I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

Greetings Group,

I am in the process of updating my home study course. Since I wrote that course many of you here have emailed me or called and asked a ton of questions and I was glad I could answer some questions and solve some of your problems.

Well now I'm really in need of 10 people, who have not read my course yet, to help me with my update. What it will require is that you get my program, read through it and email me with feedback and how you would update this information.

Everyone who participates in this will be mentioned in the updated course along with a brief bio and a link to your website. As an added bonus I will send you the updated course once it is complete.

Now I realize that once you get my course, nothing would prevent you from following the directions and doing it yourself. So to protect my creative works I will require that you purchase the program, and to help you get the program cheaply I'm going to knock 75% off and it will be emailed to you as an attachment in pdf. format.

Just go to my site Mug Promo which is only a portal page and follow the instructions.

Remember I need your help so be the first 10 people, who have not read my course yet, to respond in the next 48 hours. I would greatly appreciate it.

Woody Quiñones
ImpactYourArea.com

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

Hey Woody,

I'm sorry man, cause I think you're a great guy and you contribute a lot of great things to this forum, but I think you're asking a bit much here. I'd be more than happy to look over your course and give it an honest, thorough review because I like to help good folks like yourself, but I'm just not going to pay $50 for a course I'm not the least bit interested in so I can review it.

I can understand your wanting to protect your material, but can't see too many people jumping at the chance to pay to review it for you, unless you come across some people here that really, really want it and think $50 is a steal.

In any event, I'd be happy to review this for you if you'd take me at my word that I won't use the information in any way, shape or form, but if not I wish you the best in your search for reviewers.

Cheers,

Steve

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

Thank you Steve for your comments.


What I've asked is not out of the ordinary. There are quite a few publications out there, that do the same. I remember back many years ago having to pay to be a beta tester for some software programs.

The reviewer purchases the material, goes over it, provides constructive feedback, has their name and website mentioned in the finish product, and gets to keep a copy and usually receives a free copy of the lastest update.

I've done it several times. Once for Sean de Souza of Psychotatics. I, along with a few others are mentioned in the Brain Audit Second Edition. Another time was for Pete Egler at his hotsheetgold.com website. I'm the first testimonial you come across and the last one I purchased was Gordon's Chattling Course back in 2006.

So what I'm requesting is very ordinary and common.


I can understand where you are coming from. But there is a host of people that come here looking to learn how to do something on the side. This is their chance to pick up a copy at a very reduced rate and help in the updated version.

Many people like to have their name and website mentioned in other people's books and articles. It gives them instant credibility and allows them to show others that they have been quoted as saying and that it is in print form.


As The Donald would say, "No thanks. It's nothing personal, it's just business."

Woody Quiñones
ImpactYourArea.com

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

What is the course about?

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

Greetings Joel,

Go to my website to view the sales page: "My Little White Mug"© Home Study Course.

But do not pay the retail price as listed.

To get the reduced price go to my portal page: Mug Promo This course will be emailed to you.

Thanks for asking
Woody Quiñones
ImpactYourArea.com

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

I'm sorry but this does not make sense at all.

You want me to pay to do a review for you?

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

Greetings Saleem,


Only if you want to help with the update, receive a free copy of the updated edition, have your name, website, a brief bio of yourself and business and any contact information mentioned in the finished product. Refer to my post to Ravedesigns.

I've already sent out a few copies.

Thanks for inquiring
Woody Quiñones
ImpactYourArea.com

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

Woody,

I'd be happy to take a look at your book and give you my input and give a review if I thought it was good, but I have no desire to do this business myself or to have a link to any website anywhere.

If you'd like to send me a copy, I'll gladly offer up any advice I could.

Jim

Re: I really need 10 people to help with my course update.
 

Greetings James,
Thank you for your comments. But as I mentioned above, there is no free giveaway of a published work, this is not negotiable.

Woody Quiñones
ImpactYourArea.com

turn an expense into a profit
 

This is a great idea. Turn an expense into a profit.

Most people would probably pay an editor to edit their book.

Instead, ask people to pay to edit your book.

I've always been amazed by people who are willing to wear advertising.
The NFL is a business. It doesn't pay people to wear shirts advertising
their business. Instead, people pay money to buy a Washington Redskins
or NY Giants shirt.

Other businesses pay money to advertise. The NFL gets free advertizing --
no, better -- they make money on advertizing.

Good reasons NOT to get Woody's "thing"...but I did anyhow, here's why...
 

First thing is I agree. It doesn't seem quite right to PAY to review someone else's work, no matter how good the reasons.

And it probably makes NO sense to buy something you know for a fact you aren't going to do anyhow...

BUT, sometimes there are better reasons to go ahead and pay the piper...and that is what I did.

AND, I'm glad I did and would gladly do it again.

OK. I'm nuts. But tell you something you don't already know for cry in the buckets...so I will.



I'm NOT going to do the mug thing (although I'm never saying never on it, it works and I've done a similar thing for realtors and OPEN houses)...

I'm probably NOT going to get back into selling advertising (although, it is one of the fastest and quickest ways to get CASH into your pockets)...

And I'm NOT going to go into promotional products either (although, with the help of Woody and Dennis Bevers, if I weren't already fully engaged...I'd put it at the top or near the top of businesses to start)...

"So Old Gordy, why in the he88 did you buy it?"

Because I wanted to see it.

Old timers around here know I hate 'Toopid people (and occassionaly I hate ME)...

And this sounds like one of those "They walk among us" sort of things (like the guy the other day who looked up in the sky and said "WHERE?" when his buddy exclaimed, "look, a dead bird"...those kind among us)

Now for the reasons I really wanted to see it.

I wanted to SEE what a "Home Study Course" looked like now a days.

In the 90's, I helped create The Remote Direct Marketing Home Study Course, which had 16 videos, and audios, and a work book and Text book and software...and sold for 500 bux...and was advertised in full page ads in USA TODAY and with a long letter I wrote...

So, I'm no stranger to Home Study Courses. Back in the stone ages of color TV on all 3 channels, I had purchased several home study courses.

One for memory ( I forget which one)...

One on creating INFORMATION products sold via eensy teensy classified ads (when Don Lapre was in diapers)...

One on Astral Projection (be careful, don't mock me, or I'll show up at your bedside in the middle of the night...that is, my full monty ASTRAL self will...and you don't even want that nightmare friend)...

And many many others.

So there was a curiosity factor. This comes into play on many low cost purchases...I'd say mostly 24 bux or less, but up to 49 dollars...and every once in a while, maybe a 67 dollar "curious" thing....but beyond that, they had better have some pretty terrific copy attached before my wallet opens.

I was curious about Woody's Home Study Course.

I wanted to see what it looked like. It is very well done. Good job Woody.

On page 5 Woody gives you 7 things you will easily learn.

His TABLE OF CONTENTS gave a good overview of his product. I like a detailed TOC, it lets me "jump" to the place I want to see first.

His INTRODUCTION is brief with a 3 level overview.

I liked his pictures and graphics, well placed with good borders. His screen shots were readable...in fact, the GRAPHICS part of his Home Study Course impressed me the most...and I'll tell you why...in a minute.

His DIRECTIONS were good...instead of PUBLISHER, I tested it in the FREE Open Office version: Draw...and was able to create the template very easily.

I thought the NOTES space was good, but a little too much of it. I don't need a page to take notes, I use the margins, the back of paper, but I'm glad he had some white space to make notes.

Woody EXCELLED at the HOW TO DO IT part of the course...using dialog that I believe anyone could use practically word for word to make this (or any advertising like promotion) thing work.

And he goes on to explain in great detail how to find advertisers, etc.

SO, I'm very glad I spent the money to get a chance to REVIEW this.

BECAUSE, as I'm helping other people and MYSELF in the creation of products, especially INFORMATION products, I have a

REFERENCE guide on HOW TO DO IT ...

Say I want to bring out the NEXT phase of Chatteling, for Super Chattelers...or a Home Study Course on FINDER'S FEE NETWORKING...or to create a HOME STUDY COURSE (HSC) on

HOTSHEETS...

OR a HSC on How to Start a Specialized Delivery Service (singing telegrams, candy, cookies, flowers, whatever)...

OR a HSC on How to Start and Build a Profitable GOLF Teaching Business

OR a HSC on How to Feed an Army on a Private's Salary

OR a HSC on Influence and Persuasion on and OFF the Net...

WELL, you get the picture...Having Woody's HSC on my shelf next to the others will pay for itself many times over.

Woody, you did a good job, THANKS for giving me an opportunity to review it...and knowing what I know and having studied it carefully, I'd gladly recommend it even at the higher prices it deserves to be at.

Them's my reasons for paying the fiddler...I wanted to do the dance.

GJA

PS. I kid you not, this link will take you to the best 7 dollar investment you will ever make...

Wow Gordon...
 

Thank you for your public review and honest opinion.

Please email me your physical address. I want to send you a gift and some of my latest hotsheet materials.

Woody Quiñones
ImpactYourArea.com Promotions