Earlier this week, Remarkablogger (Michael Martine) suggested:
Consider a post that rounds up a list of the “good guys,” too.
I think this is a good idea. I’m going to put together a list of trustworthy online marketers. But I need your help.
With that in mind, I want to know:
Who are the good guys and gals in online marketing? Who would you want to be on this list?
Most importantly, why?
Two rules:
1. You can’t nominate yourself.
2. No bashing or flaming allowed. Recommendations only.
Got it? Now scroll down and nominate your favorite online marketer in the comments.
-Ryan M. Healy
P.S. Why are comments now closed? Read why here: Disinformation, Subterfuge, and Propaganda
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I've seen several names mentioned who I would have nominated but alas since they are already in the till I will move on to ones not yet mentioned.
I will try to keep to the marketing teacher flow. I submit Mari Smith who always seems to have the time to answer others questions and freely shares ideas without beating one over the head promoting her product.
Next I see no one has mentioned Rick Butts who has no qualms about calling bullshit just what it is and is quite knowledgeable in my tiny opinion.
Dave Lakhani comes to mind. Haven't seen anything negative about him that I can remember and h also has quality, material that isn't out of reach of us mere mortals.
Jimmy D Brown is another low key person who comes to mind. He definitely has been around. He seems to be waaay out of the spotlight but if you find his products you'll learn some basics.
Maybe Ewen Chia simply because he knows affiliate marketing. His book can teach a person how to start bringing in income using the internet and basic marketing.
Lastly I throw Dr. Ben Mack out for his knowledge on branding and his coarse “difficult for some to take” style of engagement.
Just my ideas, but feel free to tell me I'm clueless if you feel so inclined, I don't offend easily.
I've seen several names mentioned who I would have nominated but alas since they are already in the till I will move on to ones not yet mentioned.
I will try to keep to the marketing teacher flow. I submit Mari Smith who always seems to have the time to answer others questions and freely shares ideas without beating one over the head promoting her product.
Next I see no one has mentioned Rick Butts who has no qualms about calling bullshit just what it is and is quite knowledgeable in my tiny opinion.
Dave Lakhani comes to mind. Haven't seen anything negative about him that I can remember and h also has quality, material that isn't out of reach of us mere mortals.
Jimmy D Brown is another low key person who comes to mind. He definitely has been around. He seems to be waaay out of the spotlight but if you find his products you'll learn some basics.
Maybe Ewen Chia simply because he knows affiliate marketing. His book can teach a person how to start bringing in income using the internet and basic marketing.
Lastly I throw Dr. Ben Mack out for his knowledge on branding and his coarse “difficult for some to take” style of engagement.
Just my ideas, but feel free to tell me I'm clueless if you feel so inclined, I don't offend easily.
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Shawn Casey?? You must be kidding!
His henchmen repeatedly called me to pitch me on a “coaching” program that was in no way related to a bonus associated with joining StomperNet. Upon complaining, his support staff told me I was the only person who had ever voiced a complaint and that others had welcomed being “informed” about the over-priced coaching program. Ha!
I would like to nominate Mike Filsaime.
His success speaks for itself. I've bought many of his programs through upsells.
I am amazed that no has yet nominated the coolest IM guy ever: Frank Kern.
Frank is 100% down to earth, genuine, always over-delivers and completely devoted to customer service.
I love his videos and his laid-back attitude. His Mass Control 2.0 is awesome for any serious marketer. I was delighted to recently sign up for his monthly continuity program at only $297 per month. What a steal for such great material.
–John
I would like to RYAN DIESS.
His Perpetual Launch model and software is sheer genius!
Through a clever piece of scripting you can make it look like you are giving a live webinar and hence capitalize on the “urgency” of a live event (cf. Jeff Walker's Product Launch Formula) without the stress of actually delivering a live event. The software he provides completely automates the process and leads the viewers to believing whatever their active imaginations' want. You can segment your list and mail to selected portions each week about the “event.”
His prior partnership with Perry Belcher, convicted felon, should not be held against Ryan.
My nomination for trusted, high integrity, high impact IM guy is Frank Kern.
Why? So many great products … and just view this super professional video on “The State of the Internet”:
http://masscontrolsite.com/blog/?p=65
It's rather long (about 30 minutes) but jam-packed with great information and just remarkable in what Frank says. It speaks volumes about his clear integrity and desire to make a difference for all of us in IM.
Alright, the disinformation campaign has begun, and I may be forced to shut down the comments on this particular post. The last four “nominations” have been fake.
“Terry Karlin” and “John Carmichael” both posted their nominations 7 minutes apart from IP address: 24.5.16.47
“Terry Gomez” and “Mark Passion” both posted their nominations 12 minutes apart from IP address: 64.134.221.148
It's uncanny how similar the tone is in all of these “nominations,” isn't it?
All four of these have been faked and will not be considered. If any more of these fake nominations are posted, I will shut down comments on this post. Thanks.
-Ryan M. Healy
Ha funny that! Was just about to come on here (am subscribed by email) and suggest that the last 3 or 4 entries seemed a bit suspicious or (given the names nominated) some kind of joke!!
Tony,
Thanks for the heads up.
I had a positive experience. So I shared it. It's like my friend who had a terrible experience at a restaurant that I love. My experience there has always been so great, so I love it. But my friend says the complete opposite. Same place, but two different outcomes.
I appreciate your opinion/advice.
Thank you,
Mac Bull
PS I also want to add Ben Settle to the list. He provides fantastic e-mails, loaded with creative tips. The audios/interviews he puts out is of high quality and content.
RE: @healymonster Alright, the disinformation campaign has begun, and I may be forced to shut down the comments on thi… http://disq.us/a5p2i
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Ryan Deiss and Perry Belcher: Their traffic strategies have put more money in my pocket than anywhere else. They're crazy testers and I owe a lot of my livelihood to my teachings. Not everything's a hit of course, but the ones that do really took my game to the next level.
“The Barefoot Exec” Carrie Wilkerson: Because she's inspirational. No one exemplifies speed of implementation more than her.
Robert Plank and Jason Fladien: Crazy implementers as well…
Feel free to remove this link, but I did my Best of 2009 – Internet Marketing Edition a few weeks back which includes some of your nominations here:
http://salvationsystem.com/blog/513/best-of-200...
Ken McCarthy gets my vote as well.
There are many talented, knowledgeable, and helpful people in the IM world, but Ken stands out to me… primarily because he scared the crap out of me by calling me at work one day. I was a newbie-nobody who'd enjoyed his System Seminar (this was several years ago), and sent him an email asking if he'd care to provide some comments for an ebook I was doing about networking. Knowing his status (and how busy he was), I didn't really expect him to respond with even an email. So when I answered the phone and heard “Hey Bonnie, this is Ken, Ken McCarthy” I nearly fell out of my chair. He spent 30 minutes talking with me, even trusting me with some info he did not want made public.
He's incredibly generous and values real relationships above “partnerships” and profits. He's #1 in my book.
Ryan,
It's quite difficult to say one name and let it go at that. So let me share several that have had a dramatic influence on me…
Alex Mandossian. I have learned quite a bit from him, about speaking, about presentation, about info products and more.
Ken McCarthy. I've spoken at and attended over 6 The System events. You can learn a lot about email marketing if you get on Ken's list. He's a sane voice in often a world of noise.
Jason Fladlien. Like Kenneth Hu commented, Jason is an amazing implementer. I buy pretty much everything he comes out with because there are always some nuggets and gems that even experienced marketers like myself often miss.
Sean D'Souza. Sean's work is quite thought out and I always learn new things from him. His book “The Brain Audit” really gets into the psychology of buyers. I also think Sean writes some of the better subject lines for email marketing.
Michel Fortin. There is no one better not only in terms of copywriting advice but also conversion. I also appreciate Michel being so open, transparent and real.
Sherman Hu. I love Sherman's enthusiasm and how he embraced social media before many of us even knew the term.
Glenn Livingston. As a creative at heart, I'll admit that some of Glenn's stuff is definitely advanced, yet I love the process in which he approaches a market. His market segmentation approach with Google Adwords was one of the smartest I've seen.
Robert Plank. I started buying Robert's products while he was still holding down a full time job and doing internet marketing on the side. I like how he implements fast and is all about completion. His products are easily consumed which can't be said for a lot of infoproducts.
As others have commented, it's hard to not only list one, but not list many. There are several others who have influenced me as well I haven't mentioned.
One more thing.
I also factor not only marketing smarts but who someone is as a person. As we discussed in the “Internet marketing is on life support” post, integrity trumps just about everything. It's hard for me to embrace someone's marketing teachings if I don't respect them.
My 2 cents and change,
Marc
I have one more name I can't believe I forgot…
Marlon Sanders. Marlon was the pioneer of the infoproduct salesletter.
His stuff is always easily consumed and offers far more value than it's very affordable cost. I've known Marlon personally for many years, and he is and always has been the real deal.
Marc
Mike Filsaime, Frank Kern and other IM Gurus NOT allowed for nomination for Good Guys of the Online World! http://bit.ly/80uWib
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Hi Ryan,
My entry to your excellent blog was NOT a fake!
Sorry to have to correct you, but my nomination of Frank Kern is quite legitimate. (As is that of my girlfriend for Ryan Deiss!). We wrote our nominations on the same laptop, right after each other given our joint visit to your blog. Is there something wrong with that?
I'm not sure what you hoped to achieve by publishing the IP address– Is that meant to somehow silence my voice and cancel my vote through some cloaked threat that you can hunt me down via a simple-minded IP lookup??
Please keep an open mind and please do allow everyone to link to Frank Kern's simply remarkable “State of the Internet Address” at
http://masscontrolsite.com/blog/?p=65
If you have some real evidence or verified data that Frank Kern should NOT be nominated, then by all means please post it publicly so that we can all see it and make up our own minds. Your censorship of the link smacks of totalitarianism. Let's keep the web open for everyone to decide for themselves.
I'm sorry if my nomination offended you but I did follow your guidelines.
Thanks!
Mark
Pardon my skepticism, but your explanation is highly unlikely, Mark.
Disinformation campaigns are common among blog comments because it's so easy to pretend to be someone you're not. Are you disseminating a little propaganda here, Mark?
Also: My blog is not a democracy, and it's not a republic. It is a dictatorship.
Sorry if that offends you.
Ryan
P.S. I have no problem with legitimate nominations. And you're comment — “but I did follow your guidelines” — is quite telling.
Because I didn't say: “No fake nominations.”
Okay: So maybe you and your “girlfriend” really did nominate a couple guys from the same laptop 12 minutes apart. I just don't believe you're Mark Passion. You sound like somebody who is nominating himself… or his best buddy.
Pardon my skepticism, but your explanation is highly unlikely, Mark.
Disinformation campaigns are common among blog comments because it's so easy to pretend to be someone you're not. Are you disseminating a little propaganda here, Mark?
Also: My blog is not a democracy, and it's not a republic. It is a dictatorship.
Sorry if that offends you.
Ryan
P.S. I have no problem with legitimate nominations. And you're comment — “but I did follow your guidelines” — is quite telling.
Because I didn't say: “No fake nominations.”
Okay: So maybe you and your “girlfriend” really did nominate a couple guys from the same laptop 12 minutes apart. I just don't believe you're Mark Passion. You sound like somebody who is nominating himself… or his best buddy.
RE: Pardon my skepticism, but your explanation is highly unlikely, Mark.
Disinformation campaigns are common among bl… http://disq.us/aia6i
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Nice. I just found your Twitter profile.
http://twitter.com/traderpassion
Still looks fishy to me, Mark.
Your tweets are disingenuous. I'm not preventing nominations of anybody. What I'm preventing are fake nominations. There is a difference.
But I suppose it's to your benefit to twist this into an “us vs. them” battle or whatever. First of all, it's not that simple. Second of all, why is it to your benefit to build this story?
Ryan
RE: Nice. I just found your Twitter profile.
http://twitter.com/traderpassion
Still looks fishy to me, Mark.
Your t… http://disq.us/aiccl
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Hi Ryan,
Again, my nomination of Frank Kern is NOT a “fake nomination.”
You say “I just don't believe you're Mark Passion. You sound like somebody who is nominating himself… or his best buddy.”
I fail to understand your logic. I am not nominating myself, I am nominating Frank Kern. I am not Frank Kern nor in any way associated with Mr. Kern other than as a raving fan and customer.
(You keep deleting the link to the evidence I provide for his nomination. Have you actually watched the video? By repeatedly deleting the link, you deprive your readers easy access but they can, of course, find it readily through Google.)
Interaction between IM customers will be huge this year, and if you don't deliver both value and killer customer service, everyone will know about it in Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks.
With Respect,
Mark
Hi Ryan,
I am not sure what you mean about me “twist[ing] this into an 'us vs. them' battle.” There is no “them”, there is just us and we are engaged in a conversation about a certain nomination that for some reason you refuse to acknowledge.
Further, I am completely at a loss to understand what you mean by me “building this story.” There is no story — Just a nomination of Frank Kern with a link to a video that expressly positions his work at the zenith of Integrity in the IM space. Please do yourself a favor and watch the video–I promise you will be amazed.
Peace, my brother. There is enough paranoia and anger in the world.
Kindly,
Mark
Hi Ryan,
Again, my nomination of Frank Kern is NOT a “fake nomination.”
You say “I just don't believe you're Mark Passion. You sound like somebody who is nominating himself… or his best buddy.”
I fail to understand your logic. I am not nominating myself, I am nominating Frank Kern. I am not Frank Kern nor in any way associated with Mr. Kern other than as a raving fan and customer.
(You keep deleting the link to the evidence I provide for his nomination. Have you actually watched the video? By repeatedly deleting the link, you deprive your readers easy access but they can, of course, find it readily through Google.)
Interaction between IM customers will be huge this year, and if you don't deliver both value and killer customer service, everyone will know about it in Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks.
With Respect,
Mark
Hi Ryan,
I am not sure what you mean about me “twist[ing] this into an 'us vs. them' battle.” There is no “them”, there is just us and we are engaged in a conversation about a certain nomination that for some reason you refuse to acknowledge.
Further, I am completely at a loss to understand what you mean by me “building this story.” There is no story — Just a nomination of Frank Kern with a link to a video that expressly positions his work at the zenith of Integrity in the IM space. Please do yourself a favor and watch the video–I promise you will be amazed.
Peace, my brother. There is enough paranoia and anger in the world.
Kindly,
Mark
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