June 14, 2009
Mass Control 2.0, Frank Kern’s Internet Marketing Product - Oh my God I am Such a Sucker … Or Am I?
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No, I can’t review it just yet, and yes, I will review it soon, and no, I am not going to post an affiliate link for it, nor sell it, until I see it, use it, touch it, and put it through it’s 30 day test period. Even then, It would be a miracle if I ever sold this, or marketed it. For, lo’ and behold, in a moment of stupidity, and dreams of grandeur, I have purchased Mass Control.
For those unfamiliar, this is yet another huge guru marketed product, with an absurd price tag, outlandish testimonials, and promises of internet riches. It begs the question though …
IS IT TRUE? DOES IT DELIVER?
One would think I’ve stopped asking this question! I certainly preach others to (stop buying, start doing), but … everyone wants to keep learning, right? I do! I want to believe I can keep getting better at what I do. And yes, I like to read some of these sales letter, and still get excited.
If you want a mass control review, and was thinking of purchasing this massive two thousand dollar product, then I’m about to make your decision about Mass Control either a whole lot easier, or a whole lot harder. Either way, don’t believe the hype - if it’s sold out now, it will likely be on the market again shortly. Perhaps it will be called Mass Control 3.0? Wow - that does have a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
Anyway, I ordered it, and I plan on devoting actually two days to it. Now, many of you already know, I make thousands of dollars a day on the internet, and for me to devote two days to anything (beyond travel or a gorgeous, intelligent, entrepreneurial brunette), is a massive opportunity cost. I plan on actually devoting two days to plan the four day launch that Frank talks about. He claims you can recoup the cost of the course and more (in just four days). Or at least that’s what I think he claimed.
Of course, for it to be worth it, I not only have to recoup the cost of the course, but recoup the days of opportunity cost. And guess what?
Other people might simply return it if it didn’t work, but my opportunity cost, and the value of my time, is so ridiculously high, that returning it does not “make me whole”. Not even close. Basically, I need this thing to work, as intimated, and I’m going to do all the work, all the preparation, all the hours of note taking, planning and implementation, to try to do a launch beyond my typical 20-xxxxxk AND …
I’m going to take you guys along for the ride. You lucky few who have stumbled across this blog get to come on board another crazy launch (relaunch really), in the dance niche. Using Mass Control, and a massive ad budget, and NO affiliates (well, maybe SOME, haven’t decided yet), I aim to give Frank Kern’s Mass Control a real review.
Guess what, I’m going to tell you what happens. I have the time, did you get lucky enough to stroll across this page? Did your web surfing finally pay off?
Anyway, no updates on when and where quite yet, but I’ll bring you a long for the ride, I promise! Until then ->
Anyone else out there purchase Mass Contorl? Anyone else out there have a Mass Control review (that isn’t just some trumped up affiliate link)?
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To Real Marketing Success, The Honest, Straightforward, and totally Crazy Way!
MC (MarketingCrazy)
PS - I will admit, I like Frank. i want him to hit it out of the park, I really do. I want this product to deliver! I could use another new car (I think I want the latest Lexus IS Coupe). 
Good Luck Frank, I promise to try my best to use and apply your material!
April 30, 2009
Butterfly Marketing Script Review - Review and Hands on Use of the Butterfly Marketing Package (BFM 2.0)
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This is not going to be an in depth review of Butterfly Marketing, I’m not sure a real review of it exists anywhere on the internet, and I don’t have enough time to write one. This is more a telling of my personal experiences with the package.
First off, I paid for it when it first came out, years ago. Yes, $1500. The script simply didn’t work at that time. It sold to a ton of people, but really, no one ever got it to work at that time. Crazy eh? It’s crazy that so many people could buy a piece of software that actually didn’t work, and not complain, but hey, it happened. The theory, and step by step ideas behind what a Butterfly Marketing website is, and how it is laid out, is what made the package worthwhile. The script was, for all intents and purposes, worthless.
Since I buy so much, and since I barely give anything more than a day of my time, I simply filed it with my other materials that failed to deliver, did not promote it, and moved on to something that actually worked as a membership site (JV Manager at the time). JVManager was great, and since has transformed into a new package (the name slips my mind). We also used the theory and practice behind Butterfly Marketing, as a way to build a couple of our sites.
With the release of Butterfly Marketing 2.0, I decided to give it another try. Specifically, the integration of one click upsells was enticing. However, sadly, after one full week, my team has failed to get the BFM 2.0 script to work as well. Total failure, from a team that installs, maintains, and creates multiple successful membership sites, and scripts.
What hope does that leave for the common internet marketer? The internet marketer whom does not have teams of people at the ready, nor millions of dollars to waste? Let me tell you, it likely does not bode well.
Not only that, my team simple can’t seem to get any support, or help. Even on the help forums (forget actual real support). It seems that we can’t actually find ANY single working Butterfly Marketing script out on the internet that actually uses the one click upsell part of the script. Everyone has free sites, or use Paypal or 2checkout as their payment providers (either one of these renders the one click upsell feature unusable). There are scripts working out there, definitely - but only with the minimal functionality (after how many years?).
So, after a week, I am amazed yet again. I’m amazed I tried it again. I’m amazed I had a team work on it. I’m amazed I fell for the marketing hype (again). I’m amazed that the script still doesn’t work. I’m incredibly amazed that I can’t find a single working version of it (using authorize.net and the one click upsell feature), after they sold 15,000 of them! I’m amazed that there is no uproar, no blog posts … why?
Well, those whom sell (and buy) A LOT of stuff on the internet know the answer. People simply move on. Like it or not, thats’ our nature. We’ll blame ourselves, or our execution. In fact, most people that get it will never even try it (shelf-ware). In this case, with the latest release, it’s free (only shipping and handling), so likely people don’t feel like they should complain.
Isn’t that incredible? Please help - do you know of a working Butterfly Marketing script that’s actually working with Authorize.net and the one click upsell feature? I’m asking for my team, more than myself, so they don’t feel like they were again asked to work on a script (for the 2nd time) that actually simply doesn’t work.
For those whom are looking for software that works. We use the following:
Amember: 9 Sites, harder setup, cheap, needs plugins, not completely setup and forget.
Membergate: 4 Sites, easy setup, expensive (but cheap in the long run), complete setup and forget
Jvmanager: 2 sites, seems like a working version of Butterfly Marketing.
So, I’ll end with two questions. We’re looking for working Butterfly Marketing sites (actual URLs) and positive testimonials, and ideas of what you use and why. Let us know! For now, yet another reason to be wary of big name marketers … darn shame.
PS - This is simply what’s happened to us after one week of using the package. If things change, I’ll let you know. I also welcome responses and updates about it.
May 22, 2008
StomperNet Launch: Why haven’t you heard from me?
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Ok, i’ve received several emails about this, and I might as well come right out and give you my position on the huge StomperNet launch, taking place today…
As a past member of StomperNet I want to tell you… It’s a very good service and I even think that has improved an enormous amount over time. Thank heavan’s no one talks about the ULE anymore. 
But you probably want to know if I think you should buy it… the answer is no, for people doing under 500k, and less than 5 employees. It’s simply TOO large, and will actually force you to focus on details you needn’t spend your time on. As I said before, getting to the "making money" part on the internet takes time, and focus, and money. This will cost you time and money, and will decrease your focus. Ouch! It’s a great program, but if anything, it’s simply too big for beginners (those earning under 500k). How did I come up with 500k? Totally random…But Indiana Jones is starting today, and I needed to answer all the emails in one fell swoop!
AND, it makes me sad to see SO many people marketing this SO heavily, without really trying to figure out how in tarnation their email list of 100k (or whatever these major marketer’s have), are going to benefit from it. Even Rich, king of the Systematic business building niche, is driving the masses in droves.
Do I think $997 is too much? No, actually not! If you can focus 40 hours a week (as I said last year during the launch), and have employees, sure thing. Do I think this will get you where you want to go? As a beginner, not a chance in hell. It will be a windy, treacherous road, you could have navigated better and easier.
Now, that being said, the free content is outstanding, and I highly recommend you gobble it all up, and absorb what you. However, for a newbie, starting out, or growing their business … I simply can’t recommend it! It’s too big, and will swallow you whole in it’s massive grasp, while robbing you of the one thing you need to do, focus.
So, if you’re not focussing on the upteen courses within StomperNet, what are you focussing on? Great question. The simple things! The step by step processes that I’ve brought up before. The easy course I recommended a few months ago. Work at that! Don’t get caught up in the details or the latest thing every marketing guru is throwing at you. PLEASE! Why?
Becuase, while yes, the DEVIL is in the details, and so are a lot of the profits, the BASIC foundation is in the fast execution of SIMPLE and STRAIGHTFORWARD ideas. That’s what sets me apart and that’s why I’m so successful, and the same applies to you, and everyone else. That is the basis of the upcoming MarkeitngCrazy launch (still months and months away).
What’s the guage… really, if you have several employees, and over 500k of revenue, than this program can really help train employees, and
StomperNet, It’s so massive - your simply going to get out, what you put in, and since there are SO many things competing for our attention, like ALL big ticket courses, I’m recommending you drive around this one, rather than into it. Just for now…Comments?
PS - Many asked if I would rejoin StomperNet, ever, and the answer is … yes. At some point I’d consider it, as a training tool for my employees perhaps.
