Testimonials on the Quantum Success Coaching Academy Website Tell a Fraction of the Whole Story

Many people, myself included, were impressed by the extensive number of testimonials (109 currently posted on the QSCA's website, http://quantum-success-coaching-academy.com/testimonials/) from QSCA students praising the QSCA's program. However, when considering the reliability of these testimonials, a few points should be taken into consideration.

1. Were Solicited Less than Halfway Through the Program
We were asked by the QSCA to write such testimonials less than 5 months into the year-long program, before we went through the disappointing Business Building Module, to help it promote during its upcoming open enrollment (which happens every 6 months), so the testimonials should not be taken as representative of students' experiences of the whole program. It would be necessary to poll students after they finished the year-long program to know whether, after having gone through the entire program, their attitudes have remained the same or changed. (I heard a story about how when one student, who wrote such a testimonial was contacted after they finished the program by a potential student to provide information about the QSCA, they gave a bitter response.)

2. Biased by a "Free Gift" in Return
When asked for a testimonial by the QSCA, we were told that in return for providing one we would each receive a "special free gift in the mail," as a way of saying "thank you." This inevitably impacted the objectivity of the testimonials.

3. Represent a Tiny Fraction of QSCA Students
When I joined the QSCA, there had been over 2000 students who had either joined or who had finished the program, (based on what Christy said once in a Q&A session), and that number has continued to grow by a lot every time that they have open enrollment, so the 109 testimonials on the website represent only a small fraction (app. 5% or less) of the students' opinions.

My advice:
In considering life coaching programs, do not rely upon positive testimonials that you read on their websites, for you do not know the integrity of those that wrote them, when they were written, what rewards they were given in return for writing them, or other crucial information that can affect the objectivity of their authors. Ironically, the only testimonials to take seriously are those that are lukewarm or critical the program (like this one) and those will most likely not be posted on the programs' websites.

In general, it is important to keep in mind that when a program is heavily marketed like the QSCA, with rewards of $1000+ for anyone that promotes them, it is very difficult to find honest information online about it, and this is the case for many life coaching programs. The best way to find out about a program is to speak with someone you know and can trust that was in it. If you do not know anyone that was in it, then you need to do meticulous research. Find out about its affiliate program by Googling its name together with the words "affiliate" or "joint venture partners," and find out how much money they give their affiliates for every student that registers. Keep that figure in mind when you read the positive statements about it on the internet. Look for a program that has a 30 day or more 100%-satisfaction-or-your-money-back guarantee. If they don't, you have much more reason to question the trustworthiness of their marketing.

~Joscelyn