Just as in life in general, there is a diversity among those who have been successful in internet marketing. Some have stumbled into success, some have carefully plotted and planned their paths, some have been led to success by a mentor or guru of their own. Eventually, most internet marketers, being who they are, see an opportunity to share their knowledge with others AND...make money in the process.
This short article is about three very successful internet marketers and the internet marketing programs they have founded. All three courses or programs contain a wide range of materials and bonuses. It would be impossible to cover all they have to offer in this short article. Therefore, I have provided a link to each site for further review. I have chosen these three because I have taken their course, or have participated in the program as is the case with Stone Evans. They are Holly Mann, Derek Gehl, and Stone Evans.
DEREK GEHL is the head of the highly successful and ubiquitous Internet Marketing Center (IMC). The original IMC internet marketing course, known by its title of "The Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet" was the brainchild of the legendary internet marketer Corey Rudl. Derek was Corey's partner and took over the IMC upon Corey's untimely death in a racing accident. The course cost is slightly above $200.00, but is well worth it if you are the studious sort. It arrives as a package weighing more than 10 lbs, and contains two large binders which is the course itself. Every conceivable aspect of internet marketing is covered, but, because of the size of the course, some might have difficulty navigating to the various points.
HOLLY MANN has a picture of herself on her website. At first glance, she looks as if she might still be in high school, In all honesty, she's a dead ringer for a high school girl who used to babysit my kids. Don't let appearances fool you, however. To quote from the first paragraph of her website, "My name is Holly and I am an Entrepreneur, mother and disabled veteran of the U.S. Army. I want to Reveal to you how I am making $10,000. to $12,000. USD per month with only a few hours of work per day."
Holly's course comes in the form of an immediately downloadable ebook which costs less than $20.00. The obvious question that arises is, "How can a 43 page ebook which costs less than $20.00 teach me as much as a 10 lb set of materials that costs over $200.00?"
The equally obvious answer is that it can't. What Holly HAS done, however is provide a detailed, although sometimes jumpy, explanation of what she did to achieve her success and share the links, sites, and information she has gleaned on her way to internet marketing success. I have been in internet marketing since the late 90's and network marketing before that. I make a comfortable income from the internet, and had taken the IMC course a couple of years before taking Holly's, so much of what she had to say was not new to me. However, within two hours of downloading her book, I had gone online and begun making changes to existing sites and articles.
STONE EVANS makes the following promise, "Follow 3 Easy Steps And I Will Personally Build A Money Making Website For You That's 100% Ready To Take Orders And Pull In Massive Residual Profits..." and then makes good on his promise. Don't misunderstand me. He doesn't promise to make money for you. He promises to provide you with the tools needed to start and promote a successful internet business. He does this by providing the promised website and then follows up with a 30 day course which takes the budding entrepreneur step-by-step through the internet marketing process and continues to provide updated materials for free. For all of this, he doesn't charge a penny. However, he hasn't lost his mind. The websites are paid for by the entrepreneur, and they are hosted in Stone's downline. To be successful, the entrepreneur must join another program...which is in Stone's downline. Despite this, even experienced internet entrepreneurs from around the world have joined the program and been successful with it.
An additional benefit of Stone's program is that all that he teaches for promoting the business you have signed up for is completely transferable to any other internet business you might hope to begin. In fact, entrepreneurs in the program are encouraged to take their new-found skills and use them to begin other internet businesses...and they do! Another benefit of Stone's program is that you get to join the Warrior Forum and share in internet marketing discussions with other members of the program, many of whom are considered to be the "big guns" of the internet marketing world.
Copyright 2006 Donovan Baldwin
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Donovan Baldwin is a Dallas area writer and successful internet marketer. A graduate of the University of West Florida (1973) with a BA in accounting, he has held several managerial positions throughout his career. A member of Mensa and retired from the U. S. Army, he now writes articles for his own and other websites. More of his articles may be found at http://www.donovanbaldwin.com/freearticles and on his blog at http://www.donovanbaldwin.blogspot.com
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