gabriel moisescu

Hi, anyone bought and utilized this product?

Google Red Carpet - VIP Pass to Google's Front Page by E Brian Rose

timpears

I have been a member of this program for around two months. I have learned a hell of a lot about Google News, and E. Brian Rose (the owner) has helped us a lot. He really knows his stuff.

Google News is a dynamic program, so it is important to keep on top of it, as the changes can make a big difference if you are not keeping up with them. As a member of this program, we are able to stay in touch with these programs as EBR has a couple of contacts who work for Google News and speaks with them frequently.

I got to say, of all the items I have acquired in my IM quest, this is the best I have got. I have stopped bothering with all the other programs I tried. Now I just concentrate on this.

gabriel moisescu

You earned some cash through this program? How quick? How much?

Tina Golden

Gabriel,

I'm in this program, too. I haven't made any money yet but only because I had to put off getting my own news sites up and running. This isn't an overnight product; it takes some time to set up properly. However, I know a number of people who were pulling in daily revenue within 30 days. This is a long term business, though, as it will build as you go along, and can be monetized in a number of different ways.

Tina

jrafique

Google News hmmmm. I am also thinking to have a site approved by google news. It really an awesome idea.

Haroon Ballim

I understand it may be a lot of work , but how easy is it to build the actual website from scratch . I presume thats what this programme teaches . How technical must one be or is everthing shown in detail.

Is there anyone from this programme that has actually completed the build and had the site approved. Google keeps their cards close to their chest normally , what proof does Brian give that he is on the inside track

Not doubting the man , just would like to see some authentication as I am also interested in joining

M.A.D. Pursuits

I too am looking for the same information!

Anyone have input on these subjects? Thanks.

Tina Golden

The technical aspects aren't difficult and well-explained in the program. The basic platform is Wordpress. I haven't completed mine yet but I know a bunch of people in Brian's course that have set up and been approved - several with multiple sites, now. If you pay attention, follow the directions and don't get greedy, the course works very well.

Tina

Dexx

I think the bigger question (for me at least) is how long do the sites REMAIN on the Google's front page?

Tina Golden

Articles remain in Google News results for 30 days. Getting at the top of the regular SERPs will take SEO just like any other articles or content.

Your news articles get a lot of traffic, when they're done right. But they don't stay up there forever. It's news - it gets buried like any other news.

With news sites, though, if you put out good quality content, you can develop a following that comes back day after day to see what you put out.

Tina

www111

I'm thinking of buying it thru Jim Cockrum's blog. Jim throws in a couple bonuses - solid bonuses. Google 'Jim Cockrum blog'. There's a 2 hr webinar there. I've seen it twice and I've done some due diligence. I have asked Jim, a couple of days ago, about an anti Google Red Carpet complaint and Jim has answered.

Robb43

I would be interested in this to?

timpears

This is not a get rich program. This is work. You are going to have to write news articles (rewrite) or have written (my choice) on a daily basis.

Your articles may stay up on the first page of GN for a few hours, a day or two, or a week or more. It will depend on the niche and the amount of other news in this niche, and how many people click on your article. Google will keep you there if your article is popular, so titles are very important.

If you want a way to make a regular income stream, and don't mind putting in some regular work, this could very well be your ticket. You can outsource most of it, once you know what you are doing. I outsourced the writing right away, cuz my writing sucks.

One fellow I have become friends with (an Aussie) told me he was doing an average of $1,500 a week from AdSense. And there are at least five or six more ways to monetize this platform. E. Brian goes into great detail on monetizing.

Dexx

What happens if you don't do it daily, but every couple days?

I mean really, some industries are less "news heavy" than others...no?

Would Google just remove you from the approval list even tho your quality is great? Seems odd...

Tina Golden

You don't have to post a new story in every category every day but you have to post some every day.

Tina

timpears

You are not going to be writing on one industry. You are going to be writing on multiple categories. Few magazines or newspapers only report on a single category. And those that do, find multiple categories in that niche to write about. You will probably have five to seven or more categories, and you will need to find at least three of them, most every day to write about. If you want to take weekends off, that is fine, but the rest of the time you will want to publish about three articles a day.

Exceptions happen all the time, but I would not make a practice of doing it all the time. You are supposed to be a news organization, not a one man band. So if you have seven to eight or more writers, then surly you can manage three articles a day.

Like I said, this is work. If you don't think you can swing it, then I would not suggest taking it on. Don't try to find short cuts. GN will be watching you all the time, as will your competitors. If they see you not following the rules, they will shop you to Google News. And as you know, G doesn't tell you that you screwed up and to fix it, they tell you you screwed up and you are no longer a GN approved site. If you want to fix your errors and reapply in a month, that is fine, but you lost a months income because you took short cuts.

This is work my friends, don't kid yourself. But the rewards are tremdous if you are willing to do it.

D_M_S

This is such an interesting angle on things - it's quite a unique approach. So, I researched this a little and it sounds like you need to have a sitemap.xml or some other way for Google to find you and your stories. Is this something that Wordpress does for you automatically or is it something that you would need to create code for? I've created sitemaps before but only as one-offs with online tools, not automatically on a continual basis.

Marty S

I did sign up for a membership for this a while back, I think it was around $20 a month. I found the initial report interesting, but not extensive. However, one of the things that made me think I would eventually do this (as opposed to many other WSOs) is that from what I could tell, outsourcing this would have been very doable. I need MORE projects like that!

Soon after I subscribed, the owner of this WSO claimed his product was ripped by another IMer and made into a higher-priced product that was sold over a webinar. As a result, I now think Brian has re-packaged this after realizing he could get more for it, because my subscription with paypal was cancelled by HIM!

I thought it was satisfactory value for the initial PDF report at $20.

Dexx

Since this will be setup on WP, is it possible to have hundreds/dozens of articles pre-written and then posted automatically using WPs scheduling function? (as long as they are written as news articles?)

Or would you need 8 people constantly looking to write articles on a daily basis on fresh topics?

Adriana Copaceanu

Then it wouldn't be news, would it? It would just be plain old articles.

Tina Golden

There is a special plugin for Google News site maps - they are different than the regular site maps but you won't have to do any coding.

Marty, if you want to stay in at the original price you signed up for, contact Brian. PayPal shut down his account, not him. PayPal unsubbed the entire membership that came due at that time. Brian has it set up differently now - just email him or PM him here on the WF. This happened to a bunch of people and rather started a bit of panic but it's just the way PayPal does things - helpful, aren't they?

Tina

Tina Golden

You could do that but keep in mind that it's hard to develop a following with old news. Readers come to read what's happening now, not what happened last month.

Tina

D_M_S

Tina - thanks for all the info. Do you know his user name on here so that I can contact him?

Tina Golden

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Tina

Global365

I got an email about a week back saying he was going to open up memberships again, in a week or so, via a webinar. I also heard that google is slapping down on a lot of hastily built news sites, the ones that build a site, add 3 months worth of articles and backdate them giving the illusion that you have been around for awhile, all google has to do is check domain registry to see how old your site is...

I think this is a very viable model but not in the sense most people think, instant results for little or no work. If you are willing to spend a little time every day then over time you will be building an asset that could bring you in some nice cash. Check out flippa, there are some really pathetic news sites going for 3-6k...imagine what you could do if you actually put in a little effort..

Dexx

Its starting to sound less like an "online business" and more of an online "job" either in managing writers or writing the content yourself...daily.

EBR mentioned in a recent webinar the process can be completely automated...but it's starting to sound like even getting it to a point of automation may be quick the battle too...anyone able to comment on the actual amount of "time investment" a person should reasonably expect to make?

I'd really like to create a news site as a service to local businesses in my area, but perhaps my time would be more effective without it (if its a major time hog)

Dunno... =S

~Dexx

Tina Golden

Dexx,

Getting the site set up to begin with would probably take a day, maybe two the first time (guess-timating). The writing part is the time-consuming part because you have to have a certain amount of content before submitting to Google for approval. If during that time, you can find decent writers, you can automate almost right from the beginning. It just won't bring in the money really until it's approved.

Tina

Charles Harper

Hello Dexx,

I feel you on that.

I am thinking...that if it is work you like to then it is not so much work.

The other thing is that you don't have to worry over lots of people disturbing the method.

I do think that you are right...with the amount of work required, it does not necessarily seem like an integration strategy.

I am not sure that I want to give this to a VA or not; but some people are.

I think is a strategy that you integrate other things into; and not the other way around.

Good thoughts, Bro.

CT

littlephoenix

never heard of google redcarpet, if i need news, i simply go to google news or googles youtube channel, fullof great and recent updates on google

Robb43

Like someone stated previously. The Number 1 marketer on IM Report Card Jim Cockrum is endorsing it. I think there is something to it.

Jason Fladlien

I have seen this program inside and out.

Here's the deal - once you get it running, it's great. Seriously, even just from a "build it and flip it" stand point it could be a 5 to 7k a month business, with reliable predictability and duplication.

Not enough to get me super excited, but I'm sure man of you would kill for 7k a month - and for the SAME effort you'd put into writing articles and submitting them on ezine articles and making maybe 1k to 3k, you'd do 5k to 7k working on a google news site inside (just for buliding and flipping one each month).

Is it work? You bet. Expect a couple hours a day.

As for news articles - what I discovered following Brian's stuff inside the members area is that they are very easy to write. They only need to be about 250 to 350 words long. And they just simply contain FACTUAL information.

Thus, you draw upon the different sources he shows you, and you just organize facts from various sources in a cohesive manner. So much easier than writing how to information. It's purely research information.

In fact, that's my favorite part of his whole training - how he shows step by step writing a news article when George Steinbrenner passed away.

The power in these google news sites is if you put in a month worth of work, I have seen firsthand a NUMBER 1 ranking for a keyword in less than 10 minutes after the post was made on the news site. For a term that would cost about $8 to bid on if you're doing PPC.

Granted, it didn't stay on the top for longer than a week or two... but big deal? Just CREATE another post on it, and enjoy another few weeks of top rankings.

I swear, some of you want to have your cake and eat it too!

It's rare I see something powerful like this, and I'm not sure how long it will last (my guess is about 8 months before google changes the rules and makes it too hard) but I think it's a good program.

Dexx

Thank you for the very detailed clarification JF =)

~Dexx

M.A.D. Pursuits

"It's rare I see something powerful like this, and I'm not sure how long it will last (my guess is about 8 months before google changes the rules and makes it too hard) but I think it's a good program"

Hi:

Could you elaborate on your notion above? What do you mean by 8 months and Google changes the rules and makes it too hard? Too hard to get into at all, to have a site or make sites? Please expand on your thought as I want to pursue only a long term viable plan.

Thanks for your time!

Robb43

I'm sure he was being ironic, but would you say that if you already had site the system would still work?

Blazon1

Google has already cracked down a little bit where one aspect of this program is concerned. It isn't a deal-breaker, mind you, but it does extend the process of getting your site approved by GN a bit more (if you are doing all the work yourself, that is). But I do have concerns that having a bunch of IMers jumping in on this will kill off the opportunity. But the program offered by Brian is very good, and he works at adding value along the way.

For the tire-kickers and get-rich-quick types, this is probably one program you should skip. But, if you are a bit of a news junkie and don't mind doing some writing, setting up a GN site with the info in GRC might be one of the better expenditures you make this year.

Tina Golden

I don't believe that the basic premise will ever change but as Jason says, I do believe the rules will change and Google will perhaps require more verification or perhaps require a longer period before being approved. Not because of what Brian teaches but because 90% of the people don't follow him all the way because it's too much like work and they want to get lazy. Or they get approved and think they can spam the crap out of Google News and make millions - only to find they get delisted as a news source within a month.

If you do it right, you could be making some serious money and have it almost completely outsourced inside of 3-4 months. That's a hell of a nice income stream to have coming in almost on auto-pilot. But it's not the Staples easy button. You have to put in the time and effort to do it all right.

Tina

A Bary

After the hell of webinars Brian did this week, and the apparently coming launch for his expensive version of the course, I don't think it will take much time for this incredible resource to be abused by spammers and been entirely shut down for all of us, just like every other great resource we lost before.

Charles Harper

Interesting perspective.

If the course goes up in price, why do you think that more people would be inclined to enter the fray? It seems to me that because of the work that is involved and the price of the course that something else will probably come along that the community will latch on to.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell how popular this is. I guess you could judge by the number of views on the subject relative to other subjects. That is really not all that scientific.

I guess that we will what happens over time.

CT

Jason Fladlien

My clarification...

It's clear this is an actual, rare traffic loophole. And I hate the term loophole, but in fact this is what it is. Any REAL loophole eventually gets "closed" so to speak - and I'm sure in about 8 months this will be closed...

Meaning (and I'm just speculating here...) that whatever you have to do now currently, you'll have to do a LOT MORE to make it work in the future.

Getting in now is probably the smartest thing to do, because the time it takes to get your site approved is already a few weeks - in the future it will probably be longer, so to the early adopters go the spoils.

I love the fact that it is a little "front end" intensive to get going - because it shows that once you actually do the work required, you're in prime position because few make it that far. I'm working on incorporating google news as a profit center for my business.

Here's my plans - build the site up to do about $4,000 -$6,000 a month for a few months, then flip the site for about $40,000 - which I know I can get.

I'll end up making about $50,000 or so for what will amount to be about 35 hours of my time and some outsourcing.

Of course, most people can't take action like I can or even follow directions like Brian lays them out, so I'll be in the successful minority. But I do know this IS a system that you can follow step by step and if you do that and put the time in it, success is pretty much certain.

That's rare when something like this comes along.

Anyways, just my 2 cents.

Tina Golden

Jason, well put. That is exactly it - the successful minority.

Tina

jjjones

If you spend the time and effort to set up a News Site, get it approved by google, then spam YOUR OWN SITE with junk content, you deserve to get shut down.

Spamming is not what this is about. Nor is it about throwing up a few articles and waiting for the money to roll in. A Google News Site is an asset. It's got to be treated like any other asset. If you don't have the time or don't want to take the time to do it right then move along. It's not for you.

James

Global365

Just reopened membership site...$497 plus $20 a month? Didnt think it was gonna be that pricey but i suppose after he saw what Shaffer was pulling figured he might as well get on the bandwagon

Angelita

Has anyone reviewed the 2 systems?

Out of principle I would go with Brian, but... results are the bottom line.

E. Brian Rose

This is a great post. James, you have summed it up... if you have followed the steps to get a Google News approved site and you use your own site for spam, then you have shot yourself in the foot. There is no need for spamming when you are a GN approved site.

Also, spammers are always looking for that quick fix. Rarely, do they take the time to actually implement something of long term value.

mott

Hello!

OK I bought the system yesterday; I wasn’t sure I wanted to at first, because the price seemed steep, but the postings in this thread convinced me to give it a try. My first impression of the course is that it looks and feels great, well put together. I’ve only spent a little time on it, but I like the way the course is laid out, in a step by step fashion, easy to follow.

And on one of the steps, I had a question, and right there is a link to the forum dealing with questions on that step. And my very question was being discussed, by Brian and Tim and other experts. I liked that a lot, no fumbling through a forum looking for answers; the topic is right there.

And I love the free themes too. So far, this is the first course I’ve purchased (and I’ve purchased many), where I feel at home. This all feels so natural and I feel I can be a success with this, and where I have the resources to help me, and where eventually I can help others through what I have learned.

I am really looking forward to the coming months learning this stuff and being successful with it. Thank you Brian and everyone in this thread for this great discussion.

timpears

Google News is not going to shut down, which is what you are saying. The Spammers are weeded out pretty quickly, so if that is the attitude that someone goes into this with, then it will be a lot of work for nothing.

Google has very strict guidelines. Quite easy to follow, but those that stray get whacked, so it doesn't pay to try and SPAM. Those of us that are putting in the work to build our site and follow the guidelines would be stupid to start doing it wrong. This is a very fun exercise and entails a diligent amount of work each day or so. You can eventually outsource much or even most of it, but you will need to put in work to make it succeed. And if you are not willing to do that, then just forget it.

The camaraderie and networking that occurs in E. Brian's forum is just a side benefit. I have met some wonderful people there and I believe it is probably worth the monthly fee to hang out with those folks. There is always someone there to help you with any problem you might have if E. Brian doesn't get to it first. I have even had someone tweak my theme to make it do something that I wanted changed. I didn't have to pay him to do that, he just told me he would do it for me as a friend. I tell you, this is the best thing I have ever done in the IM world. I am loving it and having a lot of fun. But then I am a news junkie to begin with.

judeman

whoops! It's extremely good stuff but way out of my league....!
ouch!
Jude

AzzamS

I latched onto Brian's original WSO ebook and knew it was a winner.
I also got into the gredcarpet forum but the subscription got cancelled and I received an email that I was cancelled and could not get in but would have to probably pay the full amount now to get in

I had a wso that was building these sites for $67 and then I upped the price a bit when the demand was too much, so far I ended up building about 30+ of these sites.

Most were done on the available templates for wordpress and then later on I started shifting to more custom designs.

The subject of this thread is whether the access is worth it for gredcarpet. My answer to this is Yes/No.

Yes - because I know of a site that has been valued at $5m for a Google News site that was set up by a one one band.

No - If you can not do it right! Seriously please do not pump your money in if you can not get the work done. A lot of abuse has gone into these sites and Google are refusing the sites fast and hard, in order to succeed you have to do it right.

Brian does give the tools to get it done right but in my personal opinion you have to either spend more energy in creating your own content or pay to outsource the articles and not just pay for the course. But Brian does make it clear that that you should either do the work yourself or outsource.

So it is not one of those over night money makers, but it is a money maker. You could strike it lucky and build one site and get a massive turnaround for it in a month, this can happen; but I would urge people to be more realistic.

I am in the build of 4 of these sites for myself. I am attempting to get it all right from custom themes, plugins, CDN [content delivery network], paying up to $8 a single article. In fact I am treating it like a serious business.

I hear someone saying that they can get it all done in 35 hours and flip for $50,000, good on you. Since I am now pumping a hell of money and a lot of time into my builds maybe I can expect more

I would love to show you one of the examples, but I can not risk it.

If this goes my way the way I intend, then I will be buying Brian a Mercedes AMG [I love this car with its gimmick]. I would have offered to buy you a bentley [A friend just offered my with £14,000 off original pricing] but I drove the v12 6 litre beast for a week and it killed my pocket on petrol. You can see my brother driving it here whilst I filmed him:

Dexx

Hey Azzam, how much of an investment do you think it would take to setup a news site from start to finish if you outsourced its content creation etc?

~Dexx

Thomas Buckley

i went to his seminar last night
It was pretty good