I bought my first WSO and made $8,614!

Since I've been a member here, I'd say I've bought somewhere around 10-15 WSO's. I can honestly say that I have taken something from pretty much each and every one of them that helped me on my way to the level I am at now(which I consider to be a reasonably good level in terms of income and ability). To be honest, I have always been pretty bad at following exact systems So I usually just apply some of what I read/learn and add it to my own set of techniques and strategies.

For example, I bought an article marketing WSO earlier in the year that mostly centered around submitting articles to EZA and working to rank them on the front page of Google. Although I felt it was a good system that was explained extremely well, I prefer to rank articles on my own sites so I applied some of the tips and tricks from it into my already existing strategies for doing just that and it was really helpful. Even though I wasn't following the exact system(I didn't intend to even before buying), I knew it would be money well spend, and it was.

Another one was a complete system for building niche sites and making money with them. An outstanding system, but again I just took certain aspects of it and applied it to my own techniques and strategies.

With this said, I think following exact systems can be useful when you are just starting out. It can help you to be dedicated and disciplined, and will enable you to find out what really works for you and what really doesn't. When I started out, I actually followed a couple of systems diligently and learned a lot doing so.

My advice is to be extremely choosy when buying WSO's. Who is selling it? What is their reputation like? Do they have good standing on the WF? Do they have good standing outside of the WF? Are they opening to answering questions and giving you more information about their product? Is their product relevant to what you are currently doing? Is it a completely new system or concept that will force you to move away from what you are doing? Do you feel you can afford to spend the asking price on this WSO? Etc. Etc.

Try not to let big thread titles suck you in....actually, by all means let them encourage you to click on the thread - but judge the actual WSO by the person selling it and the information presented about it in the thread. Ask plenty of questions(of yourself and the product) before you click the 'order' or 'add to cart' button

Well at least for the most part WSOs are cheap so we can indulge.. I did buy several WSOs over the past year. For the most part, the vast majority are helpful and informative, but you do have a few lemons in the mix. Its also a good way to keep up on new techniques which I don't have time to go out and hunt down myself. The last WSO I purchased is a good example. Smething I had to clue existed, but am glad to know about it now. Its there if I want to use it.


Following systems 123 and ABC is not for me. I like to use what I know and what interests me. The system may work, but I will not write 25-30 articles and buy 10,000 backlinks..its just not for me. Expired domains with backlinks, sure.

For the most part, WSOs are good for building general knowledge also. When I build a website, do a promo, or whatever, there is a little bit of that WSO in them. Perhaps I got the traffic technique from one WSO, a template from another, PLR from another , the Bonus to build my list from yet another WSO and so on. All in all , I have my own ideas which may also may be greatly influenced by certain WSOs.

I don't agree you should avoid money making systems, (the saying, give a man a fish feed him for a day..teach him to fish..and so on) but you should be criticle of any system and not accept them blindly. You should always read them from a critcle point of view. I know the money is in the WSO, and some try to slap together a WSO just for the sake of putting up a WSO, you know about these as they are obvious garbage.

I love tools, WSO gizmos and so on. Some are great and have helped tremendously in my IM efforts, but tools get outdated and something better , bigger, and faster always come out.

Hi Mike,

First of all, I'm not against software, plugins, or services such as SEO, etc.. in fact, I've purchased several of YOURS and they were well worth the money.

As I stated previously, a good "money making idea" can make members good money. I have members making money within 24 hours with my WSO, how many can say that?

I have probably purchased 200+ WSO's in the last 12 months, I'm a JUNKIE

I learn from every single one, even the bad ones. In fact, I bought a WSO here 2 months ago and the member posted Fake screenshots. He admitted they were fake and was subsequently Banned. The sad part is his WSO was very good for getting Offline clients, but most will never know.

As we all know, marketing, whether via the Internet or Offline takes months/years to perfect. It's a never ending process. We all have to pay our dues, very similar to a doctor going to Med school. You have to pay for your education. I feel the same way about WSO's.

I do believe in most situations that all WSO's should have at Minimum a 30 Day Refund Guarantee. I offer a full 60 days, would have extended longer but the WSO Pro system only offers refunds up to 60 days.

In fact, Mike Lantz won't pick your WSO for (WSO of the Day) if you don't offer a strong guarantee.

I purchase very few WSO's without a Refund Policy, a strong one that takes the risk off of me. This is my Guarantee. If this were Mandatory it would eliminate a lot of problems. If the Seller doesn't comply, bye-bye, no more WF rights.

I don't know much about wso and i would like to learn more and get to know how it works,