Welcome everybody to my little corner of the internet marketing world! A few subscribers have emailed me asking for more info about me so here it is.
I have been involved full time online since about 2004. Back then I was primarily involved with autoblogging, admittedly on the dark side but since then have put my blackhat firmly in the back of my wardrobe, although I am still autoblogging, just a little more google friendly.
I made the same mistakes every other newbie makes early on and bought every new shiny bauble that appeared in my inbox and never actually doing anything with them. In fact I was on the point of going back to my regular job. Now admittedly my regular job at the time was being a yacht skipper in the Med so not the worst job in the world, but still involved working for someone else.
Then as a last attempt to try and figure out the online world I joined portal feeder and have not looked back since and in fact loved it so much I became a mentor there and still fulfill that role today. This is not a promo for portal feeder as the doors are currently closed but to point out the importance of getting involved with not only like minded people but with “mentors” who will help you on an on going basis.
Since then i have gone on to create multiple different streams of online income including adsense, cpa offers, affiliate marketing, coaching, seo services and much more. This is my opinion is the key to online success, not relying on one income source. Over the past 6-9 months I have outsourced more and more of my work to give me more free time for my family freinds and addiction…… travel!
Having said that I have been getting a little bored lately so have decided to try and make a concerted effort to visit my blog and help teach more stuff for free to the general public. A quick warning I do get easily distracted with experimenting so if I don’t appear for a while, you’ll know I’m in my testing dungeon!
Anyway thats enough fluff about me but I would appreciate any former, present, clients/students and portal feeder members dropping a comment below to say high and let me know if I have helped you in the past and how I can help you in the future!
UPDATE: I have finally given in and decided to create an IM product with one of my business partners Dean! It will be based on my blogging and autoblogging techniques and is taking up a lot of my time as it seems to be growing at an alarming rate! I really have tried to avoid doing this but after continual nudging and pleading by students, clients and especially 2 of my mentors Jason Katzenback and Jason Potash who have been telling me to create this product for about 18 months now. So stay tuned it will probably be going live in August as we are currently taking a small group of students through the beta version
Take Care
Rich
After reading all these comments about Rich,I’m like where have you been all my life.Sounds like the kind of mentor that I’ve been looking for,you see I ‘ve just signed up with Blogblueprint and after going thru the members area I know this is where I belong.Truly wished that I’ve would have signed up with Portal Feeder a few years back when I had the rare opportunity to do so.Now after stumbling around the internet blind and being mislead I truly hope that this time I will make it work.
Rich’s help is always second to none. His passion and enthusiasm to help others never ceases to astound me. I mean here is a guy who’s incredibly successful online, not to mention incredibly busy, but yet he takes the time to explain and answer the simplest of problems. Where he gets the time to, I have no idea.
I still consider myself a newbie in IM even after three years struggling online. But with Rich’s help and expertise I really feel that I’ve made considerable headway. I truly believe that ultimately whoever implements what he teaches will inevitably become successful online.
Rich,
You are an inspiration to anyone who has taken the time to learn from you. With all the Internet marketing noise that’s out there, you are a breath of fresh air to listen too. Thanks for all your help.
Rich is definitely one of the good guys. I’ve been following him and his advice since the end of 2007 when I first joined PortalFeeder. He wasn’t a mentor back then but acted like it – always sharing great training and advice with anyone who asked for it. Of course he was promoted to mentor soon after
The thing I like most about him is he tells it like it is. You never have to worry that he’s just rehashing some theory – he only teaches it if he’s done it and tested it and found success with it. And since he’s always testing something he comes out with a lot of cool stuff. I plan to keep listening to his advice for a long time to come.
I have finally managed to go full time with IM and this after too much money spent and too much lack of focus. Rich is the guy who provided the real insight to how to do this. What more can I say?
Thanks Rich, you have made all the difference.
I love the way Rich teaches or transfers his knowledge. The best thing is he seems to be on my wavelength, his very thorough and leaves no stone unturned. In fact, I am constantly surprised at how much stuff he does give away. The other great thing I like about Rich is the way he is so helpful, every time I ask a question he normally replies to it within 24 hours even at weekends… does this guy ever take a break!
I first encountered Rich last year with his Halloween training. He took us through, step by step, how to set up and successfully promote Squidoo lenses for affiliate sales. His trainings are detailed, clear and comprehensive and he is always very helpful.
I love his approach – he’s into having us build sustainable businesses. As he is always telling us, this is a marathon, not a sprint. And he’s right.
Like Rich, I am an original member of Portal Feeder. What a terrific group. Rich helped me put
it all together. He has a knack for explaining the unexplainable to anyone by breaking everything down
to a few simple steps and then a few more until you wake up an internet marketer. Thanks again Rich for
revealing the method you actually use…I learned more in six months with you than in six years with everybody else.
I know Rich from Portal Feeder, about 2 years now. Even before he became a mentor there, you could tell that he really cared about helping the rest of us. As far as I’m concerned, he still hasn’t wavered about giving us the kind of thoughtful and concise advice that you know, can only come from experience. I could go on and on but let me just put it this way, if you ever have a chance to learn from Rich, you should thank your lucky stars for the opportunity, seriously. And, you can thank me later.
Shh! Rich, are you really going to start sharing all your trade and success secrets? NO!
Kidding aside, you know that you are my best kept blogging secret. With the plug-ins and tools that you’ve introduced me to in the last year I can’t help but wonder what might have happened to my online business without you! Actually I don’t even ‘want’ to think about what life or business would have been like without your coaching and videos and introductions…
As a niche blogger I don’t always have experimental time to try every new theory or tool let alone stay on top of the search engine or traffic trends. No troubles because I’ve got my secret weapon just a membership click away – you!
Thanks for all you’ve helped with, time you’ve taken personally and for your easy to learn from style. Big appreciation from my corner of the world!
Cheers, Laura
Rich, I appreciate your coaching like no other before. The Halloween challenge last year showed me that you are teaching methods that you have tested yourself and are actually using. I have learned so much about creating highly profitable Squidoo lenses from you and I’m excited to continue learning more IM tricks. Looking forward to the next lessons. Thanks for everything.
I first was introduced to Rich in 2006 as a member of Portal Feeder. As just a regular member of the forum(before he became a mentor), Rich never held back in helping members to be successful whether it giving great advice, or privately fixing issues with their sites. Rich’s training is always top notch and is never regurgitating someone else’s stuff, but based on his own tried and true strategies used in his own business.
Rich is also an excellent teacher when it comes to teaching strategies. He methodically takes you by the hand step by step and is always willing to answer questions.He will never teach you anything that he has not tried and tested himself and found works well.
If you ever get a chance to learn any Internet Marketing from Rich – jump on it. Rich will help you to become successful.
Rich is a great teacher. He makes himself available to his students because he actually cares about their success. Rich doesn’t just rehash what everyone else is talking about, he actually tests, tweaks, and profits with the same stuff he teaches his students. That’s the only kind of mentor I want to learn from.
I’ve been a student of Rich’s for a few months now. His teaching is incredible. He lets you look right over his shoulder as he shows you exactly what to do to gain an advantage on the internet.
He has always been available in the forum and provides quick, helpful answers to any questions or concerns posted there.
I am so happy I found out about Rich. I feel confident in my abilities to really make it online now.
Thanks Rich!
Before Rich’s latest training came along, most of the tens of thousands of dollars I spent with online gurus was wasted money. You’ve delivered training that even an internet newbie can follow. It’s a carefully detailed, step by step system that gets you into search engine placement (and traffic) quickly. I’ve never seen a system that is so complete and delivers such over-the-top value.
I am a memeber of Portal Feeder and I’ve gone through a few tutorials by Rich. He is very knowledgeable and creative, and his methods really work. His techniques helped me get more traffic to my sites and increase the bottom line.
Rich,
You always give the best information aswell as the best advice.
Thank you.
I’ve known Rich for about 2 years as I’m also a member of PortalFeeder. He’s always taken the time to help me out when I’ve posted on the forums. Then, as I got to know him more he let me in on a few of his methods and tools for making a successful online business when I was heading down the wrong track.
With Rich’s expert guidance I’ve made more progress in the past 6 months than my previous 2 years learning Internet Marketing.
Rich never holds anything back and he truly gives you the full picture and I’m extremely grateful for all his help and guidance.
I myself have been under the wing of Rich since my I enrolled with Portal Feeder. All I can say is the guy knows his stuff. And when I say Knows it, I mean reallly knows it.
What is so different with Rich’s teaching is, it moves with current times. This shows the depth of testing that he does on all and every technique that he shares.
This is so important since what works today might change in a years time.
Since actively working via Rich’s advice I have built over 50 sites which rank, get visitors and more importantly consistent results and consitency is the key.
Pretty much the advice and help Rich has shared has 100% turned around my business, making it not only far more profitable, but also easier to build and much more enjoyable to apply and be involved in.
I was one of Rich’s first students over 3 years ago and a lot has happened since then. I now work full-time online from home and Rich had a big hand in this.
What I like is that he tells you everything, not like many marketers out there, who tell you half and expect you to figure the rest out for yourself
I became a student of Rich’s 6 months ago and I think I was one of the last intake before he quit private coaching so I guess I just got lucky! Looking forward to seeing what you have planned for 2010
I met Rich at the mass control bash in San Diego a couple of years ago and he really changed my business just be teaching me a few excellent traffic methods and how to set up my sites the best way. I have teased him ever since about preying on unsuspecting work at home moms at seminars, LOL! Strictly from a business prospect point of view, of course.
If you are going to listen to just one person in the internet marketing world, then make it Rich! I started with him 2 years ago as a client and then became a student and haven’t looked back since! I’m not quite the “The Donald” of the online property but I’m getting there! Many thanks Rich