Main Street Marketing Machine by Mike Koenigs

actually much better quality on main street marketing you can find in the WF WSO section, and they cost on average $7 and not $3,000.00

The price shows the exact indication that MSMM2F is exactly just a hugely overpriced hype for tricking newbies

Tire-kicking here and have a few things to point out with regards to comments here and above.

1) influence engine - had questions but found answers. Neat


2) On the "genius business model" mentioned above, this is actually a model similar to that offered by several others there like GoDaddy where you pay to be a reseller, then earn a percentage of hosting, domains, etc. that you sell while you remain in their paid reseller program. Ditto with any of us needing to have our own subscription to many other affiliate programs out there, so there is nothing inherently wrong in the business model in those regards - ie nothing shady, etc. Or again here, maybe I'm missing something to the model (very well could be, so let me know)...? My company participates in the GoDaddy one, for instance, and for years and it has been and still is very rewarding. Having a partnering company to help with all types of technical software and tasks, and entering into a business partnership is done in various forms, even offline for ages past, and works fine for many a business relationship.

In the worst case scenario, move content and re-point the DNS for your clients and self and don’t renew programs. It might take a little time, but add that into your planning and pricing for your clients, a close-out package or something. It’s your baby, so model what you’d like.

3. Another item not mentioned in the features is the use of SalesForce software for leads handling with this Influence engine component, nothing cheap in that software or service in itself. So kudos to MSMM for this exciting feature / tool. I'm guessing more enhanced SalesForce features could follow for an even better communication experience as well as lead handling experience for MSMM folks and their clients.

Here again, worst case scenario: move your data or handle it differently (or in duplicate), setting up shop equally using Gmail or other communications avenue. Develop your own model and have a "moving" package for clients.

My own other points to add into the evaluation mix:

A) Local Search Marketing

This overall theme is a focus with the program and its materials, but I see a much broader view. You can certainly make websites, blogs, mini-sites, videos (there's a neat slide-show creator tool inside, too), articles, etc. for Internet marketing with a broader range and not focus on a local angle. Forget the Influence engine and other local components, if you like, and go worldwide using the tools in that capacity.

You may find a client or two who'd like a local search focus and would have the tools if you need them, but seriously this could be optional.

B) Lead Generation

While there are tools and a focus here to get leads, there are certainly many other tools and features to use for clients and your own projects. Video marketing, social media marketing, blog marketing, article marketing, mobile marketing…add your own unique products and services and go to town here with all they offer in tools, professional developed and tested materials, etc. You’re not selling Google Maps placements or don’t have to have any focus on this, in other words. For those Warriors here with outsourcing services already set up, this can be a handy helper.

C) Price

As to the overall price, as that's a big question here, think about this: if you pick up a current Business Opportunities Handbook magazine (head to Amazon), check out prices to buy into a franchise or to become a distributor. When you find anything at all in the $3000 range, do the math on your other costs, many of which are not one-time (like royalty fees, co-op advertising with your brand name, etc) and compare. This is a business, not a $7 ebook here, and that seems to be ignored by some here.

Consider MSMM as you would consider an investment in a franchise or paid subscription where you have to be a paid member in order to be an affiliate. There is nothing wrong in these models, as you are paying others to handle a lot of work on a continued basis, and that does bear costs. Install any script like a forum of this type, and let it go and run itself, and you'll find in a very short time that it's overtaken with spammers.

From what I see to date from MSMM and the company / owners' history, they are around to tackle tech and Internet evolution. And they're inviting others along to team up, or not. It's a choice to consider, and the products and services they offer are top notch, no one is denying this - - so it's up to you and what you want to do with it.

If you need to take out a 2nd mortgage to buy into it, no. Do as Dexx says and pick up a couple books and dig in here at this forum for plenty of help.

If you have the funds in your budget and are considering a new joint venture or partnership, I'd do some tire-kicking and math and see if this fits in with your plans. Nothing wrong with that

I fully appreciate yours and ever one else's opinion and thoughts concerning MSMM fusion. However it is a a little discerning when opinions are based on misinformation. Which yours I can assure you is. You mentioned you read through everything very carefully. I might suggest you go back and read it again.

Traffic Geyser does NOT charge you $300 to $600 a month for the clients you sign up. That is what is recommended that YOU should be charging your client.

Once you sign up your client you have two options.

1. Do the work yourself that the report says needs to be done for that month and keep ALL the money yourself.

2. Pay a fee of $500 which Traffic Geyser will do the work for you for THREE months, not one. This also includes other services like tweeting and posting the positive reviews the client recives.

That comes out to $166.00 per month. That is also a 12 month option for $1797.00 which comes out to just under $150.00 per month.

Again if you want to do the work yourself or you have a VA that is well versed in all of this and can do it for less then that more power to you.

However, if you are still feeling your way through this and are not confident that you know how to do this yourself yet and deliver for your clients then have TG do the work for you.

Really the only piece of work you will need to do is for this is run the updated report once a month and collect the check. You can just roll with this if you want or add on other services that that you can learn along the way with other Money Maps or simply go with other services you are familiar with. Up to you.