The business-in-a-box.
You've heard of 'opportunities' like this before.
Usually, all you get is a box...
... and no business.
When Paul Smithson (of XSite Pro fame) approached me with his "Build an Empire" business-in-a-box, I was VERY skeptical.
In fact, I ALMOST didn't it listen to what he had to say.
However, when he mentioned an industry that I happen to know is one of the fastest growing industries next to digital music, he got my ear.
AudioBooks.
AudioBooks are HUGE right now, and the number of people purchasing them is growing by leaps and bounds each and every month!
Think about it.
Audiobooks are convenient, inexpensive and instantly accessible.
You can listen in your car, your home, on your laptop or on your mp3 player.
The titles range from fiction to all kinds of non-fiction, and there are NO shipping fees.
That sounded great to me, so I asked Paul to tell me more about this opportunity.
As it turns out, "Build an Empire" is a ready-to-go business that is YEARS in the making... and it is a SERIOUS business for those who catch the vision!
Imagine having your OWN professionally designed and maintained audiobook store... where YOU earn fantastic profits from the sale of each book!
Imagine...
... no overhead
... quality content
... a store branded per your specifications
... over 5000 products
... a built-in affiliate system
... direct sales with no staff
... and more!
I set up a site using Build an Empire in 30 minutes!
Want to see it?
Not only is my store set up for me to reap the profits, but you'll also notice AdSense on the pages.
Guess who earns from that?
That's right... you get whatever AdSense is earned from the site!
The Build an Empire program comes complete with training DVDs, manuals and a whole lot more.
I've seen many businesses promise to deliver.
Build an Empire OVER delivers! It's that good, and it has my full endorsement.
Read the information on the page very carefully and seize the opportunity to include the booming audiobook retail business in your own Internet portfolio of sites. This chance won't last, so I hope you'll take advantage of it as I did. :-)
It's Del.icio.us!
Furl It!
November 24, 2006 05:03 PM
Build an Empire, and all the pre-build up hype, sounded interesting but here's why I didn't buy it.
Basically, you are paying $1000 to become an affiliate - plus a monthly maintenance fee. For this you get your own pro-looking website, a list of audio book titles, and a 30% commission on whatever you sell.
But I get exactly the same by being an affiliate to several very well establshed audio book websites run by the big guys - and I get a 20% commission from each of them and I paid out nothing. One affiliate is only 10% less than Build an Empire (and several is a lot more) but I have a lot less hassle. AND I've a bigger list of titles.
Okay, I need to build a site, or a sales page, or a link, to drive traffic to my affiliates. But I link this to the main hosts' pro-looking websites with all their lists of top titles - which is effectively what you buy from Paul Smithson for a thousand bucks.
I don't have to worry about ranking my new Build an Empire site with the 1,000 other Build an Empire sites out there fighting for poll position - assuming all 1,000 licenses sell.
The big audio book companies have got more time - and a bigger budget - to stay at the top of the search engines so it seemed more practical to team up with these guys for free.
A fraction of the $1,000 is better spent on Paul Smithson's excellent Xsitepro. If you're bright enough to be able to work Build an Empire, your smart enough to build your own sites easily and link up to the big guys for much the same commission, if not more.