Crowd Mountain, an innovative membership website, was launched by Michelle MacPhearson on March 1, 2009. The role 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 Internet first. The first thing new members will have access to are the six bootcamp modules. Michelle has made bootcamp training modules that cover:
- Niche the Niche: how to do proper research before making a new website. Members get access to a 17 page workbook that can be downloaded and printed, as well as six training videos.
- Optimize for Size: how to build and SEO (Search Engine Optimize) optimize a site for making money. Members get access to a downloadable workbook, an automatic affiliate profit yielding and SEO enhancer plugin, and five downloadable internet site themes that have already been SEO optimized and may be used for any niche.
- Content Architecture: how to decide what kind of content to add to a internet site, as well as how to to publish it. Members have access to information on what type of content Google loves, a custom-tweaked plugin to make acquiring and publishing that content a piece of cake, and a private plug-in that Michelle had created just for Crowd Mountain that will make building your 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 internet site and direct organic traffic your way.
- Power Networking: how to use social networking to be known as an authority in your site’s subject.
This list is just a sampling of what Crowd Mountain members have access to. The Crowd Mountain website contains a complete listing of what is available.
How good is Crowd Mountain?
At this time, I have only experienced and viewed the tutorials found in modules one, “Niche the Niche”, and two, “Optimize for Size”. The reason for this is because Michelle is releasing one module each week, to prevent confusion and info overload. Because the web site is merely a little over a week old (as of this writing), these are the only modules available. So, this Crowd Mountain review is based on two things: the two modules I’ve already experienced, and my previous experience of Michelle’s training.
Regarding the two modules I have seen, they are outstanding. Contained in the first module are not one, but three, training videos that explain how to do keyword research. The three videos deal with three different niches (one niche per video), so viewers get a very good idea of the proper way to conduct keyword research.
The second module is all about how to properly setup a new WordPress blog to make sure it is SEO’d right from the start. Michelle instructs how to install and setup the plugins that she regards as most crucial for website SEO. I was already using some of the plugins, but, after seeing her videos for them, realized I had been employing them incorrectly. 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 website you enter into it. Most tasks are ones created by Michelle, but members can add their personalized tasks if they want to do things that Michelle doesn’t include. This makes the Task Manager fully customizable to each member’s wants or needs. I am loving this software!
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
If you join within the first six weeks of the site’s launch, you will have the unique chance to present questions to Michelle for each module’s live Q&A, which is typically held on the Friday after that module’s introduction. There is just one Q&A session per module, so don’t miss this chance to ask Michelle anything relating to 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 to 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 make an income with web sites.