Source Code Gold Mine Review

Aug 22

NickMarketing Comments Off

Jeremy Burns has created yet another Source Code Gold Mine, and I’ve just completed downloading the package.

As you know, I’m a great fan of any type of software and digital products that I can use, modify and sell, and this package stands out among the crowd.

SCGM products have always been good, and this year is no exception.

The 10 items include:

  • Law of Attraction Marketing – A new take on a popular topic
  • Banner Ads are Back – I’ll use this when promoting my upcoming Traffic Exchange software for use with MWG
  • Ben Franklin’s Guide to Internet Marketing – a unique twist on applying Franklin principals to marketing.
  • Facebook Power Ads – I’m just “getting into” facebook, as many people are, so this is a particularly timely guide.
  • Internet Guru Training Camp – looks to be good info if you are looking to teach
  • How to Become a Work At Home Mom – I’m simply not in a position to have an opinion on this one
  • Creating iPad Apps – I’ve been playing with iPhone, iPad and Android Apps for a while. I’m extremely skeptical that one can create any app without technical skill, this manuscript does a credible job of the types of things you’ll need to know to get started.  There are some shortcuts that it doesn’t mention, so if I decide to sell it (and I may), I’ll update it with my unique perspective, first. Like many reports of this nature, it can’t go into great detail, simply due to Apple confidentiality restrictions, if for no other reasons.
  • Local Internet Marketing Empire – after the recent 6 and 7 figure launches in the local space, this item is also pretty timely.
  • Micro Project Outsourcing – a different take on a classic subject. Instead of focusing on projects sites such as Elance or Scriptlance, it focuses on the Amazon Mechanical Turk and “micro tasks”. This has been one of my “secret weapons” for years.  I’m really impressed with this report, and that it makes such cool technology accessible to you. There is much more to say on this subject, but I suggest you read the primer, first. Major thumbs up.
  • Social Media Manage for Celebrities – little in this book focuses on “celebrities” (one chapter shows you where to find celebrities to work for), but it does show you how you can manage social media for anyone. Since I’m trying to wrap my head around social media, I’ve found it a good primer for myself. It DOES contain good information on how to find clients, market your services and run a social media business, and I’m personally more interested in the chapters on how to actually manage the social media.

From a pricing standpoint, the package is an excellent value: he’s offering the entire package for $197, but there’s a $100 “rebate” if you act quickly. Since there is more than one product in the pack that I am personally interested in, and I know my subscribers are also interested in the same topics, purchasing this package is really a “no brainer”.

I am a little disappointed that, over the years, the SCGM sales have turned away from software and moved more toward PLR and digital products such as “ebooks”.  With the support that most software requires, I do understand why he’s done this, though: and 10 high quality products that cost under $10, each (after rebate, if still available) is a great deal.

Finally, a note on quality: each book reads like a “book” or manual, and not a fluffed up, triple spaced report written by a non-english speaker that you so often see. It contains a very nicely done cover, title page, table of contents and resource page at the end (which you’ll want to add your own resources to). Each book is about 100 pages or so, and are well done.

The writing IMO is mostly above average – it gets the information across. From my informal tests, the writing is a bit inconsistent in some places, reading at about a 12th grade level. The reading level is probably about right for the target market: my writing generally hits about college sophomore level according to the tests I run, before I struggle to clean it up.

The reports are definitely usable as-is, but to be top-notch I’d suggest spending some time and possibly making the content a little more accessible by editing the documents and smoothing out the rough edges. The great thing about this package is that you CAN go in and edit the documents if you so choose.

One note on a Mac: my Word 2008 keeps closing when opening some of the .docx files. I don’t know if that’s my computer or a problem with the package (I suspect my computer), but using the free OpenOffice program worked pretty well, and allowed me to create “one click” PDF’s as well. You can google for OpenOffice here, if you need it.

Overall, a qualified “thumbs up”:

If you are interested in any 2-3 (or more) of the topics covered in this package, then it’s worth getting for your own personal use alone.

If you have an online business, where your customers are interested in these topics, then by all means, get the package. You should be able to make your money back and more in a single mailing after implementation, or as an cross-sell to an existing offer.

If you are just starting out, and looking for some top-quality products to put into your product pipeline, then this is a way to go. You get timely reports on interesting subjects, and should be able to start building a list pretty quickly. Consider implementing a Marketing Website Generator site with OTO, affiliate program, and more.

The qualification? If you aren’t looking to sell any of the products, and you only want 1-2 manuscripts for personal use, you may be better off waiting a few days and purchasing from a reseller. Otherwise, I say “go for it”.

My affiliate link is:

http://www.intellispire.com/try/scgm

And I appreciate your patronage.

[Edit: A few people have asked if I will be offering a bonus with this purchase, and the answer is "probably". I can't reveal details at this point, but if you know me, you also know I don't leave my customers behind. I'm looking for good ways to create a  Source Code Gold Mine Bonus similiar to the way I did for the Epic Firesale.]

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