I guess I missed some substantial information while reading the blog post. I thought the $5000 fee is only for those wanting a 1-1 coaching and for the rest its free. Only if you're accepted though. It seemed like a great idea, but now that I've been accepted I see there is a hefty $199 per month to participate. From my perspective all this is only an awkward marketing ploy. How is he trying to weed out the noobs and create a community of great affiliates sharing ideas with a 200$/month fee. Conflict in interests. With such fees only newbies will join, good affiliates will stay away, except maybe his friends. Everyone who is successful as an affiliate will never invest such an amount in a forum, but rather replicate whatever he is doing without spending time or money at ubercamp. If creating a "very smart and tight community, and the way NOT to do that is by accepting everyone and anyone" as he says, is truly what he wants, than he will have to seriously re-think his strategy, because this one won't work.
It's actually working out very well so far. Only one day into it and we have a good amount of solid discussions going on and everybody I've accepted is a good person and willing to contribute.
I along with nickycakes will say again. If you don't want to spend it, don't. There are cheaper places out there. If you are already making a few bucks and can pay for it then go for it if you want. Maybe it'll get you over that hump you may be stuck at. I'm just not fond of people saying something is bad or amazing before it's even started.
Don't remember cakes saying that second part. Don't really remeber him saying the first part either...
Perhaps get a few pros to review it? I mean real pros not affiliates, not close friends - but an outside guru with proven success that can voice a real opinion - seems there are many here but they are biased. I have a forum - I have thousands of affilaites pushing 10 internally owned programs - I work with hundreds personally - I offer the bombest/uberest/most honest 'steps to wealth' as do most free forums - and I do it for free. I do it because it is an internally recruited closed loop system. Letting anyone and everyone sign up is not the problem. People take in way too much info daily for free, scattered or not - to squeeze yet more time at another forum learning new/old tricks. In the end - the forums are meant to help you - when you put up a price tag that high but say 'enter at your own risk' - it calls for a) good discussion b) questioning your past/successes/proof c) doorways to more buzz/pr/thread bumps and debates which will in turn improve or deter your program. If forums are meant to be question and answer - then I just sign up and ask - Show me what you did step by step to make your million, start now, and expect you to fulfill your end. If you haven't made a million, what can you promise me other than my own 'potential unlimited success' for that 5K? I'd say grab some DP'ers who know their stuff and give them a field day there - you'll get some honest and virgin eyes and perhaps more pros to answer peoples Q's. Makes me think - I'll charge you a smile and a hello to join my forum.. . ... NC.
Hey nickycakes, I wasn't saying you were, I just making it clear to people that Paul isn't a part of Click Consultants as I didn't want people to get confused. I'll be the first to admit there was problems with CC in the beginning. As for people saying they felt Paul duped them, I really can't respond to that. I just wanted to clarify that I wasn't bashing you or even attempting to, I was just letting people know. I wouldn't want someone joining CC thinking Paul would be there and then he isn't!
I was a part of Clickconsultants since the first day it opened and I didn't think it was a scam at all. It had a ton of great info that helped me a lot... My review of PPC Coach Vs. UberCamp On another note. People are willing to pay $40,000 per year for a college education and people are complaining about $200 a month which may help increase your business income (even if you only increase it $500 per month, it was worth it...). Common now. As with anything, it's a risk but if you apply yourself to learning the $200 is really a cheap investment...
In my opinion, if you want a forum and a community of affiliates its 100 times better to join Wealthy Affiliate. It's an already established with thousands of posts, articles and some great tools. It's a community going on for years and it's 5 times cheaper than Uber Camp and if we compare both forums, I am sure it will take Paul at least two years to reach the level of quality they have at WA. Sure not everything is revealed in the "public" forum there, but even then, some of the posts there are worth way more than the monthly fee. I can totally understand the $5000 mentoring fee. It's not even big considering what Paul "might" teach a wannabe affiliate and the potential return he "might" get. However, the $200 fee for the forum only will never be justified in my eyes, whether you are a millionaire or homeless.
wait...did you really compare a college education to ubercamp?? I'll pay $200k for a college education before I pay $200/month for something I can do on my own.
Now, are the folks that Paul invited paying members? I am talking about JonV or Chad cdfnetworks... If someone was an established AM, then why would they pay to be there and teach Paul things? I was just curious. Plus I would rather just stick with WF and learn the free way. Who knows, maybe his forum will become great
I think the prices are fair when it comes to trying to maneuver the not-so-serious from the serious want-to-learn internet marketers... "affiliatesmarkdotcom"
^^ Wrong... the only way you can maneuver the serious from the not-so-serious is using your own due diligence. Everybody agrees that "the prices will weed out the serious from the not so serious." That's like saying "I'm seriously looking for a new car so I'll take the $18,000 BRAND NEW car, instead of the $5,000 USED car." In reality, you could have a $18,000 car, but is it guaranteeing it will get you from Point A to Point B as opposed to the USED car? Some would think since its BRAND NEW and priced high then yeah, it will get you from Point A to Point B. Only TRUE way of finding out is to use your own judgment, not let prices speak for you. Don't use prices to determine who is serious and who isn't... use your own judgment.
You seems confused. Do you really REALLY think than you can benefit more from college education than from affiliate marketing(being successful publisher)? You don't have to answer this, it's rhetorical. Do you actually know the possibility with affiliate marketing? You can not compare this with college education. It's not even close. I wanted to write more, but I'm wasted, so.... sorry.
not really sure how to respond to this. you value an affiliate marketing class over a COLLEGE EDUCATION. are you serious? i get how much money you can make with affiliate marketing knowledge...but you do know that the richest people in the world ARE NOT affiliate marketers...but rather college grads...come on now.
I guess that you are new in this so i will not go and break you dreams or your parents dreams. I use to be the same like you. Actually, all my grades were excellent. I still now people that are going to college and running successful affiliate marketing business. (some: volknet and uberaffiliate). It's all up to you. You are the breaking point in your life.
The richest people in the world are the people with the products and businesses as the affiliate marketters are making sales for them...
The average net worth in 2006 of Forbes 400 members without a college degree was $5.96 billion; those with a degree averaged $3.14 billion. Four of the five richest Americans -- Bill Gates, casino owner Sheldon Adelson, Oracle's Larry Ellison, and Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen...-- are college dropouts. But xboxundone is right. The people who are truly getting rich are the companies that we're generating sales / leads for. Those companies have to deal with customers / sales / products / etc while I just deal with selling. While I do plan on becoming an advertiser and having affiliates promote my products (no, not ebooks), it takes a lot more capital and time to start.
Forget the college. This guy didnt even went to school and didnt even know english. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhirubhai_Ambani. PS- Business group founded by him is worth 100 billion USD in market cap now.