PPC Classroom 2.0 Review
Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 1:16PM ;)
I've just subscribed to PPC Classroom 2.0. Haven't had a chance to go through all the material yet but so far it looks pretty good - much better than Commission Blueprint - the last program of this sort I bought (and got a refund after a week).
You might want to put me on an RSS feed as I'll be blogging here daily about what I've discovered on PPC Classroom 2.0.
I was hesitant to join this program at first. I was spammed daily by the Usual Suspects but it wasn't until Brad Callen offered me two of his products for free if I signed up for PPC Classroom that I weakened. Haven't heard back from Callen yet. We'll see. I'm not particularly bothered as he's taught me a lot about S.E.O. for free and I've never bought any of his products - Affiliate Elite/Keyword Elite/SEO Elite et al.
There is one thing I'm a bit wary of though. They promoted this product by saying you could join for free after you paid the Shipping & Handling on a DVD they send you - in my case, as I live in Paris, France, it was about $10. But there's ALWAYS a catch isn't there? There's no such thing as a free lunch. What they do in this case it to immediately try to upsell you with stuff you MUST ABSOLUTELY HAVE to get the full benefit of the course. At another $97 a month. So they give you a month of the course for free - after capturing your credit card details - and then you're charged $19.90 a month after that unless you cancel before the month is up. Add to that another $97 a month for whatever it is, plus another $97 for 3 supposedly HOT niche products...and then add another "refundable" $97 for a Live Event in Vegas. It all adds up doesn't it? So we'll see.
Oh yeah. You know what the 3 HOT niche products are for this month? - Tattoos, Panic Attacks and Fat Loss. Hardly earth-shattering is it? I've already checked out all those markets and they are super-competitive. And I can't for the life of me understand why someone would pay for an ebook on panic attacks and anxiety attacks. Especially when you can find all sorts of free resources on the web. But I guess the world is full of dumb schmucks eh?
Malcolm Lambe
Well that was another false trail. I've just cancelled. Really there is nothing new here. It's nicely presented (for the most part) but that's as far as it goes. I've read all the modules, watched the slick videos, perused the worthless bonuses. Here's one of them by-the-way. ;)
They reckon three flowcharts like this piece-of-shit are worth $1000. Laughable - I can't see anyone making a killing using these methods. Anyway...let's see how long it takes them to reply to my support ticket. If they dare to bill me I'm going to go absolutely apeshit.
So No, I can't recommend this program. You're better off buying Perry Marshall's "Definitive Guide to Google Adwords" - probably where these guys got their start anyway. And it's only $49. Press this button to blow up Iran - 
Talking of flow-charts - there's a better one over at Adword Accelerator. You'll find it under "Adwords Success Blueprint". That's a very good tool AdwordAccelerator - I use it all the time but it's not cheap - $37 a month or $299 a year. Comes down to whether you're serious or just mucking around. Adwords can cost you a lot of money if you don't know what you are doing.
Malcolm Lambe
Here's a copy of the support ticket I sent these guys -
Please cancel me from your program that I signed up for two days ago. It's not for me. Very disappointing. Please DO NOT bill my VISA card in my name Malcolm Lambe (ending in ****). You've promised the world here but really you've taken me nowhere. And the 3 HOT monthly niches? You kidding? Fat-Loss, Tattoos and Panic Attacks? Come on.
I would quote a receipt # but you haven't supplied one.
And they reply?
Malcolm,You have been refunded for your purchases.
Thanks,
PPC Classroom 2.0 Support
Weird eh? Not one attempt at trying to keep me on. No "Sorry you're disappointed. We hate to see you go. Can you tell us specifically which parts of the course you don't like? We can almost guarantee you'll make money if you hang in there. In fact we'll give you another free months trial if you'll reconsider. Cheers, Amit & Ahmet."
Glad I'm out of it.
Malcolm Lambe
Google Cash Detective
Joined Chris Carpenter's GCD ysterday. Very expensive but they have this insane software that lets you snoop on other affiliate accounts and clone their successful campaigns. Looks very promising. MUCH better than Affiliate Elite/PPC Spy/PPC Shadow - all that other half-baked stuff that's out there. I'm very impressed with this. Great video training too. He seems to crank out a new vid every second day. Support responds quickly as well (take note Brad Callen).
Google Cash Detective from Chris Carpenter involves Direct Linking from your Adwords spots using your affiliate link - something Google frowns on but can't do much about. I'll be blogging daily on this elsewhere on this blog. Find the post when I do and RSS me. I'm not mucking around - the cost of the program is $997 up front and then another $97 a month for starters. Add in the Adwords spend and we're talking real money here. Not for the faint of heart.
STOP PRESS: it sucks. More in a dedicated thread later...