Premium Products for Pennies on the Dollar
What would you do if you did your supermaket shopping, dragged the heavy bags home and then while sitting in front of the TV, saw an advert that told you that almost everything that you had bought was now to be reduced by 75% ?
Would you be upset that you had wasted your money?
Would you be angry that they had not reduced the prices before you bought originally?
Would you hurry back the next day and stock up your house with everything at the reduced price?
Those are three of many ways to handle the situation and different people will react in a different way.
As I have mentioned to you before, I buy a huge amount of internet marketing products. So much so, that this morning the FedEx guy called me on my cellphone to tell me to come downstairs to pick up my latest purchase (Extreme Biz Makeover if you are interested). I am what they call an information junkie and digest information with great enthusiasm and speed. I know that just one tip or secret can have a huge effect on my earnings and I am very keen to make sure that I do not ‘miss’ anything.
A few days ago, I received an invitation by Edwin Ryan to review a bundle of products that he has put together. As my eyes scanned down the page I realized that I already owned many of these products. Not only that, but that I had spent many hundreds of dollars to acquire them.
Should I have been sad, frustrated or just plain amused?
I was actually absolutely delighted because as I read the list of products I realized that although I had made use of all of the products when I first bought them, I had not revisited them recently and this was my chance to do some chazara (revision).
http://www.clarifywithben.com/recommends/edwin.php
Many many hours later my head throbbed by sitting in front of my laptop. However, I felt that I had received a complete education in making money from the internet. I had relearnt information like:
1. How to launch a product like Jeff Walker would
2. How you can making money by filling somebody else’s void
3. How to build a responsive list the lazy way using Ebay as your personal assistant
4. Why taking action slowly is often better than being a speedy gonzales.
5. 7 ways to make the most of opportunities which you already have staring you in the face.
I am not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but this package is so BIG that to go through all of it will take you several days of non-stop viewing! I have to admit, that there were certains parts that I skipped as I had already seen them before recently.
One of the secrets to online marketing, is to take an idea that has already been successful and improve on it. What Edwin has done is to take products that have already been extremely successful (mostly from David Vallieres and Andrew Fox) and package them together in a way that they compliment each other. The other thing that he has done is to reduce the price of them significantly. In fact, the price that you will pay for the full bundle is less than just one of them sold seperately. They are however not cheap products that you can get resell rights to for almost nothing but premium products which are still selling every day for in some cases hundreds of dollars.
http://www.clarifywithben.com/recommends/edwin.php
Do I think that this purchase is essential for your ongoing education? I have to admit that I don’t think that it is. However, it is a really fun and enjoyable product which will give you many light-bulb moments. You are getting a huge amount of quality content that will reveal to you ideas which you had never thought of before and which if you implement will improve your internet business. They are definitely “I want” products as opposed to “I need” products. They which will lead to a purchase which you will definitely not regret (although there is also a 60 day guarantee).
The downsides of the product:
1. There is a huge risk of information overload. If you do invest in this package, then I would advise you to download everything first and then make a written checklist to make sure that you do go through everything.
2. No real connection between the products. Although it is being advertized as a bundle of list-building products, I disagree that all of the products are focussed on list-building. I feel that this is a shame, as a potentially brilliant product is being marketed in a way which does not let it shine through.
3. The files are so big, that there is a frustration in downloading everything. There is nearly a gig of information there. I would have loved the option to have it shipped to me for an additional charge
The upsides of the product
1. You are gaining multiple premium products for a non-premium price.
2. The quality of all of the products is very high and there are many original pieces of information which have not been discussed publicly before
3. I am a great fan of David Vallieres who has contributed to this bundle of products. You are given a great insight into how he operates from a front-of-stage view.
Edwin is using the fire-sale method to sell this product. This means that he is only selling 1000 and that the price is increasing after he has sold 500. He is using this method in order to create urgency and sparsity. It may also be due to the fact that he is only licensed to sell a certain number. However, I do feel that it is a huge shame as I am sure that they will sell out extremely quickly and that not everybody will have an opportunity to take advantage.
If you have previously missed out on any of the premium products and want a second ’shot’ then head over to:
http://www.clarifywithben.com/recommends/edwin.php
Please do let me know what you think by posting on my blog at http://www.clarifywithben.com/blog
Best Wishes,
Ben Shaffer
PS. There is also a fast-mover bonus for the first 100 purchasers which includes a donation by Mike Filsaime.
PPS. If you make the purchase upon my recommendation and disagree, then you will not only be entitled to a refund, but I will also Paypal $20 to you for your troubles. That is the confidence that I have having reviewed this product.
September 12th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
Hey Ben,
I appreciate all your efforts in getting good information out to people like me who are making a living online. From what I’ve seen and read, your product in this blog would be more suited to the marketing beginner who needs a thorough grounding in the basics (although I suppose we could all use a refresher at times). The good thing about this is that great methods stand the test of time. I’m sure there are some gems in this product that will enrich those who take the time to implement them.
September 12th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
Hello Ben,
While Andrew Fox has produced some quality products (I don’t know Edwin Ryan and can’t comment about him), I would like to mildly object to your statement that this product will teach you how to launch a product “like Jeff Walker would”. While I’m sure it’s a good product, I’m confident that it does not compare to Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula (hereafter referred to as PLF) — and it may not be a good idea to drop Jeff Walker’s name like that.
First, Jeff Walker was a coach / advisor on all three of the launches mentioned at the top of the sales letter for the CD that’s included in this bundle. I don’t particulary care for this sales tactic used in the sales letter for the CD included in this bundle; it kind of leaves the impression that this product, not PLF, was responsible for their success.
Next, Jeff has a level of commitment to his customers that is simply incredible. I am one of his PLF customers, and every time I see him, he always makes himself available to me. I had the pleasure of sitting next to him at dinner this past weekend (he was a speaker at Underground UK) and as always, he shared quite a bit of information with me. He has also delivered a lot of extra product launch case studies to his customers — launches that cover a wide variety of launch types, to include launches by affiliates — which is far beyond what Jeff promised. This alone makes PLF an incredible value, far beyond what anyone would receive on a single CD.
Finally, product launches are Jeff’s specialty. I can’t equivocably state that this is his only interest or area of specialty, but if you want to do a successful product launch, Jeff Walker is the “go-to guy” (if you can get him to help you).
I’m confident that Andrew Fox has compiled a great product, and based on your endorsement (which I tend to trust), it is most likely a great introduction to the product launch process. I would, however, strongly recommend PLF if you want to learn more about the process and would not drop Jeff Walker’s name in this context.
Thanks for listening,
Tom
September 13th, 2006 at 1:43 am
Ben,
Let me be quick to thank you for emailing me about this sale! Just this morning I was chewing my lip trying to decide if today was the day I was going to spend $197.00 on David V’s Profit Loop email system.
I thought I would pause for 24 hours and here came your sale that included the Profit Loop System and a LOT more for less that 1/2 the price that I was about to spend anyway.
After wasting so much money on trash because I didn’t know any better, it’s fun to ‘get it right’ for a change. Your timing could not have been better.
Thanks again.
John
Nearly a former newbie