It costs money to make money...
It costs money to make money. I know that, but I can still sit here gasping after paying around 11,000 kroner for an online video course. I feel a little lured into buying it, while also being convinced I can use it to sell more.
That is my experience here in February 2010. The course is called The Video Boss, and the way it was sold has both irritated and impressed me. I want to tell you the story because there is also a point about how we, as entrepreneurs, view the price of learning something.
The free videos were full of useful insights
Some time ago, I got an email from Shoemaker pointing to a guy who made video courses. I assumed an affiliate link and some earnings were involved. Fair enough. I experiment with videos myself, so I went to have a look.
There were going to be four free videos. When I reached the site, the first two were ready and the next ones would be released later.
The first was really good. It was packed with useful insights, the quality was lovely and it was bloody easy to follow what you needed to do. I was completely hooked.
It was about sales videos and selling more with a simple video. I really believe in that. The course also showed how to use free software, and when I watched the second episode, it went into more detail. I was on fire.
When I wanted to watch the explanation again, the videos were gone
Later, I got emails saying the third and fourth videos had arrived. But I was busy and felt I could hardly fit any more into my head. So I waited a while before watching the last two.
After a few days, I started making my own video. It did not turn out quite as well, so I wanted to return to episode two to see how he had done something specific.
Bing. The videos had been taken down.
Shortly afterwards, an email arrived saying you could now buy the entire big course. The free videos had been teasers, but not just empty advertising. They were around fifteen minutes each and full of details. I describe the man behind them as a Hollywood cameraman or producer; in any case, the material was extremely well made.
I had become so excited about what I had seen that I wanted the rest. And now I could not even return to the first videos. Annoying, but also a bloody effective way to sell. He did not owe me anything, after all.
How can an online course sell out?
The price was 1,997 dollars. Here in the video, I work that out at around 11,000 Danish kroner. That is a lot of money for an online video course.
I was convinced of the quality but needed a moment to take it in. I thought about it for a few hours and went back to the site. Then the course was sold out.
How the hell can an online video course sell out? I could work out the idea behind limiting access, but I could not buy it at that point.
Today it came back online. I got a message saying I now had the chance. And I bloody well bought it.
11,000 kroner. I am still gasping a little. Perhaps you think that is pocket change for me. It actually is not. Feeling tricked annoys me a little because it was so well sold. But at the same time, I believe the material is worth the money.
It costs money to make money, even when buying knowledge
If I sell some more copies of E-pusher as a result of what I learn, I can earn the money back. I mention different quantities in the video, but the point is the same: It does not necessarily take many extra sales before the purchase has paid for itself.
I need to take a closer look at that sales method myself. I am still buzzing about how beautifully it is put together. But the bigger point is that it costs money to make money. Many entrepreneurs sometimes gloss over that a little.
A piece of software might cost 30 dollars or 100 kroner. Others write to me saying E-pusher at 1,500 kroner is expensive. I also mention an SEO book at around 1,200 kroner and another book at around 1,500 kroner. Those are the prices and examples I discuss at this time.
I can recognise a bit of myself in that reaction. After all, I was sitting there thinking: Has that man really earned 10,000 or 11,000 kroner of my money?
The question is what I can get out of the material
But it really does not bloody matter whether I think he has earned a particular amount. He has made some great material.
Whether he charges 500 or 12,000 kroner, my question should be: Can I earn the money back? And can I earn more on top by using what I learn?
I am absolutely certain I can with this course. So of course I should do it. But hell, 11,000 kroner for an online course. I just needed to talk that one through with you.
Hear how I was "tricked" into buying an online course for 11,000 kroner. Best wishes, Martin
Location:Jasmine Ct,Delray Beach,USA
Hej martin! dit indlæg virker ikke, der står : This Video is a duplicate of a previously uploaded video 😉