You know that. No doubt your email inbox, like mine, is stuff with emails from them.

You suspect that most of them are making claims that make them money, but that don’t actually add to YOUR bottom line. They’re making money off of selling you hope that you’ll make money. You’re probably right.

I’ve been studying this for 6 years now. I’ve watched a lot of people come and go. I”ve seen how they market.

In some cases, because of my contacts, I know the Real Story behind who’s who and what’s what.

I’ll tell you, there are only a handful of people I trust and follow now. Only a very few truly know what they are talking about, truly have a system that works for the average person, truly offer good value for your investment.

At the top of the list is Jimmy D. Brown.

Jimmy is a true IM pioneer, and he’s always at least one step ahead of most of the other IM “gurus.” At the same time, his strategies are based on tried-and-true principles of marketing, and he doesn’t jump at every new tactic that comes along. It seems to me, from my observations, that many of the “gurus” actually learned from Jimmy.

At least, when I hear what they teach, I remember: “I learned that from Jimmy.”

Jimmy has a real gift for making things simple and doable. Whereas others often complicate (perhaps to make you feel your need more of their stuff?), Jimmy gives it all, no holding back.

There is an honesty about Jimmy I like a lot. He openly professes his Christian faith, and from what I can tell, he lives it. (I have gotten to know him personally somewhat.)

Best of all, Jimmy’s stuff is very reasonably priced. I always feel I get great value, even if it’s only a 20-age “Small Report.” There is more actionable content in two pages of Jimmy’s stuff than in 20 pages or hours of listening to other people.

I suggest you follow Jimmy D. Brown’s blog. You’ll learn as much from watching him as you will from reading him. (I learned that from Jimmy, by the way.)

I suggest you subscribe to his blog. I suggest you get his Special Report on writing.  If you work from home, you must get his Special Report on Homepreneur Habits. (Both these Special Reports are on sale, and  only available until 2/26, so get them now.) I suggest you get his course on list-building.

These things, for starts, will give you an excellent start in building your author platform–for only $57! Believe me, his suggestions will keep you busy for a while. You’ll get more in these three things than you would paying many times more from someone else.

I once hard another person worth following, Michael Masterson of Early to Rise, say, “Pick one guru and follow that person, you’ll go much farther than following many voices.” Pick Jimmy, DO what he says, and you won’t go wrong.

I haven’t. (My biggest problem is I haven’t implemented enough of his excellent suggestions.)