My pause is this. It can get expensive to take a course like this and then you have to really start spending on ads.
There are a lot of free resources out there. Tons. Take a first shot at those and you need to invest the time.
Facebook ads work well if you can narrow your demographics and genre. For some genre's they don't work.
Before spending this kind of money...however, good the course...you need to think of what your strategy and objectives are.
Most importantly...don't believe what people are telling you about their profits/sales. Don't. Many are selling or getting a referral (affiliate fee).
Mark
Yeah, maybe the only one benefiting here is Mark, which kudos to him for coming up with the idea. Selling How To's has been around since the beginning of time.
I will say this, Mark is a genuine guy and deserves to do well for his efforts. ( Whether those efforts will help you is another thing entirely)
Long before he did this course he had found ways to sell his own books ( though the marketplace was very different back then ).
However, like any course online, I would caution newbies, don't take the words of those who have purchased, whether in video form, testimonials or forum posts (as they will always justify their purchase even if they aren't getting success. No one wants to look gullible, and no one wants to admit they didn't follow instructions.)
The key is and this applies to any course, take everything with a grain of salt.
In this case, be sure to look at the authors' book rankings who gave testimonials... NOT Marks (He had a massive backend of subscribers that was built long before he did this course)
Look at the books of authors who have taken the course... That's what determines if what they are doing on the backend is working.
If their rankings aren't below 5,000, chances are they are struggling to sell.
If they haven't released a book in years, ask yourself why.
FB advertising isn't what it used to be 2,3, or even 5 years ago. It's been saturated by a flood of indies and regular businesses and that's driven up the cost, leading authors to throw in the towel (I've made it work but through grunt work and years of testing but even I encounter ads that fail. And I will tell you it's not what it used to be. It's not a magical way to sell books.)
That's because creating ads is only ONE part of the selling machine.
Your covers, title, blurb play a massive role and make up a larger percentage.
If you have crap covers that don't fit with the genre or look amateur ( Ding! Sorry, you are out)
If you have a title that doesn't fit in with the genre (Ding! Sorry, play again)
If you have a blurb that makes no sense and is waffling (Ding! Sorry, you lose)
Then of course it goes without saying, if you manage to sell, the book must be good otherwise people won't come back.
If you can tell a good story you can build a loyal audience.
As for Amazon?
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Amazon advertising isn't brain surgery if you can take the time to dig into the help files, browse a few youtube videos, forums, and are willing to test by spending lots of money you can make it work. (i.e Working means.....For every $1 you spend you should get that back PLUS more )
Also after shelling out whatever the cost is for the course, you must have money ready to go and are willing to spend (i.e $1000 or more a month ), and, ideally at least 3 books or more.
However, if you need someone to hold your hand, you think this is some magical push-button method, or you just enjoy hanging around an FB group singing kumbaya, then, by all means, jump in and get wet but don't go complaining to others if you come out soggy and with little to show.
Please, also note that if you come out soggy it may have nothing to do with the course, and everything to do with your expectations, if you applied the contents, and your book covers, titles, and blurbs.
What Mark is offering here is great for newbies, lazy bums who don't want to read help files, and those who think Aladdin is real.
For the rest of us, we'll do the heavy lifting and see you in our rearview mirror.
