Niche Blueprint 2.0 Reviewed: Is traditional affiliate marketing dead? How is this different? Find out the answers in this deep insider review...

When it comes to learning how to become successful online, we are often given numerous options to choose from...

• Selling eBooks as an affiliate...
• Blogging and selling ad space...
• Creating and selling infomation products...

It goes on and on. But for many of us we've already tried most of these business models, and often with very little luck. For others, we are ready to move on to something bigger and more profitable.

Of course, I'm not saying any of these things don't work... but almost every marketer chases the money online by using the systems.

That means there are a ton of affiliate sites promoting info products as an affiliate, along with thousands of blogs, and several more thousand people trying to sell information products as your competitors.

The problem is, not only are the typical information product niches becoming crowded with people all doing the same type of marketing from above, but most marketers find that these methods require a lot more hard work as a result...

Affiliate marketing is becoming too competitive

For example, about five years ago you could easily dominate small niche markets and sell information products without much effort. However these days, you need to build an e-mail list, create your own product, spend months finding affiliates and Jvs, learn how to write sales copy ( or have a lot of money to hire a copywriter), develop a whole range of technical skills, a fancy pants website built from the ground up...

... and that's just the beginning!

It's no wonder so many affiliate marketers struggle, along with product owners too. If you give feeling like your business is growing at the rate you expected, then you're not alone. Trying to compete in profitable markets is often just too expensive and too much hard work.

The last resort for many marketers is to target small niches...(BIG mistake!)

The problem is, there's no money in the small niches... and most of the time people just don't wanna buy an e-book anymore.

So, in an attempt to ramp up your business, you try and get more traffic. But you soon realize that PPC (Pay Per Click) can and will burn through profits, especially as an affiliate or somebody trying to sell a low ticket e-book for $17.

These kind of problems are typical among online marketers, along with constantly dropping projects because we get bored trying to learn niches inside out. If only these small niches had proven buyers with tons of traffic, and traffic that we could get access to without the constant fight against other affiliate marketers.

For a long time, I thought this would be near impossible to achieve in reality. However, I recently came across a product, which on first glance appeared to be the same old hypey marketing product.

But as I took another look and actually bought the product, I found this particular product has a lot more to offer than I first thought...

What was it?

The product I'm referring to is called Niche Blueprint.

Niche Blueprint is a system of creating ecommerce websites that get easily ranked in Google's listings (usually top of the first page) and sell physical products into big markets. You then cut your losses and sell the site when it is at peak earnings.

The system could be summed up in five simple steps...

1. Choose a niche (THEY tell you how)

2. Find Products to sell (and people who will ship them for you)

3. Get a website set up (you push a couple of buttons and it's done in a flash)

4. Blast straight to the top of the Google (easy when they show you)

5. Rake in tons of free traffic (and plenty of sales)

What excited me about the system, it that it is different to most of the marketing training material that you see being released on clickbank each month. It's different because it focuses on selling real physical products which people are already used to buying on the Internet.

The beauty is, you don't have to try and convince people of the value of the products you are selling on your website...

They already know what it's worth, and they are clear on what they're getting for their money.

Unlike trying to sell an e-book, the customer is more comfortable with what they are buying and understands what they are going to get in return. This is a major leap forwards if you are an affiliate marketer, but you don't have to do any sneaky persuasion tactics to get the sale.

Furthermore, Niche Blueprint takes you away from being an affiliate and losing out a large chunk of your potential profits. This is ideal if you want to step up your traffic and start paying for it again, although after a close inspection of the system, it appears you don't even have to pay for traffic to make the system work.

Here's some of the key points of the system as described on the website...

1. How to crank out highly profitable niche E-Commerce websites that rake in thousands of dollars each month...

2. How to 'X-ray' hundreds of markets to determine which ones have the potential to make millions in 2010 (we'll even give you a free tool that'll do the job in minutes).

3. How to effectively leverage Google to generate a ton of highly profitable laser targeted traffic without paying a dime.

4. The simple secrets that'll allow you sell your site in days for at least 12 to 18 times what it makes in a month.... if you want to make some quick-fire cash.

The reason why this program appears to be so effective, is because the big money online is selling familiar physical products.

In a large majority of markets, the truth is that info products are not what people feel comfortable with, and certainly don't understand the value of like they do a dog kennel or a bird cage for example.

Click here to visit official Niche Blueprint site

Here's what you get:

** Component 1 - The Modules **

The main "Niche Blueprint Training Program" that consists of 24 step by step videos and 23 easy to follow manuals...

In total, there are 9 modules that take you from getting started through to getting your first sale, in the most indepth detail you could imagine.

** Component 2 - The Tools **

The free "Tools and Software" package (that would usually cost over $1700) that is brand new for 2010 is really impressive. They truly do speed up the whole process that you're being taught. These tools include...

Ecommerce Software

The software you'll use for your store has many built in features. One of them is the ability to create reports showing you which products were viewed the most and which were purchased the most. There are numerous other reports you can see as well.

You can also keep track of inventory and which items are out of stock, which would be helpful if you were actually stocking inventory, and you could choose to do that if you wanted to, but most folks will be using the dropshipping suppliers. It's easier to do and there's no tracking of inventory because you don't stock any.

Ecommerce website templates

In order to save you a lot of money and frustration when building your websites, the guys at Niche Blueprint actually give you some prebuilt e-commerce sites that look amazing and are ready to roll out of the box. Even though you can find free e-commerce templates on the web, these are really well designed and perfect for making sales using the NP system. The other great thing is you get the support you need, whereas free templates don't provide you with such luxury!

** Component 3 - The Support **

You also get full, direct support from the owners via a forum. These guys on the top of their game and really understand customer support. I put them to the test with a couple of questions and had responses within 24 hours, sometimes within the hour.

The other advantage of the support, issued get insights which you would otherwise never have known about. It really is the closest thing to getting coaching without paying thousands of dollars for the privilege.

To give you an idea, the owners claim to have personally answered over 15,000 questions and queries by email... and but before looking at the thousands of posts the owners have made on the forum.

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Bad points

Niche Blueprint has already had a powerful impression on me, but it's certainly not perfect. Below are some of the things which stuck out in a bad way for me, and definitely worth thinking about before you proceed...

• More expensive than other courses

The first thing that struck me was the price of this thing. It's certainly in a different league to many of the theory based e-books that you can buy, but I guess you do have to remember that you're getting templates, software, and full in-depth video and text based training. Personally, I found the payment plan helped a lot with this and the value is certainly there. However, I do feel that this could be out of the budget of some of the more beginner marketers out there.

• No bonuses

at the time of writing this review, there were no bonuses to be seen. I guess I'm pretty spoiled as I expect bonuses as part of most products these days, but on this occasion there were none in sight. In some ways, this is more encouraging because it makes you feel that you've got everything you need within the main product.

However, there is also a huge discount available on the product owners original creation called Commission Blueprint, which was a runaway success back in 2008/2009.

• Beyond the beginner

As I ventured through the training material and getting my e-commerce site set up, I couldn't help thinking that this may trip up the freshfaced newbie from time to time. Not necessarily in terms of theory, but more from a technical aspect.

Even though a lot of the work is done for you and training is in depth, this is certainly not something aimed at somebody who's never experimented in building their own websites. I'm not saying you'll struggle, or it's impossible if you've never done this stuff before, but do to get your hands a little bit dirty behind-the-scenes before you can start making money.

• Not as hands free and hassle free as affiliate marketing

Depending on what kind of business you're looking for, this particular program may excite you or disappoint you. If you're looking to set up small websites that generate a very small, hands free dose of traffic and sales each month then this might not be right for you. You be more suited to an affiliate marketing based course.

Even though all types of online business require regular maintenance, the Niche Blueprint system is probably the most hands-on business model that I have come across yet. The only reason why I say that, is because it's a real business where you process orders... you may even have to take a phone call every now and then. I guess that's the trade-off for having a business which is far easier to run, has much less competition and is easier to get free traffic and affiliate marketing.

The choice you have to make is whether you're willing to take that sacrifice and treat this like a real business is dedicating a hands-free dream that you were sold so many years ago (which, as far as I know, doesn't quite work like so many marketers promised in the past).

Good Points

Don't worry though, because despite its faults, Niche Blueprint has a bucket load of good points...

• Excellent presenatation videos/training

At first, I didn't like the way the presentation and training we set out. What the guys have decided to do, is deliver the training in a drip feeding manner. I was in a rush to get through it, and felt a bit frustrated with this approach.

After a while though, I realize why they've done this... it's to stop people rushing ahead and missing critical information and then presumably contacting support as a result. Furthermore, if you take it at the places you just then it all sinks in, much more deeply that you don't have to keep coming back to referring to the training.

• Saves a ton of time that would be spent trying to find good suppliers

The second thing I like about Niche Blueprint is that it shows you how to run a successful drop shipping business (that's when you supply physical products but don't stock or post them out yourself). Unlike other drop shipping resources and training, this system and you a whole directory of good, reputable suppliers.

If you're familiar with selling physical products, then you'll know how hard it can be done to find good suppliers that you can trust. This feature alone will save you months of trying to find them on your own (if at all). After all, it's far too easy to get ripped off by middlemen who take a cut of your profits was pretending to be the supplier (when really, they are just buying from the supplier and selling onto you).

Plus, the suppliers/wholesalers you get access to is huge (far greater than places like WholesaleBrands.com, which charges you about $299 for!)

• Saves a ton of money not having to buy seperate keyword tools, ecommerce software etc

Another fantastic advantage of Niche Blueprint is that it comes built in with the keyword tools and e-commerce software, which would normally cost you several hundred dollars. Admittedly, you can use free keyword tools and free e-commerce software to piece together something similar... but it's a lot of hassle and often not as effective or reliable.

• A real business with full control

In the long-term, what strikes me about Niche Blueprint is the fact that you are creating a real business that you have full control of. You're not in the hands of a product owner (like most affiliates are) and you will be treated by your customers, and by the major search engines as a credible and real business that can be trusted. This will have many positive repercussions when it comes to growing your business and getting more traffic.

The other major advantage with Niche Blueprint when it comes to being in control, is that unlike other systems, everything is loaded onto your own domains... not shoved into subdirectories of the product owner's domain name. This means you can sell your business at any time that you want to...and you will not suddenly lose all your traffic and business overnight either.

Additional plus points...

There really are a lot of good features and advantages of using Niche Blueprint to start a profitable business online. Below are just some of the key benefits I feel will help me in the future, and can help you too...

• No need to rely on one affiliate network (such as Clickbank)

• Dropshipping means no stocking products

• Endless amount of niches you can get into

• One time payment for a lifetime supply of real tools to create a real business

• 4-6 hours of work per week can produce a $2000 income

Who is it right for?

Niche Blueprint seems to have been designed for beginners and intermediate marketers, and to some extent I would agree with that. However, realistically, I would say this is the affiliates who are making some sales already and want to move onto something more profitable with less competition.

I have no doubt that beginner to online marketing, could take Niche Blueprint step by step at a steady pace, and be up and running with an e-commerce website within a week or two. However, the slightly high price bracket, and the touches of technical requirements may leave a slightly bitter taste in the beginners mouth.

On the other hand, if you have some experience with creating simple websites and are familiar with making sales as an affiliate, then Niche Blueprint would be a perfect transition for you. Even though there's a lot more work involved than being an affiliate, the payoff is that there is far less competition, cheaper traffic, and much higher conversion rates due to the fact that people already know what they're buying (no more having to convince them that your e-book is worth the money and risk!)

Click here to visit official Niche Blueprint site

Overall Conclusion

it took me just a few days to get through Niche Blueprint from start to finish. What strikes me about this product, is the high level of presentation and support. The community is tight and the training evolves with you. You're never left alone and new training is added if you ask questions.

Admittedly, when it comes to setting up these sites, it's not as simple as selling e-books as an affiliate. However once the upper running, the simplicity really does kick in. What I am finding, is that there are far less queries about the products... because my visitors already understand what they are (unlike an ebook for example, which can often be hard to describe).

As I have a little bit of capital to invest, I found the system easy to outsource aspects of it... such as setting up sites whilst I focus on driving the traffic. This isn't essential, but certainly something you'll probably want to do as you get into the promotional side of things.

When it comes to driving traffic, a lot of principles are things that I have seen before. If your traffic guru, then you won't learn anything new here. But that's not the point, because what you are learning is a system for start to finish, a system which towards affiliate marketing in terms of traffic volume and potential sales volume... and is already proving to be far easier to convert visitors than any e-book I have tried to sell in the past.

It's too early to say how much traffic and sales I will get each month, but for early signs this looks very promising indeed.

The course overall is enjoyable, well presented and extremely effective. Although there is still room for mistakes, the overall system is an easy concept to understand and apply.

You won't find much more action based all-in-one training anywhere else. With complete training, software, a huge up to date supplier directory, a link building membership...this is probably the most comprehensive guide to running a successful crop shipping business from two people who understand marketing products online more than most.

The question is, are you happy with small volume traffic and sales just for the sake of running a "hands-free" affiliate marketing business...all of the dignity into a real business, where it's easy to compete and where there are far many more markets to get involved in?

Don't get me wrong, I love promoting e-books and getting a chunky commission...but I also love sending 100 visitors to my e-commerce site and having 15 people buy my products without any forced sales tactics involved.

For affiliates ready to leverage more of their time and money, Niche Blueprint is a sizable investments that should pay for itself within the first four weeks if you stick to it and apply it. After that time, the sky is the limit.

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