I know of a guy who “pivoted” from exotic car rental operator in Florida to Forex and Drop Shipping coach via Instagram. His Lamborghini, chartered jets and 30k followers really shine but I also know he still buys fake shoes. Wouldn’t trust him with $1.
Gary Vaynerchuk is spot on in that there are too many experts and not enough practicioners. Showing others how to make it is how these guys are trying to make it.
I suspect many of these people touting their nearly purchased Lamborghini and the like are actually just renting them.
There was a reddit post where a similar "influencer" described the process of faking the purchase. He would go to a showroom and ask to sit in the vehicle and film it. Most of the time, if the salesperson isn't busy they will let you do this. Sometimes even let you start it if they are nice. This influencer would just then record a conversation in another car about buying and taking delivery etc and dub over the video of him in a show room. Pretty straight forward.
>I suspect many of these people touting their nearly purchased Lamborghini and the like are actually just renting them.
Yes, this is incredibly common in the entertainment industry (particularly Hip Hop), and I also saw a lot of people like this when I lived near a wealthier part of LA for a couple years
I was thinking the same thing. These guys sound way too much like the self-help scammers who attach themselves to multi-level marketing schemes, and convince the incoming masses that they have the secrets to wealth and success when their only line of business is selling ostensible secrets to wealth and success.
Color me surprised when a pyramid scheme shows up in this story.
> Showing others how to make it is how these guys are trying to make it.
You don't actually have to know how to make 30K/month. You just have to have enough people watch your video and sign up to buy your $9.99 ebook. The infomercial is 24/7 now. Kevin Trudeau forever, man! /s
I'll show you how to make €100,000+ per month, just buy my ebook with monthly subscription to my "WWWinners!!11one Club" it's €100,000 per month. Bargain!
Being in the Amazon retail space, I know someone who made $100k in a month selling coaching services when their Amazon business had only done $500k revenue in the last year. I haven't used their services so I don't know whether that's a good or a bad thing.
But I also know many coaching programs that sell for $2k, 5k, 10k+/person but aren't perfect. Something that might have worked for them might not work for someone else, especially if they forget to mention important steps. To learn more about the coaching trend look into Clickfunnels and the Art of High Ticket Selling COD Facebook group.
Gary Vaynerchuk is spot on in that there are too many experts and not enough practicioners. Showing others how to make it is how these guys are trying to make it.