Underground Internet Marketing Changes – James Schramko

Posted by James in Affiliate, Lifestyle, News

After popping my head out of my ‘Underground’ internet marketing lab in 2009, I’m announcing a major change in direction. Even though promoters have been asking me to present at internet marketing events, I’m pulling the plug on the speaking scene. And I have some very good reasons for doing so.

James Schramko Internet Marketer

The Speaking scene
One of the interesting things about having original, relevant content is that you can easily outsell the pro speaking circuit ‘gurus’ (by triple in some cases). The audience immediately relate to an authentic marketer. Many have been burned in the past by false promises or products that simply do not work. One of the things that has bothered me a lot is sharing my strategies and methods with other speakers. I am educating my competitors.

Going back underground
By going back ‘underground’ I will be able to focus on what matters to me. I will be able to develop products, implement strategies, and coach my students without revealing my techniques to the wider community. I have helped and assisted many of the other speakers in their own business and it is time to stop the supply. My clients will be the only beneficiaries of my techniques and training.

Family Lifestyle Focus
And less scheduled traveling time will mean I will be able to spend more time with my wife Janelle and young family – the principle motivator in giving up my J-O-B 18 months ago. I don’t consider myself a professional speaker. I am first and foremost an internet marketer – it is what I DO. There will be lots of travel from now but as a family without having to stand around a venue for days…

People deserve better
I am constantly reminded of how important it is to stay in touch when I see others on stage, who present at events week in and week out, delivering the same, almost always outdated, and incorrect information. People deserve better. In many cases I have helped other speakers build their own business because they did not know even the basics.

2009 the year of Travel!
In 2009 I have traveled to the United States more than a dozen times, the first couple to learn, and lately I became the teacher. My speaking engagements have this year taken me to Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Ireland, the UK and, of course, the major Australian cities. I have taught, and continue to mentor, hundreds of people all around the world through my members-only SuperFastResults private forum. It has been awesome however I’m ready for a rest!

Thieves!
What I enjoy the least, however, is seeing my presentation material from one event being duplicated by other speakers at the next. So I faced a dilemma – stop revealing so much in my presentations, or stop presenting. Because I value clients above all, I decided that after this final commitment to speak in Dubai in November, I have canceled all other speaking engagements and will only be seen for very special occasions if they arise.

Six Months Off
I have spent too many years and hundreds of thousands of dollars educating myself in internet marketing – developing, testing and perfecting my products and tools to sit by and watch others attempt to recreate them under their own names. I have actually seen one ‘internet marketer’ remove my copyright line from a document I used to help him get back on track – and he replaced it with his own copyright notice! Right in front of me – I was amazed and disgusted!

System Creation Mode
Internet marketing is a dynamic environment, one that is constantly evolving. I intend to stay at the forefront of change, and to take my loyal clients and students with me. My prime focus is SuperFastResults private members forum and new courses, home study products, workshops and IM related services.

Not all bad eggs
Only a small handful of very gifted internet marketers speak at highly-regarded events, most specializing in a particular niche within the industry. They are recognized experts in their fields, and I want it to be clear that I have the utmost respect for them, and have learned from them as well. You can identify them by the real value they deliver in their presentations – I am not canning all internet marketing speakers, just those whose main source of revenue is sales from speaking gigs rather than from internet marketing itself. In this business you need to be at the coalface in order to teach about it. If a speaker is speaking every single weekend all year long – how focused and knowledgeable can they really be on Internet Marketing?

Authentic Internet Marketer
This blog is often ranked Google page 1 for the competitive term ‘internet marketer’, and is one of the most active sites in internet marketing. I want to keep it on track and deliver incredible value for readers. YOU. I am running campaigns continuously and sharing secrets with insiders.

New Promotion Methods
I’m pulling up my hoodie and moving away from stage promoter-based speaking, and back underground – where I’ll be developing and employing my trade mark secret sneaky strategies. The only way to get access to many of my programs will be via direct website offers, affiliates, and special webinars.

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Limited Access
Access to my Private Members forum is limited. It is necessary to first register at SuperFastResults- those who are approved will be invited to take up membership when the doors to the forum open (infrequently), to admit new members. We control the intake to make sure quality is outstanding.

Free Report
If you are keen to get a feel for the system I use to run my business please download my free Internet Marketing Report

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38 Comments

Hey mate, sounds like a good move. You’re too old to keep up that travel schedule anyway! Hehe.

I can only imagine what kind of stuff you’ll be able to dream up when you’re not traveling every second day. Looking forward to continue learning from you inside the forum.

Cheers
Kyle

Wavatar James

04. Oct, 2009

LOL – I am pretty sure a few hours here or there will reap big dividends for next year…

Wavatar jeremy

04. Oct, 2009

Hi James. Glad to hear that your going to concentrate on the most valuable thing, family and clients of your already fantastic forum, I am looking forward to seeing and learning from the best and getting the most up to date and relevant information, hence the reason we devoted our time and money to you in the first place lol…

Cheers

Wavatar Graeme T-W

04. Oct, 2009

The respect and admiration grows…

I can’t believe my luck, as a newbie, finding you and deciding to be mentored by you in amongst the plethora of ‘gurus’ out here.

Maximum respect
G

Wavatar Bob Howells

05. Oct, 2009

Makes a lot of sense, James. I watched you deliver more value than any other speaker at an event we both attended several months ago. For me, that included the “guru” who hosted it. I’d like to see a James-only intensive here in the States.

Wavatar James

05. Oct, 2009

Thanks Jeremy, Graeme and Bob!

Perhaps a US Workshop is on the cards for 2010. Great idea :)

I’ll be looking at that seriously.

Wavatar Rich Muir

05. Oct, 2009

Great call mate and truly deserved. Hard to stay underground with your great systems when you are on those stages and love the honesty again I believe it will create that real powerful vacuum effect as well!

Look 2010 hey cant wait to keep track of it!

Rich

Wavatar Soul

05. Oct, 2009

Hi James,

Makes a lot of sense to me too. And as one of the forum members I’m sure we’ll get even more value out! And I’m glad you’ll have more time with the family :)

Wavatar James

05. Oct, 2009

Thanks Rich and Soul,

Yeah – I have a whiteboard FULL of implementations to grow superfast into the next phase.

I hope to see you both at the Sydney FastWebFormula workshop in March!

Wavatar Rob

05. Oct, 2009

Hi James, great news that you’re concentrating on your family and the forum which is great news for us.

Cheers
Rob

Wavatar Jodie

05. Oct, 2009

Thank you James for the time you have spent aboveground!

Despite the nasties who have taken advantage, remember that you have reached out and touched many lives and enhanced many people’s businesses. I am one of them.

I feel privilidged and honoured to be a member of superfast and will do my best to return the favour to you and other members with return value.

I bet Janelle and the Schramko juniors are thilled to have you back :)

Wavatar Simon

06. Oct, 2009

Sensible move to protect your business, but a great loss to the speaking circuit because you are very entertaining and a complete natural.
How about the occasional talk on more general business themes, or motivational talks. Hell, I’d come and listen to you just reading your shopping list…

Wavatar Kerry

06. Oct, 2009

Hi James
Im an internet newbie – from the London seminar…and Im finding there is soooo much information and support on the forum I am very enthusiastic about the future….Im glad to hear you will be staying with us and assisting us through our internet adventures…as I have a lot to learn – but hopefully one day I’ll also be able to enjoy freedom with my family too – and I do really feel the internet is the answer to this….as you demonstrate. Thank you and best wishes Kerry

Wavatar Anne

07. Oct, 2009

Hi James,
I’m so glad that you stepped out of the underground lab this year because it gave me a chance to hear you speak and join your valuable forum. As you say, it’s easy to pick someone who is truly authentic and knows their stuff!
Glad to hear that you will be spending more time in the forum and I’m sure your family will be glad to have you back home.
Thanks again,
Anne :-)

Wavatar Robbie

08. Oct, 2009

Good for you and thanks for all your past speaking engagements. Many of us would be no better off, had we not met you at those events.
I commend all your reasons for stopping and look forward to continued learning inside the forum.

Wavatar Gillian

10. Oct, 2009

Good on you James – great call – I look forward to learning stax more from you in your forum and via your products and workshops. You truly stand alone and above one of the most crowded and competitive business environments in the world – and I totally applaud your call to spend more time with your family – that’s keeping the end-game in view! I’ve seen a lot of gurus come and go – and I know real when I see it – and you mate are IT.

Wavatar Tom Harvey

11. Oct, 2009

James

Makes a lot of sense and congratulations for taking teh bold step. I will look forward to following your teachings in the forum. All the best

Tom

Wavatar John Miley

13. Oct, 2009

Hi James,

Sounds like a wise choice. Why not go quietly about doing things that matter to you most, and bring you the most rewards?
I’m sure your family is thrilled, as well.
Cheers.
John

Wavatar Dave

15. Oct, 2009

Since you will be spending more time in Spit Junction, please tell us how Spit Junction got its name?

Wavatar Leanne

16. Oct, 2009

It’s always amazed me that a lot of “guru” speakers never change it up at seminars but rehash the same stuff, year in year out (yawn!)

It’s good that you have separated yourself from the herd. Of course, it’s purely selfish because SFR members will reap the benefit of that :) as well as your family.

I hope you still have the hoodie days coz I want to see you in a pretty pink one :)

Wavatar Juice

18. Oct, 2009

is that the reason why you pulled the plug on double digit ctr…I was seriously looking to purchase but wasn’t sure

Wavatar Darren Beecham

19. Oct, 2009

I totally agree with you Leanne.Fortunately those in James’ forum need look no further to learn and those not in need to get in.
Ive got no doubt James you will be going flat stick whatever your’e doing.

Wavatar Barry Dunlop

23. Oct, 2009

Great Post James, so good to see a proper Internet Marketer telling it like it really is.

Very well said my friend — this comment says all that I have been thinking about this for some time:

“If a speaker is speaking every single weekend all year long – how focused and knowledgeable can they really be on Internet Marketing?”

I shall not be in Dubai — but I know you will go down a storm — knowing it is your ‘final performance’ for a while I know I am really going to be missing something

Barry

Wavatar Ernesto Verdugo

23. Oct, 2009

James, love your post, read every word of it and all I can say is: How “Jerry Mcguire” of you. I really appreciate people like you doing this stuff.

I agree with you 200%. I’ve been a speaker myself for the past 15 years and I know that it is a way to make a living but not a way to grow a business!

I now speak only about 6 to 8 time s year only on events I enjoy and focus mainly on my business and my profits have increased.

Gautam and I appreciate this tremendously because this fits with our Philosophy perfectly well.

We’re Proud Dubai will be your last engegement for a while, we value it tremendously

Wavatar susan

23. Oct, 2009

James…I can totally relate to this, I really admire you. Great decision. Great insights. Thanks for sharing.

Wavatar Gautam

23. Oct, 2009

Hi James. On behalf of the Right Selection Group we look forward to warmly welcoming you to Dubai personally & professionally. We are grateful to be hosting one of your exclusive public event appearances.

Our participants are excited to experience your live event and learn from you personally.

Your transparency above about your professional experience and future plans speaks leaps and bounds of your honesty, integrity, sincerity and your focus on two key areas of one’s life being family and one’s loyal customers.

Wishing you continued success & happiness personally & professionally,

Warm regards, Gautam

Wavatar James

25. Oct, 2009

Wow – thank you for the very humbling comments.

I am glad I found some amazing students during the speaking phase. I have no doubt many more will will go on to make six figures (One has, and another almost has) and seven figure empires in time.

There are plenty of projects on my to do list here in the Lab that will impact many more lives. I am able to reach more people using a better leveraged delivery system.

@Leanne send me a pink Hoodie and I’ll take a photo in it for you. (The RED one was a gift too)

@ Gautam & Ernesto I am looking forward to Dubai. It will be very special!

Wavatar George Kanellopoulos

25. Oct, 2009

hi James, I have recently come across your material via this site predominantly and you always provide great information. Congrats on the decision the speaker circuit must be lucrative & stroke the ego, i wish you continued success, good to see an Aussie have such a great impact in such a short time

Wavatar Graeme

27. Oct, 2009

Hi James, you are an awesome teacher and what you teach is up there with the most experienced IM er’s. I mentioned to you several months ago that I also subscribed to another course at the same time as yours. It was the worst decision I have made. he was one on these speakers who makes money from speaking. His service stinks and I have told him so.On the other hand you have deliverred far more than what I expected. I have done several internet marketing courses including travelling to the USA in 2006 to end up at two high priced sell fests,but your private members forum is a huge resource and I have learnt more from your teaching in the last few months that I did fom all the other courses I have done added together.What you teach is not taught anywhere else.You are so generous to the members of the forum. Thanks again James.

:) Graeme

Wavatar Stephen Wharton

28. Oct, 2009

Heard on the grapevine that you were doing something like this James and I’m not surprised. It reinforces my opinion of you as someone of incredible integrity.

You are one of the few guys who are true geniuses in the internet marketing world who know all the pieces of the internet marketing jig-saw and I take my hat off to you for having that ability. (Notice I didn’t call you a guru … that word means nothing anymore in the internet marketing world … that word described the sort of people who have helped you make this decision through their actions). My opinion that you are a true genius is obviously supported by many around the World and has resulted in your exploitation to the point of having you make this decision.

Yeah, I know that I don’t know you at all personally; just “drop in” on your blogs every now and then and also have you in my “absolutely must open” emails list.

I am privileged to have met you briefly at an event in Manly a year or so ago and I reckon I’m someone who can spot someone with some “depth” very quickly.

I continue to support you as a “spectator” and soak up your generous and always informative comments with great interest.

Good on you mate! Looking forward to following your underground exploits.

Wavatar Gideon

29. Oct, 2009

I believe you have made a good decision. One of the beauties of the online business is “passive” income. All those who have made their main business ‘circuit speaking’ have just missed it. What happens when they can no longer travel?

In all, deciding to put family first is noble. They are the ones that remain when all else go their separate ways … and trust me they will!

Your forum is excellent value for money and sticking around to give it some of your personal attention is another great decision.
Keep up the good work.

Wavatar Josie Scrignar

02. Nov, 2009

you’ll be missed by many and treasured by those in the forum… They say copying is the biggest form of flattery… but in this industry, it’s one thing to apply the system.. it’s another to pretend the system is yours..

Wavatar John Sullivan

11. Nov, 2009

I can’t argue with that. It seems like you made the best choice all around plus most people are so fake at these events your not going to miss much. I often feel like I have been in the underground from day one and only by being BLOWN off I had to learn things the hard way but now things are getting better :) So best wishes to you and the FAMILY.
I’m going to have more of a look around thanks
Stumbled
James pls delete that other my bad

Wavatar Joanne

25. Nov, 2009

Hi James,

I was on your webinar a couple of months ago and couldn’t make the subsequent 3 day course in Sydney. I’m a complete novice in this arena and found your information fascinating – any chance you’re offering another course in Sydney that explains the process of setting up an internet marketing business from start to finish? I’ve been waiting to hear from the fellow that directed me to your webinar, but nothing has come through yet…..

Thanks!
Joanne

Wavatar James

26. Nov, 2009

Hi Joanne,

I have decided not to run the Business Internet Formula and I am most likely not doing another Underground Profit System workshop for a very long time….

I have a NEW workshop called FAST WEB FORMULA. It is March 5,6,7 in Sydney 2010.

The website will go up this week and there are some special guests coming to this one from UK and possibly the States.

Wavatar Kerry Beare

02. Dec, 2009

Hi James
I attended a seminar that you were at in Melbourne and I attended one day of a 30day seminar. You were the speaker that I was most impressed with. It wasnt because of your good looks or speaker abilities but it was the great content you provided so freely.

I was truly amazed and gained belief and an understanding of what is possible in this industry because you have succeeded so much.

You provided sooo much great info and gave away soo much, so I can truly understand why you would want to keep it to a few and not everyone.

I thank you for what you have given already and provide.

Cheers
Kerry Beare

Wavatar James

02. Dec, 2009

Thank you Kerry!!! I appreciate these comments very much ;)

Wavatar Josie

03. Dec, 2009

Hey James… We’re in December, “hint hint”….. watching closely for your new page on Fast Web Formula…

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