Internet Success Stories
"Since beginning the PMI Auctions for Income Package, I have finally achieved one of my goals of becoming a Silver Powerseller on eBay. I was a little slow to start and I procrastinated a bit at first but I am very motivated now.
So far, I have had over $52,000 in gross sales with monthly sales last month reaching over $29,000. The best part about all of this is my net profit, which is comfortably around between fifteen and twenty percent of my gross sales. Not bad for one month's work! I am on the fast track to independence and wealth and I do believe in this program.
Before PMI, I was dead set in my ways and limited myself by relying on my own understanding and I needed a new perspective. I always thought eBay was a good way to make a little money here and there but now I realized I can turn it into a full-time income."
- Chris Chovanec
"This past Christmas my sales were $5000. That is phenomenal for me. And I am getting sales in January. This is the website www.windchimesforu.com that I was ready to abort in September.
I am happy to say that the coaching program was excellent. Each coach helped me with any problem I had and several gave me more info than I was seeking. That was awesome. I never felt pressured, or inadequate for not being smarter or more knowledgeable. Patience and honesty are the virtues I feel best describe the coaching program. You said it would work, and it did.
I have been able to set up and maintain a workable website. I have learned to handle customer's questions and problems with orders. I have learned marketing skills, and little tricks of the trade. I am beginning to pay off my credit card with the profit from my sales. And I am gaining the trust of brave consumers who use the internet to do business.
All totaled sales= $10,075.67. I did it! Thank you!"
- Nancy Pratt
"We are proud to announce that we have made eBay's silver power sellers status. With diligence, and considerable assistance from the PMI Coaching Program we were able to achieve our goal. The members of the PMI Success Team have beeen very informative, courteous, and prompt, in helping us with any questions or problems that have occurred. The help courses are valuable tools, and verbalized so the average person can comprehend them. The tutuorial on eBay Market Research was especially helpful.
Our gross sales are $12,100.00, monthly sales; October $2800; November $5100; and so far in December $4200.00, since we joined the program.
Cindy and I would like to thank the Success Team for what has been a great jump start for our internet business. We feel that with continued assistance from the PMI coaching team, our business will continue to grow and flourish for years to come."
- Steve & Cynthia Slaughterbeck
"I started my website on 10/06 and had my website and eBay account running 1/07. I heard one story where a success member started the same time as me, only a year before, and by one year he was grossing $20,000.00 in sales a month. I said to myself that that was going to be me next year this time. Now I've grossed $85,900.86. This will only increase over next year.
I currently sell drafting tables on my website www.officialdraftingtables.com. I am 22 years of age and currently attend USF College. While most students have to get a part time job. I have been blessed with more time to do homework and exercise every day.
As it turns out, I have been satisfied above and beyond by the results. I am currently ranked 3rd on my keyword drafting tables on www.google.com and am on the 3rd page for www.yahoo.com. Also my www.google.com page rank is a 3.
I want to thank the PMI coaching staff for time and willingness to help me on my business. Any time I need help they always are ready with great advice. Now all my friends and family want to start their own. So get ready, get ready, get ready! I still have so much more I can do. 'The sky is the limit.'"
- Jonathan Harris
"I have reached my goal and made silver power seller status within the goal we had set as a team. Currently I average $3,980 a month in gross sales and have made about $25,000 in gross sales since I started the program. I did it in 6 months. I thank all of you and I plan on doing the same with my web site.
I have learned a lot from [you]. That helped me take my eBay selling to a whole new level. Because of the ideas and coaching it helped me retired from the 8-8 job. This was keeping me away from my family and I was watching my children grow up without me. Not anymore.
I learned how to list, sale, and market better. I learned how to find products and put it to use. It upped my customer service level. [It] even helped enhance my computer knowledge and skills. [It] helped me see something I could do. I have wanted to do my whole life. The sky is not the limit."
- George E. Graveson
"I just wanted to let you know that amazing things have happened since you helped me to start my own company and website from scratch three years ago. Fine Wooden Toys gross receipts have grown from $2,700 in the first year, to $68,000 in the second year, to $194,000 in 2007! I hold stable positions on page one of Google search rankings for over 40 top keyword combinations. This gives me confidence that the business will continue to grow and be successful well into the future. Over the past year, we have had to refine many of our methods in order to handle the increase in business. We have streamlined order processing, packing and shipping, and are planning the construction of a warehouse this spring. We also will be widening and improving our drive to better accommodate the semi-trailer trucks that are now delivering our much larger orders!
Perhaps, for someone with prior business experience, such a thing would not be so outstanding. But let me remind you that before we were introduced I had no prior business, sales or e-commerce experience besides selling a few garage-sale items on eBay. After purchasing the Auctions for Income package, I was contacted by PMI and, with some trepidation, decided to give this website-idea a shot. [The coaches] methodically and patiently led me through the process - from setting up a business, choosing a suitable product (he was particularly patient about that one!), deciding on a name, setting up the website, search engine optimization, marketing, etc. All of this was new to me. But they were clear, concise and always willing to help, give an honest opinion and answer questions if I did not understand. I also made frequent use of the rest of the team via the [advisory line], and learned a great deal from the PMI website and recommended readings.
To put it plainly, if it had not been for this program, I would be commuting two hours a day to work for someone else for the benefit of THEIR company. Instead, I am a successful WORK-at-home mom, doing something I love, supporting my family and building for OUR future. Thanks PMI!"
- Darci Gonzalez
"Our gross sales from 2006 to 2007 increased 400% from $14,000 to $56,000, even after a slow start. We're certain that our business will do even better in 2008 thanks to our www.google.com position of #1 for our main keyword. Already, we've received 23 orders in January 2008 (which is typically our slowest month) compared to 3 orders in January of 2007!
Thanks PMI. Your techniques to help us create a successful and Google-friendly site are paying off much sooner than we expected! Thanks!"
- Susan Zambram
"I'm writing to answer the questions about my business and PMI. First of all, about PMI, nothing could have been better than all of you helping me through setting up my site. You helped and encouraged me every time I called and needed help. And still do.
The PMI team helped me do everything, from what to sell, how to set up my site, how to make it look better, all kinds of help in advertising, giving me extra help, staying on the phone longer than usual to help me learn new things."
- Nancy Pratt
"I know now with certainty that my investment last Halloween was a worthwhile decision. I took a leap in faith that day & resisted it every step of the way through the hand-holding PMI Weekly Sessions to the very moment I saw my March eBay Sales Report.
My monthly EBAY Sales for February were $4,600. A total surprise! Wow, had I not had those PMI Sessions to answer to, I would have given up before this month even started. I DOUBLED MY JANUARY SALES!! WOW, exponential growth! My monthly EBAY Sales (about 80% of total March Sales) were $18,000.00. Thanks a million!"
- Jerry Levine
"Working with PMI coaching has been a very rewarding experience; we are having the experience of operating our own business. They showed us how to find the hottest selling and most profitable products to buy and sell on ebay with very little effort and a small initial investment. We like the way they guide you along as you come up with the ideas about your business. It gives you a feeling of accomplishment.
In a short period of time we were able to work out a simple system to make an extra $1,000.00 per month and can see it grow from there. The first thing we learned was how to find what the best selling products are using the tools provided by PMI coaching. Next we learned to find those products and purchase them at wholesale prices for resale on ebay. Then we learned how to list the product on ebay to make the most profit using tools provided by PMI coaching. I am now looking forward to building on a good customer service reputation and becoming an ebay power seller. Just the feeling of being in control of our own destiny is a great feeling. Thank you."
- Michael and Diana Pecquet
"It's Angelica and Raul again and I wanted to send you a little letter and tell you how we are doing with our business.
In these last few months eBay has just been booming for us. I told you last time I wrote to you that I still have to pinch myself sometimes to be able to believe it. Raul QUIT HIS SECOND JOB!!!! That was a HUGE deal for us. He has been working two jobs for the last 10 years. Of course, he still has a second job which is our business, but we get to work together as a family and we just love it.
I made silver status Power Seller on eBay about one month ago. My monthly sales right now are a little over $8,000.00 a month. I am selling an average of $300.00 a day. That is Ebay ALONE, we are still working on getting our website up and running.
I wouldn't have been able to accomplish all that I have achieved without all [of PMI's] advice and help. This is still just the beginning for us. I have so many ideas on new products to have manufactured. I am constantly sending new samples to have made. I am so happy and I LOVE my job. I once read that if you find a job that you absolutely love then you will never work a day in your life. That sums up my life right now. I will forever be grateful to you!! Thank you!"
- Angelica and Raul Galaviz
"Two months ago I had no flexibility with my schedule. I was stuck doing home day care for 12 hours a day-5 days a week. After over 12 years of this I was desperate for a way out. I wanted to be able to spend more time with my family and have the freedom to do the things I love. In less than 6 months I have a fully functioning website that is receiving orders daily. I am also averaging sales of approx. $1000 a month on ebay and growing. My website was launched on Thanksgiving Day & less than a month later-a week before Christmas-I was able to close the doors on my Home Day Care. I have my house back and I can now arrange my schedule around what I want to do instead of other peoples schedules. I owe this all to PMI! They helped me make my dream come true. I am still pinching myself! Thanks!"
- Rebecca Ingersoll
"Hello, I would like to tell you about a wonderful experience that I have had over the past few months using the PMI coaching program. My name is Ryan and I have a special interest in retail sales. I started out selling retail products about a year and a half ago. I started out selling personal items, mostly used items, on eBay. These items brought me a few extra bucks but nothing like I am experiencing now. This persistent interest of mine brought me to the PMI coaching program. After working with PMI, I learned a few things that I wish I knew when I first started out on eBay. I learned various things--like what auctions to use, what times to list them, and how to increase bids. The most important thing that I picked up from PMI was learning what products to sell. This bit of information was priceless. I have to say that this is the foundation of my sales success.
It only took a month and I was able to pick up on the hottest eBay items, thanks to the PMI coaching program. I am only a couple of months into the program and I have learned so much. Just last week I sold $3,000 worth of products and was able to profit $1,600. My quality photos are bringing in more bids. The program taught me how to downsize my photos so that I could get better photos out of my auctions. This program offers information like no other programs out there. Other programs just scam you into giving you outdated and useless information. I have learned so much from the program that it would be difficult for me to mention in one paragraph. I hope to continue my success with the PMI coaching team."
- Ryan Montalvo
Real Estate Success Stories
"I have been working with Dean Graziosi and his team to Think a Little Different for just under a year. When I began the course my net worth was around $100K and I was having doubts as to whether real estate was right for me. Since I have been working with Dean's team, I have tripled my net worth in less than one year to just over $300K.
Most recently, I walked away from the settlement table with over $46K. More importantly than increasing my net worth, I have gained the confidence to repeat what I have done over and over which has enabled me to live my life however I please without the worry of running out of time or money. I also realize that I had it in me the whole time but in the past I was always too gun shy to pull the trigger.
In conclusion, I encourage anyone to just do it and if you fail the first time, don't give up. The rewards are long term if you can just Think a Little Different."
- Jason L. Francella
"For the first transaction I just searched the local newspaper for foreclosure sales. There was one to be held on May 23rd at 10:00 on a property that we were interested in. The bid started at $104,000 and some odd dollars. We thought the house would appraise for around $135,000 when done and maybe about $5000 to restore. I bid $105,000. No one else bid, so we won the house.
The next transaction was shown to us by our Realtor. We liked it so he did a marketing analysis and we felt like there was money to be made. Ten days went by, no upsets, and the house was ours. We fixed up the house and the realtor put the house on the market and before we were even finished with this again, it was sold making a total profit of $21,930.58.
I am really using your program. It helps me keep up with the expenses and mileage. I also learned a lot by the online courses. Thanks for all your help. No just don't let anyone in my area get these secrets from you!"
- Kim Jenkins
"The sales price on this house was over $900,000. I was able to negotiate it down to about $790,000 and picked up about $50,000 worth of furniture in the deal. I ran comps since we went to contract and found that today it is worth about $1,200,000. My family and I will stay in this home for at least 2 years and we will see where things go from there.
Here is my second home to submit. It was a property we picked up for about $480,000 with comps in about $650,000 at the time. Since then, the market has really taken off in this particular area, and homes of this size are going for about $800,000 (4107 square feet). We have rented this out with an option to purchase in 12 months @ FMV (trying to avoid short term capital gains). Just another distressed situation, unfortunately it was a divorce situation where the husband and wife just wanted to get rid of the property because it was tying up their divorce from being finalized."
- Gustavo & Laura Velez
"Like you, I have been interested in real estate for a number of years and have taken most of the major courses out there. The main difference with this course is they make live coaching affordable to the average Joe, and have the coaching advisory line for you to fall back on. That was the insurance I needed to get started. I was always scared I'd make that $10,000 error. That held me back. With the coaches and the advisory line to make sure you don't make those kinds of mistakes, you can stop procrastinating and just get started.
I have been working with a local realtor for some time and she alerted me to an estate auction the deceased gentleman had 13 properties and a lot of children. The court ordered it to be sold at auction. We were fortunate to have the highest bid on one of the properties. I obtained a parcel of land with three septic tanks in ground and two mobile homes already setup on the property. All this went with my bid of $3,700. Of course, there are other fees that go with this. But when it was all said and done, I had $4,810 tied up in it.
The trailers that were on it could have been restored and saved, but I also buy mobile home foreclosures, so I had those two old homes crushed and the land cleared and bought a 1997 14' x 70' Oakwood for $2,700 at foreclosure for one slot and I am in negotiations for a second one with a bid of $1,500. So if I rent both trailers for $400 a month, within 12 months I will have made all my investment back and the rest is profit. I figure these trailers should last me over 10 years before I need to replace them. That's a profit of $86,990 over the next 10 years!!!
So don't wait, get started today!!!"
- Andy & Tammy Wright
"Wow this really works!! Lease/option the LeGrand way. I was going home from my sons' soccer game and found a homeowner who lives out of town with a rental house in town. He was tired of the repairs and debt and wanted to sell as is. So I stepped in and offer the Lease/Option. I put it under contract for 6 months. I optioned for $173,000 and ARV is $270,000 to $275,000 for a profit of $97,000. Not bad for my first contract!"
- Kristine Davis
"When I started in Real Estate investing I was over $5,000 in debt. I had lost my job, and really did not want to work 9-5 for someone else any more just to make ends meet . I knew Real Estate investing could be very lucrative if done right with the right education and advice. To make a long story short, I have purchased 14 properties which are rented or lease purchased out since getting involved with PMI's great education online and having access to their professional Advisory Hotline. The Tuition for this Real Estate course has made and saved me thousands of dollars and will continue to do so from now on! Thanks a million PMI."
- Charles E. Lovitt Jr.
"We are supposed to Re-sale on the house a week from Monday. We're chomping at the bit to get started on the next one. It paid off in the long run to spend as much time as we did on the fix-up because we've had much interest in the house. Fortunately for us, the house two doors down went on the market at the same time and we've had calls from people who originally went to look at it but saw ours. We've shown it three times since we've had the third contract. I think I explained that we had two previous contracts and the girl backed out. This has proven to be a good learning experience because we've had a valuable lesson about obtaining pre-approval letters and credit reports before entering into contracts. We're actually beginning to think of ourselves as investors. I've even started knocking on the doors of neighbors who live close to distressed and vacant properties in order to obtain information. I wouldn't have attempted to do that just two month's ago. We're on pace to make $20,000 on our first deal!
- Chris and Chuck
"We finally closed today on our 3rd deal. YEAH! It took almost a month longer than we expected, but we are finally closed. We went and made a copy of the check we received today for $29,607.10. It was the first one we flipped straight out. The other two are on land contracts. It was really mind-numbing getting that kind of check. WOW! That's close to a years work for one of us, and we only had the place a little over a month and didn't have to do anything to it. Anyway, don't mean to ramble on, just wanted to get in touch. Hope you have a great day and THANKS AGAIN!"
- Davy and Christina Wells
"Thank you for your assistance on the Advisory Line today!
This entire program has been very informative. The online courses are put together very well. They are easy to understand and I love the option to go back and replay any portion I may need to review. Any time I have had questions regarding research and running numbers on a specific property, or understanding the financing options, the Advisory Line has been very helpful and detailed."
- Suzy Admire
"Success is in the eye of the beholder and nothing more. This program started me off, pointed me in the right direction and it was then up to me to take the first step. It started by me just cruising neighborhoods looking for property, then going to my local real estate meetings and networking with other investors and people like myself. I used various marketing tactics to get my name and service out there and soon people were calling me left and right wanting my contracts to then be assigned to them. After six months of being with the program, my first deal closed, then another, then another and so on. In the following six months I closed over ten deals with a profit of $50,000. When I needed, I used the one on one coaching for guidance or answers to my questions. Thanks PMI!"
- Jasmine Pina
"I purchased a home for $40,000. When I had the inspector go through out the home, we found that there was about $15,000 worth of damage that I would need to fix. So, rather than financing an extra $15,000 I decided to finance another $25,000 so I could have $10,000 cash in hand. So when I financed, I took a loan out for $65,000. The fair market value for this home is $110,000. So if everything works out like I am hoping when I have fixed all that needs fixing, I should be able to sell the home and make around $45,000 profit. Thanks."
- Jerry Brueckner
"Hello my name is Kelly Hicks. I am from Nashville N.C. I am single and have been broke before and after my adult life I tried to figure out what other people were doing to be so successful. Then on September 19, 2007 I was flipping thru the channels and stopped to watch this man talking about real estate and this book he wrote on different techniques to buy and sell properties with little or no money down. I call and ordered the book told my mom that in one year from today the quality of my life is about to change. I did not do any thing but read and try to understand these techniques before taking action. I started driving around looking for houses, calling real estate home owners and asking them three questions. Once I was cool with the fact they are just people to, I started building my team with real estate agents, lenders, and lawyers.
Be a Real Estate Millionaire was not just another book not for me, but a way to change my life direction. In just 6 weeks I just closed on my first deal 10-31-2007. I road my motorcycle 70 miles in and out of neighborhoods looking for a possible deal, and as I turned on the road I lived on 3 miles away from my drive way. I saw a real estate sign that was the same company I had talked to several times about bank owned properties. I call them made an offer thru my real estate partner and got the deal. The property I bought from the bank has $51,116.75 equity already. I just want to thank the entire PMI success team for guiding me and keeping me on track. There was a couple of times I wanted to say forget it, but they made me feel like it is not a big deal so just do it. So I borrowed some money from a friend, took the knowledge and took action. My 6 month goal is to earn $100,000 thanks to all of you I am on my way."
- Kelly Hicks
