My first experience with Thrive was very positive. I am impressed with the elibrary resource. There is a wealth of information to help you get up to speed, in several areas, regardless of your experience or background. The Benchmark system is effective and well thought out. It steps you through the process of getting your website online. The sequence is right and with Thrive's coaching you will navigate in an efficient and cost effective way. The coaches continually point you to low cost/ no cost resources. Even after the initial coaching period, I have been able to get help when I need it. Lightbuilder support has frequently helped me with tips and many times made quick adjustments for me when I asked. I I am looking forward to an improving economy, continuing to build my website into a profitable business.
Michele F.
www.ComfortAndSavings.com
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I Couldn't Have Done This Alone!
Thrive has been such incredible help getting my ecommerce site up and running. I never dreamed of being able to run an online business before working with Thrive. They have taught me how to build and maintain a beautiful website; choose products to sell; and actually start a business. Probably the biggest help Thrive has been is in marketing. I didn't have any understanding of online marketing before working with Thrive. They have really gotten my site off the ground and making sales. I couldn't have done any of this without all of the help and training I have received from Thrive!
Amber
Amber
One of the Best Investments I Could Have Made!
Thrive has been a one of the best investments I could have made. Even though there were a few disappointments along the way and a few expectations that were not met, I know that I will never regret enrolling in Thrive. Thrive launched me into a new season of my life and gave me the platform for leveraging my time and money for the future through the use of the internet. I currently have one drop-shipping website that is slowly starting to see success with just over $1,500 in gross sales since we started it 7 months ago. And I am about to launch my second website which I expect to have unlimited potential income. Thank you Thrive!
-Griff
-Griff
The Rise of a Successful Web Business
The Rise of the Ghillie Monster!
The "seeds" of the Ghillie Monster (Not to be confused with a Gila Monster, another dangerous lizard) were sown in early September of 2008 . Under the awesome tutelage of the folks at Thrive, Reliable Merchandising, LLC was born with with incredible aspirations for its future. We started trying to sell stuff on EBay, but quickly realized this was not life in the fast lane. As we started researching for a website niche, we became more and more intrigued with the idea of a dropshipping site. Sell stuff and just collect the money? That appealed to my innate laziness and the larceny in my soul.
With the outstanding coaching from Thrive's Team #1 I narrowed a few choices of topics down to Ghillie Suits. If anyone asks where I came up with ghillie suits, I have no clue. The actual building of "GhilliesandStuff.com" was actually a lot of fun. It was a totally new experience and I learned a ton of new stuff with the aid of my coaches. I wish I could remember all the names of the people I worked with and thank them for their patience. I'm sure I was not easy to cope with at times.
One of the most difficult parts of the process was finding product suppliers. It took a lot of digging, but I finally found enough to keep me in business. On November 12 of that year, the Ghillie Monster lost its virginity with it's first sale(which was canceled later for a reason I don't recall) and another the following day. Sales continued to trickle in through the rest of that year, I and had a few sales along the way this year and are continuing to pick up. To date the Ghillie Monster has grossed a bit over $5,000.00.
Reliable Merchandising also has 3 other websites with another under construction. Those sites are not doing as well as the Ghillie Monster, but they are all young yet. Ghillies has a PR of 2 while the others only recently achieved a PR of 1. I am told by others that it takes a couple of years before you start realizing anything from a website and from where I sit that seems to be a realistic figure. Then on the other hand, I hear a lot about a "hump" that has something to do with 1 year, and I still have a couple of months to go to reach that milestone. Rob has been diligently working with me to get me over that "hump".
While we start making money with these first sites, my eventual aim is to have an even dozen of them. I think the rest of them will be info sites with a lot of affiliate stuff. Eliminates the product worries. The Ghillie Monster was my firstborn and will always be my pride and hopefully joy. I look forward to working with you all until such time as we can declare the Monster a success.
James
www.ghilliesandstuff.com
The "seeds" of the Ghillie Monster (Not to be confused with a Gila Monster, another dangerous lizard) were sown in early September of 2008 . Under the awesome tutelage of the folks at Thrive, Reliable Merchandising, LLC was born with with incredible aspirations for its future. We started trying to sell stuff on EBay, but quickly realized this was not life in the fast lane. As we started researching for a website niche, we became more and more intrigued with the idea of a dropshipping site. Sell stuff and just collect the money? That appealed to my innate laziness and the larceny in my soul.
With the outstanding coaching from Thrive's Team #1 I narrowed a few choices of topics down to Ghillie Suits. If anyone asks where I came up with ghillie suits, I have no clue. The actual building of "GhilliesandStuff.com" was actually a lot of fun. It was a totally new experience and I learned a ton of new stuff with the aid of my coaches. I wish I could remember all the names of the people I worked with and thank them for their patience. I'm sure I was not easy to cope with at times.
One of the most difficult parts of the process was finding product suppliers. It took a lot of digging, but I finally found enough to keep me in business. On November 12 of that year, the Ghillie Monster lost its virginity with it's first sale(which was canceled later for a reason I don't recall) and another the following day. Sales continued to trickle in through the rest of that year, I and had a few sales along the way this year and are continuing to pick up. To date the Ghillie Monster has grossed a bit over $5,000.00.
Reliable Merchandising also has 3 other websites with another under construction. Those sites are not doing as well as the Ghillie Monster, but they are all young yet. Ghillies has a PR of 2 while the others only recently achieved a PR of 1. I am told by others that it takes a couple of years before you start realizing anything from a website and from where I sit that seems to be a realistic figure. Then on the other hand, I hear a lot about a "hump" that has something to do with 1 year, and I still have a couple of months to go to reach that milestone. Rob has been diligently working with me to get me over that "hump".
While we start making money with these first sites, my eventual aim is to have an even dozen of them. I think the rest of them will be info sites with a lot of affiliate stuff. Eliminates the product worries. The Ghillie Monster was my firstborn and will always be my pride and hopefully joy. I look forward to working with you all until such time as we can declare the Monster a success.
James
www.ghilliesandstuff.com
I Now Make $60,000 Yr on my Website!
As a person that had no experience as a web site owner, I have to say that I have a great bit of knowledge now after being with Thrive for almost a year. My web business has come a long way from the start to be a successful business today. I now bring in about $50,000 to $60,000 worth of business a year and expect that to double by next year! All I can say is Thanks to Thrive I'm a successful Internet business owner.
Thank you Thrive and your team of great people.
Dennis R.
D R Global Marketing LLC.
http://www.clickitcoverit.com/
800-758-6070
sales@clickitcoverit.com
Thank you Thrive and your team of great people.
Dennis R.
D R Global Marketing LLC.
http://www.clickitcoverit.com/
800-758-6070
sales@clickitcoverit.com
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Ebay Store Sales Are Beginning To Climb!
Hello to all at Thrive.
I want to express my gratitude to all. I'm starting to see some upward progress in my sales. I feel the amount of information and coaching to be invaluable to my continued success. I have attached an example sales report from my eBay store to indicate the growth pattern that Iam starting to see. Its very exciting when you move beyond the initial early part of the training into actually starting to see the benefit. I'm continually gaining more confidence in my coaches and builder teams. To those just starting out I would advise them to persevere. If you do you will get to a new level of aspiration to want to make it all work. I'm speaking from my own experience of course. I really enjoy the learning and understand where it will take me. Nothing worthwhile comes easy. I'm looking forward to getting my web site going. I will then take the knowledge Iam learning from the Thrive training and go forward to promote my site, knowing full well of the future benefits.
Best Regards,
Gary J
johnsonsmotorcyclegear.com
I want to express my gratitude to all. I'm starting to see some upward progress in my sales. I feel the amount of information and coaching to be invaluable to my continued success. I have attached an example sales report from my eBay store to indicate the growth pattern that Iam starting to see. Its very exciting when you move beyond the initial early part of the training into actually starting to see the benefit. I'm continually gaining more confidence in my coaches and builder teams. To those just starting out I would advise them to persevere. If you do you will get to a new level of aspiration to want to make it all work. I'm speaking from my own experience of course. I really enjoy the learning and understand where it will take me. Nothing worthwhile comes easy. I'm looking forward to getting my web site going. I will then take the knowledge Iam learning from the Thrive training and go forward to promote my site, knowing full well of the future benefits.
Best Regards,
Gary J
johnsonsmotorcyclegear.com
$10,000+ on My Website!
My name is Theresa H and I love working for myself. I am the owner and operator of the web-store MonthlyWreath.com. The word I would use to describe Thrive Learning Institute would be “Redemptive.” Thrive Learning Institute has given me a new life. I joined the Institute the end of March of 2008 and went through the training. My website went live in July of 2008.
I am a bit of a realist and know that it takes time to build a business. Thrive has taught me that by using the techniques they have given me, that time line to building a business can be escalated. These techniques have proven to work.
I have heard that most internet business fail within the first year and yet to date my business has generated a gross total of $10,382.46. Not bad for being live for less than a year. People are finding me and I know that’s because of what Thrive is teaching me. The training has been superb and the marketing ideas are like the Niagara Falls; always flowing, always fresh. Thank you Thrive for giving me a new life!
I am a bit of a realist and know that it takes time to build a business. Thrive has taught me that by using the techniques they have given me, that time line to building a business can be escalated. These techniques have proven to work.
I have heard that most internet business fail within the first year and yet to date my business has generated a gross total of $10,382.46. Not bad for being live for less than a year. People are finding me and I know that’s because of what Thrive is teaching me. The training has been superb and the marketing ideas are like the Niagara Falls; always flowing, always fresh. Thank you Thrive for giving me a new life!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Website Completed!
Team3b,
What we have learned? Wow, that's a tall order for me to type up everything we have learned so far, it's definitely been a lot. There's definitely a lot more work in building a website than we had anticipated but that's OK because realistically we would not have been able to do it without your help and it has been a great learning experience. We had absolutely zero experience when we started and now we have actually built a website that we can call our own, we know there is still a lot of work left to do on this site and as we do more research we find more and more different things that we would would like to do and add to this site as time goes by. Some of the different things we will save for our next website and others we will add to theelectrickitchen.com website as we start to make marketing changes and learn more about what works and what doesn't work for sales.
It would take me days to list in detail what we have learned so far but essentially what we have learned is how to build a website from the ground up the right way. Having the information available on the website, the support from team3b and the technical support available when we ran into issues was key to us being able to build this site, without your support and resources we would not even have attempted this because we would not have known where to start, we would not even have considered this as a viable option for our own business.
Team3b was able to help us on every step along the way, and most importantly if they did not have an immediate answer they were able to point us in the right direction so we could get what we needed in an efficient manner, this is critical for success in any business, and this I know first hand from my line of work. Questions and concerns were answered in a timely manner and were always very informative. Without the help from Mark, Josh, Jeff, Danielle, Will and Josh and Seyhun from lightwave we would not be where we are today, we would not have a website and we would not even have imagined it possible for us. Although we still have a lot to learn in all aspects we have reached a major milestone (for us anyway) and we would not have been able to do it without all of your help.
THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
Michael and Sherry L
www.theelectrickitchen.com
What we have learned? Wow, that's a tall order for me to type up everything we have learned so far, it's definitely been a lot. There's definitely a lot more work in building a website than we had anticipated but that's OK because realistically we would not have been able to do it without your help and it has been a great learning experience. We had absolutely zero experience when we started and now we have actually built a website that we can call our own, we know there is still a lot of work left to do on this site and as we do more research we find more and more different things that we would would like to do and add to this site as time goes by. Some of the different things we will save for our next website and others we will add to theelectrickitchen.com website as we start to make marketing changes and learn more about what works and what doesn't work for sales.
It would take me days to list in detail what we have learned so far but essentially what we have learned is how to build a website from the ground up the right way. Having the information available on the website, the support from team3b and the technical support available when we ran into issues was key to us being able to build this site, without your support and resources we would not even have attempted this because we would not have known where to start, we would not even have considered this as a viable option for our own business.
Team3b was able to help us on every step along the way, and most importantly if they did not have an immediate answer they were able to point us in the right direction so we could get what we needed in an efficient manner, this is critical for success in any business, and this I know first hand from my line of work. Questions and concerns were answered in a timely manner and were always very informative. Without the help from Mark, Josh, Jeff, Danielle, Will and Josh and Seyhun from lightwave we would not be where we are today, we would not have a website and we would not even have imagined it possible for us. Although we still have a lot to learn in all aspects we have reached a major milestone (for us anyway) and we would not have been able to do it without all of your help.
THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
Michael and Sherry L
www.theelectrickitchen.com
$1500 Profit On Craigslist In One Week!
Hi Kit:
I just wanted to thank you and the other coaches for taking the time to work with me. I have always been skeptical of selling things online. After buying this program- I started taking photos of some of the stuff I had at home (including my daughter's old bed). We listed it on craigslist and it sold within 3 hours...for $500. I got so excited that I started putting more things online, including some office furniture and old computers since we were moving our offices. We even promoted our office sale on craigslist (because there is no fee) and got some really good buyers. I also discovered that I can sell things online for 4-5 times more money than having a garage sale!!!
In just one week of posting and selling items that were taking up space, I have made $1,500! That has already paid back my initial investment in the Jeff Paul Club. I can't believe I waited years to actually try to sell something online. I don't know why I was so afraid to simply try it. For a self-professed "techno phobe" like me - that is a major step. This gave me the confidence to build a website and finally make money on the internet & not rely on an IT person or internet marketer to make all the money while I have all the risk and do all the work.
Thank you for empowering me to think globally and to never have to have a garage sale again!!!
Sincerely,
Melanie W. K.
I just wanted to thank you and the other coaches for taking the time to work with me. I have always been skeptical of selling things online. After buying this program- I started taking photos of some of the stuff I had at home (including my daughter's old bed). We listed it on craigslist and it sold within 3 hours...for $500. I got so excited that I started putting more things online, including some office furniture and old computers since we were moving our offices. We even promoted our office sale on craigslist (because there is no fee) and got some really good buyers. I also discovered that I can sell things online for 4-5 times more money than having a garage sale!!!
In just one week of posting and selling items that were taking up space, I have made $1,500! That has already paid back my initial investment in the Jeff Paul Club. I can't believe I waited years to actually try to sell something online. I don't know why I was so afraid to simply try it. For a self-professed "techno phobe" like me - that is a major step. This gave me the confidence to build a website and finally make money on the internet & not rely on an IT person or internet marketer to make all the money while I have all the risk and do all the work.
Thank you for empowering me to think globally and to never have to have a garage sale again!!!
Sincerely,
Melanie W. K.
My First Ten Days...
To The 2BTeam at Thrive:
You have for a testimonial of my progress.
So here goes. (I hope it is what you’re looking for)
I started with the Thrive program on May 5, 2009, and with my first assignment to complete, I started right then, (well, really it took me a few days to get going).
I had already listed on E-bay two items a couple of days earlier.
So after starting on Benchmark 1, and smoothing out the few snags that the team helped me with, I was off.
My first two listings, one sold, one did not….Hurray!!! I was a 50% successful E-bay seller.
I was working my way through the Benchmark videos, and slowly progressing through the chapters. I was already a seller, (starting in 2005) and had the Paypal account, but for the business I needed to change the bank info, I knew nothing of the “Me” page, or Auctiva, and had some issues getting my id to verify. The team was supportive through this frustrating period, and even though it took me much longer than I had set in my mind, I finally, after two weeks, completed Benchmark 1 with the 10 feedbacks to get my yellow star, and felt I had the confidence to move on.
As I worked my way through B-1, I was sorting through the excess of our house looking for the “right” items to sell, and began to use the listing tools I had learned about to help me list. The team was there, responsive to calls and e-mails, helping with input.
While working through Benchmark 2, all I could think was, “I do not need to acquire more stuff, so why do I need to know this?” I will admit now, after completing this piece of it, it helped me to be more aware, and on the lookout, for items that I could purchase new, and then sell for a profit. I found an item in our local store, (and it wasn’t even on sale)…I checked on E-bay completed listings, ran it through on labs.ebay.com, and looked all over for a wholesaler…could only find two listings for the product.
One showed the product selling, (w/o shipping) for the same price I paid for it, and another was selling it for a couple of dollars more, (also w/o shipping).
So I decided the way to make my listing stand out was to offer free shipping…I computed this using the e-bay postage calculator, and decided to complete my listing based on that information, (all tools that I had learned in B-2).
As it turns out, I can buy, sell, and ship this product and make $2.50/profit. Not great maybe, but low risk, (as I can/will only sell what I know I have in stock or can get easily), and I do not have to pay to have it shipped to me. The team was not thrilled with my choice, and offered some strong advice. I took some of it, and edited the listing. When the item starting selling, (I’ve sold 7 in 5 days), I think it caught us all by surprise.
I have completed listings for 11 items, and sold 9 of those items. I have currently 11 items listed, with active bids on 3, just sold 3 more, and have made about $215, though after the items with active bids clear, that amount will rise to closer to $375. Not too bad for what is really 10 days activity, and selling stuff from around the house, or close by to purchase.
I have learned there are no “wrong” items to sell, only listings that can be corrected. I have learned to ask lots of questions of all the companies: E-bay, Paypal, and my Thrive LI team. I have already had an inquiry on shipping a very heavy item to Europe, so have been on that venture with UPS. I have really learned that even though I feel I have progressed slowly, that I have created a solid base from which I will be able to build.
Susan P. G.
May 29, 2009
You have for a testimonial of my progress.
So here goes. (I hope it is what you’re looking for)
I started with the Thrive program on May 5, 2009, and with my first assignment to complete, I started right then, (well, really it took me a few days to get going).
I had already listed on E-bay two items a couple of days earlier.
So after starting on Benchmark 1, and smoothing out the few snags that the team helped me with, I was off.
My first two listings, one sold, one did not….Hurray!!! I was a 50% successful E-bay seller.
I was working my way through the Benchmark videos, and slowly progressing through the chapters. I was already a seller, (starting in 2005) and had the Paypal account, but for the business I needed to change the bank info, I knew nothing of the “Me” page, or Auctiva, and had some issues getting my id to verify. The team was supportive through this frustrating period, and even though it took me much longer than I had set in my mind, I finally, after two weeks, completed Benchmark 1 with the 10 feedbacks to get my yellow star, and felt I had the confidence to move on.
As I worked my way through B-1, I was sorting through the excess of our house looking for the “right” items to sell, and began to use the listing tools I had learned about to help me list. The team was there, responsive to calls and e-mails, helping with input.
While working through Benchmark 2, all I could think was, “I do not need to acquire more stuff, so why do I need to know this?” I will admit now, after completing this piece of it, it helped me to be more aware, and on the lookout, for items that I could purchase new, and then sell for a profit. I found an item in our local store, (and it wasn’t even on sale)…I checked on E-bay completed listings, ran it through on labs.ebay.com, and looked all over for a wholesaler…could only find two listings for the product.
One showed the product selling, (w/o shipping) for the same price I paid for it, and another was selling it for a couple of dollars more, (also w/o shipping).
So I decided the way to make my listing stand out was to offer free shipping…I computed this using the e-bay postage calculator, and decided to complete my listing based on that information, (all tools that I had learned in B-2).
As it turns out, I can buy, sell, and ship this product and make $2.50/profit. Not great maybe, but low risk, (as I can/will only sell what I know I have in stock or can get easily), and I do not have to pay to have it shipped to me. The team was not thrilled with my choice, and offered some strong advice. I took some of it, and edited the listing. When the item starting selling, (I’ve sold 7 in 5 days), I think it caught us all by surprise.
I have completed listings for 11 items, and sold 9 of those items. I have currently 11 items listed, with active bids on 3, just sold 3 more, and have made about $215, though after the items with active bids clear, that amount will rise to closer to $375. Not too bad for what is really 10 days activity, and selling stuff from around the house, or close by to purchase.
I have learned there are no “wrong” items to sell, only listings that can be corrected. I have learned to ask lots of questions of all the companies: E-bay, Paypal, and my Thrive LI team. I have already had an inquiry on shipping a very heavy item to Europe, so have been on that venture with UPS. I have really learned that even though I feel I have progressed slowly, that I have created a solid base from which I will be able to build.
Susan P. G.
May 29, 2009
Off To A Good Start!
Yvette,
Thank you for your help in setting up my website. I could not have done it myself. It is so professional I have received many comments on it. I have received 6 orders (sales) so far. I made $22.95 profit on order #1, $28.00 profit on order #2, $15.82 profit on order #3, $11.61 profit on order #4, $15.01 profit on order #5, $26.79 on order #6 for a total of $120.18, and 3 testimonials. You have helped me so much, I don't know how to thank you, except, THANK YOU!!
Helen J
www.babytokidsclothes.com
Thank you for your help in setting up my website. I could not have done it myself. It is so professional I have received many comments on it. I have received 6 orders (sales) so far. I made $22.95 profit on order #1, $28.00 profit on order #2, $15.82 profit on order #3, $11.61 profit on order #4, $15.01 profit on order #5, $26.79 on order #6 for a total of $120.18, and 3 testimonials. You have helped me so much, I don't know how to thank you, except, THANK YOU!!
Helen J
www.babytokidsclothes.com
Thanks Thrive
Hello Team 1A, I wanted to take a few moments to let you know about my experience working with your team on my first website, sundresscentral.com. You have been an integral part of my success in developing my online boutique and I want to thank you for all of your help in successfully educating me to the point of completion. I came into this without any knowledge on how to create a professional looking and marketable website and I am very pleased with the results! I will admit that I had some difficulty with the web building product (at first) and understanding the format that needed to be achieved to make this website marketable but with the help of Brandon and Eric, I believe I have a much better understanding of how important product presentation is and how to produce it. I want to give special thanks to Eric for all of the time and effort he displayed during this process.
Thank you very much Team 1A!
Debbie T.
President
Innovative Retail Marketing Concepts, Inc.
Thank you very much Team 1A!
Debbie T.
President
Innovative Retail Marketing Concepts, Inc.
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