Did anyone get Butterfly Marketing 2 then...??

Well, that's not a silly my friend. It's good to give someone to earn, it's helps especially in current recession.

I was FINALLY able to purchase my copy just now. I'm not sure why there are always problems with Mike's big launches (except just about everyone on the planet wants in!), but all's well that ends well. To Mikes credit, he's keeping the order lines open for an additional 48 hours - even said he'd make more copies if he had to - which means that more than 5,000 copies of BM2 will probably be shipped.

I'm very excited to be geting this calibar of marketing information, even with the frustrations trying to order - and for just shipping and handling - amazing! Thanks Mike, you really are one of the good guys!!!

If you want to keep up dated here's a link for you

Mike Filsaime, Ustream.TV: MarketingDotCom Live with Mike Filsaime. Education,How to,News,Events,Technology,Information Technology

A lot of new features including one click upsells... Not to mention the software is Free

Mike Hill

I just received an email as most of you did, but when I went to site, big problem melt down I guess. Was a note on sight that said it would be back up at 4:00 pm local time and would stay up as long as necessary. NO 5000 copy limit..

Mike,

When will 2.0 be accessible through the Admin panel in the current software?

Check your PM box. I just put an urgent message for your eyes only in there. It might save you some grief down the road.

I am very confused. I received an email that I got a copt of BF, but I didn't get to the receipt page on the web.

Also, I can't log into the BF web site as it says it doesn't have my user name.

Do they give you an instant download of the software as well as the shipment?

It does say this on the order page.
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Addendum To Support TOS For This Free Offer. You will only be provided support in the following ways. 24 hour helpdesk support for issues such as lost passwords will be provided. (There is no live tech support for this product provided by us.) You will be given access to install videos, admin panel HOW-TO videos, and strategy videos as well as marketing videos. There are even videos for newbies new to marketing There is no question you may have that the videos can not help you with. Additionally, you will get access to a members area forum for peer to peer help. In this forum, you can search our archives for almost any question you may have and it is sure to have been asked before and replied to by one of our support team. This will allow you to see the answer to your question right on the spot in the members forum. You will NOT have access to any tech support for this free product. As you can imagine, support was a major task when we sold 1000 in 5 days for $997 back in January of 2006. Our team can handle normal rates of new customers but not 5000+ people that get access all the same day. You will be given an option for tech support access for only $300 in the members area if you prefer. Even with this tech support, it may take 3-5 business days for someone to respond during the initial promotion.
=========================== read it here https://butterflymarketing.com/free/...yment.page.php at the PAGE BOTTOM

So...
#1 - It is NOT once you get inside.

#2 - It is not ANY FORM of support.

So your post is misleading in both those ways. We provide tons of videos to walk
you through everything you need to know and a forum to search for previous
questions and replies as will as help desk support for purchase info as well.

We could not offer "tech" support for 5000 free members, it would not be possible
and they would not feel the need to go thru the videos before just hitting the desk.

If you look at Amazon Web Severs, you have to pay $100 PER MONTH for silver
support, or $400 per month for Gold support.

Guys, this is business. Time for many of us to realize this. Buy from DELL and Gateway
and they will charge you for "TECH SUPPORT"

People like Techsmith Camtasia and Adobe always make you PAY for upgrades
in software but the IM industry has been slow to follow this method.

Again, we are running a business and this sets expectations as if we did not do
this we would FLOOD ourselves with an impossible task to do support for 5000
free customers.

So this allows the person that needs serious attention to be hears in a timely
fashion.

We do offer many forms of support, but if you need one of my 3 tech support
guys, you can have it for a small premium and not have to wait in a queue of
dozens of support requests that are already in the help videos.

Thanks
Mike

Are you serious about this, $300 for any help?

Good grief.

The incredible hassle today because he won't pay for the right server to handle this kind of launch, and then to find out that it's not anywhere close to plug 'n' play -- with big buck tech support needed.

Don't think so.

Who needs a "free" product that will potentially cost a ton of money to get right?

Mike's a marketer and obviously a successful one, but he's not a software producer. I've seen a big review on this product -- a straight one -- and the guy said the software is difficult unless you know your stuff and can code in multiple formats like HTML, PHP, etc. Anybody else is going to get tagged for that $300 tech charge.

The question is, do you get hit for $300 once until it works, or $300 each time?

A real software company puts out plug 'n' play apps, or very close to it. Wordpress, Joomla, etc., are usable out of the box. This is the game Mike is in, making sites that sell.

Obviously, Joomla and WP don't offer the marketing stuff he's so good at.

Why can't there be one solution that's both easy and full of the features we need???

I would have rather paid for the right product, rather than get something that needs tech tweaks from the getgo.

Just another day in the IM world.

I'm having the same problem.
I even tried to get a temp password
but system said it did not find my email.

Man....

Thanks so much for posting that. I was reading through this series of posts and was shaking my head in disbelief of how UNGRATEFUL and assuming people can be.

I was JUST about to say something until I saw your post. Well said my man.

Of course this is a lesson in marketing. What a herd.

Geeze guys...you try doing what Mike has done. You may not agree with everything he does or how he does it...and that's ok. But some of the comments I've seen above are completely ridiculous.

Just a couple of observations from someone who had never knowingly encountered Butterfly Marketing until a couple of days ago.

I come out of Joomla and Wordpress environments where aesthetics count. The BFM sites I've now seen (probably 20 of them) while researching BFM aren't very pretty. No design awards for any of them. Not a one. Granted, they may make money in their niche and that's fine.

Maybe I could get a designer to spiff up whatever BFM generates, I don't know. Proprietary site making software generally comes up short on looks because either numbers guys or geeks run the show. They never spend money on beautifying the product. This is the case with Site Build-It, XSitepro, Semiologic, and BFM. Just the way it is.

Mine have to do both, make some money and look decent.

So BFM probably won't work for me.

The other thing is that, in looking at the back end in the videos supplied during the launch campaign, it seems that aMember or any other membership script would offer a lot more functionality. However, I'm not sure if they provide as many OTO and upsell opportunities.

The technical downside is that Mike is not a software guy, he's a marketer who went out and paid for a coder or coders to develop the system. More than one person has said that it's not an easy system to use, and a person needs some coding skills to pull it off.

If you don't have those and the videos and forum don't get it all done for you, get ready to pay for Mike's $300 tech support.

HOWEVER, there may be a way for those who haven't bought it yet and are thinking of it. I got pitched by 7-8 marketers on this program, several with bonuses if I used their link. The one I think may be the most valuable is one I got from a search, a guy named John Thornhill in England, at this link:

The PlanetSMS Blog - Brought To You By John Thornhill

Thornhill offers a few items in a bonus package, and the most important is a video to show how to set up the system so it works right.

He's got several BFM sites and says he knows how to do it.

Here's the bottom line for me...

I may buy from Thornhill's link, and then hold him to his promise to help with setup.

If I do I'll try one site just to say I did, and that's probably it. What I hope to get from my $30 investment is Filsaime's marketing insight on the DVDs.

One low-level idea that gives only marginal improvement is worth more than 30 bucks.

What I'm risking is not a few dollars, but the hours I will invest in the DVDs. What if I spend 8-10 hours and come up dry? I think that's unlikely, given how many people here seem to respect the guy.

Just my .02.

Congrats, I'm sure you'll love it, I seriously would have bought it today but the whole meltdown situation kind of helped me make the decision to use that money for another project I have in mind that isn't really BFM related. If you haven't read the manuscript yet, do yourself a favor an download the digital version to read while you wait (it should have been given to you as a bonus if you signed up on the early bird list, or you can get it at getmysoftwarefree.com but I think you'd have to subscribe to the newsletter again.. lol). That alone is worth more than what you paid for the shipping and handling, it's not necessarily all fresh information but it's good information and the way it's put together makes it a pretty easy read.

As far as the other bonuses.. I own almost all of Mike's other software (either purchased, or as bonuses from other things I purchased), so I have to agree with you on that, most of Mike's software and services that I know he's included as unadvertised bonuses are worth a lot more than you paid for the BFM package if you don't have them already. Personally I couldn't live without Power Link Generator.. lol

I have the same problem. I opened a ticket on TheCustomerHelpDesk.com last night, but no response yet.

-Ken

Just forward a copy of your receipt to Mike's helpdesk, and have them create an account for you.

Well said John and I'm glad I bought through your link for all that tech help!!

Hey, Guys
I'm new to the forum here, but I had the same problem. Got an e-mail saying I could log in, but it says username invalid. I'm not concerned that Mike won't get the problem straightened out, just that I want to be sure that my order actually got through. My bank takes a few days to post. guess it's just a wait and see as I know Mike and his staff are blasted this morning again with all the problems.
Have a great day all.
Robert

ROFLMAO ... I LIKE that one!

But seriously ... IF $30 ($40 if out of U.S.) is too much for people to invest in their online biz then ...

1 - DON'T order it if you don't think it will do anything for what you are doing or you have a thing about continuity programs.

2 - MAYBE, Just MAYBE, you should NOT be in biz at all either.

The free offer, the shipping/handling charge, and the "continuity" aspect of this offer IS in plain sight on the sales page and order page. As Mike F. has said, you can cancel ANYTIME.

I CANNOT believe that one can't get anything out of this $30-$40 investment.

SHEESH ...

Rick Wilson aka CorpRebel

P.S. And yes ... I DID order it yesterday and everything went thru fine. I've always been curious about the BFM script. A no-brainer for me. Even tho I haven't gotten the script yet, the info I've gotten on the site has already been worth MORE than $30 for me! ;-)

Gee, I haven't posted here for years, mainly because of the whingeing and moaning and criticism and attack dog mentality of so many people who come here to complain and criticise about everything and everyone. However, I saw a link at John Thornhill's blog and was interested to see if anything had changed.

Sure doesn't look like it!

I watched Mike Filsaime's BM2.0 launch unfold at the prescribed time like 1000's of others. Sure, he had problems. Yes his servers and payment systems became overloaded. Yes, it was frustrating.

But to see the anger and animosity of some people in the live feed was, as usual, really disappointing. Then I heard Mike mumble something about how he was gonna ruin his day by coming to the Warrior Forum to read what people would be saying about him, or words to that effect.

I think Dean Holland summed it up pretty well when he said:

Now, I'm not saying that EVERY person here is tarred with the same brush but...

... from the comments made, I think it gives a pretty darn good demarkation line between those who have a mentality of success versus those who are going to struggle big time with being successful at anything. Sorry to say this you negative ones but what you sow is what you will reap.

Mike Filsaime was trying to do something good for people with his launch. YES he IS a marketer. Yes he wants to make money too. But seriously, all you people whingeing about having to pay freight on a FREE product... for God's sake! And that is not to mention even that these units actually COST money to produce in the first place. If you bothered to look you would have seen all those boxes piled up in one of the pictures. They are PHYSICAL things. Physical things cost money to send. And don't forget the countless hours of research and development that goes into these products.

Yes, you have to pay for tech support. So what? If you don't want to do that then go figure it out yourself. It is a CHOICE. If you don't want the monthly newsletter then cancel it. That's a choice too.

OK, that will probably upset the attack dogs again but too bad. All I'm asking is why can't you look on the bright side of things instead of focussing on the dark side all the time? You might find that things will get a whole lot easier for you if you do that. Go and read Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich," or something.

I was amazed and disappointed that Mike hasn't actually paid me to try his product.

Sheesh....

He says he is giving it away for free but he isn't.

Firstly, I have to pay postage. What an absolute joke!!!

Then none of his guys will install it for free. Bad service hey?

They won't even build me a website nor make any sales for me! I just can't believe the lack of care.

Finally, to top it all off, I PERSONALLY have to watch the videos and actually DO some work MYSELF. I think this is completely over the top.

I thought they were going to move the free line all the way to my bank account!!!

Talking SERIOUSLY now, boys and girls, this is a good offer. I don't often say this about "guru's" but anyone who complains about what they are getting for just the cost of shipping and handling needs to give themselves a cold enema and stop talking out of their asses.

You owe it to yourself to give it an honest go. If you aren't technically minded then cough up the $300 for support, stop moaning, take some action and make some money.

If you aren't willing to invest a few hundred bucks on this or any other equally attractive offer, then don't moan and groan and post threads on this forum asking "how can I make some money online" like I see so often.

Get a life.

Me too. And even better than the bonus and support is that he'll promote your BFM to his 50K list! Now that's a sweet freaking bonus.

People need to see opportunities vs. negativity. Plus hey if you get good at installing BFM you can create your own "how to" videos to sell.

Wow a lot of angry comments from people who don't even know what the product is. Do your homework, just because it's free (or nearly) does not mean you need it.

The added cost for shipping should have kept some of the freebie seekers away, guess the hype was too much for that.

If you want a low-cost decent product without continuity or having to cancel, join the war room. Wait a minute, join it anyway. Also look at some of the really decent WSO's, you'll find a lot of great money makers that won't make you any money (due to your mindset).

Mike has come through and is giving everyone a chance at this and has not limited it to 5000 any more - yet people still complain.

There is no way someone would offer free support on a free product - imagine the cost involved in helping 5000 non-paying customers.

I absolutely hate these high profile product launches and I usually stay away. But I did my homework and knew what was being offered. I bought about 6pm with no hassles. Plus I want to try his continuity program to see if it has real value. I am ok with that.

The biggest problem I had is not the server problems - that's a given. I am not sure why anyone would think they can handle that type of load on their servers without problems - they should have known better.

No the real problem was that the ordering form did not work. There was a flaw in the script - all that should have been checked out to work ahead of time.

I commend Mike for this launch (even though I hate these things). People should learn from him as he is one of the top marketers. If you don't follow him, pick someone else that is as successful, which are people associated with him, what a coincidence.

Exactly. The server meltdown and some of the support issues that came afterwards gave me time to think about it, and I realized I have a few other projects I should put my time and money into and BFM probably wouldn't help with those (well, maybe one of them, but it wouldn't take me long to write a script that gives me a few of the more "basic" features I would have needed from BFM). I've seen the script in action and I think it's absolute genius, like I've already said I would have loved to get my hands on it, but realistically I don't need it right now and I had other things that ended up taking priority.

It's funny that Mike did make a comment (jokingly, I presume) on Twitter several days before the launch about "programming the server to crash" lol.. but that's not to say the crash was intentional, it could have very well been true that the server was simply overloaded and came to a halt. Of course I also saw a comment in the ustream chat that suggested it might have been intentional, someone said "You are now witnessing Mass Control."

I honestly doubt that anyone will need to pay the $300 for support. The people getting it "free" do still get access to the private forum where there are members who have been using the script since the original launch, I'm sure most of those people are quite familiar with installing and customizing it, so I think it shouldn't be too hard for anyone to find "third-party" support either free or for a lot less than $300.

Right and wrong.. lol

BFM has always had support for OTOs regardless of your payment processor (if you read the manuscript you'll see that it's an integral part of the whole "system"), and as far as I know that hasn't changed with 2.0. What you need Authorize.net for is the new "one-click OTO" technology Mike has included in the new version.

Can anyone tell me what the 7 Figure Zone is? I checked the box for it in my rush to try to order Butterfly Marketing. Will I be charged in the future for this part?

Thanks

Well I don't have it yet so I can't comment on all of it, but the OTO part requires a merchant account and authorize.net and is only good for people in the US

You don't need any additional payment accounts other than PayPal (as always make sure your PayPal account is verified etc.).

We've all heard the stories about getting shut down by PayPal. Even though you may have (and should have) pre-advised PayPal of your launch and anticipated volume of orders, it's wise to also have a back up account particularly if you expect to process a large number of transactions in a short time. This is especially so if your account's not used to seeing those volumes, such as during a new product launch.

The Butterfly Marketing Script 1.9x supports PayPal, ClickBank, 2Checkout and Authorize.net (I've not seen version 2.0 yet but I'm looking forward to receiving it).

I got an email receipt and a confirmation email. Once confirmed I was able to access the site and create a login. So look for the confirmation email and follow the steps to create your account and be prepared for a bunch of OTO's

I just went through the same thing. I got an email yesterday saying it will be shipped in 10-14 days. Called my credit card company an hour ago and nothing was charged. So, I ordered again just now. Now, the order page says I have to wait for the new ones since the 5000 sold out. All well.

If I were you, I'd call your credit card company and order again.

From what I've seen and heard, it will support every payment processor the original BM script supported. Upsells will work exactly the same as they always did, with one exception. You'll need Authorize.net for the one-click upsells. That doesn't mean you can't still handle your upsells/OTOs with Paypal or Clickbank, it just means that if you handle them that way they'll work the way they always have and you won't be able to use them as one-click upsells.

The requirement to use Authorize.net for the one-click upsells is a technical limitation of the other payment processors, not the script. Authorize.net keeps a "payment profile" when you make your payment, so the one-click works by telling the payment gateway to bill that same profile without having to store your credit card info or force you to enter it again.

I totally agree Lee. It was a total no brainer and I was lucky enough to get it through John Thornhill's link. He offered a great bonus!!!

As for the tech support I'm sure John will be there to help as he's set up a few successful Butterfly sites already...