From Car Salesman to Super Affiliate
Mike Filsaime is a New York Native who managed several of the largest car dealerships in the U.S.A. He worked in the automotive industry for more than 14 years, until his online ventures took off.
His turning point was in 2004. He became a millionaire within 3 years. He credited much of his success to his sales experience working in the automotive industry.
Mike Filsaime is an extremely talented internet marketer who you can learn quite a lot from. Carbon Copy Marketing was Mike's first product to teach how to make money online. Whether you are a newbie or advanced internet entrepreneur, it will give you the blueprint to succeed.
Visit Carbon Copy Marketing for more information.
Mike had some success online, then created this package to share his success with the world. He shows you marketing concepts that will never be out of style. At the time Mike first created this package the Overture keyword search tool was still working. That keyword tool no longer works, but Mike's keyword research information is still valid, but use Wordtracker's free keyword tool instead.
Mike in his own words...
My early years were spent with Pathmark Supermarkets where I did frozen foods, and many other job titles as I went to school at New York Institute of Technology.
My Full-time Profession was in the automotive field. For 14+ years I was in the retail end the business. I had managed some of the largest auto dealers in the USA. I loved working in the "car business" and it was tough to leave when things started to take off online.
Turning Point: 08/05/2004
This was the day I left my full time job at the auto dealer. I am now pursuing online marketing fulltime as I have achieved greater wealth online than I ever dreamed possible. Online marketing has made me a Millionaire in just 3 short years.
The business had now grown from a spare bedroom to a 2nd new office and a staff of 23 people that help me run our 40 + sites.
To me, the most important thing now is quality of life. A nice income makes it easier to have, but if you leave no time to enjoy it- you could be worse off than when you started.
I have learned a lot of marketing and sales experience in the automotive field. I handled many of the advertising for my dealership. And in the past I was the head sales trainer for a 13 store auto group. I have taken many courses on sales and negotiating and phone selling skills.
I have been able to apply many of the sales and marketing tactics I have learned over the last 14 years and implement them into my online marketing. My online success has come very quickly.
The Start of My Online Journey
I started online marketing in October of 2002. My first purchase was a product called Instant Internet Empires. It taught me how to get started and was real good for the newbie. But I had to learn many other techniques on my own. I am a student of "How to" books and self improvement. I am always looking for that edge to take myself and my projects to the next level. So I encourage you to be brave enough to purchase quality products that you come across that will enhance your life.
My First Web Page Online
I came to realize the importance of squeeze pages to capture the name and email address of my visitors. This was a real breakthrough for me. So, I built my first web page in March 2003. Take a look at that first site:
==> http://letsallworkathome.com/powerlists.html
I sent all the free traffic I could find to that squeeze page. It's a free sign up, but I started making about $5,000 a month very quickly on the backend.
My First Make Money Online eBook package
By June 2003 I released my first info product that included an ebook and video tutorials that showed people what I did to gain success up to that point and how to "carbon copy" my success step-by-step. Take a look at that site here:
==> http://www.carbon-copy-marketing.com
The release of this product really changed everything for me. People begain viewing me as an expert, instead of a newbie.
My First Exposure to the One Time Offer Concept
In August 2003 a new site was launched that used a technique I hadn't seen before. That technique was a "one time offer" presented to free opt-in subscribers. Mike Chen, who was the webmaster at the time, purchased the html code from a Mark Joyner product released just a month earlier. The site is still running at:
==> http://www.flyinads.com
Here It Gets Interesting
In November 2003 I created the best deal ever membership website, which will act as a one time offer for other sites I will build. One of the keys to a one time offer is to show the product is selling on its own at a higher price. So I priced the package at $47 on its own and at $19 when used as a one time offer. Later I adjusted the one time offer price to $27.
==> http://www.best-deal-ever.com
In December 2003 I released the main site that would "house" my one time offer. That membership site was:
http://dont-touch-my-ads.com
I generated $25,000 of sales in one months time from the $19 one time offer of the best deal ever membership site.
My First Blog
February 2004 I create a blog with my name as the domain. Take a look at:
==> http://www.MikeFilsaime.com
This further allowed me to turn myself into a brand and post updates on my thoughts and observations going on in the marketplace.
2004 Was a Busy Year
may 2004 myviralads.com
june 2004 site-by-design.com (failure)
july 2004 myviralwebsite.com (failure, too complicated)
the-no-spin-zone.com
i-spy-friends.com
ispyit.com (auction site)
ispylove.com
ad-traffic-control.com
halfpricemarketing.com
gazillionhits.com
all sites made in July 2004 were and are failures.
I learned an important lesson at this point. Stick to what works. I finally understood viral marketing and list building were the keys to my success.
The Turning Point
August 5, 2004 This was the day I left my full time job at the auto dealer. I am now pursuing online marketing full time as I have achieved greater wealth online than I ever dreamed possible.
The Butterfly Marketing Idea
John Reese launches his Traffic Secrets course in August 2004 and had his famous 1 Million Dollar Day. Then a few days later he releases a special report about his success, which encourages others to have their own 1 Million Dollar Day.
I have an idea for a new site and register the domain for butterflymarketing.com on 08/31/2004.
The thing I want you to realize is I didn't launch the site until 01/31/2006. That's about one year and a half after I registered the domain name. Success online is easy, but still requires work.
Meanwhile in 2004...
October 2004 I pre-launch a new site:
==> http://www.listdotcom.com
This is the first time I ever do a pre-launch for a site. We got 5,000 members in a few days. The site launched later in the month. I made $75,000 on launch day. This would be my first $100,000 month.
All my opt-in lists combined would approach 100,000 subscribers. At this point I would consider myself a Super Affiliate. My list was so huge, that almost every affiliate product I promoted I became the number 1 or 2 or 3 top affiliate for the product.
Time to Start Networking
In December 2004 I launched a site that I promoted to the members of the Warrior Forum. It's was just a way for me to meet other internet marketers that happen to live in same geographic area as me. I offered to teach some of my marketing insights gained to this point. I felt pretty confident doing so since I'm making more online than I was as a car salesman. Take a look at that site here:
==> http://marketingbreakfast.com/index.htm
What's important about this marketing breakfast is I met someone who will become a dear friend, Mike Ambrosio. He was and is a very popular member of the Warrior Forum. I also met Cody Moya who was creating a lot of software products at the time. These relationships will turn profitable later.
2005 Was a Great Year
In January of 2005 Stephan Pierce invites me to attend his "Unleash Your Marketing Genius" Seminar Event. At this event I meet a ton of other well know online internet marketers. More relationships are established that turn profitable later.
February 2005 I launch a joint venture with Michael Rassmussin:
==> http://freeadvertisinggiveaway.com
We generate 17,000 members in a few days and over $50,000 in sales.
March 2005 JV-Network.com
March 2005 FiresaleSecrets.com (first of the home page turned into a Thank You Page Offer concept)
March 2005 I purchase InstantBuzz.com
March 2005 My first speaking engagement at Joel Christopher's event.
April 2005 powerlinkgenerator.com (software product)
June 2005 paydotcom.com (clickbank alternative - my second most profitable site in my portfoilio.)
September 2005 TIMME http://www.theinternetmarketingmainevent.com
September 2005 open my own office away from home.
October 2005 It's now been 3 years since I've been in the internet marketing business. At this time I'm grossing $80,000 per month on average. I finish 2005 with $800,000 in sales.
December 2005 freeadvertisingblog.com
Another Turning Point
January 2006 butterflymarketing.com is launched. I generated $1 Million dollars in sales in 5 days.
March 2006 prosender.com (private label version of aweber.com autoresponder service.)
August 2006 butterflymarketingmanuscript.com new video OTO $301,000 in 24 hours.
November 2006 thedeathofinternetmarketing.com 34,346 opt-ins in 24 hours and 100,000 in one month.
December 2006 Final numbers for the year $4.5 Million in sales.
2007 Looks Like a Winner
February 2007 viralfriendgenerator.com 1,000 units sold in first week.
March 2007 theresourcereport.com
July 7, 2007 the7figurecode.com
Bottom Line...
I set my goals high and take action on everything I set my sights on. My little online sites have now put me on pace to earn over Seven figures per year just online and growing. I explain how I started in my first "tell all" eBook/Video Series: Carbon-Copy-Marketing.com
My advanced strategies shook the internet when I released the world renowned ButterflyMarketing.com (release date: January 2006). This product sold almost $700,000.00 is sales in under 24 hours and went on to hit 1 Million in sales in under 5 days.
Take Care, and best of luck with your online ventures.
(Get the ButterflyMarketing.com Home Study Course in which Mike spills the beans on all his online success secrets.)
My Full-time Profession was in the automotive field. For 14+ years I was in the retail end the business. I had managed some of the largest auto dealers in the USA. I loved working in the "car business" and it was tough to leave when things started to take off online.
Turning Point: 08/05/2004
This was the day I left my full time job at the auto dealer. I am now pursuing online marketing fulltime as I have achieved greater wealth online than I ever dreamed possible. Online marketing has made me a Millionaire in just 3 short years.
The business had now grown from a spare bedroom to a 2nd new office and a staff of 23 people that help me run our 40 + sites.
To me, the most important thing now is quality of life. A nice income makes it easier to have, but if you leave no time to enjoy it- you could be worse off than when you started.
I have learned a lot of marketing and sales experience in the automotive field. I handled many of the advertising for my dealership. And in the past I was the head sales trainer for a 13 store auto group. I have taken many courses on sales and negotiating and phone selling skills.
I have been able to apply many of the sales and marketing tactics I have learned over the last 14 years and implement them into my online marketing. My online success has come very quickly.
The Start of My Online Journey
I started online marketing in October of 2002. My first purchase was a product called Instant Internet Empires. It taught me how to get started and was real good for the newbie. But I had to learn many other techniques on my own. I am a student of "How to" books and self improvement. I am always looking for that edge to take myself and my projects to the next level. So I encourage you to be brave enough to purchase quality products that you come across that will enhance your life.
My First Web Page Online
I came to realize the importance of squeeze pages to capture the name and email address of my visitors. This was a real breakthrough for me. So, I built my first web page in March 2003. Take a look at that first site:
==> http://letsallworkathome.com/powerlists.html
I sent all the free traffic I could find to that squeeze page. It's a free sign up, but I started making about $5,000 a month very quickly on the backend.
My First Make Money Online eBook package
By June 2003 I released my first info product that included an ebook and video tutorials that showed people what I did to gain success up to that point and how to "carbon copy" my success step-by-step. Take a look at that site here:
==> http://www.carbon-copy-marketing.com
The release of this product really changed everything for me. People begain viewing me as an expert, instead of a newbie.
My First Exposure to the One Time Offer Concept
In August 2003 a new site was launched that used a technique I hadn't seen before. That technique was a "one time offer" presented to free opt-in subscribers. Mike Chen, who was the webmaster at the time, purchased the html code from a Mark Joyner product released just a month earlier. The site is still running at:
==> http://www.flyinads.com
Here It Gets Interesting
In November 2003 I created the best deal ever membership website, which will act as a one time offer for other sites I will build. One of the keys to a one time offer is to show the product is selling on its own at a higher price. So I priced the package at $47 on its own and at $19 when used as a one time offer. Later I adjusted the one time offer price to $27.
==> http://www.best-deal-ever.com
In December 2003 I released the main site that would "house" my one time offer. That membership site was:
http://dont-touch-my-ads.com
I generated $25,000 of sales in one months time from the $19 one time offer of the best deal ever membership site.
My First Blog
February 2004 I create a blog with my name as the domain. Take a look at:
==> http://www.MikeFilsaime.com
This further allowed me to turn myself into a brand and post updates on my thoughts and observations going on in the marketplace.
2004 Was a Busy Year
may 2004 myviralads.com
june 2004 site-by-design.com (failure)
july 2004 myviralwebsite.com (failure, too complicated)
the-no-spin-zone.com
i-spy-friends.com
ispyit.com (auction site)
ispylove.com
ad-traffic-control.com
halfpricemarketing.com
gazillionhits.com
all sites made in July 2004 were and are failures.
I learned an important lesson at this point. Stick to what works. I finally understood viral marketing and list building were the keys to my success.
The Turning Point
August 5, 2004 This was the day I left my full time job at the auto dealer. I am now pursuing online marketing full time as I have achieved greater wealth online than I ever dreamed possible.
The Butterfly Marketing Idea
John Reese launches his Traffic Secrets course in August 2004 and had his famous 1 Million Dollar Day. Then a few days later he releases a special report about his success, which encourages others to have their own 1 Million Dollar Day.
I have an idea for a new site and register the domain for butterflymarketing.com on 08/31/2004.
The thing I want you to realize is I didn't launch the site until 01/31/2006. That's about one year and a half after I registered the domain name. Success online is easy, but still requires work.
Meanwhile in 2004...
October 2004 I pre-launch a new site:
==> http://www.listdotcom.com
This is the first time I ever do a pre-launch for a site. We got 5,000 members in a few days. The site launched later in the month. I made $75,000 on launch day. This would be my first $100,000 month.
All my opt-in lists combined would approach 100,000 subscribers. At this point I would consider myself a Super Affiliate. My list was so huge, that almost every affiliate product I promoted I became the number 1 or 2 or 3 top affiliate for the product.
Time to Start Networking
In December 2004 I launched a site that I promoted to the members of the Warrior Forum. It's was just a way for me to meet other internet marketers that happen to live in same geographic area as me. I offered to teach some of my marketing insights gained to this point. I felt pretty confident doing so since I'm making more online than I was as a car salesman. Take a look at that site here:
==> http://marketingbreakfast.com/index.htm
What's important about this marketing breakfast is I met someone who will become a dear friend, Mike Ambrosio. He was and is a very popular member of the Warrior Forum. I also met Cody Moya who was creating a lot of software products at the time. These relationships will turn profitable later.
2005 Was a Great Year
In January of 2005 Stephan Pierce invites me to attend his "Unleash Your Marketing Genius" Seminar Event. At this event I meet a ton of other well know online internet marketers. More relationships are established that turn profitable later.
February 2005 I launch a joint venture with Michael Rassmussin:
==> http://freeadvertisinggiveaway.com
We generate 17,000 members in a few days and over $50,000 in sales.
March 2005 JV-Network.com
March 2005 FiresaleSecrets.com (first of the home page turned into a Thank You Page Offer concept)
March 2005 I purchase InstantBuzz.com
March 2005 My first speaking engagement at Joel Christopher's event.
April 2005 powerlinkgenerator.com (software product)
June 2005 paydotcom.com (clickbank alternative - my second most profitable site in my portfoilio.)
September 2005 TIMME http://www.theinternetmarketingmainevent.com
September 2005 open my own office away from home.
October 2005 It's now been 3 years since I've been in the internet marketing business. At this time I'm grossing $80,000 per month on average. I finish 2005 with $800,000 in sales.
December 2005 freeadvertisingblog.com
Another Turning Point
January 2006 butterflymarketing.com is launched. I generated $1 Million dollars in sales in 5 days.
March 2006 prosender.com (private label version of aweber.com autoresponder service.)
August 2006 butterflymarketingmanuscript.com new video OTO $301,000 in 24 hours.
November 2006 thedeathofinternetmarketing.com 34,346 opt-ins in 24 hours and 100,000 in one month.
December 2006 Final numbers for the year $4.5 Million in sales.
2007 Looks Like a Winner
February 2007 viralfriendgenerator.com 1,000 units sold in first week.
March 2007 theresourcereport.com
July 7, 2007 the7figurecode.com
Bottom Line...
I set my goals high and take action on everything I set my sights on. My little online sites have now put me on pace to earn over Seven figures per year just online and growing. I explain how I started in my first "tell all" eBook/Video Series: Carbon-Copy-Marketing.com
My advanced strategies shook the internet when I released the world renowned ButterflyMarketing.com (release date: January 2006). This product sold almost $700,000.00 is sales in under 24 hours and went on to hit 1 Million in sales in under 5 days.
Take Care, and best of luck with your online ventures.
(Get the ButterflyMarketing.com Home Study Course in which Mike spills the beans on all his online success secrets.)
Mike Filsaime Interview
August 2007
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