The Rich Jerk

The rich Jerk is a multimillionaire who has made his fortune entirely online. He is currently selling his famous ebook for only $9.95 (regularly $49). If you have already heard of the rich jerk before, you probably know that he recently sold one of his websites on ebay for $300,000! The purpose of this discussion is to decide whether or not the rich jerk ebook can make you successful at making money online, or if its just another scam! In following posts, I will take you through the rich jerk ebook, and outline what it offers. I will also tell you what I thought after reading the rich jerk’s book. If you have any questions, please post below in the comment box and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

The question that many people want to know, is if the rich jerk ebook is right for them. If you are a COMPLETE newbie, and have no experience on the internet, then I suggest that you do NOT buy the rich jerk. However, if you already have an idea about how to set up websites, and you know a little bit about google adwords, then the ebook could benefit you.

 

I purchased the rich jerk in 2006. I was a COMPLETE newbie. I had NO prior experience at making money online before, and the rich jerk was the very first ebook that I bought online in order to try and teach myself how to make money online. After reading it, I was very disappointed. I still felt very lost, and I really didn’t know where to start. Soon after I purchased Rich Jerk’s ebook, I noticed he updated it and added a new chapter for beginners. I’m guessing newbies were emailing him, or he was getting a lot of refunds.
As you can see in the above screenshot, chapter 7 covers a few sections for beginners. It starts out by telling you where you can get your own website if you don’t know how to design one yourself. I laughed when I read this section because of the amount of money you have to pay in order to get a website of your own.

 

Option number 1- The rich jerk offers you your own affiliate website. The bad thing is, all of the rich jerk customers ( about 15 000) of them, will be given the EXACT same website. If a bunch of people have the same website, and you are trying to promote the rich jerk ebook using this website, don’t you think buyers are going to be completely sick of looking at the same website that everyone is using? You are going to want your own website that is UNIQUE.

option number 2- This just kills me. For $197 dollars you can have your own website. From the rich jerk’s perspective, $197 is pocket change. For you, $197 is probably a lot of money to just plop down for a website!

Why don’t you just take my advice, and go to www.bluevoda.com and download this FREE website builder. You don’t need any knowledge about how to set up websites. You will still have to pay for hosting, just like any other website, but you won’t need to pay $197!! I use bluevoda for every website I design. It is very fast and easy to use. You could also go to www.wordpress.com if you want a blog, and you can pick from hundreds of already designed templates. Even better, hosting is free. You don’t have to pay a cent!

MAY 22, 2007

RICH JERK EVOLUTION: http://www.richjerkevolution.com

The Rich Jerk is at it again! He has released his new membership site called rich jerk evolution. It costs $29/ month to join his membership site. I haven’t purchased it, so I can’t tell you exactly what its all about yet, but here is a breakdown of what you will find in his members area:

Other Topics Covered in Rich Jerk Evolution:

• Affiliate Marketing

• PPC (pay per click advertising)

• PLR (private label rights)

• SEO (search engine optimization)

• Arbitrage

• Split Testing

• Social Networks (Myspace, Squidoo, etc)

• Blogging

• Ebay

• Domains (buying and selling)

• Email Tricks/Autoresponders (drip, drip, drip)

• Co-Registration (leads)

• Joint Ventures (how to get someone like me interested in working with someone like you)

• Copywriting (how to write a killer sales letter)

• Psychology (of you and your buyer)

• Outsourcing (you need time to think right?)

• Blackhat Strategies (stuff your mom would not approve of)

• Offline Stuff

• The Backend (this is where the real money is made)

• Product Launches

• Wholesale Buying & Selling

Content Building

By the looks of it, the rich jerk already covers a lot of these topics in his original ‘rich jerk’ ebook. New topics that stand out are: Social networks such as squidoo, and myspace.

If you haven’t checked out squidoo.com, you should probably have a look. Millions of people around the world are using squidoo to create free advertising. Its kind of like a blog, except it is called a ‘lens’. You can create a lens for free on any topic your little heart desires. If you want to promote a clickbank product, create a single content page describing your product, using keywords throughout the page, and link to the product with your affiliate link. The great thing about squidoo, is that not only is it completely free, but this site usually ranks REALLY well in search engines.

Although I haven’t paid for a rich jerk evolution membership yet, I am planning on doing so in the near future. Check back often!