I just lost $200 on a 'premium' customer service training course that was just a repackaged YouTube playlist.

The whole thing was just a guy reading slides I could have found for free, and now I'm out the cash with nothing to show for it, so has anyone found a training resource that's actually worth paying for?

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ray18910d ago

My cousin paid three hundred bucks for a "masterclass" on fixing cars that was just a guy pointing at engine parts in his garage. It feels like half the internet is just people selling you the free library book they checked out last week. I've learned to look for courses with real projects you have to turn in, because anyone can talk over a slideshow. That filter usually shows which ones actually built something to teach.

spencerm463d ago

My buddy bought a photography course that was just stock images with generic captions. You can find better tutorials in YouTube comments sometimes. It's wild what people try to sell as expert knowledge.

brian_ramirez10d ago

Saw a blog post about this exact scam. They called it "curated content repackaging." Basically someone just slaps a price tag on free videos and calls it a course. The real test is if they give you the tools to actually do the thing, not just talk about it. A good course should have templates, files, or software you can't get for free. If it's just video lectures, you're probably getting ripped off.