Information Product Dashboard by Marlon Sanders - a Review

I got my copy of Marlon Sanders' Info Product Dashboard just yesterday, and this was my reaction after giving it the first close look-over:

Wow! All the things that I have seen other people use and that made me think, "Sheesh! I sure would like to be able to do that!" (for example, put little musical intros at the beginning of my audio products, just for starters).

It's all there! In an easy-to-follow step-by-step format. The dashboard is divided into 6 weeks with 6 steps each. Mostly with free resources (some of which are even included as bonuses with the dashboard purchase).

Each week also has a brief audio overview by Marlon himself (I believe he does this on all his dashboards, where he explains the six steps that are coming up. I listened to all 6 of the weekly previews, so I have a pretty good idea what's I'll be able to do, once I'm through.

The descriptions are nicely detailed and clear, so I'm finding that it's all very doable. Besides, Marlon's tech support is friendly and helpful, just in case I (or anyone else) should ever get stumped!

giving it the first close look-over:

Wow! All the things that I have seen other people use and that made me think, "Sheesh! I sure would like to be able to do that!" (for example, put little musical intros at the beginning of my audio products, just for starters).

It's all there! In an easy-to-follow step-by-step format. The dashboard is divided into 6 weeks with 6 steps each. Mostly with free resources (some of which are even included as bonuses with the dashboard purchase).

Each week also has a brief audio overview by Marlon himself (I believe he does this on all his dashboards, where he explains the six steps that are coming up. I listened to all 6 of the weekly previews, so I have a pretty good idea what's I'll be able to do, once I'm through.

The descriptions are nicely detailed and clear, so I'm finding that it's all very doable. Besides, Marlon's tech support is friendly and helpful, just in case I (or anyone else) should ever get stumped!

The only drawback, if it can even be called that -- the first go-around is going to take quite a bit longer than 30 minutes per step, at least for some of the steps. I'm still working on step one (and two), and some steps will definitely take WAY longer than 30 minutes. Does Marlon really think we can pinpoint a suitable market and come up with a targeted product for it in 30 minutes? Does he really think we can find, and contact several potential JV partners in 30 minutes, oh, and negotiate a deal with them, all in the same time-frame? He's gotta be kidding! Actually, he does admit that a few steps will take longer...

But once accomplished, those same steps will provide contacts and material for several different products, so I guess I'll just have to divide the time investment by all the products that I'll eventually develop from those efforts). And guess what? Once I'm all done calculating, I may well make quite a chunk of change per day.!

Some of the other steps are going to be faster, and occasionally even skippable (such as when they're not applicable, i.e., no video required for an audio product OR if I've already taken care of something, i.e., choose host and/or domain name etc.), so it will even out, especially over time.

Plus, with the second and third and fourth etc. product it will get faster and faster!

So just in case that isn't obvious by now, I'm very happy with my new dashboard! And, by the way, if you think it's just for newbies, you may want to reconsider. Yes, the dashboard is easy to follow, and yes, the steps are well explained, so yes, it is an excellent tool for newbies.

But it also offers some very sophisticated techniques and unless you're a very experienced marketer, you're likely to find at least something useful here, at least enough to make the investment worth your while.

How would I know that? I already own several product-creation programs, and Marlon's offers tools that I haven't found in any of the others.

Maybe some marketers are keeping the really good stuff to themselves. No matter. Marlon's Info Product Dashboard is by far the most comprehensive system I've come across yet (which is what Marlon said he had in mind when he created it. IMHO, he succeeded)!

Even better, his Info Product Dashboard is priced extremely competitively when compared to most and maybe even all the other options out there.

I will provide regular progress reports as I work with the dashboard, so if you're curious and want to know how I do once I'll hit the more technically challenging spots, just check my favorite self-help blog for updates... and my soon-to-appear newly created info products.