I bought the first one and it's a very good product with a lot of strategic info on setting up adwords campaings, using tracking, and getting your Q score very high and CPC down.

This one will probably be a good one too but it appears as if it might be focused on setting up sales sites for products like birdcages :-)

I can tell you Niche Blueprint is every bit the caliber Commission Blueprint is. I've seen parts of it already, and more importantly, I've seen firsthand the end results the methods taught produce in terms of sales and income.

I know the guys who created Commission Blueprint as well as the brothers they joined forces with to produce Niche Blueprint and I can promise you, it'll change your life. It's already changed mine!

@winebuddy - just a quick shout out from a displaced Alabama girl...took a wrong turn somewhere and wound up in south Texas. It may be south, but it sure ain't Southern! LOL!

Honey

CB was a good product, however i wasn't crazy about how focused it was on ClickBank. Although the methods for the ad tracking are good and can be applied to any type of PPC campaign i would expect this release to be useful as well.

Thanks for the heads up about my links...but they seem to be working just fine for me.

The links are working for me as well.

As far as I can tell this seems to be some sort of ecommerce site platform (almost pseudo drop shipping), with "affiliates" developing sites to sell physical products, which are supplied and delivered by off line companies. perhaps others could elaborate upon this?

CB was the first IM product I purchased and I thought it was great. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread once it comes out to get ppl's thoughts. I like what I hear so far

The level of detail and the step by step nature of the course makes it a great product and having purchased their previous product. Im sure it will be a winner.

On the 12th.

Any idea how much it launches for?

Do you know what the differences are between the two? or are they completely different products?

If the price isn't too outrageous I do plan on buying this as I've had success with ecommerce and this looks like a convenient way of quickly setting up sites, HOWEVER...

I'm not saying this means anything but the Train Horn site they are using in their new video example is a site that was available on Site Point a while back. I researched this site and niche quite a bit and at a quick glance it doesn't look like the rankings have changed dramatically, and while the design has been upgraded it's not that different either. The site was profitable when it was for sale. i just hope they are not advertising purchased results as a bi product of their system. I tried to respond to their email with this question and got a "fatal error" so that had me kinda bummed because otherwise I like them. Who knows, maybe they owned it when it was for sale, though I do seem to remember that it sold.

I have commission blueprint as well. I'm already a fairly experienced affiliate marketer so there wasn't all that much that was new to me in it, but the program was clear and very detailed and if you were new to making money online, CM would be a great place to start.

Looks like this will be going for about $497....a bit out of my price range right now...we'll see.

This is according to Honey's NB pdf

Ouch, that is a little too expensive. I was thinking something on par with xsite pro for $197. $497 may scare me away as well.

$497 is too expensive for what it is--how many of their customers will be piling into each niche they release? Have to see more of the actual program, not the sales videos, to determine market dilution and etc. to figure it out.

One time payment.

It looks like you are setting up a fully fledged online store i.e setup catalog, shopping cart, payment gateway, and toll-free number, brand logo, and store template. This is not an easy business there have been a lot of ecommerce sites going through tough times at the moment. If you have to deal with stock and inventory that has a lot of costs. If not it becomes a form of drop shipping with you taking the orders and your supplier fulfilling the order. This can be headache if the supplier sends out wrong or inferior products the customer comeback is on you not the supplier. In the NY times article it said: "The average selling price of Web sites on eBay was $78 last month." It could work if you find a good niche, I will look at it in more detail once it is launched.

Niche Blueprint is an e-commerce course. It teaches how to build an e-commerce store around a niche market by selling physical products.

Nice article.Thanks for the information

All of the sites belong to the Hermansen brothers. Steven Clayton and Tim Godfrey have teamed up with Mike and Dave Hermansen for this project.

Good points from Amitywill. Building and running an e-commerce can be a pain in the a** and can be tough too. But we have to accept the fact that there's always a good and bad things in every business models.

One of the modules will explain about site flipping so when you're head starting to spin, you can sell your store rather that operating it.

Maybe this is what the Hermansen brothers did to make money. Do some market research, buy or build a store around that niche, optimize it for SEO and to have a good conversion rate, promote it either using free or paid advertising, after the store can make a good amount of income, they will sell it for a big cash. After that, repeat all of these process. This is just my opinion.

They have told me about the 'Sewing Machine' store but I didn't know the URL. And one thing I forgot to mention, there's an additional lesson about finding customers using adwords too from Steven Clayton.

I sure hope people do their due dilligience before buying Niche Blueprint.

The site offered up in video #3 leaves me with a whole lot of questions.

I would love to see the Niche BluePrint Authors comment on the following:

The authors of Niche Blueprint tried unsuccessfully to flip the pbmissions.com website about 6 months ago at Sitepoint.com. The dialogue in the auction listing is really quite interesting. It was stated that the pbmissions.com margin rate is 20%. This means the $15,000 he is bragging about for December sales means about $3,000 profit in his pocket after paying for product costs. Not bad, but certainly not great or outstanding in any way.

As others have stated, running a dropshipping site is NOT hands off. In order to work efficiently, you probably need to have specialized software to track sales and forward customer info to your distributors. You will also have to deal with customer phone calls, credit card processing, out of stock inventory, returns, chargebacks, and a whole host of other issues. Being the middleman in a retail environment has its headaches.

From what I can see, you will NOT receive 800 customer support, or drop shipping management software, or shopping cart software or credit card processing from niche blueprint. Please correct me if I am wrong. Niche Blueprint may tell you how do accomplish this, but executing it may be a whole lot of effort and more overhead. The latest video talks about your cost of outsourcing customer service to the Phillipines, I believe.

Also, the sitepoint auction states specifically that phone service is vital to making a business like this succeed. If you are not willing to front the cost of setting up a customer service rep, or do this job yourself...well your results will vary widely.

As far ranking #1 in google, yes, they are ranked in the top position for a pretty NON COMPETITIVE term. I mean, who even knew there was a market for such an assenine product as train horns. Would you really want to sell a product like this? What's the next niche going to be?

According to the owner's own words at sitepoint, this #1 ranking doesn't take a lot of work in such a small niche. Go read it for yourself. Of course, that was when he was trying to sell the website, not the NicheBlueprint package where he is the SEO expert.

As for SEO, there is no magic voodoo going on here, the site ranks well for a few good reasons, none of which are going to be carried over to you just by buying their blueprint. They are just basic SEO principles.

Those with credit card in hand would be wise to read the Sitepoint Auction Listing for pbmissions.com and do some other research.

Me thinks selling NicheBlueprints at $300 or $400 a pop (or whatever the price will be), is a whole lot easier and more profitable for the authors than selling those beloved train horn kits. Just my humble opinion, and your mileage may certainly vary.

There are no upsells to the product, you get the complete package... and I think they also offer an installment plan of some sort, you don't have to pay the full amount one time.

It's quite a comprehensive course on building a niche business but I was hoping for a module that was about testing and tracking which I believe is very very important.

WF4Me: Thanks for that breakdown of their sample site.

That was really the first thing that occurred to me when I saw the 15K per month figure- I wondered what the margin was?...Frankly I figured it was higher than that. Which is probably what most newbees will think.

Which also means if your site only does 10K or less per month, you would be making 2K or less actual Profit.....A much less attractive number when you consider all the work involved.
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Bruce

Good post, Honey. I'm actually thinking that the price is a bargain, especially since it includes the wholesale directory that costs more than half of what this course costs PLUS the software to easily set up the site. Has anyone priced website design lately? Come on, folks, sometimes a price over $27 is justified! :-) I downloaded the free ebook from your site, Honey, and it sounds to me like this is a very complete package with extensive instruction.

I think many of us are jaded because we've seen the $2k courses, lately, that may or may not make anyone any money when all is said and done. I've seen a lot of these in the past few years. And seen a lot of people who ended up feeling ripped off after the hype dies down. Unlike those courses, though, the price of this one seems reasonable when you account for everything it includes. It obviously isn't for everyone. The reason so many people prefer affiliate marketing is not having to deal with customers. So you should think about what works for you when deciding whether to purchase or not. It will obviously require some work. But so does everything else in this business.

@nursehoney - You're done a great job answering those questions. That's what people need while there's a lot of gurus out there who are not supporting their customers and subscribers. I know Steve did a good job on supporting customers at the ComBlue forum. I think you and Steve should teaches the so-called gurus about customer support....lol

Thanks, Honey. Well thought out, and clears up a lot of questions. In answer to your question about the course fee, and not critiquing the course or the launch itself, I think that many IM'ers have learned by experience to be sensitive to the 'all this and the moon' claims and the accompanying guru overload.

My thanks also to ad2012 for a clear outline of what the course is, without the hype.

If your own hands-on customer service retail model is your thing, this seems like a good turnkey solution. But this model is a lot of work.

Thanks Honey, Really lots of info. I did watch the 4 videos. Also I sent you and email to sign up with you if I decide to go with nicheblueprint.
thanks again
burkey

Not long left now guys/girls

Only two days

So, it's getting more clearly now... but remember, your cash is at stake. If you decide to buy Niche Blueprint, double check everything by doing a due dilligence.

Nice advice. I'm agree with you...

If you already have a project that work well or at least there's a bright light for what you're already doing now, then you're better stick with that project unless you have extra budget to leverage BUT...

...if you still confuse about making money online, then Niche Blueprint can be a good solution (hope so)...It's all back to you and how you can manage yourself to succeed

NurseHoney posted: The total price is $497. There is a payment plan option to split your payments in half if you'd like.

Here's her entire post. It's quite good, take a look.

Wow...after spending so much time in the Commission Blueprint forum I'd forgotten how jaded many people are from being ripped off. We don't get much of that in the CommBlue Forum, everyone is too thrilled with how much Steve and Tim overdelivered on that program and how much personal support is provided in there by Steve.

I'm hoping I can answer the questions that have been asked here, not in an effort to promote Niche Blueprint, (which I don't mind telling you I am on my own site), but to give people the information they're looking for so that on Monday they can make an informed decision about whether Niche Blueprint is for them or not.

@winebuddy - Niche Blueprint IS focused on setting up sales sites (ecommerce stores) for products like birdcages and other niches and sub niches. There's never been a secret made of that.

@madisonavenue - This has nothing to do with affiliates. You're dealing with wholesale suppliers, not individual product owners. You own your store. You choose your niche and the products you want to supply to that niche. You set the prices, collect the payments, and place the order. If you choose to, you can sell your store.

@jawai - I've seen parts of Niche Blueprint, but not the whole package. There was some testing done, of course, but only by a handful of folks. No one else has it yet. I know it works because I've seen firsthand the end results of using the methods taught in Niche Blueprint.

@rayt - Products are purchased, as I mentioned earlier, from wholesale suppliers and/or manufacturers. You won't be buying anything from 'the creators', Steve, Tim, Dave and Mike, beyond your purchase of Niche Blueprint.

@IMChick - The total price is $497. There is a payment plan option to split your payments in half if you'd like.

@Nutrifitness - Commission Blueprint and Niche Blueprint are two completely different programs that teach two completely different business models with a singular goal. To give you diversity in the ways you put money in your pocket.

CommBlue focuses on profitably promoting Clickbank products with PPC. The methods, of course, can be applied to any marketing plan. NicheBlue, on the other hand, teaches you how to research, create, market, expand and/or sell, your own ecommerce store.

@JohnnyO - The train horn site was indeed profitable when it was for sale. It was profitable within a week of when it was first created. But when it was sold, it averaged a net profit of about $2000 per month. Today it's 2 1/2 times that amount. The results Steve talks about in the videos is current sales volume. His results. Steve and Tim did not own the site when it was for sale. They bought it.

PM me if you need the email for CommBlue support.
You should not be getting a fatal error, or any other kind.

@IMChick - I'm puzzled how you can it's too expensive for what it is...since in all probability you don't know yet. As far as "customers piling into each niche they release"...there are no niches 'released'. Each person can choose whatever niche their little heart desires. You ARE the boss...you make all the decisions...this is a REAL business.

@ad2012 - Thank you...you did a good job of covering most of the elements of Niche Blueprint. A couple of things though...things did not work out for the free hosting. Your store will be hosted with whomever you choose. Another important component that you didn't mention is the comprehensive suppliers directory that is also included. It rivals (if not surpasses) WorldWide Brands, which you would have to pay $299.00 to access.

@rayt - Like Adam said...it's a one time payment...no monthly membership, not even a one time offer. The only expenses you'll incur after your purchase is a domain name, hosting, and an SSL certificate (which can be found for under $20, I paid $11.25 for one.) This is a security seal that lets customers know the site is secure for them to order.

@madisonavenue - You're right, some ecommerce sites may be suffering right now. Some were suffering long before there was an economic slowdown. That's why the methods taught for researching your niche are so important. You'll learn how to choose niches that are most likely to be profitable. You do not have to deal with stock or inventory. You set up your own return policy, including a no return policy, should you so choose. In most cases, returns are made to and handled by the supplier.

@amitywill - The birdcage site did indeed belong to Dave and Mike, and was sold several months before they met Steve and Tim. They have since formed a partnership to create and develop Niche Blueprint, based on the astounding results from not just Dave and Mike, but from Steve's own experience with the site he bought from them...the train horn site. As I said earlier, it was averaging about $2000 a month in profits, it's now around $5,000. It's had incoming links created, and SEO techniques applied, new inventory has been added as well as articles to the site. So while the basic site was there, the ranking and the income have gone up as a direct result of what's been done SINCE the purchase. And on Monday, when you see the sales page, you will indeed see further proof. (Yes, I have seen the sales page.) And you don't need to be 'experienced' in order to be successful. I had no prior experience in ecommerce stores.

@ad2012 - Good point, yes, there can be a few headaches. I can't think of too many real business models that don't have them. And that's exactly what the Hermansen brothers were doing when they met Steve. They had been quietly making a small fortune from creating websites, or buying them cheaply, giving them a makeover, and making them profitable. Then they decided whether they wanted to sell them or keep them. And yes, they (all the guys) have a sewing machine site that's fairly new and already bringing in over $7000 a month in sales. I do know the URL, but to respect their privacy, I won't display in a public forum.

@WF4me - I agree, I hope people do their due diligence, not just on Niche Blueprint, but on any program they're considering. Not every business model is right for every person. While I'm not one of the authors of Niche Blueprint, I can address many of the concerns you voiced. They did not try 'unsuccessfully' to flip the pbmissions site. They sold it. The margin rate WAS 20%...it's now between 30 and 35%. And while you may think $3000 a month is "certainly not great or outstanding in any way", I for one disagree. I think it's extremely outstanding to be able to make $3000 a month with about 4-6 hours of work per week.

If you have a phone or an email account, you have all the "specialized software" you need to forward customer info to the suppliers. The ecommerce platform itself (provided in Niche Blueprint) takes care of tracking sales. You only deal with customer phone calls if you choose to. Having a phone number on your website is a good idea, but certainly not a requirement. If you're in business today, you'll likely have to deal with credit card processing, but even that isn't completely necessary. NicheBlue explains all the options. Items out of stock from time to time become a reality when you begin selling something besides digital products.

I can't imagine what you've seen that would lead you to believe there will be no customer support from Niche Blueprint. There will be an abundance of support, personal support from Steve, Tim, Dave and Mike and perhaps one or two other trusted sources. You can't come up with a problem you won't be helped with. This attention to personal support is one of the reasons they're putting a cap on the number of people who purchase.

Yes, pbmissions is ranked well in Google, usually in the first or second spot for the keywords associated with the site. And isn't that what so many of the 'gurus' teach? Find a hungry market without a lot of competition and you can own it. Yes, who knew there was a market? Dave did. He did the research and determined there was not only a market, but a hungry, passionate market. Who else knew there was market for such a crazy product? Steve did. Which is why he bought it. And because it's even more successful now than it was before, should he decide at some point to sell it, he can get at least double what he paid for it.

And no, there's no "magic voodoo" about SEO, it's just still a mystery for a lot of folks. The reasons the train horn site ranks well is because of what Steve did to it and for it...and that's exactly what he'll teach you how to do in Niche Blueprint for your store.

@Donnie - It is easy to outsource many of the day to day jobs of running an ecommerce store. And you could outsource everything, including the set up if that's what you wanted to do. And as soon as they start showing profits, you can indeed flip them. As I said before, that's what Dave and Mike have been doing for several years.

@joe0074 - Running an ecommerce store doesn't have to be hard work at all. If you find that it's more work than you like, you always have the option of selling it. There simply are no hidden costs. You may choose to run a ppc campaign, but that's totally a personal choice and not necessary to have a successful store.

@brucerby - Again, I'm a little confused by how much work you seem to think is involved. Yes, there is some, but if you know of way to make money with absolutely no work, I'd love to hear about it. And if you can dismiss $2000 a month in profits, perhaps this isn't the program for you. But I know many people working 40+ hours a week for that same amount, or even less, that would gladly welcome the opportunity to make $2000 a month in 4-6 hours worth of work a week instead of 40.

I hope I've answered everyone's questions here. I've tried to be as helpful as I could be in clearing up any confusions or misconceptions. If anyone has any further questions, I'm more than happy to address them. You're welcome to PM me, or ask them here, and if it's something I can answer, I'll be glad to.

Warm regards,
Honey Wesley

Interesting info everyone thanks! I've been looking at it too, I thought I heard it mentioned somewhere in one of the video's that you also get commission blueprint?

nursehoney;

can you please explain what "The ecommerce platform itself (provided in Niche Blueprint) takes care of tracking sales." means?

will they have access to my shopping cart and know what products i am selling? thanks.

Hi everybody,

At the moment I'm sitting on the fence about this product. I was a Commission Blueprint member and I have to admit that it was good. Nevertheless the pricetag was much much lower which made it worth a punt. I'm not so sure about the cost of NicheBlueprint and whether it's going to add value to my business. I may buy tomorrow, I may not. I'm a Commission Blueprint monthly member so I also get a big discount. However, it's still expensive.

As pointed above in previous posts the Commission Blueprint forum is always very positive with lots of satisfied customers. However, I have seen very few success stories published there! I still think that CB is a good product and promote it on my blog for the simple reason that it reveals everything that there is to learn about PPC marketing. However, it illustrates that you have to be careful how you interpret all the promotional "propaganda" that you see prior to any launch. Making money online is not as easy as some portray it to be.

To make an informed decision about any product like this I think that it's important to consider not just the positives but also the negatives. We have already heard about the positives from all the marketing materials. So, I think it's now worth considering some of the negatives:

1) So you get a free ecommerce platform. So what!? I can get very good e-commerce package for free called osCommerce without subscribing to the course. I can also get templates for free which look very much more professional than those used in the sites published as success stories by the NicheBlueprint guys.

2) Finding Niches is not that hard with a good program like micronichefinder. Take the bird cage niche for instance. I did some keyword research using Micronichefinder which took all but 5 minutes and I came up with 80% of the top 10 keywords that they rank for (their website is bird-cage.com and you can find details about their keywords on SEMrush.com).

3. Getting a good Google ranking is all about back links/anchor text and selecting keywords. I've already covered keyword selection above (and if you select good keywords you're 99.9% of the way there anyway). If I go on to Yahoo Site Explorer and type in the bird cage site or their train horns site I can see their entire backlinking strategy already for free!? Using micronichefinder or Nichewatch.com it's also possible to estimate how many anchor backlinks you need to compete for these keywords.

4. I believe that you get free hosting. I've already got hosting thanks.

5. They have compiled a list of dropshippers. Firstly I'm based in the UK so so what use is a list of US dropshippers to me? Secondly, if you've got any get up and go it's not that difficult to find dropshippers. Search a few forums, ask some forum members or join one of many (far cheaper) paid directories. And how good is this list of dropshippers they are going to compile? It's always hot or miss and I'm sure they can't have tried every one!?

6. The most difficult think about dropshipping is all the crap that you have to deal with. Customer questions, customer complaints and returns, guarantees etc. NicheBlueprint does not help with any of this. If you make sales I think your going to have to spend a lot more that 4 hours a week running your business!?

7. Just think what else you could buy for the money!!

As I've said these are just the negatives and there are of course many positives. Nevertheless, given the price I don't think it's a simple decision.

Whatever happens however, I think that the only guys that are truly guaranteed to make an absolute killing form this project are the NicheBluePrint team. You do have to admire them though - it's an awesome marketing machine.

Thanks,

Andy

Jonathan,

I see what is going on here.

While you comment that people are over thinking, you are oversimplifying. You address one of the negatives and dismiss it outright. Read the other comments above. There are many other valid points made.

I reiterate:

- You can already get perfectly adequate ecommerce platforms for free.

- Finding Niches is not hard anyway using other fantastic tools.

- Backlinking strategy is straightforward and the guys have already revealed via what they have already told us what their back linking strategies are.

- I already have hosting, as will many others.

- Information about dropshippers is already available in the public domain, or as part of a paid service which is considerably cheaper than the cost of this product.

- It's an expensive product and just think what else you could buy for that money.

And above all else you are promoting the product via your signature and have numerous bonuses on your site if it's bought via your link!? This of course introduces significant bias into any opinion that you may offer.

In my opinion this is nothing more than a promotional post with contributions from the other CB groupies that are clearly involved in the launch of the product. This makes a mockery of what is meant to be a constructive, informative and neutral forum. Promoting a product in your signature is permitted. However creating a blatently promotional post is quite frankly annoying and unacceptable and I hope that other readers will see through precisely what you are doing here.

I'm not falling for this promotional garbage. I'm not buying out of sheer annoyance and I suggest that others do the same out of principal and for outright abuse of our otherwise fantastic forum. I would report this post as misuse but I want others to see precisely what is going on here.

Andy

Very interesting thread. The tone on this forum is very different than CB forum. (Yes, I am a CB member and trying to see how people say about NBP before I pull my trigger.)

But I guess, one of the most important decision is this: Are you willing to deal with customers?

You need to think and come back to the core of question - Is your business scalable???

Any successful business is:
1) A in-demand product (Demand)
2) Channel to market that product (Conversion)
3) A team of people who help you to see the product (Traffic)

Is do dropshiping the way to go? I don't know, but I guess, if you can make a system to sell your shop. Then it maybe worth it.

Consider this: for $497, you get a software with template, and an education course for doing physical products. How long make you back the $497?! If you don't do it, what are you doing to generate the money? It may be a good educational course, which is how I look at it.

I am not living in the States, hence it does not make the highest appeal to me. I have asked Steve on this one, and he assures me that it will be answered and handled.

If you want a bonus, you may get one from Mark Ling:

http://www.nicheblueprintexclusive.com

It also provides an audio interview with Steve, (I am not connected with Mark Ling) at all, but I am just on his newsletter and listened to his interview.

My 2 cents.

Roy

P.S. I do have my affiliate link for NBP. BUT, I think if you want NBP, just buy it direct, under someone is offering you some 100 or 150 rebate, otherwise, buying things with TONS of jacked-up bonuses just HURT you.

Buying through directly off from NicheBluePrint.com maybe the best thing, because you will put ALL your efforts to get this baby worthwhile Do not let other so-called bonuses to distract you [ ONLY IF YOU are determined.]

I think the guys did a good job on this one as well. They have a good presentation in place.

And a lot of big named affiliates backing them.

The Faceless Guru

I purchased CB and it was an excellent product. Niche Blueprint is just as good, actually better. They teamed up with two more guys who are amazing, and they have set up their program so that you literally don't need to buy anything after you pay for Niche Blueprint. They have their own webhosting and everything. These guys are amazing, and they have been making alot of money behind the scenes. I am actually going to head over there and purchase Niche Blueprint right now.

Just paid for it,module 1 and modules 2 are already up.All looks good so far.Oh yea,i got for nice discount of $200.

Anyone know where I can signup as an affiliate to commission blueprint?

Mike

It looks like its through paydotcom.com - I bought it. I like it so far. I actually make over 10 g a month with ecommerce sites, but I kind of lucked my way into it. Interested to see if there is anything new here. So far nothing earth shattering but solid info for sure. And if you have no experience with ecommerce this seems like a really great product. I have a friend who got taken by one of those seminars and basically bought something similar for $4000. From what I saw of that program, this is better. Very easy to follow.

Bleh, If I had the money I'd pay for it. Anyone with any 200$ cashback offers? hehe..

mbomb;

you can sign up for commission blueprint at clickbank. or nicheblueprintjv.com for niche blueprint

nursehoney,

You seem to have very skillfully skirted the question that @donnie asked and which I always ask myself before buying a product:

If it is as simple as they say in the sales letter to create and profit from these sites and make thousands per month, why are they selling the system instead of just outsourcing it to cheap workers and make 10 times more?

JKN

The ppl making all the money from this thing are the affiliates and the creators. They do a little bit of promotion and boom $200+ a pop. Read the sales page people and ALWAYS remember this saying:

"If it's too good to be true, IT IS!"


Come onnnnnnnnnn....

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I purchased Niche Blueprint yesterday - will let you know how it goes?
Be glad to answer questions.
so far $$$ = <-$497> little humor.........
But I have confidence!

Can anybody here answer my question please?

Who will deal with customer service phone call? ( ask question about product, complain the difference between the real product and online pics ......through free 800 number ) Me or dropshipper?

Who will deal with wraping, shipping, goods return, cash refund......?

Thanks

Hi Guys, I am interested in going forward with this, but I do have a little question and that is, since I live in the UK, can NBP be for me?

I'm also grateful for this forum. I also received several emails promoting this program. And it may be incredibly wonderful and profitable, but as someone new, I need to focus. It's always that fear of loss that gets me to question myself. I know its Marketing 101, however, even with that knowledge, the emotion can still creep in. It's one of the reasons, the content copy is so important to have a successful campaign.

I'm very tired of guru groupies and rah-rah launches, I don't know how else to say it. And guys, you're biased if you're on the CB forums and then come here telling all how great this is. Believe me, we can tell.

By spending $500 or $300 whatever your discount level is for this course, you can set up your own ecommerce solution with $475 or more to spare. This doesn't seem different, it just seems like it drips info to everyone. But are you really satisfied waiting 3 more weeks till you get to the setup module? What else could you have done in that three weeks time?

Any critiques (from non affiliate or non forum groupies over on the CB boards) of the actual mechanics of the course now that a few are inside?

I have to say there is a lot of valuable information here and a lot of different perspectives.
I would like to share a slightly different one, first I would like to say I have Comm BluePrint, along with Thousands of dollars in other programs and systems I have purchased. I also just purchased Niche Blueprint.

I have to say out of the all the programs I have purchased Steve and Tim have great information and operate their business with integrity and honesty.
I understand some of you think profit margins are smaller and there is more work involved than simply selling an information product and that is probably true, but it also has its advantages by being able to dominate a niche more easily since the sky is the limit on what you can sell.
And everything imaginable is being sold on the internet, as a matter of fact where is the first place we go to find a hard to find item.

Now from my perspective; I used to own a traditional brick and morter offline store with employees, overhead, maintenance, inventory, etc.
I had a relatively small business and it cost 25,000 -30,000 per month to operate whether we sold any thing or not. If I would have had the opportunity to sell online with basically no overhead, no building, no inventory and could handle everything from a remote location that would have been unbelievable. That is now possible! To me running a business like this is a dream job with all kinds of free time.
You must remember it wasn't very long ago when being a business owner meant 12 or 18 hour days 7 days a week. The internet has changed that.

I got to laugh at Niche Blueprint.
Why pay 500.00 to find something to sell ?

Oh ya and they don't tell you everything.

If you like to do a lot of work Niche Blueprint might be great.

Niche Blueprint or Tim & Steve is going to make a lot of money
from you all which will probably be easier than finding more niches
for themselves.

I got this one now. Seems like a lot of good and valuable info. But does not seems to be worth $500 at least for now. I am yet to get the remaining modules. A $200-$300 price is better in my opinion, but thats just my opinion.

Commission blueprint was a much better product from Steve and Tim and well worth the price.

Any bought NicheBluePrint yet? I did on 1/12/09. Plus their doors are closed now but on the site they said they will reopen it soon.

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It's been my experience that when someone starts a sentence with "No offense, but", what they're about to say is indeed something offensive. I've found the same to be true when they say, "I'm not trying to be rude, but"... usually they're NOT trying...they just are.

I've been accused of "skirting" a question. I made two incredibly long, incredibly detailed posts and answered many questions...I apologize if I missed a few.

As to the answer to that question, "why don't they just build stores and make thousands every month instead of selling the system they use to do it? I don't know their reasons, you'd have to ask them...but I have to wonder, what's wrong with doing both?

Isn't that what so many of the gurus teach? Learn how to do something well and you can charge people for that knowledge.

Why does Mike Filsaime keep selling his systems? Or Michael Cheney or Alex Mandossian or Stephen Pierce or the guys at Stompernet or just about any other top level 'guru' you can name? They're all millionaires too...why don't they just work their system and make their money instead of selling people the system they used?

I suspect part of the reason they do it is for the same reason MOST of the people on this forum are here...to make more money. And I can't blame anybody for wanting that.

this thread has good discussion of commission blueprint and niche blueprint.

does anyone here have commission blueprint that can comment on the RESULTS they have seen. From above we know product is good, i'd like to hear more about people's successes or failures using the product and what value it is delivering to them.

i reccomned it its a good product

Anything going on with Niche Blueprint? When do they come out with new modules?

I invested in this as well.

Simply because I have been in the process of creating ecommerce sites and wanted to learn the strategy of people who are more savvy than I.

I don't buy products very often and I actually had no idea who the guys behind this product were, but since some people I trust said these guys are legit I decided to jump in.

Having watched the available modules, I have to say I'm quite impressed.
The content is quite thorough and although I consider myself quite well versed in market research and analysis, it would nice to get a different perspective and some figures to work with when analyzing potential markets.

I also like the fact that they are drip feeding the modules, and it's quite refreshing to see that they provide both written and audio-visual content.

I've decided to start posting a progress report on my blog of what happens as I follow the program. We'll see if this is going to be as simple as they make it look.

All the best,
Steve

hi everyone. I have not tried commission blue print but I have heard of it. I can say I do trust it for one reason only. I dont know if this reason means anything to you but I am a subscriber on the Frank Kern Mailing list. I know you all heard of frank kern. one of the best internet marketers. He sent out an email about a week go promoting commission blueprint. Now i know that Frank Kern does not promote anything unless it is of value and that he had looked it over first. So as far as that goes I can tell you that I trust in commission blueprint and probably also niche blueprint..

Just thought to add this for all to know.
Thank you..

I'm with you on that James. I prefer to move products much more than information. I've tried, but cannot get excited about moving digital info, etc. Thank god for those that do enjoy it.

In 2000 and 2001 I made killer money moving a high priced product on the internet. Times change, and there was no longer a market for the product. I took a break from the internet stuff and focused on work.

I've had decent success with adsense and affiliate programs. My best producing income is selling advertising on my sites....easy money.

But, I miss selling physical products and am excited to start doing it again.

I wish I would have had Niche Blueprint when I first started years ago. I would have saved a lot of money.

The first 2 modules of NB are extremely detailed and very powerful; especially video number 2. If people will just follow the steps, without shortcuts, they should do very well. I hope to see 5 figure weeks again. I think NB is the tool that can help me get there.

P.S. No, I'm not an affiliate; just one happy customer. :-)

Adam

I own this product (as well as Commission Blueprint). I like the way the product is being presented, the videos are good, there is a great forum for help - I am looking forward to building my first e-commerce niche-product store in the next few weeks.

Probably not for people looking to buy a "Click Here To Print Money With No Work" product.

I purchased Commission Blueprint and have profited greatly from it. I have written several reviews and a case study on my blog listed below (Black Hat Blog). The main reason I decided to purchase Niche Blueprint was because of my success with Commission Blueprint. The content so far is very good, not earth shattering, but I think this was setup this way to keep the refund rate down since they were only selling to 700 or so people.

I plan on using the lessons I learned with Adwords to use with the stores I create with Niche Blueprint and hopefully it will turn out well.

I have been involved with the Niche Blueprint project for about a week now. At this point in my IM business I really do not trust anyone anymore. However, and this is only after one week now all I can say from my jaded point of view and remember I am in the program, is so far so good. I'm not going to say that it is easy, because frankly how many niches are still available on the Internet although the program has led me to a couple. After being burned a couple of times what made the difference for me was the 60 day guarantee. I realized that the guarantee is only as good as the company behind it, but because of their track record, I took the chance. After one week I have not made money, but it is still early and these guys are doing what they said they would - so far.......

Sorry to hear you've had problems. I've had no problem with support. I asked a question sunday night, and support answered it monday. Hope it works out for you.

Do any users want to comment on the drop ship suppliers? Is it just a list of suppliers that want to do business with you? How are the wholesale prices compared to other wholesalers that offer dropshipping?

The reason I ask is because if this part of the "program" is really really good, it pretty much justifies the expense.

Now adays (is that a word?) most dropship lists are on a monthly subrcriber bases. If you had a great source, with more sources added regularly - it would be something you could grow with (only if the wholesale prices are truely "below wholesale".

@vtanner...if you'll pm me, I'll personally see to it that your refund request is taken care of, and I'm very sorry it wasn't handled in a more timely manner.

The dropship directory is in fact an ongoing creation. So yes, it's a great value. The software you use to install an unlimited number of stores is a great value. The extras that have been included at no charge, including additional video tutorials and several must haves for an ecommerce business...each one is a great value. And the knowledge you gain about creating a real, sustainable, profitable business...priceless.

And to the poster who commented he hadn't made money but it's only been a week...the software module just came out yesterday, so no, no one's making money yet.

As to support, all I can tell you is that we have some of the most dedicated support people I've ever seen and our goal is a response time of 24 hours or less. Based on the feedback we've gotten, most folks couldn't be more pleased.

Have there been complaints? Sure. I don't care what you produce, you'll never please everyone. Have there been refund requests? You betcha. When people discover there's more to starting and running an online business than clicking a few buttons and waiting for money to start spewing forth...naturally you're gonna have some folks wanting their money back. Which has been done without question in every instance.

And there are some people for whom an ecommerce store is not a good fit, and that's understandable. It's one of the reasons for an extended guarantee period.

Am I biased in favor of Niche Blueprint? You better believe it...but I won't lie to you about it. I don't mind one bit coming in here and trying to clarify questions as much as I can without revealing the specifics of the course. That would be a disservice to all those who paid good money for the information.

But I have to admit, I have a problem even feeling the need to defend or explain anything to those who didn't buy it, didn't read the sales page and really know nothing about it at all and yet feel qualified somehow to have an opinion on it.

If you have legitimate questions or comments, doubts or concerns, my PM box is open and there's a link to send me email in my profile. I'd be delighted to address anything I can answer without, as mentioned earlier, giving details that would be unfair to Niche Blueprint customers.

Honey Wesley

Niche Blueprint is just as good as their last product.. as expected. I'd highly recommend it when it's made available again.

Lots of good information to help you set up a niche ecommerce site, and the guys behind it actually care about their customers succeeding which is very cool.

Honey

as usual, another great post. i am amazed as I read this forum how many people are searching for that magic "push button" system that prints money out of their printer while they sleep.

if you are an entrepreneur looking to build wealth and abundance, it takes work. it takes daily FOCUSED action to build your company, whether it is an ecommerce store, an affiliate marketing company, an infoproduct course, etc. etc.

find a system that you feel comfortable with, that makes sense to you, that you can build upon and create true value to your customers and you will be successful. time block your days so you are taking massive action working on your business!

I personally think Commission Blueprint was over hyped on Clickbank. Also i'm interested in checking out Blueprint as well. Good Luck.

CB is the real deal and doesn't hold anything back, but some of the technical stuff is a little "hairy". However, even if you don't do 'everything' he teaches, you will still be ahead of 90% of the marketers out there and can make a lot of money.

I highly recommend it.

~Mike Cowles. <><

This looks like something of value. Something that can really turn the tide when it comes to income. Not as passive as I want but definitely something that makes money.
A $500 is typical, and with a money back guarantee, makes it feasible, but I agree. in this economy a $250 tag would probably do better, if not serve better.

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I believe the product has incredible value IF your plan was to create a stream of income by building one or maybe multiple eCommerce Stores. The program is not even complete yet. The course is taught via videos that you can watch multiple times, supported by printed material, there is an active and very supported private forum, software, dropshipper database and if you want - the business model is very conducive to outsourcing each aspect of running the business.

Please, if anybody has a link to a product that all I do is pay for it, go to sleep and then deposits are mysteriously made to my bank account, PLEASE post in the forum, that would be awesome!! For now, I am left to massive action to create multiple streams of income from several internet biz models.

Hi nursehoney,

Do u have any idea when the Niche Blueprint course will be available again?

I missed the original release.

Thanks in advance.

Baal

I have purchased NB and although I am only in Modules 3 and 4 at the moment I have found it a solid program with good support and a very clear process in teaching. They also seem prepared to react - ie) when people were confused about Market Samurai (Steve didn't clearly explain the steps or maybe was a bit too fast) they produced a real simple step-by-step series of tutorials. As for a course to teach you a new business model, how can anyone complain about $497? - could you learn another type of offline business with an investment of $497. My only regret is that I jumped too fast and didn't look for someone offering a rebate! Lesson learned.

I agree that it is a business model that must suit you but for me I am trying affiliate marketing, information products and now I'll give ecommerce a go....I reckon at the end of the day one or all will make money for me and give me the freeedom I crave! So far I have learned loads from the products I have invested in and hope I am focused enough and smart enough to take the best and make it all work. WF is also an awesome source for information and good offers to compliment and grow your business. Tonight NB has a live Q&A - can't wait.

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Great information.. I saw the videos and I'm still on the fence

Never heard of either program. I've made some money with a lot of Russell Brunson's stuff like Dot Com Secrets and Second Tier, but I'm always open to make more dough!

Does anyone know when are they going to payout JVs
for the commissions??

I bought CB and Steve was very good in replying to emails. He also seems to be a nice guy in the videos. As far as Niche Blueprint is concerned, I understand it's just another course that teaches you how to choose a niche, build a website, etc, etc. But they offer a membership which gives you access to wholesale products that you can sell.

As a you internet marketer, I purchased Niche Blueprint and I have to tell you I feel I have already learned a ton about IM especially the SEO stuff. I am taking it a little slower to make sure I understand everything but plan on launching my first E site within a week.

I've bought it and gone through it. Pretty good stuff. Most of the SEO stuff is pretty basic but the whole process of finding dropshippers, the software to set up and automate the ecommerce sites etc is just awesome. Haven't contacted support yet or ran into any technical issues yet so cannot comment on that one, but the product it self is really good IMO.

Best
Maritn Mölsted

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I am a PROUD OWNER of Niche Blueprint. I have built my site and have been going by the Link Plan in the modules. I am not here to promote my site, Please take a look and see the results of NB. I have less than 15 posts so here is my try - bluedotdiapersbags (com)The way they give advise on SEO, does seem to be time consuming but the cost is nothing- for blogs, forums and web directory. For the ones that know Steve and Tim, now the Brothers, you are in for a treat.
Yea- the price was $497, but the "system" of building your store is invaluable. I have tried many other products but this is the first one to promote real products (manufactured/ drop shippers) not the old Clickbank ways. And programs that only the GURUS have success at.
One last word- If you do have the opportunity to invest - DO IT!!!
Scot

Scot ? (is that spelled right)
I think you mean "bluedotdiaperbags (com). I just wrote a long post about how your site was an ad site - until I realized that you inadvertantly added an s after "diaper".
Now, assuming that I have the correct URL - your site is pretty cool!
Do you mind revealing what kind of mark up you are putting on the products?
My biggest concern with the program is the ability of the drop shippers to give us low enough prices to be competetive in the cut throat world of retail (especially ecommerce). It's hard to compete with some of the big name ecommerce sites for regular (non niche) things such as TVs, etc.
James

I bought Commission Blueprint for $97 when they first released it and I can say it's definitely one of the better products out there because everything is explained in so much detail. It took 2-3 days to watch everything and let it sink in. I'm sure Niche Blueprint will be just as good, if not better, if anyone has got this product share a YouTube video link or review!

Thanks!

I'm really liking Niche Blueprint. I'm very pleased with everything about it and I'm well on my way getting another site up and running. I bought through Michael Rasmussen's bonuses and they were well worth the $495 in and of themselves. Commission Blueprint was a part of Michael's bonuses and I haven't had time to go through them all yet, but I will.

You won't find much more action based all-in-one training anywhere else. These guys simply rock. They give you everything from complete training, the software, the supplier directory, the link building membership.....

CB rocks as well. These guys overdeliver big time!

Best
Martin Mölsted

Hi Baal and for others who asked

The Niche Blueprint System will be relaunching on the 16th of March

Now I don't know much about internet marketing yet, but I did purchase NB and I would like to point out a few things. The information was top quality. The presentation was also great. To be honest, I have a bit of a crush on Steve and Dave from watching the videos.

And.

It's important to know that they are releasing it to far far too many people. I found an amazing niche. And so did 7-9 other people in the NB program. They claim that there are millions of niches, but there are not that many that fit their requirements, and there's no way to tell who else is using the same kw as you until your store is up and their store is up.

Before they re-release the product, they need to find a way to let the customers know whether or not they'll be competing against each other. I wouldn't have chosen this niche if I knew others in the same program were going to be in it. It's a little lame to find out now, after I've spent hours building links and setting up my store! And, I'm ahead of the game! My competitors probably won't find out about me until we're all on the first page of Google!

Now, I purchased the product because on their sales page, it promised that they were only giving out 57 copies. Today on Google I found 455 sites that were cached and contained an as-of-yet unedited version of the NB site software. There is probably at least double that have already edited their site and more who haven't even loaded the software yet. So unless everyone of the 57 people that purchased has made more than 20 stores already (very highly unlikely), well, you know what...

Frankly, I won't be asking for a return, because they did completely over deliver on the content. My issue is that they also over delivered their product.

Hmm... maybe only 57 left at the time I purchased it? I know I saw some numbers crossed out down to 57 on the sales page and thought that was how many they were releasing.

To answer your questions Matt, I did not go with one of the their suggestions, and, sickly, it was a bugged kw that I was suspicious about from the beginning and have just now learned. Thank you for pointing this out to me. NB needs to notify all customers about this.

Mattb348 makes a very good point,if 7 people have same content it would be very bad for all.This means the content they provide is not worth much,the tools my be and ideas could be worth the price by themselves.

The price of Niche Blueprint this time is $497, which is what niche blueprint was originally priced at. i.e the price has stayed the same

Are there any Super Niche Blueprint Affiliates in here, who would offer a very anxious to learn newbie a $200.00 discount?

I have had this product for two months now and its great these guys are still adding additional info to help improve profits.

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I read somewhere its delivered in one go this time, you may want to check it out if your interested in buying it. It looks a good program with nice software the sites look good, but all i see on here is people saying how good it is with affiliate links but none of them seem to have made any cash with the system !!!!

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I bought Niche Blueprint when it came out last time
and have made money with it.

It's not as simple as they say on the sales page. I.e
they say it's as simple as pick a niche, put up a website
and make money but there is more work involved than you'd
think.

It's laid out well but the creaters do seriously over complicate things when
they don't need too. For example their way of doing keyword research
etc is way over the top and would confuse any unexperienced marketer.

It's a good product and if you buy it you will need to put a lot of
action and effort into it. This is no get rich quick scheme.

Also, yes I made money with it but I didn't follow their method
exactly. When it came to keyword research etc I did it
a better and easier way in my opinion. However I'm sure their keyword research
methods work but they are just a bit too slow and tedious for my liking.

Everything is systematic and laid out very well for you.

• If you are a total newbie to making money online there are better courses than niche blueprint for you to get started with. However if you really put your effort and concentration into it, it may just work out for you.

• If you have some experience in marketing and making money online but aren't making much money yet then niche blueprint would be good for you because it's very step by step and easy to follow and the principals are sound.

• If you are an experienced marketer and making money online then niche blueprint is probably worth it but there are things you want to do your own way. There is some good info in there though that you'll find useful.

Overall I really liked Niche Blueprint. I think that quite a few people will buy it and find it too confusing and then not do anything with it. But if you do put in some action then I'm sure you'll see some money come in.

I'd give it a 9/10.

Will

Hey Suzie, welcome...

We're all new to this at some point. Just carefully go through all the material at your own pace... and make sure you soak it all in.
As they say... it's not a rush to the finish line!

You'll probably have to go over the videos a few times to begin to grasp all the concepts they share... esp if market research is all new to you.

But, don't worry... they've got a very supportive community over there. And as you mentioned earlier, their customer service is pure gold.

I think finding the right niches to target and suppliers that will be happy to work with you and also being able to can come to a mutual agreement on pricing, drop shipping etc... is the hardest part of it all.

It has been for me, anyways. Seeing as tho, I live outside of the US - it's been a bit of a hassle getting all the paper work sorted in order to be able to operate as a US registered company.

Congrats to you if you've already gotten your e-commerce stores up and running.
Did you run into any problems setting it all up?

It's pretty much, what you're willing to put into it, is what you'll likely get in return.
To be honest, it ain't as easy as it's made out to be to accomplish tremendous success. I.e - 5+ figures a month or more. You gotta put in the hard yards.

It takes a lot of determination, consistency and commitment to daily action and the ability to be able to develope strong relationships with others!


Anyways... once again... good luck to ya!

- Shaun

Thanks for the info

It teaches you how to build ecommerce stores and market them so it won't matter what language you speak as long as you can get someone to put up the stores and all corresponding literature as well as handle customer service for you in clear English, or as long as you build your store in and for a language that you are fluent in. Language is irrelevant to the what the course teaches, but language will be important to how you conduct your business.

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I believe Tim and Steve over-delivered the content.

But don't dream about making up the cost to buy the course soon, because it'll take a lot of time to implement the steps in the course.

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Tim & Steve always over deliver. Even if you do not like dealing in physical products there are quite a few nuggets you can pick up and apply it elsewhere.

John

I bought it. The videos are good and the business model makes sense. However, I don't like the idea of registering an entity name and calling dropshippers. I'm working online now because I sucked at offline business.

So it's a great system but you have to be prepared to get on the phone and set it up as a proper business from the outset.

Monkfunk- I hear you. I dont think those guys are like that. Do you mind me asking how many NB sites you have put up?

Hi Schnisz,

I know it can seem really tough but once you have a successful site you begin to see how easy IM can actually be. I struggled for a year and a half with the same kind of experience, a sale here and a sale there but for the time I was putting in, it wasn't worth it.

Finally the fog lifted and long story short, I am currently making a high five figures each month. There is no reason you can't either. The market research part of niche blueprint is great. It makes the product well worth the money in my opinion. You can use the market research and the link building strategies in the course for any business model, be it affiliate marketing, drop shipping, or anything else.

The bottom line is that if you create a compelling offer and send regular traffic to it, IE a top search engine ranking or Paid advertising, you absolutely 100% will make sales.

I found that I was always jumping ship on my projects because of the lack of sales before I had any kind of search engine ranking. Once I finally followed through and landed a top spot in google for a good keyword the money started poring in, but it took time. If you don't want to risk time, you can always spend a few hundred bucks on PPC just to see if your keywords and offer convert before spending 6 months trying to get a ranking.

Not really clear on what your going for, and no offense intended, my criticism of your site would be that it doesn't look as professional as your competitors and if "horse back riding saddles" is your keyword, you don't have any ranking that I can see for it.

If you can honestly look at your site and say that you would by from your site over the others, then you get a top 10 ranking (ideally top 3) you WILL make sales. It is harder than niche blueprint makes out to create an authority looking site without the help of a designer.

You might try just creating an affiliate site with the same principles, at least as a back up plan. If you click on the link in my sig, it will take you to an affiliate program for health related products. Run the market samurai criteria in NB on the niche (not the product name) and lower your SEOT requirement to 100 and try and find a keyword with as little competition as possible. Create a 10 - 20 page site about the niche/product. Do a mix of article marketing and link building until you have a top 10. Just always ask yourself, would I find value in this product/site? You really can't fail.

I took a look at your ezine article and see that it only has 28 views for the last few weeks. This is the problem there. That means at best, you probably got only 14 visitors from a page with little authority, sent to a site with little authority selling $1000 items. This is not the best recipe. No insult intended, just trying to help. Also, when I say rankings, I am talking about your main site, but having an article rank is of course good as well.

I looked up your keyword in google and it shows a huge amount of search volume last month (about 50,00) and only about 1000 this month. This was likely due to the fact that the Kentucky Derbie was last month, meaning all that volume was likely research oriented, not buyer oriented. It is important to check the trends. 1000 searches over 30 days is not going to send much traffic to your article in the number 10 spot in google, as you have seen. To succeed and make some real money, you are going to want to be able to send 200 - 500 potential "customers" to your offer a day. Keep your chin up, if you stay at it you will get there.

The other site you sent is fine. But again, you will need serious traffic to make serious money. And while sending traffic to a site like that one is fine as a tes, you will ultimately want to create a unique site when you go after a real ranking within the serps. Try writing 20 articles for the dating site and submitting them to Ezine Articles. You can do it in a day or two if you buckle down. If you don't make any sales, move on and try it again with something else. Sooner or later you will hot on a site that brings in a lot of sales per the traffic you send it. Create a site for that product/niche and scale it up.

sounds like a good course for ecommerce. Will look into it if it becomes available again.

anyone else buy this yet?

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niche blueprint is one payment of $497 or 2 monthly payments of $277

Niche Blueprint is incredible. I can't believe the rankings I have been able to achieve using their system. Thanks guys.

Ryan

And they aren't finished adding yet. Just you wait.

Hi,

The Nicheblueprint 2.0 will be better than the previous, and the last version was top notch. The product was way over delivered for the price, it contained everything you needed. This new version builds on that add more tools and improves the product based on customer feedback. I have the last version and I'm planning on upgrading to the new version myself. I feel so strongly about the product I will be promoting it starting Jan 4th. The cost is a very special price for a limited time. This fact by no means, means that the above statements are hype since I'm promoting it, it is an excellent product, super high quality. The cost is very reasonable.

If you want to know more before the Jan 4th pre-launch you can go to http://www.nicheblueprint2-site.com and watch 2 free videos, also get on an advance list for a Jan 4th free video by clicking on the third free video link. To get the info you will have to confirm you requested the information.

I have NB and find it to be a great course. I highly recommend it and will be promoting as a JV.

The one "glich" in the system is the dropshipping. I have never found a dropshipper that could provide prices that would allow me to compete with Amazon.

So, here's what I'm going to do.

Their system works. But, instead of dropshipping I'm going to apply it to affiliate marketing.

They really put out the best videos
But I don't think I would be able to find a dropshipper in my country and if they send from outsite my country the customers have to pay customs and this stuff..
They say that they could help via email, but if they don't live where I live they can't really help me right?

But I'm sure if you have a supplier then this method will rock

I've had 2 experiences with this product and it's developers over the last year.

The first was when I posed a couple questions to their announcement blog during the launch of NB, V1. All the comments were so full of love and giddiness before the product was even released that I decided to ask a couple challenging questions. They werent critiques but they did challenge some numbers and some of the hype in the sales videos. As I expected, by questions were never posted. I use this little ltrick often to test how 'hypey' the sellers are. If they address my questions publically, they've earned the first credibility test. This product team blew that test.

My second experience was when I decided to buy NB anyway. I am quite familiar to eCommerce, and I can tell you that what we got was basicaly a script for your store, and a dropshipers directory. The script created the most god-awful store platform I've ever seen and used. Cumbersome and awkward, and I would never publish it without significant customization.

Finally there was the dripshipper directory - nothing more than a list of companies that might do dropshipping with you (if you could convince them ). Remember, you generally dont just sign up with a dropshipper like you do with an affiliate program. I spent hours going through these web sites, looking for simple products that you might find in Sears, a toy store, or some other mainline retail store. Quite a waste of time. But if you want to set up a store for light fixtures or ball bearings, you could find a good source or two .

Seriously though, my view is NB was massively hyped with minimal content. You can produce a much more fattractive and easy to manage ecommerce store from any number of other products. Of course, those who are financially connected to hyping NB V2, will say that much has been improved. If so, then that improvement should be passed on to those unfortunately souls who never asked for a refund of NB V1. If you have no experience with ecommerce, I strongly suggest you pass on this one.

And for those who questioned the support, Id say the support was ok. But for the first 30 days, 90% of the support questions were people who had trouble getting the script to work. So beyond that it's hard to say.

If you still want to jump in, I wish you luck

J

omrid1, glad you had a good experience. Its' especially good that you found some suppliers, especially since there was such a large number of people ciomplaining about the effort it took to find good suppliers. But you did mention "a few phone calls". Yes, msot dropshippers will qualify you - you need to convince them that you can handle their product. Most newbies would have a hard time with that one.

Since NB2 is not out yet, how do you know about it ? I assume you are still active on the old forum, and have an evaluation copy ? And it looks like you are promoting NB2, so are you doing that based on your experience with NB1 or NB2 ?

Most importantly, please tell me what "tools" were in NB1 that are worth far more than $497 ????

Thanks for the kind words...I do try.

And because inquiring minds want to know...the upgrade for current Niche Blueprint owners is $97. Monthly members will get a somewhat smaller discount, although still a big chunk off the full price. And everyone else can enjoy a substantial discount for the first 7 days. On January 18 it goes to full price.

@Bob - As far as I know, that's right. They may even send it a bit earlier, but certainly no later than the 11th.

I can't wait until the release of NB 2.0v. One question- when I order version 2 will they know I have v1 already and get the discount? Or provide receipt of v1?
Where on NB Blog does it state the $97 for 2.0v?

@johncpu - "If that amzes you, I have a VCR that you'll love ! The data comes from the Google Adwords tool, so why would I pay for something I can get for for free ? And perhaps you could tell us why you think this is better than other leading free tools (i.e. Market Samurai, etc) ? "

Come on John...at least be fair...show me the place where you can tell Google's external keyword tool that you want it to show you keywords where physical products are being sold AND monthly search volume is > 60000 AND competing pages < 10000

OR where can you have it show you CPC < .20 AND search volume > 60000 AND physical products being sold

etc.

You can't...because it doesn't do that...it doesn't even EVER tell you that physical products are being sold with a keyword.

I don't mind criticism of our products...but....really...there is NOTHING out there that can do that query...NOTHING...including Market Samurai (which is not a dig...it's not designed to do that!)

Let's be fair and accurate here.

@sickbaomei - Hey there! The NB 2.0 sites look even better , in my opinion...lots of new templates...more modern looking (I think that was an area that needed improvement from NB 1) They are not built on wordpress, but they are quite easy to use and set up (another thing that was improved from NB 1) and our experience is that they rank VERY well. But...that's not really much to do with the site...more to do with our SEO plan that's included.

Just to confirm, how suitable would this be for people overseas, i.e the UK?

@Gee Sanghera - Very suitable. We've had many successful UK customers with NB 1.0.

If you want to market in the US to US...you have 1 more hoop to jump through (sometimes, not always), but we walk you through it and have the resources of many who've done it before.

2 of our partners live in the UK.

@bevo Definitely money back...60 day refund policy no questions asked..it's a clickbank product this time, so even more safety there.

The bottom line about showing our success stories...is that the minute we show them...they get destroyed. Everyone and their brother bombards the niche, copies the sites exactly etc. It's pretty demoralizing...so, we just plain don't do it. We sell plenty of copies of our training...and stand by the quality and support of it without torpedoing our businesses :-)

There are tons of success stories in our forum...from real customers...and no one has an affiliate link.

You can totally get 30% profit on some things...others you'd struggle to get 10%...can't make any blanket statements.

"In business today your backend and running costs are increasing out of control, electric, gas, fuel, phone, tax, vat, labour, etc. "

OF course...most of those things...you're isolated form with a Web business ! :-)

@Bevo UK Stuffed?? Don't tell my partner! Tim lives in London :-)

Setting up the US company is a hoop...but it's just paperwork etc. Totally and easily "doable"...Plus..once you do it...it's done.

We can help as we've guided others through it.

Glad to have you on board!

Hey Mark...I won't argue with your position as you're certainly entitled!

"Had I known better I could have just waited for a year
and saved myself a fortune. "

That's the point though...you've had it for a year...and had benefit of it...you were an early adopter...they sometimes pay more, but get the benefit for longer.

We've invested a TON of $ in developing the enhancements to this course, and we simply need to make our own return on investments. This pricing set up is what we've decided to charge to maximize that return...same as any other business. There are lots of others who are THRILLED as they've seen the pricing of IM packages just go up and up...

The discover niches tool alone is worth MANY times the total investment you're considering...IMHO.

Having said that...I absolutely respect your decision, and we'll be here with the same level of customer service you've had for a year (or even better!) to support your NB 1.0 purchase!

I am also wondering about how this is going to be, I am very interested in the new one. Does anybody actually own the other one they came out with? And if they do did it make you anything?

@maverick4u - "Is it feasible to use an affiliate approach to the NB sites?" It's certainly feasible, although not what we "teach"...the ecommerce site software wouldn't do you much good...but all the other niche finder and SEO tools etc. would certainly work! You'd have to build a different kind of site.

@inneredges - just head over to our forum and you can speak with lots of folks who have worked with NB 1.0 successfully.

I think the above poster is possibly spamming?

@Johncpu

Seriously...you're not getting this...

PLEASE watch the video...

With MS and Google's Tool...you can't ask for volume and search #'s and wether there are physical goods being sold

You can say...give me keywords that are related to baby clothing...and sort them by volume ....you can't get competing pages from Google's tool...you can with MS....so...sure...give it a seed keyword and you can do that...

BUT...that's NOT what our tool does!

Our tool finds niches...you don't start with a seed keyword...(although you can, and perhaps this is where the problem is..that's what I show first in the video...please watch a few mins. more!)

You start by saying...give me all the HIGH volume, low competition keywords where people are selling physical products...

THAT is a whole new ball game

You cannot do this with ANY tool out there...again, PLEASE watch the video..all the way through ...it's only 7 mins...and it will explain what I'm saying here.

As for adwords it does show the position you'll get...and we only show the bids if you make it into the top 10...

So...you can see CPC and expected position

again, this is in the video...I kinda think you didn't watch it or you wouldn't make these points.

"but if 99% of the products listed in the tool do not have a suitable dropshipper"

Ok...so, I get that ecommerce isn't for you...but...this is really silly...

99%?? that's ridiculous...we have rarely had an issue finding a dropship supplier. Our partner Dave Hermansen is an international expert on wholesale and retail supply chain...and he supported ANYONE who had trouble finding a supplier in NB 1.0. We are here to help our customers, and I stand by our responsiveness...it's the best in this industry..period.

I bought something from Adorama a few months ago...a HUGE online shop ... and it was...dropshipped.

There's going to be more dropshipping, not less in the future...all part of the whole "just in time" manufacturing and supply chain...it only makes sense.

oh..and btw...maybe you just want to get a bit of inventory if you REALLY can't find a supplier...it certainly may be worth doing that...if you can build your own business out of it.

So John...again...I get that e-commerce isn't for you...and you're not a fan...but...there are LOTS of people making a good living at it..so let's not write it off...

The tool does not show which products have drop shippers...that would be ...almost impossible...and again, in my opinion, if there's a hot market...you'll find a dropshipper.

The tool is global volume and no seasonality...but a little common sense around terms like halloween costume... :-) But seriously...we have a process...find a niche through the niche finder, then find 1-3 keywords to optimize for through Keyword Blueprint , then look at some other considerations including seasonality....only after that process have you found something to build a site around.

You're so focused on what the tool doesn't have...I'm just amazed that you wouldn't think it were valuable to have a vast database of what people are currently selling online and to be able to slice and dice and search on it by tons of criteria.

Is something like keywordspy for affiliate marketing useless for you too?

There may be some great ideas to enhance the tool, but NOTHING else out there can do this.

To put this to bed...I ask you plainly..

Don't you think there is great value in asking a tool...give me all the keywords where people are selling physical goods online, where there are at least 2000 searches per day, and only 10,000 competing pages??

If you do think that's valuable...then show me a tool that does that...there is not a single one out there.

if you don't think that has value...then we'll agree to disagree.

You make all these general statements...re: margin %'s etc. I would suggest that both of our blanket statements are worthless without data...we have many stores and I'm giving you our experience. If yours is different we can agree to disagree...but I don't think either of us can make a blanket statement about the global marketplace without actual facts and data

The upgrade charge is $97, full price is $297...

i swear...it's amazing that we're getting complaints (from people who didn't buy, I understand early adopters) because we lowered the price since last time...amazing...

"In my view, it would be a complete waste of time and money to use NB for affiliate products. You want something like PopShops for that. There might be a few exceptions, but Id bet money you will not find dropshippers for 5% of the products on Amazon, especially the hgh end items with major brand names."

Again...you haven't seen the course...so it would be hard to answer this...right?

There's no sense at all in using the ecommerce platform...as I said in my answer.

BUT...if you want instructions and incredible tools on finding a niche to do this in, finding the right keywords to go after, and performing SEO to get traffic...

then this is an excellent course for that.

Let me give you an example...I just spent about 5 minutes with our discover niches tool. I didn't even put any search criteria in...I just hit the "find inspiration" button....that randomly shows me niches

I found wedding cake stands which looked GREAT..over 1000 searches per day and 16.5k competing pages.

I took that over to keyword blueprint and looked at that and other potential keywords for the US market

Found wedding cake stand and wedding cake stands that , combined, get about 1000 searches per day, and each have VERY easy competition.

There are adwords ads, so people are making money here...these stands are not cheap...another good sign...

I checked on seasonality...which, surprisingly, didn't seem to be an issue...expected spikes in summer etc. but actual..small spikes were in other months...hmm...but...seasonality , not an issue

So...all good...I'll follow our process to find a supplier at this point and this could very well be a great niche store idea..if I can get the merchandise at the right price point...again ...this and the next steps...are all a part of our process.

If you KNEW wedding cake stands was something you may want to get into...then you could've done this with google's tool..or more easily MS...but...the point is...

People DON"T know the niche they should go after...they have trouble coming up with ideas...

THAT's the power here.

Steve,

Just to be clear. This is centred around physical products. I'm guessing this could be adapted to something like Amazon, or maybe Commission Junction?

@Gee - yes , it could...in fact , although it's not the focus of the course, we did just that a while back...

Used the tool to find a cool keyword and niche...wasn't really good for ecommerce for a bunch of reasons...so we made a kind of "top 10" site for it..loaded up with CJ stuff...seo'd....sales come in...

How important is the niche finder tool?

Are there any 'secrets', so to speak, in the
actual course that would give Niche Blueprint
users an advantage over your average Internet
marketing user that can create an ecommerce
website? Because lets be honest anyone can
create an ecommerce store for free these
days...

@steve...totally agree with you. It's cake to build an ecommerce store and free

Here's what you can't do easily for free

1. Discover niches with a tool like ours
2. Have access to a huge dropship supplier database
3. Have other tools , training and support to get suppliers
4. Have training for setting up your site for the best conversions
5. Have access to MAJOR tools to help target keywords and then rise in the SERPS including keyword blueprint, authority hub finder, article blueprint and link blueprint

A few other things too...but those are the biggies I'd say

@afxx - Niche Blueprint is really all about focusing on the physical products market, and certainly the main gist of the course is setting up ecommerce stores, not traditional "affiliate" marketing (at least the de facto definition)...so if you have zero interest in ever doing ecommerce, I'd probably go with Commission Blueprint. Many of the tools are shared, and NB isn't more "up to date"...just focused differently.

@afxx...they're separate products, Mate...sorry...they're not sold as a package.

@tldnetworks - You had me at hello! :-)

hehe...thanks, Mate...

"This thread is too funny. On a forum where virtually every thread is "Make Million Dollars a day, WITHOUT Working" type stuff there is one thread (that I have found) regarding ecommerce and physical products - And there is TONS of skeptism and doubt. Talk about the the pot calling the kettle black."

My favorite quote...it can be exhausting here sometimes...

Video is here btw: http://www.nicheblueprint.com/niche.html

Watched two pre-launch videos. Sounds like a winner for those just getting started to cover basics and get rolling. Not sure how in depth the program goes regarding the aspects of running an actual business; operation costs, sales tax, business/resell license, data security, pci compliance, etc... The tools are pretty intriguing to me more so than the lessons.

Steven, can you summarize the pricing? after reading all the posts I'm confused about the bottom line price structure. Also pm on the way.

@tldnetworks - sure thing

$97 upgrade price for purchasers of the original product (Niche Blueprint 1.0)
$297 regular pricing for launch week, then it will go up to $497

Thanks Steve, a lot of people have been asking about cost. Looking forward to getting my upgrade.

@oldwarrior if you want to sell from US to US....It is often easier to have a US company set up...not ALWAYS required...It's all dependent on the supplier really. I mean, you can certainly do everything else with a foreign company. The supplier needs to be comfortable doing it though...more and more are now...as this gets more popular...and everyone starts to understand the global economy.

As for your second issue...you have any of these concerns no matter what you do..what kind of business you get into...we've NEVER had any kind of legal issue on our ecommerce stuff...can't say that about our affiliate marketing side...we've had a few things come up...with the FTC focus on affiliate marketing right now...heck, I'd say physical good dropshipping is safer anyway.

@oldwarrior

"Maybe I even need somekind of logistic system to track everything that is bought through my sites. That then has to be integrated with financial administration. "

That's really not required...it's all taken care of through the software that's included.

"I think that being from outside the US makes it more difficult to try this out."

There can be 1 extra hoop to jump through...SOMETIMES...but, the rewards are WAY worth it...we've had MANY successful customers from outside the US...

Non-scientific #'s ahead!!... I'd say about 20-30% of the folks that worked the system and had good success were outside the US.

we have a real quick pdf that's part of the course..I'd be happy to email it to you.

PM me your email address and I'll send it over!

I PM'd you my email...be quicker that way! :-)

While I was in the process of downloading the pre-launch videos...at the other end I was reading the posts in this Forum. As I progressed from the first post to the last reply, my mind was being made up. Therefore, your posts helped me to make an informed decision.

Thanks fellow members.

Jenievieve

@sickbaomei "Do you need to constantly contact the dropship companies by phone ?"

Not at all...not usually anyway...with all our sites, pretty much everything is done through email. Pretty rare to have regular phone contact...just not necessary.

@jenievieve - You didn't say what the decision was? :-)

And it is... $297 for the first week

Thanks everyone for their interest...it's greatly appreciated.

Cant wait for the launching days ;p

Exciting stuff here by the looks of things. Just checked out the sales page.
BTW Steven Clayton your link seems to be down in your sig http://www.nicheblueprint.com.
Will watch the buzz tomorrow around the forum.

On the fence just now. Good Luck with everything

(Edit it seems fine now sorry my bad)

@Johncpu

Ok John..I give up...sorry I couldn't convince you to be a customer...just one thing

"It's cake to build an ecommerce store and free"

That quote was in response to someone asking why they should get the course...as you can get the software to set up an ecommerce site for free...

And I agree...it is easy to get the software and set it up for free...that's what I meant...I'm sure you read the rest of my reply...but you chose not to show that..

Of course it's easy to set one up...and free..doing it correctly and making money at it...that's another matter...which was my point.

Best of luck to you in 2010 John..but I still can't honestly believe you don't see the value in the niche finder tool...can't see how that could possibly not be a home run for people...but...I respect your opinion.

PM sent Paul

I was really interested in NB2...until I went and read the forum that they allow you access to when you sign up for the notification list.

I spent about 2 hours on that forum the other night and I was less than impressed. There were all of these people that had bought the previous version of NB and CB and too many of them had stories that weren't reflecting success from getting the product.

And, yes, I know that the product can't be blamed for one's success or failure, but I have to agree in part with Johncpu above when he said the "content didnt fit the sales packaging".

And while the keyword tool seems kind of cool, can't Micro Niche Finder do all of that...and a lot more...in its latest version?

That's just me. Take it or leave it.

Certainly different from my perception Chris...but...hey...it's an open book for all to see and judge for themselves.

If we could ever do a real analysis of how successful people are (who at least actually use the training and the tools) I am completely confident that our #'s would be up there with the best of them!

Another indication, we've offered an upgrade price for previous purchasers and they're taking advantage of it like crazy...people vote with their $, and I'm thrilled with the level of support.

This NB thingy looks a little similar to storesonline, the concept that is. Storesonline goes around giving people free lunches/dinners at hotels and promote their overpriced ecommerce package. However NB2 comes with some cool tools to help with the setup of the store.

I agree with johncpu about the ecommerce process...there's more to do like order fulfillment, making sure the customers get their tracking number and so on. Payment wise too....if i want to use more than just paypal, i need to invest in a merchant account. That needs some kind of processing fees. I also need to check the dropshippers available orders that match my 'inventory' and make sure they are available for pple to order.



I was very attracted to this offer. But i again sat back to think again...am i another program junkie...grabbing anything that looks cool. I have to say....NB2 is cool. But i have to focus on my current project. One of my goals this year is to be focus and not be a program junkie like i did. It's really hard to resist the launch offer. omg...

@chayil - I can CERTAINLY understand that! hehe...too many people don't focus. I would say...if you're not going to use it...I honestly don't want you to buy it...seriously..

I'd rather have happy customers...and happy customers get value out of what they buy.

You just have to pick a good thing to focus on! :-) that's all...and there's no right answer for everyone...that's for sure.

Best of luck!

@bmoney76

1. it's generally easier to find suppliers for those kinds of goods...as there's simply more supply and demand...so more of a wholesale / retail infrastructure in place

2. SO variable...but our experience is in the 10-30% range. Normally, if you can't get at least 10%, it's not worth your time...again...these are big generalities.

@tresfavian - We have a link building plan that's had great success and been tweaked over the last year for maximum effect

We include training on MANY places and ways to get backlnks

AND...maybe more importantly....3 critical tools

Authority hub - which analyzes the competition's backlinks to determine places you should be looking to get links from

Article blueprint - an article submitter that avoids the "spam" duplicate content issue and gets 100's of backlinks from one article

Link Blueprint - a link building "co-op" designed to get MASSIVE amounts of baclinks from a huge variety of sources and IP addresses (locations) which is completely un - "footprintable" if I can invent a word.

Hi Steve

Any chance you guys are planning for version 3..NB3. If i'm not ready this round, hopefully the next time round i will be.

Hey John...maybe another time!

You can't compare wordtracker #'s directly with other keyword tools that get their data from Google. That's not where they get theirs...so the #'s won't ever even come close.

At least...that's the way it used to be...use Google's external keyword tool..that's free too

not sold out

nope...still good here!

just FYI..that's the upgrade price for NB 1.0 owners only.

@claytons

Hi Steven,

(I am brand new here, so I can't PM you or I would have.)

I am a 53-year old "traditional" businessman and have been following you and Tim for some time. My company is purely "brick and mortar", even though we do have a web site. We are seriously considering a significant diversification into Internet marketing and Niche Blueprint has grabbed my attention.

Before I purchase NB 2.0, I would like to send you an e-mail with more information about me, my company, my background and my objectives. (I am not comfortable doing so in the public forum.) If you are open to that, please PM me with your e-mail address and I'll send you an e-mail. If you are not comfortable with that, I certainly understand.

- Brent

@Brentg22 PM sent

Is there a monthly fee I have to pay per month or it is one time only $297?

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@sickbaomei and @whizkey Sorry guys...wasn't trying to duck the question...just a bit crazy!

You may have an extra hoop to jump through in having to set up a business in the US...but..it's easy...we show you how...you may NOT have to do it, depending on your suppliers...and this is only if you want to market to the US.

But...it's all good...20-30% of our customers for NB are outside the US

I am very keen to get a copy of this program before the first week promo and the affiliate marketer bonus gift expired but I still have some unanswered concern.

1) Now that @sickbaomei and @whizkey brought up this point on registering a business in US, i am also from singapore. I guess we will have to pay taxes in US for the profits in this business. This is correct? I wonder also do we have to pay tax in singapore too?

2) What will happen in situation of the customer return products because it is faulty or simply because they changed their mind and want a refund? How is the refund process like? Is the wholesaler going to absorb all the losses? Hope someone can give a detail description on the refund/return process as this dropshipping is really new to me.

2) Can I buy this program but apply it for normal affiliate marketing? The niche research software and SEO portion look pretty attractive to me.

@eidorian

1. This is really not the place for me to give tax advice...well...actually there's never a good place for me to do that. BUT...you don't pay US taxes. You pay taxes in your home country. There are several ways to set up the US company...but the short answer is...the US company makes no profit. It all goes to you...it breaks even...and all the profit goes to you as the owner...and you report that as income in your home country.

this works the same way for my US company...even though I'm IN the US.

2. First of all...of course it depends on what you're selling....but this has never turned out to be much of an issue for us...we do get them..but rarely...and how it's handled varies from supplier to supplier. We usually get them to handle the return, give us a refund on our wholesale purchase, they verify the goods are fine to sell again, then we refund the customer....not a big deal...remember also..these are niche sites...not like an Amazon :-) So....it's lower volume (still makes a good living though!) and so you're not dealing with a mass of returns etc.

3. You can certainly do that.

That tax advice is not necessarily correct.

It will all depend upon the tax agreement between your particular country and the US.

You MUST ask a tax expert in your own country about this.

Pearson (once of Arthur Andersen tax department)

@pearsonbrown...I defer to your MUCH better qualifications, but would just add...that in our experience...and our company is VERY international...we have 5 different countries represented on our staff...that there has always been a way to set up something...where there's no DOUBLE taxation...and that's what the big concern is...sort of "losing" money

now its open.. time zone here and there very confusing.

@alashton hey there..no, unfortunately not...we feel that with the discover niches tool, the e-commerce platform and all the specialized e-commerce training , there's more than enough value to make up for the crossover....there's no duplication in the training really...just the 3 SEO tools and the Keyword tool.

It is another reason we chose to price it at $297 for the first few days though. Rather than the full $497.

Hi there,

just watched the NB 20. webinar, done with mark Ling,
teleseminarrecordings.com/nb2webinar/

Clayton, I come from Slovenia, Eu; can you please send me the PDF as well and please also let me know what is the cost to set up the business in US.

best regards!

Klemen

@OneSiteResource these are global and phrase match and checked using Google's keyword tool

Costume Toys global phrase now says 201,000 searches

zebra bedding shows 90,500 so it's actually better than what Discover Niches shows.

Again , Global, phrase match...

"The program would be worth a lot more than its price if the data was accurate,"

Perhaps you should've asked the question before making accusations like that ... frankly it's pretty darn irresponsible.

2 other points

1. Discover niches isn't saying it's a good or bad niche...it's simply used as a brain storming tool
2. If traffic Travis says it's bad...it is?? hmmm..ok...

Hi Steve

How different are the training videos that's in NB1 and NB2?? Are they the same videos with some added content for NB2? Thanks

@profitgenerator

1. unlimited, you never pay us another penny...these are your sites and you can sell them etc. Do anything you like with the software that we give you (the ecommerce software that is)

2. If you want to use autoresponders, you'd have to pay for them...and there is a fee for merchant account depending on who you use...but paypal pro is not expensive

3. Real wholesalers

@chayil - Modules 2,3,5,and 6 have been completely redone...so about 1/2 the course I'd say... is new.

@Joe118 totally your site...you own it...on your server, your domain etc.

@Gee Sanghera no, sorry no plans to do that..BUT...there will be something else in the future along these same lines...

Keywords where physical goods are sold ... they're not the only keywords we collect...we have a database of millions and it grows every single day...

@onesiteresource

"That does raise another question though, wouldn't exact match be more useful? Is there an option to do that? I mean that as an honest question,"

You're right that is an honest question...and I wish we would have begun here instead of you saying something completely inaccurate and detrimental to my business. It's a real issue and people need to be more responsible.

Rant off now...

As for exact match..I really don't feel there's a right or wrong answer here. It's an amazing undertaking to collect and store all this data...so you sort of have to pick something. I think phrase is a good compromise. ESPECIALLY for discovering niches...we're not trying to find exact keywords yet in the process. So, I'm happy with phrase match for this purpose...others may disagree...and I can see the point.

You misunderstood me...or I misspoke. The search volume and the competing pages are both phrase match

I wasn't putting down traffic travis...I happen to LOVE Mark Ling (in an appropriate way! ) I was just pointing out that one tool saying one thing ... doesn't automatically make the other tool (if it says something else) wrong. More investigation needs to be done etc.

Btw...I edited my post above...because I looked at costumes toys or something else...the costume toys # actually matched the Discover niches number exactly 200k, well 201k!

"So it is a glorified dropshipping scheme basically."

You've GOT to be kidding me...REALLY? Amazon Frickin' drop ships all over the place...

Are they just a glorified dropshipping scheme/company?

There are plenty of people who make their living and support their families running their own business ...these so called "dropshipping schemes" put food on people's tables, including my own.

Man...such haters here sometimes...you haven't even seen the product and what we have to offer. Just simply amazes me how negative people are.

How about...just maybe...not criticizing something you know absolutely nothing about...I would really think that's a good way to go through life.

"If they are that good at doing it, why the heck are they not just churning out large numbers of their own sites and watching the money roll in?"

I am so tired of hearing this garbage. We LOVE to teach and create these products .. it's our passion ... What the HECK is wrong with us doing that and charging people a fair amount for the value we create? If we teach people to make 50-100k per year and they can quite their job...isn't it , just maybe ok for us to make 500k in total to do just that? Geeze

People say they want good quality courses and information products on Internet marketing...but in the same breath...those that are the most qualified to do them...shouldn't?? amazing logic

Moderator Note

Timer is entitled to his opinion.

Using a term such as 'hater' in relation to his comments is QUITE UNACCEPTABLE.

Pearson

@pearsonbrown - is it the policy of the board to allow the "bashing" of products (and by extension people...as my reputation is the quality of my products) where the person has no knowledge of them...no access to them? I mean to be clear..he wasn't giving his overall opinion of dropshippng, he was calling my product..a "scheme".

In addition, I'm not sure that "haters" should be determined to very insulting in this context ... it is simply implying...sort of "default negativity and everything being bad" etc.

All we (product creators) ask..is that...if you're going to criticize our efforts, please have actually seen them ...that seems reasonable to me.

However...your board, your rules...I accept that and will refrain from using that term from now on.

I really don't understand you, Steve. Your products get an overwhelmingly positive reception on this board. Even Timer said your product was 'an interesting approach'.

Yet you come out with hysterical language such as 'hater' - language which I would automatically delete if it was applied to you - and you don't even apologise for it.

People are entitled to give their opinions on products, both the idea of the product and the product itself. If you don't like that concept, I could easily delete this entire thread. Just say the word.

Pearson

@pearson - ok...thanks for your response.

I officially apologize for "hater' then...it seems it meant something less to me than others...but perception is the reality and the important point...so understood.

just as far as ... understanding me :-) I fight vigorously for my reputation when I feel as though it's being "wronged" and I do tend to get very hot under the collar when that happens...take it too personally I guess. Our reputations are all we really have...online even more importantly..and they're so easily tainted by a comment here or there.

I will take deep breaths and temper my responses in the future...seriously...not being sarcastic there!

Perhaps in this space...we're all a bit trigger happy...trigger happy to call something bad or a scam...and then trigger happy to go over the top to defend it. I will keep that in mind for my part...in the future.

Thank you again, Pearson

I should probably make it clear that I personally disagree with Timer. My good friend Martin Avis has just given Steven's product an excellent review, and Martin only recommends the best.

I fully understand that any product owner is defensive and sensitive about their products - I am about my own ;-)

Pearson

:-) Thanks for that Pearson...it is much appreciated.

I just came to chime in. I've been running an ecommerce site for about a year now through dropshipping. I LOVE my supplier/wholesaler. I've made some pretty good money with it (not as much as i'd like ). Which is why I'm considering this course. What's ironic is that I found the warrior forum by trying to learn new ways to promote my site. Now I've done a 360 and been focusing on affilate marketing the last couple of months. This course becoming available just made me say "Hey, you do still have a ecommerce website you know". lol It's just a lot of work and the SEO is definately more intense. Which is probably the main reason I'm considering this course.

I agree with what tldnetworks said in #347: "IMO finding a GOOD vendor/supplier is the most important step..."

Hi Steve and Honey. I am one of your customers of NB1. I think it was a great product, but I ran into a brick wall (despite Dave Hermansen's kind help and advice) in my efforts to find drop shipping suppliers for my niche's products.

However, I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet and am considering paying the $97 upgrade fee for NB2. But before I do, I have a couple of questions: First, I saw a sneak preview on Honey's affiliate site that leads me to believe that DropShipBluePrint has been overhauled and enhanced. Is that true? Second, what other changes, if any, have been made in NB2 -- specifically in regard to the issue of finding drop shipping suppliers?

Thanks and good luck with your launch,
Richard

Hey Richard! Thanks for being a customer. There will absolutely always be a small percentage of times when we can't find a supplier I'm afraid! Drop ship blueprint has been given a prettier and easier to use interface and we've always continue to add suppliers

BUT...you already have access to this as a NB 1 customer .. so no need to upgrade to get that.

There are a ton of reasons to upgrade to NB 2. LOTS of new tools and instruction etc.

BUT...if the main or only reason is to find a dropshipper for that niche of yours...I think I'd have to say that if Dave and his team couldn't find one last year..they probably won't find one this year...and oh...you don't need to pay extra to ask again...you're already a customer..

So..I'm talking you out of spending money I'm afraid!

@thebarksmeow

"It's just a lot of work and the SEO is definately more intense. Which is probably the main reason I'm considering this course. "

LOTS to help with on that front in NB 2.0

I have NBP 1.0 and will upgrade if only for the amazing tools that come with it.

And I fully understand Steve's reaction to Timer's post. I too hate those say "If they are that good at doing it, why the heck are they not just churning out large numbers of their own sites and watching the money roll in?". I mean, it sort of implies no successful person would ever share his info. So ALL the "make money" would be scams! And I don't mind paying or be paid a fee if I get/provide more value.


Anyway, Steve's team offer THE best customer support out there, bar none. NBP is different but it's tougher than having infoproducts to sell or simply being an affiliate. The first version of the store was complicated, and dealing with Dropshippers was no fun for me. So if you're online to have "no human contacts" of sorts, this is not for you.

But to diversify your business, it's great especially if can hire someone to do some of the set up. And I've not done it, but I imagine selling such a e-commerce store would be much more profitable than flipping "regular" websites.

Hi, first, thank you EVERYONE for a great thread. Hugely impressive to get such spirited contributions.

Can I ask, is there anyone in the UK who has worked with NPB? Is it US-centric? (Drop shippers etc) Be helpful to know. Thanks in advance....

Best - J

Hi All of U
WOW!!!! - I didn't expect this kind of reaction - Great!!! - even though some are more positive than others, is is all serious and great info's. Thank you all so much :O)

The person I have heard this from is a serious affiliate marketer, and he is very positive about this product, but we are all humans with different approaches to the whole internet marketing wave.

Looking forward to follow the situation around this product.
All the best
ecom77

@Dostique - hmmm...not really...I mean...there's a ton of video too...and that certainly walks you through things...with step by step screen shots when appropriate..

Like...one of the videos...is watch Dave build a store...where he show you step by step how to build a site...

Not sure if I answered your question there...bottom line...you won't be at a loss for what to do.

@schnisz - about 1/2 the course videos are new...

@global365 - few points...

Anyone has access to the forum (in my sig, it's open to public)...so head on over and check it out yourself. There are about 70,000 posts, so it can be hard to find "testimonials", but there are TONS of folks who have done very well with NB 1.0..we speak with them often.

In our experience, the people that are truly killing it, are not the ones to post in the forum ...they're the ones that answer the ones that are looking for help...the ones looking for help are the ones that post. Having said that...there really are a whole bunch of folks doing well and discussing it in the forum.

Here's one of the more passionate ones...and one I keep printed out!

NBP - A Year On

@velociphiles the biggest help NB 2.0 can provide would be the methods that Dave teaches to find suppliers outside of our directory...and his direct assistance

I don't believe we have any suppliers that are labeled as specifically supporting France..although there is an international shipping category. So...you may have mixed results with the directory...That means you'll have to use Dave's methods, tips and tricks...AND have him available as your secret weapon.

A support ticket to Dave...will have him help you find a specific supplier. He's an expert in International sourcing for wholesale and retail.

Hope that helps....side note...LOVE France .. spend the holidays in Paris every year in an apartment on Rue St. Honore right near the tuileries metro stop. Will spend 1/2 my time there when I get the kids to move out..can't wait...miss it already.

@velociphiles thanks for that, Mate...will be checking that site out. Hope to see you as a customer! Great domain name there too! :-)

@maxi991 You certainly can. There are a few posts in here along those lines...and you may very well have 1 more small hoop to go through than a US based person...but all certainly "doable"

Well, I purchased this today and looked over the course. It is well laid out in modules, videos, pdfs and a forum. Great content so far. And the tools makes it even better. I wanted to get this before the price went up. So, if I get stuck with something I heard the customer support is second to none. So, I'm off to learn new things.

Spencer

Alright I couldn't resist. I need to post about it.

First of all this is not even close to what I thought I'd be doing something like that in 2010 but I'm genuinely interested in doing something like what niche blueprint suggests after going through the sales letter, the video steve has on the sales letter (saw that twice coz I like his style) and that few marketers I respect and follow are promoting it.

However, I've got to ask advice from fellow warriors here.
I got into internet marketing 5 months back but got serious about it since Nov 09. Before I got serious about that I had purchased load of programs I didn't follow. After Nov 09 and a change of mindset I started working on courses and guides and ebooks I had bought. Sorted my first ebook out and my website and my auto responder and all that needed to start your online business selling digital products.

Jan 10 (after 3 weeks of my website and product goin live) I saw my first sale and another ($27 earned in total) so I figured I was goin the right direction and progressing and just needed to scale things up. Started building my list (its at 210 at the moment in only a month with nothing major done to it and I've got 3 adswaps lined up for feb)

Basically the need for all that ramble is (and thanks for reading so far) is that I have recently been bankrupt and I have no funds at all. I am also a full time post grad student (hadn't discovered IM when I started my course otherwise there was no need for it) and a part time job that hardly pays the bills but now I'm genuinely interested in buying Niche Blueprint as it sounds like it is easy to follow (provided you take action which I'm committed too).

So is this for me?

I mean the reason for telling you my story is that I am already working on something and have start seeing some results should I slightly deviate from my plan and buy this course and follow it and continue my current business plans too.
I can handle both as long as it gives me results.
Like Gary V says you come home, you kiss the dog, you go to town. 8pm to 2 in the morning is plenty of time for action.

I am ready to take action but I just want you advice as to what should I do. I literally will be borrowing some money from a friend to purchase it as I don't have the funds AT ALL but that friend will also be giving me 2 hrs a day to help me out as he believes in me (and basically sees how desperate I am to make it work).

Any help would be appreciated but quick as the prices go up (hate scarcity)

Thanks.

Hi Steve, Any idea when you'll be releasing Commission Blueprint again? Also, will you be adding a tool like discover niches to it?

@robinson - I answered deb up there in the thread :-)

@Maddi - I agree .. PLEASE I don't want anyone to have to borrow money to buy our stuff.

@afxx - hey there...you can go to the link in my signature and get a trial of the CB2.0 tools, then you'll be on the list...

We won't be adding Discover Niches to that ... but... well...maybe there will be something out there in the future...I've said before...in order to get the e-commerce keywords...we have to look at all of them...and since we're looking...we may as well keep the data....hehe..that's about as much as I can say on the topic right now.

:-)

@schnisz - The keyword tool takes a LOT of information into account, not just the competing pages...and yes..I agree...that's CLEARLY not the be all and end all of evaluating the competition.

Discover Niches doesn't really evaluate the competition, it just gives competing pages as a quick check...a good way to see if this is a niche...and then to take it on over to keyword blueprint and see what the competition really looks like.

@schnisz -oh sorry! Through Monday at Noon EST. We're going to have to remove it..we've had some nasty people doing some bad things with it...I'm sure you can figure that out ! :-)

Can you load this program on multiple computers? or do you have to buy a different package for each computer you have?

@ricky.l you can load onto different computers for sure. The tools can only be running on one at a time though...only two of the tools run on the desktop btw...keyword blueprint and authority hub....everything else is web based

@kbs not Filsaime's

Ours! :-)

Steven Clayton and Tim Godfrey

@gunti20 Niche Blueprint is our complete course on selling physical goods online (e-Commerce) and Commission Blueprint is our course on affiliate marketing.

There is some tool overlap between the 2, but they're very different.

I always recommend Niche Blueprint to beginners. I think it's a bit easier to get started on. Commission Blueprint isn't really a total "beginners" course.

We also have a cheap course for TOTAL newbies at Mining Money Online

That may be a good place to start too. Although we did include a couple of the videos from that course in NB 2.0 to help out the folks that are new!

@gunti20 mining money online is literally brand new. so all good.

NB 2.0 's price will go up on Monday...yes...NB works just fine in Europe..if you read back a few posts there were some discussions on that.

If you're BRAND new and are not sure if Internet marketing is for you...then maybe MMO would be best...but either way...you have a 60 day refund period...so...you really can't get hurt.

@gunti20 I would start with one...3 is OVERLOAD!! :-), and listening to you...I would recommend NB 2.0

Ive reading up on this forum as a newcomer and lots of people have mentioned affiloblueprint as a game changer for them....is this related or not?

@beksworld - unrelated..

@Global365 - We don't go over that in the course material...but it's an obvious "play" for some niches...and totally "doable"

We discussed it a bit in this forum thread:

How do I monetize from Discover Niches

@beksworld - it goes up to $497. It's currently $297

@plaqueman - I certainly think they'd add to it! The choice really depends on what you want to focus on. If you want to try e-Commerce then NB 2.0 is for you...if you want to focus on more "generic" affiliate marketing, then I would suggest CB 2.0

They both share some tools, but not all, and they each have a unique focus with no real duplication in the training.

Does the software that runs off of the desktop run on Mac OS?

@ricky.l you bet...that's all I own. 5 Macs in this household...and, of course it runs on Windows as well.

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@Johncpu - Well we'll certainly agree to disagree...all the tools in the world are not useful unless you know what to do with them. So, and we don't even have to speak about our products...but products in general now...it's certainly valuable to invest in something that gives you an education in what you're interested in pursuing.

"Learn to do basic content wrting and SEO first"

Not sure that's quite enough instruction for folks... :-)

"don't give in to the hype"

Sometimes there's hype because there's steak behind the sizzle! :-) I certainly think that's the case here.

Anyway I certainly support the MS advice...it's a great tool.

@johncpu - Well, I guess I'll leave all the other positive posts to speak about our products then...and we'll again agree to disagree.

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Gosh,

Quite a review thread. I know a bit about Mail Order and Ecommerce sites although I don't know all that much about Drop Shipping, having been a director of a niche mail order company that now turns over just under $100 million a year.

From what I have read of this thread it looks like Niche Blueprint will have a lot of useful advice and tips that for the price are well worth it. I'm almost tempted to buy a copy to do an in depth review but my time is tight right now working on developing my first IM products.

I would recommend buying it though and have put together a small bonus on my Niche365 website. I am tempted to ask my brother who runs another very succesful mail order business if he would do a webinar with me as an additional bonus, which considering his current speaking fee would be immenseley valuable!

Once my products are up and running I may come back and buy a copy for myself to do a full review. In the meantime if you haven't bought it and it will not distract your focus from what you are currently doing I would get a copy. The great thing about IM products is that if they don't do what you think they will do for you it is easy to get a refund.

I am also heartened by the extremeley proactive tone Steve Clayton is taking in this thread. Its a testament I think to his integrity that rather than just relying on affiliates to sell this for him and fill his pockets he is going out of his way to answer comments and criticisims. I am impressed.

@SpyGuy

Few points.

These are not our companies in our Directory, so I can't make any blanket statements that would cover the 1000's that are in there...BUT...we don't endorse paying any membership fees or any other types of fees just to carry that dropshipper's merchandise. In fact we asked that members report such behavior to us and we'll remove them...I think that's ridiculous and you should look for another supplier if anyone asks that. It has happened...and we have removed them...but it's been pretty rare.

As for whether they all exist in the US...no, they don't ... I don't have the exact breakdown. Clearly most are though... and there are some in Canada...but quite a number of them will ship internationally.

And don't forget we have 2 other tracks to find a supplier. The tips and tricks that Dave teaches about finding them through some quick research and then a ticket to Dave and his team...who are International product sourcing experts.

@SpyGuy

"With the usual drop in the dollar, combined with price competition.... being in Canada makes my profits shrink"

Yeah..good point there...

Still confident that if you want to market in CAD to CAD, that the course and support could help you find suppliers that are based there.

"Also, DS co's like Doba etc all charge membership fee's. I thought this was common for DShip co's ? "

That's the "club" model...which , in my opinion, is just set up to get money from people "looking" for products etc. We never pay anything special to carry a company's goods.

"Is it possible to just purchase the NB.2 keyword tool as a stand alone? "

No...sorry!

@eyevad completely stand alone...thanks for the interest!

A quick addendum to my earlier post. I recommended Niche Blueprint to a client who has a furniture mail order company in the UK that I do some consulting for and he picked up a copy and he tells me that he is blown away by some of the information in here and maintains that he is already seeing an improvement to his bottom line....

Hello All,

This has been an interesting thread so far. Lots of good stuff about these guys being said and I like that. Since IM is totally new to me and ecommerce seems like its where the money's at I will be purchasing this course sometime today.

Just curious though as to who anyone thinks has the best bonus package available? Seems like most of the bonus packages are the same so I'm assuming that this is what Tim and Steve are offering their Affiliates to offer (or something like that). Anyways, it doesn't seem like a bad bonus but it seems there are some better ones out there and I'd love to hear anyone's opinion on what the "Best Bonus" is.

Thanks

@justinw I'm always reading! My partner Tim handles the JV side of the biz (he's MUCH better at this...I'm customer facing and product development) so I just don't know the answer. It's after 10PM Sunday night in London, so he's not around.

You can contact him directly through the JV page. Sorry I don't have a more definitive answer.

Thanks Justin,

I saw Dulisses' bonus earlier, it looks pretty good. Yours looks pretty good too, especially for a total newbie and Totally Unique! It's interesting how I'm on so many lists of "gurus and super affiliates" promoting this launch and their bonuses mostly seem to pale in comparison.

I also noticed you are promoting the EVP.........damn, I should have bought through you, much better bonus than what I got going direct and I hate a bonus where I have to pay shipping (nominal or not) for the stuff anyways. It's not the money, just the principle of it I guess. In any case, I haven't had a chance to use it yet, the setup is going to take me a while, the product seems very cool despite the lackluster bonuses that were offered.

Thanks for your prompt reply

For those still over the fence. I want to drop my 2 cents

I got the course and it's very good. Videos and PDF's cover pretty much the most important points for a beginner / intermediate person. The Forum is packed with info, support and wise + friendly people so even advanced IMers will benefit from it. Definitely guess it will be up to you in terms of making money or not.

What I like more than everything is that everyone involved is clearly doing their best for any customer to succeed.

Even though the dropship list doesn't add too much value the instructor makes a good point on video that you should contact the manufacturing companies by phone and hook up as some people would dropship and not even relate to the term. Those Internet days mailing lists, dropship lists, suppliers lists and so on are sort of outdated

Everyone has a passion and or expertise so NB 2.0 can and should be used in a niche you already know, work or love.

In the end of the day is all about PATIENCE and PASSION.

YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

Do what love and you'll succeed. NB happens to be tremendous time saver and mentor.

peace

@preneurseo - Yup...everything can be free when you are stealing it...none of the software will work though.

Amazing...

@Maddi - it is SOOO hard to answer that...as you said...BUT...it's totally reasonable to make your first sale within 30 days of having your site up and running and starting SEO.

So...if we say that...then it certainly seems reasonable that within 60 days of being up and running and starting SEO...you'd be into profit having paid for the course and domain/hosting etc.

SO many variables...but that, to me...is totally reasonable.

@maddi - My pleasure...buy when you're ready...don't stress...you don't want to start out "behind"...that'll just cause you more anxiety. We're not going anywhere...hank out in the forum and get free advice etc. too!

Hope to see you there.

@justinw - I don't think we will be...just raising the price. Always reserve the right to do so if we feel we can't support appropriately, but...for now, plan is to raise price on Monday night EST and keep it on sale.

So current price = $297 and at Midnight on Tuesday AM EST it will become $497

Looks great....

@Honey, Just bought from your link, as you seemed passionate and knowledgeable about the product. OK, you live in South Tx...I'm in San Antonio....if it sucks, I know where to find you.....lol!

Best,
Shecky

@shecky - Honey even did a few of the videos!

She has a soothing Southern voice and about 10x more patience than I do...so, whenever there's some detail oriented, beginner focused video I run to ask her to do it for me! :-) She's worked with us on our own e-Commerce sites for a couple years now...she manages the day to day operations of several of them.

I just wanted to follow up on my earlier posts:

justinw - Thanks again, I took your advice and I purchased the course through Mark Dulisses' link to get his IM Niche Formula course for free. I'm also glad to see that others here seem to share your opinion of Dulisse as well.

I've watched all the videos in NBP and WOW, it seems like these guys have covered almost everything, really good stuff for a total newbie like me.

My next dilemma, if you can call it that, is Do I watch the course a second time, with the PDFs this time, as suggested in the course and actually take action simultaneously or Do I watch the IM niche formula course before I double back to NBP?

I guess I'm really asking if anyone thinks I'll be information overload or not?

Thanks

Justin - you definitely want to take action as you run through it a second time, the actual implementation of the plan will bring up more questions and will give you a deeper understanding than a re-read. Plus, you will be that much closer to actually getting results.

Jeff

@lynneklos - Thanks so much for the kind words!!

And...nope...all tools are yours to keep and use without paying another penny! :-)

Hi Steve

After the 1st store is setup...and due to some reason if i want to change the niche/store, can i still use the same hosting account? Assuming i paid 1year of hosting in advance, would the 1st store prevent me from deleting it and starting afresh with another store on the same account?

@chayil - I can't see that there would be any issue with that.

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@robinson - Thanks so much, Mate!

Making money with the program is the best endorsement ever...and I appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences.

Hi,

I'm interested in trying/purchasing Niche Blueprint 2.0 to set up some dropship webstores to try and make some income (and maybe a living) out of it.
But my problem is that I don't live in the U.S.
Now I've read that it doesn't have to be a problem because there are dropshippers all over the world and a lot of dropshippers that deliver abroad and intercontinental. But how many of these are there really? Anybody have any experience with that?
I'm in the Netherlands and I would really like to know if there are (reliable) dropshippers that are available over here or international/U.S. dropshippers that ship to the Netherlands. And if so, what about the delivery times?

Anybody here making (real) money with Niche Blueprint 2.0 yet? Any figures? I'm really curious to know if it works.

Thanks!

@wous - you can check out our forum for many discussions on NB2..and I do know that I've answered some tickets from some folks in the Netherlands. I can't say that our dropship database has any companies that are there (I doubt it does), but we do show you how to snoop out suppliers in a number of different ways...so it should be all good.

The software has the correct currency and VAT requirements for the EU so all good there.

I understand that you can get NB for about $327.00 if you go to the sales page and try to leave. A pop-up will alert you to a $100 discount. If you want to buy this product, take the discount.

@Paul18

1. yes...you don't need to know anything at all about designing or building websites :-)

2. Well..depends on how many products you have...but....let's say 10 products...maybe...a couple of days? And..that's if you're new...we could set one up with 10 products in 2 hours.

3. No...but those are available at the suppliers and/or manufacturer's site...normally.

4. I would say that it takes about 30-60 minutes per day...to do our recommended plan

@Food Guru - NB 2 is absolutely applicable for setting up in the UK. The software handles Pounds and VAT, the keyword tool is country specific, etc.

The dropship database certainly has a more US focus...BUT...plenty of them ship internationally and that's only one way we show how to find suppliers...we have 2 other proven methods.

Hope to see you there!

These guys are masters.

I've seen a lot of sales videos (ie The Affiliate Millionaire) and there aren't too many of them that are as artful as the one Steve does with Commission Blueprint 2.0. Seriously, every time I see that video (and I've seen it twice), I get an adrenaline rush and think to myself "If I could only make 1/4th of what he does, I'd be alright."

If this course is more than just a bunch of "look over my shoulder" videos and they offer interactive support (ie: a chance to ask questions and get guidance), then this is probably a really good investment. If Steve comes back to this thread, I'd want him to answer this question.

@AFFILIATE ROB - Thanks, Mate...

I'll answer it this way...I've made 6722 posts on our forum (forum started in Aug. of 2009)...and that's ALL interactive support...that doesn't even include our help desk..which is manned by people (we rotate them in and out) that are actually doing this work for us...(in other words they build and manage our ecommerce sites)...we've answered over 10,000 tickets...and, it's so many because we encourage the back and forth.

We're crazy passionate about the BEST support in the business....period.

@Dudandrams

1. All available online. There are 9 different modules...the sales page (check out my signature) does a great job of breaking each module down and a screen shot or two of the whole delivery area...will give you a great overview of what's in there.

2. Totally Mac friendly...it's all I use.

3. Strong for Aus. and we do update all the time.

4. Yes...we've been doing this for a while now, and AUS is a big market for us.

@Dudandrams - right from my signature link works great! You can also do some searches for bonuses...just google nicheblueprint 2.0 and I'm sure you'd find some deals!

Thanks for your interest!

Steve,

I'm going to buy this. My mind is already made up about that (just getting the funds together). Today though, I got the e-mail about IMeye.

How does that compare to NB2.0? Is that tool comparable to the tools available in NB? Is it going to be necessary to use it in conjunction with the tools in NB? Or if I get NB, will I not need IMeye?

@marksinclair - Hey there...thanks for the support!

IMeye is just completely different thing from NB 2.0. NB 2.0 is a complete course on building ecommerce sites, and IMeye is a tool to help uncover opportunities.

They work well together...BUT...if you're only doing ecommerce for now...NB 2.0 contains a tool called Discover Niches. This is "sort of" like an IMeye "lite" for ecommerce. There are some big differences but the bottom line is...if you want to develop ecommerce sites (which is a MOST excellent thing to go after BTW)...geting NB 2.0 without IMeye is just fine.

Thanks, will go for Niche Blueprint soon.

A couple of posts back someone asked a question about dropshipping and how it works since he is from the Netherlands. I already contacted him, since I am from Holland also.

My intention is to build sites with some English content and not in Dutch, because the market is bigger and tools like IMEye are for the English markets. For the Dutch market a lot of the research has to be done manually and the market is a fraction of that of the english speaking customers.

The plan is to setup English sites where I sell products through dropshipping. It doesn't matter where I live right? I am only dealing with the dropshipping companies, but I am not totally sure how this all works. In short: I have the products on my site through a dropshipper, the customer pays the dropshipper directly and he ships the item and I get my share of all the orders once a month? Is this in short the setup?

And is ranking also part of Niche Blueprint? Having a comeplete site is one thing, but do I have to use other tools to get the site ranked or is this also taken care of in NB 2.0?

@HollandsFinest

It doesn't matter where you live...this is true!

You have it almost exactly right there...and there are some variations on this. But in general, the customer pays you...you pay the dropshipper, and simply pocket the difference.

As for ranking....yes...a LARGE part of the NB 2 package is the training and tools necessary to rank and get that "free"/organic traffic.

@hollandsFinest - there are SO many variations. I'll give you one concrete example.

On our train horn site.

Customer orders, checks out and pays us by credit card or paypal...we get the cash pretty much immediately.

Part of our process is that triggers an order to our supplier/dropshipper. We pay immediately for that with a CC he has on file.

He ships...we are simply pocketing the difference.

That's the easiest way and the cleanest. Another of our stores (which I won't be giving the niche away!) we get a monthly bill for what we bought from them that month. Come to think of it...that's pretty clean and easy too! Maybe even easier...but Dropshippers are reluctant to do that for people right away...it's safer for everyone and makes all those pesky credit references etc. moot if you pay as you go.

Every single site can have variations on these though...there is no one way of doing it.

It depends on the niche with re: to the # of dropshippers. Surprisingly...train horns, which has a small catalog actually has 3-4 dropshippers...and that other niche I was talking about...has about 100 catalog items and we use pretty much 1 dropshipper...so it just depends.

Hi Claytons,

I have been thinking about buying this product for some time but I am unable to make a one time payment at such price. Is there a way to have an installment plan on the product?

Thank you,
-Vicky

I'm using Niche Blueprint and I love it. I've already used it to build 2 sites that are bringing in nearly $1000 per month. It's really a lot of fun to work with and the software and support included are the best. Thanks!

Hi Vicky....sorry for the delay in answering...we currently don't have a 2 payment option. My apologies.

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