This Program is Far Superior to a College Course in E-Commerce

We began working with Prosper in mid-April, 2007, to build www.BestHealthFoodStore.net and we started marketing the web site in August.  Here is an update of our progress thus far: We have spent more than 40 hours per week working on the development and marketing of the web site since April.  We are averaging 100-150 visitors per day to the site as of 10/31/07.  We have completed 21 sales in all ranging from $12 to $390 for a total of $1519.80 in revenue and about $300 in profit.  We have made about $500 on E-bay and Craig's list.  We have 840 leads from people who have given us their contact information upon visiting the site. We are following up with those leads by sending samples, using email campaigns, and phone calls (this is a large expense with 800 sample packages going out--$2,500).

We are on the top Google search pages for several of our key words (low carb foods, high fiber foods, all natural foods, health drinks, pregnancy nutrition, aromatherapy essential oil, and more).  Our web site pages have Google page ranks of 3 and 4.  We have a blog site at www.buyhighfiberfoods.com.  We have released 7 articles.  We have submitted 4 press releases that have generated traffic.  We have submitted many of our pages to StumbleOn and Digg.  We are working locally, offline to sell our products and find partners.  We have linked with Massage Magazine, writing articles for their newsletter and a link on their site.  We have found some books to sell on our web site, but don't want to invest in inventory. Looking for another way to do that.

Sales are still very slow, 3 small sales this week.  Here is the good news: We now have Google page ranks of 3 and 4 on some of our pages. We are all over the front pages of Google when our keywords are searched. Traffic is around 75-125 visitors per day, and it seems people are staying longer and looking at deeper pages.  We have been posting pages, articles and press releases to StumbleOn and Dig, which seems to improve traffic greatly in the short run whenever we submit another page.  We have created our first link with Massage Magazine. They contacted us after seeing our press release about free sample promotion. I submitted my first article that they will post in their newsletter.  We are working on an affiliation with McGraw Hill to sell some of their books on health and wellness, specifically a book by a local author called 'Rich and Thin-Eliminate Debt-Turn Calories Into Cash' We mailed all 800 samples to prospective customers. We have made about 200-300 calls to those prospects and plan on calling all of them. We have sent 2 E-mails to those prospects, including our first pro E-mail from Constant Contact.

Our web presence is growing by leaps and bounds while sales are stagnant. Just wish I knew how to turn more visitors into buyers.

SUCCESS UPDATE

We had 3 sales 3 days in a row to start off December, that's a new high for us- 2 in one day!! I have added free shipping on select items and 'We pay the Tax' to the home page. I also added phone number and Email at top of page, but no action there.  Look for my holiday Email that is going out to our sample recipients. Thanks for your help!

SUCCESS UPDATE

After 26 years as a radio personality it was time for me to learn a new trade and I could not have done it without Prosper.  Their program is definitely the fast track to learning about Internet commerce, Search Engine Optimization, and affordable marketing techniques for small businesses in the 21st Century.

Because of Prosper I have learned how to create websites and drive substantial traffic to them.  I have learned how to write web copy, create and submit articles and press releases to the Internet, and develop new strategies for promoting my businesses.

I will tell you that it has not been easy, and I am not making the kind of money I hope to make, yet.  However, my businesses have grown, new opportunities have presented themselves, and my income is greater this year than it was last year.  Given the current state of the economy, I am happy to be surviving right now and am eager to be prepared for prosperity when the economy improves.

If your dominating thoughts are nervousness, doubt, and fear, then you will struggle.  For me, it was an attitude of, 'I can't return to my previous career, so there is no turning back, it is time to begin something new'.  I believe that what I have learned from Prosper will help me navigate the new economy in a much more powerful position.

If you work very hard, have a good plan, offer valuable products or services, and do what Prosper teaches you, then it is possible to achieve the success you dream about.  It may not happen in 6 months or a year, but if you persevere and continue to refine your skills, you will put yourself in the best possible position.  Remember this, there are no guarantees in life that protect you from your own lack of effort or solidify your own belief that you can succeed.

Cliff S. & Jane W.
Mesa, AZ
www.BestHealthFoodStore.net

We Sold in the First Quarter this Year What it Took 12 months to Do Last Year!

Hi Chris, I thought I would drop you a line while I had a chance to catch my breath! I was going to wait one more week so I could give you a look at the first quarter of sales for M-B Electronics and Electronic Toolbox, but I was so excited as to what has been happening I was ready to burst!

Looks like the first quarter of 2006 is going to end up with around a 22% increase in sales over 2005.  Electronic ToolBox Inc has already sold in the first quarter this year what took 12 months to do last year. Simply AWESOME!!!!!!!

I have continued working on building links, working the keywords and just plain out having fun with this whole deal. I am so glad that you and I have had this opportunity to work together over the last 6 weeks. I have watched pages inside our web site mbelectronics.com go from sometimes as far back as 10 pages deep on Google to front page, top 5. In fact on some Google pages out of the top ten rankings hold 3 of the top 10 spots with articles and page links.

International sales have increased to the point that when I meet with Velleman Electronics at the EDS (Electronic Distributors Show) in Las Vegas this May we will be discussing the possibility of drop shipping direct from Velleman Belgium to our customers in the European market.

On the domestic side of things our Audio Visual Parts sales have continued to increase steadily.  We hold top positions on Google for all of the major keywords in that market, and just like the Electronic Tools side of the business the articles and page links in some instances hold 3 or 4 of the top 10 positions on Google.

I really have to giggle at times and at the same time pinch myself to see if this isn't just a dream. I can't tell you how many compliments I receive not only about www.mbelectronics.com, but about my articles. I never realized that my own words and ideas could possibly carry so much weight.

There is no doubt in my mind that the time you and I have spent working together has had a direct impact on the growth we are realizing. It's amazing that by making subtle changes to the web site could have such dramatic results in such a short period of time. We just won't tell my competitors our little secret!

 Hope this letter finds all of you in good health. Sherri and I are looking forward to the start of the Platinum Club and sharing our excitement with other students who may still be having some doubts about their own futures. We both give thanks that we have been blessed with the opportunity to meet and work with all of you at Prosper.

Until we meet next,

Mark & Sherri B.
Bridgeville, PA

 

My Prosper Coach Helped Me Convert My Ideas into Cash

I'm a radio and T.V. personality in Jacksonville, FL…I’ve been on the internet for several years…Recently, I’ve learned I needed to do something else to earn some income off the air because radio and media are pretty volatile…I started looking for ways to create my own online business and that is when I came across Prosper.  Prosper has been very good, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it.  Working with Prosper forced me to sit down and create some ideas…that I wanted to pursue and then make a plan to turn it from an idea in my head, to an actual company on the internet, to actual cash in my pocket.

SUCCESS UPDATE

In the first 45 days since my site has been active I have pulled in around $1500.00 in cash and merchandise. The folks at Prosper have helped me find ways to make money online that I never knew existed. They have helped me optimized my website and videos and create awesome search engine results. They have taught me how to get exposure from every corner of the Internet, and most importantly, they have shown me step-by-step how-to draw traffic to my website and convert that traffic into sales.

I make money every single day. Through a combination of affiliate marketing and direct sales, Prosper has helped me turn my blog into a legitimate ecommerce business that is growing minute by minute and click by click.

Mark “The Endorser” Kaye
Jacksonville, FL
www.markkaye.com

Internet Student Gets Great Traffic to His Site after Only Two Weeks

My background is primarily real estate and construction.  I started this business a few years ago with the idea of selling decorative concrete products to home owners, small to midsize commercial contractors, or property managers…who had smaller projects that contractors typically wouldn’t take on…clients who had no resources.  So, I formulated www.decorativeconcretekits.com to bring it under one roof.

The website just recently went live…I started about one year ago, had the right ideas, I hooked up with you guys last July…and I went about redesigning it.  I added some new vendors and in a pretty short period of time we are getting really great traffic.  We’re probably about 75 unique visitors a day right now after about two weeks.  We just had 120 yesterday.

SUCCESS UPDATE

I’ve been working the blog hard, less on articles but at least 2 ezine articles per week. Submitted to close to 200 directories, accepted by 20.  Gross sales since web site went up is $21,000 net about $8,000.00. Total sales 23 $900.00 per sale.

I’ve completed 50 blog posts. Each I work in a few keyword phrases. Traffic on my website is 120-175 per day for the past month. Most interest is from Texas, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts. Florida.

In recent days I’m seeing 20% of traffic on site for more than 5 minutes up from about 12%. I’m also seeing a change from about 65% leaving in first 30 seconds down to 55% recently.  Everyone who buys a kit is thrilled with the results. I don’t understand why I’m not selling 1 per day.  So currently I’m averaging $2,000 per week in sales, I need to get to $8,000 per week to start making any money. After expenses that will get me to about $3,000 per week in profit, which will enable me to pay myself a salary and have some operating capital in the bank.

SUCCESS UPDATE

I’ve picked up some new business.  1 company with 2 businesses actually hired me to handle their online marketing.  Paying me $2,000.00 each for starters.  Looks like I should be close to $7,000.00 per month very soon and climbing.

And to think people roll their eyes when I tell them I have a site about concrete.  Check out my latest post.  Just opened up a whole new world of decorative plasters (many have Portland cement in them) for use on walls and ceilings.
 
Ed W.
Wilton, CT
www.metrocrete.com

You Have Made this Possible for Me!!

WOW! What a week! We lost power soon after we got off the phone with you. The whole county was declared an emergency. We got our power back on Wednesday and having been trying to clean up since! But, while I was going through computer withdrawals during our 'black out', I was making sales! On the site!

So, where to begin! It's really starting to come together!  I told you I had a quilt on a website I was trying to get listed on, well, they sent out a Monthly newsletter where I was featured in. This received lots of hits to the site.  Yesterday, I was informed that they have listed my site, so I'm now in the Quilt index. Where you want to be if you are an online fabric store! This is great! We are already seeing an increase in traffic coming from this site.

Also, being personal with people on eBay has led to several off eBay sales - one of which was on the website! Yeah! Our first! Also, had another one that wanted something different that what was listed, so I sent her an invoice through paypal, and she paid - again, no eBay fees!  EBay has been very steady lately as well. So, we've had a good week, and it's still going steady.

I've been advertising on free sites – doesn’t seem to do much good, but I thought I'd try! Still listing in directories, but we are now to the pay ones. So, we are spreading it out a bit more.

SUCCESS UPDATE

I just noticed today, that our ETSY shop has a page rank of 3 now!   It was zero until here recently - I've been watching!  Now, the funny thing is.... my admin page on Etsy, has a page rank of 6!  Not sure how that happened, but I'll take it.  Website still at a page rank of 3.  I don't think eBay works the same way, or I have no page rank on eBay.  Either way, still happy!

Oh, and 7 sales today today (and it's not over yet!)  Thank you so much Nate!  You have made this possible for me!  It's getting really exciting all of a sudden!  I mean the sales are just flooding in all of a sudden!  I'm so excited.  We'll hit $1000 this month.  I know, it's not much, but it's more than we've made in one month so far!  I'll have to revisit our goals!  I've surpassed them for this quarter already!

Cassie B.
Tacoma, WA
www.myheartandsew.com

 

Prosper Gave Me Real-Life Tools

I actually researched Prosper and other programs for about 6 months prior to joining. Change--I wanted it very much. Staying the same would only bring me the same results. I always knew I could do something more. I have always desired financial independence and prosperity. With Prosper, I was given real life tools. Hey, it's a lot of hard work (for me VERY hard work), but the tools work and I am one of those folks who had very little computer skills at the beginning of my coaching. I could basically send emails but nothing fancy like attachments, please! I could use my credit card of course (ha ha). Beyond that I knew ditto.

So my success at Prosper has been quite slow probably in comparison to others. But I am now making some sales and I will not give up. I am on page one of Google consistently for my main keyword phrase and I did it all with the free SEO tactics Nate and the resource advisors taught me. It took over 1 year to make my 1st sale. Learning to be patient was hard, but I kept busy instead of fretting about my lack of sales. I wrote and submitted articles--I am up to 29 so far. I blogged and now am learning SMM.

While I work on my website, I have made myself a top priority. Before I went part time at the hospital(I was a full time ICU RN), I made sure I had enough socked away just in case.

I did not just 'give up my day job'. I made it a point to become educated about personal finances and investing. This is truly gratifying. I need to be in charge of my money and have it grow the best way it can.  I dont ever want to get old and sickly and not be able to pay my bills or become someone else's burdon. So learning about my personal finances was something I never took the time to look at; I always blindly trusted investment advisors. I used to think just because I pay off my credit cards I have nothing to worry about--WRONG! I needed to become educated about where my money is and take better care of it so it will GROW the best it can. For that I am truly blessed and thankful.

I stopped watching TV over 1 year ago. Maybe 10 minutes of Judge Judy once in awhile or Oprah, but that's it. I get up real early and work very hard every day! This is the best way for me to free up time. I haven't seen a movie in over a year and I don't miss it. I can watch any movie anytime. I used to watch one movie over and over and over again. My time is too valuable for that! I'm glad I finally realize this.

I have very good and consistent practices with regard to my diet, exercise, rest, meditation, and yoga practice. These are all areas where I was ok but definitely needed improvement. I am now in optimal health. I make sure to keep up with my doctor and dental appointments. This might sound simplistic or unrelated to success in business, but it's not! I am my own CEO, if I take the best care of me, I have more to give my business and family. But as every mom knows, a lot of time we tend to put ourselves last because of kids, husbands, life, laundry, job, you name it. I no longer do this. Hey I'm 41,and I want to be around and active for grandkids and great grandkids! All these practices take a lot of practice. I also am a voracious reader. I always have something very powerful on hand like Deepak Chopra or Suze Orman and these give me far greater benefit than any TV program.

I bought a new computer and have learned a lot. I will download my new version of Invisus soon. When I did my coaching with Nate in 2006, I used a 2002 IBM Thinkpad. I and my new business totally needed and required a new computer. This was a necessary investment for my e commerce success. I am very glad these days and much less dizzy because there is no eye strain!

I take care of my garden, home, 2 kitties, new puppy and family and find time to be social too. I meet with 5 close friends every week for support and sharing. It is so good for me!

These are just some of the positives, I truly have seen more miracles this year and I truly love what I am doing. I love ArtisticHomeowner.com and I am very proud of it. I have put more energy and work into this than my Master's thesis. That is no joke. ( and I wrote a great thesis!)What I have not made back in money yet (it is now only a matter of when, no ifs!) I have made up for many times over in things money cannot buy. I am a powerful, competent, happy woman and I have found my spring board for success at Prosper.

Lisa H.
Monroe, NY
www.artistichomeowner.com

Internet Student Makes $130K in His First Year

The last couple “end of year” months have been extremely action packed. First I wanted to say thank you for all your help and guidance you have provided this year for Pure Bamboo. I can honestly say we would not be where we are without your insightful advice. Thank you. I wanted to write you to share with you my year in review as I think you may find it interesting and I know it will be helpful for me. But before I begin I wanted to let you know I’ve decided not to pursue the reality game show project. While I think it is a viable and innovative idea and would be a great marketing avenue for Robert Allen, as you pointed out it’s the time and energy that it takes to put something like that together. Both of which I have little of. Thank you for your offer to fun it by him, perhaps it is a project best left for another time.

As of today first year sales totaled 130K! Not bad for a bamboo bathrobe company in its first year. In late October we received a call from Hyatt Hotels on Sunset from the head of housekeeping requesting information and samples of our robes. They reviewed our products and put in our largest order to date – 1625 robes – almost a 60K invoice. However, I did not have that many robes in stock and could only provide a little over 200 – which was still an $8000 – invoice – not bad. Our hope is that they still plan to purchase the entire amount from us – and coincidentally Hyatt Hotels Spa’s are called Pure Spa. Could be a good match for us – worldwide. If we could have secured all 1600 robes and monies from them our gross sales total for the year would have been closer to 180K!

Additional highlights include: working with Virgin Mobile and having the towels delivered to Richard Branson at an eco event in New Jersey, interest and hopefully a purchase by BP gas stations, Having the robes presented in two eco fashion shows, Landing the client of Glen Ivy – and a sale of 1000 robes and year contract for them to purchase the robes.

The ISPA convention we attended in Florida enabled us to gain access to high level corporate executives for the Ritz Carton, Four Seasons and Canyon Ranch among others. At present we are in talks with and all companies have samples of our products for review. We are hopeful and confident that at least some of these deals will come through. There are several other companies equally as large if not larger that are also interested in the robes, towels, and sheets all of which have product in front of their boards for review.

The Price of Bamboo is increasing as are the number of competitors on the market – if you go online now and type in Bamboo clothes or fabric – soooo many more internet companies are popping up – yet none to date with the business model of focusing just on Spa and resorts – actually it seems there are few companies that sell bathrobes and towels to Spas and resorts – the largest has only been around for 7 years or so and none of the main well known companies in this field are going green. At least not to my knowledge – ironically, idealistically this is both a blessing and a curse – good because of the marketing advantage that provides Pure Bamboo bad for the environment over all. One of the things I’m most proud of implementing is our Rebate and Recycle program in which our clients have an incentive to return our used bathrobes for a 5% of purchase price rebate toward the purchase of the same item – once the bathrobes have worn out – they return them to us and we’ll recycle them – no one else is doing this and companies are taking notice.

In some of our first conversations you mentioned having access to several suppliers for the bathrobes and towels in case one stopped producing. On this front I have been successful as well. I have been talking with two investors who are interested in working with and investing in Pure Bamboo. They have contacts in China and have now found 3 factories that can supply the robes and towels. One of the investors is from the Philippines and has a garment factory over there which could produce smaller runs for us. This also means we could become a private labeler for other companies seeking to make bamboo products. He has found three factories all of which can make the robes at a reduced cost. As for the quality of the product that is the next step to see what these factories can do. I’m asking for an investment of 150K from them. We’ll see how it plays out. I also have names and numbers of other contacts for bamboo fabric in China so if it does not work out with them I can pursue other means. I really see this as the next major step for being able to take the company to the next level – we have to reduce manufacturing costs so we can increase profits and market share. However, in order to do this and when additional large orders come through – it would be good to have investors to turn to for loans for the company as cash flow can or will be a significant problem in the year to come.

On another front we have made significant inroads with a “green” spa consulting company. They like us and want to work with us and have over 100 companies they are working with at present – They’ve already given us some leads and referrals over the last two months since our meeting. I’m not sure how compensation can or should work for them if at all. They are called Bluspasinc.com – Doug Chambers the head of Blu Spa’s is a straight shooter no nonsense type of guy that I really like. He formally was a corporate attorney and transferred that skill to consulting for hotels and resorts to help them go green. My goal is to work more closely with him in the year to come and possibly have him on our board of advisors. In addition to Blu Spa – there are a couple other Spa Consultants we are in talks with – each of these could be extremely lucrative.

I’ve still not been able to make any headway with Nordstrom’s or Fred Segal and this is frustrating cause I know we would be a good match for them. Furthermore I feel it is only a matter of time before these stores pick up a bamboo robe from someone else – at present finding bamboo towels is relatively easy but no one is really touting the robe. This is a much more “feel good” product than a bamboo towel and I find it to be a very easy sell. So fingers crossed for entrance into this market.

In brief I feel it has been a good year for Pure Bamboo – I feel the name and branding are strong and easy to remember the URL is also perfect and easy for people to find. I feel we have identified a strong market and I know we are the first company to be actively marketing to the hotel, resort and spa industry. First mover – major tactical advantage – my hope is that we can get well enough established so we can become a major force and player on the market.

Again thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Bruce D.
Los Angeles, CA
www.purebamboo.com

I Am Looking Forward to Designing My Own Line of Products

I am an artist and a designer.  By working with Prosper, my first website is  www.craftsmantouch.com....From working with you…and finding something I love I ended up doing a website and gathered together my favorite products from artists and sources that I used on my own home, put them all in one place for people to choose from that have a similar style that I do.  I am also looking forward to adding my own design, working with manufactures, and designing my own line of products to eventually be added to my site.

Jan D.
Lompoc, CA
www.craftsmantouch.com

NASA Engineer Finds Success in Selling Ballroom Shoes

I have started a very successful internet business under the guidance of the team at Prosper.  I sold my first item within a day of making my website available to the public.  This was accomplished simply by following the advice of my mentor: “This week, your assignment is get listings in as many relevant directories as possible”.  To-date, (which is exactly 1 month as of the day I am writing this), I have sold over $1,500.00 worth of product on-line at a profit margin of about 40%.

Though these numbers are not huge, the education I received from my mentor has provided me with the knowledge base which will allow me to continue expanding my site and increase my income steadily.  I now know that my internet income is limited only by the time I put into working on my website, negotiating appropriate products to sell, and the creativity of my own ideas in discovering other venues in which to market my products.

Over the next 3 months, I intend to complete my web page marketing my custom dance shoes to brides and bridal parties.  I plan to purchase an advertisement in a prestigious group of on-line bridal magazines which will direct the customers to this specific page on my site.  I have already discussed the web page styling with one of the editors, and am working hard to complete the page targeting the lucrative wedding industry.

I also have negotiated a contract to sell several brands of top-of-the-line dance shoes through the only dealer n the US that I know of who can keep a specific line of very desirable high-end ballroom dance shoes in stock.  The distributor accomplished this through working with German dance shoe design genius for over 30 years.  Knowing first-hand of the frustration of professional and semi-professional ballroom dancers in getting these shoes, I invested much time in negotiating an agreement with this distributor to drop ship shoes for me.

It is important to note that this distributor has NEVER drop-shipped for anyone before, but by careful negotiations we have worked out what I believe will be a win-win agreement.  During the next few months, I plan to add at least 2 of the several top-end brands to my site, and based on response to those listings, I may add more top end shoes.

The personal mentoring I received through this program kept me on a straight path to success.  My weekly assignments were well thought out and very specific.  Through this one-on-one mentoring I learned that I have to stay on top of the internet trends, particularly following the way Google ranks websites.  The personal mentoring I received through this program could never be replaced by a classroom type curriculum.  Each internet business has its own set of obstacles to overcome, and a general approach would never have allowed me to be successful.  I know that my personal mentor had no knowledge of or interest in the ballroom dance community that I now market my products to before working with me.  However, his broad experience in internet marketing allowed him to quickly understand the niche, and from that understanding he discovered how to help me in overcoming obstacles.

All of the mentors, technical support people, and designers were absolutely great.  I can not criticize any of them in their delivery of the required tools and information. In fact, if I compare the investment vs. income payoff of this program as compared to that of obtaining a degree from a university, I think the investment in Prosper would win out in many people’s bottom line. This comes from someone with a B.S. degree in Engineering, an M.S. degree in Engineering and a MBA.

Through my experience with Prosper, I believe I have finally found a way in which the investment of my time and energy will pay me back in proportion to that investment.  My full time job as an engineer working on thermal control of space borne satellites for NASA provides me with technical challenges, but does not come close to providing me with the sense that what I put into my work will pay me back proportionally.  This sort of satisfaction and gratification are exactly what I was looking for...

As constructive criticism/compliment I think that a bit more time with the website design people would have been helpful (at least to me) in learning a bit more about HTML, etc.  I regularly have problems with that, but I am learning.  The Tech Support Staff generally can help me out of problems I encounter, but I think that if I had been given more 1:1 time with the web design folks, the tech support staff would be less pressured.  I also feel that the Vermotion website outline should be more versatile as you are trying to satisfy many different sorts of internet businesses with one single web design.  In many cases, the “Default” for me was not at all optimal for my product line.  Of course, I aware that this is easier said than done…

…Finally, I would like to express special thanks to my mentor, Andrew Melchoir, who remained patient with me throughout the process.  I am very demanding of myself, and am quite demanding on others.  He lived up to my very high expectations.

SUCCESS UPDATE

This Week: $2,260.87,  this Month: $2,009.87, this Year: $88,579.98.  Timing was good too with Dancing With The Stars and all of the movies coming out. My margin varies but averages around 42.5%. Nice to have a little extra income stream...my oldest daughter is a freshman at McGill in Montreal, and my younger daughter is a junior in High School.

SUCCESS UPDATE

Business is booming. This is the slow season and I have pulled in over 16K year-to-date.  I ended last year with Gross of 105K at about a 42% profit margin. Handy for these college years for my daughters.
 
Melissa S.
Honeoye Falls, NY
www.bestballroomshoes.com

The Pitching Academy

I want to thank Prosper for all they have done to make my site a great success!  Before working with Prosper my site was solely designed to inform clients about Pitching lessons and why they should take them from me.  My success at the time was referral based which was great, but, I was limiting myself to a 100 mile radius.  I also had to physically be somewhere in order to make money.  I was determined to share my knowledge to a much larger audience, but didn’t know how to do it.

I started creating my own products. First an e-book, and then a DVD about Pitching Mechanics.  Even though I had great products, I had no idea how to market them.  Finally, my friend introduced me to Prosper and their coaching program.  I started working with my coach Dane Ing and soon realized how much I didn’t know about the internet.  I also found out that I was spending money on marketing that I truly didn’t need to and spinning my wheels working on projects that weren’t producing any results.

I applied the knowledge I had gained from my first coaching session with Dane and the results were instantaneous.  There were actually people visiting my site; more importantly, there were buyers.

Today, I make money everyday on my site.  I make more from my internet business than some people make working 40 hours a week. Not only do I know how to market more effectively, other businesses are doing it for me. I have businesses contact me on a regular basis to promote my products on their sites. Greater opportunities are presenting themselves as my company continues to grow; they’re also more frequent.  I love the automated process!

Prosper has not only helped me realize how effective the internet can be, but they have truly changed my way of life.  I would recommend Prosper to anyone who is serious about making money on the internet.  The only way someone wouldn’t be successful with Prosper is because they simply gave up on themselves.  The knowledge you will gain is incredible regardless of how much success you’ve already experienced.

Dan G.
Pleasant Grove, UT
www.thepitchingacademy.net

United Kingdom: Student Averages $3K per Week

I thought I knew my way around the internet and I also thought I knew how to make a decent living from it.  However, I have been working with my coach for about a couple of months now and to say I have learned a lot is an understatement.

I have been particularly impressed with the tools and ideas that my coach has provided me in terms of SEO and JV's.  By utilizing the tools and advice he has provided, in conjunction with optimizing my website, I have been generating sales that have averaged over $3000 a week over the last number of weeks!

In hindsight, I did know quite a bit about marketing, but now after working with Prosper Coaching, I know a great deal more!

Paul P.
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

It's Incredible How Quickly Things Have Progressed

It's been incredible how quickly things have progressed.  When I started with Prosper I had no clue about websites, and felt intimidated by the thought of creating one.  My hand was held through the process (thanks coach, thanks tech support!), and in less than a month my site www.fitbysara.com was created.  I love my site because it truly represents me.  Everyone that I know who has viewed it has told me how incredible it is.  I'm so pleased with the result! 

After creating my website, you were so helpful in guiding me with ideas on how to get traffic (i.e., reciprocal links, back links, directories, and press releases).  Just a few days after writing my press release "Moms Get Fit While Pushing Strollers", I've ranked within the top 10 on a few of my keywords in some of the highest ranking search engines!  I was blown away!

On top of all the great things that have been happening with my website, I've received many opportunities which I believe are seeds being planted, and will sprout into a large tree.  Shortly after producing my Stroller Workout for Moms DVD, I began doing a monthly fitness segments on KUSI Channel 9 News, and gained sponsorship from an upscale fitness clothing line known as "Marika".  I also landed a segment on Bob Circosta's TV show "What a Great Idea!", which will be filmed in January(note: Bob Circosta is one of the original hosts of the Home Shopping Network).  When I presented my DVD to Bob's panel of guests,  Home Shopping Network indicated they wanted me to speak with them after my filming on Bob's showl.

I've learned that I need a team who can help and support me, and I've found it!  Now I feel that I can reach my ultimate dream, which is to help women all over the world reach their optimum potential in body, mind, and spirit.

Sara H.
Poway, CA
www.fitbysara.com

Couple Realizes Dream Thanks to Support and Knowledge from Coach!

There are just not enough words to tell you how much my coach and Prosper have helped Guy and I with our website and retirement dream.  When we made the commitment to sign up with Prosper, we were both a bit apprehensive that we had taken on more than we could handle.  After all, neither one of us was “internet savvy.”  In fact we were both “scared” to venture out into the big world of the internet.  While the CD’s, articles, books and the Prosper Web page are all very valuable resources, the most important resource we received was in our time spent with our coach.

Our coach’s compassion, patience, and encouragement have given us the confidence that we too can be successful in an e-commerce business.  Furthermore, his knowledge, understanding and teaching skills has given us valuable tools so that we are not afraid anymore.  Not to mention the ability for us to be competitive in a very competitive market.

When we began, Guy and I knew how to send and receive emails and research a few things, but for the most part we were clueless.   Our coach gave us a crash course in a foreign language, so that we are able to avoid the pitfalls and costly mistakes that ignorance befalls.  In other words, he has taught us the foreign language of E-vocabulary with real meaning.  As a result, we now have a professional E-commerce business which has invited Fortune 500 businesses as customers.   While we still have a great deal of learning to do, we are ever grateful for our coach’s ability to coach us step by step with patience and a sense of humor.

Thank you Prosper and our coach for helping Guy and I not only to envision our dream, share the dream, but to live the dream.

Cathy & Guy M.
Ferris, TX

U.S. Marine Finds Success on Internet Sales

I didn’t really see how beneficial having an eBay store would be.  I just recently learned about getting information about my company out…I’ve learned how to find suppliers of products.  My main product is kitchen ware.  I’ve got four or five drop shippers set in stone.  I’ve learned about Craig’s list.  My eBay feedback score is 12 right now.  Before, it was zero.

Shane C.
Tampa, FL
www.kitchendesires.com

With Your Assistance, My Goals Were Easily Accomplished

I have to admit I was skeptical at the beginning of this program. However, I realized it was critical for me to take a step if I wanted to come even close to achieving any of my goals. So with faith, conviction and commitment I decided to do the Prosper internet program, with minimal if any internet knowledge.

With your approach, wanting to know me as a person and not just another student, you helped me immensely, eliminating much of skepticism. I had no idea what was out there in the internet world. What an eye-opening experience!

I was amazed at all the different sites you sent to for information and knowledge. At first I thought you were reading from a script. (Realize, of course, you were not). Using the tools you introduced me to; I was able to intelligently determine a product to market. The domain name was a bit of a challenge. Again, with your able assistance, that goal was easily accomplished. With your explanation of hosting and where to go to get that done, I soon had a domain name registered and hosted in an efficient manner.

The real challenge then became marketing the site, at which you appear to be wizard. I was apprehensive to take this step, but finally got the hang of it with your patience, support and encouragement. The intricacies of title tags, alt tags, keywords, keyword phrases and submission descriptions seemed like a forest I would never see the trees in. Again, you persisted and got me to where I need to be with those marketing tools.

I am confident this is going to be a very lucrative site, and I have you to thank for getting me to this position.

Spen C.
Rockland, ME

One-On-One Coaching Helps Utah Man Work Smarter

I was living life by scrapping by. Pay check to pay check. Struggling to make ends meat. I saw this program and decided to do something to change my situation. I believed it could help me. I enrolled in the program and started learning how to make money with e-commerce. I started learning about market research and finding products to sell. It took a little while to find something that I could do well with and be interested in. After that I applied the strategies that my coach taught me and created a really nice looking web page. He taught me how to get it noticed and get traffic to my Page. After a week I was able to see my web page in the number 6 slot on the first page of Google for my key word.

The goals that I have are, continue to follow the strategies and advice of my coach. Finish setting up my page so I can start making money with my business. Stay on the first page of Google with my key word. Make in on the first page of Google with other keywords. Get out of debt. Provide a better life for my family. The Coaching program helped me by encouraging me to do something about my life to make it better. I have always worked hard in my life. I just needed to work smarter. This program is helping me do that.

Jason H.
Orem, UT

Prosper Coaching Gives Student the Tools to Create Web Store Dream

I look at where I was in December 2005, and where I am now at the end of February 2006.  My life and my attitude of the future have totally changed for the better.  Although I am no longer young and am rapidly approaching retirement age, and am in a dead-end job that I figured I would stay with until I retired, I am now looking forward to the very near future of being able to be totally self-sufficient and free of my dead-end job.

I have a full-time job, and also my husband and I are vendors at Native American pow-wows where we sell silver jewelry as well as beads and other items that pertain to Native Americans.  Many people had asked if my silver jewelry was on-line but I would have to tell them no.  I had created a web store that had several items but no silver jewelry.  My web store was so obscure that it basically received very little hits.  I am an average web-surfer, but knew nothing of how to build a website.  HTML code was totally a foreign language to me.  I had once made an attempt to build a website but because none of it made sense to me I got discouraged and discontinued the project.  I knew a person could make money on the internet, I knew others were doing it, I just did not know how.

What made the change for the future was I responded to an email from EMI regarding making money on the internet.  Later on that week I received a phone call from Prosper asking me to enroll in their program.  When I enrolled, I never dreamed I, myself, would be able to build a website of my own, and at the time I had no idea what I would sell on my site.  My coach has guided me every step of the way.  From helping me to think of a name for the web business to helping me in the decision to sell my Native American silver, to teaching me about linking and all the other aspects of having a good website that gets on the front page of Google.  I would not have been able to do it without my coach and Prosper.  It has not been easy because of the big learning curve of getting up to speed with computers, the time sacrifice in order to allow enough time to complete this project, as well as working full-time, going to pow-wows on weekends, etc.  I do not consider the time sacrifice a chore but a privilege knowing I am doing something to better myself and my family.  Looking at what I have accomplished, I believe anyone could do this (regardless of their age) if they have the desire to succeed and the proper training of how it is done.  I know none of this would have been possible for me if it was not for Prosper.  Thank you Prosper for my new future.

Mary P.
Grandview, MO

I Could Not Have Done this On My Own

My experience with Prosper has gone very well.  Working with my coach in the internet coaching program has been a very positive experience.  He is a good teacher and has been able to show me the necessary steps and provide me with information that has been invaluable in starting my own website.

I realize now I could not have done this on my own very easily.  He is always very helpful and quick to answer any questions I might have. It has been good to have my coach as a resource to turn to when I need some help.  I have learned the necessary steps and marketing strategies to be successful, and have been able to create a website of my own.

Eliza W.
Orem, UT

Our Internet Coach's Knowledge is Outstanding

Rob and I cannot put into words how thankful we are at having being given the opportunity to be coached in our undertakings with Prosper Inc, Internet Business.  Rob and I had already started a web base business when we were introduced to Prosper, but we had many problems and were not going forward in our business approach.

Our coach’s knowledge of the web marketing tools is outstanding and the way he conveys this knowledge to fledglings is unprecedented.  He doesn’t make you feel inferior when you ask questions, but always has answers and usually many different suggestions on how to accomplish what ever your initial goal was that generated the question.

We are still learning from the many different topics and tools that our coach exposed us to, and we feel confident that our web base business will be more successful because of his coaching.  He always reminded us to not wait for our weekly telephone conference calls, but to call or email him with any questions that we had throughout the week, and his short response time gave us the continued support that we needed for our business to be successful.

As I said we had many set backs in getting our web based business up and running until we met our coach, with his continual support and guidance on different ways to overcome these challenges we now know we will be very successful web base business owners.

We feel that we would have probably given up on our dream of owning our own business if it hadn’t been for our coach’s on going support and instructions.  Thank you Prosper for assigning us to him, he is the best!!

Rob & Nancy F.
Las Vegas, NV

Prosper Student Learns New Things

Now I know how to design a website, how to customize one, how to market that website, I’ve learned about SEO, onsite SEO, SMN, SMO, articles, press releases, how to do blogs, I’ve learned quite a bit actually.

Darin H.
Lincoln, NB
www.richesandregalia.com

From Prosper Skeptic to Life-Long Prosper Fan

I recently suffered a severe illness which required 2 years rehabilitation and forced me into early retirement. I then urgently looked around for the best ways to earn an income from home. I don't believe the get rich quick schemes so set out to acquire the skills to run an online business.

I went to another coaching company first but they were not good at all. It became obvious that they were mainly reading from scripts, they couldn't answer my questions and I soon began to realize some of their advice was blatantly wrong.

I had got my fingers burned and I was very skeptical when I first approached Prosper, but what a difference!! - The first time on the site I was presented with pages of resources on all aspects of my chosen course as well as access to material in other related subjects. The student care is excellent; when I telephone they are always professional, polite and helpful. I also have access to Resource Centre staff who will answer my technical questions on an ongoing basis. And all this is provided IN ADDITION to my Coaching Sessions.

My Coaching sessions were always delivered promptly and at the agreed time. This was pretty important as I live in the UK in a totally different time-zone. My coach was friendly and efficient in his delivery and was always ready and more than able to answer my questions. My coach, himself, has a number of successful websites as I understand all the coaches do, so coaching is not just an academic interest, he's been there, done that, and he knew exactly where I'm was coming from and how to help me with all aspects of the business.

I had a particular need to attract more traffic and get decent rankings in the search engines. In a very short time my coach has taken me from the basics of on page and off page optimization through to more advanced techniques. I am now seeing my site appearing on the first page of some search engines for some of my keywords and I know exactly what to do to repeat the process for my other keywords.

My goal during the course has always been to achieve, first, - a basic income, and then a very decent income, and to do this from home. I'm not there yet, but I'm on my way. I shall continue to use the Resource Centre and the Prosper website resources to support me in this goal.

I'm looking forward to achieving these goals which will enable me to recover my lifestyle which would be a huge plus for me and those close to me.

One of the nicest things that that the course enabled me to do was to build a website with interactive bulletin-board for the patients at the Rehabilitation centre that I had attended. I didn't earn any money but it made many people very happy, including me! 

David B.
Bournemoth, Dorset, United Kingdom

I Turned to Prosper and Their Expert Staff

I found myself stuck... with many dreams to keep me going and motivated to plan a different path; but without a clear idea as to how to accomplish and put in motion my plan, I turned to Prosper and their expert staff.  Prosper was able to help me set clear and concrete goals in order to get to where I eventually want to be. They also showed me techniques and tools that I could use to make my journey easier, and to be able to reach my goals.

But, the greatest lesson that I have learned working with my coach and the staff at Prosper is that my dreams can become my reality. They have instilled in me a confidence that I was lacking and would never have been able to overcome in order to reach my goals. I now believe that what I want to accomplish, and that my ideas are valuable ones.

I look forward to one day e-mailing my coach and telling him "I DID IT"....

I may be taking it slower than most, but I do believe that I will accomplish what I have set out to do--and I thank Prosper for that.

Carlos R.
New York, NY

Business Owner Overcomes Obstacles to Find Success

I own/manage my own water/wastewater operations services company and have wanted to establish an internet related business for years so that I could have multiple streams of income and hopefully retire early. I have dabbled in a few Internet-related businesses; however, I was an amateur trying to create a web page and attempting to advertise. I signed up for the Prosper system to overcome the previous obstacles in using the Internet and I wanted to get serious about making money and providing the multiple income streams. It has been great working with my coach as he was able to provide teaching relative to my needs and at a correct pace.

Midway through the “course” I had him change courses as I became involved in a program and needed assistance with marketing. He provided great insight into methods I didn’t know existed. He was extremely flexible in working with me, as some weeks did not allow proper preparation on my part. He would adjust to that and provide additional information that could assist me in my current or future internet pursuits. I feel comfortable contacting him to answer any questions or to review articles or ads before publishing. I look forward to continuing support even after the coaching period is over.

Dennis D.
Cheswick, PA

A Great Experience On eBay

WOW!  How can I relate in one email what I've gained over the last several weeks?  I've learned a lot about many things--selling on E-bay (or sometimes not selling), searching E-bay for elements I can use in doing  my art work, then selling it on E-bay, Spiritual Warfare (I had a lot of opposition from the enemy) , feedback, using Papal.  So many things!

I have learned to have confidence in my abilities again--abilities I once used to organize a whole Student Loan Program for our local Community College, to raise 3 kids, to teach 5th and 6th graders at our Church School (kids who were determined NOT to learn anything from me and ended up being 'my kids').  Somewhere along the way I had lost my self-confidence, but through this program I have found that "old dogs CAN learn new tricks".  I just never imagined it would be on a computer. I have lived for 58 years and was raised in a time when computers weren’t even thought of. 

When I left my job at the Carl Albert State College in l981 we were just getting computers to use at the college.  I had to take a class in computer programming since I was on the Administrative Staff.  I was terrified and confused about what a computer was all about. At that time I had my third miscarriage since I had worked at Carl Albert and made the decision that my two kids at home were more important than a job.  I was so happy that I had made the decision to quit my job to stay home and raise my kids as a full time Mom.  Little did I know that computers were in my future and I was actually going to learn to have confidence that I could indeed use computers competently.  (Thanks coach!)

I've learned a little about marketing and "touting my own wares".  I have, thus far, learned a lot about building a web page and found out how much there is I just didn't know about building a web page! I've been excited, then depressed, then (thank goodness) excited again.

I have gotten great experience on E-bay.  I now know how to find the "deals" and how to bid on them.  I'm not sure how much that will profit me in the future but it sure was fun!

Again, I say WOW!  Can't wait for the next lesson I will learn on my way to my GREAT SUCCESS!!!  (Thanks coach; thanks Prosper learning!)

Alana S.
Poteau, OK

We Are On the Road to Where We Want to Be

We are very thankful that we have been given the opportunity to be coached in our endeavors with Prosper. When we first became involved, there was the anxiety and nervousness that is inbred when confronting something new and unknown. Along with that, whenever someone said, “internet”, shivers would run up and down our backs because we really never understood the potential that it holds. That feeling disappeared the first moment that we started talking with our coach and he explained in detail about his internet coaching role.  He has the knowledge and inside track that enabled us to feel that we could and would be successful. Looking back now at what we have learned, we know that we would still be at the starting gate because of the lack of understanding and the lack of initiative in stepping forth into new horizons. As you can guess, all of these negatives were erased in a very short time and we know that we are on the road to where we want to be.

There still are some not so easy times happening because we are still learning and our coach seems to want to drive us pretty hard, but with the ability to ask for and receive help just about any time that we need it, we have overcome those situations. We appreciate the short response time and we really are thankful that we are depending on someone that is doing exactly what we want to do. We feel that our coach has made these strategies specifically for us and our up-coming business, but we do realize that he is using with us, what works. Thanks Prosper, but especially, thanks to our coach.

Barbara & Raymond K.
Holland, MA

Prosper Helps Reform Life Challenged by Many Changing Facets

Encouragement, that's what was needed in my life more than anything. Just emerging from a divorce with 2 kids involved and losing a business I had been in for 20 plus years, direction and encouragement was probably one of the more important issues in my life. That's where Prosper Learning entered the picture. After looking, searching and looking some more I came across the Prosper Learning concept and it seemed to have all the components I was looking for and over the next several months with their concept and coaching/materials the future started looking up. With their expertise and encouragement my website took shape. After building the website then gaining the knowledge of the submission process then implementing it, I was off to a new venture.  The old adage, you get out of it what you put in to it, holds true here also but I do notice that when working on anything to do with the internet I find myself remembering what prosper has taught me and using it to my advantage.

Tab C.
Hornedale, ID

I Am Very Satisfied with Prosper's Coaching Program

I have learned the structure of a properly administered and marketed website. The power of the individual tools has been an eye-opener, press releases, writing articles, joint ventures, e-mail campaigns, they all work together nicely. I started a branded, private labeled, health product site. I started getting sales within 3 months of the inception of the idea. Now, 3 months later, I am consistently selling product, have begun wholesaling the product and am using o.p.m. to make a direct response 60 sec TV infomercial about the product that will air regionally in Jan 2007, one year after starting with Prosper. I have also started 4 other websites, drop ship product, affiliate site and am still working on an info site and a directory site. All in all I am very satisfied with Prospers coaching program. It has given me the drive to take my online business' to a level I've never been and opened my eyes to the long term opportunities gained from having multiple websites.

John T.
Southampton, PA

Prosper Coach Provides Retirement Plan to Student

In December of last year, just prior to retiring from my job as a probation officer with the State of Hawaii, I received an e-mail from Prosper Learning. I was just going to dump it but, my husband said to go ahead and give it a try. I was assigned to a coach and things were off and running. By the beginning of January 2006, I was speaking weekly with my coach and preparing for a two month trip to the mainland. As my coach and I continued our weekly conversation, I discovered that I knew very little about the workings of internet sales and marketing. Things began to get a little difficult, as I was traveling every day and never knowing if I would have internet service to keep up with my homework. I was beginning to get very frustrated and was wondering what on earth did I get myself into and how would I recoup my investment. I was wondering if I would need to return to full time employment and at the same time missing all of the diversity and excitement of my former employment. My coach was great. He was patient with all of my problems including several weeks of illness upon my return to Hawaii and the remodeling of our bathroom. I don’t think that I would have been able to make through the transition from work to retirement without his help. He kept me focused and he taught me so many new things. He was always ready to answer my questions and never made me feel incompetent. As a former school teacher, I could see that my coach is great teacher and coach.

My website is almost finished and will be published soon. My coach suggested starting a blog page while I finish the website and it is going well. My coach has provided me with the tools I need to make this or any internet business a success. Thank you coach.

Cynthia W.
Waimanalo, HI

EBay Coaching Helps Family Turn Clutter into Cash

As e-bay customers for the last few years, we have often thought that we should start selling too.  But, not really knowing where or how to go about it, we just never seemed to get around to trying.  Then, our personal mentor encouraged us to start listing just a few items a week, and he told us how to find out what would sell and how to determine opening bid amounts.

We listed five items the first week, and we sold them all!  Considering these were just items lying around the house, we accomplished two things.  We started clearing out some of our unwanted clutter, and we made money.

That first week’s success hooked us.  Since then, we’ve listed at least 5 items a week, and some weeks we listed as many as twenty-five.  The clutter around our house has continued to decline, and our earnings have added up.

We have sold more than 50 items in the past 2 ½ months, and we’ve learned so much from the experience, that we’re experiencing greater success each week.  We now know which days are the best days to list on and other little tricks that make our auctions more likely to get multiple bids and higher selling prices.  Most of the items we sell are items we already own but no longer want; items we might have just thrown away if we hadn’t learned to sell on e-bay.  But, we’ve also become much more aware of the selling potential of ‘bargains’ that we come across whenever we’re shopping.

We recently purchased an item at a live auction for $2.00 that we were able to list on e-bay and sell for $18.50.  We made an incredible 825% profit!  But, that was not our best success.  We also found items in a clearance room of one of our favorite stores that we were able to sell on e-bay for more than 1500% profit.

We have had some of our purchases fail to sell on e-bay, but rather than give up on these items entirely, we recently found an open-air market where it is free for vendors to set up.  So, we’ll be packing our surplus items up and selling them on Saturdays.

E-bay is just the beginning of our success story.  We’ve also built a web site and started our own e-commerce business under the guidance of our mentor.  The sales for our website are just starting to roll in, but with a $200 sale from a single customer within the past week, we have total faith that we’re heading in the right direction; toward success and financial freedom!

Howard & Heidi G.
Lewiston, PA

My Coach Kept Up with the Latest SEO News

I always knew that the internet was a potential gold mine. I bought e-books and subscribed to many newsletters promising to show me all of the secrets to making real money online. Most of these gurus left me with more questions than when I first started. I tried to create a website based on affiliate marketing and even tried Adsense. After everything I tried to make money online, I still came up short and I spent a lot more money than I had made.

When I started the coaching program, I realized that I had to learn to crawl before I could walk. I was showed how to do research to find a good market and we concentrated on areas in which I had interest. The coaching sessions were progressive and very personal. The sessions were oriented to my level of experience and my needs. 

My coach shared information and knowledge with me that would have taken countless hours of research and money to have learned on my own. As everyone knows, things are always changing in technology and SEO is no different. My coach continued to keep up with the latest SEO news and passed this knowledge on.

I created a website which has over 1400 products and specializes in aquarium products. I was able to create this site, build quality links through different promotions and start receiving orders all within a few short weeks of starting this course.

Over the next few weeks I plan to continue to aggressively promote my site with everything I have learned and to be in the top 5 in Google for my niche. I plan to continue my education and to continue to increase my sales each day. I hope to create more sites in the future and to replace my 9-5 income.

Ron L.
Galloway, OH

Prosper Learning is a Successful Tool for Setting Up an Online Business

Prosper Leaning has proven to me to be a very useful tool for setting up an online business. I started with prosper a few months ago and have learned a great deal from them since then.

Since I new nothing about the internet to start with, they had to start teaching me the very basics of how to use it. My mentor…has taught me the basics of how to navigate around the internet. He has also taught me how to get set up with my own business, starting with how to get a business license. I found out I didn’t need one and all I needed was a resellers permit. In my state these are free.

I then started to get busy on setting up. I was shown how to get my own website and set it up and how to get hosting and how to find legitimate sources for the products to be displayed on the site. I had no previous knowledge of any of this so the school has been an extremely valuable tool.

The next phase was marketing where I learned how to create a blog, submit to directories and to write articles to get recognized by the public. I was also shown how to use social media and place ads for even more exposure.

The resource line as well as my personal coach is where all of my questions were answered and still are. All of those little questions that pop up during my initial set up were answered by Mike and the staff at prosper. Beau, Curtis and Lisa were extremely helpful and took the time to explain all of the questions I had about hosting, website design, article submission, blogging, how to sell on ebay and more.

I also had access to their virtual college were I can still go to learn even more through their group coaching sessions and archived calls. I have access to all of the course curriculum through the other avenues they offer.

I have opened for business recently and have already been getting traffic to my site and expect sales soon. I know if I have any more questions the answer is either a phone call or click of the mouse away.

I would definitely recommend Prosper to my friends, family or anyone who is interested in starting their own business. Thank you very much Prosper, I now believe I can have a beneficial retirement plan with my website and plan on developing another site in the future… The sky is the limit!!

David D.
Lancaster, CA
www.onestopcook.com

This Has Been the Most Amazing Journey

This has been the most amazing journey! I awake each day excited to get going again—there is such an excitement and joy being able to finally live my passions—-AND to have a team of experts assisting me along the way! (In fact, I'm even dreaming my business now…so it's honestly a 24/7 effort.) My journey began with a dream of being able to pursue my passion of writing and songwriting. I tried an MLM company and spent 3 months pursuing that (learned quite a bit), but the timeline was much to slow (I have tons of energy!), and it felt as if I was STILL dividing my time between what I HAD to do and what I LOVED to do. I began reading Cracking the Millionaire Code by Robert Allen and was immediately convinced that I needed to turn my passions into a business venture—surely there were 10,000 other women out there wanting to tell their life stories, I thought. And then it all began…I got stumped on one of the codes in his book, and stewed over it for 4 days (the calendar code, in case you're wondering) and finally 'gave in' and went on-line to see if I could find some help. And BOY did I ever! One thing led to another and, before I knew it, I was going through the phone interview process with Prosper. Although my funds were running dry, I knew this was now-or-never time for me and I refused to give way to never. So I began my journey with your company.

I had already decided on my business—a website offering services, products, and a community where women could TELL the stories of wisdom from their lives. I'd already been 'given' the name for my site—I grabbed the domain name days before I ever began your interview process… (Of course, one of the many helpful things I've learned is how to go about things like that a better way! but in that instance the timing was not my own.)

I was accepted into your program and haven't been the same since! My coach is wonderful, bringing expertise and top-notch guidance, to-the-point answers and tons of encouragement, each and every step of the way. He learned quickly that I'm a ball of energy and has stepped up the pace in such an exhilarating way that I think we're both amazed with all that's getting accomplished. But he is also very precise and tasks me with essential and critical items, not allowing my overabundant enthusiasm steer us off course. He was the perfect match for my website. I am very grateful for him and look forward to our calls each week.

I have built a team around me—we are dividing and conquering. I'm the visionary and CEO, I have delegated all web-design tasks but do all of the homework, reading, audio coaching, research, etc. in order to be directing and shadowing the effort all along the way. I am also phasing in my business with a series of children's stories to generate funds so I can launch my website narrow but deep. Launch date is November 20, 2006—Day 101 (Don't forget about the Cracking The Millionaire Code—I intend to not only be a success story for myself, my charity, my customers, but also Prosper and Robert Allen—that was and is my goal and IF it can be accomplished, I WILL accomplish it!) I work daily with my illustrator. The first book is nearly ready to go…and in a big way—Nate has helped me identify and prepared me to implement a great marketing plan, has tailored my blog and website with anchor links, steered me to email campaigns, as well as a multitude of advertising opportunities. I've created added value items…oh, I could go on and on, BUT the one thing, so far (because I know each day will hold more and more delicious tidbits to report on) that has happened that is really big…are you ready? (Nate just loved hearing this one…) is that I have identified and am currently working with an award-winning doll-maker who has agreed to name one of their 2007 dolls in honor of the character in my children's book series! Yep! One of them will be Saijin! And, she will be advertised on my site.

Well, that was just enough, I hope, to wet your appetite. I look forward to the rest of the journey with you and the rest of your team at Prosper…y'all (not born in Texas, but got there quick as I could) remind me of the Verizon commercials—coming out from behind trees and buildings…a NETWORK of support. I'm confident my success is assured!

Rebecca J.
Las Vegas, NV

We Have Already Doubled Our Sales within One Month

Starting our E-business in 1996 as an entrepreneur in selling Tailor-made Honeymoon/Anniversary Packages to the South Pacific through the Internet only, we already thought we had a great web-page that generated almost 2 million in sales. However, through the constant changing of Search-Engines and marketing behaviors we found ourselves struggling more and more every year to keep our sales up and saw our great Search-Engines listings disappearing into Nowhere-land. Working with Chris, gave me a complete different perspective how to see our site and how we are able to improve it. Already minor changes, he suggested, helped us within 2 days to double our quote requests. Working with him over a couple of weeks, we improved the site to a point, where I cannot get enough just looking at it... it's fantastic. Our customers now will visit approx. 5-6 pages where they before only looked at 1-3 Pages. Our orders flow in and we have already doubled our sales within 1 month. I cannot describe how ecstatic we all are about this great success. Our goal is to double our sales in this Year and I am confident that we are on our way, thanks to our coach’s fantastic help.
 
Claudia S.
Kihei, HI

This Program Gives You an Idea of What is Required to Make Your Business a Success

Five months ago, when I signed on to become a Prosper Inc. student, I didn’t clearly comprehend how much time and effort I would have to invest in this process. My only goal at the time was finding a way to generate money from home using the internet. And while I have yet to see any return on my huge financial investment, I do have a better understanding of how this process works and how it can be successful if used effectively.

I underestimated the enormous benefit of listening to the group coaching sessions provided in the library section of Prosper Inc.. There is so much valuable information and tips within these sessions and also expands on any ideas/suggestions discussed during the weekly one-on-one coaching session. At the very least, it gives you an idea of what is required to make your business a success.

I’ve also learnt the importance of article submissions and press releases. Had I known this was going to be required of me would I have signed up for the program? Or would I have picked a different product? I don’t know, but I would advise all future students to really be comfortable with their product of choice, because before all is said and done you will become an expert on it.

I can now comfortably discuss "SEO", keywords, and anchor text as well as URLs.

As I’ve said before, I have yet to make any money from this program and my website. However, I can take a look back and recognize what I have accomplished and use this as a platform for further improvement.
 
Liz A.
Brooklyn, NY

New Doors Have Opened for Me

When I signed up for Prosper’s two year course, I never new that would be the year I would be opening up my own internet store.  My website is called urnsforcreation.com…my experience with Prosper has given me the opportunity to set up my own business at my own speed while still continuing to meet the commitments required by my full time job.  New doors have opened for me, knowledge is a wonderful thing.  I’m preparing myself to function in a world that is internet powered. 

I can’t believe how many people allow themselves to become marginalized and become obsolete.   Guess what?  I’ll never be obsolete.  I have been challenged to such a degree that when I first started with Prosper I saw myself retiring within 7 to 10 years.  After about 9 months, I adjusted my retirement to 5 years.  Today, I’m wanting to retire in about 2 years and it does not seem to me to be such an unrealistic proposition.  Ask me next year, perhaps I’ll be retired by then.

Myrna M.
Hackensack, NJ
www.urnsforcremation.com

 

I Am Now Prepared to Be Successful

I am now prepared to be successful due to the information/guidance I have gained through the e-commerce program. I have benefited more from this program than any other investments I have made in the past, and to no avail. I am currently running an online website and gaining ground in the entrepreneurial era of my life. I have always dreamed of this!!!! Thank you Prosper Inc. and especially to my coach!
 
Kathleen D.
Prineville, OR

We Are Terribly Excited about Having Our Own Business

My son and I began our association with Prosper Inc. with very little knowledge of internet marketing, but with the desire to be a part of the world's future, the internet. Through Chris Handy's excellent coaching, and Prosper's resources, we have gained the knowledge of how it works, why it works, and built our own online store, ourwesternstuff.com. It is close to being finished and we are terribly excited about having our own business. After being involved with this excellent program, we know we would have spent 100 times the effort and money had we not enrolled with Prosper Inc.!
 
Shane C.
Hindsville, AR

I Can't Wait to See the Results of What I Have Learned

Well, I've finished my coaching and my website is up and running. I still have some work to do but I am excited and can't wait to see the results of what I have learned. Prosper is a great company and I have learned a lot from them. I've always wanted to have my own website but never knew how to do it. With the great training and mentoring I have received from Prosper I have no choice but to succeed. Thank you Prosper.
 
Tammy K.
Edmonton, AB, Canada

Sales Have Grown Since Working with Prosper

First, we want to thank you for your professionalism and enthusiasm in mentoring us and helping us with our baby, All Natural Baby.

In working with you, you were able to provide to us the key information to help us on the road to success. Before your involvement with us, we were not provided with the key insights and handholding that you have provided in opening up the world of SEO to us as a key piece of business building via the Internet.

We whole-heartedly appreciate your attention to detail, organization and willingness to guide us through the murky waters of proper “SEOing.”  We appreciate that you were able and took the time to review our site and take the time to review our "homework" and exercises. We found that you were very attentive to the work we have provided and your attention to detail was very important catalyst for us.

Another important aspect of your solid mentoring was your ability to provide us with important SEO tools and showing us how you to use them, too. There are many tools out there, but you ability to have focus on ones that are important to our work and what we need to do, is greatly appreciated.

Also, a big thank you for your eagerness in helping us. We really appreciate your genuine interest and excitement in working with us, and teaching us how to navigate through the SEO tips and tricks to better develop our business presence and attract prospective customers.

We’ve employed some of the techniques you’ve taught us and have seen our sales grow. Last year, we had about 11 sales with a lot of money spent on PPC. Since working with you, we’ve been seeing our sales grow faster. In one month, we had 12 sales, and that is without fully yet employing all your techniques as we are still building out our site.

In all, thank you for your interest, diligence, and professionalism in working with us. We really appreciate your efforts in mentoring us. Now, we have a big job to implement all of our new learned knowledge from our favorite Mentor.
 
Julia & Jerry R.
Farmingville, NY

This Past Week I Made $600 Profit and Got One Internet Order

I wanted to follow up with you to let you know how thankful I am for all your help. My Internet business has finally taken root and blossomed. This past week I made $600 in profit and got my first Internet order! All of my other orders have come from local networking opportunities since I have joined the Chamber of Commerce. This membership resulted in several orders from other members who needed promotional products.

My marketing strategy of being the “low cost supplier” has worked marvelously. In this competitive industry, price talks. With almost no overhead, I can meet or beat anyone’s price. The orders are coming in on a regular basis now. I am to the point where I have to quit my part-time job and focus on BizImprintz exclusively.

I’ve rented a booth and will be attending a large B2B trade show next week. Your marketing ideas will result in dozens if not hundreds of leads. The future looks bright thanks to Prosper and a knowledgeable mentor. I could never have done this without you.

On a personal note, my family is happier than we have ever been. I have finally found the right level of balance in my competing responsibilities as a mother and a businesswoman. For the first time in my life, my children have the opportunity to participate in sports and not spend the afternoons in daycare. They love having their mother home with them every day and I love having the flexibility to support them.

I want to thank you for all the extra help and encouragement you give to me. Having someone to keep me focused and motivated was invaluable. Many thanks to you and Prosper for helping me find the path to achieve my dreams!

Theresa M.
South Jordan, UT

The Most Concise SEO Training I Have Ever Received

The program was great, the most concise Search Engine Optimization Training I have ever recieved, the most important thing I learned was how to stick through with a business to get it going and everything. Working with you was great because you gave me some of the best ideas to work with and were excited with what was going on;  and also made me want to stick with it and get something going, without your guidance The Dragon Talon wouldn't be what it is today!

Ok, I have made several small end sales, and recieved a bunch of leads for future references.  I also recieved about 7 or so 'big' client leads reaching $300 each.  I'm also starting to offer Domain Name and hosting Services"

Jordan G.
Springville, UT

From Internet Novice to Movin' and Shakin' in the Right Direction

A note of thanks for your support and help in the last 90 days, as my Wife and I have gone from internet novice to movin and shakin in all the right directions! As you probably recall with some pain we did not know much, even basic stuff has been a real challange. I first met with you in the first week of Sept. and began from scratch to formulate a plan and develope multiple streams of income from the Internet. We have since put together a growing product line, a Web Site, Ebay income, word of mouth sales and have put more energy into the farm income that we had before we started operation GO HOME, Now in the heat of all the busy things to keep up with, I want to express my heart felt thanks to you and your family for the knowledge that has been shared and I have come to trust for making good sound decisions Just an update on some things, we are putting together 2000 Christmas Stockings, each with a candy filled phone, candy filled flashlight, stuffed toy filled bank and a Hershy Kiss filled Santa Claus, they will retail for 6.00, wholesale for 4.55 and we have about a 30% profit if we watch our snack gobblins! I have also sold 4 scooters at $138.90 profit ea. and prospects look good for more so we have decided to go pick up a shipment of scooters to keep a handle on the cost and actually see the product before I place a large order, so next week my wife and I head for Calf.

Tod D.
Fenton, MO

Amazed at the Amount of Quality Information in a Short Amount of Time

Just wanted to say that we had some good news earlier this week as we had an order on both Sunday and Monday nights, with each order making a profit of about $50!

Erin and I are very pleased with this as it gives us some hope that all the work over the last few months is starting to pay off, even if in a small way at the moment.

Also, I was amazed at the amount of quality information that you were able to disseminate in such a short space of time last Thursday, as it really helped us to alter the website in ways that will definitely benefit our aim of further sales and rankings.

Ken F.
Islington, London, UK

I Never Would Have Learned this On My Own

I just want to thank you for all you have been doing for me.  Even though my e-commerce store isn't quite ready to fly, I have a lot to be greatful for.  I have been learning so much about things that I would NEVER have been able to figure out by myself.   Right from the beginning, you showed me about meta words and how to utilize them.  I didn't even know what "meta words" were.  I have learned some about HTML and how it works. That was pretty neat, but I have a husband who does that for me since that's what he does for a living.  The things that impress me the most are the websites you put me in touch with for building my business. The PR sites, the dropship sites, and the blogging sites are really awesome!

You are a GREAT teacher and I look forward to and enjoy our weekly class. I always learn something new and it amazes me to see how this will all change my life.   Of course, even though you told me about giving back to the community, that is something I have been doing for years anyway. It's just good to know that there are others who feel the way I do. I give of my time and finances and didn't need help there. I just want you to know that I agree with that.   Thank you again for the good teaching job you are doing.

Rose L.
Manassas, VA

I Am Leaps Ahead of Where I Used to Be

I started this program very discouraged about my life situation.  I am in a dead end job and have been for 10 years.  I have tried to move up in the ranks but have had little success.  The atmosphere that I am around at work is not the best in the world and I have continually told myself that "I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL, NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.  I AM AN OVERCOMER AND IT IS NOT A MATTER OF 'IF' BUT 'WHEN' I GET THERE."  I am in personal debt and I want to first eleviate the stress and strain of being owned by the ones I am indebted to.  I am tired of making someone else rich, it is time for me to take life by the horns and do it for myself but not by myself.

I have learned, through the coaching program, the how to's of building my own website and how to have another source of income.  I am still developing and polishing my sight, but I know that it will get there.  I have contacted some individual to develop my own dream team and, Lord willing, start meeting with them mid to late June.  I am excited about having a support group of like minded christian men that I can grow with and start developing a network in making myself an enlightened millionaire.  I have set a goal of making 1 million dollars in 2 years.  This is a BIG goal but the answer is only as big as the question asked.  Prosper and Robert Allen have made a HUGE difference in how I look at the situation that I am in right now.  Granted I am not making piles of money yet but I have faith that soon I too will be under the spout where abundant blessings are poured out.

I have taken advantage of the time of my commute to and from work to listen to "Cracking the millionaire code" and "The one minute millionaire" books on audio CD.  These books have enriched my life more than I had ever thought they would.  I want to be one of the biggest success stories that Robert Allen has had and be a testimony to the enlightened way of doing business.  One day I want to meet Robert Allen and thank him myself for all that he has done for me.  I hope and pray that I can be an inspiration to others to break the mold of capitalism today and help usher in a new era of enlightened business practices.

I have started strive to take care of the 3 B's in my life: BEING, BRAIN, & BODY.  I still have a long way to go but I am leaps ahead of where I used to be and miles ahead of where I would have been had I not done anything at all.  The cost of this program has put a strain on my life, financially, but consistantly reminding myself that it is an investment into my future and into the legacy that I will leave to my children makes the burden seem a little lighter.  Thank You.

Michael B.
Lexington, KY

I See the Path Before Me More Clearly

Today was the last phone session we had, and I don't want to let the occasion pass without saying "Thank you".  You really helped me on my way.

Before the course began, I was familiar enough with computers and knew how to set up a website.  But I am the type who cannot even sell cold beer on a hot summer day, and I was clueless about how to turn a
website into an instrument that can make money, but thanks to you I learned how to make a website look professional, and how to generate traffic to it.  Also where to look for good keywords, find other sites that will link to mine, and places to publish short articles pertaining to my field of expertise.  (Maybe I should also try again to sell cold beer now).

I see the path before me more clearly, now that I know what to do.  I'll keep in contact by e-mail, to keep you abreast of my progress.  I am confident that this is going to work!

Wilhelm G.
The Hague, ZH, Netherlands

I Have Changed the Way I Look at the Internet

Before I enrolled I knew almost nothing about the internet. Now I am on my way to building a website. I have a way to go, but I intend to get there.  I have changed the way I look at the internet. By that I mean my brain is able to understand and decipher what I am looking at. I don't feel quite as inadequate as I did before starting the course. (I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!) I'm quite satisfied with the program the way it is.

Bonita A.
Wright, MN

I Got the Help I Needed from My Coach

I have became more and more familiar with HTML codes. I have built my website with the help of my coach and I know I am going to be successful with my product selection.  By helping me stay focused with having my own coach checking up on me on a weekly basis.
 
I learn how to create and build a business from scratch, and continuing to ensure that all the requirements are to get where I need to get with my business. I know that I am on the right track. I have a great mentor. He is as passionate about being successful as I am. I know that before this mentorship program ends, I will be where I need to be to get my business up and running.

I am each day closer to reaching my goal. I think I am going to do well. I got the help needed from my coach, to succeed in my internet retail business.

I think I would suggest that the mentors check with the students at least twice a week over the phone

Of course. This has been a very fortunate experience for me. I know what I learned will be very beneficial to me not only now but throughout my professional life.

My biggest accomplishment is to single-handedly built my own website. I am very proud of myself for that, with the help of my coach of course, guiding me throughout the marketing topics. That is what I am mostly going to need in the position I am right now...but I know that I got the help needed from my coach...

Romy M.
Spring Valley, NY

I've Been Getting a Steady Stream of Sales through My Site

It's been a few months since the last conference call with my mentor and things have progressed at a steady clip. Using all the tools I learned about while talking with Chris has helped me to position my site on the first page on most major search engines, and I've been getting a steady stream of sales though the site. LeathermanPlace.com has been my pride and joy for the last few months, with me devoting a significant amount of time promoting, and improving the site even more to help with its SEO. Without the help of Chris Handy, and later Chris Bennett, I don't think the site would be doing as well as it is. It is to their credit that LeathermanPlace.com is as popular as it is, and that the new site, LeathermanPlace.ca is well on it's way to reality. Also, thanks to them, I've been able to look at other opportunities for e-commerce success, keeping my niche market my core market, and supplying similar items on similar themed sites.

SUCCESS UPDATE

As for the numbers, LeathermanPlace.com has garnered a little over 500$ in sales over the past 7 months. It's growing, but not at it's peak yet. I expect things to pick up over the next few months as Google starts to recognize us, and an ad campaign starts in some fishing/hunting sites over the next few weeks.

Raymond D.
Saint Hubert, QC, Canada
www.leatherplace.com

The Foundation Prosper Provided Definitely Got Our Business Off the Ground

We went live with the new site, www.goosedowncomforterproducts.com, on 10/20/2006 after dropping the word Hungarian from it. We have added pillows and Egyptian Cotton Sheet sets in late November, To date we have sold approximately $2000.00 in products; some comforters, some sheet sets and one order of pillows.

We have managed to get on page one of Google with the search term Goosedown Comforters. All of the orders that we've received to date have originated from Google. Our Google PR is 2, low I know but it didn't exist until 2 weeks ago. We belong to 27 web rings and have 33 back links. Getting the back links is the most difficult thing to succeed at. I've made trading requests to 150 other sites and they moistly just let the requests expire after two months

The foundation that you and Prosper Learning provided to us definitely got this business off the ground and now we are working on growing it. I'll be redesigning some of the web pages during the next two weeks, hopefully to put more life and compelling sales messages into them without impacting the content; as the content is what helped us get on page one of Google.

I'm also looking for additional suppliers as the exclusive US Distributor for the Hungarian Company doesn't carry much stock.

I've attached one of our customer's comments for you review.

Christer, Thank you and the folks at Prosper for helping us to get this business started. I needed help once from Prosper Support and I was very impressed; fast response (same day) and very knowledgeable. All in keeping with Prosper's excellence!

David G.
Ilderton, ON, Canada

The One-on-One Coaching Appealed to Me

About ten months ago I got involved with a company that set me up with ten web sites. With no knowledge of the world wide web I found myself plugging along and getting no where. I was having trouble in getting the company to respond to my submitted tickets. Some times it would take days for a response, with those days waisted. Then I received a phone call from Prosper, I decided I would invest in the program. The thing that appealed to me most was the one on one teaching. They assigned Mat Siltala as my coach. The first time I spoke with him I knew I had made the right decision. He was willing to work with the ten sites I already had up, which was what I thought I wanted. I soon realized with the knowledge Mat was teaching me that maybe I was going in the wrong direction.

Mat showed me how to search for keywords the correct way and how to submit my sites to the link directory. Several weeks into the program I found out the different types of marketing, and realized the sites I already had would probable not be my bread and butter. Thats when we decided it would be in my best interest to go a whole new direction. Now I am learning a new marketing skill and looking forward to being one of Mats success stories for prosper.

Kris J.
Springfield, OR

A Purpose of Existence for Myself

Before getting into the program I wasn't sure where my life was going. Since my enrollment into the course I have learned how to search out key words, what strategies to use, a purpose of existence for myself and the direction I am following to better my life financially. I have to thank my coach Brandon Buttars for his patience and understanding. While I know that I still have a lot to learn I feel that I will be able to improve quickly.

Annette A.
Windsor, ONT, Canada

Number One on Google and Yahoo with One Keyword Phrase

When I started the Prosper program, I had already had a website for over a year, but had very little success getting it noticed by search engines or consumers. Recently I developed a new product to market on my website. Using the tools my coach taught me during my 12 personal coaching sessions, I developed a page on my website for the product, along with subsidiary pages of related information and wrote and submitted my first publicty release on the product. Within 48 hours of submission the PR on my new product and new web page was number one on the Google and Yahoo search engines with one keyword phrase. In fact, it held spots one through four on Yahoo and was number four on Yahoo with a second keyword phrase. I am very pleased with the attention the new product page has drawn from Search engines and look forward to real success with the product.

Martie L.
Rockvale, CO

I Am Growing in Confidence with the Kn