You Can Lead A Horse To Water

Some time ago, I absolutely swore that I would never again buy an Internet Marketing product.


That's until Brad Fallon and Andy Jenkins decided to open the doors to Stompernet again in May 2007.


Almost daily, I was hit with emails telling me what an opportunity I was missing. There were videos providing clues and even personal trainers assigned to lead the way in and make it simple for even a beginner to grasp the nettle and make a fortune online.


Well, I bought in.


For my $795 per month, I would get a box fuill of DVDs and access to a mastermind group of Internet Marketers and a forum packed with people "just like me" who want to make their living online.


That's not all though! There are annual or bi-annual seminars, boot camps, link exchanges, even more videos, piostings and industry news.


It's a bargain at just $795 per month. For that, you're not just getting one guru, you're getting dozens of them, all there to contribute to your wealth, especially as they are being paid to do it.


No, Stompernet isn't just another, "join us and we'll bombard you with every marketer's latest, must-have latest product", as some sites are. It is actually an excellent site. It's well put-together and it works.


But today, I quite the program.


Why?


Simply because it is so good! There is way too much information there.


When I first began working online, the aim was to replace my income with a more passive one and to give me time to spend at home with my wife and kids.


I don't want to be stuck in front of a computer or DVD player all day, every day.


I don't want to click on a site link and find yet another way I've been getting it wrong all these years.


I don't want to join a forum that's supposedly packed full of "experts", only to find that instead of getting advice, I find myself dishing it out.


Yes, I like to share information, but not when others are being paid to be there - and I AM PAYING!


Stompernet, I loved the concept, but do you know what? There are people around this industry who GIVE. They ask for nothing back, it just comes back anyway.


A lot of what I saw was people looking for answers on the forums. Yes, people helped out - but I only saw other "Stompers" answering the questions, not the principals. (Unless it was in their own "Ask Brad" or "Ask Andy" areas).


So, though I wouldn't want to put anyone off joining, if they can afford the $795 per month, I felt that it wasn't for me. I already knew much of the stuff. There was nothing new for me in the videos. I already make enough money online and offline to keep me happy and I am usually happy to point people in the right direction if they ask nice.


It would be nice to do that for $795 per month, but really, is it necessary?


My friend Rick Shwartz runs his board for free. He has an international reputation that has been earned the hard way - in business. The information there really is priceless. My friends at DomainBoardroom, many of them very successful, run another excellent one. I even run a small one myself.

Good luck Stompers. Learn what you need, put it into practice, make some money, but don't fall for the $795 a month for life trick - that's a lot of money to mix it up in a forum!