Hey guys,
Soon I’ll have another video on the blog that explains this in more detail, but I wanted to get something out there for the “faithful” who are patiently waiting for something to happen with this.
Well, for starters, the Geo-Targeted Directory Builder is called “MAKO Dominator”.
This is the platform and framework that we use to launch massive SEO campaigns into “local” markets – soaking up the “easy” traffic from thousands of highly-targeted keyword variations.
As I’ve mentioned all along, this is designed for those who can feasibly use it, and access will be limited.
For this reason, retail orders will be taken on an approval basis only. After screening each customer, then the system costs $1,995.00.
Why screen customers?
Because I don’t want this to be used for “autoblogging”, MFA sites or PR Generators from the mass internal linking (and thereby selling outbound links). That’s exactly what has happened with the other similar, yet far less capable directory scripts – and it’s never going to happen with MAKO.
Those are built for the push-button BH and blue hat affiliates making chump change with AdSense or shady risk-free trials. MAKO is designed for large-scale, white-hat lead generation campaigns. Big difference in business model.
The retail system launches on September 1st, over at MakoDominator.com (in the midst of construction currently).
However, we are releasing a total of 100 copies to my customers as a pre-launch, which goes live on Aug. 23rd. And those 100 people will only pay $995.
As soon as the 100th order rolls in, we close up the pre-launch, and it’s only available after Sept. 1st for $1,995.00 per license, pending approval. This keeps the tire-kickers out, and the BH crowd won’t bother.
(Pre-launch customers will need to agree to a Non-Disclosure Agreement and a Schedule of Restricted Practices before they can access MAKO).
Now, keep in mind that the last time I did a “100 copy prelaunch” (MSN Loop) it sold out in 4 minutes. It’s hard to say what will happen here with MAKO, but my guess is 100 licenses will go pretty quick…
Two More Things:
1) Why Has It Taken So Long?
Because MAKO Dominator is just one of three services that we’ll be offering. The other (optional) services that we’re just now finalizing are called MAKO Architect and MAKO Infusion.
Architect custom-creates usable, accurate seed databases based on category, size constraints, keyword, etc. Very, very powerful, especially considering what you have to pay for databases over at OdditySoftware.com
Infusion is a one-click content service where you just upload the CSV of any reasonable size, and then submit it to our integrated writer pool (over 500 US writers – we’ve teamed up with Articlez.com to do this), and about a week or so later it’s returned with unique, relevant content in every single row!
So we’ve built the ultimate, long-standing system for serious marketers.
You can easily build seed databases ranging from 500 items to, well outright ridiculous sizes. It’s also a one-click process and it’s hosted by US, so you just submit the job, and it emails you when it’s done. (Anyone who’s tried using an alleged “scrape tool” will be grinning ear to ear based on that setup alone).
Then you can take that seed DB, and press another “button”, and all of a sudden you have hundreds or thousands of “pages” of unique content. This is huge.
Then – the Dominator brings it all together.
That’s why this has been taking a while.
2) The Framework Is Just the Tool – And We Provide a Lot More Than That…
In addition to all of that (Dominator + the Optional & pay-as-you-go Architecht and Infusion services), we will also be doing two things for our customers:
* Webinars Covering Existing, Producing Directory Sites – This is the real thing, dudes. What you’ll be seeing as a customer are producing campaigns that generate the big bucks. These aren’t public “demo” sites. This is the real deal, and it’s why you’ll be signing an NDA.
* Webinars Covering Existing, Current Directory Projects – Again – I’ll take it a step further and actually show you in detail my current projects with MAKO, as well as the accompanying City-Sites and traffic campaigns.
Those two things alone are worth far more than the price tag… for those who understand the value of this.
So there you go.
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The MAKO – The Shark That Constantly Out-Adapts Its Prey
The overriding theme here is that this one’s not for every fish in the ocean.
It’s for the “sharks”. The few, the feared and the powerful.
That’s why a lot of the comments are mixed. You’ve got the experienced guys who are drooling over this, you’ve got the intermediates who see the value but haven’t really seen there own results from similar strategies, and then you’ve got the newbies – most of whom are excited, and some of whom just don’t get it.
And that is totally okay.
( There’s also a small number of experienced marketers (mostly bloggers) who think this is no better than auto-blogging. The question I would ask them though is this: How many of your auto-blogs single-handedly earn 6 figures or more?
To which I would counter – I have directory sites doing just that, right now – single handedly.)
Bottom line: This is going to be a 100% zero pressure launch.
Yes, I do believe that our prelaunch (100 licenses) will move quickly, but there’s plenty of time between now and then to make your decision, and we’re not going to sell all 100 spots in “an hour” or whatever. There will be time, when the time comes.
But it’s not for everyone, and if this all seems a bit “overhead”, my strongest advice to you would be to pass on it – but learn from my 4 Part series recently posted on the blog.
So, with that said – I’ll be putting up the video shortly, and I’ll be following up a bit more in the coming days/weeks as we approach the prelaunch on Aug. 23rd.
Stay tuned – and either get ready to get in, or at least watch the fun…
Take care
-Chris
P.S. There will likely be a shit-storm of “reviews” and speculation on the various marketing forums (which have progressively just been turning into other versions of DigitalPoint, which is no compliment) about MAKO when it goes live.
My advice to you is, as always – consider the source. Yes, of course I am biased. But I also have the proof to back it up.
Most naysayers don’t even have a single producing site, let alone proof. Of anything.
69 responses so far ↓
1 Razer // Aug 8, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the update Chris…
I assume the application process is an online submission form requesting details of what you plan to build with Mako and a previous track record of what you have been doing on the web?
I also love the name ‘MAKO’…very appropriate! …according to wikipedia this shark eats “Everything” that moves including seabirds if it can catch them.
Razer
2 Dirk Poulsen // Aug 8, 2010 at 8:42 pm
I have been looking for this solution for quite a while. I have not been able to get the solution that I want to get.
When I saw your videos and then you mentioned the closest thing to what you have is EEB I picked up a copy to see and it’s not what you are offering here at all.
In fact it really isn’t even close for what my goals are. Looking for that nda. It’s going to save me years of time. I’m looking to shed the Auto Biz and go FT this year.
3 Matt // Aug 8, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Sweet! I’m ready, now how are we considered a current customer, to be considered for one of the initial 100? If we’re on one of your email lists?
4 Dave // Aug 9, 2010 at 12:32 am
Hey Chris,
I have been following all your posts for the last 2 months or so regarding the “Mako” Solution
My first question is how do I get on the 100 pre-launch list and also, are the 2 extra pieces of the puzzle, the DB creator software and service, are they included within the price of the Mako Dominator and if not, how much are you going to offer them for?
Thnx alot, can’t wait for the 23rd.
Dave.
5 Mikael Rieck // Aug 9, 2010 at 3:07 am
Hey Chris,
Damn, this is unfair. I have the money, I have the experience and I do believe that I could be one of the people taking advantage of this offer. But the time…. Already got too much on my plate.
Why didn’t you price this at 20K. That would have been too much for me to play along.
What to do…. what to do…
6 Garrett // Aug 9, 2010 at 3:24 am
Definitely looking forward to this, Chris. Let me know what I need to do to pre-qualify.
It would be great to get away from the shady rebills and since your last post, I already have written down about 15 ideas for implementing directory lists into larger content sites.
You da’ man
7 Stan Hjerleid // Aug 9, 2010 at 8:52 am
I sure want this, hopefully I can qualify. Been patient all summer waiting for this. Count me in.
8 Darrin // Aug 9, 2010 at 10:33 am
1. Will there be a non-compete agreement? If so, please explain what that means? I’ve signed some in the past where you couldn’t enter the same market, which basically meant all the best markets were already taken.
2. Will you be hosting our Mako Dominator directory on your servers?
3. If we get an actual copy of the script, will it be encrypted?
4. Is this a per-domain license fee you’re charging or does the price cover as many domains/directories as we want to build?
5. When you say we have to be approved, what exactly does that mean? Will we need an established web presence of some sort to show how we’re planning to use it?
9 The Mad Scientist // Aug 9, 2010 at 1:52 pm
@Darrin
These are great questions – as the developer I can answer most of them for you.
1. To my knowledge there is no non-compete agreement.
2. Will we be hosting – The simple answer is No you can use whatever host you like that has the minimum requirements for running the application.
3. Yes you will get an actual copy of the script – I personally do not believe in encrypting our code. You will have all of the source code for the application.
4. We were toying with a per domain license but I believe we are selling unrestricted domains. Chris can verify this.
5. Chris can answer this one for you…
@Mikael Rieck
20K is what we should be selling this for I completely agree. However we are not that greedy
Chris and I are committed on all of our JV ventures to provide QUALITY, REAL applications that are targeted to internet marketers at a price that is fair.
Hope this helps.
~Matt
10 John Giel // Aug 9, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Hi Chris & Matt,
I have followed with interest the unfolding of this project over the past few months.
I am definitely in the market for this and my intention is to purchase.
There is one major problem though and that is that on the 23rd of August I will be on vacation in the United States and I do not know if I will have access to the internet on that day. I do not know at this time where we will be on 23rd August.
Naturally I do not want to pay more than is necessary.
In the circumstances is there some way that I can purchase earlier?
11 Justin // Aug 9, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Chris, Ive been a big fan of yours for a long time, often stopping by your blog and having bought several of your products. I recently started working on a Real Estate site, catered toward picking up short sale listings. Right about the time that I started it I paid a visit to your blog and you had just posted part 1 of your “Where the Easy Money is Now” series; very good timing to say the least. Anyway, to avoid being long winded, I’ll spit it out…
Can I please, please, please be included in your “100 copy prelaunch”. This thing is ideal for what I want to do I’ve already got a nationwide deal with Prudential Realty to refer out all of my leads at a 25-35% referral fee. Since I am a California broker, I have started there, and was going to build the site by hand, one state at a time. The structure I’m aiming for is :
Home Page > State Page > City Page > Real Estate Listing Office
Check out the site at… http://shortsaleassist.org . Again, It will be greatly appreciated and help me out if I were included in the “100 copy prelaunch”.
I hope to hear back.
Thanks,
Justin Davis
http://shortsaleassist.org
12 Daniel // Aug 9, 2010 at 5:56 pm
*faints*
I totally see the value in this, but I’m still lacking in the “results” department. Good call with the pricing/approval process though. Looks like I’ll give this a miss, but I’ve copied parts 1-4 of the overall process into Word and saved it. That’ll come in handy in future =)
- Daniel
13 Jaxon // Aug 9, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Chris, what will be the pricing breakdown for Architect and Infusion?
14 Glen // Aug 9, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Hi Matt
Can you talk to Chris please… re offer
I have talked (emailed) with him a few times and he said he would talk with you about our discussion.
Cheers and I am looking forward to working with you guys. Glen
15 JustinCA // Aug 10, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Chris, Ive been a big fan of yours for a long time, often stopping by your blog and having bought several of your products. I recently started working on a Real Estate site, catered toward picking up short sale listings. Right about the time that I started it I paid a visit to your blog and you had just posted part 1 of your “Where the Easy Money is Now” series; very good timing to say the least. Anyway, to avoid being long winded, I’ll spit it out…
Can I please, please, please be included in your “100 copy prelaunch”. This thing is ideal for what I want to do I’ve already got a nationwide deal with Prudential Realty to refer out all of my leads at a 25-35% referral fee. Since I am a California broker, I have started there, and was going to build the site by hand, one state at a time. The structure I’m aiming for is :
Home Page > State Page > City Page > Real Estate Listing Offices
Check out the site at… http://shortsaleassist.org . Again, It will be greatly appreciated and help me out if I were included in the “100 copy prelaunch”.
I hope to hear back.
Thanks,
Justin Davis
http://shortsaleassist.org
16 Nick Earl // Aug 10, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Hi Chris,
I am pretty much ready to buy this if I can get it for the $1000 price.
2 quick questions:
1. Is there a “list” we need to get on in order to be applicable for the first 100 ?
2. will you give customers a list of the best places to find/buy databases in different markets?
Thanks,
Nick
17 Sprachreise Japan // Aug 11, 2010 at 2:18 am
>>Most naysayers don’t even have a single producing site, let alone proof. Of anything<<
Nicely phrased – Good luck with the lauch, guys. Unfortunately I am out
18 Nick Earl // Aug 11, 2010 at 8:19 am
Hi,
I posted a comment yesterday, but it seems to have not been added, for whatever reason..
Anyway, I will try again. I have 2 simple questions regarding the launch of this sexy script:
1. Do we have to do anything to get on the early bird $1k price, apart from show up to buy before it reaches 100 people?
2. You may have already covered this, but I will ask anyway. Where do we get the database CSVs, etc in order to begin populating sites with this script, and also giving our content writers a base to work with..?
Thanks, hopefully this time my comment will go up.
Nick
19 Yohannes // Aug 11, 2010 at 11:19 am
Chris, I have been following you since Conduit method, recently with the 1-4 `Where the easy money is now` I am more excited than ever esp you just reveal the price range which is reasonable and having the same principle to avoid shady trials and used by only for MFA, BH, etc.
Since LeadSupreme-DrMike, I would love to have a lead generation business but the script that I bought 6K is not as good as should be.
Now you come with this great offer, I hope I got it on your prelaunch, please count me in.
Thanks,
Yohannes
20 Bob // Aug 11, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Chris, can you ask the mad scientist to get to work on my time machine so I can go back to when my redundancy money was rattling around my bank account and I’ll hide some under my pillow for this. ( though I guess a trip to a betting shop/stockbroker would be in order too.)
Good luck with the launch – don’t think you’ll need it – especially when you consider what $1000 (or $2000) buys you nowadays.
The Mako Combo/Total Solution etc sounds well impressive. Also like the way that you’re conducting business – ethical as ever.
The naysayers – well to misquote someone – All Naysayers, Shut Up! & Forever Hold Your Peace! I’m perhaps as guilty of prejudging as some potential naysayers, but to quote another song for no real reason ‘check the record, check the guy’s track record’.
Will be interested watching from the sidelines and hopefully learning some.
Cheers Bob
21 Techno // Aug 11, 2010 at 7:22 pm
When will the video be embedded? Interested to see it in full aciron
22 snugla // Aug 12, 2010 at 7:42 am
Ditto Techno. Need to get the full picture in order to shift into buying mode.
23 Chris // Aug 13, 2010 at 12:28 am
Is the prelaunch available to any of your prior customers (vip series/profit loophole) or just AG?
24 etf trading // Aug 13, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Chris, I’ve bought most of your stuff starting with ‘the lazy marketer’ and outside of the guru’s I’m signed on with, your the one that I really feel is actually doing what you preach as opposed to monetizing your list.
I wouldn’t be surprised with its potential that MAKO won’t last an hour.
P.S. Glad you’re teaming up with Dave Kelly’s Articlez for content.
25 Rich // Aug 14, 2010 at 5:40 am
Very interesting, you guys have sure been busy LOL
26 Alex // Aug 14, 2010 at 5:48 am
£650 Uk early bird price for an app of this quality is a bloody steal. I was guessing in the region of 5k us. You’re selling short Chris and I’d bet those 100 will shift in <24 hrs.
27 David // Aug 14, 2010 at 5:57 am
Hi Chris,
I am really looking forward to this although I may have to do a little juggling to get it. Also I have two business ideas that I am already implementing that will work perfectly with this.
David
28 Perry // Aug 14, 2010 at 5:57 am
I’ve only been in the internet marketing game a little over a year and affiliate marketing even less but making a reasonable living out of it.
I’ve got 4 AG sites going up this week too.
I must say of all the lists I’m on, the only one I look forward to receiving an email from is Chris’s.
He’s never on this weeks bandwagon or selling BS. Always has quality content, over delivers and is a true gent in my limited dealings with him. I’ve got a sneaky feeling he’s not that lazy!
Count me in for your pre-launch Mr Rempel!
29 Tanksalot // Aug 14, 2010 at 6:49 am
Hi Chris,
At the price it looks a steal but I,m up to my ears in my halloween launches …. Can I be cheeky and reserve one for after Halloween as I have a great Christmas domain that will fit this perfectly….
I’ll even throw in a “A new Latex Mask at no charge.
Timing as always is everything
Tanksalot
30 Jan G // Aug 14, 2010 at 7:43 am
Accurate Data and Unique Content is Key
Chris has an awesome tool here. Buy it. He’s right about not using crappy CD-Rom data records or cheap-ass spun content. Scraped records/content from online YellowPages or other sites is not going to work. G is on to that, and it’s a waste your of time.
Really Unique and Phone Verified Records
I can help anyone with accurate verifed data records for USA businesses. Very reasonagble prices Any classification or type for doing niches and micro-niches. I do “radius” searches to you get all the suburbs and small cities in a metro area. Search on St. Louis and you leave out 45% of the businesses
Unique Content
If you want a large directory and don’t need full-blown articles from ArticleZ(which are great) I’ve got a team who can enter some unique text content for each Business, that is “related and relevant” to the actual business and using related keywords matching the onpage target keyword.
Individual quotes for your personally selected business records list with 30 to 200 words unique content for 10 to 75 cents per record depending on the amount.
Shoot me an email for more info:
Jan [AT] mailvillage [DOT] [COM]
31 Nick // Aug 14, 2010 at 9:40 am
Chris’s affiliate method is the first one that has made me serious money, by serious I mean something you can live on. I’ve bought the entire VIP series so naturally looking forward to this – as I see it it has huge potential.
Chris – why not specify what you’ll be requiring for “pre-qualification”!?
32 Roger // Aug 14, 2010 at 9:49 am
Hi Chris & Matt,
This is obviously a very powerful script and platform, and one that should be treated with absolute repect, and the potential is enormous, one good directory site and you’re made.
I am sure you will agree that integrity is everthing in business, if that is, you want logevity, and so the people that get this would be wise to behave reponsibly.
I assume there will be ongoing training and guidance to get the most out of this, an inner circle if you like.
Regards
Roger
33 Stephen // Aug 14, 2010 at 10:56 am
Can you please tell us what your definition of “CUSTOMER” is?
I’ve bought several of your products over the years and am one of your LIFETIME VIP product access list members so does that make me a CUSTOMER that will have me added to your pre-launch list?
Stephen
34 Stephen // Aug 14, 2010 at 11:25 am
Chris, you said above:
“In addition to all of that (Dominator + the Optional & pay-as-you-go Architecht and Infusion services), we will also be doing two things for our customers:”
What does “pay-as-you-go ” mean? Is this a monthly fee of some sort?
Stephen
35 Ciaran // Aug 14, 2010 at 11:28 am
Hi
Trying to fill in the gaps here.
- This is a new, pretty complex script coming out of beta. What will be the level of support over the next 12 months? SLA?
- Do you have a currently have a development roadmap?
- Are there free upgrades for life?
- Is there a guarantee? If an NDA is signed this shouldn’t be a problem.
- Is your NDA mutual? I’m working on a business project with a number of subject matter experts to attack a competitive industry, if you are “screening” me I may need to give out some of the detail. Feel free to PM me at anytime.
Thanks
Ciaran
36 admin // Aug 14, 2010 at 11:40 am
Hey everyone,
Thanks for all the interest, feedback, and questions…
I’ll try to sort of “blanket answer” a bunch of them in one or two statements here…
1) Qualification Process – and Definition of a “Customer”
If you got an email about this blog post, you are considered a customer.
Now – about the qualification process. For the prelaunch, I am giving 100 of my customers the benefit of their commitment instead of screening each app, although they will have to sign an NDA and a Schedule of Restricted Practices prior to accessing MAKO, and some of the subsequent training.
The thing is, since there’s only 100 spots, and since I think it will move quick – the prelaunch is sort of designed by default for the “faithful” who get it, see the real value, and want in.
But following the pre-launch, it will take the form of an application process, where you’ll have to describe your business model and provide sufficient proof that you are capable of using MAKO properly.
The moderation/approval time for each application will be within 24 hours, but that may be a little longer for apps submitted on weekends.
Regardless of applications (after the pre-launch), we will limit weekly distribution to a handful of copies, and more realistically a handful of copies per month.
The bottom line is that if MAKO is truly designed for you, you’ll be able to get it.
We’re simply taking these measures to make sure that the only people using it aren’t diving in over their heads.
It’s like buying a 911 Turbo. (Next comes the $600 oil changes, learning to drive well, maintenance, replacing $2500 tires, etc.)
Similarly, MAKO is an awesome framework for building high-traffic and high-profit authority sites, but it needs an “owner” who knows what’s involved.
This isn’t “dump in a database and press the button”. It’s more like combining smartly-scaled outsourcing and leveraging that for maximum SEO punch.
MAKO is for people looking to build 6+ figure revenue from 1 – 3 sites.
It’s NOT for the autoblogging crowd that’s happy making $5/day per site. Two very different business models.
Okay, moving on…
2) Aug. 23rd Pre-Launch Availability
If you are going to be away on the 23rd and want to reserve a spot, then please email me directly at chris@crlongboards.com with the subject line “Mako Prelaunch Reservation”.
We will arrange something.
I can ONLY do this for 10 people. So lock in your spot quickly, if that’s what you need to do.
Anyway, I’ve gotta jet because we’re sorting out some of the (many) training videos for MAKO today…
Later,
-Chris
37 admin // Aug 14, 2010 at 11:47 am
@ Stephen #31,
MAKO Dominator is the authority directory framework, and it is a one-time fee.
MAKO Architect – OPTIONAL – builds databases from an online hosted environment based on your parameters. It’s a cost-per-database (but still way cheaper than going with Oddity in virtually any niche), or you can pay a one-time annual fee to use unlimited.
MAKO Infusion – OPTIONAL – is powered by Articlez.com but set up specifically for CSV data. You upload an appropriately-sized database, and press a single button, which submits your database into the system.
With a little more than a week turnaround (10 days), you are looking at unique data descriptions that you can use with your site to generate solid directory content.
Pricing is a flat rate per row, and this service is more geared towards database sizes of 500 – 2,000 or so.
Sorry about the brevity, it’s because I have to head out soon…
38 admin // Aug 14, 2010 at 11:54 am
@ Ciaran #32
You asked:
—————–
- This is a new, pretty complex script coming out of beta. What will be the level of support over the next 12 months? SLA?
A:
Full support, we will even install if required. Again, this is another reason why screening is important for us.
- Do you have a currently have a development roadmap?
A:
We’ll be extensively video-screening all aspects of MAKO usage, editing and modding.
- Are there free upgrades for life?
A:
Yes
- Is there a guarantee? If an NDA is signed this shouldn’t be a problem.
A:
No, there is not a guarantee of performance. The success of a site depends on proper execution. With MAKO you are essentially buying something like “Aweber”. It can make you millions or it can sit there rotting.
However, we do guarantee that it will work on any approved servers/hosting companies (which will be listed in our min requirements area), and we will back that up with free support/installs in the case that it doesn’t work initially.
- Is your NDA mutual? I’m working on a business project with a number of subject matter experts to attack a competitive industry, if you are “screening” me I may need to give out some of the detail. Feel free to PM me at anytime.
A:
Yes, the NDA is mutual. We will not disclose user markets or anything whatsoever.
And trust me dude – you could show me the biggest goldmine in the world and I wouldn’t even blink because my plate is so incredibly full right now, I couldn’t dream of touching it in less than probably 2 years from now.
That’s the thing, too – there’s really no mystery here.
Guarding a niche makes sense to a degree, but the guys making huge coin are usually doing it very conspicuously – in their respective markets.
Thanks,
-Chris
39 The Brashman // Aug 14, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Put me on the early bird list and let’s rock. Spending way too much time dealing with building these sites.
I don’t care what anyone says, the content you provided in your previous posts alone is worth that price.
40 Ciaran // Aug 14, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Hi Chris
Thanks for the quick turnaround and informative answers. They all tick my boxes.
Hope to get in at 1k and really make it sing.
Isn’t Mako a longboard as well?
Regards
Ciaran
41 Greg // Aug 14, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Chris is there going to be any level of co-ordination on niches chosen/used up?
With the screening process and the power of what you are building, would it make more sense to have a community approach, such as, “this niche is untapped here, that is gone to Tom but this could be yours” etc?
Maybe a dumb question and a nightmare to do but thought about it…
Thanks,
Greg
42 admin // Aug 14, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Hi Greg
We considered this and ultimately decided against it.
It makes sense in-house where we’re dealing with previous business partners or actual industry associates – because then we know that the opportunity wouldn’t be blown.
The problem is that inevitably some people just won’t/don’t follow through, which would essentially render the niche void.
On top of that, most of the direct lead-gen relationships that get established happen as a result of previous networks, existing industry ties & connections, etc.
So someone whose true skillset is, say, hedge funds and who has all the applicable connections to set up a direct campaign for HNW leads might have to settle for the “tax relief” niche – even if someone far less experienced or connect got dibs on the hedge fund market already.
It also creates a policing and enforcement liability – which is a nightmare and legally speaking – really has no footing.
So for this reason I think the key is limitation, rather than designation.
Thanks!
-Chris
43 Hamant Keval // Aug 14, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Hello Chris,
Have been following you for a while now –
well at ;east since MSN loophole.
Have been watching your blog posts very closely, especially the past few months, regarding your amazing framework to build long term directory sites.
It’s something that I have had a look, in the past but not being involved in, makes it quite difficult to build out , after checking out quite a few of those databases that you mention.
After being involved in CPA and a certain amount of lead generation through a collegue who does nothing but Lead Gen,
this would certainly be something that I would love to get involved with.
I look forward to more details regarding the pre enrollment and any more details regarding the arrangements with ArticleZ for contant and the 2systems that are optional and how these will be funded in terms of monthly payments.
Extremely powerful systems for what you will be charging.
:Look forward to more details hopefully i the next few days.
Thanks Chris
Hamant
44 Gonejee // Aug 14, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Chris, will you also cover or share about the ways to get traffic/marketing as well as the monetizations of these directory sites?
45 Rick // Aug 14, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Way to go, Chris, anticipation is fast growing.
The is a monster you are bringing to market.
One word as additional, not related to Mako but… still of relevance here. We, your loyal clients who have really stuck with you since Affiliate Intelligence, want to see the newest generation of this software, before jumping to the newest flashing thing, as exciting as this is. Please don’t forget to bring this up to date, bro. We really want to utilize this piece of software which is your brain child, and deserves a lot.
46 admin // Aug 14, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Hi Richard,
Did you get the update for AI?
I sent it out about 2 weeks ago (and just sent you an email)
Thanks
-Chris
47 Mikael // Aug 15, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Hi Chris,
One thing that “concerns” me is the fact that this idea is not new and that everyone seems to be using the same databases. Taking your used car site as an example if found several sites doing the exact same thing (successfully – we’re talking massive PR4 and PR5 sites) with the exact same databases (it seems).
How will this work longtail wise if everyone is using the same databases?
Thanks,
/Mikael
Some of the examples are these:
myservicemonster.com
interactivecities.com
cylex-usa.com
48 admin // Aug 15, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Mikael,
Good question, and one that I haven’t explained clearly enough.
UsedAutoDirectory will soon become one of the sites in our arsenal, but at present it was solely loaded up with seed data to show you how MAKO handles CSV data and automatically creates the platform for an authoritative directory, but with a focus on conversion.
The database we’ve used there is just from OdditySoftware, and with our actual sites (and later on, UsedAuto) we use much smaller data sizes (500 – 5,000 range), where each row has its own unique description/content.
I will be showcasing actual LIVE project sites for our customers as webinars/training videos on the “inside”.
I’ve said this throughout, over and over, although I can see how you might be confused by looking at the “demo” site.
The thing to keep in mind with UsedAutoDirectory.com is that it was demonstrating how to USE the script.
When we actually roll that one out it will likely have in the ballpark of about 1000 – 2000 pages, all with unique descriptions.
That’s still about 100 times the size of your typical “mini-site”, and it will get as much or more traffic LONG-TERM than a “scrape n’ post” site with 46,000 pages will short-term.
This is also why we are adding our own DB seed creation service (Architect), in conjunction with a unique content injection service (Infusion), to make the outsourcing process as automated as possible.
So – make no mistake.
Unique content is required, no question about it.
-Chris
49 Mikael // Aug 15, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Hey Chris,
Thanks for clarifying. So what I basically hear you saying is that because each page will have unique content instead of just the standard data that most of the competition is using, the page will rank better even though our domain will be behind on overall strength and age in comparison?
I definitely see the idea behind the concept but I was not sure whether adding a little unique content would actually make that much of a difference.
Definitely an interesting concept when the scalability is in place. I am looking forward to proving you right.
Thanks,
Mikael
50 admin // Aug 15, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Mikael,
What I’m saying is that if you use unique content, then you’ll have unique pages, which means that you have a real website.
Real websites STAY indexed and, as the backlinks build up – they get ranked.
A “blurb” or paragraph makes all the difference in the world when you’re talking about base data that only has a name, address and website.
As for proof – look no further than any established marketplace where directory sites are present.
The scrapers get dropped and the real sites stay.
-Chris
51 Won Ton Animal Chin // Aug 16, 2010 at 9:23 am
Hey Chris,
Just a couple of questions about Mako functionality. The examples you’ve given so far focus on leveraging “local” databases with address info…..
1. Can Mako effectively accommodate DBs that don’t have address info? For example, let’s say I want to upload a database of “products” and leverage Mako’s review & comment functionality to build additional UGC on these product pages. I definitely would also want to upload another DB of nationwide “product dealers” (like in your examples), but I think the product pages could add some good diversity to the site.
2. How will a Mako site accommodate other content (e.g. articles, widgets/calculators, a blog perhaps)? Will it be flexible enough to integrate (or bolt-on) additional types of content outside of local DBs?….I’m thinking more along the lines of creating a large, diverse “MortgageLoan-style” environment here.
Thanks man.
52 ali // Aug 16, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Are you sending out NDA’s to people who are interested.or will it all happen on launch day
Thanks
53 Steve // Aug 16, 2010 at 12:32 pm
A few questions please and sorry if you already covered this…
1) You mentioned how you have people that can deliver unique content within a week but then mention using a csv file from Articlez.com. Can you clarify why we would want to use articles from Articlez.com when unique content is the key for giving our sites longevity?
2) Instead of blasting out the entire mega-page site at one time, do you suggest we drip feed the pages? And if so, at what rate (pages per day) do you suggest these pages go “live”?
3) Less the initial $1000 to $2000 cost of Mako, can you please tell us the approximate total cost for one site (DB, unique content, backlinks, etc., etc.)?
4) After some initial backlinks to juice the site, will we be able to rely upon the internal links to build authority…or should we continue our backlink campaigns?
Thanks
Steve
54 The Mad Scientist // Aug 16, 2010 at 2:47 pm
@Won Ton Animal Chin
We have tested MAKO using product csv files and it works great, you can literally use any kind of database information when you import your csv files you are prompted to setup your structure at that time.
@Steve
I will leave the launching costs to Chris as he has more experience with that aspect of the business.
For the drip feeding it is dependent on how long you want the site to feed for and the amount of data that you have.
The rss feed will contain the latest 10 so I never recommend to feed out more than 10 per day.
The goal is to start with a good sized site 500 or so and feed out the rest at a rate you are happy with.
The internal linking of this system is massive and is designed for authority. For more information on Backlink campaigns – Chris is the best guy to answer that when he gets back.
55 Chris T // Aug 17, 2010 at 1:16 pm
How does any directory site get money—will all businesses that you promote (“volunterily”) give you a commission for promoting them?
56 Chris P. // Aug 17, 2010 at 3:40 pm
@Chris T.
Read through the blog posts again. The sites make money through lead generation (or you could sell advertising if you want).
You don’t make money from all the businesses in your directory, but you put them there in order to get long-tail traffic. Then, contact the aggressive companies in your market and work out a deal to sell them leads, or sel them on leadpile, or use CPA, or…
Make sense?
57 AlM // Aug 18, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Chris
been lurking with great anticipation since a good friend sent me the link to your first post in this series.
Two small questions
1. I’m based in the UK and will plan to target UK business’ at least initially. Will your tie up to create content be able to do it for UK business’ ?
2. For the prelaunch will you email to say the list is open and will it be at a UK friendly time to respond (or do I need to sit up all night refreshing my mail
)
Thanks
Alan
58 The Mad Scientist // Aug 18, 2010 at 4:48 pm
@AIM
Yes you will be able to target UK business’ there is no country limitations for the application.
When Chris returns in a couple of days he will release more details about launch times etc.
59 Noah // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:30 am
Chris,
It has been asked a couple times/ways in this thread…what is the total cost to use all three software modules to create a site of 500 records?
What is the monthly fees?
We just need to know what this opportunity costs?
Thanks.
60 Graham // Aug 19, 2010 at 5:01 am
Hi
Just a few questions. Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, but there is quite a lot of reading here.
1.As most cms’s leave a footprint, will there be an option to upload another css template.
2. The software sits on our own servers or on yours?
3. The sites created…again do they sit on our servers or yours.
4. The split testing for cpa offers, can these be rotated only once ( 2 offers ) or can we add multiple rotations ( with different offers )
5. I take it that the top portion of the page can use the cpa form for advertising ( as in a write up or a banner) rather than the cpa form.
Cheers
Graham
61 The Mad Scientist // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:06 pm
@Graham
1. There is no discernible footprint with MAKO ie: powered by links etc. There is also an included editor to edit your css file to ad even more uniqueness to your site.
2 & 3 The software and sites will be hosted by and sit on your server.
4. There are only two offers at a time that you can have rotating.
5. You can have whatever you like in the top fold area as far as advertising goes.
~Matt
62 Dan // Aug 19, 2010 at 9:06 pm
In one of the videos, you mentioned the process of sending visitors through an initial squeeze page, then send them to a 2nd page to get all their contact details, and then filter them to an offer that pertains to whatever they entered in the form.
Does MAKO handle this process on the back-end? Or does MAKO only provide usu the top-fold space across the directory for us to implement ourselves?
63 Robert // Aug 22, 2010 at 7:50 am
Chris,
I have two important questions before product launch so I hope you can get back to me before product lauch…
(1) I am an Adsense publisher. Can you place Adsense ads on each page along with the affiliate offers? Obviously you are going to want to maximize your monetization channels.
(2) What about system requirements? I have an older outdated (like most computers are after a couple years) Dell inspiron 1.86 GHz processor, 4.00 GB memory and Vista operating system. It does not handle large data base downloads very well.
Thanks Robert
64 AlM // Aug 22, 2010 at 11:26 am
Chris
Got your email about the big launch but just wondering on the exact time.
I got my email at 5am this morning UK time according to the time stamp.
Do I need to be up bright and early tommorow to not miss out
?
Cheers
Al
65 StopWhiningAlready // Aug 23, 2010 at 9:04 am
Chris,
This is very compelling stuff. I can certainly see how this has great potential, but only when combined with Infusion and Architect as one full component of a larger overall business approach. We’ll definitely be having some discussions internally and may want to talk directly if possible.
Would it be possible to get a more thorough demonstration of input/output, etc? you have an email for me from my registration, so please contact me at your earliest convenience.
-SWA
66 James // Aug 23, 2010 at 9:11 am
@AIM
Hey Al,
I’m also in the UK. I have 10+ years of Internet Marketing experience. I’d be keen on joining forces with a fellow Brit to launch a Mako site on the UK market.
Let me know if interested
Cheers
James
67 Chris // Aug 24, 2010 at 9:30 am
for those of us that got the prelaunch, when do we get access to the system?
68 seo essex // Aug 24, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Whats the deal with the launch at this time? I tried to buy pre-launch for $1000 but your sales page says closed!!
69 Grant // Oct 23, 2011 at 4:46 pm
came to this site through google and find this post very interestin although its 2 years old. Whats the deal with mako today, wgich post should I read as i think local advertising is more and more important.
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