WATCH A PREVIEW OF EPISODE 1, SEASON 2 of LIVE LARGE TV
I was watching some of the episodes I’ve already filmed for Season 2 and they are AMAZING (if you saw Season 1 then I’m sure you’re not surprised).
Seriously. The Rip It Up Tips I filmed in Tampa, Florida with my coach are priceless. I’m explaining lifting technique I paid $150 an hour for.
The first episode I reveal The Fastest Cardio Workout To Get Ripped. Exactly what I do 3x a week that only lasts 20 minutes.
The second episode reveals The Anywhere Ab Workout. The exact routine I’ll do so my abs stand out among Obi Obadike, James Ellis, Artus Shakur & Rob Riches…
The third episode we CUSTOMIZE your own muscle building diet. I show you how to calculate calories, macros, food choices … everything.
The fourth episode we do the the same thing for FAT LOSS! We’ll customize you your own fat burning meal plan. Crazy!
The fifth episode we dive deep into supplements with a CEO… supplement info only insiders know.
Each episode is now 30-40 minutes each! Almost double of Season 1.
And that doesn’t even include the interviews… the Q&A… the footage I’ll be capturing from the Worlds… and so much more!
YOU DECIDE!
So, dear subscriber, I leave it in your hands.
I will release this as digital online video viewing – once a week.
What is all this info in Season 2 worth to you?
I want you to set the monthly price!
Other fitness publishers wouldn’t have the balls to trust their clients to set the price.. but I trust you will make a fair decision.
You already watched Season 1 for free so you know what kind of quality I deliver.
Put your price in the comments below…
Vince
P.S. Why is Season 2 not free like Season 1? A few reasons… And this is the God’s honest truth:
1. Each episode of Live Large TV costs me at least $1000 to film and edit. Season 1 cost me over $20,000 to produce and edit. A small fee will will ensure I can continue to eat so I can look good on the videos 
2. Free video platforms like You Tube are no longer friendly places. Don’t believe me? Go see for yourself. They are filled with too many juvenile, negative and abusive people I do not wish to be around. Going to a private membership site will distance us and protect us from people who are … frankly… people we don’t need.
3. This show was the MOST positively received project I’ve ever produced. And I want to give you more than just a weekly videos – You’ll see what I mean tomorrow. I want to build a community where you can communicate with me after each episode and get your questions answered. We can not do that on a free forum. We got to go private.
Alright, time for you to set the price! How much would you pay a month to continue watching Live Large TV on a weekly basis ?
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Vince, your divertion skills while very impressive are starting to become annoying! lol
Okay.
… I figured it might have come from your Father — Soren was also a theologian (I attended seminary myself some 50 years ago).
First off — Vince is providing a legitimate product that DOES have value … and he should be compensateed for what he provides! Unfortunately, it’s how he got to this juncture that is worrisome …
He has every right to set sail for his dreams and goals but I’m afraid he left many of us in his wake as the boat pulled away from the peir.
There came a point when his communication with the faithful ended and it became “just” all about Vince. He chose to ignore (and not reply to)comments many of us made in a spirit of caring and concern; falling into the trappings of success, as so many do.
Many of us won’t be continuing our journey with him. That won’t hurt him monitarily … and to be truthful, I hope he and his wife grow and are increasingly successful. But the way he went about it detracts from him personally and deminishes him as a gumba to those that revered him and who he was.
As happens with so many in life; many years from now he will audit his path, realize where he changed course, then decide whether it was worth it.
Good luck Vince!
Hi Ken. You’re very right. There’s a famous quote… Something like…
“Life is best understand backwards but must be lived moving forwards.”
This will apply to your own life too.
Vinny — I’m impressed!
Besides being a person of character you are a scholar, as well. You quoted (almost verbatim) the Danish existential philosopher — Soren Kierkegaard — who lived back in the early 1800s.
… and yes; we are all subject to that all too human trait.
Best wishes!
Hey Ken.
My Dad shared that one with me the other day. Yes, Soren Kierkegaar is the name!
ok man i just saw the price for the membership now here is the questions what will you cover up in a monthly base if you are going to upload just one fifteen minutes Video it is to expensive now i think $9.95 for month is fair anought alot ppl we really like you but we do not really have that money to pay you more than that just for your tv season and just monthly not the lamp sume for a year i think you really going to let out many of your customers and fallowers with that actitude anyway man it is your business but remember business is not business if you don’t have ppl to fallow you i guess alot ppl are upset about your change you was really good and still are don’t let money change you man ” you put a warning that if we not sing up the price is going to be up” that really is BS you are right you are helping us but you are helping yourself without us your knowlage have no price and i still like you.
Att Armando
Hey whats up Vince man how is going i have not watch your Videos and so have you set up the price i read alot of comments and one thing is for sure everybody like free staff but it is your work and your ideas and ppl have to survive and of course make money from your knowlege and well some ppl we are smart enought to figuer out how to grow but some we need help so i guess your other products alot ppl got them for free!!!! you know what do i talking about right and well they well still do it anyway as long as it is not to much what you are going to charge i will sing up i really like the results im getting and of course sometimes you contradict yourself well i guess no one is perfect still so keep going man>.
Att Armando oh send me a link for your affiliates i would like to promote your staff thanks.
Vince, stop the BS with the $7,87 per month!!! I’m don’t want to pay $12,87 per month, but I definitely won’t pay You $94,44 all at once. I am willing to pay $7,87 though, but only one month at a time. Be reasonable, Vince…
Totally agree with Mantas, theres no doubt it will be good and useful but vince, who has that sorta money to fork out in one go, you are trying to fool us in to paying one lump some by telling us its only $7.87 per month, your turning into a marketing machine and make your mind up Vince, do we need supplements(protein powders , whey or what ever) or do we not, ahhh, i know, we just need the ones that you endorse, silly me!!!!!
Hey Vince,
This is a tough decision. First I want to say that I have enjoyed season one. I just spent the past 2 days re-watching all of the episodes. I can’t believe how much your videos have held my interest and really help show your true colors. I saw someone that is competitive, spiritual, loves his wife, and is living large. You have become a role model for many people. So personally if I was in your shoes I would ask a few questions.
How much can you potential profit? How comfortable is your living right now? Is it time to pay it forward even more? Have you noticed an increase in clients since the start of the free Living Large Series 1? I bet the answer to the last question is yes.
I now view you as a very helpful and caring person…and a generous one at that. You have the opportunity of a lifetime of really letting people see your generosity and truly get to know you through the hook of your videos.I know for a fact that by you developing that level of trust with your audience it will pay forward back to you a lot more do to your generosity and guidance. People will come to you for your fitness guidance which would be your product line. I think the videos should be the bridge of developing trust and hooking your audience to purchase your other products.
Through your video I went out of the way to add you as a friend to FB… As gay as that might sound, look at it at a deeper level…. You created enough interest in my lifestyle where I actually went out the way to add your. Sure its only a few clicks but the point I am making is you are touching people through these videos therefor you are having great success in your marketing. How many fitness guys out there would go out of there way to create a tv series where they show you how to eat, train etc. Personally I feel you have changed the industry and its marketing through the use of these videos.
Enough said hope this gives you a bit to think about from my point of view.
Thanks for everything and Keep Keeping it Real
hmmmm about 5$ for a episode is okey
It should be free for No nonsensemusclebuilding customers!!
Vince,
I’d be willing to pay 40-50 for the season. I learned a ton from the first season, and the second one, including the nutritional breakdown, is well-worth the money in my eyes.
Craig
My friend Vince!
I appreciate very much your open-minded efforts to serve people.
Personally I will keep out of any more monthly payments.
There is a boarder line in my yearly budget, and I can not exceed it.
Be happy and prosper!
Your former customer Aimo, Spain.
I think somewhere around 16 dollars a month is a fair price..I’m saying 16 because I believe you can manage to get at least 1000 subscribers worldwide,which means you’ll be able to make 16.000 dollars every month,4000 for every episode. On my opinion that is enough to produce the episodes and make a profit out of them as well! On the other hand,its all up to you,I’m only making estimates…thanks for letting us decide,i wish to you the very best!!!
VINCE! please be gentle with the price, haha we ll suscribe to get em anyways
, i belive it could be the average of the most expensive price (from up here) and te lowest price (from up here too) 
see ya man!
PS: keep the nice job man u are a really inspirational guy
HASTA LA VISTA!
geetings from latinamerica
Handsome Vinny:
It really is time to shut this blog down!
At its end, it doesn’t appear to be generating much positive vibe and you are taking a chance on losing some of your loyal audience.
My suggestion? == Review some of your original dialogue and re-acquaint yourself with the Vinny of old; … the (open)Vinny we have held in high regard and aspired to be like.
MY OPINION? (from decades in the management realm) — It is better to determine what your end goal is, analyse your situation, decide on a plan and inform people of your decision and stick to your guns! There were too many times when I asked for others opinion, only to find myself in a situation dictated by others that compromised what it was I was trying to accomplish.
Leo Derocher was right on the money —-”Nice guys (ultimately) finish last!
Good luck with your decision Vinny; … I wish you the best!
I think free is great. If it is free it is for me. Besides you told all of us that you earn a 6 digit figure each year. With your new pro card and modeling career I think you can afford about 20,000 a year to produce Live Large. Think about it that might be the amount some of your “fans” make in a year. Keep it free and make everybody happy.
my pastor told me that vanity is a sin, and that bodybuilding and modeling is vanity. he also told me that i should accept and be happy with the body that god gave me, and that i shouldn’t feel ashamed of being skinny. he also said that bodybuilding leads to a homosexual lifestyle, because it teaches you to value the aesthetic beauty of the male physic. thoughts?
Wow, dude. I don’t have a clue what religion you are, but I’m a Christian, and my religion follows a book called the Holy Bible, and that stuff sure isn’t in that book. I think your pastor is smoking something, but then again, that is only my opinion. My advice is to forget religion, and work on forging a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Good luck, and God bless you.
Time to close up this thread Vince. The wackos are starting to drop in!
… too much feedback!
Talk to your Father; talk to your wife; talk to your self … and make a decision.
It is nice from you Vince to asking for put the price and I would like to suggest to make a survey for yours fans on Facebook and you put a 3 prices you think it ok with you and you should put a dead line for vote
@Bret –
Just wanted to say that typing $125 bucks is contradictory. You’re saying “125 dollar bucks”. Just an fyi for the future.
It’s not “contradictory,” it’s “redundant.”
Vince I seriously think you should invest in a T.V show. I mean it would be totally wicked to get this on the air however I have a bad feeling the supplement companies wont be to happy about it. Still it would be very insightful for others trying to put on weight or lose fat. Just do what you think is best. Thanks again
Tom
Who even has time to watch these? I purchased your 21 DFM and now I’m hit with some email about some deadline for another program or something else everyday. Now I don’t mind being on your email list, but it gets sickening at some point. You and Lee send out emails for the exact same programs, because now I’m on both your lists after buying 21 DFM.. Another associate of yours, Jeff Anderson, couldn’t even be bothered with a simple safety question about a very high potassium amount in one of his homemade supplements programs, that I learned about & bought because of you… which i’m sure you got some cut. You need to be careful with who you associate & how they treat people as it is remembered and does get out. I do feel these or advertising for even more stuff your selling and it would be silly to pay for them.
LUM,
Guess you haven’t found Joel yet. He’s always asking for money for some new thing he found or for his “friends”. He is the biggest pain in the ass for email I have found to date. I get at least 4-5 email from him alone everyday. Rob P. is another huge pain as well stay away from him and his websites. That’s it.
Vince,
1.) As good as season 1 of live large was, it was not a staggering amount of information, nor was it a lot more than your programs have to offer. That being said, your programs offer a lot, so your live large tv show offers a lot.
2.)To be fair to those who have bought your programs in the past–99 cents a month is fair, and it takes care of the “have to pay” quota for the new website. To those who have never bought anything from you, a reasonable price like 99 cents an episode, or $10 a month would be fair to all.
3.) From a constructive-criticism standpoint-You do tend to go about 120% of what you should on the marketing, but that is just my personal opinion. The emails from you are starting to look like spam. I miss the Vince of a few months ago. You had just the perfect balance between marketing and helping. Keep at it!!!
P.S. I bought the original program, the 21 day fast mass, and at least a few others from you or your friends.
–Tim
Yo Vince you’re a millionaire, 20 grand a season is chump change bro!
Hey vince. Seems like you took a grilling here. Just wanted to say I got your MYM and NNMB course and it really helped me out. Your a top guy and I think your honest and give great value. My goal is to train with bodyweight or dumbbells and I currently follow tacfit which you recommended. I think If you are able to provide workouts that can be done with minimal equipment I’d be up for that!! Price wise $10 a month is a crazy bargain, but you gotta survive as well so whatever you think is good. I just find gymns too expensive here in the uk and most full of time wasters. So effective workouts with bodyweight or dumbbells would be awesome. Take care and ignore those nastycomments:)xx
Vince:
I sent you an email some months re: having purchased your materials only to have you offer them to newcomers ata reduced amount (with bonuses); without regards to those who supported you early on (at the full price) /// BTW never got any feedback.
Personally, I’ve been following you for some years and wish you all the best / you have earned what you’ve got!! … but I think you’ve also lost your connection to your empathetic supporters in the bright lights.
I was raised RC / Ital and even attended seminary; recognized and equated to your moral upbringing by your parents … was also “skinny, poor and picked on growing up.
I think you are right to pursue your passion economically … just don’t lose sight of who you are, who your friends (tuly) are and how you treat them.
Good luck to you and Flavia! Don’t lose sight of who you were coming up (forgive the lecture — I’m older than your father / lol) — as they say; you will see them again on your way back down!!!
You’re a good guy — I know you’ll do the right thing.
Best,
Ken P
ADVERTISING… do it, trust me lol
Vince,
I just want to say I love you bro. You’re my hero. I want to be like you.
Your patience and tolerance towards your “fans” (who have the NERVE to talk shit to you) is admirable brother.
No one delivers the quality you deliver.
I’m willing to invest $10-15/ month for LIVE LARGE TV Season 2.
Keep up the great work Vince, you inspire me to LIVE LARGE!
~Robert Navarro, Los Angeles, CA
bend over vince, this dude wants to convert you lol
I really trust what r u doin vince ! I hv been watching u since 2006 , u r real deal man
actually I was surprised that the season 1 was for free completely !
Infos u provided us in season 1 were so great that I couldnt find them somewhere else for free .
In my opinion I think people shouldn’t say or judged u that u r rich and hv money from previous programms etc etc …..
Honestly its not their business whatever u r poor or rich !
you have product with high quilty Infos an u set the price of it .
actually it was nice from ur side that u asked about setting price .
Thanks for kind remarks Reda. You’re awesome.
@J –
I get the feeling you don’t know what the word stud means? At no point did I say I impregnate (or attempt to) women on a regular basis
Hey Vince, are you going to make a decision soon. Its up to 316 comments. I thought at 200 you were going to decide. Enough already. Look at it this way if you lose some people off your email list. You are getting rid of the people who are always going to have a negative response and accuse you of charging for everything. But, the ones that stay on your list are the ones that will pay for good info and will stay loyal. Let start the show!
Hey Rich.
Thanks for your enthusiasm! Just like last season, we’re going to go live with the full episode of S1, Ep1 on Monday night at 7pm EST.
Just like last season.
The page to sign up will go up on Sunday or Monday! Thanks for being patient.
There are some humorous replies to the cost question… “I can’t afford 5 bucks a month”… “You could make $125 an episode”… “I can get info like this online for free”…
Will the comedy never end!
Can’t afford 5 bucks a month? How much you waste on your cell phone each month? How much you spend at Taco Bell last week?
$125 bucks an episode profit is enough, don’t be greedy Vince — are you freakin’ kidding me guy? Would you work hard at your job for $125 bucks a week? That’s insulting….
And as far as the freebie seekers, go away a get your “FREE” stuff all over the web… you’re probably the same people that buy music and other digital products and give them away to your friends and screw the creators — who needs you!
*End of Rant*
I’ll gladly pay for original content on a monthly basis. Somewhere between $20-30 bucks a month sounds good to me.
Hey Bret.
Thanks for sharing your rant and not going over board. You made a convincing point.
@Vince –
You say idiots, but I commented on one of your youtube videos, nothing nasty, just honest comment about your FORM and you blocked me…so much for taking advice from a customer?
You say idiots, but you want to be surrounded by the ‘yes’ men who agree with everything you say…if that’s the case, I can’t have a say, I might as well keep buying the muscle mags, at least their ads got nice women in.
Gary,
I’m sure I did not block you for correcting me. Go read my You Tube comments right now… There are THOUSANDS of comments of 14 year kids correcting me but I leave them up
Vince one thing I don’t get is, you say that it took you 6 months to gain 40 pounds while from the impression I get in this page:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/trans16.htm
It actually took you 3 YEARS to gain 40 pounds and go to a fitness competition, there’s also a pre Flavia pic of you with a girl you dated.
I’m pretty thankful this page exists, I used to visit the site regularly and if I didn’t google your name after finding you there I would not have bought your program (it took me a few years till I bought it recently). Now all that’s left is to do what’s said in the program since I’m not working out at the moment
Oleg
Israel
P.S.
Vince please don’t ask bodybuilding.com to take down the page since it’s the reason why I am your customer.
@Vince –
True, I loathe Vince as much as the next guy, (just read some of my comments) but he DID RETURN MY MONEY AND IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED WHEN I WASN’T HAPPY with his programme…hate to say it, but it’s true, and I have been very vocal about Vince’s arrogance, but he knows the most important lesson…the customer is king.
@Vince –
You say ‘Live Large’ is an attitude, and that you father is a preacher. If so, asking him who will inherit the earth. Better still, I will tell you, and I read this from the king himself, Jesus Christ: “For the MEEK shall inherit the earth” Matthew 5:5 Now that is the right attitude to have. I only live 100 miles or so from London, and we have had the worse riots memorable (don’t know if you have seen this on the news, but the people who are rioting because THEY CAN’T LIVE LARGE. See the problem? They are looting because they see successful people like yourself, and you are successful, and are making money the right way (legally speaking) But the message that people read into your marketing take it out of proportion and try and Live Large by any means possible, which is wrong and illegal.
But boy, Vince, my hat’s off to you for putting yourself out there and asking to be critiqued…maybe you’re not as full of yourself as I once believed, but don’t worry, Jesus Christ will sort you… in good time.
All the best
Hah gary your’e a joke why dont you ask for help to your fictitious jesus christ and promote a change for good? instead of sitting in your ass and waiting for some miracle to happen haha. what Vince has done is to show that anything you trully desire can be achieved by only you and not some made up fiction that you obviously read on the bible. That is making a change, and if it works or not at least he did something.
Hey Albert. Please be respectful of others beliefs. This is NOT the website to attack others beliefs – whatever they are.
Thanks for saying that Vince. You are a classy guy for sure!
Ask for help? My body is in great shape, and some of that is down to Vince, and some down to other internet Gurus.
Miracles? When people like Vince have a platform to promote, they must understand that people, like yourself, take things out of perspective and can misconstrue his tag-line of ‘live large’
And as for Jesus, Vince’s father is a preacher who raised Vince; you have got to know your audience, I was using the Bible to break down a barrier and communicate.
Vince’s father did a good job, I’m not attacking Vince’s as a person, but the character, people have got to understand that Vince is playing a role in front of the camera, but look how people are quick to judge, just look at your own comment? Hence my post about living large.
If only you knew my career, LOL I endorse living large, but the platform I use, I try to get my audience to be a little more humble.
And as for Jesus, you could learn a lot. Nothing to do with miracles. Jesus taught not to JUDGE. And to LOVE your neighbour, fictional or not, it’s not bad advice.
And as for your life, Albert, is it? Kinda sad that a fictional man with sandals is known by billions of people around the globe for thousands of years, and yet a real- life living person with such a knack of make a such a success of life…yet know one knows you are.
Vince is right…you need to live large.
Hey Gary.
I’m not offended or threatened by that verse. That’s an easy verse to throw at anyone. It’s a great verse btw.
I don’t want to get into a spiritual debate here. Please privately email me if you wish to discuss this further.
However… for others to know…
My commitment to living large helps me to serve more people … go beyond myself. Living large has nothing to do with trips to Italy, gold chains, hiring expensive trainers, traveling…. NO NO NO… Living Large is about NOT living small… not living below your potential… not watching life go by in the bleachers but getting into the game. Living Large is an attitude anyone can embrace… not matter how bad the world gets …
What about people who build big, big churches? They end up doing more good in the world… Are you going to judge those people and say, “They are living large… that’s not good…” No, I have watched God BLESS my life – beyond what I deserve – as I CONTINUE to live larger and larger.
Here’s my issue… many people are not “living large” because they are FEARFUL. That’s what I can’t stand. They live small always… they live like hobbits… they never step outside of their comfort zone. They are afraid to live the life they are called to.
“Living Large” is about attacking that attitude.
Everyone needs to “live large” in their own way – for you it may be in your church… for others it may be in fitness… others in business…. for others it can be as a school teacher… Everyone can live large in their OWN way…. own life.
It has NOTHING to do with material possessions. Those are just BONUSES.
Listen… if you’re NOT up for “living large” then you have to ask yourself, “What’s the other option?” To live small? Live medium? Not live at all?
And is that other option serving you and serving others?
For me… Living SMALL is EASIER than living LARGE. Living small is all about ME ME ME… living large is all about HELPING OTHERS… growing so i can serve more people.
At Live Large LIVE… I’ll be sharing my Live Large Approach to all areas of life – what it is and what it is not.
I appreciate the discussion with you Gary.
I think “Live Large” is an attitude
Thanks for elaborating on what living large is all about. I certainly need to live larger than I am right now.
A cost of 2000$ for the entire season, just to keep those greedy mathafackas away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Somewhere along the line Vince changed….
He used to believe that supplements was unnecessary and now they are god sent… because he started to get partners in the supplement industry = earn money!
He used to be a down on earth guy that did not keep talking about himself… Now he is a arrogant mofo with a ego bigger than jabba the huts ass.
He used to believe that you only needed one program and now he pushes new programs all the time and charge more and more for them. Me and my friend got two different programs and after all they are the same (21 day mass and no nonsense). Different cover but same pep talk and principles.
He used to not being mass advertising which is illegal on YouTube and now he is getting punished for pushing his stuff on people. His spam mails he sends are copy that obviously are not written by himself.
He keep making a pep talk about how honest he is and that he sees us as friends. Its just a marketing trick that he learned from Eban Pegan who learned it from Frank Kern.
Do I believe Vince Delmontes program is unique and that you cant find his info for free anywhere? Well before I bought his program I had a lot of knowledge about fitness and diet because I bought several books from Amazon (I could get 8-10 books for the same price as 21 day mass).
I do believe that you can get programs just as effective. A good example is a program called HST which is absolutely free on their page and I gained 30 pounds in a 5 month period with that program. Why did I buy vince program? I simply just wanted something new but im not overly impressed by his books. Too much pep talk and hard to follow compared to HST which you can just print and do the damn thing.
I do believe he is too focused on money now. He will have to make it 79.999 happy costumers because I could not return mine, because it was too late when I had finished the program. I do believe it works but $97 is just way too expensive so that is the only reason why I am not a totally happy costumer. He does tell to invest in yourself and I did that but some choices are just too expensive info.
Hey Tim.
You’re 100% right. I have changed. But when you say change, I hear “grown” Change is not bad… Are you the same person you were 5 years ago?
To your comments:
1. I have NEVER said supplements are unnecessary. I have simply exposed their true role and place. You’re right – I do earn commission promoting supplements. Did you know I get offered dozens of opportunities to promote different brands to you? I only share what I personally use and endorse.
2. I apologize when I came across as a arrogant mofo to you.
3. 21 Day FMB and NNNMB are COMPLETELY different bro.
4. I have a few full time email assistants who help me respond to my hundreds of emails a day. I’m not a machine. I write everything else. This is actually me right now
It’s up to YOU to make your investment back. You don’t rely on a book to do it for you. You get what you put in. Stay positive bro… it’ll keep your cortisol levels lower
Best.
well said vince
Hey Vinny,
Charging for your show is a direct repositioning of your entire target market from the skinny guy saviour to a very narrow high end customer segment. You’ll be capitalising on the truly committed and thus tiny portion of your viewers, while alienating some of your followers and just losing the rest. The truth is, you’re show only provides $10 worth of value to a very small number of people, despite the cost of production.
I’ve watched as your life has developed over the past few years, and you’ve never stopped developing and evolving, as you make it a point to do. It’s reached the point that if you charge for this show, you’re no longer the ex-skinny guy, but the ex-skinny guy saviour.
Admittedly I only have limited experience in product development, although I did spend 6 years studying business economics and finance full time. I think you’re your new elite status (congrats), and perhaps some frustration from constantly dealing with amateurs, is blinding your business oversight.
I would recommend exploring revenue models that doesn’t destroy your large online following, which I imagine provides you with other lucrative opportunities like advertising, sponsorship and all the free marketing in the world for your many other products. I could be wrong. In either case, good luck friend.
Hey Jerry.
Appreciate your suggestion but a flip cam is NOT an option. A good video is GREAT sound. You wouldn’t be able to hear a thing I say with a flip cam.
My first 4 years online was ‘flip cam’ material… I want people to see my stuff more professional. CONTENT & PRESENTATION.
Hey Jono.
All of your concerns were responded to below.
Thanks Vince, I’ve read many of the responses and I’m still not convinced. But I said my peice.
I forgot to mention this but hopefully you’ve considered that this is a highly biased forum to ask a pricing question on? Only people with strong feelings on the issue, which seem to be existing customers, are compelled to volunteer an answer. You’re getting a warped measure of demand.
im taking business economics (financial stream) program at uni right now
lol
Hey Vince, loved the first season and so long as you’re going to put more information and actual workouts on the new season, I would pay for that, I am training to be a PT myself and totally understand that you and now I have to pay for the privilege of learning this stuff at a higher rate than you can then sell it on, I live in the Uk so would be prepared to pay £10 per month, which I think is just over $20 for a subscription on £40 for the series which is just over the $80 mark. Good luck and well done on your pro-card
best wishes
Matt
Vince, I enjoyed season one but people and your subscribers are more interested in your information-not the quality of a video and editing crew. I know you are killing it but paying $1000.00 per episode?? Get a flip cam and tripod, a little film maker editing and you are set. Trust me people will follow you for your useful information and tips not for a TV quality video production.
Hey Vince, I am willing to pay $40-50 for the season. You put a lot into what you do. I’m a personal trainer and made a few vids I know its a lot of work. If you are customizing this season to our needs and the show is 30mins or more then you should get paid. Lets go already having LLT withdrawals.
@Vince – Hey Vince,
Thanks for replying to my comment! In which case I utterly take back what I said before. To be fair, reading that the longer episodes will now be used to include whole workouts then we certainly should pay and I’m sure this will end up being good value for money for us. It is only fair that I now tell you what I think it’s worth! I stand by my comments that I think season one by itself is not worth paying for, but season 2 and whatever else the private member’s page will bring is probably worth $10 a month. Not saying I’m going to be on board,(you have to decide carefully where you put your money these days) but it looks good to me!
Thanks Vince.
hi vinny
I have seen season 1 it was good i hope that you will go into more with training and nutrition in seson 2 i have the stage shredded status dvd it showed some great tips with your workouts with ryan watson i hope to see things like that you need to show people what to do when they train and what to eat….if you charge 5-10 a month you will get people to watch your show i will
Thanks Troy.
I’m going to take you into a world of muscle building and fat loss you’ve never seen before.
I look the way I look because of what I KNOW and I’m going to show you!
We should be geting an email soon saying he as put the price at $7.87
http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
lol, how’d you find that link? JZ let the cat out of the bag!! Think I’ll go with the 3 month membership…
it was ez
http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
But he already took down the page now
Listen!!! Vince, I understand what u are doing, no matter how rich u are u gotz to get some dough for all that u do, and people we seriuosly don;t know what Vince does with the money, he could be helping the needy for all that we know dats his own personal thing, but I myself dont have money to pay monthly and probably won;t be one of the customers for this season, but we all make a living, and he gave sooo much free information that if he were to say anymore, he’d probably say it all, quality is wheres it at, Like for me i wanna live a hard body life as a soldier or w/e, but some people they say nah man make something else of ure life, make it at ease, well Vince does His work like crazy so yes man he’s worth every dime, Vince stick ure chest out with Humbleness and juz handle it, if u close with God since ure dads a pastor, then u in a better position, Allah (Meaning Literally The One and Only God in Arabic) well pleased with Me, I’m pleased with Him, see right there i made a little preaching jus like u and marketing lool, marketiing brings the people to the Quality. You got many bad comments but life is bout striving, Vince do what You gotta do and keep your head up and Handle it God Willing. Also holla at me with what i should do to learn bout fitness the way u did, take care.
Hi Anjan. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
Vince,
An interesting question with a variety of viewpoints!
Personally I think you will be shooting yourself in the foot if you start charging for LLTV, especially if you want to reach your publicly stated goal of helping 1 million people achieve the body they desire. There are tons of free resources out there offering good information and from what I have seen there isn’t sufficient value to start charging a monthly fee for LLTV. I really liked the first series but you would lose me if you start charging.
You should definitely look into advertising. I would be happy to have a few pop-up ads appear in order to keep the show free.
Also, I preferred when the shows were 10-15 minutes. My attention span tops out at about 20 minutes, so a 40 minute episodes are a bit of a turn off for me.
You are a massively inspirational and motivated individual. It is your prerogative but I hope you take a long-term view of this – i.e. The more people you have in your community the greater revenue you can generate in the long-term selling your programs.
Hi Rich,
I appreciate your opinion. Advertising is NOT out of the question. I just need to make sure it’s not “random” ads that will supplement and be in line with the content.
For example, the reason I don’t allow advertising (you tube will PAY ME to advertise on my videos) on my You Tube videos is because I’ll be doing a video on some crappy supplement and then an advertisement will pop up for some BS scam, pill or cleanse… Then MY viewers think I posted that ad! I do my best to protect you guys from ads that don’t support what I’m teaching or believe.
The length of each episode is a good suggestion… I’m going into DEEPER content in season 2… Entire workouts… How to customize an entire fat loss meal plan etc… So the episodes will be LONGER for that reason.
Feedback will guide me.
Thanks gain.
Hi Vince,
How are you doing? I read several of your current subscribers responses prior to writing this post. I have gathered that a majority of them want a flat fee per month or flat fee per year rate. I have a couple of suggestions. I will list them below.
1) Pay on Demand. Some subscribers might not be interested in all of your episodes and just want to check out a specific one.
2) Donate to Live Large Season 2. Some subscribers might value your product differently or might not have enough money to pay a monthly bill.
3) NNMB or YSPQ customers – Free access to first four shows of Live Large Season 2.
You might have to throw in some paid advertising to help off set your current production cost. I think the best solution is to offer subscribers to donate what they feel the information is worth. If they feel its only worth $.25 x 10,000 subscribers can add up really fast. ($2,500) Overall, you will decide what is best for you. Wish you the best as always Vince.
Hi Charles.
Good points.
1. MAYBE next year I can see if I can get the show on iTunes so people can buy them separately… Right now, my team has not researched that option enough.
2. ??
3. I’m trying to figure out how to “hook up” current customers of my other programs. That’s a VALID suggestion.
Peace
P.S. Enjoy those SSS DVD’s!
Hi Vince,
Thanks for the feedback. I haven’t received the DVD’s yet but hopefully they will arrive soon. I will let you know once it has arrived. I look forward to watching them as soon as they arrive. I can watch them during my lunch break. I will keep an eye out on your fan page to check out what your eating for your upcoming contest. I will be taking notes on everything that your doing so I can incorporate it into my next contest.
Hope that you can make Season 2 more informative than Season 1. I bet each year it will get better and better. Overall, I would like to see some cooking tips to get in and out of the kitchen and strategies on how to recover faster without using supplements.
Thanks,
Charles
I’m a MYM graduate myself and know that your information, Vince, is incredible. Even if I hadn’t gone through MYM, just watching the first season of Live Large gives a taste of what you offer. I’d be willing to pay $25 a season to keep getting this info.
I don’t think it needs to be much more than that, because the people who aren’t serious probably will be stopped just at a $5 fee, but it’s a good price for keeping some dedication to the more serious followers/readers of your stuff Vince (I’m not letting $25 go to waste, hell no).
Best of luck Vince! Thanks again for all of season one.
I learned a valuable lesson a few years ago. It’s not that things are expensive it’s that you can’t afford it. When you think of it in those terms and see value behind a product you will find a way to afford it.
Vince gives away a ton of value and has elevated his life, knowledge, and passion to help us all out since he went on a mission to become a pro fit model and set his dreams of winning worlds.
You inspired me man with your stage shredded status DVD. I’m 28 and never thought I would do a show again after my first but I’m inspired and signing upnfor wbff in April.
As a fitness professional myself I look for ways to elevate my status so I can elevate my clients. I respect what you are doing Vince. You charging your worth will weed out those who don’t share your passion and will allow you to focus on those who do.
You said it before you rather have 1000 die hard fans who take action and elevate their status using your program then 1 million viewers who sit on their ass always looking for the next free video.
I will be at the worlds supporting you man and then I’ll be at Live Large Live. Well worth the $1,000 plus investment to see professionals in action then be able to pick their brains on their strategies.
Love the concept by the way of customizing your programs because it’s about time we all take risks and think on our own of what works for us based off a solid framework you are creating. That’s how I fucked up my first show but man did I learn a ton from that result so Im way more prepared for this show.
The fact you say “you need to feed yourself food and wheres that money coming from” and driving your dream car, month long honeymoon, $4000 trainer you hire, every other day your across the world flying here or there, wedding that anyone would die for, expensive clothes, and the fact your wife is now doing programs also and making probably a lot of loot on, its just crazy your going to charge your average Joe for a TV channel and they’re not even getting personal one on one info is ridiculous…
Like someone said above we like the show to see day to day life, we are interested in it, to us its like reality TV, but to pay for it is something I believe most won;t do..
Thank you for your past programs which I have bought and used and were great, but if your going money hunting like all the others who you “don’t” associate with, which makes you different by the way, then I’m going to have to say cya
Gook luck to the both you and Flavia though, you two are great!!!
Hi John.
I hope you don’t end up saying “Cya”
Even if I was making a million dollars an hour, I would be making the decision to charge for the show based on the VALUE it offers, not my personal financial situation.
Trust that makes sense.
Hey Vince,
I just wanted to say that I really like the first season and how it really motivates me. If you do the 20 episodes like last season, I would pay somewhere around $25-$50 for the season.
Great stuff.
Thank you Snipe.
Look, being a cheap @#$ in life I’d ask for a $5 membership or something… But im a MYM graduate and I know your info is not some rehashed crap… It’s proved stuff that REALLY works… Althought I’d like to keep my money in the bank (Who doesn’t really!) I’d say about $20-$30 bucks sound reasonable but reading your description… Man I’d pay my whole MYM membership again for that info!!! Do what you think is right, I know you will not charge too much.
Thanks David. You’re a different breed too my friend! You get it.
I think it is very fair of you to ask. not just taking our hard earnd money. But I would say $5.00, depending on the length. If it is very informative and say 30+ minutes. ya charge
My opinion is that you should keep this for free for advertising purposes, this is something like TV commercial which by that you’re introducing your quality, so by that people would pay for your main products, but if you wanna set a price, my suggestion is to keep your price as low as possible.
Thank you for your suggestion Arbi.
I just want to say no matter what everyone says, you gotta decide what’s most logical for you, and you’re doing a fantastic deed that everyone undervalues, judging by some of these replies, i also want to add that i seriously respect you bro, you’ve come a long way, and i look forward to the future of you’re content!
Thanks Shayne. These comments are like eating carbohydrates
My body is dying for them right now… !
Nice work man!!
I too am in my early 30’s, trying to raise a family, run my business and stay in shape. You’ve been inspiring for me in both a fitness and business sense.
I love when you give out your little bits of marketing advice that you say you’ve been taught along the way. I do a lot of marketing myself and can really appreciate the confident mentality that you portray and act in. If you want to succeed you’ve got to be a go getter! -there’s no other way. That goes for all aspects of life! And if there’s one thing I respect you for it’s your consistency to be a go getter whether it’s in the gym or in the other aspects of your life such as business. -your consistency makes you real and shows who you really are! respect bro.
As far as the price, whatever you set it at – I’ll be there paying and watching. I’m not scared to pay a little for motivation and solid advice if it gives me a better chance of being successful in my own life. Cheers to living large and going big in life!
Amen bro, that’s the right kind of perspective, couldn’t have said it better myself.. Nuff said!!!!!
Thanks JZ. This made my night. I hope everyone reads your comments. Best to you.
Well Vince i guess you can’t disappoint a craving once in a blue moon! =P On a serious note hearing a response from you is, umm well to put it nicely unheard of, but extremely appreciated, and to make sure it wasn’t unnecessary, i would like to add in addition(and in reference to) some of the replies, your info is very worth the cost that it comes with, you can’t deny any different! Some people (myself, not included) are economically bounced by the economy, that is undeniable, whether you should, so, be affected is your choice, you’re followed either way by your choices, and while this sounds kinda like a preaching message i mean only 2 things, you need to choose your own path and which (personal) goal(s) in life you choose to succeed, and which path in which you choose everyone to succeed and follow your teachings! The Info is bountiful! The morals and direction are left for you to decide!
Your friend,
and always a loyal follower or your never ending mountain of knowledge,
Shayne Taylor!
vince does not need our help, he has set the price at $7.87 look for your self here http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
Nice work man!!
I too am in my early 30’s, trying to raise a family, run my business and stay in shape. You’ve been inspiring for me in both a fitness and business sense.
I love when you give out your little bits of marketing advice that you say you’ve been taught along the way. I do a lot of marketing myself and can really appreciate the confident mentality that you portray and act in. If you want to succeed you’ve got to be a go getter! -there’s no other way. That goes for all aspects of life! And if there’s one thing I respect you for it’s your consistency to be a go getter whether it’s in the gym or in the other aspects of your life such as business. -your consistency makes you real and shows who you really are! respect bro.
As far as the price, whatever you set it at – I’ll be there paying and watching. I’m not scared to pay a little for motivation and solid advice if it gives me a better chance of being successful in my own life. Cheers to living large and going big in life!
LOOK AT THIS!!! $7.87 a month
http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
lol just tell us already what’s it gonna be??? i mean nice answers and all..bit predictable here and there(actually all of it lol) but hey..you couldn’t care less right…lol
so lets see if you really have a father thats keep you in check or that you are laughing at this blogdiaree allllllll the way to the bank…lol
I just want to know already how you are going to present LL2 and at what level..;)
Hi Xena.
I am not sure what you’re trying to say here…
The content of Season 2 will be shared in the near future. Be patient my friend.
yeah..you do know what I’m saying here…but I’ll play along…its ok…lol
when are u going to end this blog diarrea anyways?
@Vince –
Ok then Vince!
I was one of the people saying I thought I could get the info elsewhere for free. Looking at season 1 I got that impression despite the fact that the reality T.V bits were unique. As I said, I have purchased a few programmes from your associates and 21DFMB from you so I will happily pay for good advice. Now, I’m not short of motivation so whilst the clips were very interesting and entertaining, the ‘inside look’ is not enough to hook me to pay for another season. So sell it to me. What EXACTLY would the money get me or would it be a very similar theme to the first series? Let me also say that whilst I said I thought you should be careful as to how you are perceived over this, it’s only right to pay for things that the provider has himself paid to learn if they are indeed not to be found elsewhere for free. Respect in general for all your work man!
Hey Sid, Glad you had a change of heart
Here’s the thing: I’m here for YOU!
I don’t just run with any random topic. I read the emails I get, questions from customers, on my Facebook Fan Page, you tube page… and there are A LOT of over lapping themes.
My goal with season 2 is PERSONALIZATION and CUSTOMIZATION. I want to show you how to take certain programs you have, certain diets… and make them BETTER. Tweak them. Optimize them.
I want to show you how TO think for yourself… and to not major in the minors.
The back drop of Season 2 will be the World Championships but I’ve listened to everyones feedback and although you guys thought it was “cool” … I’m just going to use the shows, photo shoots etc as a cool back drop for awesome content.
With the new site.. I’ll be able to communicate with you and hear what you want MORE of.
Thanks Sid.
Honestly, Vince, I respect and appreciate so much what you do that I’m afraid to offend you with my bet, LOL! But according to what other viewers said, I think about 15 dollars a month sounds fair to me… Thank you for trusting your customers so much!
Hey Vince! As you and Greg Plitt are my favorite fitness guys, you should definatly try to hook up and talk.
I met Greg once at the Arnold Classic. Nice guy. I actually don’t know much about him other than he works REALLY hard in his workout videos…
HEY VINCE FIRST FORZA ITALIA and for the prise 15 a month. hope thats good im 17 i work cant spend more then that. keep doing what u do vince ur the best. good luck
Not $10, i’ll pay $15 a month
I stand by my comments, but I will say this. This is supposed to be an objective conversation. There is no need to take a shot at Vinces character. People who can’t have an objective conversion without these childish putdowns are really not saying much about their own character – and really need to grow up.
We should be geting an email soon saying he as put the price at $7.87
http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
You should make it $7.87 O you did!!
http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
Check this out before vince deletes it again!!
http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
That was deleted fast!!
here it is again
http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
Reading some of the comments on this subject of a season 2 live large fee makes me cringe,i cant beleive some people dont want to pay a nominal fee. look at it this way if i pay a small monthly fee of say 20 dollars a month to vince how much information is that 20 bucks goin to get me,short answer A LOT,lets not forget knowledge is key, the more you know the more you grow.one small tip from vince in an episode of series 1 helped me in an exercise id previously struggled with and started my muscle growin again-hell id have paid 20 dollars just for that 1 tip alone!
Thanks Steve – Key to understand is that for me to be able to INVEST in others knowledge so that my info IS different, that comes at a price to me too.
The reason others give away free info is because they are sharing the same free info they heard for free. Read that 3x.
There is A LOT of free fitness info online but 95% of it is BAD INFO. Knock yourself out.
I personally think that 5 dollars a month would be a good price. If you were to get that much money from all the viewers now, i believe you could easily pay off 20 000 dollars worth of video and editing and still have some money left over.
No decisions have been made Michael.
I want to read response to the replies I just posted. And we’ll go live this coming Monday! Stay tuned.
Taking YOUR time to communicate with me means a lot. THANK YOU.
You are ALL helping me learn!
No decisions have been made Michael.
That’s a lie it will be $7.87 here at his site
http://www.livelargetv.com/join-now.php
In Response To “You’re a marketer… not a fitness person… ”
I’m actually both. I was a fitness enthusiast first. I used to work 74 hours a week as a personal trainer for $10 an hour before I even discovered the Internet. I LOVE the fitness industry. It’s my LIFE LONG PASSION.
I’ve always been a fitness person first. I just happen to REALLY love the business stuff too. Probably like many people who read my stuff.
Right now, I honestly could care less if people perceive me as a business man, model, best trainer in the world, skinny guy expert or Italian with a big nose.
I don’t see anything wrong with being a marketer or a business man… AND a model and expert all at the same time. I strive to master ALL areas of life. If I’m going to learn marketing… you better believe I’ll do my BEST to be the BEST FLIPPING MARKETER in the world. I don’t see that as ‘evil’ or shame in it. How I do it… is another story. Yes.
I’m here to serve you. Give you knowledge. Transform your body.
If you perceive me as “selling” you along the way… get over it. My track record should speak for itself. I’m here to HELP YOU.
Ask my clients.
I’m not going to lie. When I read the “slime ball” comments, it hurts. I actually consider deleting them because I don’t want my Mom and Dad to read them. They start to worry!
Hey. I get it. Over the last five years, I would say market my programs harder than anyone else. To some it seems like I come out with a new one every month. And to that I say, “Get used to it.” This is NOT a hobby or a way to make a quick buck for me. I’ll be doing this for LIFE. Whether you come or go… I’ll still be here. By the end of my life, I’ll probably have released HUNDREDS of new programs. I’m not going anywhere.
I’m a DIFFERENT breed than most fitness professionals. I’m not better, I’m just different.
I will admit – sometimes I’m guilty of “marketing ploys” and doing and saying things to get you to take action but at the end of the day I’m 100% confident in what I’m offering you and I know it’s in your best interest to respond. You try “kicking someone in the butt” over email!
I appreciate you guys holding me accountable. I’m not a perfect human. I learn from my mistakes. I strive to grow. Every time I release a program I do my best to do it with the highest integrity. (Remember everyone, my father is a pastor and calls me every night (i’m 31 yrs old) to call me out!)
In the past FIVE YEARS online, there is only ONE program of over 100 I regret promoting. Bad decision. Won’t happen again
So WHY do I endorse my programs so hard?
7 letter word.
I BELIEVE in them.
My mentor, when I was 22 years of age, told me, “Vince, you have a moral obligation to learn how to sell and market your information or else you’re doing the world a disservice.” Something like that.
Another mentor told me, “Vince, somewhere in the world someone has a bigger problem (i.e. being skinny) than you being afraid of pushing your programs so stop worrying about what people think and if you believe in your stuff… PUSH IT.”
I honestly believe many people are afraid to push their knowledge on others because they are AFRAID of backlash… what others might think… “I’m going to be seen as a slime ball…” “Someone might call me a sell-out…”
I could care less.
In fact… one reason I add a price tag to my stuff to HIDE and PROTECT myself from people who want a 1-way relationship with me.
I’m looking for GIVE-GIVE relationships.
HEALTHY relationships.
For someone to GIVE GIVE GIVE and not receive… that’s a sour relationship. How would you feel if you kept helping your friend and he never did anything in return for you? That’s unhealthy.
I don’t give… to get… but I DO protect myself from people who expect me to give, give, give and never give back. I have boundaries.
I hope that does not come off harsh.
Ultimately, I don’t need ten million fans… I’m happy with 1,000 die hard and loyal fans that take care of me because I take care of them.
THOSE are the kind of relationships I’m looking to form.
Trust that makes sense.
Thanks for listening!
Vince
P.S. Oh yeah, another reason I endorse so many programs is ALSO because i have a readership of different ages, sex, goals and fitness levels. I like to offer variety to appeal to different needs. I also assume you’re smart enough to know to NOT try to do 2 programs at the same time! If you’re in the middle of a plan and I’m promote a new one, let it pass, finish up what you’re on and wait for the next one to come along. There will always be another one coming around the corner!
How’s that for transparency?
Vince wrote: “Right now, I honestly could care less if people perceive me as a business man, model, best trainer in the world, skinny guy expert or Italian with a big nose.”
IMO you should care. Reputation is the key to creating “goodwill” which translates to value for product/service, which translates to…well I’ll let you insinuate that one. As the saying goes: “Your reputation precedes you”.
Just an added note: There is nothing wrong with being any one of those things you mentioned. It’s all in their presentation that matters.
Wishing you continued success!
Hey Frank. Thanks.
I’m concerned about my CHARACTER, not my reputation.
My GOAL is to come across as a TRUSTED FRIEND.
Once I come across as someone you can not trust…. NOW you have my attention.
I want to know where I went wrong. Fix it. And learn.
THANK YOU.
Trust is definitely the necessary foundation upon which all relationships are built, whether personal or business. You hit the nail on the head by alluding to the fact that without trust there can be no success.
I do envy the fact that you are concerned with your character because it takes a lifetime to build it and it is really the only thing that we can take with us from this world. However, speaking from a business perspective, reputation is what can make you rich or poor and can change on a dime and that is something that any wise businessman should keep in mind and be concerned about. It can make the difference between trust and loyalty and ultimate success or failure.
Thanks Frank. I took your words to heart. Didn’t mean to dismiss your point on reputation. I value my reputation… trust me… I’ve just given up trying to “monitor” it since I have an online prescense… it’s impossible to do.
Vince, fair enough, however just 1 question? If you feel you put out there a solid program(s) and you have more programs then the Bettey Ford Clinic and you believe in your goods/services why is it then that you went and hired BIG BEN? for the WBFF WORLDS? if you know how to train and have proven results with your own programs using yourself as a guinea pig, doesnt seem like someone who “BELIEVES” or feels he can perform well at the PRO Level on his own programs that swears up & down that he knows how to get it down and get the results? Just curious-txs in advance-Tybalt AKA The Phantom Menace
Hey Tybalt.
Ask Wayne Gretzky that question… ask Tiger Woods… ask George St Pierre. Ask Ben… even he has a coach. All great people have coaches bro. No one is SELF MADE. We’re all HELP MADE.
Ben specializes in CONTEST PREP. Contest prep is almost like a different sport all together. Go do a show and you’ll see for yourself.
Obi, Rob, Artus & David K. are not using any coaches or trainers! they are using their own unique programs and these are the guys you are standing beside, I will be at the show Aug27th and hitting the WBFF 2012
, taking mental notes 2011 WBFF 101, lots of them-Tybalt
In Response To… “I Can Find This FREE Anywhere Else”…
Fair enough but I will disagree to a strong degree in a moment.
All I care about is RESULTS. If you can achieve
your dream body without spending a dime – all
the more power to you. RESULTS baby!
If you’re not getting the results you want, you know where to come find me
Here’s the truth which is a PROBLEM:
Most info in forums, mags and gyms is the BLIND LEADING THE BLIND.
And to be brutally honest – many people do not charge for their info because they KNOW it’s nothing different or unique. They just rehashed what they read somewhere else. That leads you to read the same info over and over and assume, “Hey, all the fitness info I read is free and it’s all the same so it must be right.”
WRONG!
A lot of AMAZING info IS free but the premium and high level content is often not. For good reason. I even know certain people who don’t have the CONFIDENCE in themselves to charge for their knowledge and they are AFRAID they might lose a few fans or upset a few people.
I look at the BIG PICTURE.
Since May 2006, I’ve released over 300 FREE videos… 200 FREE articles… HUNDREDS of FREE blog posts…FREE bonus workouts to accompany paid program… practically revealed my entire life to you… And I LOVE IT. I don’t mind. I get personal satisfaction helping others and getting praise from my fans. Over 95% of my info IS FREE and will ALWAYS be free.
In fact, you could probably get an incredible
physique not even investing a penny in my stuff.
I will say… To date, I have over 80,000 happy users of my workouts and if my stuff was the same as you could find anywhere else than I would have 80,000 refunds. That’s not the case
80,000 happy users can’t all be wrong, can they?
thats all well and good vince but stop always looking for more, you should be rewarding loyal customers, not charging them more!
Good luck to everyone in achieving your goals in the gym and out.
In Response To “Find Advertising Instead Of A Fee…”
Many valuable comments suggested I find someone to sponsor the show. A supplement company… exercise equipment… fitness colleagues… These are ALL options for the future.
I’ve decided there will be NO advertising in Season 2 because the highlight of Season 1 was NO advertising so it makes no sense to ruin the show.
I pay for movies because I don’t have to see ads. I pay to watch HBO because their are no commercials. Even TV (that you DO pay for each month) comes with a fee. Heck, most people pay $60 a month for their cable bill just to watch 1 or 2 stations! TV is NOT free).
Advertising IS possible and I’ll be looking into this for Season 3. Keep in mind… I’ll probably raise the price each season for NEW members as the production increases. That advertising will off set the higher quality.
And I DO understand that the show attracts new people to my programs and makes me look super cool but you MUST understand A LOT of the footage is PERSONAL stuff about my life… I’m letting you inside my home, my family, my shows, my cupboards and sharing info that is VERY personal to me.
I currently have ENOUGH free info online for people to find out if I’m someone they like and trust and this show is to not FURTHER that but to give my already die-hard fans MORE OF ME.
Trust that makes sense.
funny that vince, i used to trust you, now i plainly dont, not that you care, you have plenty of fans(ass kissers) to feed your bank account
seems to me your still not listening to the general public and knowone is breaking your door down ordering you to reveal whats in your cupboards…please give us a break vince, we are not all Thick
Hey Friends!
I’m going to start responding to all the themes here…
THE “SET THE PRICE” RESULTS SO FAR ARE LOOKING LIKE THIS….
Approximately 30% of the comments said variations
of “Free”, “Not a dime”, “I’ll be gone if you charge…”
Approximately 70% of the comments said variations
of “$1 an episode”, “$5 a month” “$10 a month and
quite a few “$40-50 for the season”
On average, the most popular response was
“$10 A MONTH”
No official announcements have been made but YOUR vote will influence this decision VERY heavily now. THANK YOU!
Oh, last time I checked, ten bucks is less than the price of a greasy cheese burger and fries… Is it not?
(I wouldn’t know… I don’t eat that stuff.. Just kidding! I had one on my last treat day!)
I would like to pay two bucks for live large
In continuing to reading the comments it’s obvious that there are two views emerging as to what is being offered (or should be). A lot of people who are not wanting to pay see the tv shows as 1) a bonus for current customers or 2) an informative, entertaining show whose real purpose is marketing, drawing new customers to Vince and keeping current customers up to date and primed for repeat buying of new programs.
The second group (Vince included) tend to see the TV show (and private site) as a PRODUCT itself, for sale. He is selling a product of a private site, with information, video, etc – (to be determined?).
I think Vince will need to be clearer with what he is actually going to provide. He clearly has “sold” some already and is not “selling” others yet. Vince, if this is a new product (different from last years Live Large) SELL it to us with all the information to get us excited about it, the way you did when we bought your other programs.
Hey Heather…
Quickly… the theme of season 2 is going to be around PERSONALIZATION and CUSTOMIZATION. How to customize your own diet… supplement regime… and workouts.
I’m showing the FORMULAS I personalize use… Pretty detailed!
$5 a month or a small fee per episode. Even though they are great content, but not everyone wants all of them neither are all of them practical/useful to the person.
Personally, I would rather pay a small fee for episodes which bring benefits to me rather than paying for them all and not watching a lot of those which is not interesting to me.
i cant believe you are going to have that thing at the end of august.. id pay to see ben not you… stop wasting peoples time, you know you are going to give it away for free anyways
Vince!
I’ve been thinking, if you do intend to make us pay for the rest of the episodes make it a dollar or max five dollars, that way people who are from abroad will be able to afford it and the duds wont bother paying.
ps I bought your original program
In my opinion, you have made a massive error with your marketing strategy of having the public express their opinion on acceptable product pricing particularly one of a promotional nature. This should be obvious to you now that you have had the opportunity to view the overwhelming public backlash.
The thought process before daring this marketing stunt should have been whether you want to be perceived as a businessman or a “Skinny Guy Savior” trying to help others be the best that they can be. It is common knowledge that everyone needs to make a living to put food on their table. That does not have to be pointed out to the general public.
Even if you are given the benefit of the doubt that you are trying to humble yourself with this approach , there is one thing which should be clear to you by now and that is that the majority of the people do not Live Large and judging from all the comments on this thread, you are perceived as having many of the luxuries of life. The disparity between rich and poor today is quite clear if time is taken to read the economic headlines with unemployment rates at record levels, interest rates a record lows to try to avoid an economic catastrophe, sovereign debt problems causing market havoc, savings value being wiped away by dropping stock markets and the list goes on.
Good luck with your business but you will likely have major amends to make.
And by the way, I’m not complaining because I expect everything you deliver should be free. Afterall I did buy your 7MM, TruthaboutABS,Turbulence Training 8. Some of which come from your associates. I’m starting to see you more as a Marketer than a true Fitness Model who cares about his clients at heart. Sorry Vince, but I wouldn’t pay another cent. I wish you luck but I will not be part of your growing two-faced industry.
I think it should still be free. Im not sure if Id pay for any episodes, particularly b/c theres so much free info on the net I can scour around for. Secondly, I watch Live Large just for motivational purposes anyways so as I progress and read other blogs I dont put all my eggs in 1 basket. Maybe $10-$20 a year is legit but I dont want the same rehashed info. Best wishes Vince. (Hey ppl, the guy still needs to make his bread too).
@Frank –
Frank – the reason I’ve achieved my level of expertise is BECAUSE I invest in higher level training.
I appreciate the point about my show being advertising and promotion.
And it has been a great investment for you with a great return since I’m sure you are an inspiration to and the envy of many.
Advertising and promotion is also an investment — in the future of your business.
Good luck and wish you the best!
I think that if we have purchased anything from you or Flavia it should be free, but if not maybe $10 a month. Then that would motivate people to buy your products because they would get to see Live Large.
P.S. I’ve bought FBL and XFLD (if that counts) and TT
i find that all the information you give can be found for free in other you tube videos. I know you are all about making money, but lets be honest, reading all your emails and watching your videos, they do not look professionally done, some are video taped by yourself in your kitchen. its not really worth paying anything more than nothing to watch your videos and get your emails
I would pay either 1 dollar an episode or 5-10 dollars for a season-long subscription.
I would also consider buying another of your programs if it came along with a season-long subscription.
Ps. I have purchased a couple of yoour programs before.
I think it should cost nothing, but should only be available to those people that have invested in your products already. The problem with charging for this is that people, me included want to know exactly what we are paying for. All of us have invested in your programs at some point, and we did so knowing exactly what we were paying for. Unless you can provide for us a detailed list of what each episode will contain, my opinion is that the cost should be zero.
ZERO DOLLARS….Although you have provided me with many great tips on YOU TUBE…So have many of your competitors. I kinda delete your emails these days due to the unrelentless “SELLING” and not only from you…from the other trainers that are associated with you…
If you soon hear a Whooooshing sound…that is your audience leaving you…Just go ask Howard Stern.
Oh yeah….If there are too mamny stupid remarks on the you tube comments…just disable that feature…Vince, that was a lame excuse to not post on YOU TUBE.
Good luck in your endeavors. ~ Johnny
Hey again Vince,
After posting my honest opinion I only then scrolled down to read what others thought. I have to say that despite your marketing “oh what a mistake I have made” opener in your latest email, you have made a genuine mistake. Not by asking what people should be charged but by charging at all. I have already stated that I shall not pay for LLS2. Your mistake is the growing image you are generating of a money maker rather than the “Saviour” you wish your image to be. Clearly the masses here are generally dissatisfied. Someone raised a massive point that if you can afford $150 an hour coaching in Tampa you can afford to foot the bill of what is essentially advertising. I could seriously write pages here! Just be carefull! This is friendly advice!
Vince,
I trust you will take the time to listen to all the feedback your customers are giving you. As a brother in Christ I also pray that you will seek his guidance through prayer in what the right decision is. I have purchased your 6-pack quest product and several others from some of your partmers like Joel Marion. I only pay for services that I feel get me results. I have a personal trainer for that reason to ensure my workouts are effective and I don’t risk any injuries. For me I felt the LL TV series was great entertainment and I used it as motivation, but as far as content goes, in my humble opinion it is not worth paying for. If it is free again I will continue to watch it for the entertainment aspect as well as a motivational tool. Keep up the good work helping people and God Bless.
I think, just like the successful site facebook or google…you should keep beeing free vince free of charge..and just try to make you (required and fair) extra money by extra-goods… im sure people wont stay a long tiome on a private account that have to be paid..stay free and that long you do that…people will belive you doing your thing out of heart and NOT for the “bodybuilding industry” you calimed that often time. Stay free and stay vince del monte. Dont become one of them……. your fan, bruno
I believe the cost should be 0 (zero). Why?
1. Well…because the videos are a marketing tool and they bring sales and followers. In my opinion you should try to find investors and sell commercials breaks instead of charging the end user.
2. I personally prefer to invest in a bodybuilding program than a TV series.
3. You should answer yourself this question: “How much value would a show have to bring to the end user in order to convince him/her to be a constant subscriber?” And this brings me to point no.4:
4. Just like in many cases you start with a number of subscribers and lose some of them over time. Having it free will be guaranteed to attract other users. See all those canceled TV series and you’ll understand what I mean.
Anyways you are a great marketeer so you will know what’s best for your business.
Good luck!
I already posted but heres another point. Do the math. There are over 200 people posting on this blog alone. Lets say you charged $25/month and you had a viewership of all 200.
200X25X12=$60000 in sales.
If you do 4 a month lets say and it costs you $1000/per episode then your total costs are $48000. Your pulling a $12000 profit off it. And that’s with a viewership of just 200 people.
If you charged $2.00 per episode then 2x200x12=19200. You’d be recovering nearly half your costs. If you had a supplement or fitness company sponsor it you could recover the rest.
Also keep in mind that Lee Haywards show is free and is very useful! If you are going to charge for yours then it has to be clear your providing something that Lee is not.
I would really love to be a customer because I think you have a lot to offer. I won’t be if the price doesn’t make sense.
Hi Vince,
It would be great to have a member page, where you can not only watch the Live Large Videos, but where you can also find videos sortet in certain categories, e.g. how to train abs, cooking advices, etc.
I would suggest 10 Dollar per month for that.
Live large TV should be free to anyone who has purchased one of your programs. I don’t think I would be interested if I have to pay a monthly fee.
Hi Vince
Personally I think you should be aiming for $19.99 per month. However I do think you need to add a lot more content so the membership is an advanced extension to some of the products you sell. You need to be the one stop shop for everything related and current in the muscle building world so we don´t have keep trawling around youtube looking for answers to our problems.
I think at this level you will have a group of people who are committed to actually using the information that you provide and will form a positive supportive community that will be beneficial to everybody.
Looking at the comments here this may start small but if you get it right this will soon grow as people hear about all the benefits of being part of this site.
For everybody else if you think that Vince is the man to help you get you the results that you want then keep the faith and invest in his coaching. If you don´t then keep looking for the free stuff.
I know things are tough but I am sure if you look at where you money goes you can find 5 bucks a week. It is all about priorities so you have to decide what are yours.
Good luck with it Vince
Hey vince $1 per episode like iTunes stuff tends to be, but free to anyone that has already or goes on to buy your programs, mym etc.
Loving the tips big dogg keep it up
Hello vince. I enjoyed the first season and learnt a couple of new and very interesting things. But having said that alot of it was just talking to people going over the same ground and not particularly that worthy of watching. Personally i’m scraping by as it is so if it wasn’t free then i’d be out. You’ve worked exceptionally hard to get where you are and we all admire that, but your life wouldn’t be quite what it is without us. If you can afford to be giving this for free to people who helped get you where you are. Then i think it would be a generous thanks.
Ten dollars australian! $10…. Hold on, why is that… I think information thru the internet should be free for everyone that being said I understand you have costs in producing the videos, Im not convinced that you spend $1000 per episode because editing can be done even by you if you have the right software for it ( I know you’re going to say, your time is gold ) but hey these is your business. On the other hand knowing that based on season 1 I know your episodes have on average about a 1,000 viewers per day! so how much is that? $10 x 1,000/day is $10000, say you have on average 3,000 viewers per month ( and this is a very conservative estimate) dont you think $30,000 per month is not enough for all you efforts? Im just worried vince I really am sensing little by little that you are getting too “commercialized”. Please dont forget where you first started…. remember that very first sale on the NNMB? you wanted to help skinny guys… remember that? its not just all about the money vince…
no hate… just my personal observation over the years.
Vince,
I enjoy all your efforts to enlighten people and offer them a life filled with health, wealth and abundance. Your MYM product has been great for me! I do agree with several of the other comments, in that I believe the Live Large, Season II should be free and if you must charge than not more than $1.00 per episode. By charging for your message of a healthy way to live you will eliminate a substantial portion of those who follow your message and believe in you.
In my opinion, $10 can be fair enough. For those fan of yours who have less income.
An episode of “Lost” is $0.99 to watch on iTunes. Season 1 episodes seemed like YouTube videos from many fitness experts but a little deeper and higher-quality. So if you’ve made season 2 episodes a full half-hour, then I can see how you could consider them worth more than free marketing for your other products but not quite a full product by themselves.
Maybe it would make more sense to sell the bunch together as a $15 product? Or if the episodic nature is necessary, then I’d make sure it’s very easy for users to pay a small fee per video.
I’ll suggest $0.99 per episode.
P.S. I’ve bought at least a couple of your products like DVDs of NNMB/Y6PQ and Stage Shredded. From your friends, I finished other programs like XFLD, FPFL, and 1000CC. I’m working on Roman’s SHW now.
Hi Vince
I loved Live Large season1. I would of liked to see more info on how to setup my own muscle building diet(building lean mass without too much fat), which simple foods and amounts customized to my weight and exercise instruction form etc. Was disapointed when I heard you are going to charge for subscription but if you do decise this the most I can afford is $3 a month and if its is downloaded i’ll try and squeeze $5 for this.
Goodluck with making the right decision.
I paid for Your NNMB and got it for lifetime, why should I pay for 4 videos every month? I’ve been with You for 2 years, but now I’m starting to get disappointed. I’m not whining about my financial status (although it is deplorable), but I would rather choose to spend my money on healthy foods instead of promotions (even with quality info). Anyway, if You decide to put a price for Your vids, with 1000+ viewers, no more than 1$ for one episode would be reasonable.
i would pay max of $5 per month… i think ur show serves more as an advertisement for urself, however, i wouldnt mind paying a small monthly fee. anything higher and you lost me Vince
Not a dime.
iam going to have with drawl simptons iff LL2 is not free & i dont have a credit card any more. i just got yours & lees 21day fast mass program take care
I’m so excited too see what ‘Marketing Vinny’ will come up with lol….
1$ a week sounds right
@Jeff –
Really Jeff? Could you let me know which Josh this is please? (I googled coach Josh and got multiple guys).
Hey Vince,
LL is probably One of The few Shows worth paying for. In my opinion a one time payment of 40$ is fair.
Cheers joey
I would never pay for an episode if you charged! I think it should be a free value added addition for anyone like myself who has already signed up and paid for your online site. I am torn with you because you have gotten results for yourself, you walk the walk are knowledgeable and people can look up to you; you appear honest and sincere, yet you come across as a shameless marketer/self-promoter, which cheapens your image and is a detriment to a positive message which could help people if they weren’t so turned off by the gimmicky and cheap advertising. Even as customers we get emails like the other day that said “Sold Out!” in the title and then read “Those are the words you’ll read on this website in the next few days!” Common Vince, have some respect for us and don’t treat us like fools. Have some respect for our intelligence, not to mention the time and money we’ve put into you. Have some respect for yourself and be an honest business man instead of a sleazy marketer and you’ll gain respect from us. Season 2 seems like a shameless cash grab and it’s disappointing to see. I think this will be an epic failure for you and a learning experience.
hey vince love ya show but iam on a disability suport pension & life here is a big strugle to survive so i would NOT be able to pay any thing for your show thanks so much for your past shows as you have inspired me to make some changes in my life
Just thought I would put this out there… I am not in anyway doing this to put down Vince, I really value his advice and have seen gains using it… but I also get emails from Coach Josh, and guess who else “made a huge mistake” today? Do they use the same marketing team?
I really can’t afford anymore monthly deals.. I could pay like a flat rate of 20 bucks to get a passcode into LL2,
A nuicence fee to keep morons out and motivation IN is ok, so 20 up front for access to the season… and to all the nay sayers you could offer special bonuses on future procusts for LL members.?? just a thought
You Motivate Me
“I bought 21 day fast mass building program and I love it”
I wouldn’t pay anything for LL2. I got good info on a few nutrition episodes of LL1 but not anything worth paying for. I think you’ll lose 95% plus of your audience if you charge for LL2. Nick Nilson, Lee Hayward and Jeff Anderson all offer very good free advice and I have purchased multiple products from each of them. Honestly, you just seem to be way too full of yourself for me to buy anything that you offer. You offend most normal ‘blue collar’ guys by bragging about your month long honeymoon in Italy, your 2nd home in Florida and your trips around the country to meet up with your buddies. That isn’t anywhere close to reality for 99.5% of your audience. Good luck.
Gary
Gary – it’s called ‘Live Large’! That’s exactly what Vince is doing. You should find it inspirational rather than putting him down for living to the max.
I fully agree with the comment that LL should be used as a marketing tool to attract new customers to Vince’s programs. Showcasing your lifestyle with tips and tricks thrown in is a great way for getting people on board.
My comment was pretty simple marketing. Vince can get maybe 3000 guys that really want to be fitness models to spend $40/year. The other option is to focus on the 5,000,000 guys that might spend $60 on one of his programs. Where would any one with real intelligience direct his attention? “Live Large” encompasses a very small population in this economy. Apparently your message would be: if you got money – live large!
@Gary -
I can’t comment on him being “full of himself” since I understand that there is no better testimonial than his personal accomplishments. However, charging for promotional material is ludicrous. It should be funding from his business working capital esp. when one consider some of the facts which you have pointed out regarding his lavish lifestyle. It does not appear that he desperate for his next meal that he couldn’t front the video production costs. If he wants to avoid losing credibility with his current clients and prospective clients, then he’ll do the right thing and finance his own promotional material like many other credible professionals do or as some have said, find some suitable sponsorships.
Vince, I’m a huge supporter of yours and have seen results using your advice. I do agree with a couple comments above, if you want to have us pay to see Season 2, I’d advise using iTunes, that way we have a choice whether or not to buy an episode.
Hey man, you sure you took the videos off youtube? or do you just want to charge a higher price on it by bringing it to your own site? I doubt anyone would want to pay any money for these episodes. I know they are good and packed with information, but still…90 percent of the ppl online downloads tv shows for free…
hey vince,
you are not running a charity, you are running a business. Charge what is fair. I trust your judgement. You deliver great stuff for the body and for the soul, man. Live Large TV rocks.
Gary – “Living large” has nothing to do with having money. It’s an attitude.
Thomas – I appreciate this.
It’s a business that happens to be my LIFE PASSION. It’s hard for some people to understand that.
A few things I know to be TRUE:
1. People value things MORE they spend money on rather than get for free.
2. People take ACTION on things they pay for compared to getting it for free.
3. Constant giving to people (95% of my info online IS free and will remain free) without receiving anything in return is a unhealthy relationship to be in.
Hey everyone… I’m taking ALL these comments to heart. I’m reading EVERY one. I need your honestly.
I can’t make everyone happy. That’s a fact. My goal is to work with the people who VALUE ME the most and are interested in a give-give relationship.
Keep the comments coming… !
I like many others have purchased your NNMB
programme, actually im still paying for it, dont you think thats enough vince, considering all the rest of the stuff i have to pay for, like good food and even the basic supplements, im afraid your turning into a money grabber vince and another thing, it would be nice to see you answer some of the trickier questions with a straight answer,
Gareth…
Vince, you are such a nice guy asking for our advice. When is the last time I was asked by my bank to set a fair price for their service fees, or my insurance agent for their service fees, etc. I am at their mercy and am NEVER consulted and neither expect to be.
I love the Live Large videos but the practical reality is that utube has become unreliable in delivering these videos to your viewers. They arbitrarily rule out some videos but keep many others with very objectionable and extremely offensive content. They are inconsistent in what videos they allow and disallow. For this reason I understand that you want to choose a more reliable way of delivering to us your helpful and inspirational content. If I have to pay a service fee of $20 yearly I will do that.
Just keep it coming bro.
Vince,
I took your advice and wrote my price response first before looking at other comments to avoid having others influence my suggested price point. So I just now noticed you asked us in the comments to state what we have bought from you:
I have purchased NNMB, 6-pack quest, and Wedding Workout. All GREAT products worth every dime.
I have been spending $30 a month for the last 12 months with you, I wrote 8 months ago to find out what I was paying for, and all I got back was a routine letter saying “it was worth it”, but no explanation of value or what the product was, or how to access it once again. None of my e-mails worked at logging on to any site. After being out of the Gym full time for three months after Vascular Surgery, I tried to connect to the websites you first sent to me via e-mail, all of the links are broken. I looked for a way to contact you directly, no luck. So I finally cancelled the clickbank debit. If this is the service we can expect for your next pay project, I will wait patiently to view it for free next year.
@Mitchell –
As stated in my post, many fitness authors offer info and videos for free, what’s the obsession with youtube? Go visit lee haywards blog and I can guarantee that every piece of advice from LL1 will be on there along with full workouts and different exercises etc.
As for coaches, if you know your stuff then why have a coach? Maybe hire someone to keep you motivated but he is essentially selling ben paculski’s info. A true coach should base his training and diet on science and trial & error, only then can you truly say what works and what doesn’t.
By calling me dumb for expressing my views makes you sound like an ignorant prick. There are plenty of successful bodybuilders who didn’t have coaches, I personally believe that the ones with coaches are the ones who can’t be bothered figuring out their own path and decide to follow someone elses
Well aren’t you the stud.
Again, I will say, any professional athlete with any since will have a coach. Even in individual sports such as track, tennis, golf, etc. Usain Bolt, has a coach…Tiger has a coach. Why is bodybuilding so different? I’m sure if Usain Bolt or Tiger Wood put out a sprinting or golf program, people would buy those things like hot cakes. And no one would complain that “they had help from a coach so they don’t know what they’re talking about”.
No one knows it all and we all need help sometime. There’s an old saying that goes “Life isn’t long enough to make all the mistakes yourself. You have to learn from other’s mistakes if you expect to succeed.” Relying on your own knowledge is called Arrogance and is the quickest way to fail.
Call me an ignorant prick if you want…I withheld using that word to describe your comment.
Mitchell
Hi Vince,
I see that you are a youtube partner, so you make money off of the videos themselves without us paying. I am a partner as well, so I know you don’t make back the 1k it costs you, but you do re-coup some costs not to mention that it’s a tax write-off. That being said, I DEFINITELY feel the videos are of a caliber that makes it worth it to pay for them. However, I really disagree with a monthly fee and I am not sure I would pay for them on this basis as while I enjoyed the last season, some were on topics that I consider myself knowledgeable on and would not pay to learn more about. On a per episode basis though, say like I-tunes, I would pay $1-3 per episode depending on the topic and how in-depth the material presentation was.
Off topic – I wanted to let you know that a few torrent sites have started to publish your products (I was looking for something else at the time and happened upon them): NNMB, 6-pack quest, and 1000 rep challenge. I bought NNMB and 6-Pack Quest legally, and resisted the urge to download 1000 rep challenge, but being in the “sale of copyrighted material” business myself I know how bad the torrent sites can hurt so I wanted to let you know to look around and get those taken down.
I’m definately going to change my mind and say 1$ per week. I have taken what you mentioned and I am reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and I want to keep my asset higher than liabilaies. No more than 8$/month
Hi Vince. I for one totally admire this move of asking the audience what they want to pay. When people detract from ‘better’ advice to try something bold and adventurous like this, it’s really inspiring. No matter whether the result works out positively or negatively for you.
I am firmly in the keep live large free camp. I am happy to pay money for your products such as a dedicated training video. But having to decide every week, whether I want to pay to watch live large would be kind of annoying.
Secondly, it may lead users to seek reviews about each episode before they buy. Or even worse, seek out pirated versions not long after each release date.
Thanks.
Hey Vince,
I find this whole thing very interesting. First off let me start by saying that I have purchased a programme from you in the past and plenty of others from your fellow bodybuilding and powerlifting associates. I am more than happy to pay good money for good advice. Let me also say that I enjoyed season one of Live Large.
However, despite the fact that I found some of your tips new to me, there was very little, if any, that couldn’t be found out there for free, online or otherwise. Therefore not worth a dime. You are asking for payment for the T.V, the enjoyment of a reality T.V with your personality. I am surprised that you wish to charge for this as I would have thought it serves as a good hook to encourage spending on your well thought out programmes that are unique. I am not being critical of your choice to try and sell the show but I personally do not find it worth spending money on. If it’s free I shall watch it. If you charge me a dime I shall not!
Well, I don’t believe these videos should be sold. They should be used for promoting products and should be sponsored by companies who seek visibility, just like a TV show. The info given in these videos is pretty good but it’s far from being a structured course that’s designed to teach important notions and material. If it were the case, I would gladly pay for it. Instead, it’s more of a mix of random tips with a reality show boosting Vince Del Monte’s image. There is nothing wrong with your show, I just can’t justify paying for it … up until now.
Yo Vince! Season one was great! I especially liked all the parts where you were struttin’ your stuff nearly naked on stage! haha just playin, just throwin up some bro love, no homo. But I gotta tell you man, if Season two is free you’ll have a bunch more people following your advice and it’s really easy for people to suggest watching Live Large Season Two to their friends and colleagues. Keep building your fan base by keeping your Live Large Series free and save the profit making for your programs! –Carl
Vince, personally I feel there is a better way to do this. While the videos were informing and entertaining, I feel like it is rough to expect your fans to pay to watch the shows. Alternatively if you were to start a youtube channel or just post the videos to your site you should be able to make a sizable ammount with advertising, either inserted into your video or on the site itself. This way everyone wins, just my 2 cents
what about freemium, I believe thats some free stuff and some payed stuff, i dont have a price suggestion but i will support you if i can,
never purchased your products but only for financial reasons I will someday attend an event or buy a product thanks
Vince, I’m a big supporter of you and I’ve gotta say since people had the privilege of watching LL Season 1 for free, even if you charge a next-to-nothing price, you will lose at least half if not more of your followers of the LL series. Any price you charge will never come close to covering your costs for production. I say just bite the bullet, make it free, and you will continue to build your fan base which will yield more sales of your programs in the future.
Hey I hear what your saying about a private site not being free vince, But also you gotta see a customers stand point you have a bunch of products for sale and these videos do not give much depth into a certain topic you talk about whereas your products do. These videos are mostly advertising yourself so people then buy your products. Any amount of money is to much. Live large season 2 0 Dollars.
I think you should do an “itunes” like thing for $.99 an episode. I know you want to do a flat monthly fee, but this way, people can choose which episodes they want. Most people will not even think twice about spending a buck.
also if you could upload live large on a torrent(bitsoup) or rapid share for free as i have alot of my friends that would love to see it and i wouldnt mind seeing it again and provide us with the link me and many other would be forever greatful.
thanks sizar
This whole thing itself is a marketing trick. You send that mail out where you say “Someone send me an email saying I made a marketing mistake”. That email is so old. All that thing where you want to establish yourself as a friend of us. You dont care. You just want the money. This is typically Eban Pegan marketing. Its a syndicate.
Youre a scumbag Vince!
Im done with you. Rob Riches is a nice guy and he only send value. Not all this Bullshit marketing emails every fucking day!
$3 or $4 is reasonable.
LOL I bet a lot of the tight asses complaining about paying a small fee have never even bought a product from Vince.
To those leeches I say, if really want to keep all your money for yourself then you could get ripped and jacked by following the MASSIVE amount of FREE information Vince has already given you over the years.
5-10 a month just to cover all the expense as i belive live large should eb a way to keep everyone in track and keep them motivated constantly,ive bought nnmb and loving it just about to start next week and cant wait till i start training ive never trained before so really excited,but uou should try to make it minimal cost and generate most profits through products/programs that you would sell because when people are free to choose they will more likey want to buy something then feel like thier logged into a contract where they have to pay a certain fee everymonth that i think turns alot of people off anyways so that what i think and wish you best of luck and keep up the good work.
rgards sizar
Your justification for putting a price on this is that it costs $1000 per episode. Well an episode of 24 costs $1-$2 million to make and I can watch this on iTunes for $2.49. Seeing how the money you spend is more of an investment in your own profile I can’t see myself paying much more than that.
I’ve heard on your podcasts that you are already a millionaire and good for you – that’s really something at your age. However your customers are not. I get really irritated by these new “best ever” fitness that come out ever 6 weeks by one of your fitness friends. Frankly I find some of the promotion insulting to my intelligence I’m a student and living at home, I can’t afford a new program every few months.
This is a good way to keep in touch with your fanbase and broaden your profile. Keep it as accessible as possible.
I’d give 2 dollars an episode. so 8$ a month. I just think if you charge for these, people will be to cheep to pay for them. But at the same time, if they are way better then season 1 they might be worth 4$ an episode.
Your going to charge $0.00 a month because the price that you paid to work with a trainer has no impact on us what so ever. Why would we pay you from learning something from some one else shouldnt we pay them not you!!!!!
Vince, you have done such an ausome job with live large, I could understand why you would want to charge, but I think it should stay free like it always has been,Or get a sponser, because the truth is that you are promoting yourself anyway, please keep it free and you’ll be doing thousands of pleople a favor, more people will wach for free and you’ll get more fame to your name.
Hi Vince, Don’t do the “Democratic” thing. Majority of the people are never right. You have to make a living, there are tons of choices for consumers, you can’t please everybody, get back to “real” where you were the happiest. Cheap home made video’s without the boom boom, my favorite and one I use weekly the 5 exercise shoulder workout as you were getting kicked out of the gym. It went from Arnold shoulder press to lateral, remember? real s–t. later dude and beautiful dudess
Hi Vince,
I am a big supporter of yours, but I must say that anything more than $3 a month and I wouldnt pay to watch it. i did enjoy watching the episodes when they were free, but I think that you would lose many supporters/customers if you decide to start charging for it. just my opinion.
I say $5 a month maybe more depending how valuable the material REALLY is? I have purchased 21 Fast Mass and I have no doubts in what you teach now. But keep in mind, most people (like myself, oh and by the way I am a student) can’t afford to go much higher than than. I’d suggest a discount to military, student, and senior with proof of being in active duty, registered student status, and of a certain age…
One thing that really drew me to your material is that it was cheaper and more valuable than some stuff I had read and done before. However, if you are THAT confident with the knowledge that you have acquired from Ben recently (I am willing to bet that it is some SOLID info), you could set the price really low to show it. Just some thoughts man. Just some thoughts……
I guess it all depends on the content. What I saw from the first season (I watched all the episodes) I saw some very good content as well as not so good content. By not so good I mean content that can be found easily on the web. What I enjoyed the most were the interviews from people that have managed to build muscle, like your coach.
I guess a price range from $5-10 per month would help you keep viewers in the long run, but I guess the price depends on how much people subscribe and if that covers the costs.
Not sure I’d be a viewer considering I changed my fitness focus, but I still enjoy all your input.
I think live large tv is great way to learn about fitness and related stuff.but for some people ,its only a hobby or lifestyle and not a long life dedicated profession as you do.so most of us does not really need these information and can go more free stuff on the net.
Having said that i think a price of $5 a month is reasonable.
Hey Vince,
So I was thinking about this and started crunching numbers, and I got this; 20 videos a season: Say you charge 2.50$ per video a person, and you have a total of 300 people buying every episode of Live Large, that’s 50$ a person per season. You do the math and it comes out to be 15,000$ a season.
Now, depending on the amount of people you get to watch Live Large, you could make your money back and more quite easily.
I say somewhere around 1.50-3.00$ per video, would be a fair price to your members. Just my opinion.
I have purchased some of your products in the past NNMB, and I believe it is a MAJOR funnel for your other products. If you charged I wouldn’t pay to watch. I understand the hard work behind it, and the money involved per episode, but it’s also a major stream of exposure for you and that in itself will produce much more money in the end. I’ve told many people about your programs and even led them to watch your videos but if you start charging for these Vince I’d have to say I would most likely no longer follow. I appreciate your knowledge very much, as I have purchased one of your programs and even went for the upgrade, but in all honesty, there so many programs by so many people asking for money it gets a little redundant and every one wants something crazy $$ for their group or their monthly program. I’ve aborted a number of them the last year and the extra hundreds in my savings so I can LIVE LARGE has been great. Just my two cents. I’m willing to bet that most of the viewers or followers of VD also belong to other membership sites and monthly fees. Keep rocking brother!
Dear Vince
Good question 2$ per month??
Really I don’t know the answer, because I don’t have time to look on You web site now.
But please keep going with You show.
Take care.
Hey Vince,
This is great fun!…reading all the comments people post. Nice to see the passion out there. Good for you for stirring the pot…I like that!
As for the price, I think LL is a great advertising tool for you. You can weave all kinds of things into it to promote your own products, to respectfully promote sponsors’ products, and so on. I think you should keep it free and keep the masses watching. Eventually those people who indicated they (currently) have limited resources will start to have more disposable income, or will become more serious with their workouts, or will become disappointed with their lack of progress using their own methods, that they will (likely) purchase your products that will help them to become successful. Why, because you are “first in their mind” as the go-to guy.
Best of success,
Jim…
hey vince. knowing what goes into production of filming and editing those videos I think it’s fair to charge anywhere between $15-$29 per month. For those pricing it at free or $2 per month you will treat the content like that. If you just get 1 solid piece of advice each episode to take action on it’s well worth your money. Maybe add more content and make the videos longer to address more questions to increase the value and even an action plan at the end of each video.
Vince over delivers on his products and im sure he has some valuable things in store that’s not being shown.
$0
Show is used to promote your products enhance your fitness authority status and keep people on your mailing list.
1$ an episode!
P.S. I’m a mym grad and nnmb owner.
10$/month would be doable..then do a second tier that is per episode so if someone does not want to watch a few episodes they can buy one episode at like 2 bucks an episode or something…
Hey Vince, I just graduated from high school and now getting ready to start school once again. So I think $7 or $8 would be a good price range for me and Im sure a lot of the other members. Live Large is a freaken awesome show! Its always been one of the highlights of my week since you started the program.
P.S/ I have bought 2 of your programs just recently. I am still in the process of finishing reading the program but I am liking what Im reading. I think I am going to add NNMB pretty soon to my list.
Vincent I think it should be $1.99 per episode so if one month we can’t pay we can still get some usefully info for the price you buy an episode on itunes
Hmmm, could it be that you are not going to charge at all but you want to see what value people put on it??? You’ll lose me if you start charging because I believe it keeps your followers in the marketing funnel to buy other products (as I have), but to those who are posting negatively careful what you put out cos nothing is as it seems sometimes…
Hey Vince great job thus far! I think it is wise to charge for it since you are putting in a lot of your own time onthe side of the fees you are charged to make it happen. I think it is reasonable for you to charge anywhere from $2 an episode to $25 season pass. I know this is prob in the budget for most people on a serious workout routine.
Ps. I have bought several of your programs and subscribe to all your newsletters. I have only been a member since April but have seen great results due to all your spot on coaching.
Thanks Vince!
Hi Vince, I think $5 a month would be enough or if you purchase the full amount of espisodes you get a discount. You put a lot of work into these videos and why not charged for them. I can’t believe people are having a go at you for doing so. I rather see your videos on your own website than on youtube where everyone just wants to have a go at others people down and write negative comments. Your straight talking truth really help me to but on muscle. I search the web and found no one better.
Less than $5 a month. Ur episodes last season were very repetitive n the info u gave was very basic easily obtainable for free on hundreds of websites
Hi vince!
I’m following your info for maybe 2 years by now, i’ve bought 21 days FMMB, Six pack quest, 1,000 rep challenge and i’m still saving for stage shredded diet haha!
It would be fair the price of maybe 5.99-9.99 It would be great, i’m still a student but i love the info you share with us everyday, keep going with this bro.
I’d pay $2 per month
I bought first NNMB, then MYM. I’ll pay 1-3$ a month…a lot of people are watching Live Large Episode. More than 5 bucks will lead to a loss of people watching, in my opinion. It depends what is your primary goal with all this; make a lot of money or keep your fans informed with the best life coaching, training and nutrition advices?! All the products I bought from you Vince worth much more than the price I paid for. But I also gave you a lot of money since the beginning
20 @ month will be great
20 a month?? what kinda job you have??
I pay $40 per month for gym membership. However, for your episodes, I am not sure whether they will have what I want to see. for example, if I am looking to lose fat and you explain about muscle building, it will not be of any use to me.
Thus, I guess rather than charging on a per month basis, you charge per episode and clearly explain what is in the episode. So I guess you can charge $15-20 per episode if the episode has exactly what i want, as a personal coaching session here costs $30-40
Abir, were all looking to lose fat. best way, no corn any form “fructose corn syrup” or fructose drinks, next build muscle, burn 50 Calories per pound per day, everyday, get more muscle
keep up the scam, sleezy salesman tactics. good job lying once again about how much you spend on making this nonsense. you truly are a money hungry slimeball
You are a very small man Triaz to insult somebody and not even to their face but over a blog. What do you think this is a gradschool bathroom wall? Grow a pair and get off the site no one forced you to be on here.
Wow I can’t believe you’re actually posting all the positive comments and few straight from the heart. That sucks Vince. I have respect for your dedication but there comes a time to stop getting greedy. There are plenty of forums out there that give EQUAl informative material that is free, not to mention videos.
Hey vince I was one of the 21 fast mass finalists and had the pleasure of hanging out with you at the Arnold. I think $5 is a fair price. You know your going to have a great following and get to make your money off that price.
I would pay $10 dollars a month. You put out a great show Vince! And I would pay to watch it any day.
I would pay $10 or so a month because i gotta buy the food your supposed to eat and equipment.
Hi Vince, well i rlly think tht u r making a vry good job helping othr people to lost th belly fat n tht stuff, so I consider tht u must set th price in 100 r maby 200 per episode, because th work u do n th training u have, so tht’s a fair price.
THNX.
I would pay 4.99 per month.
I reckon free to just watch LLTV2 but charge a monthly fee to access the private forum.
Hey vince, loved season 1! If season two is anything like it, it will be well worth the money… my honest price that i would pay per month would be 5-10 dollars.. if it were to be 5/month thats a little more than a dollar an episode and if you get only 1000 or more people watching every month then you are going to break even seeing that each episode costs $1000 to film, to charge 10 you would make a rather large profit on us, so somewhere in between would be good. maybe 7 bucks?
P.S. I have purchased 2 of your products..
good luck with everything bro!
$0 More people will watch it.Sorry dude.
Hey Vince, just wanted to say I appreciate all the info that you have provided to me and countless others over the years. I totally understand you wanting to charge for your videos. You’re getting a pretty big dent in your bank account from these episodes. Unfortunately everything requires money so the minimum I would charge is $20 – $25. I honestly think thats a pretty fair price for priceless info that is usually 10x the price of some sources. However, like the others have been saying, you might lose some of your readership if you go private.
I think if people can pay $.99 for a song on ITunes then they can pay $.99 a episode for LL. Vince do not let this people get to you, LL is to good to give it away for FREE anymore, we all get more out of something that we pay for even if it’s just $.99. The people that want it FREE are not true fans of yours they just want something for nothing.
P.S. I have bought No-Nonsense Muscle Building,Your Six Pack Quest, and Flavilious Fitness for my girl
Allright allright..lets see what I’ve read so far…abundance(???), 50 pop(good for you buddy),lots of 10$ monthly fee(how many episodes?), advertising/sponsors(the only way to go),zero(lack…of abundance??)…
Vince always love your gutsy,brovado-ish,big hairy ass goal setting,italian stallion arrogancy kind of attitude…really love it!! But this one I think you’re aiming at the wrong kind of crowd to cover your expanses…Anyhoo I’ll know in the end you will be the real cool standup godfearing guy again you really are..and actually will say punkd! to us all and then get right back to doing the only right thing all along….! And thank you once again for another free lesson this time on marketing on doing marketing the not so good way…;)
Don’t be sting by any of this, just my rant and observations here cuz I still got love 4 you and miss Flavia! Bless!
Hi Vince.
$5 would be cool for most.
Vince,
I wanna start out by saying you are the man!. I seriously can’t thank you enough for all the free content you just throw out to people, it’s what serperates you from 90% of the other “fitness pros”.
But I’m only 16 so for me 5$ a month would be great.. but trust me bro it’s worth at leastttt that. Id say 10-20 a month would be a a good starting point.
P.s. I have alll of your programs excexp the stage shredded dvds cause I’m tryin to pay for Romans coaching right now so I couldn’t get them at the time. I LOVE reading your stuff. I always learn something.
P.p.s. season 1 was awesome! Lol. it was literally the best part of my weeks I used to go crazy waitin for the next episode =)
Keep at it bro
Vince,
After reading these comments, I believe most do not understand the value of the information. I am sure they do not realize they would be paying a fraction of the price that any other professional competitor would charge for the same exact information. Didn’t you say you paid $4000.00 for the training you received from the Pak Man himself? So now we can add $1000.00 per episode for videography and editing.
Guess they just don’t understand that you are trying to provide information(that people pay thousands of dollars for) to as many (ungreatful people) as possible for a small fee. I know I just paid over $2000.00 for the same information.
I think you should charge at least $197.00 a month. Segregate the leeches from the people that will take action! Let the leeches go pay for a fat out of shpae nobody trainer that will give them bogus information and text on his phone while training them
Well, just thinking out loud here… I’d want to set it up to reward my paying customers (of which I’m one) for their loyalty somehow.
I mean, I’ve bought a program from you already, and if I’m still happy with the results in the future, I’m likely to buy another. Watching LLTV just keeps me in your customer loop, so plainly there’s benefit to you. So something like the low a-la-carte rate suggested above might be fair for your paid customers. (Might have to be PayPal; I know there’s a per-unit price for ClickBank-style transactions that might make a-la-carte impractical from your end.)
By the same token, I think your non-customers should have to buy a whole subscription up front. They’re getting the benefit of the knowledge and the conversation that they wouldn’t otherwise get and I think they should have to pay for it.
You offer a lot with your products, and I think a video series could be a decent value-add at the right price point.
Unless, of course, you’ve already decided how you’re going to play it and this was just a traffic-driving exercise, in which case you are one devious Canuck. /laughs
Vince, you rule!! There are some people who don’t even care paying $200 on unecessary stuff or so. Like the new year model of everything appears os the shelves. I pay $10/month for some brumming classes. I really wouldn’t bother paying the same or maybe 5+. It’s too much information not to charge a really fair price.
Hey Vince i loved the season 1, it was all great info! I’d personally like to pay 10-30$ a month, let’s face it this content is definitely not worth less, any more starts getting pricey.
P.S. I own one product of yours NNMB, but i’ve following your teachings for a couple years now. Keep up the great work bro!
Purchased your programs in the past.
As LL Season 1 was free, the same spirit should be continued into Season 2.
There are many good comments on this topic; however, the LL episodes shouldn’t be the focus of your money-making ideas. As stated by others, you’re making your money on the programs people (such as myself) purchase. LL should be seen by your company as a portal into people purchasing your products/systems.
Love watching, but can’t afford to pay-to-watch.
Quick side note… When you Set The Price… Add a P.S. that says either:
“I’ve never bought anything from you to date.” or
“I ve purchased one of your fitness programs in the past.”
This will help my decision.
Thanks!
Keep the comments coming. I need to hear from at least 200 people still…
Hey vince, loved season 1! If season two is anything like it, it will be well worth the money… my honest price that i would pay per month would be 5-10 dollars.. if it were to be 5/month thats a little more than a dollar an episode and if you get only 1000 or more people watching every month then you are going to break even seeing that each episode costs $1000 to film, to charge 10 you would make a rather large profit on us, so somewhere in between would be good. maybe 7 bucks?
P.S. I have purchased 2 of your products..
good luck with everything bro!
hey vince ive been folowing you on and off for about 2 years now and have bought nnmb but about to start using it now, i think you should charge anywhere between 5-$10 because personally like anyone else here i think live large should be a way of making your clients happy and more hungry for info and new training techniques that have proven results so they keep following you a way to keep them in the loop as training constantly and eating heathly foods can be so difficult these days but i personally think it should be a way of keeping everyone on track and hopefully inspire your followers to buy new programs when they become available,that way noone will feel like thier tied to anything and it will alot more profitable for you sorry for the long post and keep up the good work.
Hey Vince. Hope you are well brother.
Wow, I am surprised at some of these answers lol the value you gave throughout season 1 was AMAZING and from what I have read, looks like season 2 will be epic! 30-40 minutes of QUALITY information guys.
I would be more than happy to dish out a minimum monthly payment of at least $20 Vince. You got to appreciate good quality information when you see it.
Keep rocking and I look forward to you releasing the season and it’s price!
Hey Vince!
Your season 1 of LL was awesome! I enjoyed it a lot, Im very thankful of what you did and i understand why you want to put a price on season 2. Unfortunately I cant afford to watch season 2, i wish i could.
good luck!
99 cent (or 1 dollar) per episode is cool. Charge by credit card and keep the tab running.
Oy Vinny, you should not charge anything. I give all my information for free. Lets keep that spirit in the business.
My fellow countryman the true brit Rob just hit the nail on the head
I would imagine that with your fan base that you would not have any problem getting some sponsorship for this series to help cover your costs. By doing this, you will increase your viewership easier which in the end will still bring you sales for your programs. These videos will hook people into buying your product. If you start charging for something that was free then you are going to have a tough sell no matter how you try to spin it.
I’m a college athlete, and between classes and sports, as well as working out, I can only work about 15 hours a week on minimum wage, and after gas, food, and a few supplements, I’m hardly breaking even without dipping into my savings account. That said, I could afford $5 a month or so. Seeing that you’ve build a successful online business, I’d say a lot of your current youtube videos have helped you to where you are. Keeping the videos free would help to build the following even further, as well as keep your fans happy.
Hi Vin-ce Diesel!
I’d pay if Flavia was hosting the show. I know you got a great bod and all… but your wife is a star. Hollywood material. So if she did the talking… and you just grunted and lifted heavy weights, I’d pay $30 for the season.
If you insist on talking… then about $7 for the whole season.
My first suggestion is to keep it free but add some of your own advertisements into the episodes…I think if you kept the episodes free you would make more sales from your other products because you would be reaching a much larger audience. If you charge, the people that decide to pay are probably people that have already purchased at least one of your products
If you must charge then I think $2 per episode is fair so if you are still doing weekly shows then $8 per month
Hey Vince,
I would say a one time fee of $25-35 or a $5 monthly fee. Good luck at Worlds!
Hey buddy. I enjoy each video you publish on youtube. You have a unique approach to building muscle and I appreciate that. I encourage you to do a paid Web site. But, to go cold turkey into this venture will cause you to lose some quality fans alone the way. Personally, I would keep the youtube channel for those who cannot afford to subscribe to your new site. Most people, like myself, are not working at this time. I’m not a hater, and I am looking to build creative new muscle. If you go complete dark, then most of us will hang out with your good friend Lee Hayward’s site or something. I you’re looking for a good price per month, I say something between $10 & $30 a month. Maybe incorporate a gold or platnium group for maybe $40 for maybe have access to, let’s say, your product for free.
Vince, screw all these freebie seekers and excuse makers. They want entertainment and won’t act on what they learn in the videos anyway…I was appalled when I read those comments!
However, you made a few mistakes.
1. Giving something away for free then asking for payment. I know you’ve read Scientific Advertising…that’s one of his No-No’s.
2. Asking people what they would pay. People never want to pay for anything…that’s why we have to sell them.
3. Not differentiating Season 2 from Season 1 enough for your audience. They see it as being the same content they got for free -no wonder the backlash.
I understand the value of paid information so I’m willing to pay $19.99 a month.
One good thing came from all that bashing and excuse making…the idea of advertising. If you can charge low and do some advertising, you may bridge the gap.
You know that if you charge, you gotta bring it! Premium content all the way that ppl can’t find on Youtube. I look forward to the new season man!
Mitchell
So, let me get this straight. Not laid off of work is making a excuse?? There are some honest people out here and for you to be insensitive is sickening. One day, you might the one who is at the bottom looking up, buddy!! Remember that.
Ernest, I have been on the bottom looking up (no job and a few weeks from being homeless). I didn’t make excuses, that’s why I am where I am.
I would pay maybe $10 for the season. Keep it cheap or free, and get customers for other things that will directly provide results for us.
Hey Vince, I really liked your season 1 LIVE LARGE but to be honest I’m a little disappointed that you are yet just another guy on the web trying to make a few bucks from videos. Not everybody has money to live large, fly to hot destinations and buy countless supplements and COACHES to get results. Some have to rely on web sites that offer clean,informative and free information. Which might I add there are quite a few websites out there that offer just that, clean, informative and free information. I’m not about to break my wallet to increase your paycheck. I know you care about the fitness industry and to get people in the best shape of their lives but people (including myself) are going to question why you are starting to ask for money for online videos.
P.S. I also asked you a question a while back on one of the videos and you never answered. Seems like you only answer men questions.
Antonietta
Antonietta,
Post your question on my Facebook Fan Page: http://www.VinceDelMonteFanPage.com
My wife answers all the female questions at her site for the most part. But I’m sorry I missed yours.
@tank – Tank..I don’t know any other way to say it but…that comment was DUMB! Any professional athlete has a coach and would be a fool not to! There’s a big difference between “entertainment” and education. If you want rehashed entertainment, go to Youtube..if you want education, break out your wallet.
Mitchell.
I love ya man!
Remember everyone – I DID try to upload Season 1 to You Tube for FREE… got 13 episodes in and then they DELETED the entire season! No explanation to this day.
My main goal is to create a PRIVATE MEMBER SITE – closed out to idiots – and there are NO free platforms that offer this.
The only way to keep positive energy and people is to CLOSE THE DOORS to idiots who ruin it for others.
I can NOT block all the comments or that defeats the purpose. I want to CONVERSE with you and answer your questions.
Keep your HONEST comments coming.
I can take it
so basically what your saying vince is that if you cant afford it, your an idiot!!!
hmmm, im starting to wonder about you vince
Hey Vince, love your show. working two jobs to make ends meet. I know your running a business and you deserve to be blessed. Vince, remember this quote:
“You will only be remembered for two things; The problems you solve or the problems you create.”
You know which path to follow.
Hey,
I like your work Vince,but I will not pay for Season 2. I think the content is good stuff, and I did buy one of your programs last year. However, as others have said, with the amount of free info available I’d rather not spend the money on these episodes. I’ve done plenty of my own “digging” and found other body builders that offer good advice and free information that has helped me achieve my goals. Its not that I don’t care, I just feel there are certain things that should come with no charge especially in this economy. People mention priorities, well mine are car payments, gas, food, phone, medical bills, and rent. I pay for a gym membership, basic supplements, and the occasional program,but when everything down to a season of videos costs $$$ I’m out. You mentioned you spent $150/hr for some of the content, however the main purpose was for your own goals. You can’t possibly expect us to be willing to help reimburse the cost for that. Either way, its just my opinion. If its free, I’ll watch it and stay a fan and customer. If not, I’ll look elsewhere.
0.99$ (if that)
20 to40 is good a good price range for season 2.most people can afford that. Alot of people blow way more money then that on the weekend.
hey Vince, i love the Live Large episodes and always take great advice from them. Although there are many great stuff for free on the internet also. But i love your production and quality of work so you can count on me to pay $15 for the entire season.
Hey Vince. I loved season 1 of your series and really got some good information out of it. As a college student, it is hard enough to pay for my tuition each semester, the food to eat healthy, and then for your programs. I own two of your programs and love them. I feel that you may want to offer a per episode fee of something much higher, maybe $2-5 and then offer a one time fee for all your episodes of maybe $20-30. I would make sure that you allow access to all your season 1 videos and maybe offer a small bonus with a full season purchase. Also, if you do charge you should give a full description of all the items you will be talking about during the whole season so everyone knows what they will be paying and also allow a trial period so people can try out the 1st and 2nd episode and make sure they enjoy it.
Now, by charging as people have said above, you will lose people, but the people that do pay are the ones that are dedicated to learning and becoming better so I don’t see a problem in it. At the same time, I would rather charge nothing or something extremely minimal to get my videos to 1000′s of people who will probably be first time viewers and more likely to buy the programs you offer than charge people, eliminate the new viewers from buying your programs or seeing what you are about just to save some money. $1 per episode should be feasible especially if you are getting more than 1000 people per episode watching.
So to summarize. Offer a per episode fee and also a full season fee or a one time fee for season 1 and 2 and all seasons after that. And do the calculation of how much traffic per video you got on season 1, and then based on the average cost of making 1 video, divide that into it and charge that price so you can break even or make a tiny bit of money. I think that is the fairest way to do it.
BEST OF LUCK AT WORLD’s. I’ll be there cheering you on.
Heyy vince, how u doin…Ermm the most I’d be willing to pay is 1 dollar amonth..lol not because I’m broke nor cus of the fact that I’m selfish but purely because of the fact that u can get other brilliant advice elsewhere such as bodybuilding.com …they gave footage of terry cruz’s workouts for absolutely free…thanks for if efforts anyway
how long this reason gonna last ? and how many episode ? I think we should know .
Reda.
Each Season will be 20 or so episodes and 20-40 minutes in length.
I will usually take a 1-2 month break after each Season but upload different style videos in that break.
Hey Vince, everything your doing is great and much appreciated. So thanks for everything, your doing fine. With all due respect, I think charging people to watch season 2 is a big mistake man, you will turn alot of people away. Thats not what you need. It should be free, and people will like season 2 and buy your workout programs.
Thanks Vince
cmon man, everyone knows you’re loaded. just do it for free and do it for your fans. You’ll build a much bigger following in the long run and you will be able to sell yourself more and provide more people with the information that you have available to them.
ey vince del monte tu programa me a acervido mucho en los 2 ultimos meses , muchas gracias vince
I’ll pay $0 just like I do for TV shows on television. Get back on YouTube and figure out a way to deal with idiots. I’m a customer of yours and enjoyed your first season but won’t pay. You’ll draw way more new people keeping it free. Look at how Bodyrock.tv has grown from early days on YouTube. Example of an awesome free site and content. On the technical side several of your issues didn’t download completely so I’d find myself having to refresh and download all over again which with my slow overseas connection was quite frustrating.
Let’s be serious here.. I can buy a series of Seinfeld for about $1 per episode.. Vince I think you should charge $1 per episode.
Anything much more than that and I think your audience will decline dramatically.
I like the idea of a one time payment more so than monthly payments. Maybe a one time payment of 35 dollars?
Advertising as many have said, not paying my own money.
Hey Vince,
I’d pay $10 an episode for Live Large TV.
i say 5 bucks a year
c’mon vince. Do ya want this series seen by 50-100ppl who pay 10dollar a month or do ya want it seen by 10000ppl for free. You do the math
As much as i enjoyed LL1 theres no way me or any of my gym mates would ever pay for any kind of video like this, it showed me a few techniques and recipes but then again so has bodybuidling.com these are economically tough times and when you see what your competitors are doing for free then your only ever going to appeal to a select few. The truth is man, and trust me im not a hater, you make enough money from your programmes already. As LL serves as an advert for you limiting its availability will hinder your business growth imo. Look at how much free stuff scott herman puts out man thats why people invest in hia mealplan he connects with people and is not just after squuezing money always. Free info abounds everywhere mate i wouldnt pay a penny. My suppliments cost enough. Im only giving my opinion because i like you man, please take it on board
Best comment yet…we all like your personality, your attitude to the fitness world, and the great information you put out there for us. But like Dan says scott herman puts shit loads of info out there, great info as well and bodybuilding.com has article after article. You know and I know your goals are based 60% out of the gym, probably why he gets his money from setting people up with a personal food plan. I love your vidoes, but paying for your programs (which i have) is all most can afford. Keep up the great work, its just my thoughts!
sincerely john
Hey Vince, I’m sure there are a few of us that have already signed up on the price you have been offering for the last couple of months. If there’s going to be changes, then what’s gonna happen to your existing customers?
It seems clear that either people don’t have enough money to pay for a Season of LL and Vince cannot keep producing this free. If there were a charge per show, $2 per say, then it would give the buyer a chance to watch some of the Season, and it would no longer be free. If a tiny description was given each show, then people could read each weeks description and decide if they want to purchase this weeks show. And if the shows are awesome as Vince says, then I’m sure people will find money that they thought they didn’t previously had. Also, the people who are avid fans and will pay for an entire Season, that means Vince would get $40 for the Season.
@Elaina – Huge fan and I love your programs..all of them.
FYI… It sounds like people think Vince should just fork out his time, money, and knowledge for free because they don’t have money ( which is understandable) but this kind of work that Vince is putting out deserves to be rewarded . This Season is for serious people who are willing to make a small investment, for knowledge you won’t get anywhere else, this will filter out the rats that hold this community down.
I love the episodes and they are very informative, BUT, most people who buy your products don’t ‘live large’ financially. Not everyone has the ability to fly somewhere beautiful every weekend .. not hating .. just saying. Even purchasing one of your programs is a huge financial stretch for some people and they probably have to budget for it. Imagine that! So I don’t think it’s fair to ask people to pay and it might put a damper on how many watch the show. But who knows, I could be totally wrong.
$10 an Episode.
I loved last season of live large, I really don’t have very much money to be spending every month, even if it’s just $10 a month, thats $120 a year.
sorry
maybe 7$/episode because there are very good infos on them and remember if all of us buy one and even get one free there`s gonna be money.
I’d say about 20-40 bucks for season 2
Hey Vince,
I’m looking forward to LL season 2!! I really enjoyed season 1! I learned a lot from it and it’s great motivational stuff!
And, yeah, I’ll be paying whatever you charge, although $ 50 a season sounds fair to me.
Greetz,
Martyn
Belgium
Hey Vince
Why not try a sponsorship like Blue Star Nutraceuticals?
Hey Vince, I gotta say the Live Large TV stuff is fantastic, great info, fantastic motivation. I love all your stuff, and have purchased a number of your programs (The Wedding Workout, 1000 Rep Muscle) and gotten insane value out of them. I have to say though, like others, if you charge to view this show, I’m going to have to pass on it. I’m a college student, I don’t have the money to spend on it, and I’ve already bought a number of your programs and am looking forward to future programs. I’m not trying to throw a sob story your way, I don’t want sympathy, I’m just stating the facts, I don’t have the money to spend on LL TV. It seems to me also, despite the value of it, you ought to be allowing it to at least be viewed for free. I get the whole private forum thing, but couldn’t you have the forum for the show be something separate from actually watching the show?
All I’m saying is, I find the value in your products and your information, but once you start charging for even your own TV show, I start to wonder. I know it costs you a lot, but you make a lot from your programs, I know MYM is a big success as well, and I also think pricing for this show is going to alienate people who don’t know you. Consider advertising, or sponsors. If nothing else, make it a one-time price rather than a monthly price. I don’t want to miss out on information or on these episodes, if it was a one-time price for each season that’s the only way I’d consider paying for it. Good luck with everything Vince, I will continue to support you with buying your programs, but I will not pay a monthly/weekly fee for this. Either a one-time payment, an annual fee if you really need to, or look for advertising and sponsors. It can’t be hard with your reputation in the industry. Good luck and God bless.
P.S. I have purchased three of your programs to date, as stated above. Wedding Workout, 1000 Rep Muscle, and one of your abs programs though I forget the name, I just know that the info was fantastic in that and I’ve been training my abs as you did in that video program ever since. Good stuff man!
$10.00 a month I reckon. Similar to what others like Greg Plitt offer.
And honestly, the information you cover in these short episodes are worth alot more than $10 a month. Keep it up Vince!
Honestly Vince!
WHY WOULD I WANT TO PAY TO WATCH A SHOW?
If this was a program you’re selling then fine, I know you release good stuff but I don’t want to pay to watch this stuff.
I understand that it’s valuable info but I don’t think that making us pay for it after you already released an entire season FOR FREE is a good idea.
“sponsorship is the only thing that must finance this, like where there clothing and brands, and adverts like nike, adidas, supplements etc.”
I agree with the guy who wrote that, this way it’s watchable by all of us plus those who live in countries where the dollar is expensive won’t be put off by this.
-Oleg
Israel
I say 8 dollars. £5 British pounds would represent excellent value for money without turning people away for being to expensive.
Vince, you seem like a good guy so I’m going to be respectful, here is a “LL” Life lesson that you like to preach weekly in your show “Perception is Reality” Think about it for a sec, Most of the top WBFF Pro’s offer their nutritional & training information for FREE! guys like you mentioned at the top like Rob Riches, Obi Obadike, Artus Shakur, David.K, these are top established guyz in the industry. At some point i have no problem or issue with people trying to get their piece of the pie after all it’s a multi billion $ industry, to each their own, if you can get it by all means go for it however you are targeting the wrong dudes to get your piece of the pie!!!! you should be focused on having your loyal supporters who all by your products and go for the corporate $$$$$$$$ using your subscribers to show the support and backing you have. by going always for the “low hanging fruit” again Perception is reality, you will always be tied to that and very very difficult for you to break that image as a guy who is perhaps not genuine and always going for your wallet. At some point Vince you have to turn off the $ making machine and just be a humble regular guy, the $ will come with that in other ways, Live Large was always free and should be used as such to gain more audience, it takes $ to make $, it’s an investment-My 2 cents & I want my change-Tybalt
Hey Vince,
I really enjoy your LiveLarge episodes. As a matter of fact, I’d think they’re a great way to start my day. In my honest opinion, I think $20 for the season is reasonable.
Thanks
I’m looking forward to season 2. Gotta say I’m hooked. I would consider 20 bucks for the season.
Thanks for the hard work.
Hey guys… just heading to the gym for my Morning Ritual… When I get back, I’ll answer ALL of your concerns.
THANK YOU for your honesty. You guys are AMAZING people.
Keep SETTING THE PRICE below. I want at least 200 comments before I announce my decision…
Vince – I’ve spent helluva lot of money on your products, and am always impressed with the quality and quantity of information that you provide. Your DVDs provide the perfect amount of information, motivation and just sheer entertainment, and it’s been great to have been able to follow you all the way from your beginnings till now. Live Large was another testimony to your badassness.
However, Live Large seemed to be re-hashing a lot of information that could be found in your other products, and the only extra value was in “behind the scenes” style videos. As entertaining as it is to watch such stuff, the moment you ask me to draw out my wallet to fund it, I wouldn’t.
Using the crossfit journal as an alternative example. It’s 25 bucks a YEAR for absolutely AWESOME information, with so much breadth, depth, and motivation, as well as provides plenty of behind the scenes footage for fans. It’s so reasonable in price, and everything you need is found in this membership price. The videos are high def, the content is unbelievable… then you start wondering why extra content like yours can’t be as affordable too.
I think you’re having to draw on the simple power of your personality and celebrity status in the fitness industry to get people to pay for season 2, and based on the comments here, it doesn’t seem to be enough to get people to cough up some cold hard cash. You’re a cool guy Vince, but it’s not enough for me. I’m a broke college student like a lot of people here, and these are just extra expenses for entertainment. And it’s not like I’m blowing money on movies and stuff. I’ll use my money if it’s worth it.
As many suggested, getting advertising would be a great idea. These videos should be used to draw in new customers, who are impressed with the quality of info you put out for free, and who then purchase your other products. It seems like a worthwhile investment.
Anyway good luck – and I’m definitely still a big fan of your work.
@tank – If he needed to “hire a coach” then that tells us that he’s willing to invest in himself and keep learning. It’s not like he’s a special collector of advice from some higher being who’s job is to pass it on to us lowly beings.
He’s an in the trenches, hard worker who understands the value of continual improvement. All top coaches have coaches and the fact that Vince makes this public is an indication of his humility. Not every person on top is willing to share that they need to learn too. They’re perhaps scared of making themselves look human.
Get it right.
Why don’t you try getting FTNS radio to advertise it.
I think your subscribers have spoke vince, as good as some of your stuff is I don’t think you can justify charging for what is essentially regurgitated fitness advice that can be obtained for free from various other sources, lee hayward being one of them. What makes your information worth any money at all as oppose to free weekly emails and blogs with workout videos, diet and training tips? If you needed to hire a coach then doesn’t that tell you that what you’re doing isn’t working? That’s just my opinion and I hope you do prove me wrong and listen to your subscribers as they are your business and without them you’re nothing. Anyway ill stop grilling you now and go read up on lee hayward’s latest FREE blog
I agree.I wont pay anything for these shows.I was under the impression that you did them to help us all out.I have already bought NNMB. I started following you because you didnt seem like you were all about the money in the beginning. I’m really starting to wonder now. Besides,,I cant believe that you would even care what some idiots and haters think and type. screw em’.
I would say 10$ a month sounds fair enough
Vince, I would happily pay $2 an episode – and that’s me being a cheapskate! In all honesty if you set the price at $50 for the season I would pay it. Your 1st season really helped me stay focused during my prep for my first show!
Kirt
Hi Vince,
I’m from Singapore and I’ve already bought a couple of your products. I’ve watched all season one episodes and I think they are amazing. They always get me hyped up to hit the gym and eat properly.. Although the videos are filled with information, I watch it for more of an entertainment and motivation purposes.. The real information I feel are in your programs itself where it is explained in detail. But I’d still pay for season 2. I’m a fan. Spore Dollars $9.95 (USD$8.29)
ps: Just a thought, I feel Advertising should be considered. Great job Vince.
$.99 an episode. $3.96 a month.
I can’t believe what i’m hearing! I think LL is amazing, i watch it everytime. Almost EVERYONE in here is willing to pay 3-10$ a month!! THAT’S NOT EVEN THE PRICE FOR A MEAL! I know we all got our own financial situation, but come on..! For me it’s all about priority. As an example, i got my LL seminar ticket a bit late, so the flight taxes is unbelievable. I’m from Denmark & to take that trip all the way to Canada is gonna cost me 5000$. I’m ruined the next two months. Fitness is a BIG priority to me and that’s why i do it. I know i’m off topic here, but do you see the point? basically, what i’m trying to say is, if your not willing to pay for it, it dosen’t have your priority aka you just don’t care!
Wake up Jacob, if you are paying that much it is because u can. There are so many dedicated , committed followers of Vince and his info, who just are not financially well off, but it does not make them any less devoted. If each episode was only 1 or 2 dollars, then almost everyone should be able to afford subscribing , considering the thousands of followers this would easily cover Vince’s producing costs and then some.
Tony
your a nob mate
i meant jacob is a nob, sorry dude lol
Season 1 was awesome. I was so looking forward to season 2.
But in my current financial situation i won’t be watching season 2.
I agree with others, sponsorship is the only thing that must finance this, like where there clothing and brands, and adverts like nike, adidas, supplements etc.
Otherwise, hope this season is a success for your sake.
Thanks for Season 1
Vince, the content of your episodes at the start of season one was immensely useful. The whole looking at diets and good stretches and exercises were great. I incorporated many of these into my workouts and life and saw an improvement. The titles of the first few episodes you have mentioned seemed to be along these lines so I would pay 20 dollars per month I think as long as the episodes are downloads which can be kept permanently. Personally, I think I would prefer to pay weekly though as I would like to see most episodes but not all so 5 dollars would be fair I think. Since I spend more each week on bottled water I couldn’t complain at that price and would just fill up my bottles at home. I’d have hoped most ppl would share the same attitude of adapting their lifestyle to afford your advice.
I have enjoyed watching the season one programming and have learned some. I do not think I would be willing to pay for it given the numerous exercise videos and nutrition info on the web. I would rather see the financing come from another source.
I wont be able to watch season 2 if you start charging for it as im only sixteen and dont have a credit card. I thought season 1 was really good and im sorry that I wont be able to watch sesson 2.
Hi Vince
The way I look at it is a one of fee of $25 and while your getting subscriptions look around for advertisment opportunities for people to display adverts at the end of each episode. To be quite honest if the price is a monthly rate I cannot afford to be paying out what money I have, as a past college student yourself Vince you should be able to understand that college students don’t have a lot of money to throw around and spend money they have not got.
Another interesting fact your really good friend Lee Hayward has his free weekly 1 hour bodybuidling talk QnA show via ustream every Thursday and the information I gather from Lee each week is quiality solid informtion without BS so if LiveLarge Series 2 is out of my price bracket I will just continue to watch Lee’s show.
For anyone who does not watch Lee Hayward’s Free Weekly 1 Hour Bodybuidling Talk QnA Show here is the link;
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lee-hayward-total-fitness-bodybuilding-show
His next show will be August 18 at 9:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.
So just go to that link above at that time and his show will be live
I wont be paying for Living large season 2 because we shouldnt be paying for your advertising.
Sorry, Vince, I don’t think I will pay to watch these videos. Not because they have no value, but they are too long and I feel I invest too much time in watching them compared to what I get back. The same goes for the instruction videos, they should be compressed (or at least a compressed version should be available), showing the movements only. Still, some people may enjoy spending time on this and, sure, there are much valuable information in between the workouts. So, I’m after your condenced (and great) information first of all and I call on you to find a way of consentrating the info instead of diluting it.
The info could sell for 40-50 bucks each month. But in this day and age I would shoot for something between 15-20 bucks per month. Remember these are tough times, most of guys have to struggle to be able to pay for our supplement etc, also there is an overload of bodybuilding info on the web already (that’s not to say that it will all be usefull).
As an after thought, ad placement is a good idea. Doing short commercials either youtube style or in the traditional sense interspeared throughout the video will help you to cover costs, build brand awareness (for yourself), and increases the prestige and value of each episode. However, this only applies when you filter and screen advertisers to ensure relevancy and service quality. Its like an undeclared prduct endorsement. So play it well and you’ll reap the rewards.
Hi Vince
I both agree and disagree with the others. First of I think Live Large TV is pretty good on the side when you are doing one of your programs to optimalize it and learn for example some new stretching moves. I think you give a lot of useful information in these videos. I would probably pay something around 10-20 dollars a month.
Love ya to bits lee but if your gonna start charging you should really expect a drop in your viewing figures. I dont know what planet your living on but where i live in the real world things are really really tough with rising fuel an living costs combined with lower wages this is not something i will be willing to pay for. Sorry mate
Sorry i meant Vince, not lee haha
You built me up then knocked me straight back down again, harsh hahahaha!
haha love you too lee
HI, Vince.
I see this problem from two sides. Why not get some advertising as you across the pond do so well, just look at the tv. You also know loads of people in the industry like prograde and so on, i am sure they would help you out. If you do decide to charge i think you should have a discount for us that have already bought some of your products. We are living in hard times as you well know and you and all the other trainers out there are selling new stuff every week. Money dont grow on trees.
Not wishing to sound cheap but I feel charging for Live Large Season 2 will put a lot of people off regardless of the cost.
Times are hard at the moment and I feel it would be hard to justify a subscription fee, regardless of the inevitable quality of the material.
Obviously there is great cost to yourself for the production etc which needs to be covered,I think Leigh’s suggestion of seeking advertising would help with this.
It could allow you to offer LLS2 to your existing customers, with a fee for non-customers.
Or you could offer it as a sweetner if someone was to buy one of your products?
Trusting you will make the right decision and keep up the good work Vince!
If season 1 is any measure, I would hesitate to charge for a subscription. As Cindy and Dan below mentioned, if there is too much promotion for your other products, people would feel that they paid for advertisments; much like what magazines these days are doing – over 80% are ads. For this series, it also needs to be a stand-alone resource, meaning it does not ride too much on other products; be as self-contained as possible. This way, people will see the value in the product as an independent investment, and get the impression that it is money well spent. Finally, for videos of this length, it would probably be worth to charge at most $10 per month for 4 episodes. Anything higher and it does not justify the costs. Don’t believe what you read on internet marketing sites, a lot of these “marketing gurus” are wrong. Learn from real folks who runs a solid brick and motar agency.
Vince, I dont think charging videos full of interviews behind the scene footage is justifiable. If you include more dietary info and workout tips and exercises it may be worth like 5 a month. But I really hope you dont charge anything. Look into advertising.
Exactly! needs alot more workout tips. showing proper form and different excercises.ALOT more actual weight lifting!You made the most useful parts of the videos only 1 minute long at the beginning.Need ALOT more of that.
Sorry Vince but I have to agree with some other comments that these videos should be free because they are advertising for your products. Regardless of your decision, I still think you are an amazing person! Cheers.
I would not pay anything for Live Large. The series is used as a vehicle to promote yourself and your products. Unfortunately there is a cost to doing business.
Sorry Vince but i won’t be subscribing to Season 2 Of Live Large.
I enjoyed watching some of the content in Season 1 but i would not pay any price for it. Alot of it was you talking to people about getting ready for shows etc, not generic info for the average person.
Good luck to you though. I admire you and Flavia and your wonderful relationship and I look forward to your emails.
Thanks
Since these videos serve as an introduction to your training philosophy to all sorts of new potential customers, $1000 per video is a super cheap amount to front for that kind of exposure considering how many products you have to offer those new viewers. You can monetize them for years to come.
Or you could aim to sell this to your pre-existing fanbase, who would probably pay $27 a month for info from you because they’ve seen the quality of your previous work. But that would be a tough sell on anyone who doesn’t know you already.
$5-10 seems to be a resonable price although sadly I wouldn’t be able to justify the cost ATM with going to college, but i do agree with your decision to go private since a lot of people don’t have the respect they should. I loved the videos and maybe when I have a couple bucks to spare in the future i’ll be able to watch them again. Thanks for all you’ve done though it’s helped me a lot!
$9.95 a month was the price that instantly popped in my head. I would pay that. I imagine most people would. Any more and there might be hesitation and / or resistance.
But $9.95 a month…that could be called a bargain.
$4.95 is perhaps too low, and $14.95 is too high. In my opinion.
$10 sounds fair. I’m hoping you’ll put in a special price for your Maximize Your Muscle members, since you’re looking for a community that appreciates your effort and products, and that one’s already set.
Hi Vince
Can you tell us how much you will have to ask per episode or month just to break even with you production cost?
Cheers
$10 a month seems fair to me.
$5 a month Vince, you will have more volume of subscribers subscribing and will easily keep your retention rate for longer periods.
I really believe you should seek out advertising and have them pay for the episodes. This allows your show to get the most viewers, it pays for your costs, it shares worthy products with your fitness hungry viewers, and it sets you up for future success. This is the method TV shows use today. When you package a show already covered with advertising and pitch it to a network, they will be MUCH more likely to pick it up, knowing the costs are already covered. Less risk on their part.
Agreed! I have spent hundreds with your products Vince. Live Large has kept me on the bandwagon. I won’t be forking out anything if you charge for it, and you’ll lose me as a customer. The videos are great, and you’re a fantastic marketer lets hope you make the right decision on this one. Advertising is a great angle…
I agree, too. I was stunned to see you were going to charge. It’s advertising, Vince. It makes you look more credible to have a nicely produced video out there. Why not disable the comments on the public forum so that you don’t have to deal with the fools out there?
I personally would like to pay a one time fee of 50 bucks to get the whole season
I think it depends on the amount of subscribers that watch the episode. If its in the thousands maybe $5-10 per episode and make it a weekly, non-recurring fee. So i can choose if i want week 1-7, or 1, 3,4,5,12. and make each episode accessible. So if i heard that week 3 was awesome and i missed it i could pay for it after the fact.
If is monthly, 20-25 per month, maybe 30-35. Its an investment in yourself. The more you put in, the more get out.
Lets have an abundant mindset people, How you do anything is how you do everything. none of this lack shit. 30-40 minutes of quality material to change lives is essentailly priceless.
$10 dollars sounds good to me…especially with the fact that it will be longer and have even more info. Would be awesome if there is a download option as well.
~Shaul
I do hope that you would offer it at abt 10 bucks a month for the downloadable copy. That would be the most that I can afford,…
How about as an extra option, at the end of season 2, we pay a 5 or 10 dollar fee to get the whole season. People who want it right away, pay a monthly.
Hmmm 3.00 a week sounds fair but you Know I will pay whatever you charge.
I think $10.00 a month is fair, too, assuming that it’s downloadable.
10 bucks a month. You’ll make your money back in no time with that price and your following.it also depends how long is season 2. How long is each episode.are you offering hi def downloads?etc.. a lot to consider
Hi
I assume you have a couple hundred viewers.
lets say 300 decide to pay for the opportunity to watch live large than I would say 3.75$ a week is reasonable. Times are tough and especially with the way the markets have been looking, nobody will want to pay a ridiculous amount for the show. So let’s say 300 people will pay, 3.75 x 300 = 1 125$ that leaves you with 125$ profit from each episode.
Noah
I say 3 dollars. And I hope you do answer my questions. I left 3 questions for over the past month anth have not got 1 answer.
Entrepreneurs spend significant amounts on advertising and promotion to build their business. The $1,000 cost per episode is and should be precisely that since these videos are essentially promotion for the sale of your other products. The cost of producing the videos will be passed on to your customers from sales of all your all products. Honestly, if you can pay $150 per hour to get professional training in Tampa (which you don’t appear to need given your level of expertise), then paying for advertising and promotion should be a no-brainer. The price tag for your video’s – zero! If you can get people to pay, then go for it but it is not be a common business practice.