I’ve spent the last two days going over the extensive material of The Master Plan and must say that it is the best, no BS, ebook I have ever bought on the subject of building websites for the purpose of making money. Where do I come from to be able to say that? I used to be a guberus wet dream when they wanted to pimp their latest wares. I was actually stupid enough to believe that a $47 ebook could teach me how to make $300/day using Adwords. I was a believer when an ebook said it was easy to build Blogger blogs for Adsense riches. I just knew that I had bought the ONE eBay book to fulfill all my worldy desires, for only $77.
Ah, yes. I fell for them all. Got alot of refunds too. All peddled the same information that ultimately you’d discover on the forum a week later, right?
The Master Plan is different. In so many ways. One way it is not, though, is that they are selling 500 copies (Not anymore. The floodgates are open. Read the comments from the author below) Doesn’t everyone do that now? Exclusivity. Makes you feel special doesn’t it? Gives me chills just thinking about it.
But the 500 copies is in place for a reason. The ebook actually has tactics that mean something. There are actually, and I hate to call them secrets, strategies that most guberus and webmasters have no clue about. 500 copies keeps these strategies silent for a few months so I and 499 other jokers can get the jump on the rest of the Internet.
See, I believe in what is being preached in The Master Plan. And what is that, you ask? It is a way of working with the search engines to get your site ranked and getting traffic. The search engines will want what you are dishing. It teaches you how to properly research your niche in ways the Adsense spammers never dreamed of. It shows you how to build your site correctly.
I told the readers of this blog to go to SEO2020 and pick up a copy of “The Plan”. It was the appetizer. The tease. You knew information that good wasn’t going to come without a price somewhere down the road, right?
If you want to know how to build your sites right. Correctly. Try to get yourself a copy. And no, it’s not a quick and easy read. It’s a 195 page textbook. It’s the science of building search engine, visitor and webmaster friendly online property.
This is the stuff we keep hearing about time and again. The search engines scientists are getting smarter in determining what sites they want in their index. They want sites that add entertainment or knowledge to the web. The Master Plan shows you how to give them what they want.
The Master Plan does not show you how to build 50 sites a month for your VRE, with 10 blogs on separate class C’s blog and pinging, and article spinners blasting out gibberish to low rent article directories. Nope. Nu’uh.
I remember when I first starting building websites a few years ago, I kept reading that you were supposed to build what you knew and cared about. Well that was great for about the first 3 sites but I soon ran out of stuff I cared about. So then I took a ride in the spam can and started building these Adsense sites with button pusher builders. Wheee! How fun and easy, for about 6 months.
Anyway, The Master Plan (and Affilorama to some degree) has forced me to come full circle and build sites that I am interested in again. So-called, *gag*, authority sites. I don’t know how many of those I can build, honestly. And I still believe that there is a place for well written little info sites that can reach out and grab a visitor and push them on through to an Adsense click or affiliate link. Mini *gag* authority sites.
It’s not quick or easy. It takes alot of work. How, why and when to outsource is discussed, which they argue is imperative to your success. Yes, they suggest using some tools to make various research efforts less time consuming.
I liked it a lot and will use it as my blueprint for building. If you read “The Plan” then you got just a whiff of the full course that awaits you in the The Master Plan. It’s a old way of thinking that is new again.
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18 responses so far ↓
Mike // Aug 29, 2006 at 11:37 pm
Splork, you are everywhere I am man! PLRPro, etc.
I have been a fan of “The Plan” since it first came out and I almost missed getting a copy!
I never got the notification mail or the mail from Portal Feeder and I just happened to stumble on the link in another forum. I would have mailed Charles anyway yesterday but it’s still scary that I could have missed out …
This book could easily have sold for $197 and maybe even $297. I think it is that good. I wish all the books were like that. Very detailed and packed with crunchy goodness.
I just saw that Jeff from RNW is on-board. I have been using RNW for several months know and really like it so that is cool.
You need to get into ThemeZoom for your keyword research. On 9/01/06 they are releasing the next version.
Also, I took advantage of a special offer in PLRPro for Affilorama primarily because of your glowing comments.
Take Care,
Mike
Splork // Aug 30, 2006 at 2:07 am
Hey Mike. Yea, I frequent PLRPro, Affilorama and SEO2020. I sometimes pop into the XSP messageboard and maybe Niche-Mania from time to time. I’m trying to limit my wanderings to those locations.
Hope you like Affilorama. I think visually it will teach you what “The Plans” talk about. It’s all about quality and Mark is a good guy. I like it.
ThemeZoom was a new to me until the last couple of days. The price is steep but no doubt worth it. It’s all a balancing act.
RNW. You know, I was one of the first on board with that. I’ve just been having a hard time wanting to use it. Rapid it’s not. I don’t care for the plug-ins and building the pages for each category, etc. I have found myself just rolling along with XSP again. I keep straying away from it but always coming back. It’s all good though. Find what works and stick to it I guess.
Thanks for reading.
Bob // Aug 30, 2006 at 1:51 pm
Looks like the 500 limit no longer applies http://www.seo2020.com/seo-forum/viewtopic.php?p=1720&highlight=#1720
As much as I do want to believe in the quality of TMP and Charles, this move kind of smells like just another IM cash grab. I guess, if I sold $50K worth of product in a day or 2, it would be pretty hard to just turn the switch off.
Darrell // Aug 30, 2006 at 2:57 pm
Hi,
Please tell me - what is a guberus?
Second - how do you follow the Plan using XSitePro (which I also have)?
Virtual directories only?
I’ve been chatting to Jeff but I can’t really make up my mind to buy - is it better than Dreamweaver, Frontpage, NVU - all of which I have as well?
Cheers
Splork // Aug 30, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Hey Bob. Not sure what all that is about. Couldn’t care less really as the info is very good. And thankfully most people who buy the ebook will just let it sit there and won’t apply the strategies, which is outstanding if you ask me.
Whether he makes 50K or 100K is irrelevant to me. I drank the Kool-aid. I believe in the strategies that he is talking about. If you read “The Plan” and want to make that kind of change to your websites then you will enjoy the information in TMP.
It’s only $67 and there is a 90-day MBG. What do you have to lose?
With Affilorama, TMP and PLRPro I’m feeling like I have direction and the guidance to do OK assuming I can remain motivated.
Splork // Aug 30, 2006 at 5:32 pm
Darrell. A guberu is just my smarmy way of combining a guru with what the majority of them are…goobers.
I am learning how to build silo sites and following TMP with XSP.
Jeff? I assume you are talking about RNW. I don’t know. I have it. I don’t really care much for it. I may change my mind when Walters starts showing the forum users how to apply it, ala TMP. But for now I am perfectly happy using XSP and modifying WP templates when I need or want to.
I imagine I will build some sort of cludge that will incorporate the best of the advice from Affilorama, PLRPro and TMP. Bottom line is they all say pretty much the same thing…build quality.
I don’t think it’s really your builder in as much as it is your mindset. You can build TMP sites with TextPad.
Thanks for reading.
April Kerr // Aug 30, 2006 at 9:06 pm
What I liked was the quote Charles used about being in the middle of a sphere and the edges of the sphere is success. You will reach success as long as you go in a straight line and don’t get distracted.
Charles Heflin // Aug 30, 2006 at 10:53 pm
The Master Plan got pirated by one of the gurus… I know there are at least 3 big time players who purchased TMP… I got an inside tip that one of them had begun dissecting it and outsourcing it to workers in Taiwan.
My source can’t reveal who did it (maybe they work for him).
The bottom line… We will be lucky to get a 1 or 2 month head start before the stategies in TMP hit the mainstream. They are already being talked about all over the place and a ThemeZoom competitor is pushing out LSI material already and they are getting ready to do a MAJOR launch and have millions in ad revenue.
I am opening all the floodgates because I want to be very sure that SEO 20/20 and ThemeZoom is credited with bringing this information to market first and not some profit hungry a_S Fu_K that is freely stealing my material.
I hope all this makes sense & that I am not seen as a greedy guy. I just want to beat the market to the punch to protect my hard work.
I hope this makes sense.
Best regards,
Charles
Sam // Aug 31, 2006 at 4:16 am
Hi Charles!,
That’s a shame that people would do that. I have started to notice that a lot of the so called “gurus” are just recycling anything and everything they can use to make a buck. I’ve seen a couple of products that have confirmed for me how these guys work.
There is one group outhere blatantly stealing someone else’s free content and then reselling it for $397!! To be honest, I’m getting sick and tired of how brazen these guys are. I really would like to put a site together about these so called “gurus” and call them all out!!
Yeah! I might be a little guy, and might get squashed but it would be nice.
(There is a subject that I’m sure more than a few are people are passionate about).
Anyways, Good Luck!
Sam
Splork // Aug 31, 2006 at 4:41 am
Damn Charles. That is not right. But that is so the world we live in. Hate that you had to sell at full force but at least you’ll get the credit for the tactics. I still think we all benefit from the strategies. And like I mentioned before, very few will even use the techniques anyway. Too involved. Maybe someone will automate it somehow. But I don’t see how. It’s all about quality and people still want to build fast and quick push button sites. The strategies may hit mainstream but mainstream is too lazy to do much with it. Look, people have known for years that quality is what will stick and we still keep trying to build junk sites.
Splork // Aug 31, 2006 at 4:43 am
Sam, I can think of at one example of recycled crap and that is the recent Instant Adsense Templates that was released. What a pile of excrement that was.
Charles Heflin // Aug 31, 2006 at 11:39 pm
Yeah Splork,
It isn’t right but I knew it would probably happen.
Looks like “going natural” is gearing up for an LSI exploit.
I think I’ll join their list to check out their launch tactics.
You’re right… Most people are too lazy to do things right this leaves a bunch of room for us at the top
Charles Heflin
SEO 20/20
Serge // Oct 7, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Hi Charles and all,
I have the Master Plan and I think it’s great.
Also I “bought” into Stompernet (Going Natural). I am debating if it will be good for me or just another money/time wasting.
Brad and Jay are apparently very successful in their business. This is one reason I am trying it (perhaps I should return it before it is too late).
Another reason is their alleged linking network. What do you think about it? Worthy 800 bucks a month?
Hmmmm, I would like to hear from y’all (yes I am in Texas).
Thank you,
Sergio
Matt // Feb 22, 2007 at 7:53 pm
“Hey Mike. Yea, I frequent PLRPro, Affilorama and SEO2020. I sometimes pop into the XSP messageboard and maybe Niche-Mania from time to time. I’m trying to limit my wanderings to those locations.”
Splork, are you still a member of Niche-Mania? Do you have sites with them? What do you think of it?
Splork // Feb 22, 2007 at 9:25 pm
I wasn’t really a member of niche-mania. I only bought a few sites individually that I thought might do OK. Honestly I don’t care much for those sites. I’d prefer to just build with XSP or Wordpress blogs. They haven’t done much for me, but I haven’t been working them either like I should.
david doten // Oct 30, 2007 at 8:04 am
Hi charles,
Sorry to hear people are doing those things. I want to let you know that I really respect the work your doing and fully endorse it to all. I am just about to buy your master plan.I hope to implement your strategies to help others also. Thanks for all you do.Hope to be able to invest more in your programs in the future.Thanks.,
David
Intrnet Marketing reviews // Dec 2, 2007 at 3:38 pm
I actually didn’t find TMP that good. It has some good stuff indeed, but it’s mostly for beginners. It tries to assert that no links are necessary but only an amateur could claim that. And the overall method is too strict and rigid.
Rick S. // Dec 4, 2007 at 12:11 am
Hi Splork:
I am wondering what you think about TMP now that more than a year has passed since it’s initial release and a new edition is being touted.
What do you think about what is being said in the private forum here? (http://www.seo2020.com/tmp/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2589#2589)
I’ve really enjoyed Lost Ball, btw. Thanks for your healthy dose of scepticism.
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