Ok, so I'm a little behind on reading my emails, but I had to comment. I know I'm a new face around here, but I will have to say that I do usually read Tim's blogs and newsletters.

What I really wanted to comment on was I guess I looked at the promoting of Jon's book the wrong way, because I was looking at it from the standpoint that if all the big guys are promoting it, Why should I? Because of the previous comments, I now know why I should have been promoting it. As a newcomer to all of this, I just learned a valuable lesson.

Thanks to all of you for pointing me to a different and better perspective!

Merry

Keep up the good work!

Jon's Pizza book is awesome! What I especially liked was how simply each item was covered, along with 'get started' price and the encouragement to get started.

The single exception I take is everyone promoting the "a" company auto-responder. They may be the biggest and best but their huge success seems to have made them arrogant regarding not accepting payment by digital currencies (PayPal, e-gold, etc) and insisting upon paying affiliate commissions by USA check. I am a USA expat, have not lived there for almost 12 years. Us rest of the world people outside of first-world countries have a difficult time sending and receiving funds. Cash a check? Bank check cashing fees sometimes exceed the value of the commission check. Other auto-responders are available, some for free.

Please excuse the rant, the Pizza book is awesome and as previously stated if you do nothing more than follow the plan. . . it is a read well worth the up-grade cost (not required to just read). Big bravo to John, Cindy and everyone promoting this book!

Max Ziegler

Lana, William, etc I agree!
If you want to be a big boy - act like one!

If you cant see a point to promotion, you're in the worng game.

and Jerry - thats great!
"Let the big boys do the work for you" - I love it!

Well said Tim - good topic.

Take Care - Kym

Cool!

Just let all the big guys do all the branding work for you!

After everybody deletes all the Pizza emails from their inbox is the perfect time for the little guy to swoop in and tell people why the Pizza Plan is worth reading.

Also, the Pizza Plan isn't specific to the TE industry. There are a hell of a lot of IM people out there not on the big TE owners lists that would love to read a book like this. You just gotta take the time to look for them.

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The answer to that question depends on HOW you promote the plan.

As already mentioned, people are more likely to take action on a recommendation from someone they know and trust. Building your own list of leads is one of the best ways to establish those relationships and build trust.

In other words, if you are not doing what the Pizza Plan says you should be doing for success, you will not likely have much success promoting this book or any other for that matter.

HINT #1: If you are not using splash pages, lead capture pages and an autoresponder in your TE marketing, don't bother trying to promote the book. In my (professional) opinion it would be pointless.

HINT #2: You will MAKE MORE MONEY by FOLLOWING the Pizza Plan than by "giving it away" and hoping someone else wants to rebrand it sight unseen.

Yes, following the plan is work. It requires thought, time, work and a little investment.

But if you are going for the quick bucks promoting the Pizza Plan and you are NOT following that plan, you are just hoping and wishing.

I appreciate Jon's Pizza Plan and how he so colorfully shared his story. Very well written. Very solid advice.

"It's not WHAT you say, it's HOW you say it."

Jon puts a unique twist and clear perspective in his Pizza Plan. That is HOW he tells the story.

Jon clearly provides his personal recommendations and states that a $75 per month budget is recommended to implement the plan.

That is bold and honest.

Three other books come to mind that share similar stories and the same solid strategy: Soren's IMSF, William's 13 Deadly, and my own TE Profits. I'm sure there are others and will be more to follow.

Read them all. Read them again and again until you finally accept the truth.

The money is NOT in the list. It is in the relationship.

With in 2 hours or my mailing at 11:00PM EST, I had already had 4 signups.

I may not have been the first person to mail, but my relationship was what got people to join.

just my .02

Robin