I enjoy reading online money making eBooks and unfortunately very often, most of them suck. There is also a third category and that is eBooks on this subject which I never actually get, but instead pitches for high ticket systems.
Such is the case unfortunately with Side Hustle Roadmap which I will explain in this post.
A short summary of Side Hustle Roadmap:
Creator:
A guy named Chuck Marshall.
Price:
It’s free but there’s a huge followup sales funnel to a high ticket system that can cost upwards of $20,000 to join (I’m not joking).
What is Side Hustle Roadmap about?
Side Hustle Roadmap is an eBook that talks about making money online through done for you systems. This is based on the preview page I saw for it. I actually opted in to read it, but never got it in my email.
What I did get however (after signing up to get the eBook) is a redirect to a sales page I’ve seen at least 5 other times over the past couple of months, and as I quickly learned, Side Hustle Roadmap is just a promoter of an astronomically expensive high ticket program.
And that high ticket program has extremely suspicious elements which I will explain in this review.
So in the end: Side Hustle Roadmap is a promotion for this high ticket system and because not only did I not get the eBook upon opting in and got the pitch to get into the high ticket opportunity, I just can’t recommend it (this may change if I ever do get the eBook).
My rating: None since I never got the eBook
I can only go by what I did get pitched after opting in to get the eBook which is the huge high ticket promotion and that honestly, I cannot recommend.
Alternatives:
Note: I do promote this, but I strongly believe in this option vs anything else out there (even the good ones) and you can try it free.
A deeper look into Side Hustle Roadmap:
Again, the main thing to understand is that it’s a promotion of something and that something is a high ticket program, whose name by the way is unknown and yes, that is one of the most important red flags I discovered about it.
But anyway, Chuck Marshall is a promoter of this high ticket program and once you sign up at whatever they charge you, which is:
Over $3,000-$21,000+, then Chuck earns a nice juicy commission off you. Here’s proof:
But what do you get in exchange for this investment? Well there’s 2 things:
1) You get access to some “amazing courses” which are nothing more than outdated PLR eBooks on having an online business (this was proven in my review of The Prosperity Warrior which promotes the same thing).
2) The opportunity to do what Chuck does and to promote this same program (and yes I do believe in that you can also make money with this).
The main point of this program is simple (spend more money to potentially make more):
The thing is that if you buy into this program at one of the highest levels ($21,000+), you can get very high commissions when someone joins the same program through you.
But I personally would never feel comfortable spending a lot of money on a program without knowing the investment was safe. And this is where the sales page of whatever this program is called gets clever:
On the sales page of this high ticket program are messages, testimonials and a assumption that this system is done for you and easy to make money with and here’s what I mean:
1) You see testimonials of people showing off checks from this supposed high ticket system.
But guess what? Not a single one of these people ever bother to mention what exactly this program is.
Not by name, not by organization, nothing. They just show their checks, mention which level they joined at (in rare cases) and remain vague. I literally listened to all the testimonials people.
2) They give you the impression it’s easy by framing things a certain way:
That way is, business is hard, finding leads is tough enough, let alone keeping in touch with them and closing deals, which is why “this secret program which has no name” will do it all for you. You’ll just send people to this same sales page, and the team behind this system will do the closing for you.
Sounds so incredible and unique (and yet there’s realistic things to know that make this a lot harder to pull off, because I’ve seen these types of systems all throughout my time as an affiliate marketer).
3) In my opinion (interpretation), they make it sound like “all you have to do” is just pay to be a member:
And then the money will come in on autopilot. That’s at least how I read/saw it. But the thing is this:
Based on my personal experience, it’s usually not going to be that simple of a thing, so I would strongly advise you be careful.
Pros:
- Until I get the eBook and actually see what’s inside, I will hold off on the pros.
Cons:
- The high ticket program is never mentioned (I’m not kidding, I always look for this on the sales page and never see it).
- They sell you eBook courses which are just outdated PLR products ($10 or less per eBook, and I proved this).
- Initial “investment” is $3,000+.
- I suspect you will have to pay for leads once you buy into any of the 4 levels.
- I’ve seen 5 other programs like this by other affiliates of this high ticket program. All of them steer people into this same exact page, every time.
Also, if you read my reviews of the 5 other programs like this one, you’ll see the following trends:
- Success story marketing an eBook (like Side Hustle Roadmap).
- You opt in to get it, and get taken to the same exact sales page Side Hustle Roadmap leads you to.
- It is the exact same “make money” opportunity that costs the exact same amount.
- They also show off their “course” which are just outdated trainings sold as PLR products.
And in case you want to read up on what those programs are, here you go:
- Simple System Access.
- The Prosperity Warrior.
- Market Pro Secrets.
- Flip The Career Switch.
- Checks on Repeat.
- Fast Start Side Hustle (similar names, but made by different people).
And by the way, let me be clear: All of these programs (including Side Hustle Roadmap) are just leading to the same high ticket program. It’s just that they are being promoted by different people in those above names.
While this positively shows that money CAN be made, I just wish that I:
- Actually got the eBook for starters so I could further review it.
- Figure out the name of the program pitched.
Conclusions on Side Hustle Roadmap (is it a scam?):
I don’t think so, because I have strong beliefs you can make money from it.
But because of the pricing, and the lack of information about it overall, I find that too risky for me.
Now don’t get me wrong. If you were asking me, if this program can make you money? I would say it’s possible, but there’s more factors to consider too.
I personally will not be joining the opportunity not just because of skepticism, but also because I already succeed online and explained what worked for me, which didn’t have nearly the same risk, but that’s my opinion.
