Cash gifting program review by Brad Smith
The world economy being at its all-time low, it’s no wonder that so many people are turning to the Internet, looking for alternative income streams. Cash gifting programs and clubs are one of the easiest and most efficient ways to improve your financial situation. There is no product involved, no taxation, and you don’t have to be a computer guru to be successful at it. However, there are many popular gifting web-sites around, flashing images of luxury cars and bags of cash in your face, that, chances are, you’re having a hard time picking one.
That is where I come in. Being an experienced gifting professional, I would like to offer you a comprehensive review of the top gifting clubs on the web to help you make your decision. So, let’s begin!
Number One Success System (NOSS) aka TLS
Overview: NOSS is one of the oldest 1UP gifting programs around and one of the most popular ones (the club allegedly has over 40,000 members worldwide). You can pick one of the 3 levels to join at: $500, $1,500 and $3,500. The only other expense would be their tracking software, which is run by a 3d party and costs about $120 per year.
The Good: The program is well-structured and provides a lot of support to its members. The weekly conference calls, conducted by the club’s leaders, are professionally put-together and are good to invite prospects to. With the lowest entry level being only $500, this gifting program has a wide mass appeal.
The Bad: This program is very ill-suited to anyone who doesn’t possess an outgoing personality. You’re required to do a lot of phone work, such as cold-calling strangers, in an attempt to invite prospects to the NOSS conference calls. There is no automation as far as following up with your prospects. You would have to pick up the phone and call them up yourself if you want to get them to join.
The Ugly: Extremely outdated marketing policies. This gifting program actually PROHIBITS people to market on the Internet! And if you violate their terms, they will delete you from the system and provide no refund.
Verdict: NOSS is a relatively inexpensive program to join, but its narrow views on marketing and lack of prospect follow-up automation makes this club an appropriate choice only for a small percentage of people interested in gifting. I wouldn’t recommend NOSS to anyone who doesn’t have experience in telemarketing or selling.
Ecosov™ (Too Damn Easy)
Overview: Ecosov™ is a private gifting club that has two entry levels: $6,600 & $18,500. It’s operated by a marketing millionaire who goes by the nickname of “Q”, who sends out a weekly “Cash Me Out” newsletter and has a phone hotline that addresses a lot of the prospect’s questions. The marketing system is such that every affiliate is given a member ID that is used in all ad campaigns. Whenever a prospect clicks on one of the Ecosov™ ads, they are directed to the main web-site, using the member ID of the person who had paid for the ad.
The Good: All of Q’s advertising campaigns are top-notch. He will provide you with pre-designed ads and postcards, that have already been test-marketed and proven to be effective. Q personally handles all of your prospect’s questions and sets up tracking to ensure that all of your cash is safely delivered to your doorstep. Everything is more-or-less automated within this gifting club.
The Bad: The lowest entry level of this program being $6,600 + marketing expenses (which could run into thousands per month), Ecosov™ is definitely NOT the gifting club for the average Jo the Plumber. Q is very blunt about the fact that his program is about the rich helping each other get richer. The other major shortcoming of this gifting program, as I see it, is the fact that none of your marketing and advertisement can be tracked! You don’t know where your prospects are coming from, thus you can’t determine which marketing methods work best for you. You could be spending thousands of dollars per month for ineffective marketing!
The Ugly: The thing that I find most offensive about this program is that, although the entry fees are extremely high, the members are not given ANY CONTROL. You’re not provided with your own web-site – only a member ID – thus all of the leads that you generated are going to Q. There is no way to know how Q is handling your prospects or how many prospects you have generated. For all you know, Q could be “pocketing” half of your leads! Also, you must GIVE AWAY every 5th gift you receive to Q as a “Monitor Fee”. Overtime, you could end up giving away your new house, or your kid’s college tuition.
Verdict: Ecosov™ is a gifting program that works for people with wallets that are bursting at seams, that don’t care if they have control over where their money is going to.
The Overnight Cash System (TOCS)
Overview: TOCS is a gifting circle that was designed for the “little guy”, since the lowest entry level is only $250. The program has been around for a couple of years and it uses a 1Up style structure, like many others. Unlike most gifting clubs, TOCS requires members to pay some extra fees, which vary depending on the entry level you chose and range anywhere from $200 to a $1000. There is also a monthly $30 fee for the hosting of your web-site and access to marketing tools.
The Good: This gifting club is almost fully automated. The prospects read over the information on the web-site and by pushing the “callback” button request someone to get in touch with them to answer their questions. The team leaders talk to the leads on your behalf, so the whole system can be completely hands-off.
The Bad: The TOCS web-site design has a hokey “Get-Rich Now” feel, which turns off a lot of prospects. TOCS actually has one of the lowest visitor conversion rates amongst all the gifting clubs. Also, there is no way to manage your opt-in database and send personalized follow-up emails. Everything is sent by the system and the members can’t improve any of the messages broadcasted.
The Ugly: NO CONTROL WHATSOEVER. Although an idea of a completely automated way to receive cash gifts is attractive to many, the fact that all of the material that TOCS provides is strictly regulated, makes it a difficult system to manage. You’re not allowed to change anything in the provided marketing materials, and if you do, TOCS with eliminate you from the system without a refund. If you came in at a $10,000 level, consider yourself in trouble.
Verdict: TOCS is a gifting program that’s easy to set up, but frustrating to manage. You have to be extremely careful with what you do to market your page in order to avoid getting thrown out of the system. Also, TOCS likes to “nickel and dime” its members, which is something that no other club does. Probably the biggest turn-off is this program’s really low rate of turning visitors into leads.
Cash Arrives 365
Overview: Cash Arrives 365 is probably most similar to NOSS without the necessity of cold-calling prospects. It’s been around for about 6 years and has 3 entry levels: $500, $1,500 and $3,500. Just like NOSS, it uses a professional third party tracking software that costs $120 per year.
The Good: This gifting program is accessible to most people due to its low entry fees. The tracking is professional and easy to manage, and potential prospects could be invited to weekly conference calls, led by the program’s veterans.
The Bad & The Ugly: Cash Arrives 365 is one of the smallest gifting clubs online, thus be careful joining it, unless you have a lot of experience in the cash gifting world. There aren’t many successful gifting pros involved in Cash Arrives 365, unlike Ecosov™ or TOCS. No one will provide you with any training or support, so you would have to do your own research and figure out your marketing strategies using trial and error.
Verdict: Compared to other gifting systems around, this one is definitely one of the weakest. I believe that you have a chance only if you have extensive marketing background.
Abundant Living System (ALS)
Overview: Abundant Living System is a new gifting program that has taken the gifting world “by the storm”. The innovative automated concept of this program incorporates the positives of other gifting clubs while eliminating all of the negatives. The entry levels for ALS start at as low as $150 and go up to $5000, which makes this club an affordable solution for many in search of gifting income. ALS provides extensive free training to its members as well as free, state of the art marketing materials. The ALS capture page has particularly high conversion rates due to the highly informational easy-to-digest content. Similar to TOCS, this system has a free callback feature; when a potential prospect fills out the callback form, they are contacted by the professional “closers” that introduce them to all of the features of the program and answer their questions. Each new member is provided with a free customizable web-site, with professional video and audio content to help potential leads grasp the essence of the program.
The Good: One of the most helpful features of the ALS program is their “cash credit system”, which is a convenient way for someone who enters at a low level to upgrade to higher levels. Whenever someone joins ALS at a higher level then their sponsor, unlike all other programs, the sponsor gets to keep half of the prospect’s entry fee and use it to upgrade to the next level. This could be a lifesaver for someone who can’t afford to join ALS at any of the higher levels.
ALS is also known for their impeccable support system: it doesn’t matter who you join under – everyone receives the same amount of attention. The customer support is very quick and they usually reply to member inquiries within a few hours. As far as their marketing training goes, they are constantly staying up to date with the latest trends and they even have monthly marketing Co-ops, which allow newbie marketers to "jump start" their cash flow.
One of the unique features of the ALS club is that they allow their members to have complete control over their opt-in list – you can use their free autoresponder to send memos and follow-up messages to your leads. There are no restrictions as far as content.
The Bad & The Ugly: Critics say that there is not a big enough return to be enrolling leads at a $150 level, but the truth is, the $150 level is one of the least popular ones. Most prospects don’t want to spend time building up to a higher level and come in at a $500 or $1000 level. Yet, leaving open the possibility of low-commitment entry, attracts far more leads then any other program around.
Verdict: The Abundant Living System is all about creating wealth for yourself while helping others do the same thing. The amazing support system and training make it easy for anyone, looking to enter the gifting arena, to make their first steps. This program is 99% automated through online content such as videos, audio, the callback feature and the customizable web-site. After months of research, I was convinced that ALS is the most exciting, innovating gifting program out there.
I hope this information was helpful to you! As you can see, gifting programs DO work! It’s just a question of finding the right one for YOU.
Brad Smith, Wealth Expert
On Brad’s web-site http://ToGiveAndToReceive.com, you can learn about how cash gifting can aid your financial situation without considerable money and time investments.
