Friday, January 4, 2008

Honest Riches by Holly Mann-Internet Marketing for Beginners-The Rich Jerk Alternative

Hello,

My name is Carlos and I wanted to introduce you all to a very cool ebook that I happened to purchase while searching for an alternative to Rich Jerk.

As I was searching the net, I clicked a link that led me to a website by an affiliate internet marketer named Holly Mann. Now being the skeptic that I am, I took it upon myself to read up on others opinions of this ebook, and I was happy to see that most of the opinions of her ebook were very positive; she is even Pickaguru's choice for an alternative to Rich Jerk. Seeing that others enjoyed her work and the investment was a humble $19.97, I decided to take the plunge, boy am I happy I did, so happy in fact, that I decided that my first ever ebook review would be Holly Mann's ebook, Honest Riches.

Here's how Holly describes how she was inspired to write her first ebook, "I came across a website online by a well known internet marketer (self-proclaimed). I am not going to say who this was because many people know him anyway. But when I saw his website and the idea behind it - the concept - and how he was profiting from affiliates promoting his ebook - it all made sense to me. I didn't want to spend $97.00 on his ebook about making money online. But, his sales letter was overwhelmingly appealing and made me want to buy it. So, I went in with a few friends and split the cost. After reading it, I realized that I knew almost everything in that ebook already...except for the part about writing a killer sales letter (I'm not the best salesperson) and one other tip that helped me increase profits a little bit. Not only did I know what he was detailing in his ebook, but I knew more ways to make money online without start-up money. Ways to profit right away, without investing. SEO techniques that he didn't even mention. So, I wrote my very own ebook and went up against this well-known internet marketer and I've had great success with it. I love opening my inbox to read "thank you" emails and success stories every day from happy customers whose lives have changed."

I also purchased the Rich Jerk ebook, and although I found it to be full of good information, Rich Jerk doesn't really provide any step by step ways in which he implements some of his methods. Sure, Rich Jerk definitely gives it up when it comes to the general template and provides very valuable information, but for a beginner in affiliate marketing like myself, I needed some serious hand to hand guidance, and that's what Holly Mann and her Honest Riches ebook offer. Now don't get me wrong, there wasn't a walkthrough for everything, but the fundamentals were there. Her clarity and simple explanations really made a difference to a beginner in internet marketing like me.

Take for example Holly's step-by-step method to writing a review and how to profit from it. She tells you which programs to use, where to use it, how to review the product, where to put your review, and so forth. This alone is worth the price of Honest Riches, but this is just a small part of what Holly offers, she basically gives away the store when it comes to valuable information that a beginner in internet marketing needs.

Though I didn't actually find things I considered to be negative, I would like to point out a few things that might annoy or bother others who are considering getting Honest Riches.

There are affiliate links to some of the products Holly markets, though not an overwhelming amount, and nowhere near what Rich Jerk has in his ebook, but I thought I would mention it for those that don't like that stuff. Like I said, it doesn't bother me at all, I love tactful capitalism, and Holly doesn't really try to sell the product, she just explains why she endorses it and how well it's worked for her. She obviously believes in whatever she chooses to associate herself with, which is a good thing. I tend to think in the same way, if you are going to market something, let it be something that you believe in. That's why I chose to have my first ebook review be of Holly's ebook instead of Rich Jerk's, I believe in Holly's work and dig her humble nature and that inspired me to invest my time in Honest Riches first.

This one is a small one but I thought I would include it just to be open and honest. I emailed Holly three times, the first two she didn't respond to, but she finally did on the third. I only include this for full disclosure, but let me add that upon further research, I discovered she has a great reputation for returning emails, something that can't be said of some other marketers I've emailed. I feel a little unfair including this because in her response she fully explained why she has had a hard time responding to emails lately, a perfectly reasonable explanation I might add.

So with all that said, let me recommend this ebook with serious enthusiasm, I hate to sound like a cheerleader for Honest Riches considering this is my first ebook review, but I feel confident that you will be starting on the right foot if you are led by a humble guide like Holly Mann. This book will benefit everyone, but it's my opinion that it is particularly useful if you are new to internet marketing. You just can't go wrong.

If you intend to learn internet marketing and are considering the Rich Jerk ebook or any other internet marketing ebook, get it after you buy Holly Mann's Honest Riches.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Internet Marketing E-Books - The Significance

When I began my Internet marketing career, I did searches on everything thinkable. This was an effective method of finding information on Internet marketing but it was hard to find step by step guides and proven information. It was a few months into my initial interest that I found the true value of e-books.

The reason why e-books are so valuable is that marketers let it all out. Although the idea of letting your secrets out can be harmful in the business world, the Internet marketing world is set up much differently. There are many ‘tricks of the trade’ that webmasters can profit from in two ways. They can use the knowledge and apply it and they can sell the information in the form of an e-book. Since both can be done at the same time many do it and profit while they teach others exactly how they made their money.

E-books can prove to be a very valuable resource but there are things you should look out for. Free e-books are normally created to promote affiliates or to promote the authors product. Some free e-books provide good information but in most cases it is only a fraction of what you need to do in order to be successful with that Internet marketing niche.

Although some e-books can be pricey, paying for them can pay off big time in the end. One extremely valuable option you receive with a lot of them is what is known as resale rights. When it comes to this you have two outstanding resources from one purchase; a lot of very good information with nothing left out and the ability to make a lot of money just by reselling the same e-book to others.

Getting set up to resale can prove to be profitable but the most advantageous thing to e-books are by far the valuable information you receive. If you can find a good one for each major category of Internet marketing then you will have the knowledge to succeed in everything you do in the IM world.

I bought a good e-book on SEO, link building and affiliate marketing when I started out and I still use much of the knowledge I gained from them to this day. The best part is if you get scammed or the e-book is not worth a few minutes of your time the seller has to refund your money within 30 days of purchase by law. If they fail to do so there are laws in place that will put them in jail.

Since these new laws were put into place the trust issue is pretty much out the window and we can all focus on building our knowledge in the wonderful world of Internet Marketing.