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- Jun 22 2006
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>> To Download The Internet Business Manifesto Click Here.
I knew when I wrote The Manifesto it would create a stir in the Internet Marketing world, but I never thought it would instantly genereate the tidal wave of responses it brought with it.
The discussions are heated and full of controversy in the popular marketing forums. Blogs I've never known about are disecting each and every page and slide. In the first 48 hours alone 12,962 marketers have read and downloaded their own copy of "The Manifesto".
In that same time our Alexa Ranking has skyrocketed to the 492nd most visitied website on the internet. I've received many requests to use portions of the Manifesto on blogs, in articles, on websites, etc...
Here's what people are saying all over the net:
"Rich Schefren has taken some of the concepts he has shared with the online gurus and put them in a special report called his Internet Business Manifesto.
This report is PURE gold. It is not a sales letter or some self serving puff piece. It will add to your bottom line just by reading it." - Armand Morin
"No one else I know in the Internet marketing world brings to the table the kind of thinking and real business analysis that Rich Schefren does." - Brad Fallon
"I could just cry tears of joy. Finally there's someone out there to show me what I've been doing wrong. I've been an opportunity seeker and I didn't even know it until now. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I wish I could get in on the training. But trust me, the manifesto has changed my life forever. I thank you, my family thanks you and God bless you. " - Cassandra
"I've generated over a million dollars this year from just one Internet business I have...so I'm pretty confident in what I'm doing...however...this report gave me a number of ideas I missed this year that could have doubled that and made me over two million." - Jim Fleck
"You are so smart and write so well that I am already hooked reading it, even as I am printing it out. And yes, it is damn good." - Bob Bly
"Like for example, his explanation of Opportunist vs. Entrepreneur is something I have always KNOWN, but could not quite put my finger on. When I read it the way he wrote it, the light bulb clicked on and I felt all the cockroaches in my brain scatter for cover. He simply explained it in such a way that related to me." - Mike Ambrosio
"And, it's not only what Rich has said, but what Rich has left unsaid. There are many, many things out there that people would call common sense. Rich did not include all of them. Rather, he cut thru to the essential core, demonstrated how they fit together, has proof that his priniciples work in such representatives as Mike Filsaime. Consequently, the information is transformed, much as a diamond is transformed by a diamond cutter: to show it's brilliance and sparkle." - Judy
Literally every minute copies of the Manifesto are being downloaded.
"More radical than Marx, yet less explosive than the unabomber, your manifesto is a masterpiece, Rich." - Gerald
"You must have been watching my download clicker. That was me, Mr. Opportunistic, looking for the "new deal" that would start bringing in the big $$'s. I've wasted time and money and now I clearly see how I have lost both. Starting tonight that will change thanks to you Rich. Tonight I'm cleaning off the desktop and whiteboard to get rid of distractions and make room to write my plan out where I can focus on it each day. Thanks a Million!" - Henry Griner
"A manifest with the meaning of life? have been on the Internet playing now for 3 years and have bought most of the teaching manuals/ courses around and yes by most of the names you mention in you report. This report puts everything in perspective, has cristalised concepts, in-short it's given me a kick up the rear end and made me realise my online business is no different to my offline business, if after reading this manuscipt your business does not grow then you should call it a day and sell your time to some one!!" - Tony Henderson
"A few years ago I attended a seminar in Detroit where you spoke about the very same principles outlined in your internet manifesto. This was almost 2 and a half years ago, and since then I have taken your advice, implemented everything you said and have seen my business literally shoot to the stars! I travel when I want, go wherever I want when I choose, and have more time to spend on the joys of life than ever before! You blew me away with your speech at that seminar in Detroit and to this day there is MAGIC in your principled coaching. Thank You!" -Anthony Tomei
"Rich, this report pops the bubble on the myth that all the bizop seekers are really in business. No wonder all the next-big-thing-this-week type Internet Marketers don't like your report. They've got to keep the lemmings confused." - Lowell
"No matter if you are new to Internet marketing, or you have been around a while, this report will really open your eyes. It opened mine! This is definitely a must read for anyone who is involved in Internet Marketing." - Dan
"I really appreciated your willingness to share and not waste my time. I have listened to so many teleseminars and read so much fuff, all promising me so much and delivering so little. I'm dying to know more." - John William Johnson
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347 Comments to “Internet Business Manifesto Released”
Rich,
Just wanted to let you know the report was killer. It’s really going to change the way I look at my business. - Mark
Awesome report Rich!
I usually don’t post comments on blogs, but I have to say, your report was an eye-opener for me. I didn’t realize how much work I was doing until I saw that chart with all the stuff going on around me. Thanks for opening my eyes.
Best Wishes,
Paul
Good stuff! I hope you have room in your coaching program for one more!
Dude, this Manifesto is the best thing I’ve seen on the ‘net in years! I’ve been doing it all wrong all along!!!
thanks for the report. i;ve never seen anyone talk about this stuff before.
Rich,
I think there is a lot of good stuff in this report. It has taken me many years in business to learn these concepts on my own. I wish I had read this five years ago.
Thanks,
Andrew
This makes everything else, everybody else is teaching obsolete.
I’ve been waiting for SO long for you to release some sort of product with your information in it because it’s too important.
Your Power Points from the Carl Galletti Superconference were the best power points of everyones, hands down. Plus, they were the first compilation of your thinking I’d ever seen before. I’d only ever got a glimpse of your insights from your working with Jay.
To finally see something released by you is a god send.
The fact that you’re teaching a strategic mindset versus all this tactical bullshit is STELLAR.
This is what people REALLY need to hear. Thank god someone is starting to teach it.
This is so far from all the other gurus ’stuff’, and it’s so on the ball of where the REAL money is made…that it makes all these losers teaching tactical crap look like idiots.
Ya, I said it. But it’s true.
Thank you.
P.S. The report is kick ass.
In one big illuminating stroke, you have highlighted the root cause of entrepreneurial failings for thousands of online opportunity seekers.
Your methodical and powerful approach is simply alien hi-tech to right-brainers.
First, it took me three hours to read the report.
It took about 1/2 hour to read and
2 1/2 hours to think about what I just read.
Thanks for showing me I built my six figure business all wrong.
Well, I didn’t build a business. I built a job and you showed me what I did wrong.
I’ve got to re-read the manifesto again because I know there was some serious stuff I didn’t get the first time round.
I saw myself on just about every page of this report.
You haven’t been spying on me, have you? LOL.
I can’t believe you gave this away.
Harlan K. alerted me to the manifesto, and I’ve tried twice to get it, but I never get the confirmation eMail. Is it possible your A/R is down? It’s definitely not getting spam binned at my end.
Brillant report Rich .
Thank you for sharing this with the marketing community.
The manifesto is killer!
One of the best free stuff I’ve read in a long, long time.
Couldn’t put it down & also couldn’t sleep that night either.
Rich since you said your stuff is gonna be extremely expensive what is your next best recommendation regarding books or software to learn this stuff?
Thank You!
I’ve tried to get your report 3 times using 3 different email addresses. Nothing. Nadda. Zilch. Sure would like to see it.
hi Rich
I ‘ve had 4 gos at asking for the link to your manifesto..
help please..
thanks
jj
I have been trying to download your report. I keep getting this error message:
“There was an error processing a page. Could not find the XObject named %s’” I am keen to read your report. So will check it out again after some time.
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Thank you all for the excellent feedback! I wanted to shock the marketing world with a report so valuable, it could not be ignored.
I read your report. I am an opportunity seeker. This report has changed the way I think about business.
Rich:
Your manifesto has nailed down the very reason why it has felt like, at times, I’ve been “spinning my wheels” on the net during the past three years!
I have been acting like an opportunist, not an entrepreneur.
And I should have known better!
I’m a business school university graduate, with more than 15 years small business experience - the brick n’ mortar type.
I also realize now something else - many of the so-called marketing gurus out there right now - are really opportunists, not entrepreneurs, in the true sense of the word.
Thank you again for sharing such priceless information, and opening my eyes and mind to a new way of thinking about how I approach my Internet business.
I hope I can afford your course. I know that it will be worth far more than you would ever charge.
God bless you and your family.
All the best from one entrepreneur to another!
I have not received the email yet after opting-in for the report. Please help with this problem.
Thanks.
Chesa
Rich, I’m working on client issues right now, and only had time to skim. I’ll definitely read the rest tonight.
Strategic thinking? Yes. Yes. And Yes. Systems thinking? Yes. And yet again, Yes.
I spent years dabbling online, and it’s only in getting to “yes” on those issues that’s allowed me to start creating success.
It’s unfortunate that too many people who really need this information will pass it by. But the brutal truth that their addiction to what I call “shiny object syndrome” is a huge factor in their lack of success. I know. I was there.
Thanks, Rich.
Rich,
Having heard you give the “manifesto” speech in person, I’m still thrilled to have a printed copy to refer to. You’re the only “marketing guru” I know that approaches the business from this perspective. I noticed you make the one of your images available to be used as desktop background. Personally, the image that I’d like to put on my desktop as a reminder is the organization chart where “YOU” is responsible for every part of the business! That’s the image that really burns into my brain!
i have requested the informatin three times and have not received it …
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I am so glad to see you guys really absorbing this knowledge. It really will make a big difference in your business.
Stay tuned, I have some more killer content coming soon. Let us just say, about an hour and fourty minutes worth.
I have opted in for the information four times and still haven’t received the link for the report.
Amazing how simple you have made it, the most concise business plan I think I’ve ever read, you have me down to a tee!! But all that will change with the new “Process Map” I have just written out. Thanks for the information.
Mike
You must have been watching my download clicker. That was me, Mr. Opportunistic, looking for the “new deal” that would start bringing in the big $$’s. I’ve wasted time and money and now I clearly see how I have lost both. Starting tonight that will change thanks to you Rich. Tonight I’m cleaning off the desktop and whiteboard to get rid of distractions and make room to write my plan out where I can focus on it each day. Thanks a Million!
I only have one word to describe it! ”AWESOME”!
You have done a huge favor for a lot of new marketers too be.
Thank You!
Rich,
I have to say that reading the Manifesto was refreshing. Too many people who get on the Internet don’t think of it as actually running a business. “We” forget that the Internet should be just another strategy we use to reach our target market.
When building a business on the Internet, one should think of it and set it up as a real from-the-ground-up, brick-’n-mortar business. A lot of entrepreneurs don’t have the business background (administration or management) and don’t know how to find the resources to help them lay a firm foundation for growth.
Thank you for including Process Mapping! A simple tool, rarely used and when used rarely used effectively. Good process mapping is like the skeleton of your business. Thanks again for sharing a simple, yet very powerful tool. I’m looking forward to what’s coming up next!
Reading the Manifesto has really helped me to focus in on the project I’m working on and not get sidetracked into following “opportunities” that don’t support my vision. Thank you!
I don’t know how you managed to steal that copy of my org chart and use it in the manifesto…that was supposed to be TOP SECRET
Richard,
From the moment I heard you on Mike Filsaime’s Butterfly Marketing bonus CD, I knew you were going to change the way I approached my online business.
I’ve always been captivated by the CashFlow Quadrant presented by Robert Kiosayki and your Internet Business Manifesto really drive home how to create an online business that rests in the most powerful bottom left quadrant - Investor.
Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Jason Dolman
Well I read it, even made it all the way through only to realise at the very end that it’s nothing more than a very hyped (very well hyped I might add) sales pitch for an extremely expensive new teaching course.
Nothing new or really noteworthy in this “manifesto” at all.
Thanks though, I always enjoy a good sales pitch!
As a ‘newbie’ in Internet Marketing, I was posively surprised to experience that the most sensible and successful approach of ‘offline’ marketing is also the most successful style of marketing online. Thank you to bring this to everyones attention which in return will show up in much greater quality outcome with the individual online-marketing enterpreneur.
John
Hey Tex,
Since you downloaded the manifesto, should we all assume you made that mistake on purpose?
Obviously the tuition is not possible for every business at this moment in time. Get over it man.
Well, for me it was more positive. I re-learned a few obvious points made in the manifesto (doh moments) and I have to say thanks to Rich for hammering that home.
More radical than Marx, yet less explosive than the unabomber, your manifesto is a masterpiece, Rich. I’ll continue to refer to this and to the Smart Marketing seminar notes. Thanks.
I wanted to say that this was reminiscent of the few Wharton B-School courses I took as an undergrad engineering major. I’ve been starving for applicable business theory to this medium. Great stuff.
Hi Rich,
The manifesto posed many more questions than it answered. However, it was a… Great Sales Pitch!
What many of us need is a little more meat and less stodgy filler!
Thank you very much for the report. I’m building a new site and it will be online in the next two weeks under the domain philtradenet.com
While I just downloaded the manifesto, I pored over it briefly and I think it really would be big help for us who are just starting now to be Online Entrepreneur. Its a great source and I will use what I will learn from it. Thank you again.
There is one thing I like to share with you though and this is also the concern of many entrepreneurs like me. The problem on Payment Methods. Unless there will be some sort of universal method which will be carried by all the sites, the market will still be limited. Just like in Export/Import, the Universal Method of Payment acceptable to big and small countries is the Letter of Credit. In the Internet, I found out is still very restrictive and limiting. In the end I guess many lose a lot of clients. Like me I could have bought a lot of many good buys, unfortunately only a handful accepted my preferred method of payment - not all buyers agreed to giving their credit card numbers no matter how you make assurance that’s its safe. Paypal and Clickbank on the other hand is very choosy in the countries they cover. Imagine covering Thailand and not covering the Philippines which is even ahead of Thailand in terms of technology and at par in terms of Economic Development. We’re now now the top three in BPO destination country in the World. Their officers should come to the Philippines to see that we even have more Skyscrappers than Singapore and Hongkong combined. We are an 80 Million market and counting, Singapore has 3 Million.
I’m taking this chance to air my disappointment because I see that you are respected and known personality in the Internet Business maybe you may include this fact, the Internet Business is losing millions of dollars and customers because the method of payment acceptable to all is not Universal. Unless this is solve, the market will be limited to the most developed countries like USA, UK etc. Or in our case in the Philippines, we will have to localize our payment methods and that is exactly what is happening here.
Thanks and regards,
Manny
Thanks Schefren. I was able to download the report and read it. What a Report!!! And to get it for free!! I had stopped downloading free reports because of the awful stuff they pass on. When Armand Morin said “This report is PURE gold” I felt I must read it. Wow!! What an eye-opener!! I read it once on the screen. I am going to print it out and read it 20 times more. The part that has the most impact on me is “Do You Know What An Hour Of Your Time Is Worth?” and “Leverage & Scalability”. Thanks for the super content. The idea of giving good content for free to establish a contact has just taken a giant step in evolution.
Less radical than Marx, yet more explosive than the unabomber, this manifesto is “the truth” - a masterpiece. I’ll continue to refer to this and to the Smart Marketing seminar notes. Thanks.
A wonderful report. Useful, eyes-opening and full of constructive information. I’ll definitely recommend it to my colleagues.
Good luck!
I really liked your report and has forwarded the link to many of my friends. But still it does not contain concrete step-by-step information on making money.
I have a website that is not making any money. I have gone broke buying various traffic increasinf programs. It is Workat Hoem site. Can anyone suggest what is wrong with this site and how can I attract more genuine visitors to it.
My thinking has change a lot now by reading the pdf file.
I spend so much time wasteed on surfing and reading emails etc.
Since you said that your course would be a lot to pay. I think you should make a home made course for us with dvds step by step.
My mind is thinking a bit outside the box.. Thank You for the free pdf.
This manifesto is about me. Truth hurts. Am I able to change anything in my life?
But you know, when you hear about all these successful milliondollarhomepages you seek for those opprotunities. Don’t blame us for seeking of simple solutions since they exist.
I think that this is very commendable It’s not very often someone is willing to help another person without a monatary profit in it.I believe the good Lord is smiling at Rich Schefren and saying ataboy Rich 1 one for our side Thank You and May God Bless You and Your Family. L L Royer & Family
Cant wait to see what is going to be REALLY revealled….I learned some valuable tips just from the pre-sell letter so what is going to be contained in the real thing must be good….Looking forward to reading the next step…
Been there, done that and bought all the t-shirts. I wish someone had told me to BUY NOTHING!! STOP THE DREAMSTEALERS NOW! Instead learn everything about the internet for FREE, think strategically and then implement YOUR ideas. I had come to this realisation after 6 wasted months and lots of wasted money. I applaud you for TELLING THE TRUTH. However, Rich, how about taking an internet failure, who has wasted all of her money and making her your next success story!
Totally Awesome Manafesto! Thank You!
Hi,Just wanted to say that as someone new to Internet Marketing, I found the report so very valuable. I’m an easy touch when it comes to seeking the latest ‘fast fix - no effort’ tools and I can now see how I have been on the wrong track. I thought I would just print only the useful pages from your report to save paper, but as I read through it, I needed to print nearly every page! The ‘Productive Time’ and ‘Process Maps’ sections were especially helpful and my view & use of time have now changed drastically! Thank you. Pete http://www.WebHostingMentor.com
Rich,
Thanks for the free report. I learned that some of my thinking was right on, but I also learned things not to do. My website is not online as of yet but will be soon. This is the first website I have built and have so much to learn. Your report will help me immensely. Thanks so much !!!
A manifest with the meaning of life? have been on the Internet playing now for 3 years and have bought most of the teaching manuals/ courses around and yes by most of the names you mention in you report. This report puts everything in perspective, has cristalised concepts, in-short it’s given me a kick up the rear end and made me realise my online business is no different to my offline business, if after reading this manuscipt your business does not grow then you should call it a day and sell your time to some one!! only one more thing to say
Thank you Mike for letting me get this manuscipt, and thank you Pete for publishing such an inspiring ebook/manuscipt
I just read all 33 pages of this manifesto. I thought it would be sound advice or how to’s. Instead, it is like the old seinfeld show. Alot about nothing and very non specific. A great “suck em in” advertising ploy and yet nothing being advertisd y e t, but im sure its coming..
You asked for an opinion and now you’ve got it….
Michael
Rich, I KNEW that I wasn’t JUST foolin’ around working at home on my businesses part-time…The graphic organizers in your Internet Business Manifesto outlined the efforts of the Internet Marketer clearly. The graphics were masterfully detailed and organized!
It’s a abundantly clear to me as well that I really need your coaching!
I look forward to your further insights in The
11 Week Business Building Intensive…my honorary Coach! Thanks for sharing…Let’s make it official come July 10th!
If this is not sound advice then I don’t know what is!
It is also a reality check.
There’s loads of rubbish, free advice knocking about these days, but very rarely quality information like this. I’m quite a successful marketer and this is the best free article I have read in a long time. Not only that, it’s advice you can implement into your business (online or offline) right now.
Thanks Rich.
Peter Tremayne
Rich, your Manifesto says it all. Not only have I been caught in many of the same traps as you outlined in your book, but now I am having to deal with the same mindset in others.
I manage a very large group of satellite affiliates for several retailers and they all get caught up in the “busy work” and end up jumping from one opportunity to the next. It seems that they’re going through the same non-productive work I went through until I got my head screwed on tight and “buckled down” and concentrated on my business.
I was wondering if I could use some of your content, and examples, in my next article to my affiliate group?
Sincerely,
Ernest O’Dell
Blanco, TX
Power Satellite Affiliate
P.S. This is not a “pitch”. I really need to hear back from you and do want to recommend your book to my group. So many of your principles can be applied to satellite TV affiliate marketing and I would like to use some of your ideas in my next article to them. Thanks, Ernest
Never in my life have I wanted to slap the living crap out of anyone before. However your manifesto succeeded in bringing me to that state! Reading the truth about ones self is embarrassing and humiliating at the very least! Thank you for faciliating a change in my life and pulling me from the quagmire of all the B/S products I’ve purchased and done nothing with. A breath of fresh air has engulfed me, now all I have to do is inhale!
I can understand why internet “gurus” that prey on “get rich quick” lemmings, want this document blocked.
In my opinion, the most important sections are “Playing “Simon Says” Is Not A Business Strategy” and “Do You Know What An Hour Of Your Time Is Worth?”. Read them, then read them again! It ALL boils down to those sections!
1. Is your unique proposition/product also PERSISTANT (cannot easily be duplicated)?
2. Manage your business (because that’s what you’ve got) efficiently.
This is the best, no cost, business efficiency document that I have ever read (and I’ve read them all). The content can easily be applied to both bricks ‘n mortar and internet business.
Is Rich Schefren thinking outside the box? No!
Now There IS No Box!
Yer a good man Rich Schefren.
Rich, Thanks for the great information! After coming out of an upper management position in a Fortune 500 company, I should have known better with my own online business. Your process maps brought back memories and it was like a light bulb for me. I realized I have most of the knowledge I already need and just need to plan and strategize. Thanks again!
Hi Rich, you were obviously named that for a reason.
You are rich in desire.
You are rich in knowledge.
You are rich in action.
You are rich in logic.
You are rich in sharing.
You are rich in wealth.
You are rich in friendship.
Would things have been the same had you been called Scrooge? Lol.
Very interesting reading your manifesto, I related to more of your words and I’ve been telling myself these things for along time. “Get off this dream cloud, get focused, design an action plan, get into action and build a business.” — “Wealth will not show up with Information Overload. There’s no point in having every book and programme unless you’re the world’s fastest reader and can work through the night on constructive work or farm it out.”
I’m just climbing unto the first rung of the ladder, a bit closer now, having read your words or wisdom. Thank you.
Having read some other replies above, it amazes me how much variety there is from one reply to another. Some scorn you for using the manifesto as a sales pitch, others say thanks for enlightening them and some want to be on your course. Some you win, some you lose.
Dear Rich,
A few years ago I attended a seminar in Detroit where you spoke about the very same principles outlined in your internet manifesto. This was almost 2 and a half years ago, and since then I have taken your advice, implemented everything you said and have seen my business literally shoot to the stars! I travel when I want, go wherever I want when I choose, and have more time to spend on the joys of life than ever before! You blew me away with your speech at that seminar in Detroit and to this day there is MAGIC in your principled coaching. Thank You!
-Anthony Tomei
Hi Rich,
You have just shown me (and everyone who has read the Manifesto) how to get off the treadmill.
I make a great living online now, but it will now multiply to the level that I really desire if I simply follow your Productive Hours Chart, not to mention the other great concepts you provide.
Thanks,
Rod
Impress by the content. Esp for a free report. Thank you. I am going share this with my my subscribers.
I will definately be changing the way I think about my business. I am a relative newbie to the internet marketing world and it is great to have the opportunity to do it right the first time. Thanks so much for sharing your experience!!
Pam
I just finished reading your manifesto and really appreciated the slides, charts and your no-nonsense approach.
I spent many years in corporate America before venturing out on my own, but never really learned the things you talk about.
Now, I am even more excited about what that will mean for the future of my business.
Thank you!
Patty Gale
HI Rich,
Must admit, the first time I heard of you was with an interview with Mike Filsaime on the bonuses to his course…
That got me ticking.. This report you offer for free is amazing and is packed with content that is right there ready to make a difference for those who put it in place..
I will come back to you when I can afford your coaching
Thanks for the inspiration.. the chart is on my wall! The work has already begun… I will be telling others (already have) to come read this!
regards
Martin Salter
Rich, this report pops the bubble on the myth that all the bizop seekers are really in business. No wonder all the next-big-thing-this-week type Internet Marketers don’t like your report. They’ve got to keep the lemmings confused.
I could just cry tears of joy. Finally there’s someone out there to show me what I’ve been doing wrong. I’ve been an opportunity seeker and I didn’t even know it until now. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I wish I could get in on the training. But trust me, the manifesto has changed my life forever. I thank you, my family thanks you and God bless you.
Coming from a network marketing background I always wonder why people jump from one best opportunity to the next - wondering why they are not making money. Just the same on the internet. Another way to trick the searchengines, another shortsighted way to use affiliate systems. Instead of building something that will last for years. And if it comes tumbling down (because of external factors)to at least have systems to be able to start fast in a new niche.
Markus from Germany
You manifesto is awesome! Confirmed with myself exactly what I need to do with my business and helped show me how I can start the process…
Also I think you hit the nail on the head in the beginning for what people are missing…nothing beats anything like finally realizing that opportunistic is not the way to become wealthy
Keith
Very interesting report, a wake up call for me and other. I’m a marketing director of a publishing company this report is gold.
Jaden Lunarisen
http://www.bothampublishing.com
I loved you article. I am one of those who jump from one thing to another hoping to hit it right. My problem is to find a niche.
The first time I heard you on the Butterfly marketing bonus call, the lights went on! I knew there was alot to learn in Internet Marketing, but didn’t realize how deep (and how daunting!) the tasks were till I saw your mind map on the cover! Yikes! So that’s why I’m overwhelmed and frustrated! I look forward to more guidance and more focused action on my part!
Thanks!
No matter if you are new to Internet Marketing, or you have been around a while, this is the most important information you will ever read. Ever!
Dan
http://www.pro-starter.com
http://www.pro-starter.biz
Hi Richard,
Thanks for sending out your report it certainly made a lot of sense to me.
Is it Ok to use parts of this report and what would you like me to insert in the way of recognition to you and a link back to your report.
thanks
Gavin
No matter if you are new to Internet marketing, or you have been around a while, this report will really open your eyes. It opened mine! This is definitely a must read for anyone who is involved in Internet Marketing.
Thanks, Dan
Rick, I particulary like the distinction between an opportunist and an entrepeneur. It will really help me to identify and cut out the opportunist behaviour.
Being someone just starting an internet business, this report made me feel like I should just give up now because I didn’t go to college or get a masters degree in “business” like Rich apparently did. It’s easy to think “what’s the use” when Rich mentions that the “little guys” will get rolled over by the “big guys” anyway (pages 5-6). Makes me think that I “have” to become a big, steamroller-type business in order to survive. I do thank you for the “business” advice though but will wait to convert to a “Schefren” lemming until I read more in the following weeks.
Sincerely,
Teresa
After reading your manifesto I’ve discovered that I’m half way between an opportunist and an entrepreneur, though I prefer to think I’m more entrepreneur. Your words are right on! I’ll definitely read this again and again because even though I knew most of it, I have a tendency to backslide. It’s nice to know that overall I’m on the right track and with a few adjustments (mentioned in your report) I can make a very big impact on my future income.
You’re leaving us with a wonderful gift. Thank you very much for this free report! I hope everyone reads it.
Rich,
I’m relatively new with internet marketing, but received my BS in Business Management. You are absolutely right about majority of internet marketers are opportunity seekers because it is an easy sale to people. Yes, that is why some people may be upset with this manifesto, but people have made a lot of money as opportunity seekers. If they had the mentality as an entrepreneur, most top level marketers would have saved a lot of time and money on their way to the top. Now, there are a lot of newbies like me want to cut to the chase and make money as fast as possible. Rich, we need leaders like you to step up to the plate and let it be known the truth about internet marketing. Yes, I have been doing the same thing for the past 2 months purchasing a business in a box and other affiliate programs. I’m learning as I go, but I wish there was one business plan to follow because everybody wants you to upgrade, but I wonder if it is really necessary! Leaders need to let newbies know the truth and give them the programs that work best period!! Maybe some leader will come up with a step by step plan and sell it to us newbies. I’m willing to spend money to make money, but do it wisely!! I’m very coachable and trainable and want to be an entrepreneur not an opportunity seeker!! Thanks Rich and good luck in your future endeavor.
Jerry
Rick: Your manifesto was eye-opening, to say the least. I immediately recognized that I had become an opportunist because of my desperate financial situation. And though it is currently impossible for me to afford outsourcing, I will be paying closer attention to making my time more productive. This article has made me more optimistic about the future.
ok, it’s a second comment - this is interesting to watch. Two people read the same information. They comment on it. It makes one want to give up, and the other one more optimistic. The information hasn’t changed, so that’s not the difference…. If you read them, the comments are an education in themselves on what “success” is built on.
I really appreciated your willingness to share and not waste my time. I have listened to so many teleseminars and read so much fuff, all promising me so much and delivering so little.
i’m dying to know more. Be happy to hear what’s required to go to the next level. I’m taking my mom on a cruise on the 11th of july…thanks to my success online, i get to travel a lot nowadays!
To Gregg Burton,
Please accept my second post. I sincerely apologize for not making the words and intention of my first post clear. In my first post, I didn’t intend to give the impression that I would actually give up because of a report I received via e-mail. It was the overall tone of the report I meant to comment on.
The report gives the impression that if a business person isn’t doing everything the report says to do, (which, ultimately, entails becoming Rich’s lemming and taking his courses–if you’re reading between the lines), their business is doomed in one way or another.
All in all, I believe TEX hit the nail on the head. It’s just d___ good marketing–so keep your printed copy and learn all you can from it by analyzing its delivery method, construction, copywriting style/format, etc.! With all the posts so far, it is obvious the report is working its hypnotic magic by creating a large feeding frenzy, which is what outstanding copywriting directed towards a focused niche market always does. As TEX said earlier…”Nothing new” here, just good salesmanship.
Please excuse any misunderstanding my first post conveyed.
Sincerely,
Teresa
On two separate attempts when I tried to open manifesto.pdf (ASdobe 7.0.8) I got: “There were some errorsopening the document. The file is damaged andcould not be repaired”
Rich,
WOW! I can say it backwards, WOW!
I am not in Internet Marketing. I make my money with HYIP(High Yield Investment Program) and choose not to market. But I found a non-HYIP program I believe everyone should invest in especially the little guy.
I don’t want to become an I M but I do want to Market this program and it is on the internet.
For months I have been shooting from the hip type marketing with not many hits. Not even my friend Tom Beal, “The Sales Champion” could teach me or I just didn’t get it.
I’m not the sharpest pencil in the box but after taking 15 minutes to read your manafesto the pencil just sharpened and it felt great!
Now I will take what I have learned an apply it.
I will come back here to give my report.
Thanks Rich,
Make Your Day GREAT!
globalplayer
Brilliant! Really Brilliant!
Hmmm, this sounds good and a way to rebuild stinking thinking. I am learning and wanting to apply what I learn quickly
Hi Rich
Thank you for releasing the report, those who take the the time to read it thoroughly will soon realise the value of the content you have made available at no cost..
It’s been interesting reading the other comments here. You are a businessman and a very skilled marketer. Sales letter or not, your report provides valuable information, as well as a sales strategy we can all learn from.
I also know that you do have a genuine interest in assisting others to achieve their potential.
You were one of the coaches I was fortunate enough to work with, after making the decision to take a marketing course with some other very high profile coaches. I mention this because although the course was very costly, you were the only coach who made the time to give one on one advice and direction to an Internet newcomer (me). Thank you, your advice changed the way I approached business both online and offline, to the benefit of my business and the clients I service.
Sincerely
Margarete
Yes - everyone should go out and get this report, especially if they have not previously been exposed to systemetization, process or business strategy material.
But my gosh, I am surprised at how many people are seeing this material for the first time - hasn’t anyone read the E-Myth by Gerber?
I’m not trying to say that applying systemetization to your business is easy - just that I’m shocked at how many people seem to be seeing it for the first time.
Look forward to your coaching program.
Jeff
Thank you very much for your generosity of sharig this wonderful report. It really goes down to earth, to the basics and puts you straight forward in the right track. In the last few months I have been thinking about ways to automate my business, but I have not yet found the way to do so. Your report is guiding me through to The Answer. Muchas gracias, Lucía Gayón, Ixtapa, Mexico
I am going to get business cards printed up now! Thanks, Rose
Finally, someone put it all in writing so we can stop thinking about it and wasting time and start doing what we should be doing. Thanks for sharing the report.
Hi Rich,
The report was awesome! Finally, something with real teeth that rings true. You really helped me come to terms with what I’ve been burrying deep down.
Treating this as a business and using business fundamentals is rarely if ever preached out here in the wild online marketing scene.
This should really open alot of eyes and steer people in the right direction. If there was a Hall of Fame for online reports, this one would be inducted by a unanimous vote!
What do I have to do to be selected as your next coaching student?
cheers,
Dave
I’ve opted in a couple more times today and still haven’t received an email with the link. Help!
Great report Rich. I just sent an Email blast off to my list of would-be Internet Marketers telling them to download it!! I think this is must read for anyone in the Internet Marketing arena.
I feel like I found a kindrid spirit…I just showed my wife the process maps and she said “Oh, you should call him up!”
Now that I’ve skimmed through it all, I think I’ll take another pass and take time to savour it.
Thank you for putting this out there.
Rich your Internet Business Manifesto will change the way Internet Marketers get things done. More great products and services will come out as a result of Internet Marketers putting your Internet Business Manifesto into action. Great job!
How can I get an affiliate link for your Internet Business Manifesto?
Thank you,
Ryan Bessling
http://googlevideogoldmine.com
Wow, I’ve just been shaken to the core. What a wake up call this is… Cheers
You’ve just given the marketing world the massive enema it’s needed for a long time!
Your stuff goes beyond “online marketing”. It’s terrific. Thanks for taking the time and energy to put this together and get it out there.
Blair Robertson
http://www.BlairRobertson.com
It boils down to commonsense, whether you are online or offline. A very glib statement there, but I am testament to not heeding it and bouncing from one hot opportunity or eBook/Course to the next without finding my niche at the end of it.
To those that have found their niche, then the info in the “manifesto” should point them in the right direction to building a business.
Brilliance! Sheer brilliance! Rich cuts through the wasted time activities and gets straight to the heart of success in internet marketing!
If you are new, or old, or in-between, in your experience level of internet marketing, then you need to read this manifesto, but more importantly, after you read it–
Put It Into Action!
I just downlaoded your manifesto….I shall go through leisurely and disgest and reply …soon
i genuinly intend to rely you, …
I am grateful to your efforts and your desire and practice for a change for such a great cause .
if I fail to reply …and comment …please twist my ears !
Also , I am worried …i could not put in your site name in the add list …when I was sad…
and soon opend the inbox , your manifeto was there
I am sure youe are adding strength
Yours truely
krishnamurthy Vasudevan
jeethnedo@yahoo.co.in
Rich,
Your information had some good content in it. You definitely caused me to think “outside the box” a bit. I will have to read it again later today to digest some of the info you shared. I hope to implement your strategies into my business.
BTW, can you send some traffic to my site? I’m trying to see if I can really become “The 2nd Coolest Guy On The Planet” if someone google’s the words” Who is the coolest guy on the planet?” Just a little strategy I’m working on.
Thanks again Rich!
Max http://www.the2ndcoolestguyontheplanet.com