ricky.l

Does the software that runs off of the desktop run on Mac OS?

claytons

@ricky.l you bet...that's all I own. 5 Macs in this household...and, of course it runs on Windows as well.

Johncpu

If you already have MNF and SENuke, I see no reason to pay for either NB2 or CB2. Instead, I suggest you also use the free version of Market Samurai. Im less familiar with SENuke, but in my view, the combination of MNF and MS will give you all you need for your affiliate marketing. If you're still getting your feet wet in affiliate marketing, don't give in to the hype to buy a bunch of 'systems' and ecommerce software. Learn to do basic content wrting and SEO first, and you dont need to spend much to do that.

claytons

@Johncpu - Well we'll certainly agree to disagree...all the tools in the world are not useful unless you know what to do with them. So, and we don't even have to speak about our products...but products in general now...it's certainly valuable to invest in something that gives you an education in what you're interested in pursuing.

"Learn to do basic content wrting and SEO first"

Not sure that's quite enough instruction for folks... :-)

"don't give in to the hype"

Sometimes there's hype because there's steak behind the sizzle! :-) I certainly think that's the case here.

Anyway I certainly support the MS advice...it's a great tool.

Johncpu

The training that comes with a paid MNF, and the free training that comes with the free version of MS are quite complete. I wouldnt suggest that plaqueman buy CB or NB just to get training on some other KW tools. That would be silly.

And too many times, once you get the "steak", its more like "where's the beef ? No offense, but that was my experience with NB.

claytons

@johncpu - Well, I guess I'll leave all the other positive posts to speak about our products then...and we'll again agree to disagree.

Justin Wheeler

Gosh,

Quite a review thread. I know a bit about Mail Order and Ecommerce sites although I don't know all that much about Drop Shipping, having been a director of a niche mail order company that now turns over just under $100 million a year.

From what I have read of this thread it looks like Niche Blueprint will have a lot of useful advice and tips that for the price are well worth it. I'm almost tempted to buy a copy to do an in depth review but my time is tight right now working on developing my first IM products.

I would recommend buying it though and have put together a small bonus on my Niche365 website. I am tempted to ask my brother who runs another very succesful mail order business if he would do a webinar with me as an additional bonus, which considering his current speaking fee would be immenseley valuable!

Once my products are up and running I may come back and buy a copy for myself to do a full review. In the meantime if you haven't bought it and it will not distract your focus from what you are currently doing I would get a copy. The great thing about IM products is that if they don't do what you think they will do for you it is easy to get a refund.

I am also heartened by the extremeley proactive tone Steve Clayton is taking in this thread. Its a testament I think to his integrity that rather than just relying on affiliates to sell this for him and fill his pockets he is going out of his way to answer comments and criticisims. I am impressed.

SpyGuy

Can anyone who has purchased NB.2 tell me....

Do these drop ship co's charge an additional fee? or is this somehow included with the purchase?


Do these drop ship co's all exist in the USA ? Are there any in Canada?

claytons

@SpyGuy

Few points.

These are not our companies in our Directory, so I can't make any blanket statements that would cover the 1000's that are in there...BUT...we don't endorse paying any membership fees or any other types of fees just to carry that dropshipper's merchandise. In fact we asked that members report such behavior to us and we'll remove them...I think that's ridiculous and you should look for another supplier if anyone asks that. It has happened...and we have removed them...but it's been pretty rare.

As for whether they all exist in the US...no, they don't ... I don't have the exact breakdown. Clearly most are though... and there are some in Canada...but quite a number of them will ship internationally.

And don't forget we have 2 other tracks to find a supplier. The tips and tricks that Dave teaches about finding them through some quick research and then a ticket to Dave and his team...who are International product sourcing experts.

SpyGuy

Thanks Steven,

The problem with drop shipping from Canada is that 99% of the DrpShpr's deal in US funds.

With the usual drop in the dollar, combined with price competition.... being in Canada makes my profits shrink.... Unless I deal in CAD funds.

Also, DS co's like Doba etc all charge membership fee's. I thought this was common for DShip co's ?


--- Is it possible to just purchase the NB.2 keyword tool as a stand alone?

claytons

@SpyGuy

"With the usual drop in the dollar, combined with price competition.... being in Canada makes my profits shrink"

Yeah..good point there...

Still confident that if you want to market in CAD to CAD, that the course and support could help you find suppliers that are based there.

"Also, DS co's like Doba etc all charge membership fee's. I thought this was common for DShip co's ? "

That's the "club" model...which , in my opinion, is just set up to get money from people "looking" for products etc. We never pay anything special to carry a company's goods.

"Is it possible to just purchase the NB.2 keyword tool as a stand alone? "

No...sorry!

eyevad

Claytons,

Can i please ask just 1 question about the upgrade version from NB1 !

Is this product (NB2) stand alone ?
or
does it need elements of NB1 to operate ?

Thanx
Davey

claytons

@eyevad completely stand alone...thanks for the interest!

Justin Wheeler

A quick addendum to my earlier post. I recommended Niche Blueprint to a client who has a furniture mail order company in the UK that I do some consulting for and he picked up a copy and he tells me that he is blown away by some of the information in here and maintains that he is already seeing an improvement to his bottom line....

palpatine

Hello All,

This has been an interesting thread so far. Lots of good stuff about these guys being said and I like that. Since IM is totally new to me and ecommerce seems like its where the money's at I will be purchasing this course sometime today.

Just curious though as to who anyone thinks has the best bonus package available? Seems like most of the bonus packages are the same so I'm assuming that this is what Tim and Steve are offering their Affiliates to offer (or something like that). Anyways, it doesn't seem like a bad bonus but it seems there are some better ones out there and I'd love to hear anyone's opinion on what the "Best Bonus" is.

Thanks

Justin Wheeler

I would say mine although others would disagree. I think the best bonus I have seen out there is Mark Dulisses' which can be found at Niche Blueprint Bonus :Best IM Launch Bonuses

He gives you free access to his very good course IM NIche Formula as well as the standard bonuses that lots of other people are offering.

Incidentally if Steve is still reading anyway I can add the standard bonus that others seem to be offering to my bonus package, or is that just for JV partners only!?

claytons

@justinw I'm always reading! My partner Tim handles the JV side of the biz (he's MUCH better at this...I'm customer facing and product development) so I just don't know the answer. It's after 10PM Sunday night in London, so he's not around.

You can contact him directly through the JV page. Sorry I don't have a more definitive answer.

palpatine

Thanks Justin,

I saw Dulisses' bonus earlier, it looks pretty good. Yours looks pretty good too, especially for a total newbie and Totally Unique! It's interesting how I'm on so many lists of "gurus and super affiliates" promoting this launch and their bonuses mostly seem to pale in comparison.

I also noticed you are promoting the EVP.........damn, I should have bought through you, much better bonus than what I got going direct and I hate a bonus where I have to pay shipping (nominal or not) for the stuff anyways. It's not the money, just the principle of it I guess. In any case, I haven't had a chance to use it yet, the setup is going to take me a while, the product seems very cool despite the lackluster bonuses that were offered.

Thanks for your prompt reply

Ryce

For those still over the fence. I want to drop my 2 cents

I got the course and it's very good. Videos and PDF's cover pretty much the most important points for a beginner / intermediate person. The Forum is packed with info, support and wise + friendly people so even advanced IMers will benefit from it. Definitely guess it will be up to you in terms of making money or not.

What I like more than everything is that everyone involved is clearly doing their best for any customer to succeed.

Even though the dropship list doesn't add too much value the instructor makes a good point on video that you should contact the manufacturing companies by phone and hook up as some people would dropship and not even relate to the term. Those Internet days mailing lists, dropship lists, suppliers lists and so on are sort of outdated

Everyone has a passion and or expertise so NB 2.0 can and should be used in a niche you already know, work or love.

In the end of the day is all about PATIENCE and PASSION.



Do what love and you'll succeed. NB happens to be tremendous time saver and mentor.

peace

All Night Cafe

Honestly get it before price increase. I bought the first one.

Made money back quickly. The support you get is some
of the best from any product owners.

Videos are very effective. Step-by-step blueprint is killer.

There is a reason they always sell out.

And you get a guarantee.

You can't ask for anything more.

Justin Wheeler

Cheers. I always try and offer unique bonuses... If you havent got Mark Dulisses IM Niche Formula I would probably buy through his link. Mark is a really shrewd cookie and his course is very good.

Easy Video Player is really very good indeed. I am spending this weekend putting together some videos with paypal buttons directly in the video. I also like being able to put the optin form directly into videos. I won a flip camera in a travel writing conversation last year and am still waiting for it to arrive here in Sunny Peru, but when it does my video production will be skyrocketing!

palpatine

Well Justin, thanks again for your honest advice, and good luck to you in all of your endeavors.

preneurseo

I don't know about this but I have a feeling that you can download it for free through torrent.
Everything is free there.

claytons

@preneurseo - Yup...everything can be free when you are stealing it...none of the software will work though.

Amazing...

Maddi

Lmao
--------
Steve on a diff note. And I know its a silly (I'm a newbie written all over my forehead) question. If I work 1-2 hours a day (proper work). Follow the system, do exactly as laid out, Make use of the forum.
How long does it take to make a profit? that is atleast gettin the money back we pay for the course and some money on top.

I know there is a million factors involved. We are talking the worst case scenarios but a person who is taking constant action and just buying it and forgetting it.

claytons

@Maddi - it is SOOO hard to answer that...as you said...BUT...it's totally reasonable to make your first sale within 30 days of having your site up and running and starting SEO.

So...if we say that...then it certainly seems reasonable that within 60 days of being up and running and starting SEO...you'd be into profit having paid for the course and domain/hosting etc.

SO many variables...but that, to me...is totally reasonable.

Maddi

So nice of you Steve. Appreciate it.

Its just that when things aren't really working out you know you wanna ask silly questions n all that. Anyways provided there is a money back guarantee I think I should be alright. If things don't really work out I can always ask a refund.

Now I just wish I get the funds in time to buy it otherwise sorry I'll have to leave it for now. Looks like a great product and a 'real' income generating opportunity. So highly recommended to anyone who is thinking of buying as I've been to the forum and it looks really supportive.

Cheers Steve for all your help.

claytons

@maddi - My pleasure...buy when you're ready...don't stress...you don't want to start out "behind"...that'll just cause you more anxiety. We're not going anywhere...hank out in the forum and get free advice etc. too!

Hope to see you there.

Justin Wheeler

Does this mean that you won't be closing Niche Blueprint this time?

claytons

@justinw - I don't think we will be...just raising the price. Always reserve the right to do so if we feel we can't support appropriately, but...for now, plan is to raise price on Monday night EST and keep it on sale.

So current price = $297 and at Midnight on Tuesday AM EST it will become $497

shecky

Looks great....

@Honey, Just bought from your link, as you seemed passionate and knowledgeable about the product. OK, you live in South Tx...I'm in San Antonio....if it sucks, I know where to find you.....lol!

Best,
Shecky

claytons

@shecky - Honey even did a few of the videos!

She has a soothing Southern voice and about 10x more patience than I do...so, whenever there's some detail oriented, beginner focused video I run to ask her to do it for me! :-) She's worked with us on our own e-Commerce sites for a couple years now...she manages the day to day operations of several of them.

sickbaomei

I too, bought Niche Blueprint 2.0 and I must say it is one of the best and most genuine product in the IM world together with the commission blueprint series .. very refreshing content compared to those rehashed guru products that you usually see.. I have learn alot although I have not yet finish reading up yet.. I am definitely a "BluePrint" fan now.

mattford

While that might be true, you'll certainly need a new mindset if you want to attract JV partners here, or elsewhere, as your message comes across as conveying that people should just find a torrent of Steve's product, and not purchase.

The thing is if you spend money on the product, you'll put more time and energy into trying to make it work. It's as simple as that. With that in mind, I'll note that I 100% endorse Niche Blueprint it's one of the best investments I've made. In fact, two of the products mentioned in this thread are both worth their weight in platinum: Niche Blueprint and IM Niche Formula with Mark Dulisse.

I won't go into the niche markets I'm in at the moment, but I've held some top positions on Google for my keywords and received a HUGE surge of FREE traffic from what I learned in IM Niche Formula, and you can get it free when you order through Mark Dulisse Niche Blueprint Bonus :Best IM Launch Bonuses

palpatine

I just wanted to follow up on my earlier posts:

justinw - Thanks again, I took your advice and I purchased the course through Mark Dulisses' link to get his IM Niche Formula course for free. I'm also glad to see that others here seem to share your opinion of Dulisse as well.

I've watched all the videos in NBP and WOW, it seems like these guys have covered almost everything, really good stuff for a total newbie like me.

My next dilemma, if you can call it that, is Do I watch the course a second time, with the PDFs this time, as suggested in the course and actually take action simultaneously or Do I watch the IM niche formula course before I double back to NBP?

I guess I'm really asking if anyone thinks I'll be information overload or not?

Thanks

Justin Wheeler

If I was you I would stick with Niche Blueprint for the time being. Once you have your first store up and running jump into Mark's course and start reading and acting on his traffic generation techniques.

jbsmith

Justin - you definitely want to take action as you run through it a second time, the actual implementation of the plan will bring up more questions and will give you a deeper understanding than a re-read. Plus, you will be that much closer to actually getting results.

Jeff

lynneklos

I purchased NB 2 when it first came out at $297. I finished going through the entire course - just reading and watching the videos. Now I am on my way through for the second time - this time putting it into action.

I must say that as far as I can tell, the guys didn't miss anything at all to make this process successful. I really think that if someone works at this and doesn't get distracted by this, that, and everything new coming down the pike, you couldn't help but be making money.

I also want to say that I loved Honey's videos, too! She is so easy to listen to and she covers a lot of information in a short amount of time.

Please note that once your store is built, you still have lots of work to do. It is an ongoing process to keep your ranking where you need it to be to get your sales, but if you create a schedule and discipline yourself, it is entirely do-able. They teach you exactly what to do and when. Steve even shows you how you should be spending your time percentage-wise. 30% of your time should be doing this, etc.

I am very impressed with all the tools that are included. Absolutely fantastic! I did hear one mention by Steve that one of the tools we are using we are getting a "free trial" of. That sounds like we might have to start paying for that in the future, but I only heard that one time in one video. Maybe Steve can clear that up for us.

Great job, guys! I can't wait to build my first store!

claytons

@lynneklos - Thanks so much for the kind words!!

And...nope...all tools are yours to keep and use without paying another penny! :-)

chayil

Hi Steve

After the 1st store is setup...and due to some reason if i want to change the niche/store, can i still use the same hosting account? Assuming i paid 1year of hosting in advance, would the 1st store prevent me from deleting it and starting afresh with another store on the same account?

claytons

@chayil - I can't see that there would be any issue with that.

Justin Wheeler

Rather than just deleting it and starting again it might make sense to try and sell it on Flippa.com.

claytons

@robinson - Thanks so much, Mate!

Making money with the program is the best endorsement ever...and I appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences.

wous

Hi,

I'm interested in trying/purchasing Niche Blueprint 2.0 to set up some dropship webstores to try and make some income (and maybe a living) out of it.
But my problem is that I don't live in the U.S.
Now I've read that it doesn't have to be a problem because there are dropshippers all over the world and a lot of dropshippers that deliver abroad and intercontinental. But how many of these are there really? Anybody have any experience with that?
I'm in the Netherlands and I would really like to know if there are (reliable) dropshippers that are available over here or international/U.S. dropshippers that ship to the Netherlands. And if so, what about the delivery times?

Anybody here making (real) money with Niche Blueprint 2.0 yet? Any figures? I'm really curious to know if it works.

Thanks!

claytons

@wous - you can check out our forum for many discussions on NB2..and I do know that I've answered some tickets from some folks in the Netherlands. I can't say that our dropship database has any companies that are there (I doubt it does), but we do show you how to snoop out suppliers in a number of different ways...so it should be all good.

The software has the correct currency and VAT requirements for the EU so all good there.

AFFILIATE ROB

I understand that you can get NB for about $327.00 if you go to the sales page and try to leave. A pop-up will alert you to a $100 discount. If you want to buy this product, take the discount.

Paul18

Hi,

1.Does the software create the website? I do not have any experience creating website.

2.How long does it take for someone new to create the ecommerce website after deciding on the niche?

3.Does the software also create pictures of physical products?

4. How long per day is recommended to promote the created website?


Paul

claytons

@Paul18

1. yes...you don't need to know anything at all about designing or building websites :-)

2. Well..depends on how many products you have...but....let's say 10 products...maybe...a couple of days? And..that's if you're new...we could set one up with 10 products in 2 hours.

3. No...but those are available at the suppliers and/or manufacturer's site...normally.

4. I would say that it takes about 30-60 minutes per day...to do our recommended plan

meblogger

The links are working for me as well. thanks to you

Food Guru

This all looks really interesting. But, I had a look in the NB2 forum specifically for setting up sites in the UK, I couldn't really find anything (please tell me if there is a thread on that) other than Uk people wanting to set up a business in the US. Do I take it that NB2 is really geared for US markets and not the UK? Do you give details of setting up in the UK?

thanks