Hey Franco,

If I join your coaching club; drive traffic to the landing pages you provide and the people opt-in to the free training….

1) They are on my aWeber BUT when they join the coaching club: are they on now on your list too? (As a prospect: when they get free offers to watch a webinar or other training; do they opt in for these as well and who’s list do they get on?)
2) Are we now competing for affiliate sales and to sell this same prospect?
3) These people see you as the guru (you do the webinars and training) and there will be a tendency for them to gravitate to you and your programs? (and away from mine as example)…or?

I know you are a businessman and the above is with meant with respect but also to know the “ground rules” and what is a realistic expectation.

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Great question we get often from online marketers trying to “protect their list” from being on other lists… GREAT QUESTION!!!

Here’s my opinion on this as it affects ME and EVERY OTHER marketer online today too…

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yes sir… BIG QUESTION we get a lot but it affects any program, any coaching system and any company…

Reality is that ONLY THE INTERNAL CULTURE and INTEGRITY of the training you’re providing helps stop the CROSS PROMOTING from other gurus. You can not control what anyone does.

And – you MUST assume that if some prospect opted into your list – they also opted into THOUSANDS of lists… example:

I KNOW for a FACT that you and many other people that are on “my list” are also prolly on MLSP list, Jonathan Budd’s list, Katie Frieling’s list, Diane Hochman’s list, Frank Kern’s list, Mike Dillard’s list etc etc etc…

I can’t control that. I assume it. So I bust my butt (as you see in my emails, vids, pdfs etc) to build up a relationship of trust with as many people on my list as possible – but I KNOW that they are on ALL KINDS OF LISTS, so you’re not
“my prospect” and NOT “jonathan’s too” – see?

You just can’t control that.

NOW – INSIDE the team – this is why I CHOOSE to align myself with Diane Hochman and Joe Schroeder… their CULTURE is to ALWAYS say to anyone that they need to GET BACK TO THEIR INVITER to buy this or that…

I do trainings for the WHOLE TEAM to help you leverage.

But I let everyone know to GET BACK TO THEIR INVITER and I tell them why…

“Tomorrow you’ll be on your business day 1… wouldn’t you like me to be sending your prospects back to you?”

This is a culture thing that must be TAUGHT.

It’s the only way…

Good people respect that.

There is really no other way.

You do NOT want to put yourself on some ISLAND
like in old school MLM days thinking you can’t promote ANYTHING because “they” will have “your” prospects on THEIR list now too…

You’ll be on an island where you have to EVERYTHING!!!!

That’s impossible man.

YOU MUST LEVERAGE…

And you have got to assume that somebody that opted in to your list… also opted into all kinds of other lists… so it’s just the reality of the industry today online…

Don’t sweat it bud…

ANYWHERE you go… you “list” ain’t only on your list…

What’s BRUTAL is I KNOW that Dillard and Budd and MLSP compete LIKE CRAZY with my own list that I sent them as I promoted THEIR launches…

They promote HARD…

Nothing I can do and I don’t worry about it…

As long as I’m working to BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP with my list then the good people who relate with me stay pretty respectful and loyal…

The lookie loos who just came to swipe and steal my content and never intended to work me anyway… they will be buying from all kinds of other “gurus” systems, programs, launches etc…

I hear many “old school” types get really paranoid about this…

“PROTECTING their list” so no other marketer can compete with “THEIR PROSPECTS” etc…

That’s old school paranoia buddy…

They take that stuff too serious.

It’s already done. it’s 2010. There is NO WAY to “keep your list” hidden from the rest of the internet… it’s like herding cats. LOL

So I wouldn’t worry about that bud…

Plus on the team… on the inside… we build a culture where we respect how hard we work to GET THOSE NEWBIES their sales… it’s why we have a loyal and big following.. .we teach loyalty to the guy/gal that did the work and made the effort to invite you in… that’s what it’s all about.

Hope this helps…

NOW LETS ROLL MAN!!!! hehehe