September 2007 Archives

Well, this is big! As of September 10, I am the new owner of the $7 Secrets brand. Under the terms of the sale, I have purchased from Jon Leger the full rights to the $7 Secrets report, the $7 Secrets scripts, and the 7dollarsecrets.com and 7dollarforum.com domains.

I am really excited about this opportunity to expand (pun intended) the reach of $7 Secrets and to see that the scripts continue to be maintained.

I want to first thank Jon for the incredible service he has done the internet marketing community by making these resources available. He has shown that it is possible to put your product out on the Internet at a low cost, without an expensive e-commerce system, and make money—sometimes lots of money—while doing it. It seems that everywhere I turn I see a new report or product or service being sold using the $7 Secrets model and/or scripts; Jon can be proud of the difference he's made in this industry.

So, what's in store for $7 Secrets, or, more specifically, the scripts? Well, there are definitely some changes coming. Some I can't mention now, because I've not worked them out yet. Others have not even entered my mind yet. But here are some things I can let you know about:

1. After being down for 100+ days, 7DollarSecrets.com is up and running

More than anything, the downtime has contributed to the appearance that report is flawed and that the 7 Dollar Secrets Scripts are not a viable e-commerce platform. Nothing could be further from the truth! Thousands of Internet marketers have purchased the report and many of them are using the scripts to sell their own products and services with absolutely no problems.

However, there were issues with PayPal that precipitated Jon taking down the site and I want to avoid a repeat occurrence. To that end, I have removed the verbiage that promotes my $7 Secrets affiliate program and I have also removed the Master Resale Rights one-time offer for $7 Secrets. This does not mean you cannot promote $7 Secrets! Existing affiliates may continue to promote $7 Secrets through their existing affiliate link, e.g., http://7dollarsecrets.com/?e=me@paypaladdress.com . This simply means I have changed how the report is promoted at 7DollarSecrets.com.

For more information on this issue, see John Counsel's free Seller Beware! report.

Existing MRR rights owners would do well to take notice and and take steps to protect themselves.

2. Version 2.6 of the 7 Dollar Secrets Scripts is once again available

Version 2.7 of the scripts was announced on July 23rd, but initial reports indicated that there were some bugs that made 2.7's new features unusable and other bugs were carried over from previous versions. Even so, 2.7 was left as the default download and new purchasers of $7 Secrets would find themselves with a script that did not work as they expected. This, of course, is a support nightmare.

I have made version 2.6 of the scripts available as the default download when you click on the link in the $7 Secrets report. No changes have been made to 2.6 -- this is still the version released on May 1st.

3. Version 2.7.1 of the scripts is still under development

Three new features were introduced in 2.7—conversion tracking, sales limiting, and zip/postal code collection—but bugs in those features still need to be worked out. Version 2.7.1 should fix those bugs and the outstanding bugs in version 2.6. Look for it to be released by September 20th.

4. The support address for $7 Secrets has changed

Don't bother Jon any more! :-) The new location is http://7dollarsecrets.com/support/. Before using that link, though, please do these things:

• If you purchased $7 Secrets at 7DollarSecrets.com and you didn't receive or you lost your download link, file a support ticket
• If you're having a problem with installing the scripts, read or reread the installation guide
• If you're still having a problem with installing the scripts, or you need to hire someone to install them for you, visit the $7 Secrets Forum. Search the forum first—someone's probably already answered your question. Then, if necessary, post your question, request, etc. in the appropriate area.
• If you think you've found a bug, check the forum. If it's truly a bug, it's probably been reported and there may even be a work-around.
• If you have a feature request or suggestion,... you've got it: check the forum.

If it seems I'm trying to put all of the support on the forum, well, you're right. Nearly every question that could be asked about the scripts has been asked and answered there. With over 9200 posts in 1200+ topics, the forum is a wealth of information not only for installing the scripts, but also for using them to market your products. Experts in every subject—copywriting, affiliate marketing, joint ventures, programming, content creation, and more—regularly browse the forums and answer questions. Use them!

In closing, let me thank you for supporting 7DollarTools.com; I'm looking forward to supporting you with $7 Secrets.

What do you suppose is the biggest obstacle to getting people to buy from you?

Particularly if you're new to Internet marketing, you'll find that getting people to trust you is the most important thing to do if you're going to get people to buy your product, subscribe to your list, or even click on a link you've sent to them.

Overcoming the Trust Barrier is the first video in a powerful new series designed to show you how to apply testing and optimization to achieve maximum conversion with your online marketing system.

Created by Doug Hudiburg, a corporate marketing consultant and founder of Strategies for Optimization.com and Daily Marketing Ace.com, this series offers practical strategies to improve your online marketing success. In "Overcoming the Trust Barrier," Doug reveals a fool-proof system for eliminating the #1 reason that qualified prospects don't buy from you.

Overcoming the Trust Barrier is not yet available to the general public, but Doug has allowed me to make it available to you—a $7 Secrets user—through a special arrangement—before he opens it up to your competitors.

I'm sure you will find (as I did) that Overcoming the Trust Barrier clearly explains the concepts behind the most successful marketing systems (including $7 Secrets), helps you refine your selling process and even opens up new markets for you as you promote your products and the $7 Secrets system.

I'd love to hear your comments after you've watched the video!

Expansion Pack has been updated to fix two bugs:

• Fixed bug which in some cases caused the Download Expired page to show when bypassing the squeeze page (thank you, Xavier Nelson) [1.0.1]


• Fixed bug introduced in 1.0.1 which did not allow bypassing of the squeeze page for giveaways (thank you, Henry Zeng) [1.0.2]