But integrated marketing is something we are seeing more of and will continue to see more of. Making the best use of relationships and website space.

The free bonuses completely underwhelmed me — I didn’t bother giving more than a couple of them anything but a cursory glance, and the ones I looked at in depth didn’t do much for me either.

Coupled with that, it took entirely too long for the package to arrive. I orderied on 9/11 and it didn’t arrive until this Monday. To make matters worse, I kept getting emails on how to use it and FAQ emails that referenced an email I was supposed to have gotten saying it shipped — guess which email I NEVER got? The one saying it shipped!

I also attempted to contact Stompernet 3 times before anybody replied back to me.

Based on all the above, I’m now trying to arrange returning the merchandise for a refund. We’ll see how THAT goes.

The one thing I will say is the magazine is pretty slick. It’s way overpriced though, and so I won’t be continuing that either. I might if it were half the price.

but then again people probably do fall for the marketing babble right? because it looks to me like they are making a lot of money from selling these “limited time offers”.

On the account of the bonuses, I decided not to promote to my list a second time and like you, not because I didn’t think they were valuable, I just thought “information overload.”

Wish I’d used your strategy though!!

Whilst I wish I wasn’t so sceptical of some of these Internet Marketers though, I’m always dubious when they seem to be giving away the earth. No one can consume this amount of information and “do” what is necessary to make money online

So what happens? A few months later, they have another big launch that was bigger than the last one and if you don’t get on board, you’ll be broke online

I personally think that if you don’t want to be sold to then “get off my list” but I also think there has to be a balance so you don’t “tire” your list.

Yaro, your mix is perfect so far. Generally speaking, if you recommend it, I respect it.

Best to you,

Trish

I understand the whole ‘get their foot in the door’ approach, and I also believe that it can be used effectively. The problem is that too many overuse it.

David Leonhardt
http://www.seo-writer.com

God equipped us all with censors which allow us to discern right from wrong, so you know if you’re being dishonest or not. There is no such thing as a white lie, or a small lie. Dishonest business, money, and all will fail eventually, some faster than others, and the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Whoo!

I agree wholeheartedly; but I find it interesting that your next post is on Rich Schefren’s program. I met Rich and spent a couple of hours with him in a small gathering. He’s a nice guy, for the most part. But he is also former black hat.

He didn’t leave his multimillion dollar black hat business because of change in conscience, he left it because Google killed it.

IMHO, he is now as much about hype over substance as anyone. Remember his big launch that fizzled a year ago or so?

Most of your readers need solid advice and example, not another hugely expensive product or coaching program. If they want a coaching program, why not just join yours? Blog Mastermind.

Regards.

Few things used to bug me more than a free offer with an upsell. Now I know it’s coming, so I usually ignore it. Sometimes I’m hoping for an upsell if it’s a product I really want. I’ve already unsubscribed from all those lists I got on with the free offers.

Honesty and Authticity will allways be transparent, its unfortunate that sometimes we dont see the wolf behind the sheeps clothing until were inside the wolfs stomach.

Great Job Yaro.

Paul Godines
Adapt on a Dime Coaching Gym
Career Goals – Got Some?
http://www.adaptonadime.com

The thing I noticed about the Stompernet Bonuses is that a lot of the info is redundant. Some of the vidoes I downloaded are talking about myspace which is old, old news IMO. I think they are giveaways because these guys have new, fresh products ready to roll out and can afford to giveaway the stale stuff which is probably dropping in sales.

That’s how I would do it anyway. Once the life of a product has expired it can still be used as a “bonus” when promoting other products. Please don’t take this the wrong way, because there was a lot of other useful info that is still relevant, especially for people that are new to internet marketing.

All in all, it was a large amount to giveaway. With everything I’ve downloaded I’ve only just begun to browse through what I want. (really, I’m waiting for the Stompernet stuff to arrive before I begin “studying” anything). One of the more valuable bits of info I found was all the Immediate Edge Newsletters, there some good stuff hidden in them….

I like your comments on honesty, Yaro. Staying honest, upfront and ethical will always be the best policy, especially when it comes to online reputation.

But building a relationship and giving value means you’ve got a lifetime customer.