Pipeline Profits… a Co-Reg success story?
If you’re subscribed to many Internet-marketer’s email lists, you’ll be getting bombarded with emails promoting “Pipeline Profits”, from two guys who “blew away” everyone at the Stompernet seminar with details of how they made “over a million dollars in 90 days” using a “forgotten” method. In fact, this is how Filsaime promoted it to his list…
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The two guys in this video just basically came out of “nowhere” and turned the entire Internet Marketing community upside down.
People usually say “Came out of no where” or “Overnight Success”…
…but the truth is they run Million Dollar Businesses for years and then one day someone asks them to speak and the next thing you know…
…people start totally flipping out.
Recently, when I was at SomperNet Live in November, these 2 “unheard of” guys spoke and totally left the room shocked, dumbfounded, and virtually speechless.
Want to know how they did it?
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Well, I’m not promoting it. (big shock! Unlike the Build An Empire promotion I did, I don’t know the guys behind this system)
And my “instinct” not to promote seems to be right because Eric Holmlund (who worked with Joel Comm on the Instant Adsense Templates launch) cut right to the chase and said at his blog that he tried co-registration and had a bad experience (you should read this!) with Co-reg lists which, he says, “you should avoid like the plague”)
Bottom line? The co-registration method is fraught with spam issues… you’ll be getting the name and emails for people who haven’t signed up at your website and will be emailing them offers. I can’t see how you can possibly expect people not to click the “report spam” button as a result of mailing them. Unless you have a very, very tolerant mailing list provider, your business will be shut down after either the first or second spam complaint.
I’ve never tried co-reg, and I don’t plan to.
In case you’re wondering, co-reg is when you sign up for something, like a free email account or a domain name, and are offered the option of getting other things for free such as newsletters, some coupons, a free trial etc etc at the same time. Your details will then be given (sold) to all the additional companies whose boxes you checked. Sometimes there aren’t even boxes to check, it’s just hidden in the terms of service that your info will be shared with “selected third parties”.

December 31st, 2006 at 5:37 am
Nice post Neil!
It seems that we have the same feeling after reading Eric’s Tips.
Co-reg may be a great way to build a list, but not a trusting customer list!
Eric has done what all the marketers in 2007 should do! You NEED to create
trust with your subscribers. Simple as that.
If you have read my blog entries, you will see that I too write honest opinion
about products and marketers.
With your permission Neil, I would like to add this blog to my site. You seem
to be well versed in the needs of internet marketing newbies.
May GOD bless you and yours in the new year!
GB
Walter Gavurnik
December 31st, 2006 at 4:52 pm
Hi Walter,
>With your permission Neil, I would like to add this blog to my site.
That’d be great, thanks.
Neil.
January 1st, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Thanks for the differing opinion on this - I’ve seen so many articles lately about the subject and was wondering whether it could be worthwhile for the niche B2B consultant. This definitely gave me some food for thought.