ScribScribScrib
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- Mar 15, 2017
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Well, it depends. For starters, It's widely understood that you can lead a "horse" to water, but most will be too lazy to actually start drinking. This even applies to sharing your knowledge for free. For proof, check all the guides on BHW. In most of them, there are a lot of people that say, "bookmarked for future use", or "thank you for the guide. I'll try it later", or something similar, and then never actually implement. I've done it, too!
And then there is the "shiny object" crowd, that don't stick with anything long enough to see things through. They want instant gratification, else they quit, say it doesn't work ("SEO is dead"), and move onto something else.
Often, these people will waste your time, asking a ton of questions and will want 1 on 1 support. I don't mind helping people if/when I can, and I try my hardest to make myself available. I create a FAQ section, but people have become angry when I refer them to it, even when it addresses their concerns.
Why should I not charge for a course I've created, after taking the time to actually create it, and I honestly feel it's worth the investment (and this is where the problem is)? Many people outsource their own course writing to people, just so they can have something to sell. Or, they just recycle the same, tired crap that others have said, just so they can make some sales.
As a customer, all I see is a price tag, and skeptical information that may or [most likely] may not justify paying it.
Now you will have a small minority of people that will take action for a bit longer than the "shiny object" folks, but they will lack imagination and will do everything you say, word for word, and will not put their own twist on anything. Those are the "this method is too saturated" people. They focus too much on the method, while never implementing a touch of their own madness.
The last people are the ones you actually end up helping, because they become successful from your training. They apply their own twists and then will likely share those twists with you, for free, thus furthering your own education and helping you to grow your business even more. And not only that, but also, they validate you and provide social proof, so that you gain more customers to buy your product.
I get where you're coming from and I absolutely agree with everything you have put out, but that's not what I'm interested in.
fuck, you now reminded me of the one section missing in my article: the course seller's necessary investment, fuck it I'll write it just here, abridged.
1. You need traffic, CONVERTING traffic
2. You need a website + domain + content + the time to set everything up, time is the biggest investment here.
3. Why do 1) and 2) if you could have just been sticking with the original method AND have made more money, without any investment into traffic, etc.
4. To really make a profit, you NECESSARILY need to overpromise and underdeliver.
So what my claim in the end is:
The moment a course or better yet, the information, is out, it's over. The method is dead or will never be as lucrative as it was before the moment you've decided to spill the beans.
The main motivation for anyone putting up a guide or course out there is to beat the dead horse one last time.
The above applies if the method was LEGIT, if NOT than you're just there for a quick cash grab.
Conclusion: All courses are trash and not worth your penny.
Even if only 1 in 1000 become a success, and you've only sold 1000 copies for arguments sake, what about those that will plagiarize your course and put it up for free?
If the 'success' conversion rate is at 1/1000, if 100k people see it (once it's inevitably available for free), you have 99 more foes to look out for.
That is my entire point, please address this.
@EmMortal could you do that for me please, I have another section to add anyways, I'll ask an admin to add it in?
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