Is Anyone Selling the P90X Program?

davidjames42973

14 years ago

I don't understand why anybody would pay to become an affiliate of something. Sounds shady to me...

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John Durham 14 years ago

Originally Posted by davidjames42973

I don't understand why anybody would pay to become an affiliate of something. Sounds shady to me...

Wow... Look around outside the box a little. You may become enlightened to a whole new way of thinking.
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Brad Gosse

14 years ago

1. I never knew they had a program. How much is it to join?

2. I use it myself every morning and results are showing.

3. My "Gun Show" WSO will follow soon.

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Rikki_Fawkes

14 years ago

I thought the same thing - sounds shady. However, I know some marketing places (like Advocare) charge a yearly membership fee to be a seller, so I figure this must be similar.

The program is actually sponsored through BeachBody.com, I believe. Here's the link:

Team Beachbody - Be a Coach

It looks like a $39.95 startup cost for learning materials and such. After that I guess it's $14.95, but it doesn't say if this is monthly, yearly or what.

The FAQ page answers some other money-making questions:

Team Beachbody - Coach: FAQ

You can supposedly sell P90X and other products.

Might not be worth the time, just wondered if anyone else sold it or was a member.

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Bojan_Djordjevic

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Rikki_Fawkes

I thought the same thing - sounds shady. However, I know some marketing places (like Advocare) charge a yearly membership fee to be a seller, so I figure this must be similar.

The program is actually sponsored through BeachBody.com, I believe. Here's the link:

It looks like a $39.95 startup cost for learning materials and such. After that I guess it's $14.95, but it doesn't say if this is monthly, yearly or what.

The FAQ page answers some other money-making questions:

You can supposedly sell P90X and other products.

Might not be worth the time, just wondered if anyone else sold it or was a member.

It's one of the best MLM networks out there, which actually works, because the program itself works.

Selling DVD's won't get you much money, but selling their nutritional milkshakes will, because it's monthly expense. They invented pretty insane method of pushing stuff, similar to Herbal Life and they are delivering content and value to their customers.

Pushing out new lifestyle with personal coaching from your friends is one of the best models of business I've seen in a while.

Btw, I am attending the program and I must say P90X rocks!

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Brad Gosse

14 years ago

Sounds a little MLMish which throws me off but the results speak volumes. Just search twitter for P90X and read tons of testimonials.

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Zach Booker

14 years ago

Copeac has it.

EDIT: Fraud leads are becoming more and more of a problem for advertises.

Having to be approved to run an offer (like most networks are now doing) is great.

Paying to be approved is something that occasionally comes up. But often times the offer is brokered through other networks that don't require upfront cost.

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ErnieB

14 years ago

the $14.95 is a monthly fee and its basically a network marketing opportunity.

Check out "exhibit B" in their Terms and Conditions for all the compensation aspects

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Jesus Perez

14 years ago

PepperJam just picked up BeachBody.

Pepperjam Network Blog - P90X Launches Affiliate Marketing Program on Pepperjam Network

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Zach Booker

14 years ago

lol...pepperjam...

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Rsberg

14 years ago

I think I have to agree....

Paying to be an affiliate sounds a bit out there to me. If they wanted to screen members that would be one thing but to charge for it on a monthly basis...thata different thing all together. I dont think they will be getting my money any time soon.

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4morereferrals 14 years ago

I happen to handle the insurance for one of Beach Body's top celeb product sellers. I had a meeting with them 72 hrs ago about this very subject.

It is indeed a MLM opportunity. However if that doesnt give you the jeebies [ Im ok with network marketing ] it seems like a pretty interesting concept.

Also ... the thing is about the tier I was being told about - the Shakeology porducts etc ... which are the recurring items ... that BeachBody runs the info-mercials, and Beach Body gets the first initial sale - and then they plug people in your binary / matrix thingy under you for the recurring and add on sales after that ...

Ive got a bag full of products - should be interesting to learn more.
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ErnieB

14 years ago

This is no different than any of the other thousands of mlm/Nm opportunities out there. Its not a traditional affiliate marketing offer. ( No im not a "member", just pointing out the differences in the 2 that some dont seem to understand ) The compensation possibilities are alot different and more complex than in traditional affiliate marketing.

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Sleaklight

14 years ago

Copeac, Cx Digital Media Inc and Hydra have it running right now.

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Cris Cato

14 years ago

Never knew the P90X had an affiliate program. But I'm not one to pay just to become an affiliate.

I do have the P90x program and the INSANITY workout program. I am currently using the INSANITY program and it kicks butt big time. I love it.

As for the P90X, that's next on my list but I do hear a lot of good testimonials and results for it so I'm excited about that.

MLM is just not my forte. I'll stick to good ol Internet Marketing...

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Jay White

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Cris Cato

I do have the P90x program and the INSANITY workout program. I am currently using the INSANITY program and it kicks butt big time. I love it.

As for the P90X, that's next on my list but I do hear a lot of good testimonials and results for it so I'm excited about that.

Cool. I looked at P90X and Insanity both and decided on a new program called Fearless 45.

It's a 20 minute a day, 5 day a week program from a couple of fitness experts (one is an ex-marine) that's sort of a "poor man's P90X". I've been on it for about 3 weeks now and LOVE it. Not easy by any means, but very effective.

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AndyJohnson

14 years ago

P90X is a very popular, highly successful product. I purchased it... however, i'm sort of confused by the process of paying to become an affiliate.

Affiliate marketing however is not one of there main sources for sales. (As far as I know)

They make a lot of sales through television, and their own PPC.

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HarveyDanger

14 years ago

That's great that P90X is doing so well, but I will not be paying them to sell THEIR product anytime soon. Especially since they promote their own product so well. I can turn on the TV every morning and find a P90X infomercial showing somewhere.

Originally Posted by AndyJohnson

P90X is a very popular, highly successful product. I purchased it... however, i'm sort of confused by the process of paying to become an affiliate.

Affiliate marketing however is not one of there main sources for sales. (As far as I know)

They make a lot of sales through television, and their own PPC.

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Silas Hart

14 years ago

I was selling like 200 of these a day for about a week before I caught onto what p90x even was. Unfortunately a lot of what I do is automated. I was getting high quality DVD's with the instruction booklets and stuff for like $4 a piece and selling them for $60. Such a spike in my profit got my attention and luckily I stopped before I was in any trouble, lol.

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by FaJeeb

I was selling like 200 of these a day for about a week before I caught onto what p90x even was. Unfortunately a lot of what I do is automated. I was getting high quality DVD's with the instruction booklets and stuff for like $4 a piece and selling them for $60. Such a spike in my profit got my attention and luckily I stopped before I was in any trouble, lol.

My point exactly. At $4, these were obviously copies and thats why an affiliate is bound to fail in the P90X program

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4morereferrals

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

My point exactly. At $4, these were obviously copies and thats why an affiliate is bound to fail in the P90X program

Yeah .. the worlds is flat ... and services are the ticket ... sure thing mate.

Ive got several very intelligent associates who hitched their careers to Computer Programming Services.

I'll let you debate with them if they've been pirated or not ... out of a business.

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by 4morereferrals

Yeah .. the worlds is flat ... and services are the ticket ... sure thing mate.

Ive got several very intelligent associates who hitched their careers to Computer Programming Services.

I'll let you debate with them if they've been pirated or not ... out of a business.

Is there there actually a point to your posting here? The guy was buying P90X at $4!!! If you can't see the problem in that then you're just plain deluding yourself and beyond all hope.

Also, in my last posting to you I asked about conversion numbers between all stages of the infamous P90X pipeline. Until you're ready to act like a real businessman and post numbers, I'll be cheerfully ignoring your messages.

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4morereferrals

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

Is there there actually a point to your posting here? The guy was buying P90X at $4!!! If you can't see the problem in that then you're just plain deluding yourself and beyond all hope.

Also, in my last posting to you I asked about conversion numbers between all stages of the infamous P90X pipeline. Until you're ready to act like a real businessman and post numbers, I'll be cheerfully ignoring your messages.

Please ignore - I welcome that.

Several of the Beach Body products mentioned in this thread are created by my clients - i can tell you that piracy pisses them off but it doesnt even put a considerable dent in the revenues / sales. Their unit costs are < $4.

Whats delusional is to declare outright that anyone engaging in a business practice of making a product that can be replicated or pirated - cant make money ... or shouldnt engage in it.

Who the hell hooks their wagon or entire online business to a single niche or "product" or ... service anyway?

you I asked about conversion numbers between all stages of the infamous P90X pipeline. Until you're ready to act like a real businessman and post numbers

Seriously ... grow up.

Sure dood I'll just buzz up Chalene Johnson and Tony Horton and do up the conversion numbers on the phone for you ... You're right ... they'll surely be out of business next month.

And the other point was and is - services as "THE" model suck.

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by 4morereferrals

Sure dood I'll just buzz up Chalene Johnson and Tony Horton and do up the conversion numbers on the phone for you ... You're right ... they'll surely be out of business next month.

That's true, those numbers will never be posted and I'm glad you acknowledged that - you successfully chased my red herring to prove a point.

The "pipeline" of sales is the illusion that keeps this MLM going. But the stark reality is that the conversion numbers (most likely) suck. There's considerable fall-off at each stage and, in the end, I'm willing to bet that more than 95% of affiliates are unable to consistently make $15/month.

Look, if you read over all of my posts, I have yet to post a personal opinion o this. I post based on numbers and facts. I wish you could remove your blinders and do the same, you might just learn something.

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Bossman34

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

That's true, those numbers will never be posted and I'm glad you acknowledged that - you successfully chased my red herring to prove a point.

The "pipeline" of sales is the illusion that keeps this MLM going. But the stark reality is that the conversion numbers (most likely) suck. There's considerable fall-off at each stage and, in the end, I'm willing to bet that more than 95% of affiliates are unable to consistently make $15/month.

Look, if you read over all of my posts, I have yet to post a personal opinion o this. I post based on numbers and facts. I wish you could remove your blinders and do the same, you might just learn something.

I've looked at your posts in this thread and in most of them you resort to insults which is what many people do when they know they're on the losing end of a debate.

You're willing to be that 95% of P90X affiliates are unable to make $15/month. What's your point? I'm willing to be that 95% of affiliates for ANY product or service are able to make any real money. That's the nature of the business (or any business for that matter). Only a very small percentage is ever successful.

I don't promote P90X so I can't speak about conversions or sales on that product, but I personally promote digital fitness products almost exclusively. They are very popular products all of which have been pirated and can be found for free. I consistently make several hundred dollars every month from each product and several thousand dollars altogether.

I'm sure you want to "see the numbers" (ain't gonna happen), but I have no doubt there are many other warriors who make a good living selling digital products as an affiliate.

I don't care what some book full of theories and ideas says...I know what works from experience. So you can go ahead and spout ideas and theories and I'll spend my time doing what I know works.

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jeffathome

14 years ago

Most people do not know that you can make money with P90X, Insanity etc. The networks only pay around $12 per sale but as a Beachbody coach you make $30 bucks a sale. There is an element of MLM involved but for the millions of searches that P90X gets every month it is well worth the $14.95 a month. I have done P90X and Insanity and that is what led me to making money with it. They have a great community and it's not your typical cheesy MLM. They should be the standard. There are many IM's who just sell the product and do nothing with the MLM side but then see the big picture and decided to get on board with building a team. The other thing that is nice is that when you make a sale these customers are linked to you forever. Not your typical affiliate sale. So if they go back to buy Insanity, P90X protein bars, P90X recovery drink etc then you make another commission.

If you have any specific questions just let me know.

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humbledmarket

Banned 14 years ago

I'm a bit skeptical that we have to pay just like most others. However I'm guessing perhaps their maintenance cost for the affiliates just in case they don't sell?

I guess if an affiliate paid to join their program they would be more eager and motivated to actually promote the product.

Also they do have a good reputation for a product that works so you won't have to do as much selling just getting your link in front of people who need it.

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jeffathome

14 years ago

The reason there is a fee is because there is a networking element for those who choose to pursue that option as well. You kind of get the best of both worlds. P90X gets millions of searches every month. Imagine if other affiliates were on your team and you were getting a little piece of that as well. We're not talking weight loss suckers or patches here. We are talking about P90X, Insanity, Turbo Jam, Brazil Butt Lift, Turbo Fire, Hip Hop Abs and many many others.

The way I started out was by purchasing P90X for myself to do the program. I found out they had a business opportunity and I could not deny the results I received from P90X so I started a blog about it. Next thing you know some sales started rolling in as well as questions about how they could make some money with P90X. Next thing you know a nice little fitness business was born and I am in the best shape of my life.

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TiffanyLambert

14 years ago

P90X stuff is on Amazon and I sell a PLR pack on it and there's a good deal of interest in it.

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jeffathome

14 years ago

You make even less as an Amazon affiliate. When I sell P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire etc I make $30. You make 25% off of every video and supplement sold. Plus, and this is a biggie, you get residuals on the future sales.(I like residual income) So if they buy the P90X recovery formula, p90X protein bars etc you make money off those sales as well. They even do a follow up newsletter for you every week. Really is a good business if you are into fitness.

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barbling

14 years ago

I did P90X meself when I lost my 50+ pounds - excellent program. It's one of the few infomercial thingees that actually delivers on its claims (mainly because they really do emphasize, it takes bleeploads of work to accomplish the goals).

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Interesting posts. However, the last time anyone contacted me about P90X, it was offering very high end pirated copies from China. I never saw an actual sample, but word on the street is that they are very good copies with the manuals and everything. It would be hard to be a successful affiliate for a product that is easily pirated.

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keyaziz 14 years ago

Beachbody is on CJ.com if you want to be an affiliate. I think you get 10% per sale. Or like Tiffany said, you can promote it on Amazon.
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jeffathome

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

Interesting posts. However, the last time anyone contacted me about P90X, it was offering very high end pirated copies from China. I never saw an actual sample, but word on the street is that they are very good copies with the manuals and everything. It would be hard to be a successful affiliate for a product that is easily pirated.

Any company that produces a quality product that can be pirated will always have someone in China copying it. Gucci, Coach, Prada, P90X etc. What happens when you have an issue with a disc or a question on the work outs. Beachbody provides a whole area to ask questions and connect with buddies doing the same work outs as yourself. That also have a legal dept that has really been going after the pirate sites hard.

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by jeffathome

Any company that produces a quality product that can be pirated will always have someone in China copying it. Gucci, Coach, Prada, P90X etc. What happens when you have an issue with a disc or a question on the work outs. Beachbody provides a whole area to ask questions and connect with buddies doing the same work outs as yourself. That also have a legal dept that has really been going after the pirate sites hard.

With all due respect, you're underestimating the quality of pirated goods. It's the digital age, so one copy is just as good as the next and problems with discs rarely happen.

Again, I'm sure it's a great program and pirating is wrong. But it's just not a great idea to hitch your wagon to a product that is sold on the street for $10.

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4morereferrals

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

With all due respect, you're underestimating the quality of pirated goods. It's the digital age, so one copy is just as good as the next and problems with discs rarely happen.

Again, I'm sure it's a great program and pirating is wrong. But it's just not a great idea to hitch your wagon to a product that is sold on the street for $10.

How do you pirate a milkshake and a protein bar and ship it? from China?

The videos and manuals are loss leaders to get the people in the funnel.

I guess microsoft should just shutter their business - the pirates are just too good to compete.

If everyone who wanted to earn money or build a business decided not to because the asian marketplace would pirate their goods ... there'd not be to many new products.

The market is huge and a tiny % of it will settle for and even try to find pirated versions.

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jeffathome

14 years ago

Originally Posted by 4morereferrals

How do you pirate a milkshake and a protein bar and ship it? from China?

The videos and manuals are loss leaders to get the people in the funnel.

I guess microsoft should just shutter their business - the pirates are just too good to compete.

If everyone who wanted to earn money or build a business decided not to because the asian marketplace would pirate their goods ... there'd not be to many new products.

The market is huge and a tiny % of it will settle for and even try to find pirated versions.

You took the words right out of my mouth. With Beachbody, the DVD's are only the beginning.

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by 4morereferrals

How do you pirate a milkshake and a protein bar and ship it? from China?

The videos and manuals are loss leaders to get the people in the funnel.

I guess microsoft should just shutter their business - the pirates are just too good to compete.

If everyone who wanted to earn money or build a business decided not to because the asian marketplace would pirate their goods ... there'd not be to many new products.

The market is huge and a tiny % of it will settle for and even try to find pirated versions.

I can see that you have no experience in the black and gray markets. Let me clue you in.

We're not talking about Chinese teenagers sitting in their bedrooms with a stack of blank DVDs. We're talking about entire factories, even entire cities (ever heard of Guangzhou?) that do nothing but pirate goods. They refine their processes until they get it just right. They will pirate anything with a trademark label on it.

I understand the pipeline. But what are the conversion rates between a P90X buyer > Insanity Buyer > Supplements > Repeat supplements buyer ??? I'm willing to bet that the conversion numbers drop off quite a bit at a each stage and I'm going to have to sell A LOT of protein bars to make up for a $15 monthly nut.

Besides, BodyBuilding.com already has a CJ program and there's no "pipeline" or monthly nut to worry about.

I love this board and love the entrepreneurial spirit here. But I stand by my previous statement - it's dangerous to hitch your wagon to a program that is so easily pirated.

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Bossman34

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

With all due respect, you're underestimating the quality of pirated goods. It's the digital age, so one copy is just as good as the next and problems with discs rarely happen.

Again, I'm sure it's a great program and pirating is wrong. But it's just not a great idea to hitch your wagon to a product that is sold on the street for $10.

With all due respect, I think you underestimate people. Not everybody out there is looking to buy an illegal, pirated product...even if it is significantly cheaper. There's no doubt that there are a ton of pirated goods out there and plenty of thieves that use them, but if they were affecting sales that bad P90X wouldn't be nearly as successful as it is.

There are many, many more people who purchase legitimate copies than those who pirate or steal the product. Plus, people who do obtain products illegally probably wouldn't have payed to buy it anyway because they're too cheap or too poor. I know that's not always the case, but most of the time it is.

If you're afraid of "hitching your wagon" to a product that is pirated, you might as well get out of internet marketing because nearly every digital product is pirated and there are cheap knock-offs of nearly every physical product.

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Bossman34

With all due respect, I think you underestimate people. Not everybody out there is looking to buy an illegal, pirated product...even if it is significantly cheaper. There's no doubt that there are a ton of pirated goods out there and plenty of thieves that use them, but if they were affecting sales that bad P90X wouldn't be nearly as successful as it is.

If what you're saying is true then why do they so actively fight the piracy? Those actions basically negate everything you just wrote.

Originally Posted by Bossman34

If you're afraid of "hitching your wagon" to a product that is pirated, you might as well get out of internet marketing because nearly every digital product is pirated and there are cheap knock-offs of nearly every physical product.

This is incredibly short-sighted. The answer is: services. You can't pirate a service. The money is in service industries.

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jeffathome

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

If what you're saying is true then why do they so actively fight the piracy? Those actions basically negate everything you just wrote.

This is incredibly short-sighted. The answer is: services. You can't pirate a service. The money is in service industries.

Don't want to argue but anything can be copied. Even a penny auction website.

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D_M_S 14 years ago

Originally Posted by jeffathome

Don't want to argue but anything can be copied. Even a penny auction website.

Indeed it can. But service is a great differentiator. The web site is only the means, the service is the "product".

But with P90X that's not the case - the product is, well, the product and that's easily pirated.
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Bossman34

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

If what you're saying is true then why do they so actively fight the piracy? Those actions basically negate everything you just wrote.

This is incredibly short-sighted. The answer is: services. You can't pirate a service. The money is in service industries.

You're saying that it's a waste of time to promote anything that has been or can be pirated.

I'm saying that you're making a bigger deal than it really is because people can and do make very good money promoting digital products.

Of course Beach Body is going to fight piracy...they're not going to just let it go, but to say that you can't make money because of it is "incredibly short sighted."

I guess we should just all stop selling digital products and sell services.:rolleyes:

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Bossman34

I guess we should just all stop selling digital products and sell services.:rolleyes:

Well, in short, yes. You don't read much, right? My guess is you haven't read "The World Is Flat". It basically talks about this very same issue. The future is not in products, that can ALWAYS be done cheaper & better, the future is in services. The primary example in the book is your doctor - you really don't care who analyzes the x-ray, you care about the person that is delivering you the information, i.e., bedside manner. You don't care who actually does your tax return, you really care about the the accountant that will stand next to you in an audit.

You're also seeing this at corporate levels. You can verify this yourself (get cracking on your reading!) and track down IBM quarterly reports from last year. They claimed a banner year, not through product sales (software) or even the hardware division, but through the services and consulting division.

On a worldwide scale, the only thing that will truly keep you alive in business is services. Sure, you can sell a product for a couple months and just chase the fads, but I'm talking about businesses that will carry you into the long term.

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Bossman34

14 years ago

Originally Posted by D_M_S

Well, in short, yes. You don't read much, right? My guess is you haven't read "The World Is Flat". It basically talks about this very same issue. The future is not in products, that can ALWAYS be done cheaper & better, the future is in services. The primary example in the book is your doctor - you really don't care who analyzes the x-ray, you care about the person that is delivering you the information, i.e., bedside manner. You don't care who actually does your tax return, you really care about the the accountant that will stand next to you in an audit.

You're also seeing this at corporate levels. You can verify this yourself (get cracking on your reading!) and track down IBM quarterly reports from last year. They claimed a banner year, not through product sales (software) or even the hardware division, but through the services and consulting division.

On a worldwide scale, the only thing that will truly keep you alive in business is services. Sure, you can sell a product for a couple months and just chase the fads, but I'm talking about businesses that will carry you into the long term.

Nice, I like the subtle insults in there. I am actually a voracious reader on many subject matters, but does that really matter? Anybody can put anything in a book and sell it. Just because it's published in a book doesn't make it fact.

I don't want to hijack this thread more than we already have, but to be clear I'm not arguing the fact that service is an important part of business because it is. I'm simply saying that it's ludicrous to say that products "are not the future" and can't be the basis of a long-term business.

Yes, products can always be done better and for cheaper. Guess what? So can service. Service can ALWAYS be improved and it can be done cheaper.

Your point about IBM. What kinds of services would they offer if they weren't a computer/technology product company first?

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D_M_S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Bossman34

Nice, I like the subtle insults in there.

Oh, I wasn't trying to be subtle, it's all well-earned . . .

Originally Posted by Bossman34

I am actually a voracious reader on many subject matters, but does that really matter? Anybody can put anything in a book and sell it. Just because it's published in a book doesn't make it fact.

Seriously? "The World is Flat" is one of the most widely read econ books of the Internet generation and often quoted and referenced by Noble laureates, leaders of state, etc. It's far from just some alarmist dribble, you'll find it on many top 10 lists for the last decade. Being a "voracious reader" and not reading "The World Is Flat" is like saying you like sailing and you've never been in the ocean. You must have a different definition of "voracious reader" than everyone else . . .

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Thanathan13 14 years ago

I actually have had this program for months and still use it, although I was already in good shape prior to purchasing it, it gave me a physical boost.

Anyway, I'm kind of skeptical on the whole affiliate thing for big products that already have plentiful amounts of advertisements and exposure as it is.
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Maddi

14 years ago

I did a fitness challenge last year. It was Arnel Ricafrance 16 weeks to 6 pack abs challenge and was free. He later did a paid product too.

Funnily, I documented the changes and my youtube videos have 25k+ hits and I have the paid programs link in the description. Never got any decent conversions.

May do a P90x this year and promote it via youtube :-)

Thanks for starting this thread.

Maddi

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jeffathome

14 years ago

Hey Will. Hope you see this as I couldn't respond to your PM since I have under 50 posts.

Hi Will,

Some affiliates do nothing but sell products and don't care about the other aspects of the business. You would probably be contacted by less than 5% of your customers anyway. What you do with them is up to you but building relationships does help build future sales. Eventually there will be people that will want to do what you are doing and this is a good way to leverage yourself. You could potentially make a lot of money from a team.

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jeffathome

14 years ago

Hi Joe.MC. Yes Beachbody gives you sites but you can also put links and banners on your own sites. You can direct link right to the product purchase page.

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Brendan H

14 years ago

They're asking for money in order to be an affiliate? Hmm.

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jeffathome 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Brendan H

They're asking for money in order to be an affiliate? Hmm.

You can be an affiliate at one of the networks like CJ if that is all you want to do and make about 10%. If you want to take advantage of their full networking business opportunity and make 25%, build a team and make residual income and repeat business from the same customer then there is a monthly fee. It covers your website, training,marketing videos they produce that we use, e-cards,bulk mailer etc. Even if you only sell one a month you make more joining the business and paying the monthly fee.
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theurbantwist

14 years ago

If anyone is selling this at a discount, let me know as I'm interested in buying not selling P90X, lol...I have a few friends that have used it and have seen their progress with it. It looks like it works and now that I came across this thread maybe I should think about selling it so I can give the discount to myself. ;-)

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Mark-Dickenson

14 years ago

I think it is a great opportunity because it has become so mainstream

The girl who was cutting my hair was talking about it, another female friend of mine was talking about it the other day...and several other people...all in the past 2 weeks

As far as paying for it, I know Neverblue has a program for it and you don't have to pay

It is actually on my to do list but I am going to target my campaign probably in October for New Years resolution time

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I know it's a tiered marketing setup, not a typical affiliate network, but I just wondered if any WF members are selling it and how well they're converting.

I hear SO much about people using this product, and from some of the people I know, they're actually sticking with it.

I know you have to pay to become an affiliate, but that's where my knowledge of the affiliate aspect stops.

Just wondered if I'm missing out on an opportunity or if it's just another of those fads that doesn't convert for affiliates.

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Lauryn

14 years ago

Commission Junction allows you to sign up for the Beachbody affiliate program free.

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jeffathome 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Lauryn

Commission Junction allows you to sign up for the Beachbody affiliate program free.

And you get no team bonuses. No repeat sales commissions, no residual income and you only make 10% instead of 25%.
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spennyc

14 years ago

It's MLMish but a brilliant marketing job IMO

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