Is Alex Jeffreys Coaching
All Style & No Substance?
Alex Jeffreys coaching style wakes people up from the very start. He will have you glued to your chair and hanging on to his every word. But is it just Alex’s style that is mesmerizing ?
Are people being hypnotized by his star-like performance and his quick rise to internet marketing success? Are they left empty when it’s over?
I am Alex Jeffreys student and I will answer the above questions. I paid Alex a good amount of money for his mentoring and therefore I have the right to speak up.
Alex Jeffreys Style
Alex has a very convincing way of speaking. It makes people feel like he’s speaking from the heart and means every word he says.
I have been fooled on occasion and therefore can’t trust my instincts 100%. But as deep as I dig, so far I have not detected the tiniest trace of insincerity in Alex. I know of no other student who has.
Alex Jeffreys Attention To Students – Communication
When Alex has a live webinar, he actually reads the box that is there for communicating with the audience. And he replies to whatever his students type there immediately. This is before and after the coaching module lesson or session.
During the live session when he’s lecturing he has a member of his staff answering anything that students type into the communication box if it’s a general question. Alex answers all questions directed at him when he’s done lecturing.
In the numerous webinars that I’ve attended not put on by Alex this kind of communication is unheard of. Alex also responds to his students in the students forum. This is very rare as well.
Alex stays on after giving his coaching program session and speaks to every student that wants to speak with him.
This is something that never ever happens with other so called gurus. Please let me know in your comments if you know of anybody else who does this.
Important Note:
Alex is not paying me to write this post and knows nothing about it. I’m free to write the truth and nothing but the truth.
Even if he paid me (and I wish he did) to write about him I would still write what I know to be factual and wouldn’t leave anything out.
Since nobody is perfect I promise you that by the end of this article I will let you in on at least one thing where Alex Jeffreys is not perfect. He after all is human too.
Alex Jeffreys Substance
By substance I mean the actual goods Alex delivers.
Is it all smoke and mirrors?
The answer is an unequivocal no.
As far as I’m concerned Alex Jeffreys not only delivers what he promised he gives you much more.
What Was Expected – What Was Delivered
What I expected from the limited coaching and mentoring program was to come out with an internet marketing system that I could use. A system which once learned and applied completely would be able to stand on it’s own and make money.
Alex has provided that and delivered not one but two of his products that can be monetized. He also provided instructional videos so that a virtual newbie like me can set up the whole system which stands on its own and can be readily expanded upon.
It is an independent system. Alex won’t get a penny of your profits ever. The system is on your hosting company’s server and you have a 100% control over it.
Unexpected Things Also Delivered
This will be a partial list because:
1) The coaching is still in the process
2) This post is getting a bit long and I don’t want to overkill it
3) I have to deliver on the promise of finding an imperfection with Alex’s stuff.
What was totally unexpected was getting not only the system itself but also the Forward To Basics – Not Back To Basics – How To Run Business coaching and materials. This part alone could easily be worth half the money spent on the entire program.
It includes Coaching On How To Plan in 3 areas and Creating Your Lifestyle: Your Business Plan, Your Entrepreneurial Plan and Your Personal Plan.
Alex also shows you How To Get Organized, Focused and How To Avoid Being Overwhelmed.
I never expected Alex to introduce me and all the other students to other outstanding internet marketers and business super minds Like Rich Schefren and Andrew Fox.
Alex mentors not only the basics but transitions you to the top game of internet marketing.
I had no idea about being able to participate in Alex Jeffreys Students Forum.
And most of all I didn’t expect that Alex would keep in touch with his students when the coaching comes to an end.
The last sentence has not come into being yet since the coaching has not yet concluded but based on all the promises fulfilled so far I will take it at face value.
Imperfections With Alex Or His Stuff
Here I want to ask all former and present Alex Jeffreys students to comment.
I do want to be 100% factual and want to present an overall view. Being imperfect myself I need your help to point out anything that I will have missed on this point.
Please give me the dirt on Alex, not personal stuff of course but in regards to his coaching program, course, style, substance etc.
The one thing that Alex doesn’t do everybody wishes he did:
Alex doesn’t do all the work for you. This is one big shortcoming that he’ll have to work on.
He gives you the system and shows you how to set it up. He points you in the right direction and educates you on how to do things.
If and when he is able to do everything for everybody he will be the perfect dream internet marketing guru and teacher.
Until that happens, people will keep on writing, discussing and pontificating about Alex Jeffreys coaching style and substance.
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(Don’t forget to add your views in comments).
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Authored by Vance Sova
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Vance
Great Post my friend. I can’t even pick on for this one EXCEPT I didn’t think of it!!!LOL As you know I admire your style of writing as it is easy to follow. At my age it NEEDS to be easy to follow. I need to sit down and start using my BRAIN more to try to keep up with you
Glenn
.-= Glenn´s last blog ..25 THINGS That Make ME—–ME !! =-.
Vance Reply:
September 14th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Hey Glenn,
Thank you for your kind words. I guess you agree with what I wrote about Alex then. In case you can think of something to add to that please don’t hesitate to do so.
As for the brain working, yours is working very well, thank you. When it comes to writing, if you ask GazzMan he’ll probably agree with me that it comes when you start writing something. Very few writers that I know of have it all thought out beforehand.
Vance.
Vance,
I agree with you completely. A week or so ago I wrote a blog post about over-delivering and Alex was top on my list. My business has grown so much since working with Alex — and I truly feel like it is working WITH him. Would it be great if he did ALL of the work FOR me? Nope — I’m having too much fun! Great post! -Norene
.-= Norene´s last blog ..Goal Setting and Re-Setting =-.
Vance Reply:
September 14th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Hi Norene,
Thank you for your comment. I think that if Alex wanted to do all the work for me I wouldn’t mind at all.
I’d probably say to him OK, I won’t let you do it all for me but let me pick the stuff that I like doing the most and you can do the rest.
Oh, wouldn’t that be fun?
Vance.
Good post Vance.
I wonder if you will get a member of the hate brigade come in here and add something negative or nasty?
Regarding writing, yep, get in the flow and it keeps on coming – like lava from a volcano – LOL!
Gary Simpson
TEMPLE
.-= Gary Simpson´s last blog ..Internet Marketing Tips #7 – Gary Simpson =-.
Vance Reply:
September 15th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Hi Gary,
Thanks for reading the post and liking it, at least I think you meant to say that.
I hope that there isn’t any hate brigade but we shall see.
Writing works that way doesn’t it? I think that not many people realize that.
I appreciate your comment and please do stop by again.
Vance.
Hi Vance an honest review .
I go along with everything you have said,
About Alex .
introducing us to rich Schefren,was a nice bonus,
and you cannot doubt alexes sincerity.
The trouble I have, is im not getting the full value of his course as im not doing half of what he says.
Its not Alexes fault its my own.
so im am going to have to knuckle down and really focus,
good post Vance ,
Mick
.-= mickfallon´s last blog ..Newbies Camstudio lesson =-.
Hi Mick,
Thanks for adding your view on the post subject.
So far everyone basically agrees.
I think that you are doing a good job. It is impossible to be doing everything at once.
Just keep chipping at it and in time everything will get done.
Vance.
hey vance,
another thing Alex Jeffreys does is read his students blog posts … ( and i may add * great post dude * )
any how … yeppa i do have some issues,
but i don’t think doing EVERYTHING for my students
is an issue … i make my students do the work hands
on to learn what it REALLY takes to be an online success,
i think my problems // issues are tech issues,
but ofcourse i overcome these by using team players that are pro’s in these areas,
any how .. i gotta dash as i need to take katie
and cameron up my grandma’s to show her our wedding photos,
talk soon vance
alex
.-= Alex Jeffreys´s last blog ..im giving up the gurus game =-.
Vance Reply:
September 16th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Hey Alex,
I’m happy you came by to read the post. It was kind of a test too to see if you’d comment on my blog,
I was pretty sure that you’d read it since I made a note in the forum and that you’d comment there. I wasn’t so sure that you’d write anything here.
You’ve passed yet another test. Good for you. And thank you so much.
I forgot to point out about your not being a tech wizard. But I haven’t really noticed that aside from the fact that you mentioned how you outsource the tech stuff if you need to and suggest to us the students to do the same.
It was good to hear that you had such a great time on your honeymoon.
I’m glad that the sharks didn’t get you when you dove with them.
Vance
Vance,
You’re right about Alex’s integrity and knowledge. He’s worth every penny, eh?
The only thing I must take exception to in your comments is that Alex isn’t the only “guru” who is there for his students.
You said, “This is something that never ever happens with other so called gurus. Please let me know in your comments if you know of anybody else who does this.”
I’ve been studying this fascinating subject for several years now and have paid some of the best of them quite a lot over time. The following marketing experts are in the same category you’ve built for Alex (in alphabetical order so I don’t appear to show favoritism):
Gary Bacchetti (the Gentle Mentor)
James Brown
Patric Chan
Denise Michaels
Erik Stafford
There are more… I just haven’t met them yet. But I probably will. And, to be honest, I’ve lost touch with a few from the early years who were there for me then.
Every one of these people is dedicated to each and every student. I have never been let down by even one of them. However, you are quite right about some of the “so-called gurus.”
That other list is rather long, and I’ve spent money over there, too. To be fair, I realize they are busy and don’t have time to listen to every individual student. If you get that busy some day, let me know how much time you’re spending with one-on-one’s.
Without abusing the relationship, I fully trust the above marketers and know that I could, if needed, give them a call (and I have). But I’m not going to do it just to ask how to upload a file to my website. Or to find out what they think is the next great niche. Or if they like the changes I made on my website.
If you want to round out your education by consulting with other marketers, I do recommend these people. I don’t think it’s being disloyal to Alex. You had more
than one teacher in college, didn’t you?
Thanks for bringing up this topic. It gives us a chance to give credit where credit is due.
.-= Roberta´s last blog ..Using the Wow Factor – This guy “gets it!” =-.
Vance Reply:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Hi Roberta,
Thank you so much for your comment where you point out that Alex Jeffreys is not the only one who takes a very good care of his students.
It would be sad if he was the only one. I was referring to my experience and put emphasis on for example how Alex handles his webinars.
I’m sure that there are a lot of great and helpful internet marketers. In fact I’ve been lucky not to encounter any that are really bad.
The names you mention as being great too are unknown to me but I do trust your judgment.
I have mentioned in one of my previous posts that I intend to mention or even feature other internet marketers who deserve trust and admiration for being helpful and good teachers to learn from.
I wish and hope that more comments that will add to or even question what I wrote in this post are still going to come.
Vance.
Great Post Vance
Alex has done a great job, and when teaching someone no one can expect a coach to do the work for you – he has to guide your hand and hand over the baton to you at some point.
I think the balance of this program has been delivered very well, if you are weak in one area you surround yourself with people that can fill those gaps, he’s done that v well – on the tech side with Garry and on the business mentoring side with Rich Schefren.
In my mind tech people are often weak in their communication skills, so someone like Alex who focusses on the business and communication end is the right tonic. The internet is full of techies so as long as you know the ‘what’ the ‘hows’ can easily be taken care of by someone else.
I was going to follow a similar pattern of building an online business through my blog without any mentoring, then I stumbled accross AJ – had I not done that I think I would have spend months, maybe years learning the ropes.
Not much to show in terms of money yet but at least the focus is there and I have a reasonably good idea where the whole thing is going now
.-= Peter Davies´s last blog ..Peter Davies In 25 Things You Should Or Maybe I Should Not Know About Me! =-.
Vance Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 1:22 am
Hi Peter,
Thanks for your balanced comment. Alex communicates extremely well and knows how to build a business. He surrounds himself with people who complement his skills and the resulting team is what makes for such a great coaching.
While nobody should expect Alex or anyone to do everything for his students it would certainly be great if he could and did. I’m pretty sure that some people do expect to have everything done for them. That is why I mentioned it in the first place.
It is the same attitude that some workers have and that I encounter from time to time. They think that if they just show up at a work place they are entitled to get paid even if they don’t do the job.
If we do what needs to be done that we have been taught how to do we will get paid. The money will always come after all the work is done, not before.
Vance
Vance
I agree with everything you said about Alex Jeffreys. My input would be Alex will provide us the tools and knowledge to succeed if we want to succeed. Knowledge is powerful but action is unstopable (yea, I know it isn’t a real word but it works) Before I started with Alex’s coaching I was like many others, I was a wandering generality and now I am a walking specific!
I do know of one other mentor that takes the time to talk with his students like Alex does. That mentor is Dean Holland and I feel like the reason Dean does the same as Alex, is because Dean is also a student of Alex. If we have a good system, (whatever field that may in) and if we are sincere with ourselves, then we should and will teach to teach to teach and that method will allow everyone to become successful!
OK, I will get off my soap-box now.
Roger
Go out and make it a successful day! 🙂
Vance Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Hi Roger,
Thank you for your input. I’m glad you agree and that you are benefiting from what Alex’s coaching. I’ve heard of Dean Holland but have no personal experience with him.
Thank you for adding him to the good mentors here. Roberta pointed out some people too that are extremely helpful.
Thanks for the challenge of making today a successful day. I will.
Vance
There are so many comments here which credited Alex with flying colors…no doubt about that.
That’s why the 1st ever coaching program I chose to invest in.
.-= Syed Akram´s last blog ..Most Useful Software Tools for Internet Marketers =-.
Vance Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Hi Syed,
Thanks for adding to the comments and congratulations on making the first choice a good one. It always helps to start with the right thing.
Vance.
Hi Vance,
I’ve know Alex a couple of years (I was a member of his first forum) and he has a lot of knowledge from running businesses on eBay which many people who weren’t in that forum or on his Coaching may not realise.
He didn’t just get to know all the Gurus, so as I agree he does have substance.
The PPPs do promote Alex of course, but as you said we get to keep 100% of the proceeds. I copied the system and have made two of my own already and they work.
One very important point about the coaching as that we have all made a lot of useful contacts which will be valuable (I’ve already done adswaps with some students and hope to do more)
Thanks
Keith
.-= Keith Purkiss (Alex Jeffreys Student)´s last blog ..Challenge from an Alex Jeffrey’s Student =-.
Vance Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:30 am
Hi Keith,
Thank you for stopping by to comment, I know you’ve been very busy and I missed your insightful comments.
Getting to know the students is of course a huge benefit of Alex Jeffreys Coaching Program.
Friendships are formed and as you say these contacts can lead to future business partnerships.
I look forward to talking to you.
Vance
Hi Vance,
I agree, I think that Alex is a great inspiration and he has way overdelivered on his promise.
For me, it’s been an exciting time, just to learn and apply what he has taught us over the past three months.
…and it’s not even over.
Great post Vance,
Karen
Vance Reply:
September 25th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Hi Karen,
Thank you for contributing your comment to this post,
So far everybody seems to agree, in principle with what wrote about Alex Jeffreys coaching style and substance.
Applying what we learn is where the real learning takes place.
I’m most excited when things actually do work as i do them.
Vance
Hey Vance,
I agree, i think Alex has been so generous with his time. I don’t think many other mentors would have his dedication to his cause, and i think we have all had so much more than our money’s worth already, and he still has more modules for us.
To be honest, when i signed up for Alex’s course, i was expecting it to go on for about 6 weeks. When did it start, back in June some time…it’s been so long now i can’t even remember :-).
Great post Vance, i love your writing style.
Cheers,
Paul
.-= Paul Hooper´s last blog ..Create a Squeeze Page using Instant Squeeze Page Generator =-.
Vance Reply:
September 27th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Hi Paul,
Nice to hear from you again. I was wondering what you were up to.
We are in agreement on Alex and his coaching style and substance. That’s great.
Thanks for loving my writing style. Now I’ll feel even more motivated to keep it up.
Vance
Hi Vance,
What an excellent post! I’ve got to say…I think you have nailed it! Alex is certainly in a different class of mentors, although I do acknowledge that there are a few others that show the same level of dedication. Unfortunately, they are in the minority I’m afraid.
One of the greatest bonuses for me, as well as for many others, I am sure, has been the support and friendship of my fellow students. There are so many like minded individuals in pursuit of their own dreams, yet are willing to put their things on hold to help a fellow student in need of assistance. I do believe that one day soon because of Alex and some of the other ‘good gurus’ on the net…the GURU GAMES that the majority of them play, will be a thing of the past.
I truly wish you the very best, Vance-take care,
Joann
Hi Joann,
Thank you for the comment and best wishes.
Since we agree so much I’m almost left speechless.
It will really be great when the guru games are over. As
I wrote in one of my previous posts, Alex Jeffreys nixes
the guru game at least for himself now and that is a
a good start. Others may be forced to follow.
Vance
Ah, it makes sense now why I’m seeing so much of Alex Jeffreys around the blogosphere. You’re one of his students as well. Great job! That’s one of the things I learned about Alex. His teaching style really takes on a life of his own especially with his students who are shining colors online.
Recently I wrote a review on his Guru’s Nightmare report and Alex stopped by as well. I was seeing so many of Alex’s students that I had to find out who he was. Now I know why. The guy is all over his game. Most importantly, he’s marketing himself with all of his students. Very smart.
There’s a lot to be learned from Alex. His reports alone are worth the investment he made into the workshops he had been through as well. Keep up the great work!
Thu Nguyen´s last blog post ..How I Reviewed- Rewrote and Revived My Ideas to Keep Hope Alive in Times of Blogging Slumps
Vance Reply:
July 19th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Hi Thu,
Alex knows his game and he plays it well. I don’t know anyone else who does exactly what Alex is able to do.
It’s not complex at all but I think it takes a certain personality to pull it off. We can all learn from him.
Thanks for commenting.
Vance