Why you should care that I’m on top of eBay!

Posted by admin in Creative Ideas on Dec 18th, 2009 | 8 comments

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Remember that “stunt” auction that I told you about in my December 15th blog post is going like gangbusters!

With two days still left there have been over 5,600 views, 60+ bids, and it’s in the top 10 most watched auctions on eBay shooting towards number one! If you stop by be sure to click the “watch this item” link at the top of the auction!

Right now I can just hear you saying… “good for you Jim, but what’s in it for ME??”

There are several things in this for you even if you are just a free reader of my blog.

Here’s a list of some lessons and good info you can glean from my auction…

  You don’t need a “fancy” looking auction to do great things. Did you see how simple my auction looks? Have you seen craigslist.com lately?  YOU DON’T NEED “fancy” to sell online! You DO need trust and you DO need an audience.

  eBay is a GREAT publicity machine. How will you use it? The possibilities are endless.

  I pride myself in staying creative and ‘putting it all out there’. Good for you for surrounding yourself with such influences when there are so many boring scam artists out there. I’ve earned the right to be considered one of the “good guys” and I continue to earn that title every day.

  I’m proving for you the value of MySilentTeam.com and OfflineBiz.com so that you don’t have to guess (or just take my word for it) if they are worth it or not. Clearly, as this auction is proving, membership at either or both sites is well worth the small fee required.

  Clearly growing your mailing list is a GREAT way to make things happen. My estimate is that 80% of the visitors this auction has gotten are people straight from my personal mailing list. The other 20% are new faces…many of whom are now joining my list, or are joining my membership sites.

GROW YOUR LIST!

I have a new product coming out first quarter of 2010 that is all about email list growth from the perspective of someone that has done quite well in that arena…ME! As a member of either membership site (MySilentTeam.com or OfflineBiz.com) you’ll get a MASSIVE discount on this new course.

If it seems like I’m always giving you more reasons to be a member and stay a member of my membership sites there’s a good reason for it…It’s a matter of giving you FAR MORE VALUE than you are paying for. The Internet makes it all possible and you can use the same power of leverage to build your online business.

Have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS (or insert the holiday you celebrate here) and a WONDERFUL new year. Let’s make 2010 great together!

Almost forgot…the latest radio show is now online here.

Please leave a comment below – I love to hear from my readers.

The Newsletter is Online

Posted by admin in Creative Ideas on Dec 16th, 2009 | 1 comment

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1. Jim’s latest crazy eBay stunt
2. The Christmas gift that pays back
3. Quick tips:
- Jim’s favorite traffic generating software
- How to make your dreams a reality

SilentJim.com’s latest crazy eBay stunt

Posted by admin in Creative Ideas, inspiration on Dec 15th, 2009 | 8 comments

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Here’s a link to my latest stunt on eBay

I’m getting a bit of a reputation for my crazy eBay stunts.

You’ve told me that you like when I put my stuff right out there on eBay for the world to see!

I think it might be why more and more people are starting to believe me when I tell them my ideas are working…

You see, it’s easy for “experts” to sit back and tell you that their latest and greatest amazing product is worth some over hyped arbitrary price isn’t it?

blah blah blah $997
blah blah blah $1497
buy now only blah blah $497

Are you like me?

Don’t you just stop listening after awhile?

The question is what would these amazing $997 and $1497 products sell for on eBay where open bidding determines the price?

I think more “guru’s” should put their reputations on the line like I do and put their “great ideas” up for sale on eBay. Let’s see what the open market really thinks of their stuff!

Let’s see what their customers really think!

I’m happy to report that there is no fear here!

It’s called putting your reputation on the line and having NO IDEA where the chips will fall.

Again, here’s a link to my latest stunt on eBay.  I’m putting it all out there.

If the above link doesn’t work for you just put this number 160386298470 into the search field on eBay.com. You’ll know you’ve found it when you see my cute family pic recently taken in beautiful Guatemala (100+ day family trip paid for entirely by my eBay and Internet biz).

Back to the point though…

This is a simple auction. The winner gets one year of (correction made) LIFETIME access to my two membership sites, OfflineBiz.com and MySilentTeam.com AND a one hour talk with me about YOUR online business.

If you are a member of MySilentTeam.com check out the important “insider” info on this stunt.

Why am I doing this?

Like I said, I am attempting to prove the “street value” of my membership sites. Thousands of members now pay monthly and they are likely to bid as well as several non-members. I’m hoping that this “social proof” will lead to new memberships as people recognize the real value of membership at these two industry leading sites.

There are many good marketing lessons to be learned by following this exciting auction as well! I’m expecting a lot of bidding and views on the auction.

Keep an eye on the auction counter that ticks up with each time a new visitor hits the auction…it’s fun to watch.

When you visit the auction be sure to click the “watch this item” button to see how it unfolds.

As always – leave a comment by clicking below! I love to hear from you good or bad!

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Posted by admin in Uncategorized on Dec 11th, 2009 | 0 comments

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- Weekly online radio broadcast
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Ever considered using a mentor?

Posted by admin in Creative Ideas, inspiration on Dec 9th, 2009 | 3 comments

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I’ll let you in on a secret.

The world of internet marketing is fraught with scammers and bad guys.

Maybe you already knew that.

Perhaps you’ve already been burned…maybe even badly.

If that’s you I’m so sorry.  I really wish I would have met you before that happened. I’m truly sorry for those rip off artists that got to you.

For those that don’t yet know…

Here’s how the ‘bad guys’ work when it comes to ‘coaching’:

They sell you a low priced product to get a lead

Force the customer (hidden in fine print) into recurring billing of some sort
hoping the customer won’t notice. Most don’t notice.

HOUND the prospect with phone calls and hard “up-sell” tactics

Sell high priced coaching and give the student just enough info to keep them confused, and busy, but progress is always optional. It’s ‘refund avoidance’ coaching.

Use low cost coaches with ZERO skills or ability. Coaches read a template course and prevent refunds as best they can. It’s an assembly line.

It’s sad, but I estimate that 80% of the ‘online coaching’ being sold looks just like that.

Think about it.

How can you actually ‘coach’ a hundred people that all walk through the door at the same time? The call center and the coaching floor is constantly hiring and firing trying to maximize the bottom line which all comes down to $/lead.

You’d think this would be a big FLOP as a business model, but I can tell you that there are ‘coaching’ companies hounding me CONSTANTLY for my leads promising to put several hundred dollars per lead into my pocket if I’d just sell out.

Wow…I could be RICH if I’d just lower my morals a bit!

I won’t sell out though.

My reputation is too important. On top of that it’s just not the right thing to do.

THE GOOD NEWS:
The Internet is making it hard for scammers to hide.

In a world where it’s becoming nearly IMPOSSIBLE to fake a good reputation it is significant to note that I’ve had literally TENS OF THOUSANDS of customers over the past TEN YEARS and have coached many people as well.

You’ll be hard pressed to find more than a small handful of complaints on the ENTIRE INTERNET.

By ‘handful’ I mean less than five. I guess you can’t please EVERYONE!

Go ahead, scour yahoo, google, aol, MSN, IMreportcard.com and see what you come up with. You are smart. You know how to make informed decisions.

The few complaints you do find are old and long ago resolved.

Do the same thing with any expert before you trust them with your hard earned dollars.

MORE EVIDENCE of my reputation:
http://www.mysilentteam.com/public/470.cfm

Here’s how my coaching department operates:

IF you call us or volunteer your phone number to us a polite, respectful rep will have a chat with you about our coaching program.

IF you are interested AND qualified you’ll begin working with a truly successful online expert that ENJOYS helping others succeed online. These aren’t low paid hacks reading a script. I personally LEARN from my coaches all the time! They are running serious online businesses!

IF you aren’t happy we fix it.

IF you need to talk to me personally you can.

IF you stick with it you will change your life.It’s not cookie cutter coaching. It’s individual, one-on-one, inspiration, encouragement and instruction that just might be what you are looking for.

If you’ve been enjoying the information I GIVE away I think you’ll really LOVE the stuff I actually charge for!

If you think 2010 might be the year you make it all start to happen then you need to talk to my coaching team.

Here’s the U.S. based phone number (call from anywhere):

1-800-578-3449

If you get voice mail leave your name and phone number. Someone will get back to you.

Tight on funds, but want to hang out with other people that are using my advice to prosper online? Join the community of DOERS here:

http://www.MySilentTeam.com

Merry Christmas!

Jim

The simple book that started it all for me:
http://www.SilentSalesMachine.com

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