Mike Koenigs has been known for nearly a decade as the creator of Traffic Geyser, the program that has saved thousands of Internet marketers the hassle of campaign content distribution. As of this spring, Koenigs’ name, pronounced “kay-nigs,” is showing up on the forefront of the marketing world once again – this time with a unique marketing tool and coaching course called Main Street Marketing Machines 2.
Mike Koenigs, me and some other Mavericks on an '80s Road Rally.
Main Street Marketing Machines 2 is a business plan: one carefully developed and molded into a fail proof stratagem for the dedicated entrepreneur. This isn’t one of those programs where you’ll need to buy more books or subscribe to newsletters later on to understand Koenigs’ teachings; everything you need to go from 0 to 60 as an Internet marketer is included in the Main Street Marketing Machines 2.
Even if you’ve never started any sort of business endeavor before, you know a business plan is key to keeping your campaign on track and getting the results you are aiming for. Any business needs a plan or model of some sort: even a lemonade stand needs to begin with a set goal so they know how much money to invest in supplies, advertising and labor and how much they need to charge to offset these costs. Of course, one single lemonade stand is an extremely simple business endeavor. Even the most basic Internet marketing campaign is going to be significantly more complex than selling lemonade on your street corner.
But don’t be intimidated. Mike Koenigs knows what he is talking about when it comes to designing, launching and succeeding in business opportunities. He and his wife, Vivian Glyck, are both start-up entrepreneurs and Koenigs has been associated with the likes of MrBz.com, PushButtonVideoMarketing.com, Mixiv.com, BreakthroughVideo.com and EverythingYouShouldKnow.com. He is also the CEO of Global Traffic Network, parent company to both Traffic Geyser and Main Street Marketing Machines.
So when you hear that the Main Street Marketing Machines 2 training course is the ultimate course of beginning and intermediate marketers, the fact that it is a product of Koenigs’ experience and marketing genius will confirm these rave reports. Within weeks of the Main Street Marketing Machines 2 launch in May of 2010, Koenigs reported full registration.
The actual content of Main Street Marketing Machines 2 is more than training, though. Koenigs has created a complete package of easy-to-use, fill-in-the-blank type forms for aspects of your fresh start. The course will provide you with easy-to-use templates for brochures, business cards and more – everything you need to take your campaign to the next level. Koenigs has set up his program so that it is comprehensive but also easy to follow and understand. This combination of full spectrum business knowledge with step-by-step guides makes the Main Street Marketing Machines 2 a powerful product. The Main Street Marketing Machines 2 also includes app makers for smart phones, auto responder and opt-in tools, marketing niche recommendations, and even dozens of video scripts to get you started on multimedia marketing.
A huge aspect of Internet marketing that most training courses overlook is the legal precautions and necessary steps that marketers need to take to protect themselves and run an honest business. Koenigs has the previous and current business experience to know that most marketers, particularly those at the beginning of the careers or stuck in ruts, most likely don’t know what legal forms they need and what situations need official contracts. Main Street Marketing Machines 2 gives you the knowledge, the tools and the support to make sure your new company is completely legal.
In short, Main Street Marketing Machines 2 is what every beginning marketer needs to launch their start-up business. Instead of focusing on just one aspect of marketing or one tool, Main Street Marketing Machines 2 lets marketers in on all the secrets and shortcuts in Internet marketing. As the name suggests, this new product by Koenigs makes the complex and enticing world of Internet marketing available as a wildly successful venture for beginning marketers in all niches.
What is the Trickster and why does it matter? In brief, the Trickster, in Greek mythology, is a deity that breaks the rules of the gods and nature. The Trickster defies convention by playing with convention. There are a few qualities of the Trickster that are worth considering in relation to the work we do as marketers.
Now you might not think of direct linking with ppc as being marketing. But it is marketing. And there are some principles that inform direct linking and ppc ads that may surprise you as well as many other areas of marketing. I think so often marketing, and especially Internet marketing, is viewed as an odd little corner of the market where all the rules don’t apply, lazy people can be millionaires and clicks can turn into gold. Well, there are some truths that have existed for many generations and are still true today. One of those truths is that change comes from people that are willing to challenge convention and common practice. Some famous Trickster figures in literature are Puck (from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream), the coyote in Native American literature and even Bugs Bunny. When you consider the characteristics of the Trickster, outlined below, I think you will find them everywhere.
So what is the Trickster again? Really the Trickster is that character that changes the course of the story; the Trickster surprises you by challenging your assumptions. There are a few characteristics that we can learn from as marketers:
The Trickster is willing and able to cross boundaries and act as a go-between.
The Trickster sees things from a different perspective and see continuity where others see difference.
The Trickster sees opportunity where others see roadblocks.
The Trickster allows for paradoxes rather than contradictions. The Trickster allows for two seemingly incompatible realities to coexist.
The Trickster makes connections that other people don’t.
The Trickster believes in smart luck.
Good marketers do all of these things well. And as marketers that are constantly striving to be better at our craft, let’s think for a minute about how we can apply these characteristics to our work.
A marketer builds bridges between communities to add value to those communities. Here is one example: A marketer is able to communicate the value of a product or service so that someone will understand that value. A marketer builds a bridge between buyers and sellers. A marketer takes information from experts and communicates the value to consumers.
A marketer takes other people’s point of view in order to communicate to them. A marketer that never gets outside his own perspective will fail to sell his product every time.
A marketer is more interested in what other people think than in what he thinks. Why is your landing page not converting? Stop asking yourself. Start asking your visitors.
A marketer sees connections between communities and websites and messages that others don’t. This allows for whole new markets to be created. Imagine 15 years ago listening to someone talk about a multi-billion dollar industry dedicated to helping people make money online. Marketers told people that there would be such an industry because they made that connection.
A marketer believes that he will win in the long run. A marketer will test test test to find out how to sell something because he believes that he will find out how, and he will actually sell his product or service.
In brief, don’t hold your own opinions as being more important than your customers’ — break down conventional wisdom, build bridges between people and communities, and believe that you will win.
Have questions or comments? Leave a comment below.
Also, if you did not have a chance to watch the pre-launch videos, I would recommend you do. They are packed with insights that will be helpful to anyone looking to make money online, whether as an advertiser or a publisher.
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We are hosting a private webinar with Eben Pagan where he will reveal:
How to target a profitable niche online — that has the best chance of making money
How to create an Information Product that others will pay you a high price for
How to build your list — and build a relationship with your list — without risking or investing your own money up front
This is a fantastic opportunity to hear directly from Eben about GURU Blueprint. Not sure if this program is right for you? Find out today, June 4th, at 12 p.m. Pacific.
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The course consists of downloadable content and tons LIVE webinar trainings.
Having a blueprint to follow really cuts short your learning curve. I always say, model those who are already successful. In fact this is what I have done for my whole online marketing career. I have modeled what other guru’s have done. Now I choose my mentors carefully. And as I am moving into new areas there are two things that have been made very clear to me with producing your own information products: You need a good solid product and great marketing. If you don’t have both of these then you are not going to be making sales like you need to be making sales. With GURU Blueprint you are getting a road map for creating you product and for marketing your product.
Some of the benefits are:
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• Easy to outsource
Guru Blueprint training and webinars will take you through the entire process of creating and marketing your infoproduct business. Having a blueprint to follow really cuts short your learning curve. I always say, model those who are already successful. In fact this is what I have done for my whole online marketing career. I have modeled what other guru’s have done. Now I choose my mentors carefully. And as I am moving into new areas there are two things that have been made very clear to me with producing your own information products: You need a good solid product and great marketing. If you don’t have both of these then you are not going to be making sales like you need to be making sales. With GURU Blueprint you are getting a road map for creating you product and for marketing your product.
Is Guru Blueprint worth the price tag?
Absolutely, yes. Eben always puts out quality information products and Guru Blueprint is looking to be the best yet. Getting in front of the trend just makes sense. The information products industry is set to grow into a several hundred billion dollar industry over the coming years. Learning these skills now so we can profit from the growth curve is a no-brainer in my book.
Have you seen the stuff Eben shared over the past couple of weeks including his Niche Intelligence Report? He could have charged good money for that but instead gave it away as a good-will gesture to show you the quality of Guru Blueprint.
This program will only be available for a limited time and only for a select few. You are being offered a chance to learn from one of the best, how to be the best in your market. And the thing about your market is this: whatever it is, the information products in your market will see huge growth over the next couple of decades. This business is not just a temporary fad, it is not just a fiction of internet marketers. The information marketing business is going to be experiencing massive growth in every corner of the internet. Whether you are teaching people how to train their dogs or are teaching people how to eat healthier or anything else that you love to do.
Learn how to catch the coming wave of customers. Look at the music industry. For years, people wanted to consume music via their computer. They wanted to have music on their computers so badly that they were willing to steal it under threat of prosecution. And then Apple made buying music through their itunes store possible and a small market became a huge market and then Amazon got on the bandwagon and then this service and that service. A market that the music industry could not have imagined exploded underneath them.
The same thing is happening with information products. Right now people get their information from a select few sources that don’t really have that much detail. Wikipedia, About.com eHow.com and others. Well these places don’t have great detailed explanations, they don’t have quality perspectives, they don’t have an ounce of fun. Their are thousands of niches that are just waiting to be monetized.
Learn how to monetize your niche for the long term with GURU Blueprint. Learn how to craft your messaging so that people will pay high prices for your content. Remember the Sony Walkman you could get those for $20 bucks and then the iPod was released. It had less features than a Walkman cost $200-$400, which was way more than the Walkman, and it sold like gangbusters. Why? It made things easier and more fun for people. People paid 10 times as much for less functionality that was easier and more fun. The same thing is happening with information.
Info products that are easier to understand, more fun to consume and are way more expensive will get sold. The question is will you be the one selling them or the one buying them?
Get your GURU Blueprint. Just follow the steps below
1. Clear your cookies
2. Buy through LINK
3. Forward your receipt to: bonus@mybonusfor.com
After you do that, I’ll contact you within 24 hours and we’ll get you started.
Here’s what you’re getting from me in addition to Eben’s training if you buy GURU Blueprint through my affiliate link:
12 months access to my secret software I use myself to generate 5 and 6 figures a month in affiliate commissions – could you benefit from that? ($2400 value)
Personal attention from me – I’ll review your new or existing info product and I will critique it until I feel it’s ready for market ($1250+ value)
I’ll promote it as your affiliate (priceless)
I’ll expose your product to my network of top marketers (people I know from Yanik’s Maverick Business Adventures, Eben Pagan’s private Green Room event and other JV’s I know from my 8 years in the biz… how would you like to have these guys promoting your new info product? (priceless)
Eben Pagan is releasing a series of videos starting May 13 that will teach you how to create your own info product business. There will be 3 or 4 videos released over the coming weeks leading up to the launch of his new Guru Blueprint training. These videos will be pure content and will help you on your way to becoming a guru. Imagine a complete blueprint including templates for your sales letters, squeeze pages, download pages, TOS etc. He is also going to have a series of live webinars to hold your hand as you build your first info product business.
I’ve been studying Eben’s stuff for quite a while now and it has contributed massively to my success. Now you can too and you’ll have the added benefit of learning from my experience in the trenches if you buy his new program through my affiliate link. Read on for details.
We’re going to have fun.
Guru Blueprint launches June 1st so all you’ll need to do to secure the bonuses I promised you is follow these simple instructions :
3. forward your receipt to: bonus@guru-blueprint.com
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After you do that, I’ll contact you within 24 hours and we’ll get you started.
Here’s what you’re getting from me in addition to Eben’s training:
12 months access to my secret software I use myself to generate 5 and 6 figures a month in affiliate commissions – could you benefit from that? ($2400 value)
Personal attention from me – I’ll review your new or existing info product and I will critique it until i feel it’s ready for market ($1250+ value)
I’ll promote it as your affiliate (priceless)
I’ll expose your product to my network of top marketers (people I know from Yanik’s Maverick Business Adventures, Eben’s private Green Room event and other JV’s I know from my 8 years in the biz… how would you like to have these guys promoting your new info product? (priceless)
This post represents my transition to a blog format (finally). My background is predominantly as a ppc direct-linking affiliate marketer… Here I will share my observations and insights on affiliate marketing and bring you interviews with experts in the industry. I’ll also keep you in the loop on other money-generation techniques I discover along the way. Feel free to share your thoughts on the various posts. Until later.
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