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As many of my long-term readers know, I went through a Rich Schefren coaching program back in 2006. The reason I originally joined was because of what Rich presented in the Internet Business Manifesto.

Unless you have been deleting all your subscriptions to Internet marketing email lists then you probably already know that today Rich is opening the doors to his latest personal coaching program -

The Guided Profit System

I wrote a notice to my newsletter about this program and I’m going to reproduce it below for my blog readers who are not on my newsletter so you can benefit from my experience with Rich’s training.

Before I do that let me be clear about one thing -

Rich’s coaching is only for a certain type of person because it’s cost prohibitive for many, HOWEVER, his resources like the Manifesto and the report he released last week, The Entrepreneurial Emergency, and the audios and teleconferences he releases, are all free and present great ideas. Yes there is a sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden sales pitch, but the core message can be taken away without spending a dime.

If the coaching program offer today from Rich is annoying you because you are sick of hearing about it or you think it’s way too over priced, just focus on what you can learn and implement from the free stuff.

For those of you in a position to invest in business coaching I give a strong endorsement of Rich’s programs. Rich is the only person I ever gave $5,000 of my money to for coaching. It’s worth it just because Rich is so generous with his personal time - you will definitely get a chance to talk to him directly if you join his program.

With that out of the way, here’s what I have to say about the Guided Profit System -

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Update: The deadline on the fast action bonuses has been changed to 24 hours from the time of opening. You can read more about this here - Extended Deadline On The Blog Mastermind Fast Action Bonuses

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It’s ready. If you want to join my blog coaching program, go here -

Fast Action Bonuses If You Make The First 100

If you are one of the first 100 people who sign-up for Blog Mastermind today you will claim all of these fast action bonuses.

Bonus 1: “Conversion Blogging Revealed” - Live Teleconference With Yaro Dissecting The Conversion Blogging System

I presented the strategy in the Conversion Blogging video, in this teleconference I’ll break it down so you can directly apply it to your blog. I’ll also take your questions live in a special Q&A session just for the first 100 new Blog Mastermind students.

You will learn -

• How to craft a compelling offer to convince people to join your email list
• What incentives work best to maximize the number of opt-ins to your email newsletter
• Where to put the newsletter opt-in box for best results
• What type of email messages you should send to your newsletter to build relationships
• How to use your newsletter in tandem with your blog for big profits
• And a whole lot more, completely dedicated just to Conversion Blogging…

Bonus 2: “How To Use The Power Of Video To Market On The World Wide Web” - Live Teleconference With Gideon Shalwick PLUS six brand new videos from Gideon, the man behind the fantastic BecomeABlogger.com videos

Gideon is the guy who has taught me everything I know about online video so far, and he’s a lot better at it than I am. Video is obviously an important part of the strategy for Blog Mastermind and it’s amazing how good a marketing and teaching tool it is. You simply have to get on top of this aspect of Internet marketing, and if you are one of the first 100 people to join Blog Mastermind, Gideon is going to help you get started.

Gideon’s offering six brand new videos and will jump on a teleconference with me to teach us -

• Exactly what kind of equipment you’ll need to record perfect video
• The secret formula for creating powerful video scripts
• How to setup your shooting area to increase the quality of your videos
• How to capture and record your first video
• How to edit your video using a free and easy to use editing program
• How to get your new video onto your own blog or website
• Plus you can ask Gideon any questions you may have about video marketing

Bonus 3: “How To Boost Critical Conversion Points In Your Blog Business” - Live Teleconference With Will Swayne on testing elements of your blog and email newsletter to improve conversion rates

Will Swayne and his company, Marketing-Results.com.au, are my conversion specialists. They help by testing my opt-in forms and sales pages to increase conversion at each point in my business process.

In this live teleconference with Will, only for the first 100 new Blog Mastermind students who join today, we will review the critical conversion points of a blog business, including -

• What are the critical elements of a blog post to test to make more sales
• How to sell more affiliate products by improving upon what you already do
• Simple tweaks you can make to your email newsletter to improve open and click-through rates
• How to change your newsletter opt-in form to boost how many people join your email list
• And lots more simple tips to improve your conversion rates…

You get all three of these bonuses if you join Blog Mastermind today and are one of the first 100 people to do so.

You will receive the details for the teleconferences and video downloads after you join Blog Mastermind, and if you can’t make them live, don’t worry I’ll have downloadable MP3 audio files and transcripts of the calls made available.

So don’t wait, go sign-up to Blog Mastermind now, here is the link again…

I’m off to welcome the new students into the program.

I’ll see you on the inside…

Yaro Starak
Blog Mastermind Coach

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Thanks to everyone who replied with such positive feedback about the Conversion Blogging video and the interview with Alborz, a million dollar blogger. It’s been truly overwhelming how many messages I’ve received plus there’s nearly 200 comments made to my blog in reply to the content, and it’s not even a week since I released it!

What I’m most happy about is how inspired you all sound and how you are ready to take your blogging seriously. If I can help a few more people realize the full time income from a blog dream, then I consider it job well done.

But we’re not finished yet!

How Does A Blog Make Money?

Next I have two videos, which are not quite as long as the previous videos, but definitely as compelling and full of great tips to help you make more from blogging.

Both videos are completely free and take you behind the scenes of this blog. The first shows you how I make money and the second shows how much I make. You can view the practical implementation and the financial outcome as a result.

These two videos should help demystify ambiguity you might be experiencing regarding how a blog like mine can make $10,000+ a month. Here are the videos…

Please reply with comments and let me know what you think of the videos.

Blog Mastermind Opens This Tuesday at 10 AM

By now you should well and truly realize that I’m not just giving away these videos because I can (well, I am in some ways… it is gratifying to see my work benefit people regardless of financial outcomes for me).

I’ve distributed all of this great content in part because I want to convince you to come work with me in my blog coaching program, Blog Mastermind.

I showed you some of the concepts I teach with Conversion Blogging and the Blog Profits Blueprint. I brought Alborz on stage to demonstrate that other, normal people just like you, can do this if you stick to it long enough to realize success. Today I’m showing you how I do it and giving you proof of what I earn.

All I want you to do in return is consider whether what I’ve shown you has been helpful and if so, whether more training of this quality, delivered in a structured format and all nicely packaged in a friendly community environment, is something you would like to take part in.

My coaching program opens on Tuesday July 29th - that’s this Tuesday. I’m aiming for a 10 AM EST USA time opening.

We should make that deadline, but of course I’ll let you know if there are delays. We have a couple of tests to run Monday and if they go okay, we will be good to go on Tuesday.

You might be wondering whether there will be a time limit or a limited number of spaces in the program. Let me put your mind at ease - I’m not closing the doors this time, nor will I be capping the number of people who can become members.

I will have some fast-action bonuses for the first 100 people who sign up, thus demonstrating their eagerness to participate (I like to reward the eager beavers with extra goodies). However, if you live on the other side of the world (Hi Australia - I miss you - I’ll be back soon!) or for whatever reason you can’t get to a computer when the doors open, don’t worry, you won’t miss out.

Get to a computer when you can and you will still be able to join my program.

How Much Will Blog Mastermind Cost?

The program is six months worth of training plus a members resources area and online community. You can participate in two ways -

Option 1: Pay $97 for the first month, try it and if you like it, continue to pay $97 a month for six months total. You will have immediate access to the member resources and online community and receive one lesson per week until you graduate in six months.

Option 2: Pay $497 upfront, save yourself $85 and get access to all the materials at once. You get instant downloads for all the lessons, the member resources and access to the online community.

There’s also a third “all you can eat” option, where you get all of the Blog Mastermind content (all of option 2 above) PLUS my second course, Membership Site Mastermind (currently not available to the public), which is my coaching program for people who want to start a membership site using a blog as a launch pad. You can get instant access to both these programs for the one time fee of $1497.

The sign-up page will break down every tiny detail about my coaching program, so bookmark the page below and on Tuesday you will be able to see all the details and join the program -

http://www.blogmastermind.com/coaching/

That’s it from me, enjoy the videos and get ready to begin your training with me from Tuesday onwards.

Yaro Starak
Demystifying Ambiguity

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Next week I’m releasing the first of my content videos as part of the opening of Blog Mastermind. If you are new to blogging or interested in a better way to blog for money, then stay tuned for that video and the follow-ups after it coming, hopefully, from Tuesday onwards.

You will be able to join Blog Mastermind at the end of July.

Prizes For My Affiliate Partners

You can get full details about my affiliate program, including the prizes and register for an affiliate account, by heading to my affiliate blog and watching the 7 minute video there -

Do You Have Good Timing?

Since the content videos are coming out next week, if you were considering promoting Blog Mastermind as an affiliate, now is the perfect time to get involved.

If you have an audience who are interested in making money online, blogging for profit or business opportunities, you really need to pay attention to this. There’s only a few times when something is brand new and that’s the best time to promote.

Don’t miss out because you were slow to take action when the timing was right.

The Competition Could Be Fierce

To add some spice to the release of Blog Mastermind and because I like giving stuff away, I’m offering prizes to my top 10 partners, including a MacBook Air, Asus EeePC and Sony PSP.

Maybe you want to promote Blog Mastermind for the 50% ongoing commissions, but really, I think a brand new Snowball Mic is a much better incentive and everyone loves a top 10 competition - it’s going to be fun to see if, as I expect, Darren Rowse walks away with top prize.

Once again, if you want to get involved, you can sign up right now and view the full list of prizes on offer at my new -

Affiliate News Blog

Good luck, and I look forward to working with you!

Yaro Starak
Affiliate Recruiting

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John Reese just released the third and final launch video as part of his Traffic Secrets 2.0 release.

You can watch the video here -

I just finished watching it and it was great stuff, just like the first two.

In case you missed John’s first two videos released last week, make sure you head to this page to watch them before watching this one, they follow in a sequence.

http://www.trafficsecrets.com/home/

Marketing With Software

Something very few people implement as an online traffic technique is to build software applications. I will stick my hand up as one of those people too and after watching John’s third video I am REALLY excited about the potential. I was busy taking notes during the video, jotting down ideas for software apps I would like to make as marketing tools for my current projects.

It’s clear John thinks big when he considers how he will generate traffic. The application of a successful software marketing strategy can result in hundreds of thousands to even millions of visitors - we’re talking mainstream big, maybe not quite Facebook levels, but at least within the same playing field as some of the most popular sites in the world.

I can see why this strategy is so powerful. Very few people do it and even fewer execute it well if they try. If you can - as John suggests - make an online user-content generated software application, the potential for growth is tremendous.

Video Breakdown

John begins the video with strategic advice regarding why this tactic works and how he has implemented it himself in the past, then presents real world suggestions for software applications and offers tips on how to find the people to build the software for you.

I won’t reveal everything from the video, but a couple things I thought worth repeating even though they might seem obvious to some when creating software are -

• Test programmers with a smaller project first regardless of how good their ratings may be within a freelance site
• Create extremely detailed specifications for your project

There’s a lot more advice and some great suggestions from John that I know will spark ideas for you while watching the video, so make sure you take notes when inspiration strikes. Here’s the video link again -

http://www.trafficsecrets.com/home/v3.html

The Sales Pitch You Just Have To Watch

The second half of the video is the sales pitch, since obviously John is promoting his new training program Traffic Secrets 2.0.

What’s interesting about John’s pitch is how he’s decided to go opposite to what’s been prevalent in the last few years with Internet marketing product launches. He’s done a completely soft approach, there’s no upsells, no forced continuity, no false scarcity - pretty much any grumble people might have had about “marketing gimmicks” and John’s decided to blatantly state that he’s not doing it.

This in itself is a clever marketing tactic but it’s the execution that has to be watched. John has a very professional and clean-cut presentation style. It’s a serious presentation (no Frank Kern or Ed Dale antics here), John’s serious about his business and he’s put it all together in a video that gets the message across without any hyperbole.

And it’s worked on me - I want this product, bad.

I want it because of the videos I just watched. I want to learn John’s traffic tactics and also copy how he markets things. With John Reese you study what he says and how he says it.

John’s presentation style suits me. I like the soft sell, I use it myself all the time and I expect it’s going to pay off for him, especially as he’s priced the product lower than recent launches.

Traffic Secrets is just $397 for the product and access to any future upgrades.

During the second half of the video you will see what exactly is inside Traffic Secrets 2.0, which includes some DVDs and manuals and access to an online training resource. It’s sort of a melding between a home study and an online community, which is a nice approach.

The product goes live Tuesday 15th July 12 Noon EST and I’ll be there to buy my copy for sure.

Even if you have no intention of purchasing this, go watch the videos, see how video and a soft approach to selling can work and learn from both the content within the video and the strategy behind the video.

Here’s that link one more time:

http://www.trafficsecrets.com/home/v3.html

Yaro Starak
Borrowing John’s Ideas

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