[Carline]

Originally Posted by Patrician

Well Carline the program has been going for 6 or so years and I think it is a good program. I believe that Stone knows what he is doing with the program. He is constantly testing and tweeking and trying to add the most value.

It is the feedback of the membership that he does listen to, and then makes a decision sometimes based in part on that, although he is the one that has had the most success, has the best instincts, and it is his program to decide how he wants to run it.

The fact that unlike an affiliate program that provides a sales page that can't be changed, we have our own websites. So to my mind that kind of leaves the door open for anyone to create whatever they want with PIPS as the foundation.

As many have said in the past, this is the place to start - to learn and 'get your feet wet' - it's all about what we do with what we are given, which is much, including what we can learn from Stone and other successful people. Then we can take all that and build something there on the foundation, that is our own.

The sky is the limit as they say. We are free to do as much or as little with it as we want to. For now - even for me after 4 years, it is learning as much as I can every day and then taking action in the things I do have control over.

Having said all that I agree with you and have said in the past that a 'cafeteria plan' would be good, where people can pick from multiple options -however this makes the application even more tedious than it is with 5-6 programs, domain and hosting. It is already overwhelming to many as it is.

Believe me I know this because I run both the new order and the helpdesk. In other words, I read all the comments from applicants and members - way more than those that participate here which are a very small representation of the total membership.

I say this to myself as much as to you or anyone else - it's about marketing - everything else is necessary too, but should be limited in contrast to that which makes 'the wheels go around' (the money) and that is directly related to marketing. That needs to be our primary focus - building and sustaining momentum over time.

Maybe you need an asistant to lessen your load. I have been reading more about business and such. The market trends change so fast and you have to keep up or fall behind. I am considering to look for other products to ad to my website so I guess I will be bothering Suzanne once I find what I want to promote but it is easier to know what to promote with the advice of a market consultant to save risk. I am glad we had this discusion it realy has cleared up some confusion in my mind.