Media Buying Sumo by Gauher (13)

Hey guys

How do you think of media buying sumo by Gauher?

Don't have a clue about the product. However, I'm willing to bet that you will have more of a chance being successful with media buying if you read whats on STM then apply it. As opposed to spending $997 on a magic bullet "solution".

Let me know if you want to take on my bet .

Making money in affiliate marketing isn't about knowing that 1 weird trick or secret.

It all boils down to testing and persistence.

I don't think a static course can offer more info than the forums which are updated every day.

If I were you I would spend that money buying traffic.

Just me 2 cents.

I'm going through the course at the moment. There's a lot of content - over 10hrs of videos, there's also PDF transcripts if you prefer reading.
Mostly newbie stuff but it does give you a good overview of the the media buying landscape.
For someone like me that likes to know where I fit in the overall scheme of things it's helpful.

Some of the content:

This live workshop was held in Toronto recently and included a line up of stellar speakers to cover the entire topic of successful media buying. Each presentation includes a transcript and powerpoint slides for.
Introduction - Gauher Chaudhry
(Run time 81 minutes)
Competitive Analysis - Mike Colella
(Run time 79 minutes)
Ad Tracking Technology - Steve Gray
(Run time 85 minutes)
Banner Optimization - Greg Davis
(Run time 79 minutes)
Media Ad Buying - Steve Gray
(Run time 57 minutes)
Real-Time Bidding - Ratko Vidakovic
(Run time 80 minutes)
Retargeting - Matt Sauls
(Run time 81 minutes)
Mobile Media Buying - Matt Sauls
(Run time 39 minutes)
Questions & Answers - Panel
(Run time 22 minutes)
Module 1: Media Buying
This module will give the foundation to successful media buying. You will learn about the different types of media buys and how you can start testing with a small budget with real-time bidding networks.
Types of Media Buys
Direct Buy
Intermediate Buy
BuySellAds Walk-thru
BuyAds Walk-thru
Network Buy
Sitescout - Video 1
Sitescout - Video 2
Sitescout - Video 3
POF Ads Interview
Module 2: Market Intelligence
You will learn about the importance of market intelligence, which includes your customers and competitors, when it comes to buying media in this module. You need to spend time doing market intelligence BEFORE attempting any media buying so that you have a solid strategic plan in place.
Market Analysis
Quantcast Data
Alexa Data
Quantcast Planner
Using Mixrank
Using Adbeat
Module 3: Tracking
Tracking is absolutely crucial to making your media buys successful. This module covers how to use the most popular tracking platforms to track your banners, landing pages and conversions.
Introduction To Tracking
AdShuffle Walk-thru
Tracking202 Walk-thru
iMobiTrax Walk-thru
Module 4: Banners
Banners are the foundation to any media buying campaign. This module covers the factors that make banners successful and how to optimize your banners for maximum conversions.
Banner Sizes
Banner Types
What Makes A Good Banner
Banner Optimization
Using Fiverr
Google Image Ideas
Module 5: Retargeting
Retargeting allows you to remarket to lost visitors. Retargeting is powerful because it allows you to build second list (invisible list) that doesn't require an opt-in. The best part is that it is free to build a retargeting list that can also be sold to third parties.
What is Retargeting
Why Retarget
Where To Place Pixels
Retargeting Techniques
Sitescout Retargeting
Module 6: Mobile Media
Mobile media is growing dramatically and will eventually surpass desktop media buying in terms of inventory. Now is the best time to fully understand mobile media buying so that you can take advantage of this new advertising medium before your competitors do. [END OF CONTENT]

its all what you do with the info.

just buying it isn't gonna make money magically appear in your lap. :-)

Got the product from somebody else.

Not that much new info or interesting content at all.

Well... at least I didn't pay $1k... more like $20.

If you have 1000$ most of the time its much better to spend it on traffic than buying one product..

Even if the guy that created the product knows exactly working campaigns he will not write it down in his guide.. so you basically will get some of the information in this forum, structured in some way, most of the time if you are member here it will not even worth 20$..

You are great risk to loss your time and your money..

About the gurus - Don't listen what they talk about, watch what they do, there is a very wide gap between those two..

Some people are sharing it in some black hat forums... As usual...

Oh man guys, these programs are shite.

Way more often then not it's regurgitated college-styled lessons teaching you things you could figure out VERY quickly on your own. You just need to read some media buying threads and get testing!

Max from WhatRunsWhere even has a thread right now and he's an expert, get on it!

yea all that info is basic stuff just made for you guys to buy his product and get on his email lists
which result in sending you more and more offers. that guy is just branding his name all over the internet for more popularity for bigger list

the crucial things you wont find on that courses anyway

best way to go is to hit the search function here and look for media buy threads, follow alongs or some skype mastermind groups

Its the whole point of the forums, to stay VERY clear of those shitty make money offers. It's like a very very bad community college course

I must admit, I bought the 'Media Buying Academy Reloaded' course by Chris Munch; when it was released at the beginning of December. It was about $250 I think. The course has been around a while and had decent reviews and this was a revamp and update, as I understand it. It's decent enough and gave me an overview of the necessary considerations. Apparently, Chad Hamzeh's Traffic Blackbook 2 is also supposed to be good and, roughly, about the same thing (media buying).

With that said, if I'd joined this forum first, I probably would not have bought it. By comparison, the media buying course is, at best, an overview. By itself, I'm doubtful it contains enough to set anyone on the path to good practice. Whereas a place like this will do both.

The shame of it is that I looked for reviews about the STM forum and didn't find much useful. Of course, there is Finch's good review (which is what I relied upon) and there are some other affiliate bloggers - but who listens to affiliates when they're making a commission? : ) The only other reviews I saw said that all the good posts here were out of date and there was little activity. (Neither of which are true, of course.) So I delayed joining long enough to buy a course which I might have saved my money on!

Finally, though, Finch's opinion won through and I'm pleased I am here. I feel confident now that if I fail here then I'd most likely fail anywhere (sung to the tune of New York New York). And my membership here will most certainly save me money - whether on campaigns or other high priced unnecessary products.

Phil

Originally Posted by phil2014

I must admit, I bought the 'Media Buying Academy Reloaded' course by Chris Munch; when it was released at the beginning of December. It was about $250 I think. The course has been around a while and had decent reviews and this was a revamp and update, as I understand it. It's decent enough and gave me an overview of the necessary considerations. Apparently, Chad Hamzeh's Traffic Blackbook 2 is also supposed to be good and, roughly, about the same thing (media buying).

With that said, if I'd joined this forum first, I probably would not have bought it. By comparison, the media buying course is, at best, an overview. By itself, I'm doubtful it contains enough to set anyone on the path to good practice. Whereas a place like this will do both.

The shame of it is that I looked for reviews about the STM forum and didn't find much useful. Of course, there is Finch's good review (which is what I relied upon) and there are some other affiliate bloggers - but who listens to affiliates when they're making a commission? : ) The only other reviews I saw said that all the good posts here were out of date and there was little activity. (Neither of which are true, of course.) So I delayed joining long enough to buy a course which I might have saved my money on!

Finally, though, Finch's opinion won through and I'm pleased I am here. I feel confident now that if I fail here then I'd most likely fail anywhere (sung to the tune of New York New York). And my membership here will most certainly save me money - whether on campaigns or other high priced unnecessary products.

Phil