I’ve been meaning to review Franklin Hatchett’s eCom Elites course for quite some time now but never got around to doing so. There’s lots of talk among the drop ship community that his course is the best drop shipping resource on the market right now. So I decided to bite the bullet, buy the course and write my eCom Elites review.
I struggled to find any decent reviews of his course online, There is the usual review spam sites that simply copy and paste the sales page with a huge overrated bonus if you sign up. Then there is the blogger that copies all of my content. He doesn’t own any e-com stores either.
Checkout the nearly 200 comments from my readers, I’ve responded to every comment.
Here is proof I wrote about Franklin’s course over a year ago and still recommend it today.
I’ve been recommending Franklin’s course since 2017. It taught me a lot about drop shipping especially in areas of Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads and using Chatbots. I’d always been a Google Adwords guy until I discovered Frank’s course.
The first thing that is pleasing to note is that Franklin isn’t trying to fleece you out of $997 or $1,997 to sign up for his course. Compared with courses such as Drop Ship Lifestyle and Profits 2 Passion Accelerator, this is nearly ten times cheaper.
Franklin has a Youtube channel, this is where most of his free videos are posted, with a link to his main sales page. You’ll also see his ads on Facebook and retargeting campaigns on Instagram depending on whether you triggered a pixel on his website.
Checkout Franklin’s Shopify theme, Ecom Turbo. 
Browsing the free videos on his Youtube channel, he sure does know what he’s talking about. I like to use the phrase, no bullshit, pure content which is exactly what he offers. If you like what you see you can upgrade to the premium course.
His number plate is ‘NODGRE’ which should help emphasis that anyone can start an online business. If you’re sitting on the fence, it’s probably the best course you’ll ever buy, guaranteed.
Ecom Elites Review
The platform uses Zaxxa to handle the payments which are available via Paypal or Stripe. This is a good alternative as most courses only use Stripe these days as it’s next to impossible to cancel and get a refund. The member portal uses memberhub.io which looks great on both mobile and desktop, it’s responsive.
I had to wait 10 minutes for my login details to arrive via email and was logged in within a few minutes.
You can checkout Ecom Elites here.
The first screen is the welcome video which gives you an overview on how the course will work.
I quickly noticed the number of modules and started expanding each module out, there is well over 170 videos in this course. The Facebook ad’s module has over 30 videos alone! Since I originally posted this review, I’ve come across over 30 other courses and Franklin’s is by far the most conclusive course on FB ads.
So not only are you getting an e-commerce course but you’re also getting a Facebook ads course that could easily rival and give more value than any of those guru’s Facebook courses that charge $500+ for similar content.
It’s great to see Franklin using Vimeo which offers a variety of video qualities ranging from 360 to 1080p depending on your internet connection. After trying all four formats, the lowest quality still looked great on both desktop and mobile. As you can see you can change the connection quality yourself.
The mobile responsive dashboard is great and looks good on a wide range of devices. Unfortunately by default you can’t download the videos for offline viewing or on the go either but you get 1080p quality!
Module 1: Setting Up Shopify
In this module under version 2.0 it’s been relaid out and now includes videos on a whole plethora of topics including starting a general or niche store and the reasons why you should do one or the other.
The videos go on to show you how to get started with a Shopify theme and if you don’t already know, eCom Turbo get’s a mention which is Franklin’s theme that is used by thousands of successful e-commerce stores. I use this theme on my own store and it’s much better for conversion optimization.
Videos in this section include: Customization, adding products, setting up shipping rates, taxes and working with upsells, promotions and special offers. You also get an overview on domain setup (linking your own to Shopify), handling coupons and so much more.
Franklin also looks into the payment methods available for both students based in the United States and around the world. This is a section often ‘forgotten’ by other guru’s out there so it’s a good two videos if you aren’t a US or EU resident. Franklin’s course can accommodate students worldwide.
Thankfully Franklin doesn’t spend ages setting up Oberlo and Dropfied which many other courses focus on, in fact I watched one course last week that spent nearly an hour configuring Dropified.
Oberlo does get a video feature in the video which allows you to automate your store without manually fulfilling orders. eCom elites is definitely a course that can help you to setup a full drop ship store with minimal manual interaction.
It’s up to you whether you decide to use such a platform but thankfully you can choose which one you want to work with. You’ll get exposure to setting up funnels with Clickfunnels too.
If you haven’t used Clickfunnels before it’s a great way for starting up a one product store. Franklin goes over this in his course. You definitely don’t need to create a multi product store if you don’t want too. There is a monthly fee for using this service.
You’ll get all the latest tips and tricks on how to setup your Shopify store correctly including using Franklin’s theme, Ecom Turbo (review to come (now posted), similar to Booster Theme) which will help boost your conversions. I use this on my own store, definitely recommended.
There’s fourteen videos with the last video focusing on Shopify funnels using one click upsells (awesome).
Module 2: Sourcing Products
This module was originally module 1 in version 1.0. It’s now module 2 which makes more sense.
One of the biggest problems I see with drop shipping courses is the lack of information on sourcing products. Thankfully eCom elites offers well over 2 hours of videos on product and niche selection, how to find products to sell and numerous websites on how to get inspiration to get started.
There are also numerous bonus videos including Print on Demand, Franklin’s 6 Figure Product, As Seen On TV and niche research software. Here is the content you can view in the course for this module (each point includes a one or two videos):
- Finding suppliers & relationships
- Product research overview
- Finding products to sell
- Product sales volume
- Triangle of sales
- Using trend sites
- Spying on stores
- Facebook product research
- Pricing products
- Broad niches.
You also get four bonus videos including the case study which shows you Franklin is the real deal.
In version 2.0 there are even more videos being added all the time such as research using mind maps, sales triangles, using platforms such as Wish, Wanerlo/
Module 3: Facebook Ads
As mentioned earlier there is a ton of videos in this section, I’d definitely recommend going through them all if you’re just getting started with Facebook ads. Advanced users will likely skip the first few and there is a few irrelevant videos such as ‘power editor’ which was removed in Facebook’s last algorithm update.
There is hours and hours of content here (50+ videos) with a simple follow along process. Bonus videos include advanced targeting such as birthdays and Franklin’s 100k blueprint.
Some of the FB videos in eCom Elites include:
- Getting to know the platform/how it works
- Setting up your account/installing pixels
- Creating FB business account/page
- Multiple methods, $5/day, blog post/ PPE method, Profit Multiplayer
- Extensive audience videos (broad, flex)
- Creating your ads, images, ad copy
- How to scale your ads effectively
- Using video ads for better results
- Retargeting
- Breaking down the data.
You’ll learn everything from setting up a business ad account to automatic and manual bidding, data mining, conversions, creating every type of ad, pixel installs, scaling and look a like audiences.
Franklin’s course is one a few courses out there that really shows you how to scale your business correctly.
Module 4: Instagram Traffic
Franklin goes through the process of showing you how to setup Instagram, finding influencers, the going rate on what you should and shouldn’t be paying for and how to find suitable influencers for your campaigns.
There’s a few videos in this section, it’s definitely not as long as the Facebook ads section but it’s a vital section most courses are focusing on. One good post could explode your traffic and sales overnight. Some of the videos in this section include:
- Instagram retargeting
- Finding influencers
- Influencer pricing strategies
- How to run IG adverts
- Multiple Instagram ad setup videos.
Franklins’ course goes into lots of details regarding Instagram influencers. This will ensure you don’t get burned buying from spam accounts.
Module 5: Email Marketing
This module includes a wide variety of videos on how to setup a GetResponse campaign and setting up autoresponders to automatically email customers and/or potential leads (cart abandonment).
As an email marketing expert back in the day I agree with Franklin’s approach and it does work well. In 2018 I definitely think Facebook messenger retargeting is the way forward over email marketing though.
There’s 15+ videos in this section with two being bonuses on how to use coupons to win customers back and analyzing and reading into your data further.
Videos in this module include:
- Collecting and sending emails from store
- Connecting email plugin to store
- Contact flow pixel setup
- Setting up email tags
- Setting up automated emails
- Newsletter creation and sending
- How to get better open rates
- Alternative with using Mailchimp (free).
Module 6: Chat Bots
This is a brand new module for version 2.0 and it’s good to see Franklin has created an entire module for this topic. The saying in the drop ship world right now is, if you aren’t using a Chatbot, are you leaving money on the table?
Videos here will show you what they are, how to setup your very own bot and cool features such as sending ads through chat boxes, alert boxes, virtual answers to questions and chat flows! Cool right?
If you haven’t used chatbots before (or like me when I started, have no idea what they are), these videos are included:
- Basic chatbot setup and installation
- Setting up default replies
- Creating advanced chat flows (automatic replies etc)
- Creating popup boxes or links to your chatbot
- Running chatbot ads
- Setting up menus and other tools.
One of the awesome things Franklin shows you to do is how to run ads to people who have already subscribed or used your chatbot. This is warm traffic and will help you to convert them much better. When I started learning this module in the course it was pretty eye opening, there is so many possibilities.
Module 7: Building Sales Funnels
This module is new for version 2.0 and includes a wealth of content on how to create a funnel. The conventional way was to send a user to a cart page and collect payment. Funnels allow you to collect payment then up sell them on other products with one click of a mouse.
Funnels also allow you to sell one product only and eCom Elites does this very well indeed.
Franklin is a funnel expert and was recently awarded by Russel Brunson (owner of Clickfunnels) for his affiliate work.
Videos in this section include:
- Clickfunnels account setup
- Importing a done for you sales funnel
- Editing your sales funnel step by step
- Integrating shopify for automatic fulfilment
- Connecting payment processors
- Installing tracking pixels
- Adding products/variants
- Fulfilling orders
- Setting up funnel retargeting.
Sales funnels are big business now and can turn a customer who would have spent say $20 into someone who spent $40. You can create unlimited upsells with the training on offer.
Module 8: Google Ads
Another brand new module for version 2.0 Franklin takes you inside Google Ads and shows you the pros and cons of using this platform vs Facebook Ads. You could however use both platforms just like Franklin.
Videos here include setting up Google Ads, navigating around the platform, installing Google pixel, retargeting campaigns, keyword research, ad layout and structure optimization.
Franklin has gone and overhauled this module and now there’s five videos on Google Shopping and even a module on scaling with time.
If you’ve considered Google Ads Ecom Academy, while the content here isn’t as detailed, it offers a similar level at a more affordable price.
The value in this module is insane, there is no other course on the market that goes into this much detail with Google and Facebook Ads, all in this price range.
Module 9: Organic Google Traffic
I always notice with drop ship courses that the creators are either really good with paid traffic or organic. There’s a fine line and they either skip one for the other. For example 90% of courses recommend paid traffic whereas others focus on organic SEO.
Franklin does focus on organic however you can quickly tell Franklin is a paid traffic man (which is fine and if you want fast results you need to use paid traffic too) but don’t expect a wealth of information here. If you’re looking for SEO techniques you may need further reading.
Videos here include keyword research, building backlinks, link outreach and more.
Bonus Content: Top Secret Videos
The last module is classified as top secret but I don’t remember signing an NDA so here they are for you. I definitely enjoyed watching the Facebook and Youtube spying tool videos.
- Crush it with warranties (screenshot above)
- Crafty coupon tricks
- Using review websites for leverages
- Building huge fan pages/email lists
- Facebook Ninja Spying
- Sneaky Youtube Niches (Spying)
Bonus Content
Version 2.0 now includes a bonus section which includes a top niche book, top product book, custom conversions, looking at ad copy, spying on Flippa sites and diving deeper into data.
There is just so much content in this course it really is quite unbelievable that the bonus content can be had for an extra $100.
Bonus Module: Live Q+A Videos
This isn’t a module in it’s own right, it’s two folders where Franklin posts live Q+A’s.
The weekly videos included six Q&A sessions with Franklin with each one being around one hour long. There’s also a motivational speech which was actually surprisingly watchable, most gurus usually make me cringe watching such videos. Lastly (at the time of writing) there was a video on flipping websites on Flippa.
Private Facebook Mastermind Group
The last feature you get with the membership is the private Facebook mastermind group which is rammed full of content. I’ve joined many eCommerce mastermind groups and most of them are either dead or the same questions over and over. Franklin had over 3000 members when I had a look.
The group is actually very active. Usually with courses that are small you’ll notice a lack of replies to your questions. Thankfully with so many students, Franklin’s group is very active.
How To Start Your Business?
You really need to buy the training course and the complimentary theme that goes along with the course, eCom Turbo. Your total spend would be $197 for the course plus $97-$147 for the theme (depending on how many stores you actually want).
If you compare this to the other drop ship training courses on the market, $297-$347 is amazing value and allows you to start your drop shipping business fast. Yes you need to run traffic with ads but you can also follow the organic training too if you are just starting out for free traffic.
I’ve recommended this course to many of my readers, no one has asked for a refund on either the course or the theme which shows just how much value Franklin offers. He started at the bottom (working a 7-6 job driving a digger) and now drives around in a Maserati with the license plate ‘NODEGRE’ – which proves any one can start a business online with drop shipping and succeed.
eCom Elites Real Life Example
I’ve been making money online for years and I always had a drop shipping store, long before I came across Franklin’s course. I was always using Google Adwords and directing those visitors to a collections page on Shopify. Big mistake!
I also was focused on SEO and that method still works great today, getting free traffic.
I quickly learned that you should be driving traffic to a specific product page ONLY unless you’re building a huge brand which most of you will not be doing. After seeing how these big e-commerce websites were making money it became much clearer through the course.
For example running an ad to a product page to checkout to an up sell to another upsell you can convert people much easier.
As you can see this is a far better way of running an e-commerce business.
Franklin taught me how to use chatbots, something I’d never have considered 12 months ago.
Franklin also taught me the power of Facebook Ads, Instagram Influencers and Clickfunnels.
The level of support offered in the Facebook group is second to none and I still can’t believe the price of the course given the on going updates, bonuses and additional videos constantly added to the members area.
If you do join, look out for me in the Facebook group, maybe we can help each other 🙂
Ecom Elites Review
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This is a quality course at a very affordable price, offering a ton of content and videos it’s definitely one of the best drop shipping courses on the market right now.
It’s important to note there is no ecom elites discount. Despite what other reviews state, there is no cash back or discount when you purchase Ecom Elites. Beware of scams selling unauthorized copies that are old and incomplete.
Hope you enjoyed my ecom elites review and after reviewing 30 of the best and worst drop shipping courses on the internet, I can say hands down this is the best one. You will not be disappointed, honestly. See you in the FB mastermind and we can help each other.
At time of print it was $197.
Also a side not that keyword was number 1 for a very long time 🙂 Cheers http://prntscr.com/ig9vvf
Hello Franklin,
Here is Marcus from Toronto Canada. I am interested on join your course but couldn’t find the cost for doing it, can you pls tell me the total value to be paid to get it. I have a Shopify store right now
Cheers,
Marcus Carvalho
marcusmcarvalho@gmail.com
Hi Marcus, it’s $197 and you can join here.
Reply to the email I sent you yesterday, thanks.
Is this suitable for people outside the US?
Hi Dave,
Yes it is. Franklins actually a New Zealander himself and has students all over the world. He recommends drop shipping from china which anyone can do without any geographical restrictions.
Rhys
Thanks, Rhys.
Dave
HI Dave,
Thanks for the detailed review. Appreciate this as i am deciding which course to follow.
Regarding the course by Franklin, does he cover Facebook optimization?
on another matter, have you heard of Sebastian Gomez’s Spark program? Appreciate your thoughts on this.
Thanks,
Best regards,
ELena
Hi Elena,
Yes he does cover Facebook optimization.
I’ve heard of Sebastian Gomez’ course however he’s put the price up from $297 one time to $497 per month.
I’ve not seen the content and definitely think $500 per month is very high, i’d rather spend that on Facebook ads.
His course seems to offer product research whereas eCom Elites doesn’t but if everyones using the same products I’m unsure if it’s worth $497 per month?
Rhys
Hi Rhys,
Thanks!
gonna sign up for Franklin’s course
How is Franklin’s course going as i am thinking of getting it
does this charge you 197 per month or is it a one time purchase?
One time fee. No monthly or yearly renewal.
Hi, I have a choppily store and I got 132 people to my store with $27 ad spend, 8 people added to cart and 0 bought. My concern is add to cart and checkout optimization. is that a place of focus in the course?
Yes, you may want to consider Tristan Broughton’s course, same price, it is a more specialist course for optimisation, scaling etc. Are you using a conversion optimised theme?
Hey Rhys, thank you for this detailed review.
I am completely new to dropshipping and I’m struggling to find a good AND affordable course, but I think thanks to your review I found it.
I’m from germany but I understand english very well, so I hope this won’t be a big problem.
Is Franklin also showing which apps he uses and recommends for your store?
Furthermore most courses don’t seem to show the people step-by-step what to do from A-Z and don’t show REAL examples, instead they rush over a stupid ‘dog’ example or whatever, but never show a fully finished example.
I really want to learn from someone who shows me literally the WHOLE process since I’m a newbie.
So, is Franklin’s course for me or does it lack any of the above?
I would highly appreciate a response from you!
Hi Patrick,
This course is definitely the most well rounded and complete A-Z drop ship course. There is real examples and over 100 videos. I only promote courses that I would recommend using and have purchased myself. He really does show the entire process. If you do signup it would be great if you use my link to help me continue to write such reviews.
Rhys
I wanted to say thanks your blog helped me to save 100$ as I was going to buy dropship lifestyle lab products. Now because you promote Franklins product and I also did some research it seems that really is a great investment in terms of content and price. I came across your blog because your review on dropship lifestyle and your voice is different and seems genuine.
Thank you again.
Small addition to my previous comment. I also used your affiliate link to show my appreciation.
Thanks a lot Kristjan, helps me continue to write reviews on e-commerce courses. Enjoy the course 🙂
You definitely made the right choice, you can now use that extra $1200 on your Facebook ads 🙂
What was your experience so far? I am about to purchase eCom Elites and for me it is a lot of money. Will it be worth it to invest in this course? (I never bought a course before, but Franklins course seems legit from what I have heard, so I am thinking about buying it)
Hello I was wondering if you have a review on ECOM Master offered by Joaquin Corrales? He does a webinarjam pitch in which he references Franklin Hatchett constantly. At the end of the webinarjam he pitches the sale of ECOM Masters program for $1997.00. The following is a link of what is offered https://contactflow.iljmp.com/5/xdipc.
That is a lot of money and I can’t find reviews to see if it is actually worth it or not. After reading your review about Franklin and the fact that his course is $197 that is a big difference so the question lies what is the difference and again is it worth it?
Hi Jeremy,
Rumor has it that it’s just a course that includes eCom elites and eCom turbo in one package. I know someone who bought the course and was shocked to see eCom elites simply rebranded as Joaquin’s course, maybe him and Franklin have a deal.
If there’s anything else worth the $1997 price tag, I’m not prepared to buy and find out 😉
My advice is buy eCom elites ($197) and eCom turbo unlimited ($147) and you’ll get the best insight to drop shipping.
It’s not the case, eCom Masters comes with.
A free software and app
Theme
live 1 on 1 coaching 24/7 with your own personal coach. Hence the bigger cost.
Also comes with some other things and we are adding more.
I would kill my brand if we sold just the course and theme for $2k
Thanks for clearing that up for us Franklin.
Does anyone know when the eCom elites course was released?
Late 2017 but it’s constantly being updated.
Greetings
As with most shopify courses, this also seems to concentrate heavily on FB ads. Personally I HATE Facebook, and with its current problems (namely allowing 50 + million users info to be compromised and losing 80 BILLION dollars in value) I’m leery about getting involved. Of course I saw the modules on Instagram and Google but the emphasis is on FB. Is this something that is causing concern in your industry?
Facebook is not to be taken lightly, there are millions using it daily.
Does the course cover low-ticket drop shipping only?
Yes currently
hi love reading your blog … I have started a store on feb and had very little success with it . so I am planning to buy a course to gain more knowledge . can u suggest which course to buy . also will the owners of the course provide mentorship ???? or any Skype calls ?
I recommend ecom elites as the best course for 2018 and only $197. As far as I’m aware there is no 1-2-1 coaching on offer but there is a rather popular Facebook group you can ask questions and Franklin is rather active in there. Maybe you can contact him re the private training?
I already watched a lot of videos on youtube(including Franklin Hatchett), but although there are many good videos and channels, I feel like I need a course. I also like that there is a Facebook group and you can ask questions. I really want to buy a good course that will help me. Do you think this is good course for a beginner who has already had a few sales, but only through Instagram? It would be a big investment for me. I will still have enough money for Facebook ads, so that is good. Should I really buy this course?
It’s definitely the best course for a beginner, there is so much information in the videos you will get your money’s worth. It depends, do you need help starting your business/Facebook ads? There’s hours and hours of content on how to do so. If so then the course will definitely help. If not then you don’t need the course. Personally in the world of drop shipping and paid ads, $197 is a small investment especially when you need to spend thousands to make those high numbers you see in the drop ship course sales pages.
What do you mean when you say “especially when you need to spend thousands to make those high numbers you see in the drop ship course sales pages.” I do not have thousands to spend more like one thousand. I have to get some return on that money. Thanks. This has been a very educating post too. I am very happy to spend only $197 instead of $997 foe Ecom Profit Masterclass.
Hi Rose,
To make those numbers you see on guru pages, $100,000 revenue you need to spend 50% of that on ad spend.
Of course you can scale slowly, i.e. spend $50 to make $250 and then reinvest.
Good luck with your ventures.
Hello,
So I have been researching Dropshipping and everyone says there program is the best. As I read your article you are an affiliate marketer of the company which means you make a profit if we use your link. With that said you wouldn’t say anything bad about the company and this is the problem when we are searching for a program to use. I have researched DSL and now I’m looking at e-com elite. With everyone being a affiliate marketer with the companies how do you know who to believe because everyone seems to benefit from the sale.
Hi Stephanie,
Well firstly everyone says their program is the best but as I’m an affiliate I could quite easily work with any guru promoting their course. I only recommend the absolute best and in my opinion Franklin’s is. I buy all the courses I review. Also I’m recommending a program that makes me a very small percentage per customer signup (it only costs you $197) whereas I could easily promote a $2,000 course and make $1,000 per sale?
It’s also important to note I’m not offering a ridiculous bonus to signup for the course like some of those affiliates out there. In fact right now I’m offering no bonus whatsoever, simply relying on visitors who value my content to use my affiliate link.
If you decide Franklin’s course isn’t the right one for you, I wish you all the best with your business.
Rhys
Thank you for your honest reply, I will continue to research. I’m very interested in choosing a program however, just scared as I’m a newbie. I realize its only 197.00 vs. 2000.00 however, that’s still hard earned money.
Stephanie
Good luck and I agree re the hard earned money, which is why Franklin offers a 30 day money back guarantee no questions asked, most other courses only offer 24 hours so it’s good to see eCom elites wants you to succeed but will happily give you a refund if you want your money back.
Rhys
Don’t rely on the refund, it only applies if you have reached certain targets within a time frame.
Hello ryhs. Love your content. Especially your review of dsl which I haven’t checked thoroughly. Im deciding on whether I should purchase the savage affiliates or the econ elites. I consider myself an intermediate level marketer but pretty good with technology. I’m efficient with Google AdWords and analytics but I’m looking to start on a tight budget. I’ve seen frank say in one of his videos that it takes $500 to get started on ecom. Would you suggest that I start with savage affiliates before diving into ecom elites?
It depends on your situation Karl, if you have limited time and are looking to setup ‘passive income’ then definitely savage affiliates is the way to go. Personally I’d start here and generate some income, then reinvest that in drop shipping. If you want to scale paid ads into drop ship sales then go for ecom elites but in all honesty you’re going to need more than $500 before you start to make sales, unless ofcourse you get lucky and your first products/ads are a success.
Hi Rhys,
Just ran into your page a few hours ago and I’m really finding it helpful. Thanks and keep it up.
Also, could you just go into a bit more detail on start up costs. I’m also starting on a tight budget, so if you think a newbie would need more than $500 to start drop shipping, what range do you think should be expected? I should add I’m just looking for a bit of extra cash for starters, not to become a millionaire yet ($500 monthly is my first goal). What should I expect in terms of start up costs including a paid course like ecom elites?
Thanks man.
I think you need at least $500-$1000 to get really started with drop shipping. You need to learn how to use an advertisement platform such as Facebook Ads or Google adwords and unfortunately the days of getting clicks for a few cents are long gone.
You would need to factor in the cost of a platform such as Shopify ($29/mo), product research (maybe a few test units?), a domain name ($10) and the rest can go towards ad spend.
You can definitely get started with $500 but a more realistic figure before earning a return on your investment would be around $1000 unless you get very lucky and your first product is a success.
Rhys
Can you please go over a little bit more detail about which business is best for a newbie with only $1000 to invest: Ecom Elites or Savage Affiliates. I want to create $5,000 a month and eventually make that mostly passive income with maybe 10 hours a week of online work. Is this possible? Thanks.
Hi Rose,
Well it will take you time to achieve that level through affiliate marketing but if you want to create passive income then it’s probably the best way to go. If you’ve only got $1,000 then you’d probably be better focusing on building a few web properties and scaling them up as you can spend your own time and effort (for free?) building them? You don’t need to rely on ads.
So to answer your question you’d probably be better buying Savage Affiliates.
Hi, Rhys
Thank you for a great review 🙂
Does Franklin teach how to choose a reliable aliexpress supplier?
And how to contact them to get a good discount and service?
Does he teach how to outsource and find workers and how to manage a team of workers and what tasks to give them or the outsourcing part is very basic?
Is there really a live facebook every week as stated on the leading page?
Thank you Ryhs for all your amazing reviews!
Your site is beyond a gem!
I am about to set up both, dropshipping and affiliate sites and ready to sign up for the EcomElite program first (as the front end of my dropshipping site is already in process).
Question is regarding affiliate program.
Which of the two do you recommend – AZN Bootcamp or Savage Affiliates? The issue that I’m having is time, being limited with time (as I’m still a nine to fiver) while both of these programs are packed with so many hours of content.
What are the difference between the these two programs and what make sense to sign up with (first)?
Keep up your great work!!
Hi Ash,
Definitely go for Savage Affiliates. AMZ Bootcamp hasn’t been updated in many months now and is twice the price of Savage Affiliates.
Until Franklin launched his affiliate course the best in the market was AMZ but now I have to say Frank’s course is far superior and half the price. The main difference is the video numbers (Savage has far more and touches on the entire affiliate site whereas AMZ only focuses on building Amazon sites, although you do get access to cloud living too which includes some general videos too)>
If you jump on my Savage link you can reach out to me if you have any queries re building your site.
Rhys
Thank you!
I greatly appreciate your response!
Signing up thru your link.
Ash
Hey, I bought Tai Lopez’s course two months ago. A lot of generalized stuff. Haven’t been able to generate any sales. Looking to buy another course but they are all very expensive like Adrian Morrison’s course or Alex Becker course. What are your comments on that?
I’d stay clear of any course over $500 which both of those are. More expensive courses mean very little unfortunately and actually the smaller priced courses tend to offer far more value for money. As you’ve read eCom elites you’ll know this is a course I highly recommend.
They offer 135+ videos across 10 modules, weekly updates and a Facebook mastermind. For $197 I think it’s probably the best course on the market and I would avoid Alex Becker as he simply tries to up sell Market Hero which is his $97/mo software package. Adrian I have not much experience with.
Rhys
Ryhs, hi…!
I signed up for both courses (via your link).
Have a question regarding structuring and naming the startup sites being built.
Where is best to email you.
Best,
ash
Hi Ash,
Please us the contact form located on the ‘about page’ from the homepage.
Rhys
Hey Rhys, nice Welsh name there brother, any Welsh heritage? Just want to say thank you for your honesty and the effort you put into your blog, both the detail and the engagement with those asking questions! I see you have written a lot of posts and answer the vast majority of question’s which tells me you care. I have been checking out Franklins videos and he does seem to have those same qualities! Just said to the missus, you good old Kiwi’s have always been straight talkers, and rather than just sell the dream, you give it to us straight. I know many will appreciate that in the business world! I’d certainly rather meet you lot in business than on the rugby field! haha. The latest video i just watched on Franklin was on the true expected cost to start up, and i seriously appreciate his honesty, that certainly bodes well! So i have decided to have 1 final shot at a drop shipping course and will throw my lot in with Ecom Elites. I too was soooo close to signing up with DSL, i am a Torah believing Christian, and believe the Lord dropped your blog in my path just to stop me signing up with DSL, whether or not it was placed there for Ecom Elite is another matter, i am confident that people can succeed with Ecom Eilte and will know in time whether or not that will be the case for me, but i am gonna give it my best shot and i’ll be using your affiliate link, i honesty believe the value your blog provides in directing us to the right path is worthy of us giving something back to you, rather than some other affiliate selling another dream just to get what they are really after. I really liked your answer above to the question regarding you being an affiliate with Ecom Elites, i did honestly wonder myself as you were both Kiwi’s but after weighing all things up, i trust what you say thank you for the direction. I’ll be sure to send any one i can your way who may be in a similar situation. I also look forward to checking out the rest of your blog posts and chewing on and gems you might have! Much love and blessings! Shane for Wales 🙂
Hi Shane,
Yes originally Welsh hence the name 😉
Thanks for taking the time to signup. I’m unsure who you registered as though as I can’t see a Shane Stokes on the list but welcome to eCom elites.
Thanks for your positive comments, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the training Franklin has to offer.
Rhys
haha thought there was Welsh in there some where 🙂 and no probs, its a pleasure 🙂 Thak you too
Just signed up and used your link! Do you have any decent blog or info on niche selection Rhys?
I signed up for Ecom Elites and still haven’t received any confirmation email, ive talent a screen shot of my transaction . I contacted Franklin and he said he was out and would sort it when he got home, thats was an hour after the transaction, i have still revived nothing and Franklin didnt get back in touch, so i have gotten in touch with pay-pal and asked for a refund! I seen your post about it taking 15 mins to come through, but nearly 3 days is ridiculous
my bad, 2 days, but still that doesn’t bode well
Please send me your signup name via the contact form and I’ll try and help. I can’t see your name ‘Shane Stokes’ as one of my referrals. I understand your frustration however it is an automated process so maybe the email went to spam or was blocked by either your email provider or his. It’s also the weekend in NZ, agree with the 2 days in terms of digital delivery but you need to allow some time. If you still want your refund, I’d suggest contacting him again as Paypal disputes just cause problems for both parties.
wouldn’t my sign up name be my name, not sure what you mean, what if i send you my order no. ive constantly been checking every folder in my emails too
all sorted 🙂
This seems insightful and can spare few bucks to sign up for,will check the course ofcourse and thanks for a detailed review.
I tried paying for the course and i put in my credit card information and everything and submitted but didn’t get any verification if the payment went through or not. Please advise. Thanks
Hi Inder,
If you did it through my link then it hasn’t gone through as I have no referral from you.
You can try again and if you get billed twice Franklin will refund you.
Rhys
Thanks Rhys, the time you invest in replying to everyone speaks to your sincerity. As with earlier comments, just the New Zealand factor lend credibility. I’ve yet to come across a dud, online or a bricks and mortar capacity.
I have already purchased Franklin’s course, and there is no doubt it is full of content and great value for money, however, the lack of professionalism, ( much eating, drinking, constant fiddling with his hair, umming and aring) was for me, a real turn off. As was the constant apologising for bad grammar and spelling. Clear, concise delivery would have added considerable value to his obvious bank of experience and knowledge.
That said, I have utmost trust in your honest reviews of this and other products, so I am now going back to bite the bullet and run through the entire bank of videos. Much as I tend to want information fast and to the point, I think I’ll limit my time to five videos a night in the hope of staying the distance.
Hi, Thanks for pointing that out, however, I like to just chill and be in my element when I teach. Most teachers will stand in front of a whiteboard and write things that make no sense to people. What makes it worse is they will happily sell you that content for $1000s. In all honesty, I wouldn’t really worry about how I act or my apologizing because I’m trying to teach you how to start a business online and that’s all that matters. What matters is you getting results and I think you will hold your self back by worrying about the specifics of how someone acts in the videos. I’m actually a very socially awkward person so I tent to relax to calm myself. When you see me playing with my hair its because I’m getting socially awkward. Anyhow good luck on your online journey and I hope you find what you need to succeed. I actually don’t recall eating and drinking much in the videos.
Bonjour Rhys, thank you for this detailed review.
I am French guy and I’m struggling to find a good and expert course to learn dropshipping : with your review, I think that Franklin’s course are the best for me.
I’m from France and I’m not understand english language very well , but I understand when the vids are subtitle, like his videos on youtube (subtitle auto generate).
Are the Franklin’s course videos subtitled in English ?
I would highly appreciate a response from you!
Thank you very much.
Hi Jay
Unfortunately the last time I looked the videos didn’t have subtitles.
Rhys
Hiya Rhys!
I just want to say thank you for your honest reviews because it really helped me make the decision to purchase the eCom Elites course and eCom Turbo theme.
I’m all set to begin my journey to ecommerce success!
Thank you and God Bless you!
Thanks Christina, all the best on your eCom journey!
what do you think about the course P2P accelator from samir chibane
Already reviewed this course mate, pretty poor.
Hi Rhys, does this course have any upsells?
Hi Usman, eCom Elites has no upsells.
Hey Rhys,
Awesome review. One question. Would you personally recommend pursuing dropship courses or affiliate courses? Which method is best nowdays? Well that’s two questions but they’re kinda similar lol.
Hi Zack, Definitely recommend affiliate marketing these days as my #1 recommendation then #2 would be drop shipping. Have you checked out Savage Affiliates by Franklin, probably the best course online right now imo.
RHys
Awesome. Thing is that i was used to doing aff marketing via seo and was making 4 figures back then in 2010. Only Google came in and slapped my sites. So now I’m back and planning to do ecom. Will probably implement abit of both..
Hi Rhys,
Thank you for your review but i just have one question does this course cover high – ticket product?
Personally i think that it’s really hard to sell products under $100 per unit! I would prefer to sell small amount of units per day with high ticket price then put a lot of efforts and costs for selling large amount of units with low – ticket price!
Thank you Kai
Hi Kai, It doesn’t include high ticket products yet!
FYI, you don’t necessarily need a course to get into high ticket drop shipping, but for the time being, you could try searching through Udemy for the right course (which doesn’t gratuitously cost three or even four figures for nothing but rudimentary info that can easily be found elsewhere for free, unlike the courses promoted by “gurus”).
Hie Rhys,
Great article, many thanks.
I live in Thailand also, im in France right now for disability check-up.
I have a small side income with me so going into drop shipping doesn’t seems to be very risky thought I want be confortable with the subject.
So what do.you think.is best ?
Take Frankin’s training and while learning, start ,running the business or should I fully absorb it before running anything?
And what is approximatly the duration of this full course if learning on full day basis.
Thanks Rhys.
Hi Jeff,
Yes I’d recommend taking the course and absorbing before deciding if it’s something you’d like to spend time and money on. I’d say it’s a 2-3 day course if you watch the videos non stop for 7 hours per day.
Hope this helps 🙂
Rhys
Hello Rhys
Liking the review and seeking to join using your affiliate link once these unanswered (in my head that is) questions are cleared up.
1) Did I miss the bit where you said how much you earned in one month from Shopify after taking the course?
2) Also do you know whether still need to purchase additional add-ons or are the eCom Turbo and eCom Elites suffice for initial traction?
3) You say ‘review to come with Ecom Turbo’. Is your review ready?
4) “you’re going to need more than $500 before you start to make sales, unless of course you get lucky and your first products/ads are a success.”
Is the $500 for adverts only or needed for add-ons purchase?
Thanks for reading my questions.
Hi,
Thanks for your comment and appreciate if you choose to use my link.
1. I’ve been drop shipping for years, I didn’t start after following this course but after reviewing over 19 courses so far this one of the best. I’m making 10k+ after my ad expenses per month through 2 stores.
2. You don’t need to purchase additional software/apps to start. eCom Turbo comes with the apps needed. You do need a Shopify plan ($29/mo 14 day trial) and a payment processor, assume you’re from UK? So maybe you can use Stripe and Paypal. You can do your own niche research for free.
3. Yes you can read my eCom Turbo review here.
4. The $500 is additional for the ad spend. Franklin has over 50 videos on Facebook ads and you’d use this $500 for following along and setting your first ads up. There’s no mention of $500, that’s a number I’ve given from my experience for newbies starting the drop shipping game but that’s business right, high risk high reward.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Rhys
‘Let me know if you have any other questions’.
No
No more (for now? LOL)
‘appreciate if you choose to use my link’.
Will do! Afterall you’ve helped make up my mind here because heard about this course before (and so many other Shopify courses) and your review is the most thorough. Also I agree that many ‘review’ but never purchased product they’re reviewing!
Even doing further research whilst awaiting your reply to my questions, there’s been nothing but good reviews from actual users.
So credit where credit is due. Note sign up wont be from this email though. Will PM you via your contact me page detailing proof of purchase. I like to keep my promises.
Will read the eCom Turbo review now.
Great thank you 🙂 Just make sure you can see ‘Rhys’ in the footer on the Zaxaa checkout page, this will ensure I get the sale, I’ll be able to see your name in my logs anyway 🙂
Yes there doesn’t seem to be many unhappy people after buying this course 🙂
Forgot this Rhys!
Happy to see there is yearly Shopify plan payment option.
How long are your contracts? All Shopify plans are month to month unless you sign up for an annual or biennial plan.
SOURCE: http://www.shopify.co.uk/pricing
Hi,
What are you asking in this comment? Little confused 🙂
Dont worry!
Ignore or delete that comment
Wasnt a question and couldnt see an edit button after clicked submit button. 🙁
Was happy to find out there’s an option to pay annually for a Shopify plan rather than monthly and was quoting the sentence from the source.
Liked your eCom Turbo review.
Yes will ensure Rhys is showing in the footer and will point out my purchase receipt details using your contact page.
Looking forward in letting you know how I got on.
Thank you so much for your insightful and concise reviews. They are definitely extremely helpful. I plan on purchasing the ecom elites course. Just wondering your thoughts on Justin Cener and Tai Lopez…? Thank you again for the tremendous value that you add.
Hi Austin,
Not a huge fan of either, I’ve done a review of some of Tai’s courses on this blog. Justin Cener I have no experience with.
Rhys
Hey Rhy quick question? Do you know of any dependable courses for google ads maybe???Thanks.
hey man dope content all around, came here from looking up dropship lifestyle reviews. I was going to buy it but decided I would rather buy franklins course. Do you have any reviews on USA dropship suppliers, think aliexpress is pretty over saturated right now. Keep up with the reviews m8!
Hi Rhys,
Good and well researched review!
Few quick questions:
1. Before I start setting up the store, will this course teach us to find the best products to sell and validate the products I choose to sell and can I check with Franklin if the suppliers are legit ?
2. Is there any one-to-one support by Franklin?
Hi Nicole,
The course won’t help you to find your own products. It will give you the help and advice to find suppliers and niches but ultimately finding the products is up to you. There is a Facebook group where you can get help and there are platforms for niche research such as BigBigProduct and Product Mafia, Pexda etc.
In terms of coaching, I don’t believe he offers any right now and at $197 it would be impossible to offer any at that price point. He is active in his Facebook groups and I think he has a separate course called eCom Masters if you need coaching but I don’t believe he does the actual coaching, his business partner does.
Rhys
Great review. I’m still looking around for the best course for my needs.
Need one that focuses on mid to high ticket items for dropshipping with sourcing direct in the U.S. from brands and distributors. Have found several so far but they are lacking in numerous ways.
Also, any best course that focuses on Woocommerce?
Can you do a review about Ecom inner-circle by arie scherson.
https://ecominnercircle.teachable.com/
Yes, I’ve reviewed this recently.
Hi Rhys,
My hubby & I are in our late 50’s & hubby declared bankruptcy 12 months ago. We are looking for another income stream to help us get back on our feet as we have lost our house of 25 years. We have no experience at all in dropshipping. Is Franklins course suitable for total novices and how much will we need to invest before we see any income? Thanks
Hi Lynda,
Yes Franklins course is a perfect A-Z course for starting a drop shipping business. Unfortunately I can’t give you an exact idea on how much you need to invest to make a return as it entirely depends on the niche, products you pick, ads you create etc. I’d say you need a minimum of $500-$1000 on top of the cost purchase price to get started however like all businesses you may need to spend more before you start to see the end results.
Sorry to hear about your personal situation and hopefully you can create an additional income stream after learning the drop ship buisness model. Franklins course is definitely the best course for beginners and his theme eCom Turbo is perfect for creating your store fast.
Just bought with your link , Franklin is legit. Thanks
Hi Ryan. Is there an option for me to become an affiliate as well?
Franklin’s course is awesome. I was going to spend $2000 on another course but so happy I bought Frank’s and spent that $1800 on my first campaign. It wasn’t a winner but my 3rd product went viral! Thanks mate.
With 197$ course. Is this course for begginer to pro? I have no knowledge digital marketing and want to try. After i try this class. Are there more class to expand our dropship bussines?
Hi Michael,
This is for beginners to intermediates and includes an A-to-Z drop ship/ecommerce training.
Further more advanced training I’d recommend checking out Tristan Broughton’s course.
Apologies if you’ve already answered this. Deciding between Franklin’s course or Kevin David’s Shopify Ninja course. Do you have any opinion regarding David’s course? Thanks!
Franklin offers way more value if you’re just looking for videos and guidance. Ninja masterclass is a more complete course where going to actual events and masterminds is more of the focus. I guess it all comes down to price, I’d choose Franklin’s if I was in your shoes.
Would welcome the opportunity to know what your thoughts are on Kevin David’s Shopify Ninja course? It is a lot more expensive, but he seems to be killing it and some online reviews from him have been mostly positive. I am torn between Franklin’s and Kevin’s, so your opinion would help.
Also, have you ever heard of Storeless by Precious Ngwu? Thanks!
Hi, I’ve already reviewed Shopify Ninja Masterclass in another post, please click on reviews, it’s near the top.
I don’t review products by people such as Precious as these people simply create dozens of product launches every year exploiting the success of other trends. They simply move on to another product or technique once the launch is over.
Thanks
Hi Rhy,
I am soo relieved to have come across your blog. Such amazing help wth the good, honest reviews!
I’m wondering if you’ve reviewed Fred Lam’s Zero Up fr Shoppify? Comes with app that actually helps with niches, ready-to-launch..
Contemplating between Franklin’s course and Fred’s. Tks A zillion.
Hi, Sorry Fred Lam simply launches lots of courses so I won’t be reviewing that one. I only review courses of gurus that claim to actually make money through drop shipping or ecommerce. Fred simply coaches others.
I’d go with Franklin’s course, it’s nearly 10 times cheaper as well.
1 more question please. How much it needed to start 1 dropship store? Inculde theme, daily ads. And what if we have small credit card limit? Can we still start up? I have no basic in this so i need your input.
You need a minimum of $500-$1000 to effectively get started I would say. More the merrier though as it will take time and patience to do testing and conversion optimization. Thanks
Hi Rhys,
I note that on June 10, 2018 when asked a question on affiliate courses, you answered: “Definitely recommend affiliate marketing these days as my #1 recommendation then #2 would be drop shipping”. Can you explain to me why?
In May 2016 I became involved with Dynamix 7, an affiliate course. Have you heard of them and if so what is your opinion? I did not like their marketing approach They first “hooked” me with a small spend but in order to have access to their complete package I spent a total of USD $5990.00 (roughly AUD $6800.00). While I had 5 days a week of phone access with Arizona, via a Melbourne #, to ask any question, and I could book myself in whenever it suited me for 1-on-1 lessons, I was an absolute newbie and really had no idea what I was doing other than trying to build a web site, and what it would look like.
I ultimately insisted that I see a “finished product” so they did one for me on cordless tools. I gradually made sense of things with this as a guide. However, I couldn’t settle on a niche and I have been inactive for the best part of this year. I have now decided that my latest niche would not be a great seller. The web address is written below. The domain name is overdue payment for renewal – $9.95 for a year. I still have access to my back office with an active account # and password. I assume once I pay my arrears I could continue with lessons etc …. if only I had a niche!
I still consider myself a newbie. If you were in my shoes what would you do …. make a fresh start with Dynamix and the USA …. or make a brand new start with an NZ or Aussie organisation as in Hatchett or Broughton …. or even take the latter option while hanging on to the available tools and features such as “thousands of ebooks” from Dynamix? Would being involved with 2 different groups at the same time cause conflict and confusion to a newbie?
I’d be really grateful for your opinion. Thanks!
Replied to your email personally a few days ago. Never heard of Dynamix sorry.
Thank you Rhys for going to all the trouble. Your email has given me a different view on things and I intend to respond to it in the near future.
Hi Rhys,
I’m a mom of two looking to start an online business to create passive income for my family. I’m based in US and have a few questions:
– Will you recommend this course to someone who’s brand new to the business? I’m looking to start small and grow, will I need to buy any add on courses to get started?
– Does the course provide guidance on business structure setup? For example, how to set up an LLC piror to launching the business to ensure personal property protection?
Thank you!
Hi Moni,
Thanks for your comment, I think you need to decide if you want to start an ecommerce business or affiliate marketing. eCom elites hits on ecommerce but Savage Affiliates looks at affiliate marketing. Drop shipping and ecommerce isn’t passive as you have to continously run ads to see a return.
Both courses offer an A-to-Z approach and are suitable for beginners with over 100+ videos on the entire process. You shouldn’t need additional courses in the future and Frank doesn’t upsell you on another course either.
In terms of the LLC, no there is no material and as Franklin is in NZ it’s probably better to follow your own local process for starting a business. Ultimately tax should be paid at the location of the business or soletrader so this would be different for everyone starting their business.
In terms of protection, I don’t think you’d need any until you start to build a brand and at that point you’d probably be better seeking the advice of a lawyer or trademark protection expert. Unless you’re doing serious numbers (6-7 figures a month) I don’t think you’d need to worry about this just yet, focus on learning how the business model works first.
Rhys
I just watched one of his YouTube video’s and purchased his course using PayPal. How long does it take to get the course?
Usually instant but I notice your payment shows ‘pending’ which means Paypal have put a hold on the transaction for some reason (usually when you pay via bank deposit rather than a credit card?) and once released to Frank you’ll get the login details.
how can you noticed that his payment to Franklin was on “pending”?
She used my affiliate link. It’s now set to completed.
Hi Rhys,
Great review. You said earlier you prefer Affiliate Marketing as your first choice of business model & Drop shipping as #2. Can you explain further why? Thanks!
Hi Jay,
Affiliate marketing is a one time setup with minimal ongoing expenses. A good website with powerful content can continue to make money for years after the content was initially written. Drop shipping requires endless paid traffic or else you probably won’t make many sales. You can rely on free traffic but it’s far more time consuming and slow. With Affiliate marketing you target people who actually already want or need something so it’s far easier to convert free traffic. My views on this anyway, both work but I prefer long term results.
Hey Rhys great info. Do you know anything about the value of patrick sargis courses. For 997 he sets up your store for you. For someone who knows very little and doesn’t want to screw things up is it any good?
Hi Mike, Sorry never heard of this course or service, please provide a link and I’ll look into whether it’s worth reviewing it in the future.
Hi, your work is wonderful and really helpful those of us that don’t know where to start and more important how (because almost everybody thinks in buying a course but these days you don’t really know if it’s going to worth it, specially the pricey ones).
I’ve been looking for a dropshipping course for the past 3 or 4 months, I just read this review and I am pretty sure that I’m gonna buy it, but I have some doubts and wonder if you can illuminate me:
First I live in Venezuela, and don’t have an easy access to a USD bank account, only PayPal, this would be a problem if I start a dropshipping business?
And 2 is strictly necessary to have a LLC right from the start of the business?
Excuse the long comment but I really work hard to get my money so I don’t want to invest it something that could be good but doesn’t gonna return to me.
PS: Sorry for any grammatical error or something like that.
Hi Manuel,
Yes you can use Paypal or maybe also 2Checkout.
You don’t need an LLC or a USD bank account to start a drop ship business. You can simply be an individual for tax in your home country.
Like all businesses, risk = reward.
You definitely can start a drop business from anywhere in the world.
Hi Rys was about to buy DSL big course at just over 5k mainly because he talks high ticket items supplied from USA but won’t now any tips for buying established stores would love to hear from you over in Picton thanks
Hi Craig, I wrote this post a while ago on buying Shopify stores. Not sure if it’s worth it to be honest. Best to spend the money building your own store than drop 20-30X revenue on a store that might die out within a few months. Picton, nice place 🙂
Hi Rhys, great review!
I’m more into affiliate marketing (rather than drop shipping).
Also, I have zero knowledge and don’t wanna spend extra money on different services (that may be required for me to use in this course).
Is this course for me?
Thanks in advance!
I think the best option is Savage Affiliates. It’s definitely the A-to-Z of affiliate marketing at an entry level course from a great guy. My review here. Good luck!
Great review Rhys:
I’ve been researching DSL, watching their intro videos, in order to decide which direction to go in getting into drop shipping. Franklin’s course has moved into the #1 position based on your writing and reading comments here. Before I invest, can you tell me if Franklin’s course can be used in conjunction with a WordPress website rather than Shopify?
Thank you,
Monty
Hi Monty,
Yes you can however Franklin recommends Shopify as it requires no maintenance or updates as it’s a cloud hosted platform.
I have a Woocommerce store too.
Great info, I see Franklin is re-pitching his course online but it appears to be no updates from the original course he has put out. His videos are showing screen shots of students results from 2016. FB has undergone significant changes since then in regards to ad content.
I emailed him on his onlinedimes email address over a week ago but he doesn’t write back. Not a good sign I guess.
Can you tell me if he is updating his course or does he actually provide in depth updates that are current as of 2018?
Hi Dave,
The course has always been updated as and when it needs to be, for example when Facebook launched new features or removed the ad features and replaced them with the new feature roll out in 2018. The method works exactly the same as it always has done and as Franklin learns of changes the videos have been updated. I believe the testimonials in the video are going to be updated in the future.
To answer your question, the course is updated regularly and has been many times in 2018.
Rhys
Thanks for this review Rhys. I really want to get started dropshipping and this looks like the perfect course to get started. I headed over to the site from your link and am about get on the course. I saw on this review (https://www.*********.com/ecom-elites-review/) that you can get access to a Private Mastermind Group. I wondered if this offer is still available and I would get this access from your link? Thanks fin advance. Peter
Yes you will get the exact same access through my link.
It’s just a Facebook group for members only of the course.
Hope this helps Peter/Jay.
Rhys
Hi Rhys,
Im currently in my 1 month running a shopify store. But today my fb ad account got banned due to unknown reason yet, havent heard from FB.
I kind of stuggle with the right products, even going to websites u recommend pexda e.g. The products is either old or are sold in amazon for really cheap price which we cannot compete.
For FB ads im still doing trial and error. Therefore j havent much success in dropshipping.
1. Do you recommend Franklin or Tristan course for my above need?
2. I have no idea what is affiliate marketing, and what sort of impact it will have. Do you care to share a little with me?
Im open to business ideas, and want to start making money legitimately. Thanks for sharing
I’d probably checkout Franklin’s course and buy his theme too to improve your store.
I’d recommend checkout out Savage Affiliates for affiliate marketing. I also did a post on how I do it here.
It is required to buy Franklin’s theme whth his Course? I’ve already paid to have a general store store built with a paid theme so I don’t really want st spend the xtra $$ if not necessary.
It’s not required Jay but definitely a good idea.
HiThys also wish to get your point of view regarding Patrick Sargis’ DFY Shopify course je is marketing for $997.00 as a complete DFY store optimised for $10 )00 per month using instagram The website you can take a look at is http://www.marketersedge.com
Appreciate any feedback regarding this course thanks !
How do you determine if his student success stories are real? He shows a lot of income reports, but anyone can hire a person from Fiverr and create those income reports to look authentic and real. Where are the actual stores and affiliates sites that his students created?
Hi Augustin,
The course has over 3,000 students so I’d like to think they are genuine. You’re right you could buy a review or fake your own screenshots but that could happen with anything you buy and Franklin is definitely a legit person. Personally I never include such references from the sales pages when I write my reviews, I believe the course content is worth the price and it scores so highly in comparison to other courses.
You can find real examples in the FB group but it would be unfair to access successful stores as most new beginners copy the entire store, products, ads and expect similar results.
Hope it helps.
Where are the links to the student stores and affiliate sites? If they were real, wouldn’t you see some real sites online? Income reports can be created on Fiverr to make it look authentic. There are a lot of other entrepreneurs who show real sites created (ex: Steve Chou listed VivianVou as one of the sites he helped mentor). Is Franklin willing to show some of his student sites? The point is not to steal, it’s to look at how it’s done.
Hi James,
The difference is eCom Elites is not a mentorship, it’s a training course and the price reflects that. You won’t get Franklin helping setup your site (yes he does provide help and guidance but not the entire done for you process) or running it with you so showing examples is simply not possible unless people specifically post in the FB group saying, ‘hey Franklin add my site as a testimonial’
Even then, if you had a successful store you definitely wouldn’t give yourself the competition from the thousands of people that have no intention of buying the course and simply want to steal the winning products and ads.
Aside getting this course and the turbo theme, what other tools would a beginner need to have a successful drop shipping business?
You need a way of finding products, winning products. For that I use Intelligyence and my own research.
You don’t need any other tools aside from an ad account with Facebook or Google.
You can always look at SEO for organic traffic but don’t overcomplicate it. Start with the training 🙂
Thanks. I appreciate your guidance.
The demo of the Intelligence, does seem like something confusing. Like a lot of boring work. Scary
Do they teach you how to automate sales order?
Oberlo gets a mention yes but there are plenty of free Youtube videos that go into much more detail.
You could also checkout Dropified.
Hi, which course you will recommend, for someone trying to find suppliers in the USA, I am planning to start online retailing.
Thanks
Hi James, there is no real course that focuses purely on USA suppliers. Given the nature of courses being for a worldwide audience most focus on an overseas source. USA drop shippers are easier to find by working backwards, i.e. finding a good product on eBay or Google, copying the image url and plugging it into Google and trying to find other people with the same products, this will usually reveal the manufacturer or distributor. You can then contact them to create an account. Real USA drop shippers usually don’t publish as drop shippers either so you need to do lots of networking to find real ones to make good margins. I’d recommend eCom Elites for a full overview on online etailing.
So glad I found an honest review, appreciate your help Rhys. I was going to buy another course for $1,000. Frank is da man.
He sure is.
Bought frenklins course but what theme do you recommend in all honesty? My store is one product multiple variant.
Hi Roman,
Checkout this post on the best themes for Shopify. I’d recommend Booster, eCom turbo or Konversion.
Appreciate your help in the Facebook group the other day, your true to your word, helping beginners like me at every opportunity. I literally read every post on your blog this week, over 200 of them!
Happy to help, appreciate the kind words. Many long hours spent on this blog sharing with my readers.
I’m sure you’re aware of drews review basically copying and pasting everything you post, looks like a 5 year old wrote it. One look at his review and you can tell he just wants a commission on anything he can write about.
You hit the nail on the head there, thankfully everyone can see through it.
HI,
I am very interested by this courses, did they provide any help for the Tax issue ( My store are located in EU and sells
products with dropshipping-Alixpress in differents market : USA – EU – maybe Brasil – UK …) did they provide help how to
manage sell tax in EU – in USA – in Brasil – in UK etc.. for an EU company dropshipping with Alixpress
did they talk about the best way to pay in Alixpress (credit card or other) and how to pay in bulk or one by one products (so
afraid to have a problem with bank, with such a lot of purshase each days) did they give a tips how to manage paiement to
Alixpress (with a less banking fees and with no problem ) same question about collecting money when I buy to differents market
( what best to use paypal or credit card , with no problem if a i will a hundred of credit in my bank) is it worthy to use for
exmple revolut bank with they’re mastercard prepaid etc….
last question : any good training to this topic :
Print on demand business
Dropshipping on Amazon – ebay – …
Affiliate business
Thank so much Rhys for all your help
Hello, I was wondering if you knew of eComm Hacks University by Zak Folkman? His course is very expensive, like $1,997. Love to hear your thoughts. And what course do you think is the best for the money? I’m considering ecom elites
Sorry never heard of it and at that price it’s pretty expensive as you said so I wouldn’t be willing to buy it and find out 😉
You could checkout my monster review on ecom elites and see what I think, it’s the cheapest and the best in my opinion. Closely followed by Product Winner Blueprint.
You provide a ton of value on this blog mate. I spent over 2 days reading everything and you’re right, Frank’s course looks awesome and so affordable. Almost an impulse buy.
Your welcome mate, appreciate the kind words.
When I go onto EcomElites without your affiliate link, I actually see two options, a $197 package and a $297 package. However, when I go onto EcomElites with your aff link, I don’t see those options.
May I know what is the difference between the packages and if its really significant?
I am interested in getting Ecom Elites so some clarity could help a long way. Thanks!
If you want a secret, you get the full bonuses through my link at $197. This offer expires tonight so if you want them you better act quick.
You get 6 bonuses as per my review you can see them on the last section.
They are definitely worth the extra $$ but for you it’s free until tonight.
I saw this comment too late, gosh 🙁
I’m planning to purchase it but I’ll need to save up first. Any idea when this offer will be available again?
Hi Rhys, what’s the difference between the two packages? Is it worth the extra $100 in your opinion?
Yes it’s definitely worth it, Franklin offers a ton of value in his five bonuses which include:
Complete Step By Step Sales Funnel Academy!
Complete Google Shopping Ads Academy!
Done For You Complete 7 Figure Funnel!
BOOK: My Top Selling 6 Figure Products!
BOOK: My Top Selling Niches Of All Time!
The done for you funnel is worth the price alone given you can pay hundreds for proven funnel builders. The two books are awesome too and very informative. Hope it helps
If I’m just starting out, which one should I go for? Ecom Masters or Ecom Elites? (Both by Frank Hatchett)
Hey, you should choose eCom eLites as I’m pretty sure Franklin doesn’t have anything to do with ecom masters anymore.
Hi Rhys…I came on your review site by accident and I’m really glad that I did. I have not only gone through your reviews of the products but also the customer reviews on the site.
Now, I too join the many many happy guys who liked your honest, no BS reviews. You are really very open and I really appreciate it. Most of the guys are there promoting some crap and trying to make something out it on the side.
I would like to get into dropshipping. In fact, I was just on the verge of buying Tristan’s course. I have followed him from the time he first released his course priced at $97. Then it was raised to $197 and now it’s priced $297.
After reading your review on Franklin’s course, I decided to go for it. But before committing, I thought it better to through some of his youtube videos. I understand that apart from the cost of the course, there is a pretty sum for the ads. I thank him for his honesty and putting down the amount involved.
Let me be frank, I can buy the course. But I’m not sure if I can keep going with the adds till I find a winner. So do you think its better that I try his Affiliate marketing course?
Please help in taking a decision.
Thanks and Regards.
Hi Rajan, Frank’s course is much better for a complete A to Z on drop shipping. Affiliate marketing is a good way to make money but it takes a LONG time to see results compared with drop shipping. I’d buy Franklin’s ecom elites which offers the bonuses and will give you a good start. Like any business there is costs involved, the affiliate course you’d still need hosting, website, links, seo etc..
I think if you sit on the fence too long the courses will keep going up. I hope it helps and if you need help inside ecom elites let me know, I’ll try to hellp out.
Hi Rhys…Thank you for helping me to take the step. I’ll definitely buy Franklin’s course-eCom elites-using your link.
Hi Rhys…I just purchased the eCom elite course using your affiliate link.
Once again thanks for helping me take that decision.
Probably the best course on the market right now. Let me know if you have any queries.
Can we buy the theme and the course together? Or two seperate transactions?
Hi Mohammed, unfortunately they are two different membership platforms so you’ll need to buy both separately.
You can checkout my reviews for both here:
eCom Elites
eCom Turbo
In your opinion, are the 5 extra bonuses included in the $297 pack worth it for an extra $100?
Really contemplating buying this course because it’s far cheaper than all the other eComm courses I’ve seen.
Hi Aiden, I believe the bonuses are worth the extra $100. The main part i’d say is the Google Adwords section and sales funnel training. If you compare other courses that offer Google shopping training you’re talking another $300-$400 for the content so you get that included in the $297 course. Definitely think this is the most affordable course with nearly 180 videos on e-commerce.
Is the primary purpose of buying this course so that I can then turnaround and sell this course as an affiliate? I really have no interests in MLM and many of these courses turn into that. The “sales funnel” approach continues to be red hot for affiliates so I’m assuming it works the same way for a drop shipping store?
Hi Sam,
No it’s not. There is no mention of affiliate or reselling the course.
This is 10 modules rammed full of drop shipping content.
There is no upsells or hidden costs, just the front end price.
Let me know if any other queries?
Love to see you spending time answering al these questions imrhys. Just used your link as a huge thankyou.
Many Thanks Cassie, happy to help.
Best advice ever, bought the course, totally recommended.
I bought DSL and it was sh!t. Got a refund and bought this.
when was da facebook ads section updated? Is it relevant to 2019?
Top work bro, your blog is dope.
Hi, Does this course include Google Ads, Shopping information similar to Tristan’s course?
Hi!
I have a store for digital products. I make my own products. I am not into dropshipping. So is this course suitable for me? That is, to learn marketing and other things needed to run a store.
Hey, absolutely this is the course for you. It’s an e-commerce course at heart with a focus on drop shipping. I guess if you have your own products already you can skip the product selection module 🙂 There’s still another 8 modules and 150+ videos that would be relevant to you including Facebook Ads and Google Shopping (requires $297 option).
Let me know if you have any other queries or if I can help in the Facebook group after buying the course.