Passport to Wealth--An Objective Review

Summary: After getting burned with Herbalife to the tune of around $5000, I set out to research and investigate the Top-Tier Internet Businesses. Here is my independent review of Passport to Wealth , founded by Darren Gaudry.



Background

Have you ever 'failed' at Network Marketing, or any kind of home business? I admit that I have. I ended up sinking close to $10,000 into Herbalife…about half of that was getting started and buying $4000 worth of products for a 'Supervisor' order…and the rest, my coaches/upline dragooned me into buying into their ridiculously-overpriced advertising coop ($500 buy-in gets you 5 leads, and you were supposed to buy 3 or more of these 'wheel slots'!).

I might have had about $5000 in income come in…but I spent countless hours calling my overpriced leads, calling my downline's overpriced leads, and training my downline, most of whom disappeared because they weren't making any money.

So you need not feel embarrassed in my company, if you have ever been unsuccessful in network marketing.

What Does it Take to Achieve Success With My Internet Business?

The financial fiasco with Herbalife taught me that although there IS a ton of money to be made with internet business, I needed to find the RIGHT business opportunity, and more importantly, the right Mentoring Group within that business to join.

A preliminary Google search revealed the Top-Tier Internet Businesses. Darren Gaudry's Passport to Wealth caught my attention immediately because of the products, which included a comprehensive suite of internet marketing software and resources, and the compensation plan: it is an Australian '2-up' plan, which means each new member you sign up will 'pass up' their first two sales to you, their sponsor. Their third sale, they keep 100% of the $997 profit.

Meanwhile, the two sales they passed up to you? Guess what...they both will pass up their first two sales to you too!! Do you see what I mean, about how you could just make a few sales yourself and still have lots of money flooding in?

Thus I began to do some serious research into Passport to Wealth...I was NOT about to get scammed again. Well, technically I didn't get scammed by Herbalife...it IS an amazing product, but I did feel that my mentors ripped me off by selling me $4500 in 'wheel slots' that cost $500 a piece for a lousy 5 leads, who were little better than flipping through the phone book. Seriously, I had leads who thought they were applying for a job at a doctor's office...

So I searched every work-at-home forum and ranking site that I could find for details about Passport to Wealth . I was looking with a critical eye, for some little piece of negativity that would dissuade me from spending $997 to join.

I didn't find it. Instead, I found some incredible testimonials from real people who had been taught how to Earn Money Online by the Passport Mentors4U team.

I will now share with you the pros and cons of the Passport to Wealth business opportunity. Let's start with the cons.

Passport to Wealth Cons

a) $997 to invest --Although this isn't so much of a barrier now, with the $600-$1200 tax rebates on the way as a result of the Economic Stimulus Plan, in the past this investment requirement could make it difficult for many aspiring entrepreneurs.

b) 2 Sales to Qualify --With Passport to Wealth, you pass-up your first two sales to your sponsor. Although this isn't actually a 'cash' expense, that is still $2000 that you are passing up to get qualified. Of course, if you can get two sales, you can get more…it's not the money itself that has the value, but the skills that you gained in the PROCESS of getting those first two sales.

Passport to Wealth Pros

a) No Phone Calling Required Coming from Herbalife, where the modus operandi is to 'Call your leads 3-4 times per day', it is SUCH a relief that I don't have to talk to people on the phone anymore. You can either have Professional Sales Associates (PSAs) call your prospects for you (for a commission on the sale), or if you join the Passport Mentors4U Team, the leaders call your prospects for you for FREE, as a service to members.

b) You have an automated system which will sort, educate and close your prospects WITHOUT you...you just have to fill your marketing 'funnel' by driving traffic to your website, and the system will have sales dropping out the other end. This works through a Lead Capture page, where prospects leave their details and go on to view the 14-minute Passport to Wealth video presentation , and then receive a series of educational autoresponder emails that also include free gifts and digital products to help your prospect make the decision to start the business.

c) The compensation plan is structured such that once you are qualified, each sale puts $997 in your pocket right away . If your downline is serious and motivated to Earn Money Online, they will succeed and pass up their first two sales to you, for another $2000 of pure profit for you. If your downline are bums and don't do anything or follow the instructions, then you still made $997! This solves the problem of spending countless hours trying to train your downline in the hopes that someday they will make sales and recover your advertising costs that you spent to recruit them!

d) Free Trial You can actually sign up for a free trial with Passport to Wealth and see the back office, access some of the products and software, and kick the tires so you really *know* what you are getting yourself into! Most of the other top-tier Internet Businesses wouldn't even TELL you about the details or the products unless you first paid an application fee!

So, there are the pros and cons of the Passport to Wealth business opportunity itself…and although that might SOUND excellent, I tell you that it is still not enough. I had learned the hard way from Herbalife that even more important than WHAT business opportunity you join is WHO you join with!

It doesn't do you any good to have a powerful automated marketing system that can make sales while you sleep...if you don't know how to get interested prospects to your website!

So after diligently researching the business, I began researching the Passport to Wealth mentoring teams with equal diligence. I continued to dig, Google Search, and investigate. I felt that I had learned very little in terms of network marketing from Herbalife, so this time I was going to choose which team I joined. I interviewed three potential sponsors, from the Passport Mentors4U Team and the Passport Gold Team.

The Passport Gold Team seemed to have LOTS of help for new people...but only until they made their first two sales. After that, you were removed from the rotator and on your own for marketing. This sounded like the exact OPPOSITE of what I wanted…I didn't want anyone making my first two sales for me and then leaving me, because it was the SKILLS to create the first two sales that I needed, not the sales themselves!

The Mentors4U team, lead by Megan Vaillancourt and Stephanie Sammour, built their business around that exact principle. These two stay-at-home moms make incomes that make my own executive salary from my day job seem like chump-change.

The Passport Mentors4U build you a lead capture page free of charge, complete with killer ad copy and integration into an autoresponder that sends out a series of educational emails complete with the occasional free gift to your prospects.

These sales letters do the sorting and educating for you, and when the prospect is ready to hear more, the Mentors call them FOR you and close the sale!

Since I joined Passport to Wealth 2 weeks ago, under the Mentors4U team, I have learned the fine internet marketing arts of Blogging, Article Marketing, Press Releases, Squidoo, Ezines, Craigslist, and more. I don't want to brag or make silly claims of my income, but to give you an idea, go to Google and type in 'MyInternetBusiness', and click on the 'Groundbreaking News…' ad (right now it is number three on page 1). Imagine…two weeks into this business and my site is already on the FIRST PAGE of Google!

I'll leave it to the reader to determine the kind of business that is generating for me now…and the kind of business that could generate for you, too, but only if you join with the RIGHT MENTORING TEAM.

So, in summary, Passport to Wealth , and the Mentors4U Team in particular, is definitely NOT a scam, and is in fact an incredible internet business opportunity where you can make $997 per month, or per week, or even per DAY once you get your search engine rankings high enough! To learn more, you may visit the link in the resource box below.

I hope this review has been helpful and informative, and like yourself I am looking forward to a bright future with My Internet Business!

Cheers,

Rob Hunter

Passport to Wealth Mentors4U Team

Resources for the Savvy Entrepreneur

1) FREE Report Teaches How to Raise the Money to Start My Internet Business!
2) Learn more about My Internet Business on Squidoo!

What is Known About MyInternetBusiness.Com?

The short answer: not very much! Passport to Wealth founder and creator of MyInternetBusiness Darren Gaudry has been playing his cards close to his vest about this long-awaited new internet business...but what IS known, I have gathered and compiled here.

The Passport Mentors Team is leading the way with My Internet Business, just like we have been with its predecessor, Passport to Wealth (which will become even MORE lucrative than ever with the new tools available to us from MyInternetBusiness.com!)

• We don’t know the investment yet for this revolutionary new business opportunity, but have been instructed by Darren Gaudry that it will be substantial. Still, the cost to Start My Internet Business is predicted to pale compared to the profits!
  
• No Qualification Period - You will get paid from your very FIRST sale.
  
• Residual Income - Getting continually paid on the efforts of your downline.
  
• Exclusive products - We’re not sure exactly what they will be but, having some exclusive products is definitely unique to these businesses.
  
• “Name Branding” Ability - We have been told that you will be able to customize a portion of your websites to brand yourself. This is a very powerful feature.
  
• Additional Marketing availability - You will be able to market other programs or businesses you may be involved with.
  
• Professional Call Center - Your prospects will be able to get questions answered from PBA’s, or Professional Business Associates. This provides a more Hands off approach and saves the MyInternetBusiness.Com owner time! It’s great to make money and have free time.
  
• Launch Date: April 1st, 2008.

Like Darren Gaudry says, 'My Internet Business is YOUR Internet Business'. This is an incredible ground-floor opportunity the like of which has not been seen since the launches of Google and Microsoft! Imagine how wealthy you would be if you had bought in to those companies at the ground floor...

...THIS TIME you don't have to miss out...Secure your position with MyInternetBusiness TODAY by joining the Passport to Wealth Mentors Team!

Article Marketing: The Game is Afoot!

If you've watched the Passport to Wealth video, than you probably know that the business comes with about $75,000 worth of software and tutorials. I stumbled upon an EXCELLENT software product called 'Article Submitter' (you can actually get this one if you sign up for a free trial membership at the Passport to Wealth main page .)

Using Article Submitter, it automates the process of submitting your articles to the dozens of directories and Ezines out there. Basically, it is a software that memorizes your login info for each of these article directory sites, as well as your title, summary, about the author, and the article itself, and inputs it automatically as you go down the list of sites.

It's NOT like you just push a button and your article is submitted to hundreds of sites...that's not how it works, and your article would just be rejected anyway. It's more of an assistant who does all the typing for you. So far I have managed to publish several of my articles including my guide to Home-based Business Success , and a detailed financial management article about how anyone can 'Lower my Bills' by $700/month or more!

Jim Rohn's 'Magic of Part Time'

For anyone who has ever listened to one of Jim Rohn's presentations, you have probably heard his story about the 'Magic of Part Time'. Basically, by working part-time on a home business you can make as much money as you do on your full-time job fairly quickly.

I have been thinking about this a lot recently. Mr. Rohn uses the saying, "I'm working full-time on my job to make a living, and part-time on my business to make a fortune." That's basically where I am now. The day-job pays the bills and lets me keep the doors open, and is fun in its own right. But when I get home from working on my living I go to work on my fortune.

It is difficult to go to work right after coming home from work, but you have to look at it in the long term. If I work hard now, and spend my evenings on wealth-building activities, I will be able to retire at an incredibly-accelerated pace...decades before those who probably work just as many hours on their living as I work on my living and my fortune combined.

The difference is that the time I spend working on my fortune will have exponential benefits compared to the time people spend working on their day-jobs...which pays a salary or wage, and no more.

So, I am looking forward to soon being able to say, 'I make as much part-time from my business as I make full-time on my job. Would you like to hear my story?'

I am anticipating the answer to be a generally-positive one :-)

Rob
Passport to Wealth Mentors Team

My Stumble Upon Site
My Wordpress Blog
My Squidoo Passport Lens
My Squidoo Article Lens

First Ezine Completed!

Hazzah! I have figured out how to submit my articles to get published in an ezine.
Ezine Articles picked up my report on 'How to Raise the Money to Start Your Internet Business in 5 Easy Steps' and published it at the link below!

Click here to read!

I'm psyched, I am totally starting to get the internet marketing and search engine optimization. My site shows up on google now with lots of links, and once I get my press release out its ranking will just soar!



Thanks for reading,


Rob

Passport Mentors4u Team

Completed my demand generating website with autoresponders, free report and all!

Following Henry Baker's teachings, I created a special website that is educational in nature, and designed to teach people how to manage their finances in such a way that they are able to come up with the $1000 it takes to start their Passport to Wealth business, as well as a respectable marketing budget. Here it is!

Financial Plan to Wealth

Here is how this website works:

1. Prospect sees the link and ad on Craigslist or PPC
2. Prospect visits the landing page and reads some simple, compelling copy that motivates them to go on to page 2
3. Prospect sees testimonials to build credibility, and a time limit to gain some urgency, and leaves their details so that they can have the promised free report.
4. Prospect's details are loaded into Aweber, which automatically sends them the free report, as well as additional educational sales letters at set intervals thereafter.

It really is a cool automated process. Click the link and try it for yourself!

Rob
Passport Mentors4U Team

The Birth of the DEMAND GENERATING Website

I have been studying Henry Baker's workbook and video tutorials on 'How to Generate OBSCENE Amounts of Demand'. I am astonished at how simple it really is! The video tutorial showed me click-by-click exactly how you do it...not just what the key elements to include are, but HOW to include them, and the words that you need to include!

The way the marketing system works is this:

• Prospects find your site on Google Adwords
• Prospects click on your site and are directed to your 'Landing Page'
• Landing page has an attention-grabbing title, then shows the direct benefits of your product or opportunity
• Landing page offers a free gift, and creates Urgency to click to the second page to claim the gift
• Prospect clicks on the second page, which starts off with testimonials to build credibility
• Second page creates more demand and urgency, and prospect leaves their details in the capture form
• Prospects details appear in the autoresponder, which automatically emails them their free gift and begins sending them educational emails that will help them sign up!

So there you have it...simple yet *incredibly* powerful! Take a look at my first demand-generating page for the keyword, 'Home-based business'

Rob's First Demand-Generating Site

Rob Hunter

Passport to Wealth Mentors Team

My Passport to Wealth