
I was lucky enough to be part of the AMZ Training Academy pre launch Testing Group for the last two months so i can give you an in depth review of the training program. I do have to tell you that before I joined AMZ I was a total newbie when it came to internet marketing but i was already familiar with blogging and the internet in general. A more experienced Internet marketer may have a totally different opinion of this membership program.
The training videos are all step by step videos designed for the complete novice. They really are easy to understand even though Gaz has a British accent. When I first Joined AMZ there was only 1 set of videos. Now there are 4. As new ideas come up new step by step videos are added. If you need a video to walk you through something that is not already covered just ask.
The 21 step video series walks you through setting up a wordpress site and building your first amazon affiliate sniper site. It is recommended that you build a few sniper sites to get your feet wet before you start building an Authority site.
The Authority site videos walk you through pretty much everything that the 21 step videos do plus. These videos also introduce the new AMZ Amazon authority wordpress theme that was designed by the AMZ Training Academy team. There are plenty of videos walking you through keyword research since that is the most important part of building any site. If the keyword does not get enough traffic or the competition is too tough then you will have a hard time making money.
Amonize Facebook videos walk you trough step by step on how to set up amazon Facebook fanpages. Setting these up may not get you tons of visitors from Facebook but they will help gain you status in the search engines.
Amonize YouTube Did you know that Youtube is the second largest search engine? These videos will walk you through setting up a YouTube presence promoting your amazon associate website to take advantage of YouTube searches.
The first thing you will notice now is that there are not very many posts since the prelaunch has been going on for several months. The reason is just before the AMZ Training Academy went live to the public they switched to a new forum platform and all of the old posts were lost.
I like the forum on Amz Training Academy because of the help we get from the owners of the Academy and the other members. There are a lot of people on the forum that know almost nothing about the internet and the terms used. Every one jumps in and helps explain the terms and what they mean in the real world. Sometimes the new person does not understand how to perform basic tasks maybe because they did not pay attention in that particular video or they accidentally skipped a video that explains that step. The members are really patient about all of this and will either explain the step and/or point the person to the video that explains it.
There are some members that have been in the Internet marketing game for years and they help with their own advice on plugins, wordpress themes, and SEO so if you have any questions the forum is the first place to go.
The only thing i do not like about the forum is the ‘new posts’ button is missing. When i visit a forum i like to click the “new posts” button and see all of the posts that have been made since my last visit. That is missing in this forum platform.
Free Tools
Amz Premium Review Theme This is a WordPress Theme created by AMZ designed specifically for promoting Amazon products which is free to use for all AMZ members.
Amz Facebook Storebuilder I have used this tool to create a Facebook Fanpage in only a few minutes. It really makes it simple to do and the use of this tool is covered in the Amonize Facebook videos.
I spoke with Gaz and there are more free tools to come. I will add them here as they get added to AMZ.
There is also a resource page that provides links to various free tools that are available on the internet.
If there are areas of the Internet Marketing you do not feel comfortable with then there are paid options available. They range from keyword research to back linking services to creating the website for you. If you do not want to do any of the work yourself you can get it all done here.
Backlinking Services
Custom Graphics
Tools and Software
Website Design
Article Writing Services
Keyword Research Services
So what is My Opinion of the AMZ Training Academy?
I have to tell you the truth. The list building and trying to gain traffic by making comments on Facebook that Chris Farrell teaches is probably a good long term system to make money on the internet but it just wasn’t my thing. I much prefer the building of sniper sites for quick results and authority sites for long term results than trolling through Facebook looking for quality friends and making engaging comments hoping someone will find them interesting enough to visit my site then sign up on my list.
The fact is I made my first $123 online as an Amazon Associate in 58 days after joining the AMZ Training Academy.
While your results may not be the same they may be better or worse depending on the work you put into it. While this review is an 100% honest review i have to let you know if you sign up by clicking on any of these links I will be rewarded with a small commission.
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