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Just wondering if anyone has been trying out the Rainmaker platform yet? Looks comprehensive, though expensive (cheapest option $950 per year).
Here's a look:
Hi Nicole,
What was your experience with Rainmaker like?
Did you end up staying with the program?
Thanks,
Sunil
Thanks for the reply Fred!
Was it easy to get started, or was there a lot to learn first?
Thanks again
If your adept at, and have relatively mastered WordPress, I'd say got for it. There is still a huge learning curve in the respect they have everything pretty much self-contained in the system. I like to think of it as the "Apple Computer of Word Press" and I struggled a bit when switching to Apple.
Once I got past the fact there are templates already pre-chosen (I had a nice, high-end proprietary one I spent A LOT of money on they didn't authorize for use on the platform) and learned how they use their plugins, I was okay.
I still have the learning curve of setting up the membership site, but I'll get there. All in all it's an experience.
I'm giving you a very transparent evaluation, as I am now an affiliate and haven't provided you my link :-)
Real talk though, I'd say jump on it because the price will definitely go up with this platform- it's the real deal.
ONLY if your business is at that point where you can afford the monthly fee and are comfortable with WordPress (or you have a team member good at Word Press).
Hope this helps!
WOW, and OMG. They have taken the game to the next level with that platform!
I might give it a try next year. It will give them time to work out the bugs, but they're giving WebSynthesis a darn good run for their money.
Wow.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY appreciate you finding that! I'm seriously thinking about switching RIGHT NOW, actually, or at least until my 3-months is over at WebSynthesis. I keep digging into it and see everything that's high speed, low drag.
Wow.
Let me marinate over the weekend over it and I'll let you know. I'm more than 60% at critical mass though.
Thank YOU!
UPDATE: Yes, I WILL switch after my subscription is over (actually I'm motivated to do it sooner, I'll blog later about why). This lag time though will allow me to build it out and migrate, but everything they offer is the truth.
I was actually looking to move my other site somewhere from Squarespace, http://www.TheGameExposed.com so, this could be the perfect platform, and I get the best of it all.
Update 2: After going through their whole website, YES I will switch my other platform http://www.TheGameExposed.com over to these guys and you can watch me build it out. I've been using most of this technology they offer, and it looks like they've finally and effectively integrated it all into one powerful platform.
Thank you and please let me know what I can assist you with!
-Fred
I'm in! I just signed up for it, and I know I'll keep it. I'll look around a little before I go to sleep and I'll let you know tomorrow what I discover, but it already looks like they've integrated every product they have into one platform.
Hey Fred, thanks. It does look pretty special, and Copyblogger never does things half-heartedly. I'm doing the trial at the moment as well, will keep you posted too. Glad to have someone else checking it out with me!
Euterpe
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Anybody trialled the new rainmaker platform by copyblogger?
Just wondering if anyone has been trying out the Rainmaker platform yet? Looks comprehensive, though expensive (cheapest option $950 per year).
Here's a look:
BREAKING NEWS. Stopped using Rainmaker. I was on and off the platform several times, but there;s nothing that kept me there. Went back to WP because I like the flexibility I have with the plugins. My websites rankings dropped so I gotta get them back up. I also like to choose my own themes versus the options they offer. My truth is I've discovered it's a decent all-in-one with a substantial learning curve, but you gotta be committed to them. I just want to GO.
Went back to Websynthesis and The Gang.
Hope this helps.
Hi Nicole,
What was your experience with Rainmaker like?
Did you end up staying with the program?
Thanks,
Sunil
Thanks for the reply Fred!
Was it easy to get started, or was there a lot to learn first?
Thanks again
If your adept at, and have relatively mastered WordPress, I'd say got for it. There is still a huge learning curve in the respect they have everything pretty much self-contained in the system. I like to think of it as the "Apple Computer of Word Press" and I struggled a bit when switching to Apple.
Once I got past the fact there are templates already pre-chosen (I had a nice, high-end proprietary one I spent A LOT of money on they didn't authorize for use on the platform) and learned how they use their plugins, I was okay.
I still have the learning curve of setting up the membership site, but I'll get there. All in all it's an experience.
I'm giving you a very transparent evaluation, as I am now an affiliate and haven't provided you my link :-)
Real talk though, I'd say jump on it because the price will definitely go up with this platform- it's the real deal.
ONLY if your business is at that point where you can afford the monthly fee and are comfortable with WordPress (or you have a team member good at Word Press).
Hope this helps!
WOW, and OMG. They have taken the game to the next level with that platform!
I might give it a try next year. It will give them time to work out the bugs, but they're giving WebSynthesis a darn good run for their money.
Wow.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY appreciate you finding that! I'm seriously thinking about switching RIGHT NOW, actually, or at least until my 3-months is over at WebSynthesis. I keep digging into it and see everything that's high speed, low drag.
Wow.
Let me marinate over the weekend over it and I'll let you know. I'm more than 60% at critical mass though.
Thank YOU!
UPDATE: Yes, I WILL switch after my subscription is over (actually I'm motivated to do it sooner, I'll blog later about why). This lag time though will allow me to build it out and migrate, but everything they offer is the truth.
I was actually looking to move my other site somewhere from Squarespace, http://www.TheGameExposed.com so, this could be the perfect platform, and I get the best of it all.
Update 2: After going through their whole website, YES I will switch my other platform http://www.TheGameExposed.com over to these guys and you can watch me build it out. I've been using most of this technology they offer, and it looks like they've finally and effectively integrated it all into one powerful platform.
Thank you and please let me know what I can assist you with!
-Fred
I'm in! I just signed up for it, and I know I'll keep it. I'll look around a little before I go to sleep and I'll let you know tomorrow what I discover, but it already looks like they've integrated every product they have into one platform.
Hey Fred, thanks. It does look pretty special, and Copyblogger never does things half-heartedly. I'm doing the trial at the moment as well, will keep you posted too. Glad to have someone else checking it out with me!
Euterpe
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Hi all, I was just wondering if those of you using the Genesis Wordpress framework use its built-in SEO functionality, or install the All-in-One SEO plugin instead? Does it make
I use the genesis framework and I also add the all in one SEO plugin as well
I use the all in one SEO for SEO as it has so much functionality and together with this great theme its a powerful combination
Barry
OHHHH Yeah. The Genesis Wordpress framework is the truth! The only other framework I'll ever use online is Squarespace (to get a website concept in my mind up and running quickly because I'm very visual), but, by default, Genesis will always win in my book because the platform was originally created by some of the developers/influencers of WordPress. I'm using it on my current website, http://www.ThisIsFredSmith.com so I eat my own cooking, so to speak.
Which brings me to my second point. This may sound crazy (as I've often been called before), but I do believe in an "Internet Illuminati." What most people will never see is the trifecta of influence between these 3 companies:
1. WordPress
2. Genesis platform and genesis framework
3. Copyblogger Media
I'll throw Yoast in there too because, to me, they are the glue between all of these companies and had influencers/developers/architects in their ranks who worked for/with WordPress. Why do you think?
Hmmmmm... the plot thickens.
I could hold a workshop right now and easily charge $2,495 per person- this blog I'm presenting is that powerful. This combination is so deadly that I have to dumb down the sequence just so I don't get ranked too quickly because I'm not ready to handle all of the traffic this sequence brings, due to my site not having all of my flow of offers and products on it that I want to present. Trust when I have to say I have to de-segment this triangle- it works that well.
Put another way, EVERYTIME, and I mean, EVERYTIME I've used this formula, ALL of my sites have ranked in the top 100,000 of US sites.
Period.
Most people starting out are unable to afford it, however because the more robust your site gets and the more hits that go on it, you had better be generating revenue because your traffic increases due to the proprietary and synergistic combination this formula offers. So, make sure your A++++ game is on- I'm telling you from firsthand experience that this combination is an enterprise level solution specifically designed for article-based marketing solutions.
Hope this answers your question, but I get FIRED UP when I talk about it.
GREAT question!
Thanks TGE for the really quick response. Unfortunately it doesn't *quite* answer my question. I'll try to be a bit more specific.
I'm already using Genesis for Wordpress on most of my sites, and yes, I'm a big fan of Copyblogger too.
My question is - do you think that it's more effective to use the built-in SEO options that come with Genesis, or to install the All-in-One SEO plug-in that Wealthy Affiliate recommends?
I have no idea if it makes little difference, or a big difference, to your SEO strategy. All-in-One SEO has more settings, but obviously the in-built Genesis SEO has been designed specifically for the Genesis framework.
I know that if you install the the All-in-One SEO plugin on Genesis, then the Genesis SEO is disabled (it politely gets out of the way if an SEO plug-in is installed).
But beyond that - can anyone recommend one option over the other? Do either facilitate better SEO for your site, or do they pretty much accomplish the same thing?
Thanks,
Euterpe
Yes. Thanks for the clarification.
Yes, I use the built in Copyblogger option that comes with Genesis (Scribe). I have the $97/month subscription, but I only use it when I get to the final level of my article-based marketing solution strategy.
Right now I'm using the Yoast WordPress SEO plugin solution. Why? Because it's an enterprise-level solution that most high volume blogs use.
I'm sorry if you believed my previous answer didn't satisfy your question, but it was hidden in plain site. These companies collude together and it's just like dialing someone's phone number. If you don't correctly dial that number of the person you want to talk to, you'll never get a hold of them, right?
This process is the exact same way. So, to recap, I use Yoast to build a base of slow linking, organic-based articles to establish an authoritative website presence. I use Copyblogger when I want to rank faster, use superior researching tools for blogging ideas, and get out to market faster. I don't use anything else in that realm because the models I emulate don't use anything else.
It's just like driving a stick shift in a car. They're all good tools, so I don't think one is better than the other. To me, it just depends on what your goal is.
Just an FYI for you... through my research I have read that "if you install the popular WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast, the Genesis SEO features are deactivated allowing you to use the features of that free plugin instead".
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Genesis framework seo vs all in one seo plugin?
Hi all, I was just wondering if those of you using the Genesis Wordpress framework use its built-in SEO functionality, or install the All-in-One SEO plugin instead? Does it make
I use the genesis framework and I also add the all in one SEO plugin as well
I use the all in one SEO for SEO as it has so much functionality and together with this great theme its a powerful combination
Barry
OHHHH Yeah. The Genesis Wordpress framework is the truth! The only other framework I'll ever use online is Squarespace (to get a website concept in my mind up and running quickly because I'm very visual), but, by default, Genesis will always win in my book because the platform was originally created by some of the developers/influencers of WordPress. I'm using it on my current website, http://www.ThisIsFredSmith.com so I eat my own cooking, so to speak.
Which brings me to my second point. This may sound crazy (as I've often been called before), but I do believe in an "Internet Illuminati." What most people will never see is the trifecta of influence between these 3 companies:
1. WordPress
2. Genesis platform and genesis framework
3. Copyblogger Media
I'll throw Yoast in there too because, to me, they are the glue between all of these companies and had influencers/developers/architects in their ranks who worked for/with WordPress. Why do you think?
Hmmmmm... the plot thickens.
I could hold a workshop right now and easily charge $2,495 per person- this blog I'm presenting is that powerful. This combination is so deadly that I have to dumb down the sequence just so I don't get ranked too quickly because I'm not ready to handle all of the traffic this sequence brings, due to my site not having all of my flow of offers and products on it that I want to present. Trust when I have to say I have to de-segment this triangle- it works that well.
Put another way, EVERYTIME, and I mean, EVERYTIME I've used this formula, ALL of my sites have ranked in the top 100,000 of US sites.
Period.
Most people starting out are unable to afford it, however because the more robust your site gets and the more hits that go on it, you had better be generating revenue because your traffic increases due to the proprietary and synergistic combination this formula offers. So, make sure your A++++ game is on- I'm telling you from firsthand experience that this combination is an enterprise level solution specifically designed for article-based marketing solutions.
Hope this answers your question, but I get FIRED UP when I talk about it.
GREAT question!
Thanks TGE for the really quick response. Unfortunately it doesn't *quite* answer my question. I'll try to be a bit more specific.
I'm already using Genesis for Wordpress on most of my sites, and yes, I'm a big fan of Copyblogger too.
My question is - do you think that it's more effective to use the built-in SEO options that come with Genesis, or to install the All-in-One SEO plug-in that Wealthy Affiliate recommends?
I have no idea if it makes little difference, or a big difference, to your SEO strategy. All-in-One SEO has more settings, but obviously the in-built Genesis SEO has been designed specifically for the Genesis framework.
I know that if you install the the All-in-One SEO plugin on Genesis, then the Genesis SEO is disabled (it politely gets out of the way if an SEO plug-in is installed).
But beyond that - can anyone recommend one option over the other? Do either facilitate better SEO for your site, or do they pretty much accomplish the same thing?
Thanks,
Euterpe
Yes. Thanks for the clarification.
Yes, I use the built in Copyblogger option that comes with Genesis (Scribe). I have the $97/month subscription, but I only use it when I get to the final level of my article-based marketing solution strategy.
Right now I'm using the Yoast WordPress SEO plugin solution. Why? Because it's an enterprise-level solution that most high volume blogs use.
I'm sorry if you believed my previous answer didn't satisfy your question, but it was hidden in plain site. These companies collude together and it's just like dialing someone's phone number. If you don't correctly dial that number of the person you want to talk to, you'll never get a hold of them, right?
This process is the exact same way. So, to recap, I use Yoast to build a base of slow linking, organic-based articles to establish an authoritative website presence. I use Copyblogger when I want to rank faster, use superior researching tools for blogging ideas, and get out to market faster. I don't use anything else in that realm because the models I emulate don't use anything else.
It's just like driving a stick shift in a car. They're all good tools, so I don't think one is better than the other. To me, it just depends on what your goal is.
Just an FYI for you... through my research I have read that "if you install the popular WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast, the Genesis SEO features are deactivated allowing you to use the features of that free plugin instead".
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Hi all, I've just been reading through the WA Bootcamp training comments, and noticed that quite a few members seem to have had a really rough time in the affiliate marketing worl
I am new to affiliate marketing. I have looked at other "opportunities" that ended up being MLM scams, filling out surveys for opinions that you didn't qualify for or ended up wasting a half hour of your time for nothing. I found this site that offers information/training with little to lose.
For what it's worth, I have NEVER bought a product online. I started with the notion that I could accomplish whatever I wanted by being able to distinguish how the process of earning money online worked, then to create a path for myself to accomplish this success.
I never trusted people online and since day 1, I could not stand the site of gurus riding around in their lambourghinis. I vowed to NEVER be one of them if I ever achieved any level of success. Instead I read hard cover books...and I have always been an avid reader of magazines and periodicals. A lot of the time consuming materials about the niches that I was in.
I learned right away, it was through people. If you can understand people, what they need help with, and how to target them when they are looking for help, success can happen and can happen very frequently (with the sheer vastness of the # of folks online).
Yes, I hit walls...many of them. But now I get to tell everyone about those walls and I get to share my mistakes with people here in the community (along with successes and techniques that worked) to ultimately speed up your path to success.
Kyle, that's such a good point about how the key thing is to understand people.
I've done a lot of work creating educational materials for university business schools, and in the past 10 years there has been a massive swing towards teaching managers about leadership and organisational behaviour. They finally realised that the key to running a good business - online or offline - is people. It's just crazy that they ignored that fact for so long.
Most people ignore that, they get lost in the process. Ultimately people are the ones visiting your site, reading your content, and buying stuff...so if you want to do well, you better cater to the people within you respective niche.
Accomplish this and you will be in the business of long term success.
Wow. Almost $300 for a vaguely useful eBook?! They must have done some very persuasive selling to get to you part with that much cash vp2480. I must admit that part of the initial draw of WA for me was the $1 sign up (this was a while back). In hindsight, I was pretty lucky to find them first (there's a lot to be said for random search clicking). A friend had actually recommended WA to me before that, but it took me ages, lots of research and more than a few random clicks before I actually took the next step.
Very glad not to have been sucked in by some of the scammier affiliate marketing outfits around the place.
I didn't follow any system. I just stumbled around occasionally buying a few $47 ebooks from some email I get. I'm so lucky to have found WA!! :)
I didn't try other affiliate programs I joined WA when it was completely different (not the interface it has now).. But back then I was still new to affiliate marketing. How did I find WA? I guess by accident..random search clicking on links and finding my way to WA somehow.
In my opinion, you are really, really fortunate to have landed on WA at the start. Almost 2 years ago I started out buying an eBook for $297 which vaguely told me what affiliate marketing is about.
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What affiliate programs did you try before discovering Wealthy Affiliate?
Hi all, I've just been reading through the WA Bootcamp training comments, and noticed that quite a few members seem to have had a really rough time in the affiliate marketing worl
I am new to affiliate marketing. I have looked at other "opportunities" that ended up being MLM scams, filling out surveys for opinions that you didn't qualify for or ended up wasting a half hour of your time for nothing. I found this site that offers information/training with little to lose.
For what it's worth, I have NEVER bought a product online. I started with the notion that I could accomplish whatever I wanted by being able to distinguish how the process of earning money online worked, then to create a path for myself to accomplish this success.
I never trusted people online and since day 1, I could not stand the site of gurus riding around in their lambourghinis. I vowed to NEVER be one of them if I ever achieved any level of success. Instead I read hard cover books...and I have always been an avid reader of magazines and periodicals. A lot of the time consuming materials about the niches that I was in.
I learned right away, it was through people. If you can understand people, what they need help with, and how to target them when they are looking for help, success can happen and can happen very frequently (with the sheer vastness of the # of folks online).
Yes, I hit walls...many of them. But now I get to tell everyone about those walls and I get to share my mistakes with people here in the community (along with successes and techniques that worked) to ultimately speed up your path to success.
Kyle, that's such a good point about how the key thing is to understand people.
I've done a lot of work creating educational materials for university business schools, and in the past 10 years there has been a massive swing towards teaching managers about leadership and organisational behaviour. They finally realised that the key to running a good business - online or offline - is people. It's just crazy that they ignored that fact for so long.
Most people ignore that, they get lost in the process. Ultimately people are the ones visiting your site, reading your content, and buying stuff...so if you want to do well, you better cater to the people within you respective niche.
Accomplish this and you will be in the business of long term success.
Wow. Almost $300 for a vaguely useful eBook?! They must have done some very persuasive selling to get to you part with that much cash vp2480. I must admit that part of the initial draw of WA for me was the $1 sign up (this was a while back). In hindsight, I was pretty lucky to find them first (there's a lot to be said for random search clicking). A friend had actually recommended WA to me before that, but it took me ages, lots of research and more than a few random clicks before I actually took the next step.
Very glad not to have been sucked in by some of the scammier affiliate marketing outfits around the place.
I didn't follow any system. I just stumbled around occasionally buying a few $47 ebooks from some email I get. I'm so lucky to have found WA!! :)
I didn't try other affiliate programs I joined WA when it was completely different (not the interface it has now).. But back then I was still new to affiliate marketing. How did I find WA? I guess by accident..random search clicking on links and finding my way to WA somehow.
In my opinion, you are really, really fortunate to have landed on WA at the start. Almost 2 years ago I started out buying an eBook for $297 which vaguely told me what affiliate marketing is about.
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BREAKING NEWS. Stopped using Rainmaker. I was on and off the platform several times, but there;s nothing that kept me there. Went back to WP because I like the flexibility I have with the plugins. My websites rankings dropped so I gotta get them back up. I also like to choose my own themes versus the options they offer. My truth is I've discovered it's a decent all-in-one with a substantial learning curve, but you gotta be committed to them. I just want to GO.
Went back to Websynthesis and The Gang.
Hope this helps.