Crowd Mountain Review
Crowd Mountain, a new membership website, was established by Michelle MacPhearson on March 1, 2009. The purpose of Crowd Mountain is to train members in all aspects of online business building and internet marketing. To do this, Michelle has created an Internet bootcamp, which may be an online first. The first thing new members will be able to train from are the six bootcamp modules. Michelle has made bootcamp training modules that cover:
- Niche the Niche: how to do accurate research before making a new website. Members gain access to a 17 page workbook that can be downloaded and printed, and six training videos.
- Optimize for Size: how to build and SEO (Search Engine Optimize) optimize a site for earning money. Members gain access to a downloadable workbook, an automatic affiliate profit rendering and SEO enhancer plugin, and five downloadable internet site themes that come SEO optimized and can be used for any niche.
- Content Architecture: how to determine what variety of content to add to a website, as well as how to to publish the content. Members have access to information on what kind of content Google really wants, a custom-tweaked plug-in that makes obtaining and publishing that content as easy as pie, and a private plug-in Michelle had built just for Crowd Mountain that will make building your internet site around a set of long-tail keywords tremendous simple.
- Monetization Station: how to make money with a niche website by adding ads, affiliate programs, or your own stuff.
- Search Engine Assault: how to get Google to love your website and send organic traffic to your site.
- Power Networking: how to use social networking to to be recognized as an authority in your site’s subject.
This list is just a sampling of what Crowd Mountain members gain access to. The Crowd Mountain website contains a complete listing of what is available.
What do I think of Crowd Mountain?
As of this writing, I have only seen and viewed the tutorials found in modules one, “Niche the Niche”, and two, “Optimize for Size”. This is because Michelle is releasing one module each week, to prevent confusion and information overload. Because the site is just a little over a week old (as of this writing), these are the only modules available. So, this Crowd Mountain critique is based on two things: the two modules I’ve already seen, and my previous experience of Michelle’s coaching.
Considering the two modules I have seen, they are spectacular. Contained in the first module are not one, but three, training videos that detail how to do keyword research. The three videos explore three different niches (one niche per video), giving viewers a very good understanding of the best way to do keyword research.
The second module is all about how to properly setup a new WordPress blog so that it is SEO’d properly from the get-go. Michelle explains how to install and setup the plugins that she believes most important for website SEO. I was aware of some of the plugins, but, after viewing her videos for them, realized I had been applying them wrongly. So, even in an area that I thought I knew, I learned something.
One of my favorite tools, which is exclusive to Crowd Mountain members, is the Task Manager. Michelle had this program custom made just for this site. The Task Manager software keeps track of what has and hasn’t been finished on every internet site you enter into it. Most tasks are ones made by Michelle, but members can add their own tasks if they like to do things that Michelle doesn’t include. This makes the program fully customizable to each member’s wants or needs. I am loving this program!
Members also get to use a Snooper program: “The Snooper was made to look inside Google’s algorithm and literally SEE what link building and social media sites Google likes the most. Those are the sites to focus on – if they’re already in favor, piggyback your own sites on them for quick ranking.” Is it truly as powerful as Michelle claims? Yes! Is it really easy to use? Yes!
Special Bonus for Pioneer Members
Those who join within the first six weeks of the site’s launch will have the unique chance to present questions to Michelle for each module’s live Q&A, typically held on the Friday after each module’s introduction. There is just one Q&A session per module, so don’t miss this chance to ask Michelle anything concerning that week’s module.
As stated by Michelle, “As a pioneer Crowd Mountain member, you’ll actually be able to attend the live session and ask your own, personal questions about the material and get answers directly from me. Late comers will only get the recorded Q&A and will not be able to ask their personal questions.”
Go to Crowd Mountain and decide if it is right for you. I can honestly say that everything Michelle promises will be delivered, and then some. Crowd Mountain is an superb opportunity to learn, from the ground up, how to earn an income with web sites.