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Old 10-02-2007, 08:31 PM
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Default Systems that promises $20,000 in 20 days

20/20 Challenge: Day Zero [alternativesoho.com]

It refers to The 20/20 Challenge.
20/20 Challenge: Day Zero

The Price: $444 for the 'system'.
Pages: 250 page book
The Promise: Earn $20,000 in 20 days.

The pages are filled with words like 'absolutely true', 'money back guarantee', etc. Teli from alternativesoho.com bought the 'system' and is going to try it out, acting like a total newb with no pre-existing domain, hosting, website, or mailing list. She will also be using an alias.

As with all 'systems', besides paying hundreds for the book, as you apply it, you will also have to make 'purchases', incurring more expenses.

My thoughts:-
1) It must really be lucrative selling a 'system'.
2) He said he did it. I wonder how many people had his experience, existing mailing list, number of websites, skillz, etc... and how many of them succeeded or better yet failed.
3) I think it's really gonna involve alot of sleazy, spammy tactics or possibly stuff that can get you sued.
4) I think reselling this system would be more lucrative and easier than applying the 'system' itself but then, I wouldn't want to be sleazy either.
5) Alot of people are asking about it, which means it's getting lots of coverage. Lots of people buy this kind of stuff.
6) It's the same formula. Promise lots of stuff, explain nothing about the method, get people to buy the package and find out for themselves if... they are burning money.

But still, I'm glad that we can go beyond speculate and have someone go through the process and review it for us. Hope there's more.
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Old 10-03-2007, 01:05 AM
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I would be weary to throw so much money into a company or individual who isn't established. How would I know if the information I'm getting isn't already available free on the web?
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Hi David,
I'm the one currently doing the on-going review for the product. Thank you for spreading some link-love my way.

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The Price: $444 for the 'system'.
As of right now, the price is only $247, but if you want to upgrade to the "gold" package (i.e. the extra PLR products), then it's $444.

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But still, I'm glad that we can go beyond speculate and have someone go through the process and review it for us. Hope there's more.
No worries, there will be more. In fact, My 20/20 Challenge: Day One entry is already up and there will be 19 more where they came from.

And your observations are correct about incurring additional expenses after buying into a system. It truly is lucrative to sell the dream, but I do commend those who can deliver on it. In this case, I have my reservations, but we'll just have to wait and see.

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I would be weary to throw so much money into a company or individual who isn't established. How would I know if the information I'm getting isn't already available free on the web?
Michael Green and his company are established. Although I hadn't heard of him up to this point, I have heard of How To, Corp, which is his company.

As for the information being freely available on the web, it is. If you truly want to know what's what, the 20/20 challenge system is simply a matter of finding PLR products, reworking them to be completely unique, finding JV partners, and launching the product.

What the package provides is the step by step and daily check list to help you along the way. I'd say that if you have good self discipline and can follow a plan, you could very well do some Google searches, organize the information you find, and map out your own 20 plan to market a product.

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Systems are abit different from a normal book in that they go specifically on the step by step process and in this 'system' a day by day task.

Sure we can search the internet or even download a book but systems make it a no brainer. In fact, you might not even have to fully understand it all. Just do what it says, blindly and systems promises to give results. They go to the practicals.

It has that 'one size fits all promise' feel for it, in that you doubt that there's a system that can work for everyone. But if we don't focus on whether it works or if it's effective, consider that selling systems may be more lucrative than informational book in that people are usually lazy to think.

Much like the dummies self help book concept I guess, but imagine a 'zombies' self help book that provides even greater details on the steps to take.
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I'm rather skeptical because the 'proofs' offered on the site isn't that convincing. But who knows? We'll just have to see.
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