Media Traffic Meltdown Reviews?

I haven't seen it yet but I can vouch
for Cindy and she is awesome and creates
quality Products

I will post an Honest review back here after I
have Seen the Product

Jack

It's seems OK, but I would take the $4.00 7 Day Trial. I was going to buy it but I'm not interested in buying Media advertising. I love things free.

I've bought it. So far no videos nor PDF's are available

Edit:

My mistake. They are available

I've always find media buying a bit risky, now the proposal of MTM looks very doable... I wonder how strong has to be the investment to make it work.

By the way when I first saw the sales letter I thought 'OMG! another freaking hyped blind sales letter!' but as read through it I found it really transparent guess I could give it a shot.

When I first saw this being promoted I thought, "not another of these $37 teaser crap products" that we've seen so many of lately. The sales page even looked the same as a lot of recent launches that have been panned here. I even ignored the avalanche of emails. But then I saw who the authors were and, on the basis of the reputation of these guys and the few comments here, I pitched up for the $4.97, 7 day trial.

Yes, there are upsells, trials, super upsells, downsells etc. But not with rubbish and not mandatory, though getting through them to the main product took a lot of scrolling down and clicking on the "no thanks". However, I've had a look at the first few videos and the mindmap and this reminds me very much of my "real" marketing career before the internet. It's the first thing I've seen in 15 years online that brings conventional/traditional marketing to the internet. The intro video gives a good grounding and the others then go on in a logical step by step manner to cover a lot of ground.

Will you make money with this? If you do what most peple do and buy it, watch the first ten minutes of video and then leave it to gather dust - NO!! I reckon you need to watch the videos a few times to grasp the potential here and, whilst the content is good, the presentation could be more slick and professional. But not at all bad in internet terms.

At $37 bucks, this is a good education in an alternative to the usual online marketing methods. The big companies are doing this because it more closely equates to what they have been used to for years, as a 30+ years marketer it felt very familiar to me. The difference is it's more affordable than the offline equivalents.

I won't be cancelling within 7 days so you'll be getting my extra 32 bucks Cindy :-). I might well go back and take a look at the upsell offers, the first one (a piece of interesting looking software) could be a good timesaver and it has a 7 day trial too.

My verdict, go give it a try, if nothing else you'll get a good education on an area little know to the general IM crowd.

Stay cool

John

Can you sell your own information products with media buys or are the people more receptive to tangible products you would find on commission junction?

I have a fitness information product that would be much cheaper to promote with media buying than on Adwords.

Kudos on the transparency of the sales letter. Very refreshing to the latest trend of "this is what it is not" and leading you blindly. Very well done! This is an area that I need to learn more about, so I think you can count me in...

Great timely answers on here as well, HUGE selling point to me.

Hey Cindy,

can media buys be GEO targeted?
Also, do you show how to direct link (affiliate links) with media buys?

Hi Cindy,

I have held off on media buying in the past due to the cost of media buys and tracking. What do you use to track media buy conversions? Do you provide a conversion tracking software or service?

What's a media buy? is it like the paid advertising on facebook?
On the other hand if I work 2 hours a day with your system, and follow all your guidelines... how long will it take to see my first earnings? Do I need a website or direct linking may work? what can of products may I sell (cpa, clickbank, amazon, my own,etc)?

OK I couldn't resist the temptation to jump into Media traffic Meltdown... I must recon that I was a bit skeptical about media buying due the cost of advertising (I'm not new on this kind of advertising), but going through the videos of MTM pointed me all the mistakes I made on my previous experience in this field and this first myth colapsed like a castle of cards.

The way each video is presented make things really easy to understand, and after each module all myths about media buying were disapearing. The step by step process guide you by the hand trhough the ads land in a way that there is no chance you can lose the track.

I'm just finished through all 10 videos and I'm eager to start applying, I must say that this has to be the most valuable product that I've purchased in a long long time.

PS: Perhaps a little turn off for me was the insane amount affiliate banners disguised as "bonuses" (I counted 40!)

Thanks for the honest comments on this forum. (my browser doesn't show the "Thank" button below any post so I can't use that method.)

Cindy, what in your opinion is the best way to market today? CPV, Media Buying or PPC?
I've done them all except for Media but have bought previous programs on the subject but haven't implemented it.

In my opinion they all have their pluses and minuses but PPC is very expensive and hard to find winners without breaking the bank.

Hey guys! We are looking for some testimonials (honest, actual truth testimonials - not just buddy stuff), for our sales page. If you have an honest review, and don't mind it shared, can you please PM me?

Am NOT asking for people to make stuff up, so please don't tell me what you think I want to hear - but what you actually thought.

Cheers!
Cindy

Warriors and/or Cindy,
Would this product be good for a complete newbie? I don't have a lot to spend, but it sounds like that's not necessary. I just need to learn - and find a program and marketer that I trust. I am also new to this forum but I trust the feedback here and I like the level of help that Cindy seems to provide...so if folks think that someone with very little internet marketing skill, but a huge desire to learn, can earn some money with this program, then I would purchase it without a second thought.

Hi Desmond, bought Media Traffic MeltDown yesterday n devoured it in a few hours! Videos r great quality, great training for those new to media buy networks. If u r an experienced IM'er, u should know this stuff, if u r new to traffic, I would recommend getting this product.

Hey, u can't lose, there's always something u can learn, I learned of 2 media buy networks that I have not explored - so, the course was valuable 4 me - my take, if there is ONE thing I can learn, tis worth it!!!

My $0.02 cents on the subject n hope my review was helpful ;-)

Hi.

I hope someone will give an answer to the question above. I also want to know.

- Oddvar

Would like to buy this at a cheaper price as well!

***MY REVIEW***

I was able to go though all of the videos and honestly I ran into a product kind of like this before but when I started putting that product into action I failed. I took Cindy's product here seriously because I love her others Clickbank pirate, Affiliate silver bullet still to this day continue to make me sales on clickbank.

It was their videos and explanation that made it easy for me to grasp this new wave of media marketing. After watching the videos in less then 24 hours I put it into action and the next morning check my testing campaign. I had spend $3.29 on advertising and ended up making $18.75! Talk about some crazy ROI! While its not a huge amount of money I know I am on the right track thanks to this product.

Each of these 10 videos go though every detail of finding and targeting your audience. This missing part from that other product I bought. These 2-3 videos on this area of the marketing is what really sets it apart from those other products. Its that piece of info you need to be successful that all those other products always seem to leave out and have you fend for yourself.

If your new to media marketing or even if your not this product does help you out and re enforce what you might know already. The information in your members area is well worth the price.

Who is the guy talking in the videos? That is surely not Cindy!

Just finished viewing all the videos and taking notes. Here is my first reaction/response and review of Media Traffic Meltdown...

[NOTE: I'm a total newbie to "paid" traffic - I've been doing SEO + Affiliate Marketing for the past 1.5 years now (started with Mark Ling's AffiloBlueprint). So, the information in Media Traffic Meltdown is totally new to me, but something I knew I wanted to learn about back when I was just beginning to start into IM. Now, I wish I'd started with paid traffic instead of SEO. Ling's AB does cover PPC, but that is the only paid traffic he discusses - and I didn't want to learn that stuff at the time. /end Note]

MTM appears to address the main issues with paid traffic which originally pushed me down the path of SEO. MTM has helped me to understand some of the basic concepts of media buying. My eyes have been opened. I feel like Neo being unplugged from the Matrix. But I still have more questions... and a few 'issues' with the product - perhaps these can be improvements for version 2.0?!

Issue #1: The Blueprint.
MTM is NOT a 'blueprint' product for paid traffic for a newbie; but you WILL learn the big ideas. I'm sure those who have some experience in other forms of paid traffic will find the info in MTM sufficient to take action. But I am left hungry to take action, yet not quite sure what the next step is.

IMHO The 'blueprint' is not a blueprint. It is not actionable for a newbie. Too many unknown variables are left out (for newbies). It is more like a guide - which is fine for those with some experience in paid traffic, but not for a newbie to paid traffic. Remember that I am 'spoiled' because of Ling's AffiloBlueprint - which really is an actionable blueprint (in which I learned how to do SEO Affiliate marketing + article marketing).

Issue #2: The Videos.
Cindy is NOT the teacher in the videos (bummer). And from the way the guy talks, he is not a paid voice actor - he is someone who obviously knows his stuff about media buying... but he isn't necessarily the best teacher. He rambles about all over the place. (yes he has an agenda, but it is not well presented)

There's almost no purpose for this to be a video because the actual 'live' screen shots are few and far between. The rest of the time you are left to endure viewing a mind map chart while the guy talks. Not my best type of learning style.

I would have preferred to have more 'over the shoulder' video footage where we watch an actual media buy campaign from beginning to testing to profitable upscaling. There's no need to watch these videos at all (for the most part) - because there's little that you actually need to watch in these videos - you mostly just listen.

Issue #3: eBook.
I would have preferred to read much of what I had to endure on the videos. I can read much faster than I can 'listen' to the videos. And I think an ebook would help with the organization of the learning modules. Teach concepts in the ebook - then show examples in a video - that's how I would do it.

Issue #4: use of Web 2.0 ads
I'd like to see an example of testing on Facebook, MySpace, and StumbleUpon ads, instead of theorizing or telling me... show me!

Issue #5: discussion forum or thread?
I'd like to see a discussion forum built so those of us doing media buying via MTM can share our successes, failures and frustrations to encourage each other on to bigger and better things.

My Impression?
I learned stuff I didn't know before = good. I have a general idea of which way I want to go now = good. I don't have a step-by-step actionable blueprint so I know exactly what decisions I need to make and actions I need to take next = bad. Since I'm new to paid traffic, I'd like to watch some video examples of each of the stages instead of listening to a guy talk while I look at his mind map.

Overall Impression?
For $37 - you will learn from this product and it's probably worth $37. For $67, I'd expect more - a better, realistic blueprint at the very least - and Cindy's voice / face in the videos! ;-). That's my opinion, for what it's worth. Now I'm off to attempt my first media buying campaign.

I'm Badcow, and I approved this message.

Hi guys,

It is a blueprint, it's just that it is not step by
step, but all of the information that you need,
to get started, is right there.

We have avoided the copy this/paste it there
approach, mainly because most training courses
that do this, can destroy entire niches….lol, 'cause
they use xx as an example - which everyone else
follows - an then people who get started on the
course are left wondering why it isn't working like
it used to.

The aim of the course is to teach you everything
you need to know to set up, run, test, tweak and
profit from your own campaigns. We want to give
you the knowledge, tools etc, for you to take it and
apply it in the way that you need to.

If you are still lost and it looks too much, or not
straightforward enough, I would encourage you to
go through the videos again (would probably
encourage you to do that anyway), take notes,
and keep in mind the budget that you have to
work with - and then get to implementing it.

Fail is a good thing (as long as controlled),
without fail you can't improve your campaigns

Media Traffic Meltdown is aimed at the person
new to media buys, and then progressively guides
through more advanced stuff (there are deffo parts
of the course even advanced media buy people can
learn from).

With the testing thing, you can run a split test,
simultaneously running two banners which will
be allowed on some sites, find the one with the
best CTR and work forward to fine-tune that
campaign.

In regards to:
"Yes. Good 'overview' course - but the lack of
specifics, step by step guide and NO actual video
showing how to set up and get a campaign profitable
left me very disappointed with this course."

eerm… sorry to disappoint, but, you are the first to
find an issue with that. We are happy to take your
feedback, but - we have given you everything that
you need in the course to get started - hopefully, you
are able to step outside of your comfort zone and
push yourself to learn in a different style.

I think we did a pretty decent job of explaining the
specifics, maybe you need to go over the videos again,
this time, with pen and paper and make notes on how
you will be able to/plan to specifically apply what you
have learned to your online traffic generation.

Sucks to end this 'essay' on a sad note!!! But, I figured
you had enough of reading my epic war and peace-like
novel… lol

- Cindy

wasnt this going to be pricey to implement?

thanks edaesq - that will be my goal for tonight to jump in and get my feet wet. gotta take action to see results, right?

WARNING: I just got a phone sales pitch from someone who called me asking about my purchase of Media Traffic Meltdown and offering an "opportunity" to join a coaching program. Amazingly my phone hung up on the call - weird, eh? ;-)

Update (for anyone who cares): I am going through the videos again (3rd time), taking notes and selecting an offer and demographics tonight so I can place my first media buy. Will update here as to the results. The formulas are helpful, but... I need to figure out to how use them to predict profitability BEFORE I begin my buying...

However, I guess the lesson here is this: start small (because you are gathering data at this point about what is profitable), then after you find a winning campaign SCALE UP.

Michaelr7 - the course mentions Facebook also - which is where I got the idea! I will try another place to buy traffic as you suggest and as mentioned in the course

Bought this course last month, only had time to try it out now.

Set up some banner ads campaign but the biggest problem is getting the clicks! CTR and therefore traffic is dismal at the moment but will try to improve it. Nothing like what the sales letter say.

Lots of testing to do and I guess expect to spend some more money, at least for the first few weeks !

The guide was useful but not detailed enough but I am sure I will get there...cheers!

OK, 20 days after applying MTM here's the scoop so far...

- I created an ad on a health market offer.
- I put my ad on one of the media networks mentioned in the training, and following the guides trying to not be too much creative, just simply using the same tactic mentioned in the MTM.
Redirecting to my website (and then to a squeeze page) and then to the offer.
- I add a $100 fund on the network

Two weeks and $100 bucks later I ended with 15 subscribers and 6 sales with a total of $227 I think is a pretty decent ROI.

So this works, period.

What kind of budget should you have to do this effectively?

Looks like no support here at all ??

i'm interested in media buying. Will i need to know how to make landing pages ?

That's $127 Profit in two weeks plus labour. $100 to start with, there's your budget to begin with. So it works?

I caved in and got media traffic meltdown. Will post my review when i'm done with it!

Agreed Jeff, " cracking code" poor choice of phrase.

Trying to encapsulate thoughts to describe how to make it to that comfortable place where one has lost and learned and through those losses has established a winning financial ROI with Media Buys, enough to move forward with confidence to multiple campaigns.
How many fiery motivated people with hard study and work ethic are extinguished simply because their money fuel has been all but expended.

Let some of us get through and wave back from the other side!

Well I got an e-mail link to buy this for $10 so I'm gonna give it a go.

$10? from where?

We must be on one of the same mailing lists! I got an email last night about it - also for $10.

Funny how we all got the email and ended up here.

Most of the screen shots show 2010 for the year. I was wondering if it is all outdated now.

Hello!

It looks promising and all but you could at least research about it more and try knowing if it has a free trial period so you can see if it's worth it. You can also try researching for testimonies if it's really effective and look for reviews if your not yet sure.

Best of Luck!

Is this product still worth getting?