SEM Business Blueprint

I am a big fan of them too - just appreciate the quality of the material they produce. I am also looking forward to anyone who can review the product - and their results!

Yup I agree, Steve is one of my most respected marketers, and Commission and Niche Blueprint are solid courses. Thanks for the overview on SEM.

A reputation speaks for itself, and that is really the case with Steven and Tim.

I too highly respect them and as a result very much do recommend their "SEM Business Blueprint" as well... nicely done!

Dan & Konja,

Thanks for the review & comments on SEM BP.

I'm on the fence about getting SEM BP. I have pretty basic knowledge of PPC & SEO.

However, I think I would not be comfortable in speaking with customers face-to-face about the service until after I have a few clients under my belts & am successful with what I'm doing. I need to get some confidence in providing this type of service before I get to that comfort level, does that make sense?

I thought their sales page said something about you can do this through email or online contact only. Do you think that's true? As stated, I think after I can get a few good cases under me, it would be a piece of cake to sell it to other customers. At that time, I would have no trouble speaking with potential clients. Until then, I have some concerns. For example, what if my 1st customers asks me for a reference of examples of sites that I've optimized. What do I say then if I have nothing to show them?

Also those 2 websites that they give you, what if you don't want to offer all the SEO services, can you modify the sites? Do you use them to get clients?

Thanks in advance for any guidance either of you can provide,
Bobby

I bought Commission Blueprint, made money. When Niche Blueprint came out I liked the idea of my own store, more than affiliate, marketing so I bought it. I am still making money off my (currently) 2 stores.

But SEM Blueprint is my personal favorite. I signed my first ($800/month) client 2 weeks ago & have several others in the pipeline as I write this. I would advise potential buyers that, unlike the other courses, someone needs to interface with clients. If you're not comfortable doing that, you'll need to partner with someone who is. But for me, this one is the one that's going to make me a millionaire within a year.

-Derek

Hi everyone.

As someone who owns a brick and mortar web development business, the SEM Blueprint is a perfect match for me. I already meet my customers face to face and SEM Blueprint just wouldn't work any other way.

If that does not hold you back then I can give SEM Blueprint my highest recommendation.

The videos and additional materials are informative and not "hype-y" at all. The two included websites are good to pull language from, etc. My favorite thing might be the included powerpoint presentation -> very easy to customize for your business and the market you are trying to reach. The local Chamber of Commerce members will love it!

I realize I am a newbie here so my "endorsement" might not carry much weight, but I will say this, this is the first time I have bought this type of product and not felt buyers remorse after seeing what it was all about. Steve Clayton and Tim Godfrey over deliver, plain and simple.

Derek/Adamlea,

Thanks for the input. It definitely helps to get the viewpoints of anyone who has used SEM BP with any success.

As stated, I'm working on my first Niche Blueprint store, and have had absolutely no trouble getting support from Steve and his team. They seem genuinely want to see all their students succeed with their products.

Please posts updates of your progress with SEM BP.

Bobby

SEM is still a huge business. Too many small business owners still do not have any idea about SEO, SEM or PPC. As such SEM Business Blueprint fills a need and everyone who is interested has a good step by step instruction guide to success.

I was just going to put my endorsement for Tim and Steve and their past products in here, but now I've been convinced to grab SEM BP also.

I was going to get it just procrastinating with other projects.

The guarantee is solid, but more than that they stand behind what they teach and you really have access to them through the help forums, too.

SEM Blueprint... is it something practical for USERS, or do you "have" to do an SEO business? (Just curious).

I have used the products of Steve Clayton and Tim Godfrey for 9 months now. I started with their Commission Blueprint (CB), and the quality and depth of that program led me to have no hesitation in expanding my online efforts with their Niche Blueprint NB). And, I now am active with the SEM Blueprint.

For me, the value of their products is the diversity you can achieve in building a complete online marketing business. By that, I mean that the CB gives you the tools for affiiate sold info products...NB gives you the tools for selling tangible products through your online store...SEM gives you the tools to use your marketing skills to help offline businesses attract customers.

As others have commented here, there is no fluff and empty promises, just quality information and guidance. And, they are genuinely interested in the success of their "students", evidenced by the completeness and depth of their programs.

The other aspect that I have found most helpful and professional is that their instructions are not just do this or that, but are always explained of terms of why something should be done. And, with that understanding, you have the ability to find the right combination of actions that work for you. In that way, you are building your own business, not just trying to copycat someone else's business (which you really can't do anyway).

SEM Blueprint in particular makes a lot of sense to me. In order to succeed online in affiliate or store marketing, you need to know about SEO and PPC and marketing to the individual buyer. These online skills are lacking in the offline business community, and we as internet marketers can fill that void.

And back to my first point, diversity of revenue sources is crucial in my way of thinking. And the programs put out by Steve Clayton and Tim Godfrey give me a full quiver of online business arrows.

SEM Blueprint is a nice, solid product. Extremely doable.

One of the best aspects is the PowerPoint presentations that allow you to present the info at live events. A "How to Market on the Internet for Business Owners" could create the 10 clients immediately.

Mark Robbins

I can vouch for SEM Blueprint.

Not only is it VERY powerful information, it can also generate a very respectable part-time or full-time income for anyone who uses it.

Like most things in life, it requires that you take action. You can't buy it, sit on your arse and expect the money to roll in.

You can read my testimonial on the sales page and yes, its real and true.

This course gives you the fundamental business structure, practical tools and informative tutorials that you need to be successful.

If you understand PPC and SEO but are struggling to make any real money as an affiliate then this course is for you!

After purchasing it and devouring the information over a weekend, I started soliciting my friends and family for business and in less than two weeks had my first paying contract.

If you want to read more about my experience with SEM Blueprint, you can check out my posts on the SEM Blueprint forum.

Regards,

Robert.

Hey
I gave the product my testimonial just wanted to assure every one it was genuine. I was a member of this forum before the product came out. Numerous people have contacted me from my website and I have repeated my endorsement.

It looks like a great product. I am also offering a rebate on this particular product. See below.

Realistically, could this business be done online by someone who works a day job still? That is implied by this statement from the sales page:

Essentially what we are doing is allowing youto copy our ENTIRE business -literally every last detail... and if you felt that meeting potential customers face to face would be too daunting, or even if you wanted to target customers in other countries, you could easily make this work by driving traffic to the websites we'll give you and communicate with customers via phone or email.

That said, I still see lots of comments about the need for face to face connections in order to be successful with this. Most of the comments in this thread seem to imply that doing this as a mostly online business would be difficult.

So, what is the true potential for building this type of business for someone who works a day job (and thus cannot meet clients in person or place private business calls during normal working hours)?

Has anyone actually implemented the techniques from the course, or are all the good comments for this course coming from those who read and think the idea is good in theory.

Hi Konja!

is this a typical internet marketing for newbie product?

seems like it. very boring. more like an intro to IM to me? or is it?

I have just gotten my SEM "Package" and I guess it is a full blown business package...they did not supply my business cards but the rest is there up to and including Radio "Spots" I can use.

After some review, there is a bit of ground work....here's a breakdown

o Step one is to learn the PPC and other techniques presented to build a businesses presence on the web...let's say two weeks to get comfy...I did it in a week but I don't mind "On the Job Training". If you want to go out fully loaded for bear, take some time to get it down.

o Step two is to get all the materials customized for your biz...remove the authors names and information on the marketing materials and substitute your own. You could easily do this during your week or two ramp up.

o Step three in week three if you are conservative...start the marketing efforts.

We picked up a couple of small clients almost immediately to get our feet wet before going full scale. Fear really...but we will go Postal here shortly.

The system is complete, extensive with a huge number of detailed videos, forms, documents, marketing PowerPoints, Excel Spread Sheets, complete websites (2).

The only thing not included is the marketing I must go out and do although there is a step by step explanation on where to go, who to see and what to say.

I saw a question above about doing this part time...I have a bit of a bias against Part Timers doing Professional work and clearly if you are going to do local marketing and plan to work in your own community, Part Time is a tough nut to crack since the very businesses you need to see are open and awaiting your visit while you are at your full time job.

You could do part time on Elance or set up some sort of Mass Marketing on the web. I get those mailers all the time....usually deleted as quickly as I get them but that's your call.

So I guess I was pretty impressed with the package. Here is the comparison....I just bought a CPA program from some British lads. The cost is $57 US per month and the 1st two months have netted some very poorly recorded videos with almost zero supporting material.

If you are used to seeing a lot of Fluff (the above mentioned lads spent 15 minutes showing all their income and then on Video 2 had the opening title slide up for 7 minutes before starting...Fluff to the max) these folks will be a refreshing departure.

They drop about two tons of solid heavy duty information on you. And I do mean drop...this training doesn't ooze out over months and months of some slow as molasses in January type program. You can assimilate the training at your pace and no waiting...

So I guess I like it and am impressed.

David Rodwell
North Carolina, US

This might answer some questions about the product. Check out the video at offervault website where Steve talks extensively about the product for 74 min. You will have to sign in or sign up to see the video and look for the link that says "Offervault Weekly Webinars", upper left-hand side under the header, after you sign in.

I'm looking into it too...I'm still on the fence.

Quick question. On the sales page, it says there is no monthly recurring revenue, but on the webinar, it talks about "monthly members" having access to certain tools. Is there or isn't there a monthly recurring fee? Thanks.

E.

Hey Smeatz

I didn't use any PPC management software at all...other than the free adwords editor. These clients aren't really into seeing the data sliced and diced at the keyword level etc. They just want to know spend and ROI...I just used simple Word document templates to report on things...very simple!

Daniel...there's no set # I can give you...we don't flat out recommend $800 per month. We talk a lot about pricing...and break it down by

set up fee for PPC
PPC management
SEO

It's fairly straightforward to become proficient at PPC, and remember, to be of value to a client...you don't have to be the world's best guru...you simply need to know more than they do. So...we show you the basics and give you the tools to manage campaigns.

It can totally be outsourced.

Hi everyone,

Just to let you all know SEM blueprint ROCKS! I got this product as a bonus to buying Commission Blueprint 2, which again is AWESOME and i must say i am everything but unimpressed buy this product. As the Key Account manager of a Belgium Based SEM company i can assure you that the things Steve is teaching are EXACTLY the way we found multinational clients like TELECOM and AIRLINE companies. Just to let you all know this product is worth every penny if you want to learn how to make a living doing these projects.

I would say that course is worth its weight in Gold. It has certainly helped our SEM business grow tremendously!

Konja,

Thanks for posting this review. The screen shots were most helpful as I was trying to decide whether to get SEM Business Blueprint of Offline X Factor at this point. I'll eventually get the latter, but don't want to spend too much at one time.

I've gone through all the modules in the Blueprint and it definitely over-delivers. It's real meat and potatoes marketing and will really help me gain a firmer footing in my local market. I'm already negotiating a contract to do SEO for a coporatioin and its franchises, so SEM Business Blueprint is right on time for me.

Hi Everyone - bit of a newbie here, but been watching and learning for about a year now - this is my first (of many I'm sure!) post!

I'm about to purchase SEM Blueprint, after much research. I feel I have enough base knowledge to take the next step with this. I'm intending to create income with it, to then fund further forays into affiliate marketing and other projects. (I'm currently working on affiliate sites using the "Auto Cash Method" product.

My quick question is this: Is there enough instruction in PPC for someone with no actual experience so far? I appreciate it's simple stuff for those of you who've been doing the hard yards working ppc in competitive market places. Whilst I understand a lot of the principals, I haven't done it yet. I consider myself smart, and a fast learner - is there enough ppc tuition here for me to consider working with it?

Thanks for your help.....

Hey guys - does anyone know of any affiliates doing good bonus offers for SEM Blueprint? I'm ready to buy (but no, I don't want to purchase Niche Blueprint and get it with that).

@JustMint - Thanks for your interest! It does have everything you'll need...and we don't currently have plans for a Ver. 2.0! :-)

There are a few tools that we recommend...that are not ours...but they can wait until you've gotten a couple clients...really only need them then anyway.

Thanks Steve - I'm looking forward to getting my teeth into it.

Just briefly, what are the recommended tools and their approx cost? Be nice to have a budget in mind now - I'm in planning phase (will be purchasing SEM BP within next 2 weeks, but would be good to know for future).

Cheers for getting back to me,

Justin

@justMint - We like Unique article wizard, and winner alert. UAW is $67 per month, and winner alert is $19 or $29 per month..in addition, if you need a keyword tool..then Market Samurai...at hmm...$149 is it? I'm not sure right now

OR...you can join our membership area and be able to access our versions of all these tools (along with many more!) for $67 per month...and/or if you have CB 2 or NB 2 you have some of these already.

If you're interested in the membership..just PM me...it's a tight group and we don't even have a sales page for it...will have one shortly...

Thanks again Steve.

I would be interested to hear more about membership.

As I'm new here though, I can't PM yet.

If you could send me something some info that would be great.

@JustMint

"Does this mean its fully downloadable, so I'll always have the materials, does the info stay online and I just have access? I like the idea of physically being in posession of the course materials."

It is fully downloadable...it's identical to what you get when you buy the course by itself.

"Also what is the membership site's equivalent of Market Samurai - or is that something still needed to be bought separately?"

It includes our Keyword Blueprint and Offer Evaluator tools...that perfrom Keyword research and competition analysis for SEO and PPC which are equivalent to those modules within Market Samurai (with our own little twists of course)

Hope that helps and hope to see you there!

Steve

@justmint - no problem!

"I see the member site also includes "Mining money Online". How different is this to "Commission Blueprint 2"? From the sales pages I can't really judge the difference."

Night and day...MMO is for COMPLETE beginners. It's designed to make your first income online while learning the ropes. CB 2.0 is much more detailed, advanced, and comes with all the tools etc.

"Does the membership site include access to the forums/helpdesks that are based around products like CB, NB, and SEM Blueprint (though I can't find a forum for that product."

We have an open and public forum (in my signature) that has boards for all these products...so you can get that now..actually :-)

"Is the membership site already full of information and posts, lessons etc, or is it quite new and low on content, but will grow? "

It's two years old...so LOTS of good stuff in there...we did just clean it out too (Nov. 2009) to get rid of the old , outdated stuff.

I found a best SEO and SEM services with Vane Technologies. They are very Professional enough in their work. I got to really appreciate their work with the affordable prices. It helped to increase my website page rank and improves my business too.

vanetechnologies.com

Once you start working with local small businesses you will soon realize that Local Lead Generation is a huge market. Often small businesses do not want to spend the $500-$2000 for SEO, PPC or direct marketing. However, they are willing to pay for leads or sales.

Chad from the CDFnetworks has recently released comprehensive guide Local Lead Plan that explains all steps from finding a customer to getting paid and everything in between. The report describes in detail how to us internet marketing to generate leads for local businesses, including wire-frames for lead generation websites and traffic sources.

While the report will not give away any secrets for the experienced internet marketer that has successfully run national CPA campaigns, I think it will help those who would like a non nonsense internet lead generation guide from A to Z.

@plasticbag - Hey there...we have MANY people doing VERY well on our forums .. with our SEM business blueprint product...

However...this is one time where I truly believe your age is an issue. Sorry to say that, as I'm a big believer in anyone can accomplish anything they set their mind to, in fact, I had paid consulting gigs in IT when I was your age...BUT...it's much harder.

This particular way to make money really relies on networking and building business relationships with people who see you as a business person with experience etc.

I worry that this would be too much of an obstacle for you to overcome at 15.

PLENTY of other ways to make money online that are not impacted by your age at all...but this is probably just not one of them

Really anything OTHER than those methods that require live business networking. So, SEM consulting and probably e-Commerce sites...I'd pass on. e-Commerce due to having to set up relationships with suppliers.

So, I'd focus on affiliate marketing...clickbank, CPA offers etc. Clickbank would be the easiest, as you really don't have to speak with anyone to get approved etc.

I recommend starting here:

Free Access To Mining Money Online...

It's free right now :-)

hmm...well...it can be fuzzy I guess! :-) Best thing to do, come over to our forum (and/or on here of course) and ask specific questions...plenty of people around to help.