Sophie Howard Review (Scam?) 9 Facts [Blue Sky Amazon] Read This Before You Buy

$3,495 (USD) or 4 monthly payments of $995

Their refund policy?

Not very clear...

After some digging, we found the following public statement: 

"If you change your mind about starting an Amazon business, just let us know within 7 days and get a 100% of your money back."

I never request refunds because I make sure I know what I'm investing in before I pay.

I'm not trying to be that guy that buys a course, goes through the whole thing and months later, requests a refund.

These programs will NOT work, if you don't put in the work.

Some people have reported having to contact them multiple times, before they got their refund.

This is the person to contact: customersupport@knowledgesource.com.au 

Basically, you take unbranded products from Chinese suppliers and then you create a brand for it.

Logo, packaging, marketing... the whole shebang.

This kid explains it well...

In order to suceed, you have to get creative at coming up with the packaging & marketing message that makes your product stand out.

Pro Tip: Go look at the competitors and STUDY the negative reviews.

Next tip: Bundle products together.

One of the examples she gives is about her private label brand Higher Tea...

"Higher Tea sells premium loose leaf green, black, herbal, fruit, and health teas. Check out Higher-Tea.com for a full range of healthy, delicious teas. Hand blended in the USA. Available on Amazon.com"

This is what you find at her site.

However when you search for it in Amazon...

Her brand is no where to be found on the first page of Amazon, even when you search for her brand name...

So its very questionable if she's really making money from this private label brand at all.

To me, I learn by seeing real life examples

It's also how a coach can prove that he has actually been successful with the business that he's teaching...

Here's someone that got on a phone call with Sophie's team

They asked if they can show real life examples, and was rejected...

I get it... they don't want to share their products because they don't want people copying them.

But if coaches are successful, shouldn't they be able to show at least some specific examples?

I show off dozens of my lead gen sites, and I don't worry about people copying it.

I mean here it is: grandrapidstree.com

I've been showing it off for years, along with many others...

No one has copied it... and if they did, I'd wish them well.

Transparency matters. It's one of the reasons our lead generation course has been so successful. 

Marcy's Testimonial, and Why She Shifted From Writing Finance to Fiction Books

Marcy's Background and Story

Marcy was a Chief Financial Officer, but she had to retire early because of her health. She was looking for a flexible work-from-home opportunity when she found out about Sophie Howard's program. As a book-lover herself, this program was a perfect fit, so she started fresh as an author. She initially wrote about finance topics because she knew accounting and finance very well. 

The Biggest Challenges Marcy Faced

The biggest challenge that Marcy faced was transitioning from writing finance books to fiction. She encountered several challenges, especially in outsourcing some aspects of her book business. Without outsourcing some of the services, her business process was slower than what she expected. Marcy tried to outsource ghostwriters, but she ended up having inconsistent output, which further delayed the progress of her first book. The delay made her frustrated, and she had to reassess her content creation process. 

How Marcy Overcame These Challenges

Marcy overcame the business challenges by getting one-on-one coaching and weekly Q&A sessions from Sophie, which significantly enhanced her writing and publishing skills. She used AI tools to streamline her writing process and used organizing tools to streamline her daily business activities. She has already published multiple books and continues to expand her new career in writing.

What's not mentioned in the video: Amazon collects a commission from every paperback or ebook sold through their platform. Their commission on eBooks that cost less than $2.99 and $10 up is 65%, and 30% on eBooks that cost from $2.99 and $9.99. 

Private label FBA is gonna take about 1 year before you see any profits, here's why...

First you need to order samples (6-8 weeks shipping time).

You just gotta make sure you have a quality supplier with quality products. 

Otherwise you're going to get burned (and lose a lot of money). 

Sophie's Pro Tip - Don't Ask for Samples!

Sophie does not order samples, she asks for a batch of products that she will send to her "review network" that will test for quality.

She says that if you order 1-2 samples, then suppliers are quick to send you a nice sample.

But if you ask for more quantity, you'll be able to make sure the quality is consistent.

Once you find your supplier, you then have to order your inventory, which takes roughly 6-8 weeks (unfortunately some report even longer freight times due to COVID restrictions on US import laws).

When it's all said and done, it takes roughly 6+ months to get everything set up.

And potentially 3-6+ more months to organically rank your listing in Amazon.

And that's if EVERYTHING goes perfectly.

It took me and my team 1.5 years before we saw any profits.

We also launched 3 private label products at the same time, 2 of them failed.

I've already taken other FBA courses, so I only took notes on what I found to be new or extra helpful from her modules. Here's some of my key takeaways.