made in their videos. I did not buy into that one and I’m glad.

They recently pitched a seminar called “How To Build A Successful Health & Wellness Products Company… From Scratch!” on a teleconference call. They carried on abouot how successful they both are and how they built huge companies in this type of market. It sounds great. They went on to pitch a three day seminar and fieldtrip about starting this type of business. They are charging $10,000.00 for the three days in Tampa, FL on March 3, 4 & 5. To reserve one of the remaining 11 seats at this very exclusive limited seating event (ahem), you had to call their “secure” order processing line to leave a deposit of $2,995 with the balance due before the start of the event.

I was curious so I called the “secure order line” to see what it was about and ask a question or two, and what I heard almost scared me. It was Buck Rizvi on a voicemail greeting saying thanks for calling, please leave your name, phone, email, billing address, credit card number, exp date, etc. on the voicemail box. It sounded like there was a television on in the background when he was speaking. Maybe he set this up in his hotel room? While watching a late night infomercial? I don’t know but what kind of “secure order line” is that for a $10k seminar? They must be joking!

I left my name, email and phone number along with a message saying I was interested in their program but I wanted a call back because I was uncomfortable leaving credit card info on their voicemail. This was yesterday morning and I haven’t heard from anyone yet. I guess they will do anything to avoid actually speaking with someone. Even giving up a $10k seminar signup.

Can you say RED FLAG? My advice at this point is to watch out for these guys.

Steve

Rich Schefren’s new video has been posted on his site. He sent out the email below to his list announcing the release. I have already taken the time to review the Startup To Freedom video and it is really very good. There is a lot of great information in it about actually starting and running a business. He goes into quite a bit of detail. As he mentions in the video, there is no sales putch in this video at all. The video is about 30 minutes long and well worth the time if you are looking to start a “real” online business. It can actually apply to all businesses but I am going to assume anyone reading this is looking for an internet business.

I have a lot to learn about running an actual business to way Rich does it so I’m looking forward to a lot more from him. I’ve always known that to be a success in my own mind, I would have to build a business that can be run “hands off” without my time being a requirement on a day to day basis.

Enjoy the video.
Steve

 

Hey Guys,Lots of you have been waiting patiently for this
new presentation, and I sincerely appreciate that.

But before I share the video with you, I just want
to take a minute to thank you all for your
overwhelming support.

The emails that have flooded my inbox over
the last week have been heartwarming.

They really mean a lot to me… especially since
we had some challenges last week.

In any case, my long awaited presentation “Startup
To Freedom” is now available online. You can get
access to it here:

http://www.strategicprofits.com/startuptofreedom

This presentation reflects my latest, cutting edge
work, and it’s my clearest articulation of the
process I use to build million dollar companies in
a short period of time.
I know it may be difficult for you to believe that
you could build a million (or multi-million dollar)
company, but know this… it is very possible if
you work hard AND if you have a good strategy.

Of course, it’s not easy.

In fact, it is one of the most difficult things
you can do. But it is possible with the right
knowledge and the right mindset.

So with that said, I invite you to head
over to watch my latest video. In it, I outline
the process I go through when building companies.
I’ve tested and used this process myself and with
clients, and I know it works, and works well.

Of course, it’s not a magic pill or silver bullet
for the people who are simply wishing and dreaming
that money will suddenly “manifest” into their
lives.

To put it bluntly, these are not the people who I
want to work with.  I’m looking for people who are
dedicated to building a company that can give them
freedom and prosperity beyond their wildest
dreams. But in order to do so, work is involved.

There is no magic formula. But there are methods,
strategies and tactics that have proven to work in
the past.

By understanding these strategies, you can
increase your chance of success dramatically. And
that’s why my latest video is all about.

Check it out here:

http://www.strategicprofits.com/startuptofreedom

To Higher Profits,
Rich Schefren
P.S. After you watch the video, please let me know how
you’ll be implementing these ideas in your business.
You can do this by posting your thoughts on my blog:

http://www.strategicprofits.com/livediscussion

P.P.S. Up above, I urged you to take a minute to
go look at the video. The reality is that it will
take you a lot more than a minute. In fact, this
is a full-length presentation and it’s incredibly
meaty. And if you are really going to absorb it,
you should watch it a second time. And then you
need to start implementing. I know, it sounds like
a lot of work.
But if you really want to transform your business and
the results you are getting, then this is the
place to start. You need to get going now. Go
watch the video.

P.P.P.S. This is not a “pitch” video. There is
nothing for sale at the end of the video.
Here is the link:

http://www.strategicprofits.com/startuptofreedom

 

Rich Schefren follow up

Not five minutes after I submitted my my last post, I received an email from strategic profits regarding the coaching program. Apparently they are sending out a “Welcome Package” by snail mail that will include a bunch of info. Recurring billing will not begin until a month after the program start date which is March 1st. I will look for that welcome package to arrive soon. I have high expectations, so it better be good.

I mentioned Strategic Profits in my Feb 9th post and went ahead and signed up for the live presentation. I spent my Saturday afternoon at the computer waiting for the information that was promised. I actually watched pretty much all of this presentation by Rich Schefren. Turns out It was nothing new. It was basically the same information that is available through the google video link on their main page at strategicprofits.com. Rich posted a message on his blog today basically stating that they lied to everyone and did a different presentation than the one they had planned without letting anyone know.

Rich had a bunch of excuses for why he deceived the viewers (he was tired, he didn’t see the final powerpoint far enough in advance, coworkers, etc.) but he didn’t really own up to it and apologize in a very convincing way. He only promised that he will be doing the planned presentation in a couple days and to “look for the email” that will be coming soon.

Early in the presentation, I signed up for Rich’s coaching program as well since I liked what he had to say in his google video and his “menifesto” document. Since I signed up nine days ago, the only communication I’ve received from  them is the welcome message that was automatically sent out once my credit card was approved.

I am going to to wait and see what the actual presentation has to say and if they come through with something for this coaching program. If it isn’t all they say it is, I will be contacting them for a refund of my money.

It has been five days since may last update on CSG. My total downline is now at 1,835 and it just keeps on growing. This Thursday ends another pay period so I am looking for some good news on the commission front. I still have yet to see any team overrides, though I didn’t expect to see any real results for about three months because I was focusing on team building as opposed to client sales. It has been about 2-1/2 months now since I signed up so things should start rolling in any time. 

I signed up for the Strategic Profits coaching program (or whatever its called) this weekend. I like a lot of what Rich has to say, though I have a long way to go until I can be as process oriented as he is. I will certainly be working on it though because he and his students have made mega-fortunes in their businesses. I see no reason why I can’t do it too.

I agree with just about everything he teaches so this is like a wake up call for me. I have always been looking for the right business that will allow me to profit without being present. I do not want t business that I have to work at every day. I want something that takes care of itself for the most part and that is what he professes to teach. I have lawyer friends and sales friends that think they have it good but if they don’t go to work, they don’t get paid. What good is that?

I’m also waiting for more updates from another online marketer that I purchased this blogging package through. She has some very interesting information and software to share about getting higher natural page rank. I’ll keep you posted on that as well when I learn more.

Pipeline Profits and Strategic Profits

So yesterday I was doing more research into affiliate marketing and came across a couple sites that I’d like to talk about. First was a company called http://www.pipelineprofits.com/. I think I found a link there on someone’s blog but I can’t recall who. Anyway, they do not appear to be taking any more clients at this time, but they have these videos on their site that really blew me away.

They use coregistration services and backend systems to follow up with the leads and they apparently make a ton of money. Sounds interesting but would definitely take some planning and investment before doing a rollout. I signed up for the “waiting list” and got an email that led me to another site called Strategic Profits. This company is all about using systems and processes to run an actual business as opposed to running a website and being self-employed. Again, very impressive video available at the site like the first company. They are having a live webinar tomorrow at 1:00pm US Eastern. Register at their site. They also have a free report called the Internet Manifesto which is a summary of what’s in the video.

Its all very good stuff that I will be looking into more as I try to build my internet business. The things I’m doing now are nice, but I don’t believe any of them are seven figure businesses that can run without my presence. Possibly CSG but they are way too young a company to assume they will be around long term.

Consolidated Solutions Group Update Feb 7, 2007

It has been an interesting couple days here in my office. CSG has been releasing their long awaited downline signups. It is a little suprising to me that all these leads have actually signed up for a CSG account already and are just now being placed into peoples downlines.

In my last update, I had 540 total people in my group. As of this writing, I have 1,322 people. With the people placed directly under me and those placed into my downline LM2 groups, it was a nice jump. I think they are still being disbursed too so there may be more coming soon.

CSG has also increased the number of websites that are available to me as a Senior Referral Agent to twelve (12) sites. They’re pretty nice lead capture pages too. I’m not a big fan of replicated sites because they do not get ranked and do not get any type in traffic. SEO is not an option for them because of the duplication.

If you are considering joining CSG, I recommend you get your own domain name and build a decent content site with links to the company page.

Gotta run. I’ll update more later…

Day Job killer launched early – go there now!

This is how affiliates can become super affiliates…

http://www.businessdreams.com/djk
(Run – don’t walk to go visit DJK immediately!)

Note: If the server is slow or down – please try back, it’ll
come back up.

Day Job Killer Launch

Today is the launch day for Day Job Killer. I am very excited because DJK is supposed to be awesome. A lot of people cannot wait to get their hands on this program. The author’s previous product launch exceeded all records at clickbank and went on to sell a whole lot of copies.

Again, in case you missed it, here is the link to watch the Day Job Killer video.
==> http://www.businessdreams.com/djk

You can also purchase the product at that link after 3:00pm Eastern Time today.

And here’s on emore launch link for you to check out – Day Job Killer Launch

 

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