Halftime Sale XLIV

We’ve entered championship weekend in the NFL, and that means that we’re about 2 weeks away for the 3rd annual Halftime Sale!

In case you’re new to the concept, here’s how it works…

My name is Bob Jenkins, and I create internet marketing training programs that simplify the complex steps needed to succeed online. Every now and then, I bring together multiple products of mine that can give a business owner a quick jump into internet marketing; or give the experienced marketer a reminder of the things they may have neglected recently.

Usually, these programs are available at their own websites, or now inside the IM Success Library. But on occasion, I put some together for a special offer.

Three years ago, I began the Halftime Sale to have some fun during one of the world’s most popular sporting events. As a twist, the Halftime Sale has a couple of rules:

1. The offer is only available during Halftime of the Super Bowl. As soon as the second quarter ends, the offer goes live. And when they kickoff for the 3rd quarter it closes down.
2. The price of the offer is determined by the score at halftime. The total number of points scored by both teams is the price. Halftime Sale XLII was $10 (7-3); HSXLIII was $27 (17-10); and if the score is 0-0 then the offer is free for everyone.

In addition, participants of the Halftime Sale can earn money by sharing the event with others beforehand. All you have to do is get your free account at HalftimeSale.com, and you’ll be given a unique affiliate link to share.

I’ll be announcing what I’m including in this year’s offer soon.

But for now, let’s just say it’s going to be perfect for both the new internet marketer as well as established affiliate marketers who are hungry for some great revenue tools!

Get your Halftime Pass here

Bob Jenkins

p.s. Read the rest of the posts from last year to see how much fun we’ve had in the past. And post a comment below to get started in the celebration.

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Thank you for taking part in the second Halftime Sale. It was a lot of fun bringing in Twitter and Facebook this year.

At 7:57 p.m. halftime started. About 15 seconds later the first orders started coming in, with people around the world grabbing the Halftime Championship offer for $24 – a last second 100 yard touchdown return by the Steelers finalized the score at 17-7 Steelers.

During the 36 minutes of this year’s break in the football action, 111 people purchased the package. They now have access to the best modules of my internet marketing library. I can’t wait to see how you implement what you learn!

Bruce Springsteen put on quite a show, too!

Overall this event was a success. Thanks to the affiliates (43) who helped spread the word. The top 10 referring members were:

1. Matthew Glanfield
2. Reed Floren
3. Suzanne Franco
4. Ellen Britt
5. Bob Novak
6. Kristi Sayles
7. Paul Klein
8. Connie Ragen Green
9. Jit Uppal
10. Bob Nyce

I’d also like to thank the people behind the infrastructure of this event.

• Butterfly Marketing strategy and software creator, Mike Filsaime
• Kiosk (Business Web Hosting) president, Joel Therien
• Lead support for my help desk, Anita Johnson

Please feel free to post your comment and thoughts below (but if you need support for what you purchased, please go to TheTeachersHelpDesk.com for quicker response).

See you again next year, as I’ll come up with something even better and more creative than this year.

Bob Jenkins

p.s. Since Matthew Glanfield was the top referrer, you may want to check out his free internet marketing training at The21DayFormula.com.

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With Halftime Sale XLIII just a short time away, you may have questions about how it all will work with so many people trying to grab my Championship Learning Library at the end of the first half.

So let me answer the biggest questions now so you know exactly what you’ll need to do to take advantage of this incredible offer.

When will the Halftime Sale start?
At the end of the second quarter, and it will end at kickoff of the second half. Since the game kickoff is about 6:30, halftime should start around 8.

What’s included in the Halftime Sale Championship Offer?
You can get the full listing at HalftimeSale.com. But basically, I’ve taken the very best module from each of several online marketing courses I’ve personally created. So you’ll learn from Teleseminar Formula, Squidoo Secrets, Discover Social Networking, Discover Product Creation, Discover Autoresponders, and IM Success Radio. The offer also includes free live coaching from me during February, as all Halftime Sale buyers receive access to the IM Success Tribe mastermind for the next 4 weeks. You’ll also get unpublished material, like Discover Blog Talk Radio (created last Wednesday), a 2 hour Q&A call recording, Live Event Secrets, and more. The full details are in the Halftime Sale members area.

That’s about $435 worth of lessons – What will I be paying for it all?
The price is determined by the score at half. Throughout the first and second quarter, I will update the score and the price. Once the second quarter ends, the “Add To Cart” button will appear inside the site. A typical halftime score is 14-10, so the price would be $24.

What if the score is 0-0?
If the Cardinals and Steelers can’t score in the first 30 minutes of play, then you get the Halftime Sale package (including the live coaching during February in my IM Success Tribe) for free. Your account will be upgraded.

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It’s time to reveal everything inside this year’s Halftime Sale – and explain how you can win the whole thing, no matter what the score is at the half.

You are going to love how quickly you learn very specific internet marketing strategies with each of the Halftime Sale products I’m including this year. In short, I’ve taken the very best “stand-alone” segments of everything I’ve made over the last 12 months. And I’m including brand new material that has never been released to the public.  Only my top coaching clients have been taught the new material.

I’ll show you what’s inside, but first, let me tell you how you can win it all. In fact, there are 2 winners for this contest…

All you have to do to win is follow these steps:

1. Create your free account for the event (if you haven’t already)
2. Predict the score at halftime. You must clearly designate each team and how many points. For example, last year, the winner would have said: Patriots 7, Giants 3. Just saying 7-3, or Giants 7, Patriots 3 would not have won. You can use P or S for the Steelers, and A or C for the Cardinals if you are that lazy.   If you are the first person to have predicted the right score, then you win the first of 2 prizes. You must have predicted the score before kickoff of the first half (about 6:30 p.m. EST)
3. Refer other members to the site. If someone YOU referred predicts the score and wins, then you win, too. Be sure to use your affiliate link inside the members area in order for me to know the winner was referred by you.

Now let’s take a look at what’s inside. Read more…

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Over the last 12 months, I’ve created effective, action-oriented training courses that have been used by business owners around the world to increase their profits, shorten their learning curve, and exceed their goals.

On Sunday, you’ll be able to get the best lessons from my best training during the second annual Halftime Sale…

Here’s just a few of the courses you’ll be able to learn from: Read more…

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The NFL playoffs are starting today, so it’s time to end all the speculation…

Yes, there will be a Halftime Sale II!

This second Halftime Sale will be bigger and better than last year, but the rules will remain the same. Full details will be provided later in January, but basically, I’ll be packaging over $200 (minimum) of excellent internet marketing lessons together. Read more…

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Last night’s Halftime Sale was a huge success!

In about 35 total minutes of the sale, affiliates helped 258 people get all 12 of the internet marketing lessons for just $10! Another 10% of those decided to take me up on my special offer for a discounted ticket to the 2008 Success Workshop II – You And Squidoo: Mastering Web 2.0 that starts this Friday.

All told, the Halftime Sale had a Gross Revenue of $5005 before Paypal fees. Affiliates earned about 1/3 of that and will be paid on February 15.

When I was teaching high school history, working 60 hours per week, I made about $3400 in a month after taxes, and all that. After working hard all week, and getting help from so many affiliates, the Halftime Sale brought in the same amount of money in 34 minutes. Still blows my mind!

I tell you this to say what an impact internet marketing has had on my life, and why I am so passionate to help you succeed as well. This sale took a lot of creativity, hard work, and time to develop the products that I included. If you have the same kind of drive to succeed, and you are patient with your results, but persistent with your goals – you will find the journey much more rewarding.

As for the affiliates themselves, I’d like to recognize everyone who helped share the Halftime Sale.

I did not have a contest, but I did keep track.

The top 5 affiliates were:

1. Tim Brocklehurst (the king of viral marketing didn’t promote until the final 24 hours and came out on top!)
2. Matthew Glanfield
3. Todd Gross
4. Chris Morris
5. Larry Dotson (not sure of your website, Larry – sorry!)

Of the 938 members who registered for the site, 524 came from affiliates. Of those, 313 came from these top 5 members (60%).

The following is a list of all the other affiliates who shared the Halftime Sale with at least one other person successfully, in alphabetical order by first name:

• Ajamu Kafele
• Andre Arnett
• Anita Hoyer
• Anita Stone
• Becky Holmes
• Ben Fitts
• Bob (From My List Bandit and ListLotto Accounts)
• Brad Pollina
• Brandon McVey
• C Meyer
• Cathy Wendte
• Cheri (JIT)
• Chuck Bartok
• Craig Blair
• Don Shults
• Frank Kilgore
• Fred (Outdoor)
• Indratno Widiarto
• James Mason
• James Smartt
• Jeff Sargent
• Jerold Johnson
• Joao Maia
• John (Pixels)
• John Lemire
• John Riley
• John Sawyer
• Julie Hawken
• Kathleen Donaghy
• Keiko Hirano
• Kristi Sayles
• Lisa Copen
• Lonnie Minton
• Lori Lawson
• Lou Vozza
• Marge
• Mark (First)
• Martin Salter
• Mary (Christina)
• Michael Chapman
• Micky VanBeekum
• Mike Paetzold
• Paul Klein
• Paul Maxwell
• Rich London
• Richard Howell
• Romona (Dream)
• Roy Fielding
• Sarah (Nade)
• Shelagh Drew
• Stacy Makdad
• Susan Deppner
• Terri (Digital)
• Tim Brydges
• Tim Southernwood
• Warren Peters
• Will Buckley
• Zali Segal

Thanks to all of you for doing your part in making this such a success. And if your name is not on the list, but you tried your best to bring in referrals, I thank you as well!

Now, you may be wondering what’s next.

First, my next “planned” sale like this one is set for November 4, 2008. Obviously, that’s a ways away, but I’ve had the date picked out since mid-2006.

A bit closer on the calendar is the second 2008 Success Workshop, which begins on Friday of this week. It’s a 4-day virtual workshop (February 8, 9, 15, 16) all about Squidoo and Web 2.0. You are invited to join us at 2008SuccessWorkshop.com.

Of course, Halftime Sale 2009 will be in February of next year.

That’s all for now. Make sure you keep up with what else is going on at AskBobTheTeacher.com, or inside our tribe on Ning.

Have a great week!

Bob Jenkins

p.s. Special thanks also to Anita Johnson for helping me with the support tickets that came in last night and this morning. That was a huge help!

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Wow that was the most fun I’ve had in 29 minutes.  I’ve never wanted Tom Petty to keep singing so much before.    – Actually he was rocking, so sorry Tom for bad mouthing you earlier this week.

In any case, it’s the end of the third quarter, and I’m about to enjoy the rest of the game.  I still can’t believe the score was just 7-3 at the half!  But seriously, I’m excited for how many people get to learn more about internet marketing without spending much money at all.

Just wanted to thank you for taking part in the Halftime Sale.  I’ll report tomorrow about total numbers for those of you that are interested.

And if you missed out, make sure you login for something special I came up with for those of you that weren’t able to make it to your computer during the halftime show itself.

I’d love to hear what you thought about this entire week and the package of lessons you’ve picked up.

Please leave a comment below so I know if you’d like to see me do this again next year (I have the domain – might as well use it!).

Bob Jenkins

p.s. Congratulations to so many of who made at least one sale.  32 Affiliates made at least one sale, and 17 people made 2 or more sales, which means I’ll be paying you more than you paid me for the Halftime Championship offer.

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A few moments ago, Championship XLII began. Your chance to win the Halftime Championship offer has now ended.

Let me tell you quickly what happens next.

As the game progresses, you’ll see the score updated here, and inside the members area.

At the end of the second quarter, the total score will be added up for both teams, and that’s the price of the Championship offer.

If you have already registered for your VIP Access Pass, you will want to login a few minutes before the half. Inside the members area, if the screen doesn’t automatically go to the Championship Offer page, you’ll see a nice big link that says – CLICK HERE FOR THE HALFTIME CHAMPIONSHIP OFFER

You can read all about what you are getting, or if you know enough already, you can click the order button when you’re ready.

In addition to the 7 products I have already told you about, you will see 5 more internet marketing lessons! That’s how much I want you to succeed in 2008.

You will be able to pay through Paypal, use a credit card (MC, Visa, Amex, Discover, without opening a Paypal account), or e-check.

There is a chance that if you pay by e-check, that your downloads won’t be available immediately because of Paypal’s clearing process for e-checks.

No matter what, though, you will have until at least the end of February to download everything from your order. So there is no rush to do anything else tonight.

I have received some emails asking me if I will have an additional special offer available tonight. Although I can’t say what it is, I can tell you that yes, indeed, I will share a way for me to help you even more. In fact, I will already be telling you about this in a few more days. But tonight, you get a lot more than you will later this week. So it’s definitely to your advantage to check it out carefully before the start of the third quarter.

Of course, you can’t simply decline my invitation for the Championship MVP offer if you want and simply enjoy the regular set of 12 internet marketing lessons.

Now, as for paying you if you referred people to this sale.

Because I really detest personally using any type of $7 script, where each affiliate is paid directly, you will be paid commissions on February 15 (to allow for any refund requests, and to make sure all e-checks have cleared, etc.). The reason I don’t like those other scripts is because if I used it, everyone who bought from your link would come to you for tech support because YOUR email and websites are listed on their Paypal receipts.

So to keep the confusion low, the record keeping intact, and everyone happy in general, commissions come out on February 15.

However, you will receive an email tonight every time a sale is made, with the exact amount you are getting (which is the total price minus Paypal fees – usually about 2% of the price). You can also see your total earnings inside the Referral Program inside the site.

That’s it for now. I need to get back to watching this game and seeing if anybody else has scored!

See you at Halftime!

Bob Jenkins

p.s. Thanks again for being a part of this sale. This has been a lot of fun to meet so many new people and take a creative idea through to a finished launch. In case you are wondering, I relied heavily on two resources for carrying out this event: Product Launch Formula and Butterfly Marketing. I also used Instant Teleseminar to hold and record all the teleseminars connected to the Halftime Sale.

p.p.s. Got a comment about the game or this sale before the Half? Add it below…

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It’s Thursday, and we’re just a few days away from the best deal on the internet: over $200 worth of products to help you grow your information business in 2008.

Today’s update includes…

• Two new products revealed
• New video bonus added that you can watch right now
• New teleseminar free bonus you can attend on Saturday
• Recap of last night’s Podcasting seminar
• How you can get the recording of the Podcasting seminar before Sunday for free
• How you can win the Halftime Sale Special Offer before it goes live.

Two new products revealed

The Halftime Special Offer includes 7 lessons I have personally created over the last couple of months, some of which have never been released, and others have only been available to paying members of separate sites.

In case you missed it, so far I’ve announced that you can grab two of my recordings from the Solstice Sale, about Affiliate Marketing and List Building.  Both of these calls had great feedback from those who were on the calls live.

Today, I’m excited to reveal two calls that were hosted by two excellent IM teachers, interviewing me about my areas of expertise.

First, I’m including a High Rollers Club call from December.  Glen Hopkins, a best-selling author and mastermind partner, interviewed me about how to take control of your website using your website’s dashboard, or cPanel.

Since this was a call for his monthly mastermind group, I didn’t hold back information, giving specific how-to instruction and explaining why you need to use the key features I taught about.

If you already have the videos at DiscovercPanel, this will be a great refresher.  But if you have never purchased those videos, this will be a great audio session for you to get going right away.

The second product revealed today is even newer.  In fact, it was recorded just last week (January 23).  In my most revealing call I’ve ever done (outside of my private coaching or advanced training courses), I used my own history online as a learning lab for the members of the Beginners Marketing Class.

Chuck Bartok hosted the call, and got me to open up about the biggest obstacles I personally overcame over the last four years in order to succeed online.  I share the failures and the lessons learned from them.  And of course, I dissect the success and what has helped me move forward faster than I could have ever imagined a few years ago.

This call is part of the paid membership at Beginners Marketing Class, and Chuck has allowed me to include it here at a huge discount.

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New video bonus added that you can watch right now

Since the Halftime Sale seems so far away, I think you deserve an extra bonus for your patience.

As you may know by now, one of mastermind partners is Matthew Glanfield, a master at traffic and joint venture partnerships.

You may see his name pop up again for one of the products in this sale.  But for now, I got Matthew to let you have one of his newest videos for free.

And you can watch it right inside the members area right now.

This video will teach you how to get a “guru” – or someone with a large list of subscribers – to promote your product or service to his or her list.  I have personally found that getting larger marketers to promote for you is a huge shortcut to success online.  It doesn’t result in millions, of course, but it does move you forward.

Matthew reveals 16 ways to get them to promote for you in this 18 minute video.

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Recap of last night’s Podcasting seminar

Did you get on our call last night with Scott Paton?

Scott had so much content to teach us all about podcasting that our 60 minute call turned into an hour and a half.

In short, Scott revealed that podcasting is like having your own radio show, but without the expense of studio time or having to settle for 3 a.m. airtime.

Instead, you can have a show of your own, sharing your expertise with potentially millions of listeners without spending more than $100.

All you need is a microphone, your computer, and a podcasting service like Podomatic (which is free up to a certain number of downloads).

I personally had about 10 ideas coming away from this call, and you’ll see the results of that very soon with my own podcasts.

Did you have ideas or Ah-Has about this call last night?  I’d love for you to share it with a comment below…

The recording of this call will be part of the Halftime Sale as a bonus (not one of the 7 I’ve been telling you about).  But you can get it for free…

How you can get the recording of the Podcasting seminar before Sunday for free

Although Scott did a great job, and I took a lot of notes, I know how much better I’ll learn about podcasting when I hear our call again.

I would like to give you the opportunity to get the recording for free as well, even before Sunday.

All you need to do is refer 3 people to the Halftime Sale website, and you will automatically see the replay in your members area.

Do you think you can tell 3 people how they can get their hands on over $200 worth of internet marketing lessons for such a low price?  I bet you can.

And I’ll reward you with a call that I would normally charge at least $27 for by itself (maybe $10 if I was being really generous and just wanted to build a list).

The three people you refer don’t even have to buy the package on Sunday, although if they do, you’ll receive all the money anyway.

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New teleseminar free bonus you can attend on Saturday

Wow, a lot of updates already, but I have two more for you.

One of the most common questions I get on my AskBobTheTeacher.com blog is how to get more traffic without spending a lot of money.

As you may know I wrote the book on Free Advertising over a year and a half ago — The Best Advertising Money Can’t Buy.

In fact, that ebook was my very first product, and it’s time for an update call.

So this Saturday, I’ll be sharing the best free advertising tools to be using in 2008 based on my most recent results with free advertising.

I’ll tell you – I hate spending money on advertising.  So the free stuff is my bread and butter so to speak, and there are definitely great ways to use to counteract the side effects.

So Saturday at Noon EST, you are invited to learn the best free advertising tools I am using in my business.

This call is free to all VIP Access Pass holders, and will be available via Webcast inside the members area.

And if you’re savvy, you’ll use this as a powerful incentive inside your invitation to the Halftime Sale.

Once recorded, this call will be available as part of the Silver Gold, and Platinum memberships at FreeAdReport (if you already have this level, this call will be free to you forever, of course).

But you don’t pay a cent to listen live on Saturday.

Claim Your Free Advertising Teleseminar Ticket Now…

How you can win the Halftime Sale Special Offer before it goes live.

Okay, last piece of the update.

I want to give you a chance to win the Halftime Sale Special Offer before it goes on sale on Saturday.

All you have to do is guess the score at Halftime!

Remember, the price of the Halftime Sale Special Offer will be the total combined score of the Patriots and Giants at the half.

If you guess the score exactly right, you win the Halftime Sale Special Offer.

You must guess before Sunday at 6 p.m. EST (before kickoff), and your guess must correctly match the score with the team.

So if it’s Patriots 10, Giants 17, but you said 17-10 Patriots winning, then you don’t win.

There is no limit to the number of people that can win this prize – just as long as you get the score exactly right, and you are a registered VIP Access Ticket holder before Sunday at 6 p.m. EST.

Think you can do guess the score on the button?

Post a comment below with your full name, email address in the form (not in the post), and website address if you have one.

Then tell me 1) what you thought of the podcasting call last night (optional); and 2) what you think the score will be at halftime Sunday night.  Feel free to use P and G for short-hand.

Tomorrow, I’ll reveal two more pieces of the Halftime Sale.

Bob Jenkins

p.s. Remember, you get 100% commissions for your referrals’ Halftime Special Offer purchases.  Get your affiliate link and pre-made promo tools inside your Halftime Sale members area now…

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