Do all those $497 courses really work?

a $7 course can work if it is applied by the right person...

Danny

The majority of people will never see a profitable return
on any course because the majority of people won't have
the discipline to do what's required.

That's why there's a 98% failure rate. It's got nothing to do with specific courses or their price.

I paid $497 for a course called "Getting Rich With EBooks". When I initially bought it, I wrote a few eBooks, built a site, etc...but I didn't do what the course was REALLY telling me to do.

The course was all about outsourcing everything, building a list, giving the eBook away for free, and getting lots of traffic.

However, I instead focused on trying to "sell books"...not thinking about it in the intelligent marketing way that I should've been. I still never made back that $497...but that's only because I didn't do things properly.

Fast forward to today...after being on this forum, I'm now getting the same exact advice that was given to me in that program, and I'm now focusing on doing things the right way.

Maybe I could've saved myself $497, but in all honesty it got me to take action and start trying things. Also, since I was too cheap to outsource anything, I learned how to do all of the other stuff myself (format eBooks, build my own site, make my own cover, etc.).

All in all, the course was worth it i think.

I think the course goes for $897 nowadays.

Thanks for the replies, I was just curious if a lot of them were scams or if they would actually work if the people following it actually applied the teachings and did it as told.

Create an eBook, give it away for free on a content-filled website, get traffic, build list, sell more stuff to them.

That's the info you would get for $897 with the course I mentioned above!

However the $897 would probably make you work much harder than you would otherwise .

The cost of a course is not the most important factor. I have learned from $2,000 courses and I have learned from free courses and everything on between.

The most I have learned from actually doing things.

As others have indicated, it's not really the price tag that matters. I've seen absolute garbage courses for $1,500 and I've seen amazing guides that were free, and everything between. The steps I'd take to choose the right course for you would be:

1) Determine what you'd like to go into (what sounds most intriguing to you?).
2) Determine the top "teachers" or "mentors" in that specific space.
3) Check track records/backgrounds to make sure they are the "real deal."
4) Move forward & FULLY APPLY their teachings!

Obviously, the price tag has to be obtainable, but don't assume a course is good just because it's expensive (and the opposite of course, as well).

i've bought a few amazing guides that were only $20. all in all, i've probably only bought $200 worth of guides over years and i've done pretty well for myself. $500 though? that sounds like a hogwash product to me.

No one can generalize if all courses are legit and success bearing or not. There are so many different relative components that have to be taken into account.
Price could be an indicator but not necessarily.
Do your research and and feel if the course delivers and one you can relate to.
Choose a coach you feel has your interests at heart to succeed.
Then stay the course. FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS
Real legit coaches/courses offer 30-60 money guarantee so give it a chance and if you feel its not a match, return the product.
What works for me, may not work for you.

I wouldn't pay $497 for a course myself. The best advice has already been given, find a plan and stick to it. You can learn most of what you need to know by searching in the Warrior Forum and by searching Youtube whenever you have a question.

It's really not complicated it just takes massive effort to get started.

Kate

I've just undertaken a more expensive training course and after just 2 weeks I reckon it was worth every penny. I can see a good return on my investment. The markets will never become saturated, IMHO.

I think you are better off reading stuff on these forums. Lots of valuable information here and its free!

No they do NOT work – they only work for the people selling them. The people buying them end up regretting their error.

Well, now I am sure many people are going to scream and rant and say that what I have said is not true – you can be sure that these are the ones selling these courses – or associated with the ones doing so.

You can buy a sales funnel for 7 bucks and start making money online – why buy something that costs 500 bucks – and gives you no guarantee that you will MMO?

All the best. Regards.

Just to clarify I'm not planning on buying any course like this. I've spent around $150 on IM since I started and almost every bit of information I paid for, I have found for free somewhere else. There have been a couple useful ones, and both of those were $7 and $3 respectively. I was just curious if people who buy those courses actually make money off their purchase or not.

@dtul, The reason you can find the same information in a paid product for free elsewhere by doing a good search is because lazy product creators hire someone to write the ebook for them on the cheap and don't check the content before selling it.

I have purchased 5 dollar products and up ward and have learn at least one thing from them. Generally, from the higher priced products a lot more than one thing.

The last product I purchased was how to make money freelance writing. I followed the advice in the 30 page report made my money back by the next day. I like it so much that I spent the last 4 learning the systems and watching other writers bid style, jobs they have completed and reading their samples.
Now I make a whole lot more money freelancing.
But it all started with that 30 page report.

Before you buy a product, follow the person by reading their blog, get on their email list, read their freebies and anything you can get your hands on. Check out testimonials and read reviews on their products.
If you like the person you are following and know that they are not scamming anyone then buy their product. Read it for the entertainment. Then re-read it and apply what they are teaching.
But it will always be up to you to make money, not others.

Hope this helps

And steveplavina.com

It all depends on the individual.

If they're handed a quality viable course that will show them start to finish on how to be a success in their field of interest then it's worth it .

Because you'll make that money back many times over.

However, you know what the big question is? Are they even going to take the Action it takes to be successful?

I've lost count on how many people I've heard say they've ordered XYZ course and they haven't even taken the damn thing out of the box.

So, here's to the people that take action on their goals that they want to achieve.

And unfortunately there's always going to be people that have one excuse after another why they failed.


Bill



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With a $497.00 price tag for a course, it should be good. Most courses have a money back guarantee for the first 30 to 60 days; if you think it is a scam, get your refund and move on. Don't expect huge results overnight, only 10% of everyone buying into a course will ever do 90% of what the course tells you to do. It is the same anywhere you go, no matter what you are dealing with, 10% make 90% of the money.

To put it simply: NO.

what $497 course are you talking about? I want to see it

A really famous IM (I won't disclose his name) bought a $2K IM course and made $6K his first month.

Before that, he wasted tens of thousands of bucks on high-ticket low-value offers.

Most importantly is do follow what you are taught in any cause, they do work but only when applying what you are being taught.

Wrong question. Obviously, courses don't work - it's not like buying a car or an iPhone. You might as well ask do degrees work?

A well-structured course is designed to prepare you for what you, yourself, will have to end up doing. Therefore, before you spend any money - or time - on training, decide exactly what it is that you want to achieve. Then find the appropriate tools that will help you achieve it.

If you put all your faith in a product that claims it will make you successful, you're just asking for disappointment.


Frank

I've bought both - small and large$$ courses... sometimes the smaller ones have been better for me because they are more focused on a particular task instead of being an information overload from the large course, that really seems sometimes like they just stuff a bunch of "information Overload" to make you feel like you got your money's worth.. usually do your research on the person selling the course to see if they have a good reputation or not?? good luck.

Need to toss a point out there for all those who think
buying "how to" info is a waste of money because most
of the info can be found for free online...

Seriously?

If you have no experience you don't even know what
to look for. You don't know what you don't know. Finding
the right info on your own would be pure luck and luck isn't
a business plan.

Even if you could find the info you really need it would take
an inordinate amount of time. Time has value. Wasting it
because you think you can do something on your own that
you don't know how to do isn't a good business plan.

The value in buying information is that someone has already
taken the time to find or develop the correct information and
compile it into a step by step road map for you to follow. That
has value.

Most every course on the market does 1 thing. They show the process of how to build a site, find a product or affiliates products, build traffic etc etc. By the time you've gone threw it you're thinking "wow this is a lot of work". So then they say in the course "but don't worry you can promote our product as an affiliate and pocket half the money, that way you don't have to come up with a product". So essencially it's just a big ponzy scheme. Most every product on Clickbank does this.

I'm sure there's probably a few good products out there. And I'd like to get my hands on one if someone can recommend a good one to me, even if I have to pay for it. But most I've seen are no different than any book you can buy at the book store. Like there's that Internet Marketing for Dummies book. It's a big thick book. And it's actually all up to date, well writen, and packed full of good info. But they don't tell you "what specifically to do". It's more just: 1) here's the field 2) here's the seed 3) here's how you plant it. now go to it. Because lets face it, if someone actually has a system are they really gonna share the exact specifics with anyone else and create competition for themselves? probably not.

Oh ya here's what that book looks like. I should get a copy actually just for kicks. But I appreciate a book like this, where it's real info, and they're not trying to just sucker you into becoming an affiliate. The only draw back is they're not giving you specific inside information on what exact method to follow. It's a bunch of methods. All just there, and they're like "go to it". So again, not useless but not exactly teaching you how to operate and perform the surgery.



Ya so I don't know if I wasted my money but I ordered a copy off Amazon for 27 bucks. It's 936 pages and it's unbiased education which I appreciate. No hidden con artist agendas.

Most people who want to be in this business do not have the personality traits nor the intelligence to really succeed in this space, that's just the sad reality of life.

I am sure there are some 'bad' courses out there at $497 however people generally do not DO what the 'trainer' asks them to. In short, a lot of people seem to KNOW what to do BUT they just never DO IT!

They lose interest very quickly as most of what people seem interested in is 'instant gratification'. It sells well too.

I also think that people need some sort of support so that they can ask questions if they get stuck. It is for this reason I include some email support in my basic training.

That's the long version.

The short version is people fail to follow through even a $7 never mind a $497 one. I do think you get a better return on a $497 course though as no one really wants to lose that amount of money and get nothing in return.

Just my thoughts...

Will D Kingshouse