Are Coaches and Course Creators Scammy? Biz Ops #1698

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Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Marketing, Careers, Business

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🗓️ 8 April 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Are Coaches and Course Creators Scammy? Biz Ops In episode #1698, we talk about whether coaches and course creators are scams. Not all courses and coaches are created equal, and in this episode, Neil and Eric weigh in and share how to tell if a course is legitimate or not. Be sure to tune in today! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today’s topic: Are Coaches and Course Creators Scammy? Biz Ops [00:34] What Jason Calacanis said on Clubhouse about coaches and courses. [01:00] There are scammy coaches and courses and legitimate ones. [02:36] Legitimate courses help people who might not have access to other opportunities. [02:55] When you feel pressure in a course, that is usually a red flag. [04:34] If the messaging of a course is about becoming a millionaire, it is probably a scam. [04:58] Who Eric’s business coach is and the importance of vetting a coach properly. [05:42] You can easily do research about courses and coaches that might be scams. [05:50] That’s it for today! [05:50] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or call us on 310-349-3785! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Jason Calacanis Hotmart Udemy Coursera Coffeezilla YouTube Backlinko Twilio Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Marketing School, the only podcast that provides daily top level marketing tips
0:06.4	and strategies from entrepreneurs that practice what they preach and live what they teach.
0:11.4	Let's start leveling up your marketing knowledge with your instructors, Neil Patel and Eric
0:16.8	Sue.
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0:47.1	improve your low time.
0:48.6	All right.
0:50.6	Today, we are going to talk about if we believe that coaches and course creators are scammy
0:57.4	and really this topic kind of came up because I've been observing clubhouse in the last
1:01.4	couple of weeks.
1:02.5	We do know that Jason Calacanis, the angel investor, I remember watching him in a room going
1:06.5	up against a couple of coaches in there, right?
1:08.8	And so his argument kind of is that the coaching and the course creator community is mostly
1:13.6	scams, right?
1:14.9	And so, you know, Neil and I want to kind of give our feedback on it and then, you know,
1:18.5	you can decide what you want to do with it.
1:19.8	But this is, like, the disclaimer here is this is what Neil and I think that doesn't necessarily
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