Because there's so many elements to this membership, I'll break down the core elements of what you're buying into and I'll tell you if it works or not, based on experience and usage. First we'll look at the actual business in a box (which is the core of the package) and then we'll look at some of the numerous extras that you get once inside...

Lead generation free report

Ok, this is like a mini version of the main eBook you are given to sell. It looks great in terms of the design and layout and the info inside is pretty useful. I would personally add my own style and extra content, but I don't think you would need to in most cases.

Professional squeeze page to capture leads + Professionally designed opt in form

I've spent weeks on trying to create simple pages that entice people to sign up to my newsletter in exchange for the free report. It can be really hit and miss and unless you're a good designer with strong copywriting skills, this is a welcome relief. The squeeze pages work, because they are based on tested psychological copywriting and layouts. I sent some traffic to my first squeeze page and got subscribers coming in right from the start (we'll cover the traffic stuff in a bit).

11 Alternative squeeze pages to make your site unique

Hmm, these aren't so great. The main squeeze page looks classy and professional, but some of these alternatives look and feel a little more rushed, at least for this month's package. But to be honest, I haven't tested them all yet, so it would be unwise to say that they don't or won't work with just the same effect as the original one I was using.

A follow up autoresponder sequence

Obviously there's no point in getting people to subscribe to your newsletter if you don't have anything to say to them. Whilst I prefer to write my own emails (and I think you should try to do the same asap) I do think these are a good base to start from. If you can't write emails to save your life, this is a real help as they do a great job of preselling your main eBook...

Main full eBook inc full sales page & thank you page

I have to say, in comparison to some of the alternative "niche marketing memberships" where you get a prewritten eBook to call as your own, this is one of the best quality I've seen.

Now, I am not going to get too excited, as I feel that some parts could use a little more content and work to really make it shine, but I can't imagine people buying this eBook and saying "hey, that was rubbish and not worth the money"...because it does a great job of covering the hot topics in that niche.

Clearly, some time and research has gone into this part of the package which is obviously important as this is what is going to make you the biggest amount of money.

Full set of website and product graphics

There's no doubt that the graphics are extremely professional and you can see from the sales page what sort of quality you'll be getting. The graphics seem to add that level of professionalism that help to build trust with your audience and ultimately sell your product. I can't find a single fault here, apart from some of the squeeze pages designs as I previously mentioned.

2 Professional videos, (1 for the squeeze page, 1 for the sales page)

Not amazing in terms of production, but still a cool feature to have on your sales and squeeze pages to act as a was to entertain people and also make a good sales point. I am not sure how well these really work or if they actually make that much of a difference, and you'll have to test them really. Personally, I decided to leave these off my sales and squeeze pages and just save them for posting up at Youtube for some extra traffic from there.

15 websites each with 20 private label articles + optimized for 400 keywords & Professional blog theme

The starting block of getting free traffic is building a good, content rich website that is targeted to your niche topic. This can take a long time for many of us, especially those of us who hate the technical side of things or get stuck with writing articles around our topics. The websites provided are surprisingly professional and modern looking.

They have a really clean look and feel to them and the content is pretty decent. The content is not exactly award winning or inspiring, but it's enough to start getting found in the search engines and certainly good enough to send interested people to, in order to build trust and show that you are credible in your market.

The downside here is that if you really want to get this content based website working for you, you will definitely need to rewrite the articles and try to make the website look a little more unique.

Whilst this is relatively easy when you've got a great base like this to work off, I do feel that this might still be a problem for some people (particularly those who can't outsource the work either), so that's something to think about.

Finally, the blog theme is very slick looking and for me personally, saves a lot of time scouring through all those free themes online and trying to integrate it properly on my site.

52 Blog posts ready to publish

One thing is for sure, blogging is a great way to get a ton of free traffic and that's what people will tell you all day long. However, what they fail to tell you is that in order to get all this free traffic you will need to post a lot of blog posts in the first place. Traffic doesn't magnetize to a blog that doesn't have anything to read. That's why I think this is another great touch in the monthly package.

What I have decided to do, is post a new blog post every week for a year (you can also get software to have this done automatically for you for free too!). That way, I have a continually updating and fresh blog that will bring in tons of traffic on autopilot over time. Don't be fooled though, having content is not the only factor in getting traffic, so don't get too excited.

10 Solo ads for instant promotion

Ok, it's been a few days since I joined up and so far I've got a website with content, a blog with continual content added each week for the next year, a squeeze page that attracts newsletter subscribers with automatic responses being sent out to them to promote my eBook...it's already an autopilot machine, but traffic is still a problem. The 10 solo ads were the first thing to use to get traffic, but I haven't used them yet so I can't comment on how effective they are. But there's more traffic tools...

8 professionally designed flash banners

These are VERY slick and I know that having these made for you from a professional designer on eLance.com or similar freelance sites would cosy way more than the entire cost of this membership site. That's really not me trying to be hypey either...just go check out some of the prices for flash banner designs on freelancing and web design sites, you'll see for yourself.

Personally, I didn't use these on any of my content pages, but instead ran them through Google Adwords on the content network, so that they would show up on other people's sites. Couple of them got some pretty decent amount of clicks, so I can imagine that putting these on your content pages will drive even more people to your opt in form for the free report (and that's where they start to be sold so that's your priority!).

Premade list of free traffic sources (actual URLS of forums etc) to target

If you're not prepared to spend money on advertising (and I don't blame you, it can cost a fortune), then this is a cool resource. Basically, this is a list of all the forums and websites related specifically to your niche that you can go and join for free or register at and start driving traffic back to your site.

The only thing I think is missing with this is a little more advice on how to actually entice the people back to your site, but still a great resource to go find and hang out with the people who will be interested in buying your stuff!

6 additional content components to keep visitors on your 15 websites for longer and allow you to be found more easily in the search engines

This is an area which is often overlooked: How to keep people on your website once they actually get there! So many people focus on getting the traffic to their websites, but it all seems like a waste of time if they are just going to leave immediately. The best way to keep people on your site is to provide entertaining and engaging content, which these 6 components do.

Basically, you get feeds from blogs, feeds from really popular videos, a selection of audio podcasts, an eBay shop script which displays relevant listings that your visitors will be interested in buying, a press release feed and a day in history feature too.

Some of this stuff is ok, but not exactly great. Some of it might end up distracting your visitors away from ultimately what you're trying to do (get them to buy your stuff!). So, use at your own discretion. I personally felt this could be made better, and you might find that you prefer to add your own cool stuff to your site yourself (just make sure it's relevant and looks neat).

Specially designed site structure and coding so that people don't leave your page when clicking outbound links

I found that the sites were designed in a way that means every time a visitor clicks a link on your page, it opens up a new window. This is pretty cool and something that I imagine many web designers/marketers forget to take advantage of.

The benefit is that people can click your "Money Links" and not be taken away from your main sites. In other words, you can send them to useful sites and even affiliate links and eBay listings etc, but because your page is still left open underneath, there's an ever better chance that they will continue to read your content and take action after they have been to another site.

Not exactly a groundbreaking technology or idea, but a nice little touch for keeping more people on your site, without you having to fiddle around with coding it yourself (if you even know how to!)

Preselected affiliate programs that you can promote

Another nice little touch here is the premade list of affiliate programs that will fit in perfectly with your site. The list seems pretty well researched and all of the ideas for things you can sell act as great learning tool for people to see how to pick and monetize a website or newsletter.

You can basically use these product to promote to your list, or directly on your content pages. would say that it still requires careful planning and a little bit of practice to get this right when selling affiliate products, and you'll still need to take the time to go and sign up to the affiliate programs or affiliate networks that they are on, but this is still a cool little time saver when trying to think up ideas of what else you can sell inside your business in a box.

Full training area

After a week, I've now got a business machine that is well oiled and running. It's not perfect and it needs to be looked after a little bit to make sure everything runs smoothly, but at this point (and speaking from experience), I know that if I had tried to get this far on my own without paying for help or additional guides, I would have spent more than 2 months getting this far, and to be honest there is no way I could have created everything that I have got inside my new "niche in a box". Heck, the eBook alone would have taken a month to research and write.

Whilst I have not made any money from the eBook yet (still building my newsletter subscribers), I am starting to see a few affiliate commissions coming through, including eBay. Whilst it's not life changing just yet, one thing is for sure...the traffic coming to my site is steadily rising and that ultimately means that more income is on its' way.

But what I appreciate after all of this, is that you're only half way through getting the real value from this membership, with the training portion being absolutely top notch.

There's so much covered, and for someone like me who is not a big reader, I was pleased to see that videos are included much of the time. I haven't managed to get through all of the training and to be honest, some of it is too basic for me...but there's plenty of golden nuggets that really give you a few of those "aha" moments and can really help.

Ok, that's about it for the main content...

There's clearly a lot packed into this membership and without trying to sell cheesy and like a typical affiliate trying to make a fast buck (which I am not), this has to be one of the most comprehensive and value packed memberships I have ever seen, certainly for the price. But even after you've devoured all of the main goodies, there's a slew of additional bonuses that really do raise the bar on giving value, such as...

Custom installation service (warning, does cost extra)

If you're really struggling to get your site live and still can't grasp things after using their in-depth training, this is always an option.

Automatic Installer (auto install software to get your websites online automatically)

I used this and it works really smoothly. Great for saving time and avoiding those human errors!

Unlimited Platinum Access to Ethiclinks.com

A cool site that allows you to exchange links automatically with other websites. Great for increasing your search engine rankings (links to your site are what counts folks). I haven't had chance to use this free bonus yet, but will soon.

Professional Autoresponder Account

Great if you can't afford one of the more common autoresponder services. I personally use Aweber and they are great, but it's up to you. My personal opinion is that it might be better to use a dedicated autoresponder service that is dedicated to that specific job and that job only.

Niches-In-A-Box Members Only Forum

Forums are cool for getting ideas and it seems that the folks are pretty active in this forum, with quite an impressive amount of members. Usually forums in paid membership sites are pretty low activity and pointless, but this one seems to hold some promise. I never really use forums that much, but they can be useful for really specific problems and for getting fresh new ideas.

However, what I loved about this forum is that this is where you can get private, personal and one on one access with the owners...now THAT is worth a lot more than the price of admission for sure.

Creative Niche builder (builds those complicated PHP based websites for you!)

This is a unique website builder that creates cool templates with a few clicks of the mouse. Whilst not too flexible, it's still a great option for banging out new designs without the fiddle and headaches that usually come along with web page creation and it is a great deal cheaper than buying Dreamweaver or Xsite Pro!

ShowClicks! Real Time Adsense Tracking Script

A neat piece of tracking software so that you can monitor your Adsense clicks. I personally wasn't bothered about this, mainly because I am not using Adsense.

Access to TurboVideoTraining Videos (a Q&A style training club)

Pretty self explanatory and another cool looking resource for getting your questions answered and getting answers to some of the more frequent questions.

Free Upgraded lifetime access to VisualRanks.com

At first, I didn't know what this was but soon found out that Visual Ranks is a paid service that allows you to see how many links are pointing to your site. This is a really useful service for improving your SEO efforts as the more backlinks you have pointing to your site, the higher you'll rank.

Use this with Ethiclinks.com and you'll grow your rankings over time with ease. I like the fact that everything is so hands free most of the time, and along with this free access, you can really keep track of what's going on with your site in the search engines, so that you know what to work on and what is actually working well for you.

Access to the VisitorSense Videos (Website traffic training)

These are a set of videos which are pretty good, but not exactly mind blowing or revolutionary. These would be more suited to people who are fairly new to Adsense, but I'd say they are worth a look if Adsense is your thing. For me, I am no longer interested in Adsense, but that doesn't mean it can't make you a killing...and people really DO still make a killing from Adsense.

Access to The Template Club (get professional website templates created for you!)

Pretty cool membership thrown in for free, where you can grab something like 200 minisite templates ready to roll. I don't think I will ever get around to taking advantage of this, but it's a nice addition to the overall package, particularly if you can't design a webpage to save your life.

As I mentioned in the beginning, the layout of the member's download area feels clumsy and certainly looks old fashioned and cheesy. If you can stomach that, that's cool as the real value comes from the downloads, software and training.

One thing I can't help feeling is the potential traffic problems. Whilst the traffic resources are top notch and make it easy for you to find free, targeted traffic to come to your site, the one thing that bothers me is that you're not the only person on this membership. In other words, there are lots of other people who will be using the same traffic sources that come recommended each month.

Now, whilst this might not always be a problem for most methods, it surely must cause clashes where lots of marketers flock to the same niche forum to find their customers. The people who belong to that forum will see the sudden influx of people who all seem to be experts and their alarm bells will go off.

The only way around this is to work on the traffic generating methods where you're not targeting the same communities and websites that are mentioned, which although kind of defeats the object of this part of the package, I think it's the best option if you want to get the best results.

Furthermore, the same personalization approach applies to your articles, blog posts and website content too. In other words, you don't really want to be publishing articles and other content that is identical to other people's websites that are also members do you? If you did, you would end up getting penalized for duplicate content in the search engines, plus you'd struggle to stand out from the crowd.

So whilst the simple answer is make a few simple tweaks to your content and add your personal touch where possible, I still feel this is a valid bad point and possible set back.

Finally, whilst not really a bad problem to have, you may need to consider the additional costs of extra domain names and hosting as you'll be putting up new sites each month, month after month (you don't have to, but you ought to if you want to get your money's worth!).

In addition to setting up all these new "niches in a box" each month, you will also need to think about how you're going to effectively manage them all. Whilst most of this stuff is hands free, don't forget that it's always a good idea to have customer service for your websites.

If you encounter just one problematic customer or a complicated customer query for each website and you have several websites running at the same time, how will you effectively cope? Will you have time?

Although it's unlikely that you will have many customer service issues for your content based sites and blog, it is likely that you might need solid customer support for the eBooks that you are selling.

This is something I feel is slightly overlooked in this package, so again this is something to think about. Either way, the good news is that customer support from buyers means only one thing: You're making money!!!