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	<title>Comments on: A Vacation from My Vacation</title>
	<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html</link>
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		<title>By: Teli</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2611</link>
		<dc:creator>Teli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Alan,
Thank you for the warm welcome back. If you're truly curious, you can see the &lt;a href="http://flickr.com/photos/somestranger/" rel="nofollow"&gt;vacation picks I uploaded to Flickr&lt;/a&gt;.

I'm glad to see that you're also taking the challenge in stride; for the simple fact of your attitude, I'm sure you'll be met with great success. :D

Be sure to let us know about your progress, too.

~ Teli</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Alan,<br />
Thank you for the warm welcome back. If you&#8217;re truly curious, you can see the <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/somestranger/" rel="nofollow">vacation picks I uploaded to Flickr</a>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m glad to see that you&#8217;re also taking the challenge in stride; for the simple fact of your attitude, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll be met with great success. <img src='http://www.alternativesoho.com/0/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Be sure to let us know about your progress, too.</p>
<p>~ Teli</p>
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		<title>By: Alan</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2607</link>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Teli,

Welcome back from vacation!  Lets see some vacation pics. :-)

Your post resonated big time with me!  I'm also doing the 20/20 challenge and I'm about ready to launch my very first product. I found the 20/20 challenge a great way to get myself organized with a good blueprint to follow.

Am I on track to "get it done" in 20 days?  Not even close! :-)  I have also not worked on the plan every day straight for 20 days and just like you wrote, I can only blame myself.

But after 2 years of affiliate marketing I've been wanting to develop my own product and now the 2020 challenge has helped me a lot towards this goal.  Yes I knew what I should do in regards to launching my own product but I never did.  

Follow through and goal setting always did me in.  Here is where Michael Green's 2020 Challenge has been very helpful for me, with a daily plan to follow and the 20 day accountability hanging over me.

So even though I'm well over the 20 days and I haven't made $0 so far, I don't consider this a failure.

My website is done, my sales letter is ready, I've written my e-book and had it edited for grammar/flow, I'm now tweaking my manuscript and shooting my video tutorials for my product, plus done the other things needed per the manual (can't give away too much info away lol).  

For me it's been a lot of help even though I didn't make 20K in 20 days.  It behooves newbie product creators like myself not to get hung up on the 20K and 20 days.  Yes, that's the marketing angle Michael Green is using but I'll happy if I'm able to launch my first product, make some cash, but more importantly to me I now have a blueprint I can replicate over and over.  

If I make 20K off my first product within the 58 day money back guarantee would be icing on the cake.

This is the most I've paid for a digital how-to product but so far I'm happy with the results and I have no plans in asking for a refund.

I'm looking forward to seeing your 2020 product in December!

--Alan</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Teli,</p>
<p>Welcome back from vacation!  Lets see some vacation pics. <img src='http://www.alternativesoho.com/0/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Your post resonated big time with me!  I&#8217;m also doing the 20/20 challenge and I&#8217;m about ready to launch my very first product. I found the 20/20 challenge a great way to get myself organized with a good blueprint to follow.</p>
<p>Am I on track to &#8220;get it done&#8221; in 20 days?  Not even close! <img src='http://www.alternativesoho.com/0/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  I have also not worked on the plan every day straight for 20 days and just like you wrote, I can only blame myself.</p>
<p>But after 2 years of affiliate marketing I&#8217;ve been wanting to develop my own product and now the 2020 challenge has helped me a lot towards this goal.  Yes I knew what I should do in regards to launching my own product but I never did.  </p>
<p>Follow through and goal setting always did me in.  Here is where Michael Green&#8217;s 2020 Challenge has been very helpful for me, with a daily plan to follow and the 20 day accountability hanging over me.</p>
<p>So even though I&#8217;m well over the 20 days and I haven&#8217;t made $0 so far, I don&#8217;t consider this a failure.</p>
<p>My website is done, my sales letter is ready, I&#8217;ve written my e-book and had it edited for grammar/flow, I&#8217;m now tweaking my manuscript and shooting my video tutorials for my product, plus done the other things needed per the manual (can&#8217;t give away too much info away lol).  </p>
<p>For me it&#8217;s been a lot of help even though I didn&#8217;t make 20K in 20 days.  It behooves newbie product creators like myself not to get hung up on the 20K and 20 days.  Yes, that&#8217;s the marketing angle Michael Green is using but I&#8217;ll happy if I&#8217;m able to launch my first product, make some cash, but more importantly to me I now have a blueprint I can replicate over and over.  </p>
<p>If I make 20K off my first product within the 58 day money back guarantee would be icing on the cake.</p>
<p>This is the most I&#8217;ve paid for a digital how-to product but so far I&#8217;m happy with the results and I have no plans in asking for a refund.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing your 2020 product in December!</p>
<p>&#8211;Alan</p>
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		<title>By: Teli</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2603</link>
		<dc:creator>Teli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You're welcome, Veronica; I'm glad to do it and you're right that I can about my readers. :)

~ Teli</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re welcome, Veronica; I&#8217;m glad to do it and you&#8217;re right that I can about my readers. <img src='http://www.alternativesoho.com/0/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>~ Teli</p>
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		<title>By: Veronica</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2602</link>
		<dc:creator>Veronica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Teli,
I want to thank you for all the time you are putting into this for us. It is really appreciated and it shows that you truly want to help your readers and you are not just in it for the quick buck.

Veronica</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Teli,<br />
I want to thank you for all the time you are putting into this for us. It is really appreciated and it shows that you truly want to help your readers and you are not just in it for the quick buck.</p>
<p>Veronica</p>
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		<title>By: Teli</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2600</link>
		<dc:creator>Teli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2600</guid>
		<description>You're very welcome, Ian. Glad I could help.

Also forgot to mention that the &lt;a href="http://thirtydaychallenge.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;30 Day Challenge&lt;/a&gt; is free. And I believe that Ed Dale's taken over (used to be both Frank Kern and Ed Dale who ran it).

~ Teli</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re very welcome, Ian. Glad I could help.</p>
<p>Also forgot to mention that the <a href="http://thirtydaychallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">30 Day Challenge</a> is free. And I believe that Ed Dale&#8217;s taken over (used to be both Frank Kern and Ed Dale who ran it).</p>
<p>~ Teli</p>
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		<title>By: Ian</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2599</link>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Teli,

Yes, that helps heaps! Thanks a lot! I shall investigate Frank's offering and give it all very careful thought.

All the best!

Ian</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Teli,</p>
<p>Yes, that helps heaps! Thanks a lot! I shall investigate Frank&#8217;s offering and give it all very careful thought.</p>
<p>All the best!</p>
<p>Ian</p>
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		<title>By: Teli</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2583</link>
		<dc:creator>Teli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Ian,
The level difficulty would certainly depend on perspective. What made it difficult for me personally was how some of the daily tasks were laid out.

It felt as though some task lists would most certainly require well over a day's worth of work to complete (and he even mentions that you can split it into two or three days...but that kind of defeats the purpose of it being a "daily task"). 

Because of some tasks requiring more of my time, it became difficult to find the additional necessary time to complete it when I already had a full time schedule.

The other reason I consider it difficult is the collection of potential JV partners. That entire section is sparse. Yes, he explains the basic formula he uses to find potential JV partners, but that's it. He doesn't take into account certain variables such as JV partners who already have a product they're trying to sell or other methods for locating JV partners. That's where your own creativity will need to come into the mix.

Finally, the product selection phase can be extraordinarily difficult if you're not certain what to look for. You may end up investing money in a product to re-brand only to find out that it's complete crap or there simply isn't a market willing to pay for the information.

However, I should note at this point that you can visit the support forum and people would be willing to help you out if you get stuck in these areas. It's just an added step in my opinion that could have been avoided.

Off the top of my head, The 30 Day Challenge by Frank Kern has been one I've heard about frequently when the 20/20 Challenge has been brought up. Although it's slightly different in its methodology (I completed it a while back), the idea is still the same -- to get you earning money online in a set time period using step by step methods and daily check lists.

I hope that helps and if you have any other questions, please ask.

~ Teli</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Ian,<br />
The level difficulty would certainly depend on perspective. What made it difficult for me personally was how some of the daily tasks were laid out.</p>
<p>It felt as though some task lists would most certainly require well over a day&#8217;s worth of work to complete (and he even mentions that you can split it into two or three days&#8230;but that kind of defeats the purpose of it being a &#8220;daily task&#8221;). </p>
<p>Because of some tasks requiring more of my time, it became difficult to find the additional necessary time to complete it when I already had a full time schedule.</p>
<p>The other reason I consider it difficult is the collection of potential JV partners. That entire section is sparse. Yes, he explains the basic formula he uses to find potential JV partners, but that&#8217;s it. He doesn&#8217;t take into account certain variables such as JV partners who already have a product they&#8217;re trying to sell or other methods for locating JV partners. That&#8217;s where your own creativity will need to come into the mix.</p>
<p>Finally, the product selection phase can be extraordinarily difficult if you&#8217;re not certain what to look for. You may end up investing money in a product to re-brand only to find out that it&#8217;s complete crap or there simply isn&#8217;t a market willing to pay for the information.</p>
<p>However, I should note at this point that you can visit the support forum and people would be willing to help you out if you get stuck in these areas. It&#8217;s just an added step in my opinion that could have been avoided.</p>
<p>Off the top of my head, The 30 Day Challenge by Frank Kern has been one I&#8217;ve heard about frequently when the 20/20 Challenge has been brought up. Although it&#8217;s slightly different in its methodology (I completed it a while back), the idea is still the same &#8212; to get you earning money online in a set time period using step by step methods and daily check lists.</p>
<p>I hope that helps and if you have any other questions, please ask.</p>
<p>~ Teli</p>
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		<title>By: Ian</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativesoho.com/reviews/a-vacation-from-my-vacation.html#comment-2576</link>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Teli,

It has been great hearing your thoughts on "The Challenge". Many thanks for recording them.

I am contemplating possibly doing "The Challenge". I like the idea of a plan and task list to follow on a daily basis together with the idea of the support forum (although I'm not really sure how good that is). I would really appreciate hearing what it is that makes the challenge "difficult". And, I guess, are there certain types of people or approaches that would change it from difficult to easy?

Also, (this is just a wild hope here!) have you come across other similar projects that you believe are worthy of consideration when looking at this one?

Many thanks!

Ian</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Teli,</p>
<p>It has been great hearing your thoughts on &#8220;The Challenge&#8221;. Many thanks for recording them.</p>
<p>I am contemplating possibly doing &#8220;The Challenge&#8221;. I like the idea of a plan and task list to follow on a daily basis together with the idea of the support forum (although I&#8217;m not really sure how good that is). I would really appreciate hearing what it is that makes the challenge &#8220;difficult&#8221;. And, I guess, are there certain types of people or approaches that would change it from difficult to easy?</p>
<p>Also, (this is just a wild hope here!) have you come across other similar projects that you believe are worthy of consideration when looking at this one?</p>
<p>Many thanks!</p>
<p>Ian</p>
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