Amber Jalink
06-26-2007, 10:30 AM
Okay, I'm going to put a question out to those of you who have run higher level JVs (successfully).
Is it wise to get a JV Manager to handle all of that? Let me explain why I'm asking...
In the past two years I haven't done a whole lot of JVs due to the fact that I was on a bad server (amongst a lot of other issues). Got through all of that, and am rebuilding again.
I have a few sites being updated and two into a new completion...
*BUT* they aren't your typical site, they are services/memberships, not product sales (ebooks).
One is live now in final building stages but has been getting new members on a slow (but steady) basis.
The other two aspects are finishing in the next 2 weeks or so, for testing through summer to a final "big blow out" release September 7th.
Right now I have a 'pre' release on the one ($97-$497 cost)...
After a lot of consideration, I'm wondering if it would be best to hand someone else the "reigns" so to speak to be a JV Manager.
I'm exhausted LOL - I have a support guy who does part time responses to field for me...
I have two programmers who do some stuff for us...
But the sales letters and the back end of the site I've been mostly doing myself for a variety of reasons.
As Mike says, he hates having JV requests for those wanting to release in like 2 weeks, which makes the calendar busy.
With the way things are going, I'll end up doing that - and I don't want to. My time is pretty full to add the marketing co-ordination, etc. that I usually would do for it.
And I want this to be a *huge* launch in September.
So back to my question - have you ever used a JV Manager, and should I seriously?
What are the approximate % that are assumed to be paid to a JV Manager, (based on sales?) or based on sales from JVs they put together... or overall... or is it a set $ value?
Do they handle the marketing campaigns, creations, and to what extent? etc?
Or would a marketing manager be better? Or is it really the same thing?
Sorry, I haven't used one in the past, but I'm trying to learn to delegate some things ;) and considered this might be the best start "if" its actually practical/wise/beneficial for all.
Amber
Is it wise to get a JV Manager to handle all of that? Let me explain why I'm asking...
In the past two years I haven't done a whole lot of JVs due to the fact that I was on a bad server (amongst a lot of other issues). Got through all of that, and am rebuilding again.
I have a few sites being updated and two into a new completion...
*BUT* they aren't your typical site, they are services/memberships, not product sales (ebooks).
One is live now in final building stages but has been getting new members on a slow (but steady) basis.
The other two aspects are finishing in the next 2 weeks or so, for testing through summer to a final "big blow out" release September 7th.
Right now I have a 'pre' release on the one ($97-$497 cost)...
After a lot of consideration, I'm wondering if it would be best to hand someone else the "reigns" so to speak to be a JV Manager.
I'm exhausted LOL - I have a support guy who does part time responses to field for me...
I have two programmers who do some stuff for us...
But the sales letters and the back end of the site I've been mostly doing myself for a variety of reasons.
As Mike says, he hates having JV requests for those wanting to release in like 2 weeks, which makes the calendar busy.
With the way things are going, I'll end up doing that - and I don't want to. My time is pretty full to add the marketing co-ordination, etc. that I usually would do for it.
And I want this to be a *huge* launch in September.
So back to my question - have you ever used a JV Manager, and should I seriously?
What are the approximate % that are assumed to be paid to a JV Manager, (based on sales?) or based on sales from JVs they put together... or overall... or is it a set $ value?
Do they handle the marketing campaigns, creations, and to what extent? etc?
Or would a marketing manager be better? Or is it really the same thing?
Sorry, I haven't used one in the past, but I'm trying to learn to delegate some things ;) and considered this might be the best start "if" its actually practical/wise/beneficial for all.
Amber