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New to Internet marketing?

Then I’m sure you can relate to this great question I got this morning.

I hear this all the time so I thought I would post it for everyone to benefit from the answer.

"Craig…
I am so much a newbie to internet marketing that I can not follow anything. Are you telling me this launch of Armand’s can turn me into an internet market..teer? at least, a functioning one? I really am only 10% computer literate. Please respond : so , that I might be comfortable investing in this launch.
thanks"

Thank you for the great question.

The concern that is unspoken in this question is ‘how to pick the right information’ from all the choices out there.

If you’ve been learning Internet marketing you’ve no doubt come across a ZILLION different ebooks, audios, courses, seminars, and membership sites that all promise to show you the path to riches. And hey, there is a new ‘gotta have it’ product launch every other week, so believe me, I know what the challenge is you are facing.

Who and what do you pay attention to??? I’m sure you don’t have an unlimited budget to invest in your Internet marketing education, so I’d like to help you select the right resources. You sure don’t have unlimited TIME, so you have to choose carefully.

Since I’ve been in direct marketing since the late eighties and online since 2002 I can give you a pretty good perspective.

The reason I told you about Armand’s ebook ‘An Obvious Truth’ in the first place was because I endorse him and his material.

If you’ve been on my list for a while or have gone through my free ecourse, you know I’m not a guy who pimps every launch and product out there.

Heck, I broke 6 months of silence on this blog to tell you about this because I feel strongly that it is the most comprehensive course out there on Internet marketing… (that’s not to say nothing else was any good during that time, but this I had to tell you about).

Listen, as I said the other day, I continually invest in education. And I encourage you to do so SELECTIVELY, too.

That means, don’t buy something just because it is launching with a lot of fan fare… but because it meets a need in your business or you are ready to update your knowledge.

Buying everything that comes at you is a HUGE mistake that people make… so the question remains. How do you decide?

Well, I see it as one of my ways I can be of service to you is to give you my perspective and filter out stuff I know is junk or hype and that’s why I only tell you about a select few things anyway.

Let me give you my perspective…

I own a pre-release version of Armand’s new course, Internet Marketing Explained and as a veteran marketer I can tell you it’s been an invaluable resource to me. The measurement I use with this is if I learn just ONE thing that makes me more money in my business, then the course was worth it.

And in Armand’s case… that’s a complete no brainer.

If I were starting out today and it was within my budget to get Armand’s new course, I would absolutely get it… and like I said, even if you are not just starting out, there is something for you in this course that will make you more money.

How do I know that?

Because Armand doesn’t hold anything back… he teaches what works… and he started from scratch and built a company that generated $15 MILLION last year online.

That’s why I choose to learn from Armand… he has proven himself and is a straight shooter.

It’s like this… if you met Armand at a seminar and found out he makes $15,000,000 a year online, you KNOW you’d be PRAYING he’d talk to you for as long as possible and give you some secret to his success.

Well, Armand did just that… he put 56 hours of content into well organized, detailed, step by step break down of exactly how he markets online TODAY (not stuff that used to work that doesn’t anymore) and is handing it to you on a silver platter.

You can go through it from start to finish… or use it as a instant answer resource to answer whatever question you have today and just go to the relevant section.

Either way… the way I look at it we’ve all got an advantage over Armand when he started because this kind of information wasn’t available back in 1996 when he began.

Fact is… this is all just my opinion based on my first hand experience with Armand as a friend and mentor over many years.

To me, it’s a no brainer. But it really doesn’t matter what I think… this is about YOU.

Will his course help YOU?

There is a real simple way for you to find out if this is for you or not at this time.

Click HERE and opt in if you haven’t already because Armand has put up 12 FREE videos you can watch.

(First, you’ll watch his Relaunch Video, which is cool… but after you opt in you’ll be redirected to the training videos.)

He is giving away SOLID content that you can use in your business today… and at the same time you get a sample of how Armand teaches.

If you get value out of that, imagine how good the whole course is!

If you don’t, then move on.

It’s that easy

Like I said the other day, Internet marketing can be easy… see if this is what you’re looking for to help you in your business.

Go check it out and let me know what you think.

Craig

How can something dark light your way?

I know it sounds strange, but it’s true.

Let me explain by asking you a question.

Have you ever seen someone watching TV and they were so ‘into’ the show that they were unaware of just about anything else?

That’s called a deep trance.

You know what I mean.

Something similar has happened to you just now.

You stopped what you were doing and now you are here reading my post.

Heck, I was in a trance when I wrote it…

How did I do that?

That’s the dark secret.

We’re all in trances.

Yes, you, me, and pretty much everyone else, all the time.

We think we’re ‘conscious’ and making rational choices, right?

But… much of what we do is driven by UNconscious forces.

Time to wake up… and profit.

If you want your marketing to get people to buy right now you’ve got to know what ‘trance’ your prospects are already in.

If you can match their trance, you’ll see your sales go through the roof.

If you mis-match, your promotions will flop.

It’s that simple.

I’m fascinated with trances…

I’ve been reading a new book by my friend Joe Vitale called, "Buying Trances", and I haven’t been able to put it down.

He’s written a lot of books, I’ve read them all.

Buying Trances is his best marketing book yet in my opinion, (it’s already a best seller on Amazon.com the first day, too).

I highly recommend that you check it out at…

www.amazon.com (this link will go straight to it).

As they say, the truth will set you free.

When it comes to trances, ignorance is certainly not bliss.

Both as a consumer and a marketer, you need to understand trances and turn the dark secret into a source of light to guide you to success.

Trances are like any great power, use this knowledge wisely to lead your customers to their greater good, and you’ll be richly rewarded.

- Craig

P.S. Speaking of rewards… watch for my next post. I’ve put something together for you that you don’t want to miss.

Sick of product launches?

Careful of what you wish for.

I took a bit of heat from a handful of readers when I sent out an email promoting StomperNet’s launch day.

First, people are overwhelmed with major launches just about every week…

Second, folks are jaded from getting heaps of emails pimping these launches with the same copycat text all the other promoters are mailing…

Third, many have spent money they couldn’t afford on stuff that turned out to be over-hyped ‘get-rich-quick junk".

* I have to personally see the value in the product or service.

* I have to personally know, like and trust the people behind the product.

* I have to have time to properly promote it…

Recently, I had 2 of the 3 criteria for StomperNet… Brad Fallon and Andy Jenkin’s now infamous launch.

It met all my criteria and I had everything but the time to really promote it.

Sure, I told you about their videos because I knew they could show you how to get traffic to your site.

Yes, I showed you they are the real deal.

But I have been too busy with other commitments to do their launch justice.

Not good… and if you were considering StomperNet I have not done my job for you.

Without traffic you can’t build a list, sell any products, or have a business, right?

And for the right person, what they’re offering is unimaginably valuable…

If I had time, I would have given you more of my reasons why you should jump on their offer.

But I didn’t… and I regret that.

Thousands of people, including people on my list didn’t get in on launch day. Fact is, they had a ton of folks order twice, three times… even 18 times, so now they have some spots open that they’re filling today on a ‘relaunch’.

So let me give you my two cents.

Brad and Andy have my strong personal endorsement. They absolutely have a proven system that has worked amazingly well for their other students.

Heck, I’m on the guest faculty for StomperNet… so that tells you how much I endorse their work.

Anyone who doubts that is just cynical and doomed to failure… why?

Because they have publicly proven their credibility WAY in advance of their launch.

Proof is proof, folks, and they got it.

That’s why it was such chaos… everyone wants in.

Should YOU buy StomperNet (if you get a chance)?

Yes, if… you’re dead serious.

Let me explain:

If you just add $30 to $50 a day to your business from applying what you learn in StomperNet, it literally pays for itself.

If you don’t have a business yet, you could literally immerse yourself in their material and do consulting with local businesses and recoup your investment that way.

But if you know you will spend rent money to get in…or if you know you won’t actually do anything with the information you get from StomperNet, please don’t even think about joining.

Fact is, to fill the spots opened when they got rid of the duplicate orders on launch day, StomperNet will be relaunched by the time you read this for 12 hours. They’d be crazy NOT to relaunch given the situation.

They’ve got so many people on their waiting list begging to get in that it really doesn’t matter if I send you this email or not… it’s going to sell out permanently either way.

And, I’ve got my plate OVER FULL right now with prior commitments so I can’t offer some crazy bonus package where I do one on one coaching or anything like that.

And, I don’t have a warehouse full of products to pile on the deal…

But… I do have a private group coaching program where I’m going through every step of the list building and email marketing.

That’s everything from how to pick your niche to how to get subscribers to how to email them profitably over and over again.

In terms of content, it’s a perfect match for the StomperNet training you’ll get with Brad and Andy.

I’ve been working for months on the audio and video training… and the core content is nearly complete.

It’s been a labor of love, trust me, to put everthing in my head into audio and video in a step by step format… and then edit it and upload it to the site (phew!).

And, I’ve designed the private site to be interactive so you get your questions answered in new audio and video instruction.

Quite frankly, I wasn’t going to launch this publicly until the core content was completely on line.

And I would NEVER give this program away free — the time I’ve offered this full program was for $2,000 when I spoke at a seminar (and that was a special offer I won’t repeat).

Consider this… the program is interactive, I answer participant’s questions within the content as I go… and live, small group calls are also part of the program.

Also, I’m currently in the planning stages for a private hands on workshop early in 2007 that folks in my coaching program are invited to.

The cost would be at least $5,000 for you and a guest. We’ll only have 25 people there (or less) so we can work hands on your projects. That’s included in my coaching program, so you’d get in, too

It’s not a seminar, it’s a workshop so we’ll be rolling up our sleeves to work on your business together. And the guest faculty will be folks you don’t want to miss…

There are a lot of coaching programs out there.

I personally know of programs offering less than I am for $5,000 and UP.

But that’s what I’ll offer as a bonus to you if you manage to get in to StomperNet through my link today.

Why? Because that way Brad and Andy will essentially pay your way into my program.

You’ll get what others will pay at least $7,000 for… and you’ll also get everything Brad and Andy are offering, too.

There certainly are more outrageous offers out there from StomperNet promoters… but if you want to know how to turn the traffic StomperNet will get you into a profitable email list… mine is an offer that makes a whole lot of sense.

Traffic and email list marketing… that’s a winning combination. If you don’t learn it from me, you’ll need to at some point anyway because traffic on it’s own is just 1/2 the battle.

So, instead of buying my coaching program later for full price… I suggest if you’re going to get StomperNet anyway, go through my link and get my program and workshop as part of the deal.

Note: if you cancel StomperNet I have to boot you out of my program, too. That’s only fair.

Remember, early in 2007 you’ll be at my workshop along with my other coaching members to work on YOUR business.

With that said, go see if you can get into StomperNet and email me your confirmation to support@maverickmarketer.com or post a comment on this blog if you can’t get through with email.

Click here to get StomperNet and the $7,000 bonus package I’m offering

Whether you get in to StomperNet through me or not… get in if you can. Bottom line. Don’t let this launch get lost in all the ‘launch mania’ because these guys have a truly great offer if you’re in a position to take advantage of it.

As marketers, we should all applaud the success of a great product well launched… for that is what we all want to do. If you’re still reading and still ‘hate Brad and Andy’, ask yourself if you’d turn down the chance to BE in their successful shoes right now.

NO? You wouldn’t turn down a multi million dollar launch? Then why beat up on them (especially if you can join them)?

Fact is, as marketers we should NEVER want to hate product launches… it’s merely a successful strategy in our tool box. Imagine how you’d feel if you’d spent months working on a product and could NOT launch it?

Hating product launches can’t be the answer (as much as we’d like some times, that’s simply ‘blaming the messenger’).

Instead, let’s salute great product launches for great products… and send a kick in the pants to those who are launching junk and clogging up our Inboxes with bogus affiliate copy.

- Craig

P.S. If you want to quickly get up to speed about StomperNet and what this is all about, click here