And the smiley face icon was supposed to be the number 8…

There were many “a-ha” moments, but when Bedros explained his 5%/95%, Dominate/Delegate principle, I was blown away. I’ve already started incorporating this principle into my daily life, along with the Maverick Multiplier worksheet that Yanik provided. I’m amazed how two simple ideas have helped me in being much more productive and less stressed.

If I were to be so lucky and win the vids of the Underground Seminar, I would use the insider knowledge provided to help establish my business. I’m currently working on my business plan and website, and taking real action steps towards my goal of helping people with my business. From what I’ve seen so far, I know that these vids can help me maximize my potential. The knowledge that these vids will provide will help me reach the maximum number of people with my website, in a much shorter time than if I were to go it alone. I would also use the vids to help me guide the direction of my business, and to make sure that I’m focusing my energy where there is the potential of the greatest ROI without getting sidetracked by minutia, money or energy traps. In addition, I’ve started a meet-up of young ladies who have start-ups, and I will share this information with them in order to help them determine tipping points in their businesses (which Vishen discussed) in order to maximize their potential.

It’s really awesome how these vids and this blog have proven motivational for a lot of people to work towards their goals of financial freedom and self-sufficiency. Thank you again for the help and guidance.

All my best,

~ana j. v.

Biggest “Aha!” moment or takeaway: I don’t have to be the expert. I can go and interview these experts and sell their products for a 50% commission at the end of a teleseminar and then later on I can become their publisher and have my take increased to 80%! Wow.

My Vision is to stop treating my online businesses as hobbies and start build REAL businesses!

I am looking to stop making excuses to procrastinate by being able to KNOW exactly what to do at each step of growing my sites… to automate and systematize and to maximize my time and earned income.

Learning from these experts who are teaching what they do that works and not just a bunch of theory will help me save time and money and worry about whether I can really expects results from following the same steps that they took versus questioning myself about whether the next newest/coolest “idea” would ever work.

I would finally be able to show my family and friends that all these years of my trying to build my Internet Marketing related business haven’t been wasted… that I can have pride in having created products/services that are benefiting the markets I have entered.

Also, I am a lone-wolf and would like to meet other people who understand what I am trying to do and can understand the struggles we all go through as Internet Entrepreneurs… having more than enough income to further my educations and meeting my peers at seminars like at next Underground Seminar

I would use the income I have to invest in real estate. You need to diversify right? ; P

I would love to support James & Betty Robison’s Life Outreach International where they drill wells so people can have life-giving CLEAN water and feed children world-wide.

I would be supporting local sports teams and getting involved in my community. I am going to build a safe place for teenagers(mainly) where they can just hang-out, find help for homework/up-tests, have healthy snacks/food/drinks, and emotional help too! There will be an on duty nurse (maybe a weekly check-up with a doctor too) and police officer. There will be games and great music and an audio and video library where they can listen and watch and read about/from people who will encourage and help them with personal growth. I want these “kids” to know that they have value! And that they really can do GREAT & MIGHTY Exploits!

I am going to use this income to find mentors for the other areas of my life that are nowhere near where they should be. I will have that 6 (or pack instead of sporting my one-ab look and be physically healthy and strong.

I have a younger sister who was born a “blue baby” and wasn’t supposed to live for more than a few years. Well… her 30th Birthday is coming up August 31st! I want to be able to provide her with full-time care. For when she needs to bathe and go to the washroom and people to take her to activities. I haven’t been able to provide more for her beyond doing the regular brotherly duties such as taking her to the washroom, feeding her, taking her out once in a while… I want her to have a great time going out and making lots of new friends!

With my growing businesses, connections, community activities and growth in all areas of my life I will have destroyed the excuses that have stopped me from finding that woman who I will be ecstatic to call my wife! My Proverbs 31 Wife. For I will now be the husband that can be worthy of such a gift from God.

Thanks Yanik and team!
Yoon

P.S. Congrats to the whoever ends up as the winner of this contest!

P.P.S. This post has already helped me in starting to think more about what I want to do and to create a clear vision of how I’m going to bless those around me.

I would first like to thank you for this KILLER content, and as most good marketing does–this spoke straight to me at the time I needed it!

You see, I had a hunch about some of the things i needed to do to have a fruitful presence on the internet. Like having WP Real Estate, and creating a front and backend product. And literally, stumbled upon your e-mail, and watched two of the videos while ordering my hosting to set up a blog!

And let me tell you—there was no single AHA moment to be had! Every single “hunch” I had was validated and it was like getting Lasik and seeing 20/20 after months of walking around completely blind!

You see, I’ve quietly been studying the sites of the “gurus” I’ve grown to admire (you included) to apply to an offline business model that I was finding difficult to break down the processes to make sense on the internet.

In the meanwhile, while studying other product/business models to apply to that business (about a month ago), an INCREDIBLE Life-changing product opportunity fell in my lap that I could NOT ignore and I just KNEW that this was my shot! I figured I could easily plug in this product in to the red hot niche models I’ve learned about and begin helping people and make money on and offline if I did this right.

Easier said than done! But I knew I needed to start somewhere, like a blog…..Then, thank goodness, I found your videos…..It was like sitting around with a Rubic’s cube for months, and then someone takes it out of your hands and before your very eyes, watch that someone put all of the colors together in seconds!….AHA!..AHA!!

I knew I had great ideas, I just wasn’t sure how to implement them all and wasn’t sure how to put the processes in the right places. This GIFT you gave literally made me stretch my imagination to places of what is bound to be lucrative creativity!

I immediately began wrapping my mind around applying almost every one of the ideas to my products and business model….

You see, this product is an MLM product—-I’ve always shyed away from these type of “opportunities”–I can’t stand the idea of stalking all my friends and family even if this is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Then the idea of building a team of non-salesmen and guiding them to greatness just didn’t appeal to me (because you end up physically chasing people to manage them to greatness).

But I knew that this product and this opportunity would do just that—guide people and myself to greatness—and who doesn’t want to do that?!

Although the product itself is pretty easy to convey, the “opportunity” hasn’t been as easy as I’d like it to be. You see, the companies give you the same old tired, played out ways of attracting people to the business and tell you that it is duplicatable and repeatable—true, but why continue to duplicate and repeat these tired practices—-so many people start out enthusiastic, but you need more— and I knew this…just didn’t clearly see how to extend MORE than the company does to build a solid team and attract quality partners.

Voila! There you were…just the information you shared here alone will direct me to a path of success…even if I have to stumble a bit in the process. So many takeways…..
*How to Sell the Physical products
*How to fully monetize every process for multiiple streams of income
*How to repurpose other people’s content to drive traffic (which I simply had no clue of how to do effectively)
*How to create continuity
*Licensing opportunities
*Build a Business in A Box
*”Done for You” Leveraging
*How to make the most and best of my time
*How to effectively build my Brand
*…and sooooo much more

I can see how I can immediately apply so much of what I picked up!

*I see now–what to actually DO with my blog (now blogs)
*I’ve spent the weekend breaking everything down to process maps to apply this immediately
*I can clearly see how I can not only splly this to my business, but how I can teach others the process to help them become successful as well (and sell that knowledge as a product)
* Although, I’m not an expert yet, I can see how to position myself very quickly to establish myself as one and utilize the other people around me to expedite that
* I can now clearly see how to apply this to my original business model and quickly build that one up as well.

I am SOOOOO excited moving forward–just with the little information you’ve so graciously provided to us!

I’ve shared with you that I’ve been quietly studying internet and direct response marketing for a few months now… and because I lack a whole lot of financial resources..I’ve been purchasing a few ebooks here and there and soaking up all the FREE I can get!

I’ve progressed a little, but I’ve promised myself that once I start pulling in some money, I would totally dedicate and repurpose some of that income directly to my education—which in my opinion has already surpassed everything I’ve learned in college!

I’ve pledged to make sure that I spend my money with gurus like you and a couple of others who have made a real difference with the valuable information you provide to those of us on the quest for greatness.

With that said, I want to be able apply this knowledge and empower others–just like you have for me–because I do, already, feel empowered….

Confident that I will be able to help change the world in how we “treat” ourselves with my physical product…confident that I can put the tools that I’ve learned to effectively pass this on to others to help their lives and businesses–confident that I can truly help make a difference in people’s lives, physically and financially–and confident that I will be able to do this for myself.

I’m pretty sure that I probably will not be able to afford such a killer product out of the gate…..but I do look forward to coming back to you at some point and sharing with you my amazing Testimony about “How I went from $0 to 6/7 figure earner in 14 months and Helped 5 Others Do The Same” (gotta work on that headline…)

I’ve already envisioned Yanik interviewing me for one of his products that help others..lol…But if nothing else I would like you to be to check out my site once it’s finished (doing it myself because I can’t afford to outsource it all) and get some feedback. I’m confident that I’ll already be ahead of the game with the FREE information you guys have already shared….

And for THAT I want to let you know how much I apprciate that! Thank You…

And if you do pick me—-KNOW that this will NOT be turned to collect dust in the corner—I WILL be your next success story—-look for me in the near future__I’m comin’!!!!!

Already Faithfully Yours,

Nikki

2. I want to take these learnings and grow my business in order to expand. I want to use these tools to expand my knowledge of marketing.

Thanks for the access to these phenomenal videos! They make creating a solid and clear vision very easy!

The biggest “Aha!” moment or takeaway I got from the excerpts you have been sharing with us this week, is making three more offers to the customer for ad-ons before they finally checkout.

I just assumed people would get mad, BUT that is not the case at all! The stats are high enough to see they will get some sort of add-on and it totally makes it worth it to try.

How I am going to apply the knowledge I acquired to my business is very simple… have a maximum of three chances to sell more quality product before the client checks out.

The vision I have of what I will DO with this knowledge that has been bestowed on me via Underground recordings is a big one.

My business is Plus Size Women… how to sell to them, how to dress them (covering everything from bra fittings and where to get them to what suits different body shapes), and how to address their needs. My vision includes making my business a brand that is synonymous with fashion advice, how-to`s, and where-to`s. I am going to create extra product from existing product, like make my e-book into an audio and a video. I also found inspiration in the videos for taking all my material changing a few words and marketing it to different targets such as men and women.

I think everyone has the right feel beautiful and good about themselves and although it seems materialistic, clothes help with this. I want the world to feel gorgeous, one man/women at a time, regardless of their size. This can help to build confidence, even if it is from the outside in.

It will bring an amazing feeling to me to know that I can make money and sell people an honest product that will help people with their self-esteem.

Cheers,
Kelly

I just happened to watch Vishen’s video today as I was mapping out my next move for the blogsite I am building…How heaven sent!

I completed the offline aspect of my cancer series (it won NCI awards), but had no earthly idea how to effectively reach people with cancer and their families, online, and grow a sizable list quickly. It’s the kind of “niche” that no Internet Marketer seemed to want to talk about in presentations or discuss with me.

I went to your 2009 event and thought it was the best Internet Marketing event I’d ever been too. Then, was not able to make this year’s conference because of this damn disease. It’s so insidious in so many ways, but I’m going to win.

Anyway… Now I have a blueprint!

#1 So, my big “aha” from Vishen’s talk (BTW: the others were great too, but this hit the mark for me) was the offering of free bite sized and valuable information so they get some immediate gratification, and enticing them to get more by offering it for free in exchange for referrals.

BTW: This kicks in that whole feeling of indebtedness in your online readership and so your conversion to paid content would be higher too, as he mentioned.

Why didn’t I think of this! Brilliant (I was going to give away a “sampler” but this is miles ahead of where I was thinking)

Plus, the incentive to get more free content also builds your list faster. It’s like filing up at the pump and getting an extra tank of gas!

#2 What will I do if I had the entire set of CDs?

First, I’d listen and take notes as I have for every video here. Then, to the side make my own customized version of his techniques. Order the steps in sequence, detailing every task… and make a critical path map, with deadlines for each step.

As I am now just having my wordpress site built, I can follow Vishon’s example and make a blueprint to grow my own business.

After all, he gives up 7 steps… actually 8 steps if you catch the piece where he says that after you become a publisher representing a few top experts in your niche, you have the “credibility pull” to then build an army of affiliates for “your own product”, created by “your” authors, of course…

Can you spell “Smart Button”.

Lastly, I’ll report back to you each month, if you like or have time to read.

In short, this strategy is absolutely brilliant. I am now beginning to better understand how to integrate my niche with Internet Marketing strategies I am learning.

These insights are sooo appreciated, Yanik! Thanks for your generosity.

Best in All Ways,
Dawn

Like a lot of the great comments above, Bedros really rocked it out!! I am a fitness geek (though not in the industry) and he really struck a cord with me.

My biggest take-aways were:

*Anyone can do this if they have a system and follow it with determination.

*Finding the right niche is key

*Drilling down and going deep in the Niche is where much of the profits are, as well as systematizing the sales funnel

What would I do with the Info if I was “The Chosen One” to come away with the Underground Set?

It was very good timing that I came across this info when I did. I have recently been very unhappy with myself and my circumstances of how I am currently living.

Though I am self employed, I just hired myself into a job as Michael Gerber put it in his book The E-Myth.

Though I enjoy working hard, I can stand the business I am in and derive no fulfillment from it and I know I can do better.

I want to give more to other’s with money yes, but more importantly my time. I want to give myself that gift to.

I am tired of letting myself being taken advantage of and not being what I was created to be.

I have a fire lit under me right now and I WILL make this work with or without this course! (But of course I want it;)

So again what will I do with this stuff?!?

Massive Action
Massive Life Changing Action
For myself and others
I deserve that gift, and so do those around me on this little planet called earth.

I was blown away from the content thus far so thanks!

Brandon

Hi Yanik,

I had heard about the Underground event for a long time but had not taken the time to look at it in detail.

I had an opportunity to listen to Vishen’s talk and was amazed with how much knowledge Vishen had to share in that short presentation. The “Big Aha” moment was Vishen’s idea of growing his list while adding value – almost getting the list to work and grow by itself. That is golden.

How I will use it:

We are working on a project called UpliftMyCareer.com. The goal of the project is simple – help end unemployment in the technology sector. Every month tens of thousands of technology professionals that are losing jobs – the reasons are many but the facts remain – we are bleeding there.

Yes, this project is not going to make millions of dollars for us but it might get a few ten thousand unemployed people get jobs. That would mean the world to us.

We will already be using some of the learnings from Vishen’s video (Thanks Vishen) into the project. So we have already won in a way

I wish everyone the very best and it is touching to read all the responses.

Thanks Yanik for everything.

Best,
Rajesh

Thank you for putting up this contest and hopefully everyone can learn from them and be a winner instead of the winner of the dvd series.

From the videos, the big take away for everyone should be that keep it simple.
1)Take your idea to solve a simple problem and execute to see if you get the results, if its not working move on.
2)Susan Hill idea of going out and talking to people in person instead of over the web should be a easy one.
3)What ever you do, have fun doing it like Yanik would say.
4)Balance your life with everything to go into the flow like Vishen has stated.
5)Bedros rule of being smart in one thing while getting other smart people around you will do magic.

All these things are very simple to do. People just make it harder for themselves and start over thinking. Go back to middle school and remember your teacher’s comments about the KISS principle. KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID and use it for not just your business but for everything else in your life.

Thx and good luck to everyone.

Paul