Do you Trust Free Online Blueprints?

[Maya2066]

I found this amazing 158 pages free report that describes in great details how to make your first $300,000 online. I'm usually very suspicious of free reports, but this one is really good I think. If you are interested in affiliate marketing, grab a copy anf let me know what you think. I believe that Internet Marketers who share and offer great value for free should be encouraged. They are a rare breed.

[Curtis2011]

Originally Posted by Maya2066

I found this amazing 158 pages free report that describes in great details how to make your first $300,000 online. I'm usually very suspicious of free reports, but this one is really good I think. If you are interested in affiliate marketing, grab a copy anf let me know what you think. I believe that Internet Marketers who share and offer great value for free should be encouraged. They are a rare breed.

I just downloaded the PDF and it looks well presented. The graphic on the first page is a useful "big picture" of how to start an online business.

But, on the second page he lists off every product he has had big success with. My biggest issue with him is they are all "how to make money online" products, even the very first product he ever made was a product about how to make money online.

Personally, I don't respect people who sell "how to make money online" courses without ever having made money online.

However, he has obviously had success with his products, so I do admit there is probably a lot of value in his free ebook. I just started reading it, so maybe I will comment later on about whether or not it is worth the read, if I finish it.


EDIT: I have been reading through a lot of it and skimming over parts that I already know about, but in short this actually is pretty awesome ebook.

He could probably sell this ebook for $47-97 and have it be worth every penny. It's good to see people like him giving away stuff that is genuinely valuable and not just rubbish to make more sales.

[Maya2066]

Originally Posted by Curtis2011

I just downloaded the PDF and it looks well presented. The graphic on the first page is a useful "big picture" of how to start an online business.

But, on the second page he lists off every product he has had big success with. My biggest issue with him is they are all "how to make money online" products, even the very first product he ever made was a product about how to make money online.

Personally, I don't respect people who sell "how to make money online" courses without ever having made money online.

However, he has obviously had success with his products, so I do admit there is probably a lot of value in his free ebook. I just started reading it, so maybe I will comment later on about whether or not it is worth the read, if I finish it.


EDIT: I have been reading through a lot of it and skimming over parts that I already know about, but in short this actually is pretty awesome ebook.

He could probably sell this ebook for $47-97 and have it be worth every penny. It's good to see people like him giving away stuff that is genuinely valuable and not just rubbish to make more sales.

That's exactly why I'm so impressed. The ebook is free but it has tremendous value in it. Obviously Anik is making a lot of money but he is doing it "in a certain way" as it is recommended in The Science of Gettig Rich". He is giving back big time.

[Orionjoel]

I have sent for it and will have a look.

However be it a free or a paid for product, I have always believed and will continue to believe, that things like this are truly what you make of them. Someone could give you a detailed step by step on exactly how microsoft started and if you followed it with the dedication and commitment which Bill Gates and Paul Allen did you could duplicate it, but if you went at it with a half hearted effort you would go this cannot be how they did it because it isnt working. But end of the day it isnt working because there is no dedication behind it.

[StevenHandel]

I don't think there is any fool proof method. You have to experiment with what fits your personality and niche. However, this sounds like a valuable product so I am definitely checking it out. I often skim through "make money online" products to see if I can learn something new. Thanks for the link!

[Maya2066]

I agree totally, there is no fool proof method, but what makes a leader or a good trainer very good is the way they inspire you to ACTION by simply showing how it can be done and what is important. Showing the steps is not enough, but helping you clarify your values and what motivate you can definitely put you on the right track. Anik also talks about why having making money as your primary goal is not going to motivate you. That really resonated with me. For a year my goal was making money, making money... and I did not get the motivation to do the extra work to achieve the results I wanted. But once I focused on the big WHY I wanted to make that money, and once I aligned my goals with my values, by choosing a company that is involved in both affiliate marketing and has a humanitarian mission, I became totally inspired and took steps very easily.

[danthony]

Although Anik's free book is good, it's a setup for a big product launch. I was approached on promoting this but passed as it didn't really fit my audience at the time. I guarantee this course will be possibly around $2000 a pop so a Free ebook of a few weeks time is nothing new. I've gotten off most of these big guru lists as they usually don't really bring you much in intrinsic value just provide you with mostly free reports as a link bait approach.

I like Brian Tracy as someone to follow as every post he does has a self improvement or personal finance topic built in even if he is pushing his books / other products at the end.

[Maya2066]

The fact that there is a big launch behind it does not take away from the fact that he is giving away a lot of very valuable information and training for free. I don't intend to buy anything from him right now but I really like the way he is doing it. He is giving away a lot in the process as opposed to the other gurus whose main motive is maximum profit. The book and the videos gave me a simple but powerful blueprint and now I'm doing things in a much more organized way because I see the big picture. Sure, the contest that he set up is bringing him a lot of free traffic but those who are participating are learning a lot in the process. For the first time, and as part of the contest, I am doing things in a cohesive manner that I could not do, like using Twitter and Facebook to generate traffic. I even did my first video on YouTube, something I resisted doing until now because I was too shy. But there are 2 key things that I learned from him that I think are invaluable: 1) that money alone is not a great motivator, and 2) To be clear about your CORE values and let them drive you. Since I became more conscious of these 2 factors, it's been easier for me to take inspired actions. When a leader (or guru) is able to inspire and show you what is possible, it is ok with me if he is making money in the process.