Michael Cheney's Golden Thread... Not as much buzz as expected.

Not to mention Eben Pagan's launch, Nitromarketing's All Stars of Traffic and several major launches not too long ago (e.g. StomperNet and Nitromarketing's Quattro to name two)...

I think most affiliates/JVs are wary of sending too many promo emails to their lists. I know I am, and I have promoted a few of the launches mentioned, including Rich's and Michael's.

I'm sure you'll see the emails come your way shortly

I've got at least 3 sitting in my inbox right now with the same headlines, if anyone used a different headline there might even be more.

Personally I thought that Cheney's pre sale letter was misleading. I opted in to read the case studies but they didn't really say anything useful. I unsubscribed.

I think some of these guys can only go to the drinking well so many times before people are bored to death with them. There are a handful that ought to be thinking seriously about a pen name.

yeah that might work too

Wasn't Cheney the one who made an announcement that he was giving up the biz op market to go into the self help stuff? I am sure it was him. Maybe that didn't work out as well....

I will say the guy does a decent job with his videos. I laughed out loud with his last one. He just doesn't seem like the kind of dude you would expect to be zinging off riffs on his gi-tar. All his stuff comes across as being very enthusiastic. I appreciate that about the guy.

It's true the market certainly is saturated with tons of launches every month. Couple years ago this has been different ... one mayor big launch a year. Now it is a lot more.

But hey as long as the products are awesome. :-)

cheers to the gurus

I've gotten a few. There is buzz...like this post with your sig promoting it.

I enjoyed the video on your GTbonus site. Well done.

If you sign up as a JV you get to see the salesletter. It's so full of BS hype that I'm convinced this is only going to sell to the desparate.

"Hold on to your underpants..."

In fact it made me laugh so much I blogged about it...

guillopuyol, you must be on the wrong lists!

I'm seeing promos coming into my Inbox for this left, right and center.

clawson44, I agree, it looks mainly to be about adding a 'talking head' video to your website. The value is supposed to be in the websites and hosting Michael is providing plus all the other stuff around it.

But really I think the price is a hook to get the major marketers to promote it. I hope I'm proved wrong when it is released and we see the full product.

I also got way too many. I hit my unsubscribe button more today than I have in ages.

Hit 'em where it hurts, Kim!

I to am really really tired of the noise level in the IM niche so much so that I made a new rule that I use to thin my inbox:

If I get more promotions for something than useful information (I don't care if I already know the information what is important is that the sender is attempting to be a contributor.) I unsubscribe after the fourth or fifth mailing.

Ideally, I'd like to see a 75/25 ratio but will consider a lower ratio if the mailing looks promising.

I also unsubscribe from all lists that send out form emails. If I get three or four emails with the same subject line you can be sure that I will unsubscribe from the majority of the lists because nothing turns me off more than a LAZY UNORIGINAL marketer.

If more people would unsubscribe we might get less promotions and more information in out emails.

As for the golden thread, I loaded it in my cash cannon and shot it into the trash bin. But not before I stole, err borrowed, several good ideas from the sales letter, etc.

gary

Golden Thread? Promoted to destruction in my in box.

There is one major problem with these big ticket launches - they are only big ticket so that promotors can get big commissions!

How can guru 'A' say "My fantastic product is a steal at $1,999" when $999 (or more) is being paid in commission? What this tells me is that the product might be worth $1,000 but, from I.M. experience, probably isn't and that those who buy it are simply filling the pockets of the re-writer (sorry, that was bitchy - author) and the ring of promotors.

Put it another way - isn't the guy doing the launch simply paying a high rent for the promotor's lists?

Where did my lack of trust come from, I wonder?

Here's a revolutionary thought, copy & paste affiliates...

Write your OWN email to YOUR list.

Better yet... Make a quick video, mp3 or PDF
about it, then link to that in your email.

It's not rocket science. Don't bullshit - explain!

"Here's this thing.

Here's what it does (for you)

Here's what to do.

Thanks, I love you.

You."