diggy20

Just received an email from Tim Godfrey saying that CB 2.0 is closing its doors on Wednesday, Sep 16 at 9am EST.

They are also now offering a 7 day free trial of two of their tools from the course, Keyword Blueprint and Offer Evaluator. I've been using Keyword Blueprint myself, and I am finding it a great way to find keywords I should be targeting. It has a really simple way of identifying these "good" keywords which you can see in the videos.

Anyway, here's the link to the 7 day trial (not an affiliate link).
Commission Blueprint 2.0

No credit card or anything required, so it really is a great way to sample some of the great tools that CB 2.0 offers.

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Focused Action

not sure there is a need to create scarcity for an information product that is already completed? i guess studies have proven that the tactic increases sales so...

claytons

There's a need to create scarcity if you want to limit the # of copies sold to that you can reasonably support...or at least support well! :-)

We take that pretty seriously...so that's why we do it....the biggest single reason anyway.

capone2009

They really have the greatest freebie reports in the market. They really take their time and make the reports really valuable and so I think only because of this they got many more sales then if they just put up a crappy report just to have something to build their list. Pretty cool

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RyanCoisson

Just wanted to update everyone that one of the sites I put up using an extra strategy from CB 2.0 has already made me over $1,000 in the last week. That is without spending any money PPC.

Pretty awesome stuff.

Ryan

plester

I thought i would answer a couple questions i think were unanswered

the commission is 50% but you had to have signed up before the launch and it was a kind of private jv launch.

the biggest difference from cb 1.0 is that 1.0 focused primarily on ppc and 2.0 covers the full spectrum.

these guys always have top quality products and they always over deliver,they have a few surprise bonuses in store for us members,and yes i did buy it and no i'm not trying to sell it to anyone here.

as far as value,the program is worth the $497.00 price tag by itself,but several top marketers are giving Huge Bonuses to make it a real no brainer

Mark Link is offering SEM Blueprint as a bonus and that by itself sells for $197.00

he's also giving 6 months paid access to their sister continuity product that costs $67.00 a month

He also gives a few more top quality bonuses ,so there's no possible way you can say the value is not there.

the product will only be available for about 7-10 days max,so if you're on the fence don't wait too long and miss out.

caribbean dream i'm what you asked for,someone who bought it but isn't trying to sell it to you,and if you can get a positive mental attitude you can also be successful using their training and tools to make a good online income.

that's my 2 cents worth!

Mukul Verma

Congrads on your success...love to hear it.

Can you explain what you did?

What market (not niche or product unless you want to). Price? Commission percentage? Method you used.

Mukul

steveniam

I will sign up for the seven days trial to have a feel how CB V2 can help me

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Steve Crooks

Keyword blueprint for me is worth double the cost of the package on it's own. That isn't just the usual marketing claptrap, I really mean it.

KaylaB

Diggy20 - thanks for the link for the 7 day free trial. I have been more than a little bit curious, but the price tag is pretty steep. This is a great way to evaluate what they have to offer.

esham

That sad.. I will missed this opportunity again due to tight budget right now..hopefully it will re-open some day..

Still playing around... http://sharepole.com/blog/ still struggling in quicksand and learning everyday

BrentHodgson

Unfortunately, that offer has expired.

However - if you sign up from Steve and Tim's Commission Blueprint link, they negotiated a sweet $52 discount (but only if you order in the first 7 days of your 30 day trial). This is currently the lowest price available.

apollocreed

I have been comparing reults from keyword blueprint to those on MicroNicheFinder. The results are compeletely different.

In the keyword blueprint video for example, it says the keyword "bac level" has 177 daily searches and is an excellent keyword phrase to target for SEO.

MicroNichefinder says that "bac level" has 880 searches MONTHLY and is a very poor keyword to target with a SOC of 231.

I imagine the KWB video uses broad match in its search count results and that perhaps explains the discrepancy in search numbers. But the final evaluations are completely different.

From the video, keyword blueprint seems to be showing quite a few one word and 2 word phrases and recommending that they are good to target ??? This is clearly false information.

Unless I am missing something from those videos, the Keyword Blueprint video is misleading.

Apollo

Mukul Verma

Apollo

To add to your confusion:
Wordtracker - "bac level"
KEI is 0%
24 hours - 2
Competing Sites - 41900

claytons

Well apollocreed...not sure why you'd jump to the conclusion that , just because they're different, Keyword blueprint is the one that's wrong!

We use phrase match

Looking at google's own data, there is a phrase match monthly search volume of 5400 for "bac level"...which gives you about 177 searches per day.

There are only 41k competing pages for this term...uhm...in anyone's book...that's a pretty easy one to crack...not even bothering to look at anything else (which we do...take many things into consideration)

So..I say...keyword Blueprint is spot on with both it's volume AND the fact that it's an easy one to go after.

oh..and btw..market samurai correlates VERY nicely with keyword blueprint...so, I'd check your facts a bit more before posting, Mate...

You can easily check all this yourself manually...Have no clue where MicroNicheFinder is getting its data

Steve Crooks

I have both keyword blueprint and micro niche finder and love them both and just to put the record straight I tried the keyword "Bac level" in both MNF and KB and the results are identical as far as searches and competing pages. I have attached a screenshot of MNF so you can see.

Apollocreed it seems you were using exact match for your numbers and KB uses phrase so there is a discrepancy there. Also, MNF does not say it is a "very bad" keyword to go after it gives it an exclamation mark which suggests that it is very doable to me.

There really isn'y any major discrepancies between the two pieces of software. As for the wordpress numbers, well they are always in a world of their own in my opinion.

Steve Crooks

forgot to add the screenshot to my previous post. For some reason warrior's edit post feature is broken at the moment so here is the screenshot now.

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claytons

This is the biggest problem with these tools...people start spending all their time trying to "verify" and correlate etc. when, often, they end up comparing apples and oranges...and going off on a rant...

Better to just use one of the tools and try to make some money from the data you get!

TimothyW

Question: The Keyword Blueprint tool is included in the Comm. Blue. package -- yes?

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna buy -- any suggestions on which bonus package to go with? Or is that question "askable?"

please pm me.

Thanks!

-- TW

claytons

Keyword Blueprint is included in Commission Blueprint 2.0, yes.

There have been a few messages in this thread re: bonuses. Sort of depends on what you already have...and are looking for etc.

profitgenerator

STEVE......
My biggest stumbling block is selecting a niche to get started with. I ALWAYS get stuck getting started with ANY program because I stumble on finding a niche. I don't know why it is so hard for me. Will Commission Blueprint 2 be a good learning tool for me to get past this ridiculous problem? I am not new to learning IM. I'm just totally handicapped because I can't get beyond selecting a niche to start with so I am somewhat informed, but not getting anything accomplished. I need to see the whole picture first so I can see how all the pieces will fit together and when trying to select a niche, I can't seem to fill in the rest of the blanks as to what I am going to do with it to make money. Does that make sense?

apollocreed

My post stated that the discrepancy is likely due to different types of keyword matching options used. That is not a mystery.

The mystery is what the Keyword Blueprint video says.

The speakerin the video says:
"you probably do not even need to do a link campaign in Google. Just doing on page SEO will get you to the top 5 of Google; probably within about a week. With a Gold Star, it is that easy!"

The phrase "bac level" from the video has a Gold star next to it. So I assume this is one of those phrases that can easily be in the top 5 of Google without any links within a week.

For that term, the top 4 Google results have PageRanks of 5 and 6, and the 5th result has a PR of 3. Three of those those top ranking pages have over 1000 backlinks, 1 has 297 and the other 43.

There is NO WAY that such a term will rank in the top 5 of Google on a brand new domain without any backlinks. NEVER.

I know you guys mainly sell products these days, but take my feedback and adjust your video. That claim that you rank anything profitable without backlinks is very misleading.

Market Samurai just gives data and does not claim any ease for ranking anything. Your video on the other hand does make a claim.

I did not just test that one word, I tested several others. The Gold stars should not be Gold at all.

I think you either need to adjust the parameters of what constitutes a Gold Star or you need to change the wording in your video.

OK Mate.

Apollo

claytons

yeah..I think it makes sense...I think a tool like Keyword Blueprint can help immensely because it really lets you focus on where you might make some headway very quickly. You can just pop keyword phrases that you're interested in...into the tool...and see if you can get some cheap clicks and/or good SEO candidates.

Also, every project is a sales funnel and requires 3 pieces...traffic in the top, a site in the middle, and an offer to convert to...that pops sales out of the bottom of the funnel.

I talk a lot about this in CB 2.0 because it's how I see EVERY project.

You don't have to start with any of the three in particular...and you should always be on the look out for one of the three...so you can go back and find the other 2 that compliment it.

Examples...I'll be doing a Google search in my every day life and come across a good source of traffic. Look up American Express...LOTS of traffic...few ads....so...could you build a funnel around that? AWAYS be on the look out for pieces of a new sales funnel!

Maybe you're looking at the magazine rack in the bookstore (I do this ALL the time) and you come across an interesting niche magazine...go back to KWB and plug the term in...see what happens.

Maybe you come across a hot offer for the bottom of the funnel...think about more "lateral" type KW's you could use for the top of the funnel...example...a hot weight loss product...think about what else besides "lose weight" may be good traffic...how about "weight watchers" ? Those are people looking to lose weight.

OR..maybe you come across a great web site design, strategy, technique...could you use that in a funnel somewhere??

Usually..if you get a good lead on 1 or 2 of the components for a new sales funnel...the other(s) fall into place quickly.

Hope that makes a little sense!

claytons

Apollo...

"There is NO WAY that such a term will rank in the top 5 of Google on a brand new domain without any backlinks. NEVER."

I said one or two backlinks...and you're just wrong.

The fact is ...that with VERY low competition like bac level...the most important thing is your on page SEO...it carries HUGE weight...it is a rare circumstance where links are not the biggest factor.

You'll find...if you do the analysis..that NONE of the top 10 results are fully optimized (On page) for bac level.

We've tested all this...have you?

I'm basing my advice and opinions on months of testing and analysis...dedicating several of our employees...if you've done the same and have different results...then let us know...but until then...let's not have you say definitive statements like that.

And...if you're not doing IM full time...and that's your goal...maybe spend some time trying this stuff out instead of saying how it doesn't work before you've even tested it...just a suggestion.

wizzie

Can you tell more about the bonuses/inhouse tools?
The salesletter just show an image without any usefull info

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claytons

Hey wizzie...if you watch the video...we show some screenshots of the tools,gives you a bit of an idea.

but.. there are

keyword blueprint - awesome for quickly pinpointing SEO and PPC targets

Offer evaluator - tool for determining if a PPC campaign for a particular offer will be profitable or not

Ad optimizer - a way to quickly see what split test ads are "winning"

Article blueprint - great for automated building of backlinks

Hippojaw - comprehensive tracking application and landing page split tester...also has speed ppc like campaign building (not the complete functionality of speed ppd, but the old 80/20 rule's worth)

Site Blueprint - really designed for beginners, but I still use it to just quickly throw sites up to test things without having to fire up Dreamweaver etc. insulates beginners from having to learn HTML and an editor.

Serpy - a nice little SERP position checker and tracker

And a few more other surprises!

capone2009

does keyword blueprint only checkes the competition in quotes and if it's under 100k and the searchvolume is high enough it is automatically a "gold keyword"?

I just tested it and it gives me many gold keywords but when i check the 1st page competition then there are many high pr sites with many backlinks and also some .gov sites ....

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claytons

no, it doesn't only check that...but...again...see that other post...there are times...rare times...when backlinks are NOT the only or most important things.

Check to see how highly optimized (on page) those sites are

capone2009

oh, ok. sorry i didn't see that post before. i just tested the program again and it is really cool how fast this works even on my slow notebook.

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claytons

Hey Capone...glad you're enjoying it.

It's decent speed for SEO...bogs down a bit for PPC as it's doing a LOT more analysis to make up for Google's AWFUL CPC estimates.

Just for kicks anybody who wants to see what I mean...use the external keyword tool and bid .50 for the phrase match term "car insurance" it'll tell you you can get position 4-6 and get clicks for .27

wow...not bad..considering the top spots are paying $15 or so.

Err...but then...tell it you want to bid only .10

Now it will tell you you can be in position 1-3 for .08 hmmm....

Right.....

All of that is a fantasy.

Use KWB...and it will tell you that these terms are too expensive .. unless your commission is over $500 or more...

That is unless your Geico and are trying to spend 100 million to build a brand!

jon poland

Steve:

I greatly appreciate the feedback you have offered to this discussion. However, the following statement has me a bit confused. I am hoping you can clear this up for me.

In this statement you are saying that -- "the most important thing is your on page seo" -- correct? But you are also saying -- "it is a rare circumstance where links are not the biggest factor." In other words, most of the time links are the biggest factor.

I am confused as to what is more important. I'm sure that I am missing something in what you said. If you could help clarify I would appreciate it.

Thanks Steve.

Jon

WebBusinessResearch.com

claytons

jon...I think that we can all agree that links are the most important thing for SEO...in general.

But...all I was saying , is that when there is VERY low number of competing pages, our experiments (and others' research show the same results btw) show that on page SEO can have a more immediate impact than links.

In other words...If you do the on page seo all correctly for that kw phrase...you can quickly rank and beat pages that have many more backlinks...as long as they're not totally on page optimized too.

Hope that makes sense.

profitgenerator

Steven

Not to be disrespectful by asking about another product, but other than the cost, how does Commission Blueprint 2 compare with the 30-Day Challenge program? I'm just trying to figure out which one would be better for me.

I need a program that will walk me through A to Z and teach me all the ins and outs of how to build and optimize sites, SEO, use social bk sites and how to sign up for them,....step by step beginner stuff that most programs skip over because they think you already know about all that stuff.

I already have Market Samurai and both 30DC and CB-2 seem to use it. 30DC teaches it in depth which is a plus for me, but I don't know if you do that in CB-2.

Thanks in advance for your input.

claytons

first of all ... 30 day challenge is AWESOME...and , for the price...ahem...free...uhh...I think we can all agree that the bang for buck factor is amazing. I love Ed Dale...and Dan Raine even more ... because he is an evil scientist. Seriously...their stuff is frickin' awesome.

Stone cold beginner...I'd start with 30 DC and then move on to CB 2.0. They're not anywhere close to being the same kind of thing.

30 DC is a high school education in Internet Marketing from the most prestigious high school around (can you tell I really love their stuff), but CB 2.0 is an ivy league MBA (in my opinion)...

We did make sure to truly cater to beginners...and we even have two different plans to get yourself started in our last module (1 for if you have money for adwords...and 1 for those that don't want to play that game yet...and want to focus on the "free" traffic)..but the 30DC is a great intro to CB 2.0 in my opinion.

profitgenerator

Thanks for the honest reply Steven. Now I want them both :-)

jon poland

Steven:

Now I understand what you are saying. Thank you for the clarification.

Jon

WebBusinessResearch.com

RyanCoisson

I used one of the simple strategies that they talk about and setup a blog. Followed the directions and did some link building. Am getting 50% commission my end of the commission is over $50 per sale and I am getting a good conversion rate.

Ryan

TimothyW

But Steven -- how can one take that course of action (pardon the pun) if/when CB 2.0 will be closing down on Wed.? -- It will be closign down on Wed, -- yes?

Please advise.

Thanks

-- TW

claytons

Well you can buy it now...and then you'll have it...

yes..it's closing down...however...if you get the 7 day trial...you'll can buy it right at the end of that...one last chance kind of thing.

Mitch Miller

I think their forum is rather revealing. You have a bunch of people that have drank the kool aid, back slapping each other but that's about it. I saw where one guy had spent $6k on adwords and had made back half of that and was pleased with the result. He looked at it as paying for his "education".

On the other hand you have a moderator with 2200+ posts dishing out encouragement and advice even though he admits he hasn't made a sale yet himself.

I am not really sure what to make of all of that. Overall it seems like a large group of newbie marketers grasping for hope that they can make it, and encouraging each other to do so. I don't see any models of real success in the forum at least.

I left with the impression that this thing has a nice shiny coat of paint on it, but inside it isn't much different that everything else that is out there. How am I wrong?

claytons

now this is truly why I don't come here.

Unbelievable.

Because our mods and myself (3k posts in 1 year) try to answer everyone's questions and give support...and we have everyone from beginners to full time IM'ers as mods...to really connect with and help people..to work together and foster teamwork...this guy is ridiculing us?

Because the comments are largely positive and everyone seems happy...they drank the koolaid?

Wow...is it even remotely possible that we just have really satisfied customers?

Mitch...do you own any of our products...have you experienced our customer support yourself? If not...why in the world do you feel qualified to even post something like this...it simply amazes me.

No real successes...good grief man..there are threads all over the place ...of people making money...there's even a success story board...which I've posted a screenshot of so everyone can tell that you didn't even bother to look very hard at all...check out the titles...that will give you an idea of what's going on over there...oh...and that board doesn't even include all our products..head on over to the SEM business blueprint area...and people are signing up clients left and right.

Again...simply .. amazes me...

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Zach Booker

How aren't you wrong?

Did you buy the product? Let me break it down a little.

1) Pick a keyword

2) Build an optimized site/blog

3) Get content

4) Build links

5) Get money

There's nothing fancy or hard about it. It's simple. And the method has been around forever.

CB 2.0 is a great course. Not just for the info it gives you but for the tools also.

Do you need to buy an adwords course to figure out how to make money with adwords? No.

But will it help? Yes.

Same applies here. For a newbie that knows nothing about SEO this will give him all the tools and training he needs, in one spot. And for the advanced the little e-books are worth their weight in gold. (Hint hint Module 5 and 6.)

I don't go to the forum much. But maybe none of the advanced to experts do. Maybe their happier doing their own thing.

This forum is 99% newbies. But there's a few big guys who constantly encourage and give advice. Same goes for their forum. Or any forum for that matter.

Hope this helps,

Zach

P.S- I'm not an affiliate nor do I know Steven or Tim personally.

P.P.S- This was in reply to Mitch, Steven just beat me to it.

claytons

FYi Mitch...just came across the first "I made my first sale" post of the day...at a profit I'd add..

My First Sale!!!

Just brace yourself, because you can be certain there will be a lot of backslapping and people congratulating him...giving him encouragement...as annoyed as I know that will make you! :-)

claytons

Mitch...one more thing and I'll let it go

That moderator you were talking about that hasn't made a sale...I saw the thread you were looking at...that was his post from 1 year ago...and he wasn't a moderator then.

Believe me...he's been doing quite well since then.

Not that being a hugely successful IM'er is a requirement for being a moderator, because again...I think people need all levels to relate to and interact with.

I just couldn't figure out who you're talking about.

Sorry for the multiple posts...I'm just very passionate about what we do...and I work VERY hard at it...so...to see some drive by post like that...I just have a real hard time letting it go.

Focused Action

steve, these threads of negative comments never end, you have great products and a great business - the people who are "drinking the kool aid" will be successful as long as they work smart..and take action! you said 5 posts ago it was your last post..lol

claytons

I know...I meant on a different topic...but still...I have issues letting anything go ! :-)

Mod Comment: People are allowed to post postive and negative reviews on any product. Mitch didn't make any comment about the creator just the product, and so he broke no rules.

maxitman

Steven,
Here's how it is; I consider myself, (at 52) as someone with plenty of day to day experience dealing with internet, web 2.0, software of different sorts, and I am quite comfortable with it all. Professionally I am a sales executive, sales trainer and general marketer. Not specifically direct marketing or even internet marketing, but marketing/advertising in general.
Ok, and frankly, I do not have the kind of money that I could just keep buying all that stuff that is being offered out there by you or any other professional. And yes, I am probably a newbie, by all accounts, or close to it anyway, but I want to get into affiliate/internet marketing business.
So, my question is this, am I going to be happy with your product, will it put me on the right path? And do I really need to do it, or is it possible to find all that info by working the Google? I guess, what I am saying is this, I dont mind paying 500 bucks if it really works, but I just hate to get the stuff, and just to find out it does not work. Listen, I know, I put you in a spot, what can you possibly do other than support your product...but still, it is me who really needs the support, it's my hard earned money.

claytons

Well Maxitman...I certainly think it's going to meet your requirements...and it's not information and tools you can get on the free market.

There is clearly some information there for beginners that you could find if you dug around and put it all together...but...this is much more efficient...and all the intermediate to advanced stuff, plus all the tools are not available anywhere else.

I think you'd be happy with the product and the support! You can see I'm pretty passionate about what we do :-)

Mukul Verma

Any course is a tool to help you, but the real success comes with you taking action with it. You can keep buying courses, but it will not help you, if you are not taking focused action.

Mukul

PS - Now getting back to taking action.

randaloopy

After reading this thread, I'm compelled to comment.

In the last 2 years, I have bought approx. 8 or 9 IM products. Some better than others. I'm not a full time IM (yet) but that's my goal and I'm getting closer and closer.

As an off line self employed businessman for the last 16+ years, I've come across many negative bullies just like some who like to post here. Typically, they talk loud and prefer to intimidate their way through life. But no one respects them. I've never met any really successful people (successful in the long term) who are negative.

I'm confused as to why individuals like these bother to post their negativity other than to stir up something. They may actually think they are trying to help but in reality they are saying "look at me, I'm smarter than _ _ _ _.

The 2 best products I've purchased happen to be from Steve & Tim. Niche Blueprint & CB 2.0. They are both heads & shoulders above the masses IMO.

I could go on and on but anyone who has been around for awhile knows about their reputation. And reputation is HUGE especially online where anyone can say anything and quickly tarnish what takes years to develop.

These guys just plain come across as honest, they over deliver and will do anything they can help you succeed and achieve online success.

I've never met them but am I'm trying to build my business using their business philosophies.

Best of luck! Randy