Worst Sales Page Ever? CB Quantum Pitch Filled with Hype?
The worst ever??? Too much hype? Empty promises??? CB Quantum was released to a Beatlesque type frenzy yesterday on June 2nd, and after seeing all the intense plugging and hype from gurus sending me emails, I desperately wanted to see what CB Quantum was. I know – I’m weird – I like to see what all the fuss is about… sure – most stuff released is garbage, but if there is a new internet marketing product released – ME – I like to look and see what it is all about so I know for myself what the product is and ALSO – possibly more importantly – I like to see their sales page and analyze HOW they are marketing the product.
I guess that is the “marketing guy” in me who wants to see what the pitch is and how they are promoting their product.
So, when I heard about CB Quantum I eagerly clicked the links and TRIED to see their sales page.
Note how I said TRIED – I tried and tried and tried again and again and I could not get the page to come up! Geeezzzz….
Man – that always pisses me off when someone releases a product and are NOT ready for the TRAFFIC BARRAGE by people wanting to see it.
It always happens! Well, it does for the big new releases at least… eagerly anticipated products from the big shots in the biz…
Usually it is the IM amateurs who think their shared hosting account is good enough to handle the traffic of a launch – BUT – this time – it was a product launch by some of the true pros of IM.
They should know better! No excuses!
Chris & Ken (DJK – the Day Job Killer guys) & Andrew Fox are the guys behind CB Quantum Control and they are the biggest of the big – so these guys should really have known better! And maybe they did – the word going around is they got hit by 241,000 rabid buyers yesterday when they released the product.
OK… and they claim they had 4 servers serving up the eager buyers… so what gives???
Why couldn’t I see the page??? Who knows for sure – maybe they hype is real and these guys really did have high powered servers and were ready – but still – I felt locked out and it pissed me off!
So – after trying a zillion times with no luck – I gave up and turned off my computer.
Today, June 3rd is a new day and when I got up I tried the link and WHATTAYA know – I could get their sales page!
So I printed their LONG sales page (32 pages long) and sat down with a cup of coffee to read it. And all I could think as I was going through the copy was THIS SALES LETTER was loaded with FLUFF and a total PIECE OF CRAP!
They were doing ALL of the things that I despise in PRODUCT PITCHES. They were pushing the buttons over and over again selling their success and their lifestyle. New homes, a yacht, picture of their Ferrari…
I mean the only thing that was missing was a picture of hot tub with a half dozen well endowed bikini models and a ballon caption that said “You could be here!”
This has to be among the worst sales pages ever!
>>> See the CB Quantum Sales Page for Yourself!
Now, don’t get me wrong. I can’t slam the CB Quantum product or what the guys deliver – I ahve not seen it – but I can say – their approach was turning me off big time.me
I am so tired of gurus selling the “affiliate lifestyle” and not telling the product features and specifically what I will get if I buy in…
You really should see this thing… it’s a bad sales page – BUT – I have a feeling – this launch will be another record breaker. And despite my dislike of their approach selling it – I must say I am curious and would like to buy the product.
http://www.articleunderground.com/cbquantum
If you are a student of internet marketing you really should go and analyze the page.
Also – if anyone knows about the product and what they give you – please let me know! Despite my distaste for the sales letter – I really am curious about their product. Based on their reputations alone I am sure they deliver great value – I just wish they would have gone easy on the cliches and psychological triggers :’>
Tell me what you think!
Comments
By Michael on June 3rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I think you’re right – that has got to be one of the worst sales pages I’ve ever seen.
By The Great Gordino on June 3rd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Hmm, the problem with this post Mike, is that the link you send people to is your affiliate link! You slam their marketing as full of fluff and rubbish, but use your affiliate link.
That’s the kind of technique the CBQuantum guys use – so for you use it while slamming them doesn’t feel so good. BTW I also think the product is rehashed overpriced fluff, but I wouldnt say so and then give my affiliate link!
Gordon
By Paul Schlegel on June 3rd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Of course there’s the old argument “well, hype sells”, but I got to thinking about that a while back and wondered why even highly educated consumers buy into the hype and what I came up with was (excerpted from a HubPage I did):
“there’s an inherent risk in choosing a path when making a decision that is particularly sneaky and tends to get people into trouble the most – and that’s the risk of wasting time by making the wrong decision.
I think this is one of the reasons even highly-educated people with little internet experience fall for the “overnight riches” type home based business opportunities. Given a choose of risking “overnight” versus “working hard to build a business” I think they at some level decide at least if they pick the “overnight” opportunity they won’t have wasted valuable time.”
Now maybe this is a great product – I don’t know. But as much as I’d like to think that James Jones’ prediction for 2009 that a more educated marketplace would hold gurus to a higher standard so far that doesn’t seem to be the case.
By Mike on June 3rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm
To “The Great Gordino” – I guess this is the SAME reason YOUR LINK which is in your comment goes to a web page selling “How To Create An Ongoing Procession Of Traffic Marching To Any Website You Want For Free, Which You Can’t Turn Off Even If You Wanted!”
Does that page make you a profit???
You should have linked to something where there is no chance of benefiting or making money, if you are to follow your own logic.
By Loren on June 3rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
A pretty fair analysis Mike. No one can fairly judge the product without a full review. However, and no matter what I miss from ignoring the product when I begin seeing pictures of cars, homes and boats I get skepticle and usually close the page shortly after.
To often those offers suck in newbies and the unsuspecting marketer. But, like you Mike, I frequently can’t resist the urge to take a peak at the latest promotion.
By IMom on June 3rd, 2009 at 1:44 pm
The MAIN reason that I did not part take in this product launch, by either promoting or buying it was for one main reason and that was this – I purchased product last year threw Andrew Foxes link and was excited to receive not only the product but the bonuses as well. Once I got my downloads for the bonuses I noticed that their was some error issues and I was not able to access a couple of them, and of course it was the one of the bonus that I wanted most (and a main reason I chose to purchase the product through his link). So I tried to contact Andrew numerous times (5+) to no avail, not even an email saying sorry, nothing, Nada, zilch, no response of any kind. So I return the original product and vowed to NEVER do business with Andrew Fox again. I feel that when you offer something to a customer, you need to stand behind it! As far as I am concerned he clearly showed that he only cares about were his next dollar is coming from and not any kind of customer support. What a shame – it’s people like him that give IM’s a bad name!
By Adrienne Lee on June 3rd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Hi, Thanks for your honesty. I will stay on your list. I deleted myself from so many in the last two days because of this disgusting hyped up promo on this friggin product. I am just damned tired of the lies, fluff as you say, and stupid lifestyle pictures.. there must be a lot of dumb, gullible folks out there who bought this thing with high hopes, I just hope it delivers something that will help them.
And I do agree with the comment above.. shame on you if that is your link for us to buy this product .. You should have bought it and reviewed it before marketing it to anyone!!!!!
By Mike on June 3rd, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I hope you know I was NOT trying to judge or review the product. That would not be fair. I do not have it :’> It might have something of value – they do promise a lot – but like you Loren – once I see the pictures of the boat and cars and such – it’s hard to see past that. Especially when details are LIGHT :’>
By Mike on June 3rd, 2009 at 2:42 pm
IMOM – I definitely got that impression – it seems too “profit driven”. I just did not find the hooks that appeal to me, such as what I would get very specifically… in fact their secretive approach was too light ondetails… How do you do a 32 page sales letter and barely explain what you get other than “feeling good” promises. The enthusiasm is hard to believe. I know of those guys by name – but have never bought any of their stuff. I respect them for being successful – that’s great – but I can’t honestly say I know enough about who they are or what they know that I don’t to make character judgements and place a value on their product. A part of me does want to learn more about selling things on Clickbank – but they didn’t give me enough to get me to click the buy button.
By Mike on June 3rd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Adrienne, thanks for the good words and writing what you feel. I respect your opinions. I do think you need to be a little less sensitive about affiliate links. It’s making a profit that allows us to do what we do… I don’t know what business you are in – but I am in internet marketing and more specifically an affiliate marketer, and I am proud of it! I think if you are offended by “affiliate links” you need to understand that this business we are in revolves around affiliate commissions. I’m not trying to sell units for those guys! In fact they’ll most likely be mad if they read this stuff… I did not review or recommend the product. I doubt anyone will buy it because of reading what I wrote – I think it’s the opposite – but if they do buy and I get credit – hey that’s great! There is nothing evil about that. I didn’t trick anyone or tell them to buy it. If it is my link that referred them – hey – why not benefit. People used to feel this way about blogs too – like it was wrong to use them for profit. I understand and respect that not everyone feels this way – that’s your right, but me personally – I don’t see the harm in linking with an affiliate link rather than sending someone to a regular link.
By real estate on June 3rd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I agree with you about everything except one. I don’t see this launch breaking any records.
That page is absolutely terrible.
Far to long and talked about everything except the product…all I know is that it’s something to do with clickbank?
Shouldn’t have called it quantum but rather clickbankquandry.
Thanks for the tip Mike – Andrew. Australia
By Jon on June 3rd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Mike, to an extent you are right … but then again, it is what sells. If they put up a page with straight facts and no hype, the sales volume they would have received would have been reduced by 90% I bet.
Is it crap? When I saw the sales page, I scrolled and scrolled and looked for a money back guarantee, cuz if it didn’t have one, I was outa here, especially at the price. But it had one, so I figure it’s a win-win.
It’s like the kid who got all excited when presented with a room full of manure. His reasoning: with all this manure in here, there also has GOT to be a pony in here somewhere. Yup, the vast majority of IM products are the manure, but I figure at some point I’ll find that pony….
By Terry56 on June 3rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Thanks for your opinion Mike. I bought DJK and now its outdated! Google took care of that.
Question: If these Gurus are so darn rich, how come we get flooded day and night in our inboxes with CBQuantum offers?
We might be “desperate buyers”, but we are not supposed to act like lemmings!
By Leonard Greenhall on June 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Yeah me too
how boring and counterproductive are those sales pages with “look what a great success I am” written in large pictures etc
It turns me off and the product is sidelined for me
Honest presentation and honest claims and honest truth about what really is needed to make the ? whatever it is work is all I want
Lennie G
By Mded on June 4th, 2009 at 1:42 am
$2.64 million .. wow…
By Graham in UK on June 4th, 2009 at 4:48 am
Hi Mike
Well, a good practical demonstration of internet marketing!
Makes a change from the so obvious ‘Is it a Scam’ model that is so overused!
This time – you created a fuss about the ‘Worst Sales Page Ever’ a clever change of tack to scam.
Yes- the sales page seems to go on about the ‘in-your-face’ lifestyle of the success team – but doesn’t really tell you much about the product itself – left me somewhat confused really.
Leaving an affiliate link to the product – well whatever your views you’re an internet marketer – if they maybe are going to buy it – they might as well buy it from you – right?
After all – you’ve got a living to make and if you draw in a few commissions -what the hell!
regards to you Mike
Graham in UK
By Big Internet Marketing on June 4th, 2009 at 5:42 am
Haha,
Caught. I think you should not have used an affiliate link… You could have just cookied this page, then send your readership people over to the original CB Quantum home page (lol) and perhaps make sales that way?
I do however agree that the sales page might have been a bit too long.
The product however sounds good to me. Anybody who is teaching how they made millions and providing the students with everything they need sounds good.
By john on June 5th, 2009 at 12:37 am
I have to agree that sales page is poor, when i see pics of houses, boats, cars it don`t make me feel good, i know that it is more likely to be fake claims. I think they should focus more on what you are actualy getting.
By Jake Markson on June 5th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Is is the worst sales page ever? Not even close. When you compare it to countless amateur efforts that have all of the same downsides with none of the style and organization, it’s not even close.
It may not be everyone’s style and it may be a little over the top. But it’s certainly not the worst ever.
By web design leeds on June 21st, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Thhanks for your opinion Mike. I bought DJK and now its outdated! Google took care of that.
Question: If these Gurus are so darn rich, how come we get flooded day and night in our inboxes with CBQuantum offers?
We might be “desperate buyersâ€, but we are not supposed to act like lemmings!
By Tai on July 6th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Absolutely agree. This is the worst one I have ever seen. Its kind of rude to put up something like that and expect the reader to jump into it. Where are all the courtesy and manner..
By Jerry Acer on August 12th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I actually found this post after googling “worst affilliate page” lol.
One thing I would like to know on the “red and yellow” sales pages you see around is where they get the photographs for the bogus reviews / delighted customers from… any ideas?