You’ve probably come to this review of Elite Affiliate Pro after seeing all the ads that Igor, it’s creator has put up on YouTube. And that’s exactly what you’ll get in this post.
I’ve researched this program, it’s creator, reviews of it and basically mixed it together with my knowledge on this subject to give you a comprehensive understanding of what you’re going to get from Elite Affiliate Pro and if it’s actually worth it and in all honesty, I don’t think it is because of a couple of cons I found (that’s not to say this program is bad).
I’ll be diving into all of this shortly, but before I do, I have to make 3 important things clear:
1) I have a lot of similar experiences to Igor in that I too do affiliate marketing, and have had success in the same fields as he does which includes Clickbank, email marketing, general affiliate marketing and so forth. In fact, here my income reports that explain this.
2) I didn’t buy Elite Affiliate Pro because this type of program in my opinion isn’t worth the price (and there’s more to buy after you pay the $997 anyway).
3) The other reasons why I didn’t get this program is because I already know this material and learned it initially from much cheaper alternatives like Wealthy Affiliate and the fact that I don’t believe Elite Affiliate Pro can teach me anything new that I haven’t already learned from the other place.
These 3 things I feel are very important to make clear before we dive into this review of Elite Affiliate Pro, so you know you’re getting an transparent review of it.
What is Elite Affiliate Pro and what does it teach for $997?
It’s an affiliate marketing training program made by a man named Igor Kheifets. What it teaches you to do is make money as an affiliate by basically doing the following things:
- Finding niche crowds that are in need of solutions to something (pain, issues, ect…).
- Using paid ads to drive these niche crowds to your landing pages (pay per click networks).
- On those landing pages collecting email lists and offering bonuses.
- Then promoting through email marketing in such a way to generate affiliate sales.
This formula is not new and despite what you may hear Igor say about it to the contrary, I’ve seen this approach used time and time again and just about every single program I see pitch this method, the claims of it being “new” or “never before used” typically fall short of that claim. It works, but it’s nothing unusual basically.
But anyway, back to Elite Affiliate Pro:
What Igor’s training teaches you to do is utilize those above steps intelligently to get better conversions and long term results (through email marketing).
From the moment you find a niche crowd, to finding them through paid ads, to getting their email and converting that email into an affiliate sale, the program provides video content on having this desired outcome occur.
Included with your membership to this program is:
- Email swipes.
- Coaching access.
- Case study lists.
- And even an affiliate offer to promote Elite Affiliate Pro itself and possibly earn up to $800 per sale (and more). This is a high ticket affiliate offer.
You can see a screenshot to the right which is from Igor’s webinar that promotes Elite Affiliate Pro.
Who is Igor Kheifets?
Besides being the creator of this program, he is also the creator of another program called List Building Lifestyle Club. He built these 2 programs to ensure his future success in the internet marketing world.
From my understanding, Igor began his career as a Clickbank affiliate (very similar to myself actually) and eventually moved into things like promoting Clickfunnels and ultimately to what we have today which are 2 of his own programs that are high ticket and/or monthly priced to earn him a good living.
And I absolutely believe he is making a great living at what he does (he also has another program called 301k Challenge). I also believe he genuinely provides decent and above content, both on his YouTube channel and within his program/s. But that doesn’t mean I recommend the program, and so I’d like to move into the pros and cons to explain this.
Pros:
- The general formula to making money is legitimate.
- Paid ads can be a great traffic generator.
- Many of the skillsets and techniques taught in the program do work.
- All things considered, Elite Affiliate Pro is legitimate.
Cons:
- $997 is just the start. Expect to pay more for autoresponders and other accessories.
- Based on certain reviews I looked at, some of the training is outdated.
- A beginner affiliate marketing in my opinion should stay far away from paid ads.
3 reasons I’m not recommending Elite Affiliate Pro:
If you exclude the cons (price, extra costs), you have 3 positions you can be in when you are considering buying this program. You’re either a:
- Beginner.
- Intermediate/expert.
- Or aren’t exactly able to afford this type of program and think that this stuff will be easy to do when you start the training (it isn’t).
For each of these 3 type of positions, I have a strong argument against buying the program and here they are:
1) If you are a beginner at affiliate marketing, this type of method is too advanced in my opinion (might take you about a year to get results and this is the NORMAL expectation in this business).
2) If you’re an intermediate or expert at affiliate marketing, this type of method isn’t anything new. Like I said, this stuff about promoting offers through PPC and collecting email lists is almost like the norm in most of the training programs I see nowadays and it’s very overused and they all say it’s “special”.
3) If you’re not exactly in a position to spend nearly $1,000 and more, there are better, easier alternatives to get started with.
Conclusions on Elite Affiliate Pro:
The price is too high and since most affiliates are likely beginners, this type of methodology to making money at this business is too advanced and requires a lot of money to test.
That mixed together is not a great way to get into the affiliate marketing business in my experience. What is a safer way of doing it is through niche marketing via blogging and giving time for that blog and your experience to grow.
You’re going to have a learning curve and time needed to get results no matter what area of affiliate marketing you’re going to enter into when you start, and I’d rather you learn a safer (financially that is) method of doing this kind of stuff without risking and investing so much money. I’m never a fan of putting in so much money on what can never be guaranteed (success).
5 reason I believe Wealthy Affiliate is the better alternative in basically all cases:
1) Overall, it’s a better program:
For starters, I think it’s a much better affiliate marketing training program for beginners.
2) Far less costly:
Secondly, it’s a far better option financially because there are 3 memberships (one of the options is free to try), and none of them even come close to the price charged by Elite Affiliate Pro.
3) None traditional training:
Third, it doesn’t teach the “conventional” way of doing affiliate marketing like places such as Elite Affiliate Pro teach (the whole PPC to list building and affiliate promotions). This is not the only way of doing things and I found what Wealthy Affiliate teaches in this matter to be far more flexible for most affiliate marketers.
You basically will start with blogging (the safest beginner route to affiliate marketing) and work your way into pay per click, list building and more.
4) Better bonuses and content (free):
Regarding all the bonuses in Elite Affiliate Pro, such as a $100k case study, coaching, accessories and so forth that are included with your purchase, Wealthy Affiliate also offers tons of things included for members that are similar. For instance:
You get tools included with a membership to WA that is already cost effective.
You get my coaching if you join it through this website and I have tons of experience with similar fields as Igor, and you can read about this on my website, where I offer content for free, including my $500k 1 page site case study, my pay per click guides, my overall affiliate income reports, how I do this and more, all of which is reflected by the training I received at Wealthy Affiliate.
5) Easily better support and help:
Fifth, I can promise you that even if Elite Affiliate Pro gets you good support, you get that in far higher quality at Wealthy Affiliate, so whatever questions/needs you have, they can be addressed as quickly if not quicker in WA and trust me, you will have questions when you get started with this business.
Some people would criticize me for not buying the program, but considering the fact that I’ve made over $1.4 million in affiliate sales using very similar methods as Igor which again were taught to me inside Wealthy Affiliate, I think I’m justified in that.