Scott Ames

Ok I don't have the product, I can't even buy it yet, but I wanted to be the first to start a thread about it so people can post their thoughts.

I know it's going to be awesome. That Andy guy is really good at a lot of things.

oneplusone

There was another thread about Video Boss, it seems to have been deleted - not sure what happened.

I've been impressed with the pre launch videos.

I am going to buy Video Boss today, just currently looking for the best bonus to go with it.

yourreviewer

Can anyone let me know the best bonus offered for Video Boss?

tradermike2008

For 2,000 it seems nuts to buy it. You can find all of this information out on your own, it isn't rocket science. It isn't hard to upload a video to youtube, to get traffic, or to use video editing software. Go to a bookstore and buy a book. Make some videos and get to work. Too many of the people buying these things don't work, they just like to watch the hype and dream and never do anything. You'd do a lot better to spend the hours working with video than watching his lessons and courses for 2,000. Imagine for $2000 you could spend that money on google ads and get traffic to an offer. Do you have an offer of your own? If not video will not help you much anyway. You make money in internet marketing by WORKING. Not dreaming. And not buying into hype. Use common sense.

TelegramSam

I recall the thread you mean.

I guessed the price would be $1,997 and moaned about it. I guess they didn't want to let the surprise out of the bag

I am sure it will be a good course but in my opinion it is not worth anything near $1,997.

Oh yes, if you use the data, do what it says, bla bla bla you can make a fortune. Sure.

But if you buy a $25 dollar book from Amazon and do what it says then you can make loads of money.

If it had been pitched at something like $500 to $600 then I would probably have got it.

There is too much other decent free and low priced stuff around which makes $1,997 a tough one to swallow.

Marketing and hype and his good track record allow him to try and pimp it at $1,997 even if it is on the high side imho.

Sam

P.S. - It's like Kern, Walker, Pagan, Tom, Dick and Harry have all sold at $1,997 so he has to do the same.

Either because it has been agreed amongst themselves (the price fixing people may find that more than a little interesting) or he doesn't want to appear of less value to the other Club members.

oneplusone

Jeff Johnson has quite an impressive bonus.

Although I have yet to receive another bonus I'm supposed to have got from him for another product I bought a few weeks ago.

Frank Kern has an interesting bonus but I already know most of his material already and not sure whether it is anything new.

There are other bonuses about, although most are just PLR junk which I'm not interested in.

Eben Pagan says he will provide $5,500 worth of bonuses but doesn't say exactly what the bonus is, so I'll probably won't use his link.

I'm keen to buy today so hopefully I'll see some bonus which will blow me away, but not found it yet.

TelegramSam

It's pretty sad really, when I see people having to find a worthwhile bonus, to justify spending the $1,997.

Pretty sad indeed.

The course/price should be able to stand on its own two feet.

oneplusone

I doubt anyone would spend $2k on a course just to get a bonus.

I'm certainly not, more to do with being greedy for other goodies

If there were no bonus offers I'd happily take the course on its own.

The price is somewhat deceptive, because there is an installment option which means folks can get going with just a $388 initial payment.

Anyone determined should surely be able to recoup the $388 monthly payment over the 6 months, if they put it into action with the improved conversion rates and extra traffic generated.

Obviously if someone is a newbie or tight on funds then it probably isn't suitable.

But for folks who aren't using video and have products, lists etc where there is room for improvement in many areas surely the $388 initial investment is well worth it.

Anyway, each to their own

Scott Ames

Funny how some see it as expensive and some see it as a good value and are just looking for a juicy bonus.

Scott Ames

Believe it or not you can Google "video boss bonus" and take your pick. What I would consider a nice bonus is perhaps something you have already or would not want.

Scott Ames

I would add to the end of that: "to me" . To some it obviously was worth it.

Focused Action

Only $1,997? Sounds like an awesome deal. Maybe there will be a whole series, all priced at $1,997 each.. ArticleBoss, EmailBoss, TurnOnYourComputerBoss..

Jason Moffatt

Honestly ya'll, I don't think anyone can give you a honest review except maybe Frank, Trey, and myself. Maybe a couple other of Andy's close partners.

Obviously we are biased, but we've seen what Andy has put together. In fact, his tech team is the same team that does my stuff. They are wicked bad a$$ too. Great dudes.

Any reviews of this product from 99% of people would be totally premature. Hence why I'd assume previous threads were deleted.

Just trying to be honest.

Just to be fair, I'll delete my signature file that offers by far the very best bonus!

Mark Dulisse

Thanks for deleting your signature Jason, but you don't have the best bonus. Sorry dude!

I also can't see why only you, Frank, and Trey can give a honest review? Wouldn't someone with very little knowledge be better equipped to say how good the course is. That is what makes a great course, is a great teacher....someone who can take complex ideas and reduce them to simple and easy to understand steps for people like me...a real anti-techno canuck.

Chris Koltai

Just bought in. I went with Stompernet's bonus. They're offering 6 months access to Stompernet as well as 51 days of Traffic Geyser Gold.

Frank Kern's bonus was tempting, as was Jason Moffatt's, but I'm confident that the education AJ is providing should be more than enough to turn me into a video expert.

For the people saying it costs too much... I've spent the last hour browsing all the different listed videos in the members' section. To get the kind of education that Video Boss provides, I'd have to spend 6 years in 2 different schools locally, as well as about $60,000 in tuition. That's not even counting the cost of textbooks, software, and various other expenses. On top of that, I wouldn't get access to the advanced SEO and Social Media training they provide, and about 50% of the classes in the programs I looked at have absolutely no value to an internet marketer.

This is hands-down the best deal for anyone looking to get into online video marketing. After getting inspired by the free series, I checked out some videos in one very, very small niche that I market in... Turns out, I can beat them very easily. I managed to find about 5 keywords totaling roughly 20,000 searches per month that already had video results just begging to be knocked out of the listings and replaced with my own. Anyone willing to put this stuff into action and work as they go will make their money back before the end of the 2nd month, for sure.

Jason Moffatt

I did say maybe a few others could. If you were present while Andy was crafting this course then I apologize. I personally sat in on masterminds from the beginning and probably know a lot more then most about the product (which few have even seen).

Surely you could give a review of his talents and abilities. I don't doubt that.

Thing is, I know subtle things about Andy's videos that most don't know. Maybe even stuff that Andy himself doesn't even know.

Chris Koltai

Of course, that won't stop the legions of fake reviewers from posting their generic, hype-y spiel. Nor will it stop their archenemies, the armchair critics, from posting negative comments about the course without ever seeing the information it has to offer.

I'm just looking forward to getting started, personally.

Tajine

Scott,

I would have to agree with TraderMike2008.

Andy Jenkins has a creditable background and knows how to produce a great video. Hell I reckon he could be related to Tarantino!...... However.....

He's given you the greatest tip in his first video by showing us all that even a poorly shot video can get you page one rankings! Now that's a gem!

Who amongst us is looking for an Academy award in video production AND is willing to shell out $2000 for it? Come on folks, let's be sensible. AVS sells a suite of software which could easily get you going for under $70. There's loads of others ot there.

Dam! I'm not even an affiliate for any of them.

lamasta

Well Spoken, Chris. In your hours of browsing, would you make any recommendations for alternative video training courses? Thanks...

jm_ottawa

I was truly captivated by the first 3 videos. I watched one of them twice. Honestly, I don't see the value in buying into the 4th... yet.

I've made a personal commitment to get good at everything video marketing related I can. Once I've exhausted my efforts and my results have plateaued I'll certainly sign up.

Seems like a lot of fun to learn from him and he seems really passionate. This is the opinion of someone new too... I'd never heard of the Video Boss till 2 days ago!

Daniel Deegan

I just wanted to chime in real quick...Sure you could save a lot of money buying a book from amazon. But Andy has some serious schooling under his belt that goes way beyond "books"...Also do keep in mind Andy is a marketer, and having someone cut the bullshiz out and teach you the goodies from a SELLING perspective is worth quite a bit if you ask me...

Chris Koltai

Unfortunately, there was nothing I could find that was even close to the Video Boss training. If you're just looking to get your feet wet though, and your primary concern is generating a bit of extra traffic and sales, Sean Donahoe's Video Assassin course is an excellent entry-level product. He's an excellent teacher.

Now, if you're planning on creating your own video product, or you want to get into advanced video marketing (on par with what the big names of IM do for their launches) I've been unable to find anything worthwhile short of actually pursuing a "legitimate" education on the subject.

Kent F

Pretty basic really - if $2,000 seems like a ton of money - it's not for you. If $2,000 is an off week in IM, you'd be crazy not to get it.

I've received about 55 bonus offers today, and any "review" of VB won't be brutally honest.

Here's the funny thing - it's just another classic case of:

It's really very simple to do a video, then the next thing you know the marketer has convinced you cannot possibly do it without him.

aka paralysis by analysis.

I did like the freebies - which are good enough for 99% of us.

blogsy

I would bet anything the 90% of those that are looking for bonuses don't even get though the course let alone the bonuses... unless you have already made many many thousands of $$$ online and you want to improve the video presentation that you are already doing, forget it. Video is no different to any other marketing, you still have to get traffic to the page, that where the hard work is.

mikkosant

So I watched the videos. Um, it looks like a megahyped powerpoint course, yea video too. Of course, he even shows you how to rank videos in search engines. Hmm, keyword description. All this stuff is available for free. If you want to go beyond powerpoint and use real visual effects software. Get after effects, buy andrew's videocopilot stuff. Seriously, from what it looks like,( i didn't buy it) it's basically for people with no video experience at all. You want to learn about live video. Go to videomaker.com. They have all the video training tutorials you'll ever need for free on their website.

Go drop 2k if you really want to learn the true secrets of youtube uploading and powerpoint transitions. Maybe how to edit your audio and clean it up. You can't just make crummy audio sound good by sweetening it up. You're going to need to shell out some dough for a decent mic setup if you want to sound anything like he does on the sales video.

Enough. sorry for the rant. This info is available all over the place for free.

Not So New

I would be very interested in hearing from someone that has actually purchased it. The content looks good, but I agree the price tag is steep.

Hopefully in the next few weeks someone can provide a review

Sid

Chris Koltai

So wait... You watched the free videos, the ones that are designed to be a crash course in video marketing for people who just want to get started right now, and you think THAT is what the course is about?

Go back. Watch the 4th video, it's the only one that's up right now. Pay attention to what's in the course. Pause when he gets to the editing section, and take a good look at how in depth it goes. Understand, this is not some flimsy Clickbank product on how to do YouTube marketing. This is education for a career in online video marketing.

Personally, after looking through just the Traffic Boss section, I'm confident that I would have gotten my money's worth from that module alone. A full education on proper SEO from Dan Thies and Leslie Rohde? Dan Crowther covering Social Media marketing? Mike Koenigs covering content distribution? It's like putting together an IM dream team and having them teach a university course. If they could just pull in Frank Kern to discuss listbuilding and email marketing, it'd be all the education you'd ever need to really take your IM to the pro level.

I've seen quite a few people on here spend $2K on WSOs over a few months and seem pretty damn satisfied, at least by the glowing reviews that they leave in thread after thread. I'd be willing to hazard a guess that their $2000 would have been better spent on training from a genuine expert in a given field. When said expert happens to be the #1 authority on that field, well, it's hard to imagine the money as wasted.

Bcrewse1

2K for this??? Seriously folks...the only good video is one that sells your products and makes you some money and for $300 for Camtasia and a couple of products sold here on the forum on how to use video marketing, you are on your way to making a ton of money if you put some work into it. I think 2K for something like this is totally absurd.

On the other hand, maybe you have a total video Jones working on you and you need to know virtually everything there is to know...that, by the way will be obsolete in a couple of years and you will need to take Andy's 2K refresher course...then you probably should get the course and get a college education in how to make a 10 minute video...I've got my 12 year old kid doing mine and I quit my regular job 2 years ago....=)

RonHamernik

Dude, I didn't know about your bonus. If I did, I would have bought under your link just for the possibility of an intro to kajabi or more info about the tech team. I totally noticed the tech and just peeking in on that is worth the price of the course alone.

Exactly.

Here's another point of view. If you wanted to learn kung fu, you could check out a book from your local public library. You could go to a local dojo. You could surf the web and watch videos about Kung Fu techniques. But if you had the opportunity to learn from Bruce Lee, how much would you pay? And why would you want to learn from Bruce Lee, because it's all the same kung fu moves after all .... right? :-)

Also, I watched the videos and it specifically told you why you should NOT buy. I disagree that there was any hype in the promotion of the product.

Here's my take. About 1 to 2 years ago, I participated in a 2 to 3 hour teleconference during the Stompernet Smarts program where Andy Jenkins taught how to use video in social media.

During those sessions, I learned a "process" or approach to video production. That process has proven to be invaluable in my businesses. When I heard about this product, I jumped on board and I didn't care about the price. My motivation is just to have the opportunity of being exposed to this dude's methods and ideas. The process will not become outdated, irrespective of what happens with technology.

In my view, he's getting the short end of the stick (also known as providing a ton of value). It's an opportunity to learn from someone who has worked in the industry that I want to be exposed to and that I would not be exposed to every day.

I expect that my ROI will be off the charts. Plus, the best part is that Andy or little helpers will review my video. In my view, priceless. Lol.

To answer the question of whether the price tag is too much or too little, just look at your specific circumstances. To paraphrase Confucious, whether you believe it's too expensive or it's a great value, ..... "either way, you're right."

One more thing, some people here in the forum are spending over $4,000 a month for their shopping cart and autoresponder program. Many warriors would freak out big time about that, but they don't realize that there's some serious ROI because of the investment.

Just focus on the fundamentals and build some momentum. And never give up. All the best.

silver93350

Sorry to steep for me. I would be interested in some video maketing WSO though.

Scott Million

Careful with throwing around the 'best deal' line, especially in the video production niche - value and price varies dramatically across courses, equipment, and those wonderful 'digital assets' you need to make a production happen.

I produce offline and online video for a living, and when all the hype dies down and you've gone through hours of Andy's video training you'll soon realize that...

- Stock Footage is Expensive

- Voice Overs are Expensive

- Royalty Free Music is Expensive

- Video Editing Software is Expensive

- Learning to Produce Great Video Takes Months, Maybe Years Depending on the Individual

- Writing Killer Script Copy that Converts Takes a Lot of Time to Learn and Write Out.

- Producing Even a :45 Video Takes Hours (Andy's are 17 minutes)

- TONS of new verbage, TONS of time investment, TONS of frustration.

...NOT for the faint of heart.

And on top of that?

$1,997 is nothing compared what you will be spending ONCE you decide to actually start PRODUCING videos.

I would buy this ONLY if you are serious about FOCUSING on video production hardcore for the next 6-12 months. This is not as easy as Andy makes it look.

Even then, I would suggest you take a course like Web Video University for $197 (I guess it's $47/mo now) which be more than enough to let you know whether producing high end video is your cup of tea.

Andy's product might be a good choice for those already involved with video production, not for newbies looking to get their feet wet unless you're ready to dive into a serious commitment.

Even then, I have trouble placing the focus of this product. "Video Marketing" is way too general... and bottling up a course that covers a bit of everything will cause more issues than serve IMO.

The rewards, if you stick with producing direct response video, are plentiful (and it's fun, once you put the time in)

... but don't let anyone tell you this is easy. Producing GREAT video takes a lot of time and $$$. Andy cleverly disguises that, which is what producing 'video that sells' does - gets you to act on emotion.

BTW - It was entertaining to read all the emails from marketers hitting this hardcore who don't have a clue how to produce anything other than Camtasia bits (although done right, can be very effective.) ... and I've yet to see someone who took the time to promote a bonus with a VIDEO (duh, since it works so well.)

Kevin AKA Hubcap

IMO only the buyer can determine if the price is too high or not.

For me it is... but... I don't come empty handed. Check out

---> Web Video University Great training available from $49.00/mth

I'm sure it has everything you need and then some.

Here are some other good video sites:

--->Video University--Good Info pertaining to all facets of video. Free

---> The DV Show--podcast and videocast about online and offline video. They just did a series about producing online video. One year of premium access is $65.00

---> dvinfo.net--the Warrior Forum of video production. If you have a question about video ask here and the members will be happy to help. Free

You can also get free subscriptions to video production magazines such as:

--> Digital Video
-->Videography
-->Studio Monthly

IMO try web video university at the 99/mth option. This gives you access to all the training/tools plus coaching.

Also take advantage of the other resources that have been listed in this thread.

Kevin

iw

Thanks for the resources shared. Just what I'm looking for!

Marakatapolis

I honestly can't afford it, or I would buy it. I already have a few books on video editing, but that's not really what I would be looking for from Andy. If I bought it, I would be looking to learn from his experience and from his own personal techniques.

Anyone can buy a book and learn the technical "how-to" for editing video, but you rarely can buy experience, and I have a feeling Andy's is worth far more than the price tag of his product.

I for one, am disappointed I'm going to miss out on this. (my financial situation is pathetic

sligon00

Yeah it helped , especially when I saw the first line of your review.


TheVideoBoss Review

Is VideoBoss worth $2,000 to you?
Before we go ahead with this post, I have to say I am an affiliate of theVideoBoss, so this VideoBoss Review post might be a little biased.

sanssecret

Steep price tag or not, did you see what this course covers? Never in a million years would I ever be able to get my head around any of that stuff. I don't care how good a teacher Andy is, it's way beyond anything I could ever do or would ever want to do for that matter.

For those who will actually put this to use good on ya. Just be sure to come back and do a dummy's version for us technically challenged oldies.

oneplusone

Video Boss has now sold out for the time being it seems.

If any proof were needed that video drives people wild into a buying frenzy, the course itself was proof of the pudding selling out in a few short hours.

The launch was entirely video, no salesletter to be seen.

The members area looks great and the coaching starts on Friday.

I don't think anyone who has signed up believes it is going to be no work, even Andy Jenkins made clear in his final pre launch video that clients will have to take action, go through all the modules and implement the material.

There isn't an issue for me about the time, even if it takes me a week to create a quality video initially after going through the training it will be well worth it.

It takes me a few days to do a quality salesletter in any case, and we all know video converts MUCH better.

Diver's

I Agree with Scott Million about the whole cost of video production. I'm in the same online and offline video production business.

i would love to see some video designed by AJ students after they finishes the whole training. BY the way, about $1,997 - to some it might be expensive, but if you can shorten your lurning curve, then money is well spent.

to me personally video editing, though it is very tiring (long hours took to produce even 60 sec video).. but, the end result is the satisfaction. Especially when we can provide good value to clients.

So good luck with video Boss!

folkcare

Yes,
There's always a cheap way and an expensive way - remember the coastal footage? The cheaper camera footage looked a whole lot better than the expensive one!

So the focus on the 2 videos was that you can pick up any old camera and you'll be in there with a chance, because most marketers are too intimidated by making videos to try. And yes, the keywords I googled don't have video footage at all, in many cases.

Yet the training had all kinds of technical jargon that a $500 video camera wouldn't be up to at all. I took screen dumps of video 4 and a lot of what is said looks and reads very much like a SEO or marketing WSO.

Nevertheless, I woke up decidedly keen to buy it this morning, but as the day wore on, I decided I would leave this one. Fortunately it was sold out.

I got a lot from the first 2 videos and the 3rd too, so thanks to Andy Ill move forward with what I learned. I could almost quote his best line. I think it was that the quality of what is on Youtube is so bad - it's almost a no brainer to do better. He seemed to be advising us to show our personalities and sense of humour and enjoy what we're doing. That way we'll probably do very well, without the bells and whistles - I hope so.

Michael K.

How about UseYourBrainsBosss ... lol?

folkcare

Yes - that's it

Useyourbrainboss, useyourlistboss, useyour-gutreactionboss, useyourstoopieneighbourboss.... cheers lol

pavionjsl

Lets see for 2000.00 I can learn what is already available at a lower price or free and all I have to do is be motivated enough to use the lower price stuff. Motivation will replace and compensate anyone 1950.00 of that asking price. If this is a big part of what you do in your business there are still cheaper ways to get started with the difference being invested in better easier equipment that sounds good. And hell I got traffic mania videobot plus 1900.00 I can hire some warriors and for 50.00 have a dam good video out there in days while doing the 197 things that require daily attention.

Tyrus Antas

It would be interesting to read opinions from people who:

• are not affiliates
• are not competitors
• have actually bought the product

Tyrus

faydra_j

Did anyone download the prelaunch videos? (Andy put a download link under the video...) I didn't watch them all... I think they were full of value & would like to watch the 2nd again & plus the rest I didn't see...Anyone willing to share? :-)

Craig Beckta

I grabbed a copy yesterday.

I don't really think you can put a price tag on it...

I'm sure if you're proactive you'll make your money back.

If you just buy courses and do nothing with them.

Then this probably isn't the course for you.

I'll bet some of Andy students pull off five and
six figure launches after this course.

Craig

Anonymous Affiliate

In my opinion, 2k for what's basically a fancy pants power-point slide video training course seems out of whack, no matter how many PLF-tactics they applied to their launch.

I do plenty of video marketing and you don't need to spend 2k to learn how to animate few coherent power-point slides, with a bit of voice over and some mild music on the background. A single weekend toying around with the software will get you there.

advancednoob

I got a 'review' of it from Hitesh:
copynprofit3.com/boss/
(can't post live links yet)
Check it out - you'll see why I've been raving about this guy all the time.
This is NOT an affiliate link or anything - just an informative video with text - and it is NOT mine either.

Scott Ames

I hear ya there.

quickcashstrategy

this is really great course for who use video marketing in his niche!
I get up morning and i found it sold out!! i think it's OTO but i know many OTO training program don't close in the same day of launching!!
*OTO: one time offer.........

Mark Gurney

If I had 1997.00 to spend, it would be something that would be new to me.