by Sarah Santacroce
When I was researching the courses offered by VAClassroom, I was desperately looking for reviews from past class members to find out if this class was worth my money and time. I found some, but not as many as I’d hoped for. So this post is for YOU, who are considering to invest in yourself and attend one of VAClassroom’s high quality, intense content and very interactive classes!
Ok, so the class I’m attending right now (I’m in the 5th week of a 5 week long class) is called “Internet Marketing Specialist”. If you visit VAClassroom’s homepage, you’ll find a very detailed description of the lessons. Each lesson is not just a boring document to read at home, but a video presentation. It feels like you’re attending a private class in which Craig Cannings, co-owner and facilitator, talks to you in his lovely Canadian accent (eh!) and really wants you to understand all the details. You get 4 videos of average 30 – 40 minutes a week, plus 1 – 2 bonus demos of online tools. You can pause the video any time, review it as many times as you want, skip a part etc. On top of that, Craig gives you all the resources you need to implement and offer these Internet Marketing Services at your own business. Spreadsheets, checklists, links to online services, tips on how to charge for the services… you name, he has it. As if that wasn’t enough already, by signing up you also become part of the Internet Marketing Specialist Club, a community where members can connect, share ideas, ask questions and get feedback.
I won’t go over the details of each lesson, you’ll find those on their homepage, but here are just a few of the things that I’ve learned (and will soon be offering to my clients!):
- Develop a Marketing Strategy and Action Plan
- Create a Competitor Analysis Report
- Provide a Website Assessment
- Do keyword research and provide basic SEO on page guidelines
- Offer Link building services
- Article and Press Release Marketing
- E-Mail Marketing
So as you see, it’s very content intense and it will take you a while to not only watch the videos, but fully understand and implement all the services into your own business.
Once again, I’d like to summarize the benefits of this class:
- good value for your money
- high quality content through video lessons
- resources in form of spreadsheets, checklists etc
- demos for Online Tools (Google Analytics, AWeber, 1Shoppingcart, Market Samurai etc.)
- membership of the class community where you can ask questions
- “Internet Marketing Specialist” badge to promote your newly expanded skills on your website (can’t wait to get mine!)
I’m very happy that I decided to attend this class.
This is a very honest review and at the moment of writing it I’m not affiliated in any way with VAClassroom (it’s something I might consider in the future though, because I truly believe in their classes).
Now it’s your turn? Have you attended one of their classes? Please share your feedback in the comments!
