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My dad would have said that if they were that good, they wouldn’t be selling a course. That said, I’m a little curious too.
I still don’t understand why they’d want you to scale your business and potentially take their clients. That said I’m in agreement with CD 1 and snake oil.
There's over 30 million businesses in the US. Plenty of clients to go around. In many ways, students can be an easier source of income than businesses.
It'd be very skeptical. There's this big wave of people "selling their professional knowledge" as extra income and a way to position themselves. Some of them have no valuable credentials at all to do so.
If you want to grow your business, read books in the category, or start getting your feet wet with decent Youtubers on the topic (The Futur for example, love it or hate it, some of their content is useful). If have money but no time, hire a consultant.
One of these people was interviewed on the futur podcast and didn’t seem slimy at all. Her tactics were not as pushy and
I'm betting you'll get a lot of advice on Glassdoor from people who have never bought e-learning. Even if they have, they probably haven't taken the exact course you're considering, so how much value do their opinions have?
Some better approaches to think this through vs asking the opinion of internet randos:
can the instructor share any referrals from recent customers? They'll send you happy customers of course, but if you're thoughtful with your questions, and listen carefully, you'll get a better sense of whether it's legit, and what the strengths and weaknesses of the program are. Is there a Facebook community of customers you could peruse?
Is there a money-back guarantee or trial period?
As someone who has bought several e-courses, I'll say none of them have made me a millionaire who only works an hour a week, but they've all taught me something... big things and little things, usually not something that was advertised: discipline, networking, risk taking, negotiation. In most cases, when I didn't reach the amazing results promised in the ads, my own lack of commitment or inability to get out of my comfort zone were probably bigger factors than the course material.
Here's some wild-ass-guesses at numbers based on going through several similar courses and interacting with many of their community members and coaches: assume 50-90% of students won't see any result. That may or may not be a problem with the teaching content.
If you achieve success, assume it will be 10-20% of what's shown in their case studies.
Assume it will be 3x harder and take 3x as much time as the marketing is leading you to believe.
So... don't spend more than you can afford to lose. Make sure you have the time, discipline, and motivation to give the program 100% dedication. IOW, are you a 'finisher?' Or a 'start a dozen things, but only complete a handful of them' person? Where are you likely to fail, and what safeguards could address that? eg does the program include a community or mastermind group? Regular live calls? Can you find an accountability buddy?
Realizing there's a lot of similarities between these courses and a gym membership. Very few gym members see results, but that's rarely the gym's fault.