Anyone become a worshipful brother or sister of DotComSecrets Illuminati?

Russell Brunson's DotComSecrets Illuminati has an exceptionally annoying video. I tried to listen to it, but after 5 minutes closed it out. The video didn't look like it was ever going to tell you even the least bit about what the program actually was.

Lol, sounds scammy to me. If it was really such a secret you wouldn't be advertising it.

hmmm.... i read the copy on the exit pop.... i think its a sales letter version of the video... the copy was quite good.

i actually read the whole thing which is pretty rare these days.

Hey Russel, were just messin' with ya. I like most of your products and ideas. But lately I have gotten really burned out on long sales videos that don't get right to the point. It would be interesting to see a sales video that was short, sweet and cut to the chase to see if it would convert for no other reason than it was a change from all the rest.

I liked the Sales Copy personally not that I bought the product but I thought it created enough curiousity to get someone on the fence to want to join the IM illuminati. It was also brilliant on capitalizing off of what famed psychologist Abraham Maslow called the Need To Belong as well as how people love to belong to something EXCLUSIVE and needless too say there is no wonder as too why it would have converted so well.

Also I really liked Russells more recent Clickbank launches 20 Minute Payday and Underachiever Secrets which too an extent were almost identical but they were good products none the less that if the person who purchased them TOOK ACTION with the knowledge they learned from them then there is no doubt they could make quite a bit of money!

IMHO Russell has lost all credibility with me. It's simply a remake of the Cambridge Business Academy of which Kevin Potts took 30 Grand from 100 people to build them a 100K a year business and promptly shut his site down on January 6th of 2011. He and Russell were promoting each others stuff via live Seminars all over England.

I'm just sayin'

I hated the beginning headline... "too controversial for the internet" but the middle of the video sucked me in. I quite enjoyed it and then fell out with the offer just because I think it loses the Illuminati feel... but then you gotta ask for the order somehow!

I don't know Russel Brunson but I know his products are generally very well received and there are some people here with life changing testimonials for his products.

Opinions are nice guys, but we all know as direct response marketers, the prospect's ACTIONS are what matters.

Not sure on the 'no content' emails... i'm on russell's list as well, he sent out SEVERAL killer youtbue 'sketch' videos that were *really* well done.

Must have taken a while for the team to put them together.

Maybe you didn't see em', deleted em' or forgotten them... but they were pretty darn good, especially for someone you guys trash as 'not sending out content'.

hmmm...

hey...who knows... you might even learn something from a multimillionaire marketer.

crazy, i know.

Frankly, there is no right or wrong method. That is why the varied reviews here. It is a matter of personal preference. Ultimately, what counts is will it convert well enough. Well, that is the job of a good marketer, isn't it? You never know until you try it out, so long as you tweak it based on the test results until it works.

All I know is Russell puts out quality, and the Illuminati is no different.

The last 7 FREE videos he put out have been pure gold, and most people would put them in a course and sell it for $97.

He's got tips in there that have made him millions of dollars..I guess that's not good enough content for people though..

yankforlife, I totally agree with you on that! Russell Brunson knows what the heck he is talking about and I think he really does care about his customers success!

I think the key question is, did anyone here buy? We can debate all day on the quality of the pitch, but the actual conversions are all that matters.

I bought it and here is my review.

First, the sale process and price: I did not watch all the video, I hate video sales letters. When I clicked to close the window, a popup appeared and asked me to stay on page. Then the offer I saw was a membership web site where almost everything Russel Brunson offered in a members only web site for 97$/m. There were a few programs I was interested before, but could not get because of high price, like 1000$+, and when I saw those were included in membership, my interest got peaked. And then the offer became $19.97 the first month, and then $97 per month every month, it was too cheap not to try.

There was one upsell like 7-figure shortcut or something, I did not get, and I did not notice the price tag.

I'm glad I did buy into this and pay for the trial. The membership area includes videos of many (maybe all?) workshops Russel has given, including Underachiever, 20 minute payday, 12 month millionaire, dotcomsecrets protege, the systems workshops and more... Obviously, just one of these workshops are worth much more than $19, even the $97 without trial discount. Given that you actually apply them, of course.

There are also many more video trainings divided into a 4-year program, all available immediately. Some nice bonuses like "Ultimate Entrepreneur" from Dan Kennedy, and monthly fresh content in the form of schetchcasts, where Russel explains one specific topic in front of a whiteboard and his handwritten explanations and sketches in around two hours.

Overall, I think it is a good membership site for the serious Russel Brunson student. For me, I will download a few specific workshops that I'm interested in, and then not continue membership. Because if do try to study everything in the membership site, I can fall into information overload and be overwhelmed.

And a nice touch is that, there is a form on the web site where you can supposedly "text a millionaire" and directly text Russel's cell phone. Direct access to Russel, if true, is a real gem, but I did not test it myself yet.

Other than the "illuminati" approach of the video sales letter, I think this is certainly a good membership site offer for the serious Russel Brunson student. If you bought anything from him and were pleased, but could not buy some his previous workshops, I think you'll find it included in this cheap to try membership.

I hope this helps you guys...

I actually was amused by the sales copy. I for one would have bought it if I had my own credit card.

I like russells stuff but latly it's been not so well...