I Review The Planetsms Mentorship Monthly Program

Ok, I have heard so much hype about the Planetsms Digital Monthly Mentorship program, and having dealt with Planetsms in the past, I decided to check it out for myself to see if I could get something out of it.

Many new online marketers are joining programs and sites that claim to ‘mentor’ people to success, So I set out to see if ’Planetsms Digital Monthly Mentorship’ matches the hype.

Let me first start by saying that I may be slightly biased in favor of this program - because I have bought products from John Thornhill in the past and he always over delivers and offers great support for those, You might want to check some of his products here to get an idea of the quality of his products before comiting to a monthly fee…

He has several, but I will only list the two I have tried my self

The 90 Power Seller

The $10,000 Auction

Ok now, so I visited his site and the first thing I noted from reading the Mentorship Monthly sales page is that John Thornhill, known on ebay as planetsms, isn’t just promoting it as another ‘make money from ebay’ type of product.
He does use his ebay id as part of his credentials as a person qualified to teach others, as well as the fact that he has authored some best selling ebooks, and is an ebay powerseller.  Of course, why wouldn’t he? 

What he says about ‘the secret to success’ being to follow someone who is successful at internet marketing can’t be argued with, (provided they are teaching what they know and do to make money on the internet)

This monthly membership goes a lot further than just the mention of selling on ebay though.
It claims to teach exactly what John does to generate multiple streams of income from the internet marketing arena in general.

The claims made on the sales page include:

A Digital Newsletter Delivered to Your Inbox Each Month.
In which he claims to reveal methods he actually uses to make money, and admits many of them are not just from ebay.

Audio/Video Training
Which will show and ‘walk us through’ what he does and the strategies he employs.

The Tools Required to Help You Succeed.
He includes in the package the tools and private label/ brandable material he says will be needed for some one to start their own online income.

The Opportunity to Get Personal Help.
Offering to have direct contact with subscribers/members to help them where needed (but only on a limited number basis) - so I would assume this may be removed at some point?

A Monthly Question and Answer session.
Promising to answer any marketing related questions

Further ‘undefined’ help
Offering to be flexible and help as needed with other avenues of making money online such as list building, product creation, sales page building and help with ebay listings.

And Also -
Almost Guaranteed Income.
Where he is offering to promote members products to his subscriber base, in order to help generate them some sale. (I note he does have some small print in there - only promising to promote appropriate products)
This presumably covers him against any obligation to promote poor quality or non related products?
Finally his price for membership is set at $10 per month. (this is where I believe he differentiates himself from many mentoring programs I have seen - most go for the higher end price ticket - this does seem exceptional value if he lives up to his claims)

For which he also offers a money back guarantee. (presumably with it being a clickbank product - he will have had to offer such a guarantee) Never the less it is comforting that one can ‘Try’ him out without risk or fear of loss, knowing that if he doesn’t provide quality and value he would soon be out of pocket.

MentorShip Monthly 

So that’s the sales page and claims outlined, with a few comments from myself where appropriate.
As a brand new service - time will tell if he continues to provide value…
But I can say this much -

So I subscribed, and here is what I think.

Once in the membership area, I had access to not only the current month but also last months as well.

He does go into great detail each month of a strategy he is currently using.
He gives details of exactly how to set it up for maximum profit, with a step by step follow along video that any new marketer could easily follow. Clear and simple and with a full explanation of where he did what he did, how to do the same etc.

He then went further than expected and showed exactly how much income and sales this strategy provided from his own business and also for comparison, a new marketer with a smaller list and less experience and no product of his own.

I do believe this will help many and was sufficient to justify the first months subscription without any of the other benefits quoted.

So my conclusion so far is that I genuinely believe this could be a valuable resource and it certainly looks as though planetsms digital monthly mentorship will be a keeper for me.

My recommendation would be to join and try it out. with the money back guarantee the small $10 risk is removed.
I believe new and intermediate marketers will find value and benefit in the first issue.
And surprisingly - even many of the more experienced marketers are not using this particular strategy!
So I wouldn’t rule it out assuming the low price would mean there was nothing a successful marketer couldn’t learn.

After reading and studying only two months of Johns program, I have already made some changes in my current marketing systems.  Like I said above to have a true Platinum eBay PowerSeller as my personal mentor for only $10 a month, how could I go wrong?

So the official review from me is a 10+ two thumbs up

Check it out for your self

Consistency in your Online Ventures

This is an often overlooked, but VERY important concept to keep in mind when creating your Online Business.

What is it you ask…..CONSISTENCY, keep everything uniform and use the same “user-name”

I can very easily show you why this can be important, and when you see these results, you will be shocked and know that what I am saying is correct.

You need to keep in mind that you are creating a legacy, or a dynasty so to speak.  You want people to trust you and purchase products from you?  Then you need to show them that you are for real.  Let them see that you are the real deal.  Believe it or not consistency, which is all to often overlooked by all of the self proclaimed “gurus” out there, can help you make that happen.

There are numerous ways to accomplish this, and when you are buying and selling on eBay, you have a GREAT opportunity to put it into action.  Here’s how to start:

  • Quite simply, choose and Ebay user-name that has something to do with your product. 
  • Now use that user-name every-time you join a program or group in the same field
  • Join some Social Marketing Sites under the same name
    • Scribed
    • HubPages
    • Squidoo
    • Facebook
    • MySpace
  • Write and publish articles on the sites above
  • Include your ebay name and links to your store
  • always include your user-name when leaving feedback on eBay
    • Did you catch that?
    • Most people even top selling eBay PowerSellers do not do this one

 Ok, I promised you proof…..Here is proof that these techniques work for me.

My eBay user-name is WebPagesRUs

My Ebay Store is Ebooksbynet  http://stores.ebay.com/Ebooksbynet

All I want you to do is go to Google and type in my user name webpagesrus

http://www.google.com/search?q=webpagesrus&btnG=Google+Search

You will find all of my eBay listings there and once you go a few pages deep, you will actually see feedback that I have left for my eBay buyers.

Front Page on Google….8 of the first 10 spots are mine, and out of the 660 listings found 90% of them are related to me or one of my sites.

Check this one out, search for my Ebay store name ebooksbynet I own all 10 on the front page!

 http://www.google.com/search?q=ebooksbynet&hl=en&start=0&sa=N

That’s not all, the first 4 pages contains my products and links to my sites!  Did you read that? The first 40 links on Google point to either one of my products on eBay or directly to one my sites.

The logic behind all this is simply consistency, now hopefully you are convinced to put a consistency plan in affect for your Online Business.

You do have an Online business don’t you?  If not, why not get started today.  Visit http://autoprofitstreams.comand get started right away.  You get a 200 plus page Website loaded down with products, software, ebooks, affiliate links, and Google AdSense codes, so that you can get started making money from multiple streams of Online profits from your very own automated cash generating machine.

Are You Ready To Become A PowerSeller Yourself?

Get Your Website and Products Here

Allow me to show you how I got started

 

You have all read or seen the book the 90 Power Seller Challenge. I am living proof that it works! The author of that book is John Thornhill, AKA planetSMS which is his Ebay user name. I bought a package from him

and immediately began to use it and apply the techniques

 

This package came with everything I needed to start my own Ebook Sales Business. I mean everything, the Web site, images, files, ebooks, exclusive members only chat forum, and much much more.

I used the info found there and started my first Ebooks Web site:

http://ebooksbynet.com Everything you see there, site and all I got through Johns amazing program.

 

Check it out here for yourself and I think you will agree that this is the perfect first step in getting started, because once again, this was what got me started on my way to become a Power Seller myself.

 

I literally became a Power Seller myself 90 days after buying this package and began using the countless tools that John had to offer.

 

I have also began a membership site myself, and I welcome you to stop by and check it out as well.

 

The bottom line with it is, I want to show you how to take a Website and create the Ultimate Automated Money Machine with it. With one Website you can generate multiple streams of income, and you heard me right AUTOMATICALLY. Check it out HERE

1 Penny Auctions, Is it worth the chance?

1 Penny Auctions

To take a chance or not?

 

I think if done properly this can be a huge asset to your success in becoming an eBay Power Seller

 

First and foremost……

 

Ebay does not like 1 penny auctions, they see them as merely feedback manipulation.

 

However, I feel that if you follow these guidelines to the letter, then what worked for me should also work for you.

 

  • The 1 penny books have been written by me

  • I list 250 of them in my store as a buy it now of 1 penny

  • Now I create the same listing as a regular auction with a starting price of 1 penny and a buy it now of $1.25 or similar

    • On this listing however, the very first paragraph reads:

      • In a hurry? Don’t want to wait for the auction to end? No Problem just visit my Ebay Store(include link here) and get your own copy INSTANTLY for 1 penny

  • DO NOT ONLY SELL 1 PENNY EBOOKS, they should be the minority of all your listings

  • I have a lot of people that make a purchase and then do not pay the penny, they think its just a penny so whats the harm

    • the harm is if someone buys a penny book and instantly leaves you feedback without going to PayPal to check out and then you return the feedback. Ebay may flag you for feedback manipulation

 

As i said in the beginning of this section, this is a gray area that eBay is watching closely, if done properly this can definitely get you to your Power Seller status quickly, but you must follow the steps above perfectly.

 

I don’t know what their magic formula is on why some get suspended and some don’t. But i do know that the steps above have worked flawlessly for me.

 

One more hint for you….don’t just sell any old book for a penny, sell your own, with your own website links and affiliate links in it, and you will get back what you lose in a penny sale.

Ebay Feedback, How To get it and keep it

Feedback

How to get it and keep it

 

Customer satisfaction needs to be your primary goal. Feedback is what make eBay unique from other businesses. Can you imagine walking in a department store to find a huge sign at the front door with comments from every customer that has ever shopped there.

 

I always use the old saying, treat others the way I would like to be treated.

I also, do something that is rare among eBook sellers, I offer a refund policy, its obvious why most people don’t do that…..whats keeping someone from buying my book, downloading it and then saying they want a refund. Obviously they can’t return the digital item, they would just make copies of it. But in the many years I have been doing this, I have only had two people do this. Know what I did? I very politely thanked them for the purchase, told them I was sorry that they were not happy and happily refunded their money.

 

I think a key element is to under promise and over deliver…Your item listing/salespage should list the bare minimum on what they are getting. All of my download pages offer bonuses as a thank you gift for their purchase.

 

A huge but often controversial method of obtaining feedback rather quickly is with 1 penny auctions. I have used this method myself and i feel that it played an important role in becoming a Power Seller quickly, so I decided to write a separate post on it.

 

How I Became an Ebay PowerSeller In 90 Days

Intro

Before we jump right in, let me tell you

A little about my self

 

My name is Kenny Holley, I am an eBay Power Seller, I also currently have over 30 Websites that I own and maintain.

 

You can check out the facts for yourself, to see that I am not just some guru wannabe that is trying to convince you of what you should do, simply because i read it somewhere.

 

Check out my eBay store and my feedback and confirm my Power Seller status.

 

Http://stores.ebay.com/ebooksbynet

 

I’m sure you have all seen and heard of the 90 Day Power Seller challenge.

 

I lived that challenge, I did indeed become a Power Seller in just 90 days

 

However, I went way beyond what that book told you to do. That Power Seller book did not even mention some of the techniques that I am going to cover.

 

  • I became a Power Seller by selling digital products.

  • In this book I will explain how I got started

  • You will learn what you need to start today

  • I started this as a hobby, it quickly turned into a business

 

Ok, I’m not going to bore you, by talking about me any more!

 

Lets talk about YOU!

 

Are you ready to become the next eBay Power Seller? Don’t you think it’s finally your turn?

 

Well, me too and if you will allow me, I will help you achieve this goal.

 

 

 

 

 

So You want to be an eBay Power Seller

 

First of all, I am assuming you have an eBay account already but if not get one by signing up HERE

 

I know for a fact that if you currently sell anything on eBay then the answer is a definite YES. I also know for a fact that to sell a great deal of goods on eBay and be successful at it, you need to be trusted. Believe me when I say that eBay Power Sellers have the advantage of being more highly trusted and respected then the average eBay seller.

 

In other words, if you are shopping on eBay and you found an item that you wanted. If the item is for sell by two people for the exact same price and they have the exact same feedback rating, however one is a power seller Needless to say, the eBay Power Seller would get your business.

 

I am probably wasting my breath here, because I am sure you already realize the benefits of being an eBay Power Seller and want to become one as bad as I did.

 

But, I bet what you don’t know is just how easy it is. I guarantee that if you follow my advise word for word and step by step, you too will become an eBay Power Seller in 90 days yourself.

 

 

Step One

Pre-requisites

 

There are a few things that you should get in place early on as you begin your quest for Power Seller status:

 

  • Get Your Own Website

    • Choose a domain name

      • stick with a .com

      • avoid

        • hyphens

        • hard to spell names

        • easily mis-spelled names

        • abbreviations

      • Use keywords in your name

        • such as eBooks, software, download

    • Select your web host

    • Setup email accounts

    • Upload your digital products

  • Figure Out What Auto-Delivery Method You Will Use

    • Use Outlook Express

      • This is ok for beginning, but your computer must be on all the time

      • This is the method I used early on.

        • It failed on me on occasion, you must keep a close eye on it.

        • I wrote an eBook on how to set up and configure it

        • You can get a copy here: http://ebooksbynet.com/autopilot/

    • Use SmartDD

      • This is the method I currently use today.

  • Get an Ebay Store

    • This is a crucial step to becoming a Power Seller

    • This allows you a great deal of flexibility

      • Low starting bids

      • Run auctions for 30 days at a time

      • Extremely low eBay fees

 

Now you are ready to move on…..

  1. You have your Website

  2. Your files are uploaded

  3. Your Auto Delivery Service is in place

  4. and Now you have an Ebay Store

 

Step Two

Create Listings

  • Create your listings

    • Use an HTML editor to give your listings a professional look

    • Pay a great deal of attention to your headlines

      • this is the most valuable real estate of your entire listing

        • Avoid symbols such as L@@K or any other word that a buyer looking for your item might not type in to search for it

          • In other words, would a potential buyer type in L@@K Quit Smoking Book

          • Some keywords that work are SECRET AWESOME

          • Also some buyers do search for abbreviations such as NIB or NR

    • Start with your store items first

      • create a store category for every type of eBook you have

      • Do not have any empty categories

        • make your store look busy and full

    • Now create several regular auction listings

      • run them for seven days

      • mix them up some, run regular auctions starting with a low minimum bid and run some using buy it now

      • Note that these buy it now prices should be higher than your store price

        • Why?

          • Because it cost you a great deal less in fees when someone buys from your store rather than from your auction

    • You should make a goal to start several auctions each and everyday

      • Then after the first seven days, you will have an endless amount of auctions continually opening and closing everyday

  • VERY IMPORTANT

    • Make sure that your auto delivery service is configured for each and every listing you create