Should Main Street Marketing Members Buy Social Media Marketing?
I've had TG for about 2 years now and I bought Mike's MSMM back in July '10, which was amazing.
Seriously, they really "upped the ante" with MSMM.
And being that I was already paying $247 a month for my original TG account, investing in MSMM was a no brainer, seeing as that I would get MSMM + a year of TG included---and it basically came out cheaper than if I didn't get MSMM and still paid $247 a month.
Now, it seems like Mike's done a product launch in as little as one week, as I didn't even realize until tonight that they were coming out with SMMM (a few weeks ago, TG was experiencing some tech. difficulties and was just recently fixed a week or so ago).
So now, I'm scrambling, trying to figure out if I should shell out another $1200 or so bucks...
Here are the stats for current MSMM members considering buying SMMM:
Since Feb 2009, we were already paying $247 a month for TG
That's $2964 a year for TG (that's their current price per month without buying MSMM or SMMM)
We paid $2,365.27 for MSMM (which included 1 year of an upgraded version of our original acct + 3 free months of OfflineBiz + all the MSMM goodies) --- so really, we had nothing to lose because it came out less than what we were already paying for TG per year.
Right now, since our 3 months was up, we are paying $99.95 a month for OfflineBiz.
If we buy SMMM now for $1297, that will extend our TG subscription for 8 more months, meaning it will expire March 2012
(if we don't buy SMMM, then after July 2011, we would then be back to paying $247 a month for TG -- $247 x 8 months= $1976 - so if we bought SMMM today, we'd be saving $679 for those 8 months)
plus we get the SMMM extras (there are really only a few add-ons on top of what we already have with MSMM, but I think it would be worth it anyway because we would be saving money in the long term, seeing as I have no intentions on canceling TG)
PLUS we would get a Free iPad (I just bought my mom one, and the one they'd be giving out for free is around $600 after taxes and stuff) and a Kodak Zi8 and 6 free months of OfflineBiz.
Ugh...I just realized this "quick" post turned into a really long rant...so here's my 2 cents in summation:
For MSMM members, don't get SMMM solely for the added features (it's basically MSMM plus a handful of new, cool, add-ons), get it because it'll extend your TG subscription, save you money in the long run, and upgrade your TG account and your MSMM account as well as give you 6 free months of OfflineBiz. Oh yeah, not to mention you'll also get a freakin' iPad and a new camera.
Wibble, bark, my old man's a mushroom etc...
Wibble, bark, my old man's a mushroom etc...
Wibble, bark, my old man's a mushroom etc...
Tom Peters