Yanik Silver and I are trying to raise $30,000 for Charity.

PICTURES ARE LOCATED HERE: 

http://30kSkyDive.com

We are jumping from a plane at 30,000 feet, tandem style, each of us with an expert.

We are matching the funds donated. As of now we have about $4400 raised so that means we are up to $8800 when we match.

We are asking everyone to donate anything as the funds go to help
young entrepreneurs in Africa through Richard Branson’s Virgin Unite
Charity.

The dive that Yanik and I are doing on July 20th will be one of the highest civilian dives in history.

It is called a H.A.L.O. for “High Altitude” and “Low Open” and it
will be 35 degrees below zero (F) and we will need special suits with
oxygen masks to do the dive or we would not be able to breathe.

The dive will last for 2 minutes and 30 seconds as we free fall to earth for this charity event.

Yes, I am getting nervous, but I am so excited I can not even really
worry about being scared. But I am sure when I get up there I might
just freeze. We shall see :)

For more information or to donate, please go here

http://www.maverickbusinessadventures.com/halo/

All donations over $100 get special marketing gifts from Yanik and
Me. So make sure to help out and get some cool learning material as you
help these young kids in Africa.

Of course it is tax deductible

Check us out here:

http://www.maverickbusinessadventures.com/halo/

Well, exactly 3 years ago, I was sitting in a Las Vegas Hotel off the strip at a cafe with Brad Fallon and Paulie Sabol.

We were at the Green Valley Ranch Resort at John Childer’s event.

Brad was talking about how he was #1 in Google for the search term - the coolest guy on the planet -

Over the years, over 100 people have tried to rank #1 for this term in Google. While Brad slipped for a day or 2, no one has been able to take him down.

Yes, it is all in fun, but some people have tried very hard to take him down… including yours truly.

You see, in July of 2005, when Brad was telling me this story, I raced him to my laptop to register the domain name http://thecoolestguyontheplanet.com

I won! I got the domain purchased faster than he could.

Now, while I was not able to knock him off, at least I am happy to know, according to Google, I am the 2nd coolest guy on the planet.

Maybe in a few years (and if I really really try) I might just be the coolest guy on the planet.

So much for this experiment.

Mike

After 1 week, I have shipped out over 10,000 copies of the Printed and Spiral bound copies of my new $297 product. The only thing is, I gave it away for FREE if anyone paid just the shipping and handling and signed up to test drive my new monthly magazine and newsletter.

That is over $3 Million Dollars in product value I gave away for free. Along with that I gave access to a free issue of my Magazine and 18 Full Color Process maps detailing the blueprints I use to run my Million Dollar Business valued at $197.

To top it all off, I I gave access to my $97 best selling product called “The Butterfly marketing Manuscript.”

That is over $6.2 Million Dollars in product Value given away to over 10,000 people in just 1 week… All to anyone that told me where to ship it.

I am not quite sure if anything like this has ever been done before, but we sure did raise the bar.

If you want to get your hands on this, click the video below to see if this offer is still available.

Thanks,

Mike Filsaime

Finally, a video from Maverick Business Adventures that shows the true spirit of the trip we were on.

This official video, narrated by Yanik Silver (founder) is fun and really gets behind the scenes.

In this video you will see Jesse James, star of the hit TV show Monster Garage as well as all of the people that were on the trip. (Yes, there were 5 Mikes.)

You can even spot me wearing a DO-rag.

Later this week, I will be heading to Las Vegas to do a Triple Threat Top Gun Maverick Extreme Vacation. We will be doing a ZeroG Dive, as well as a Top-Gun Combat Simulated Dog-Fight, and on Day 3 we will be doing a helicoptertour to the Grand Canyon.

The guest business person will be the most popular person in the world of skate boarding. (It is in his contract that we can not mention his name. If you know anything about the world of X-games and skate boarding, only one name would come to mind.)

I will be getting videos for you to watch of that as well, but for now, enjoy this awesome video put together by the Maverick Business Adventures team.

Enjoy!

Hey Guys,

Here is a new video I made with http://animoto.com

It shows some pic’s I took at Yanik Silvers “Maverick Business Adventures.”

This was our trip from earlier this year.

Check out the video below to see some pics of the Baja Dessert from a Dune Buggy!

Also check out Yanik’s “Maverick Business Adventures” if you are a successful entrepreneur that enjoys extreme vacations!

Thanks,

Mike Filsaime

I had a chance to visit Joel Comm’s office today.

He has a great place and a great staff!

Check out the video.

Thanks,

Mike Filsaime

Hey Guys,

I will be doing a new form of blogging I call Jing Blogging.

Today I want to talk to you about Twitter.

Please watch the video below.

Make sure to see what I am up to at http://Twitter.com/mikefilsaime

Thanks,

Mike

Hey Guys,

If you were watching the first ever internet marketing reality show, “The Next Internet Millionaire,” then I’m sure you remember one of the highly favored contestants.

His name is Jason Marshall.

He was in the final 4 out of 12 contestants and requested to be eliminated from the competition even though he was favored to win.

Why did he decide to back out of the competition?

No one really knows for sure.

But I have a hunch that it was because he was meant to do bigger, more important things with his life…

…like help a young man named Petey.

Jason is working with Petey who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

This disease is terminal and degenerates Petey’s muscles at a rapid rate.

The symptoms hit by 7 and at this point (age 12) he is in a wheelchair full time. He will then be on a respirator as those muscles get worse.

Life expectancy is early 20s.

He suffers so many limitations in his life. Jason wants to take care of what he can to help make Petey’s life a little easier!

This year he was able to orchestrate getting Petey a power chair and it has totally changed his life. The only problem is that they always went out places but now they can’t.

Jason can’t transport his chair with the current vehicle that he has.

So he’s doing a firesale to raise money for an accessible van.

That’s where your help is needed.

He’s managed to get top marketers to donate some of their best selling products towards this package.

Some contributors include:

* Me

* Joel Comm

* David Cavanagh

* 13 Year Old Affiliate Marketing Phenom David Wilkinson

That’s just a few of the many people that have contributed some incredible products that you can get for mere pennies on the dollar.

And all the money will go towards helping Jason to help Petey.

Go see what these guys and many others are doing to help them get the van they need for Petey to get everywhere he needs to go without any problems.

You can get the rest of the story at:

HearTheirStories.com

Let’s give back.

Thank you in advanced for your anticipated generosity,

Mike Filsaime

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that http://butterflyreports.com when live today in beta!

Make sure to check it out, it can really help you to grow your business!

Thanks,

Mike Filsaime

PS - I will be adding more content to a new blog to be announced soon!
Stay tuned!

Today I came across a BRILLIANT campaign from Burger King where they tell their customers that they no longer sell the whopper. (Those of you in Australia know this as Hungry Jacks.)

They filmed their customers literally FREAKING OUT and you are then told to see how they freak out at WHOPPERFREAKOUT.com

They even give you embed code to place on your site. I am placing the video below.

I recently did a presentation talking about that fact that you CAN manufacture BUZZ and then when combined with keys to viral marketing, it can explode over the Internet in just days. They use a great catalyst with the television spots. Then along with humor and controversy, the buzz is created. Two very important factors in creating Buzz.And then, they leave you hanging for more, so you must go to the site.

After seeing the full video, you are then given a choice to embed the video and send an email about the site to a friend. (Which I did.)

Anyways, here is the video below, or you can visit the site yourself to see it all in action.

Thanks,

Mike Filsaime

NEVER before in history could a REAL TRUE grass roots campaign have taken effect with JUST THE RIGHT message and and NOT the right amount of money.

Just 20 years ago, if you wanted anyone to hear you, you had to have the money in your party and not always the message. Or heck… you could have been like Ross Perot and bought your way into a party nomination

How may good presidents have we never seen because they did not have the money to go against people with deep pockets and lots of money pouring in from lobbyist?

Ron Paul has the right message (for many) as is obvious by his popularity with web savvy people (like me.) Yes, I even donated to his campaign and I wear his shirt on my little carton below (many of you picked up on that.)

But here is a person that, along with his team, REALLY AND TRULY get social media marketing better tha, honestly, anyone I have ever seen.

THEY ALL LAUGHED WHEN I SAID I WANT TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT…. THEN I RELEASED MY YOUTUBE VIDEOS…

Here is a guy that some would have laughed at 4 years ago because he had very very very little financial backing. TODAY, he as set a record for the MOST MONEY EVER RAISED in one day in the history of American politics! Way to go Ron!

I honestly feel, that you are witnessing the future of American and World politics. Finally GRASS ROOTS can get the message out.

But with that said, I think Ron Paul is actually 4 or even 8, or 12 years ahead of his time. He has changed the way politicians get the message out. Again, you need a good message to do it.

While I AM a Ron Paul supporter, I also encourage you to watch his marketing and how he uses social media better than any person in the history of the Internet.

He raised $6 Million in one day! Never had that been done before.

So sites to pay attention to are:

http://RonPaul2008.com
http://www.teaparty07.com/
http://www.ronpaulblimp.com/

Or just Youtube Search Ron Paul. Then you will see why it is OBVIOUS he gets SOCIAL MARKETER OF THE YEAR!

Thanks,

Mike Filsaime

You want to read this. It is time to start lowering your prices and offering even more value to win in the coming months.

But before your RUN and knee-jerk react to what I am saying, make sure to read the entire blog post. It could have a MAJOR impact on your business if you UNDERSTAND this going into 2008.

The economy is in a funk. Here is the US, there is no doubt about it.

The War in Iraq has the US Gov’t printing money like Parker Bros. does for monopoly.

And every day our dollar gets weaker in the Global economy.

That means higher shipping prices and higher prices over all.

Compound that with Banks on the run and foreclosure ratings nearing and all time high… the bottom line is this:

TIMES WILL BE BAD FOR A WHILE>>> VERY BAD

You see, people could always go back to the well. Rate were at 5.9% and you could refinance and get $100k, $80, $20k, $50K…

Over and over… and this money went RIGHT BACK into the economy. Right into HOME DEPOT, plumbers, fences, contractors, roofing, vacations, and yes… even YOUR products and services.

Now… The well has run dry. There is no where else to run. People will now realize there is no were else to get that easy money.

And now, there will be a HUGE trickle down effect as well.

And you will see it in less people buying your products. PERIOD. If you have no money or are losing your job or house, you are less likely to spend any money you have!

So YOUR CONVERSION WILL SUFFER…

But, THERE IS AN UPSIDE…if you market in the B2B or “Internet Marketing” or Home based Biz world.

You see, when the WELL GOES DRY, more and more people will be flocking to online marketing.

So you may still see the same number of sales every day. It will be because you are going to see even MORE people coming into online marketing. So you may have your conversion rate got from 3% to 1% but you may see your site visitors go from 30 per day to 90 per day. At the end of the day, if we are lucky, we may just make the same amount of money ONLY because there will be more people coming into the market.

BUT.. HOW CAN YOU INCREASE BUSINESS knowing this information.

My advice to you is to provide MORE FREE CONTENT.

People will be looking more and more for GOOD QUALITY CONTENT on starting an online business. They just want have that EASY AS PIE disposable income that they once might have had. They will be flocking to people that offer FREE content and at good usable quality as well.

But it should not stop there. Consider your pricing strategy. Normal I would tell you to raise your prices and just offer more value. But with the economy taking a sharp turn, I think if you win in all ways as for as a better product/rvice with the best support, and combine that with a competitive pricing structure, your legion of fans from your FREE content will be more likely to becoming LOYAL LIFETIME CUSTOMERS.

And remember, your competition is not giving out any good free content. And he/she is not paying attention to the fact that it will not be easy for people buy at an impulse anymore.

People in the marketplace will be thinking a lot more about the risk before they make purchases. If you keep this blog post in mind over the next year and until we see a new spike in the economy, it can really help you to capitalize on INCREASED MARKET SAHRE AND PROFITS while while many will be singing the retail blues.

Thanks,

Mike Filsaime