Keap CRM vs. PremiumWebCart

Here are the 60 I found tonight that these Premium Web Cart Scammers say are "exclusive" to them and that Infusionsoft (and CustomerHub) does not offer.

(Note: run away from these Premium Web Cart Scammers as fast as you can.)

1. Replication of Systems for Unlimited Websites
2. Unlimited "Daisy Chain" If Then Conditions
3. "Action Links" - Ultimate List Segmentation
4. Recurring Billing Even Works With PayPal - Standard Business Acct.
5. 1-Click Upsell with Pre-Sales, Post-Sales, or Pre & Post Sales Option
6. Membership System Included
7. Affiliate Marketing Program - Exclusive Super Affiliate Intelligence
8. Fulfillment Module - Automation of Order Through Shipment
9. Super Affiliate Intelligence
10. Auto Responder Integration
11. Tracking - PPC, Sales, Events, Plus Website Optimizer
12. Fulfillment Automation
13. Small Business Optimized
14. Infinite List Segmentation
15. 1 Click Upsell - Advanced Multi-Sequence Logic
16. Unlimited Lead "Tagging"
17. Integrated CRM Autoresponder
18. "Drip Marketing" Email Delivery
19. Newsletter Broadcasts
20. Conditional Email Sending Logic
21. Opt-In Form Wizard
22. Opt-In Form - Personalized Thank You Pages
23. Newsletter Templates
24. If / Then Triggers
25. Product Purchase Triggers
26. Daisy Chaining of Funnels / Sales Paths
27. Action Links - Trigger Actions, Tag, Profile, Segment
28. Lead Scoring - Trigger Actions, Tag, Profile, Segment
29. Automated Document Creation & Printing w/Merge Codes
30. Mass Assignment of Leads to Tags, Funnels, and Sales Paths
31. Absolute and Variable Task Assignment
32. "Point & Click" Graphical Interface
33. Lead Source and Path Tracking
34. Custom Merge Fields
35. Open Task Calendar
36. Open Task Reminders
37. WordPress Integration
38. Shopping Cart Integration / Automation
39. Sales by Affiliate
40. Graphs / Reports / Payment History
41. Multimedia Support
42. 2 Tier System
43. Manual Sales Credit
44. Custom Landing Pages / URLs
45. Sales-Based Commission Levels
46. Video, Audio & Text Optimized
47. Timed Content Delivery (Drip Feed)
48. Unlimited Membership Levels
49. No Bandwidth Charges - Secure Feed
50. Digital Download Link Delay—Stop The Trial Period Content Thieves
51. Automatic Member / Password Creation
52. Automatic Member Management
53. Automatic Upgrade / Downgrade
54. Grayed Out Content
55. Menu Management - Easy Creation
56. Nested Categories Specific Menus
57. Unlimited Customization
58. Trial Periods
59. Instant Access Option - No Opt-In / Purchase Needed. Great "Teaser"
60. WordPress, Joomla, Drupal - 100% Website Compatible

These are copied and pasted straight from the Premium Web Cart scammer website.

As I have more time, I may find more lies, scams, and misleading statements from their site. However, if you need more proof than 60 lies, it reminds me of the old adage...

If you lie down with dogs, you're gonna get fleas."

Premium Web Cart vs. Keap (Part 3)

I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Here is my update on Premium Web Cart vs. Keap as of Thursday, February 27, 2014.

This started back on August 26th, 2011, when I saw some flat out dishonest marketing on their part and I did not hold back in lighting up Premium Web Cart.

But it seems there were some rogue marketers in the organization that have since been shown the door and that marketing practice has been done away with, so I am redirecting my previous harsh blog posts to this one. (I'm all about redemption and second chances, aren't you?)

Earlier this week, Premium Web Cart came up both from a blog reader and amongst my Infusionsoft Consultant colleagues, so I headed on over to Premium Web Cart to sign up for a free trial and take another look at them, and I must say I like what I saw...with some reservations.

My Reservations About Premium Web Cart

I've spent several days peeling the Premium Web Cart onion and have had two calls with a very helpful sales/service guy from their company, and there is a lot to like about what Premium Web Cart is offering for the price, which I'll get to in a moment.

But understand that overall, Premium Web Cart is a little bit rough around the edges. The icons and the appearance are a little dated, and there are little typos like "Option Library" in the image below instead of "Opt-In Library." It's not a huge deal.

I find typos from time to time in Infusionsoft, but rarely anymore.

Premium Web Cart Opt-In Form Types

The creation of workflows and automation in Premium Web Cart is not nearly as easy as it is with Infusionsoft.

They give you "Sales Paths" and "Funnels."

Contacts can only be in one "Sales Path" at a time but can be in multiple "Funnels" at a time, which makes sense. ("Pipelines" are called "Funnels" and you have different funnels for your different lead magnets and follow up sequences, which can be for new prospects or new clients.) 

Premium Web Cart Sales Funnels

Once you make a new Sales Funnel, you can add steps to that Funnel such as Tasks, send an Email, etc.

Once you get the hang of it, it's fine, but it's not like the Campaign Builder with the Infusionsoft drag and drop icons.

Premium Web Cart Sales Funnels - Add Funnel

You can see below how you create your Funnels and Sales Path Logic.

It's a nice start, but honestly, it's where Infusionsoft was in late 2011 / early 2012 before the Campaign Builder was first launched.

And that little blue menu bar along the left is just not obvious. You need to hover over the icons to know what they mean.

Premium Web Cart Sales Funnels Creation

But once you get the hang of things, it's really not that bad. If you are moving from a simple email tool or a static CRM or a limited shopping cart, Premium Web Cart is light-years ahead of anything you're doing with that.

They admit that their "Members Pro" module is there to compete with CustomerHub, iMember360, Kajabi, etc., and it is not easy to figure out.

And they do encourage you to retain them for services work to make the best use of your time rather than "languish watching videos." (Their words, not mine...but I do agree. That's why I've never shied away from Infusionsoft's Kickstart fee to get new clients up and running fast. In today's world, it's not that the big eat the small. It's the swift and agile eat the slow and stodgy. Time is money now more than ever.)

Additionally, their Content Library is "not so great" and they "don't really have a bona fide template builder," which is why they do integrate with the big boys:

• MailChimp
• AWeber
• Constant Contact

Their Surveys feature is coming soon but their Lead Scoring is not yet ready and maybe a little while coming.

Also, you cannot currently Tag off of the choices a prospect makes from a selectable Opt-In Form but you can route them to the correct Sales Path and through Customer Management you can pull them up and add a Tag.

It's a bit of a workaround, but all platforms have workarounds, but the fewer of these you have the better.

That's about it for the negatives.

My Optimism About Premium Web Cart

It seems Premium Web Cart is embarking on a journey in 2014, that Infusionsoft began in 2013, which is one of "cleaning things up" and "making the platform easier."

While I have witnessed that firsthand at Infusionsoft, I will simply take their word for it at Premium Web Cart, but all indications are lining up with that statement and I believe them.

They do have a big task, though, because they do offer so many things under one roof such as:

• WordPress integration
• Optimize Press integration
• Project management
• Surveys (coming soon)
• SMS
• Gift Certificates
• Scheduling System
• Membership site
• Live Chat
• Click to Call

Premium Web Cart Opt-In Forms

They offer all of this on top of the usual CRM, shopping cart, email marketing, reporting, etc. that Infusionsoft offers.

And they give you all of this in their Platinum package at the same price Infusionsoft offers their Basic package. (And it's $32.36/mo less than that if you pay for the entire year upfront.)

Premium Web Cart Add A Product

Another REALLY nice feature Premium Web Cart offers is the ability to create multiple Profiles, one for each of the different entities you may own and operate.

You can create custom "From Name," "Reply To," "Signature," "Can Spam Compliant" statements, and "FTC Compliance" statements, which really streamlines running multiple businesses from one application.

I've done this since 2008 with my Infusionsoft application, but it's been a bit of a workaround, as I mentioned earlier.

In Conclusion

After what I've seen this week, I've become an affiliate of Premium Web Cart.

I think, for the do-it-yourselfer and/or the entrepreneur on a tight budget, that is patient and willing to figure some things out on his own, Premium Web Cart has a lot to offer and at the price they are selling their Platinum package at, you could afford to sign up month-to-month, get your ducks in a row, and maybe even keep some of the features if you later decided to leverage Infusionsoft for their ease-of-use and more advanced and robust ecosystem of partners, developers and trainers.

Market like you mean it.
Now go sell something.