I didn’t really want to do this but after checking out this report to review it for some of the Firepow members I thought I may as well post it here too – maybe it’ll save someone (or make someone?) some money.
So I bought Rob Benwell’s new blogging to the bank 3 today and just finished going through it…
First let me say that I am a big fan of Rob’s. I think he’s an incredible marketer and an awesome niche marketer too – from what I understand he’s one of the few people who actually makes money from the methods they teach, and lots of it – Respect! I read Rob’s first bttb report all that time ago and it was a big inspiration for me both in my niche marketing and in releasing my own products.
That said, I have to be honest in saying that this latest report hasn’t impressed me in any way.
Here’s the thing:
The “quality” of information in a report is perceived through the eye of the reader. I have a certain level of knowledge so for me, reading certain information is not productive or helpful. But Joe Newbie could read the same information and find it insanely powerful, new, and exciting.
For me to say something like “I didn’t find anything new in it” or “I didn’t find it helpful” isn’t really helpful for you reading this because you and I have different levels of knowledge – heck alot of you probably know alot MORE than I do too!
So let me draw some parallels between the levels of knowledge and the quality of the report.
First, if you’ve read my Niche Marketing On Crack, I think you’ll find 80% of the information in this report old news, and not valuable.
If you’re a Firepow member and have read the Firepow Blueprint – I think you’ll find 90% of it old news and not valuable.
The report, like many I’ve written myself is basically: find a niche market, build a blog, create content, promote the blog, make money.
Don’t get me wrong, the techniques in this report are GREAT – they are powerful, and they WORK… I just think you’ll know them already.
And there’s no new detail either – I’m always open to new ways of looking at things I already know, but there’s none of that – the sections are short and concise, which is great, but again, no real new level of detail.
What it DID have, is a good section on using technorati to promote your blog – I learnt some things there and it had good content and detail.
The part about getting your site indexed in 24 hours showed a tool that I hadn’t seen and a nice method for getting links – so that was also valuable.
$37 valuable? Not for me personally but for some, maybe.
There are a bonuses too but if you’ve bought anything of Rob’s in the past you probably already have them.
The thing to remember is that it’s a $37 guide and you’re not really going to get all the meaty information you need to reproduce 6 figure blogs with a $37 ebook alone. Again, the information works, and is great, but it’s 90% old as far as I’m concerned.
If you’re at an early stage in your online marketing life and you’re looking for more info on blogging, niche research, SEO, feel free to check it out but otherwise, save your money.
I hope you’ve found this review honest and helpful.
Andrew
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Yes, thanks for the review, I’ve read it and am totally new to blogging so for me the info was interesting. There is a video lesson upsell which I’ve taken, so we’ll see how that turns out.
The thing is though, that it prompted me to look at blogging software and after looking at some options I signed up for Firepow, which I’m just starting to go through.
Hopefully with the combination of the two, I’ll soon be well on my way
Curious – is it pretty much a rehash of BTTB2? Or is there enough new stuff to justify a new purchase?
You’re being too kind Andrew. BBTB3 is as bad an ebook as I have ever read. Poor English, grammar and lacking in detail. A blueprint it is not and I was really shocked to see someone like Yaro endorsing it.
I should have added your free Crapcutter report is worth far more than BBTB3.
I like the way you reviewed this product. It did finally dawn on me the other day that just because I get tired of rehashed information being sold over and over again that doesn’t mean the information is old-hat to other people.
Now, I don’t recall how this product was promoted, but one thing that annoys me to no end is products that claim to be “breakthrough” and “revolutionary” which in fact are a sixth-generation rehash of old material..
@Paul Schlegel: I get this wierd/on alert feeling whenever I see the words breakthrough and revolutionary used on sales pages and it simply turns into disgust when I finally read the report and find out that I’ve already known about the info and worse yet, it’s been around for more than 5 years.
As some folks have rightly said, breakthrough and revolutionary should be left to the newbies to decide.
I bought BBTB3, as I was becoming very interested in blogging after doing a course on general business models. In actual fact it was that which inspired me to join Firepow as I saw the difference in quality and the amazing potential for a good business. Giving credit where it is due as a newbie I did pick up good pointers because I han’t read the first book, but I don’t really think I got my money’s worth.