How to sell a 312 page e-book for $324
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I've just been invited to join an affiliate program from Jimmy D Brown called Affiliatenaire.
Jimmy's business model is remarkably profitable. For Jimmy.
He's offering to teach complete newbies how to do affiliate marketing in 52 easy lessons. He will send out one 5 - 7 page PDF each week for a year and charge the customer $27 per month.
Think about it. He's offering to sell a 312 page e-book, sent in weekly instalments, and charge $324, payable in monthly instalments.
It seems to me that this business model is designed with Jimmy's profits in mind rather than the customers needs. How many newbies will have the patience to wait 12 months before they get all the information they need? Why should they? And $324 for 312 pages of information is exceptionally poor value for money when that information is simply basic internet marketing knowledge.
I won't be joining Jimmy's affiliate program.
Alex
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One comment
lormek on April 27, 2009 at 12:39 am
Hi Alex,
I had the exact same thoughts when reading about the membership site. I am,quite frankly, completely fed up with some of these marketers. I am actually in the midst of going through my receipts and figuring out who is still charging me for membership sites, newsletters, magazines, etc., etc., that I am automatically charged for monthly without knowledge of it! They may send an email with a thank you or something similar, but it is disquised as just another email (heading) which I don’t even open.
At any rate, most of these are being declined because all my credit cards are maxed out!
Regards,
Lorraine T.
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