So, as i left off last time the launch was an overall success and the business was humming right along and then, BOOM!

One of the founders, the most public and original face of the company decided to leave to pursue other ventures.  Many were initially concerned at the sudden departure of Darren Gaudry, but the other partners assured the members that nothing had changed with the business and that they would continue to grow and build the company as originally intended.

As with any company unexpected changes arise from time to time.  We tend to see more of this with internet businesses I think because of the ease of setting one up.  Not to say it would be easy to set up a company as intricate and intense as “MyInternetBusiness”, but anyone can set up a business online and start promotion for virtually next to nothing.  Thus, the risk factor is much greater when joining any online business.

Anyway, the business changed up it’s websites and added a new look as well by giving the members two versions to choose from.  The original version without the videos that Darren did on them as well as a new, more graphically based version with the option of a pop-up tour guide or the option to add your own, branded videos to the tour.

This was very cutting edge because there hadn’t been a company similar to this that had given it’s members the option of adding their own videos to a company branded website before at this large of an extent.

Let’s just break that down for a second if we could.  “My Internet Business”, gave it’s members the power to customize their company pages of the tour with personal videos.  This gives each member the ability to further separate their appearance and business.

Now, you have a site that is totally different than any other member.  This technique can be extremely powerful when put to good use.  By doing this you are increasing the likelihood of a prospect becoming more drawn to the member than the business…

THIS IS CRUCIAL TO SUCCESS!

As I’ve always stated, people must buy YOU first then your business.  When this is accomplished, your success is unlimited because you are not pigeon holed to just one business and opportunity.  Which, leaves you open to build multiple streams of income.  (This is VERY good.)

Besides adding an entirely new tour for everyone to choose from, advancements continued in the back office.

At first, the back office had several bugs and content that still needed to be added.  Many believe that they launched a month too soon, but there was pressure from the community to bring it out.

I think it was better to bring it out and then correct the issues as they arose.  The reason is because you can never have something absolutely perfect and at the shear magnitude of the back office, there is no way to understand what needs to be fixed until you send a ton of people to go through it.

So overall, the back office needed some work but within the first 4 months all the bugs were resolved and more content was added.

At that point MIB was continuing to grow and the story of one of the founders leaving had disappeared, for the most part.  The back office continued to grow and new products were being added on a weekly basis.

Then, in the end of the summer “MyInternetBusiness 2.0″ was released.  This was the latest, large scale upgrade to the system.

When MIB first launched, we were all told that the development of this great company was going to take place over about a year and in 6 phases.  Well, a couple phases sorta blended together and the launch of 2.0 represented about the 3rd or 4th phase.

Additional services were added with MyInternetBusiness 2.0.  This is when the current travel package, MyInternetVacationClub, was introduced.  This club has too many fantastic benefits to list, but comes with any Platinum purchase.

Also added at that time, was a new video training series produced by Jeff Schwerdt, called Quick Video Marketing.  “My Internet Business” made arrangements for its members to have access to these products with their joining the company.

MIB continued to add value for its members on a regular basis and kept making the back office more user friendly with constant updates based on the feedback of the members.

What impresses me most about My Internet Business, is the commitment to their members.  They always strive to bring more value and benefits and continue to look forward and beyond.

Well, I’m really just getting started and in the next part I’ll let you know what MyInternetBusiness did before ANY other company out there.  This is totally awesome and I’ve never seen this technology before for those in the automated, online marketing business.

Until next time…