I’m a Complete novice. Everyone says they got on a course etc. but which one should I be looking at? Where do I start? Soooo confusing!

In general, the more you pay for an affiliate marketing course, the better it is.

Look for courses that you pay for once rather than by subscription – you often end up spending more money on subscription-based courses in the long run.

Look for real reviews of any course you’re interested in.

These are reviews that give you an inside look at the course, and talk about the pros and cons of the course and the results the reviewer got after using it.

The reviewer should also have bought the course themselves, so their money is where their mouth is.

Some course developers give review access to reviewers so they can write a semi-decent review.

But be aware that these reviewers haven’t actually used or followed the course in any great depth so all they can give is a superficial inside lookand rating.

Quality reviews take a lot of time to put together so there aren’t that many of them out there.

Avoid any reviews that are just a regurgitation of what’s on the course sales page.

These aren’t reviews no matter what rating the “reviewer” slaps on the course – the “reviewer” has no direct knowledge of the course and can’t speak with any authority on whether it’s good or bad.

How Do You Find a Good Affiliate Marketing Mentor?

After you’ve found a few courses that are really worth looking at, check out any free training videos offered.

Most courses will provide this when you sign up on their landing page to entice you to join.

Or the course developer/mentor may have a YouTube channel where they provide free basic training.

Listen to what the presenter says to gauge their level of knowledge but also take note of their personality and teaching style.

If you don’t like them or find them irritating, give that course a miss and find a presenter/mentor you feel you can work with.

Lastly, there may be a Facebook group, Telegram Group, Discord channel or Forum you can join for free to get more free training or to engage with other students and potential students.

See how the course creator engages with their members:

Are they friendly, courteous and helpful or do they brush off queries with unhelpful answers?
What are other people in the group saying about the mentor and their success (or failure) with his/her course?

Once you’ve got all that nailed down to your satisfaction, you’ve found the course for you.

If its price is outside your budget, then see if there’s a multi-pay option (these are always more expensive than buying outright though).

If there isn’t, then save up some money to buy the course (not that easy the way things are going I know).

If you compromise by buying a course you can afford, you may end up wasting that money because the course doesn’t live up to your expectation or you don’t get the results you hoped from it.