The Next Internet Millionaire, an online reality show, which more or less, is just like the Apprentice, is done...almost. Everything is down to two people, Jaime Luchuck and Charles Trippy. They've both created products and the one with the most sales by tomorrow wins the show.
I made the comment back in August that the personality shown in the audition videos was more interesting than the show itself. Jaime did a great job on that end.
But I've got to give Charles the upper hand when it comes to personality on the final task. His sales page, a mashup of a video mixed with a graphically-enhanced, long sales letter. Works for the guys who don't want to read, and it works for the guys who do.
Jaime has more of a traditional sales letter for her product. Not bad, but I feel it's lacking on doing a good job of showing who she is. And showing who she is, in my opinion, is pretty important when it comes to selling a book about a personal experience.
And for focus, I've got to give that to Charles also. He has a product on video and the bonuses he offers people are directly related to that. For example, you get a couple of weeks to check out Traffic Geyser, a service to upload the videos he's going to show you how to create.
Bonuses are usually a good idea, but Jaime's product actually gets lost because she has over 60 of them. Probably around 80, but I lost count... And many of them are cheap ebooks, which are available everywhere else or have nothing to do with making money, such as a solitaire program.
This makes the page come off like a rehashed ebook library with absolutely no value. All that was really needed, in my opinion, is the workbook. And that's great, by the way. The book is currently on backorder for 4-6 weeks, but the wait will be worth it, if it's of the same quality.
Overall, this is a great opportunity for both these guys to get a foothold on this market. Rarely does somebody come into this niche (or any niche) with such immediate recognition. My hope is that they'll both be able to continue with momentum and keep things up. They're certainly both talented enough to do so.
And that takes me back to personality...
The push of being having somebody else do your promotion for you, whether it's being on a television show, or having an endorsement sent to your mailing list, can be a great thing. It's a double-edged sword though. It's only a great thing if it works for who you are.
Without naming names, some of the people on Next Internet Millionaire were wasting their time. They don't fit the mold, which was what all the tests were based on. You may go from a 9-to-5 to something else with a show like this, but working with people you can't stand is painful regardless of where they are or what time of day it is.
There are a million ways to make money online, so it's not necessary to force square pegs into round holes, even if you do get a big push out of it.
