The Rich Jerk Internet Marketing Course came out in 2003. When it was originally released, it was a bestseller at the time and was priced at $49.95. Rick Jerk is an alias name used for branding reasons. The real names behind the site are Ryan Deiss from Thousand Oaks, CA. and a Kelly from Carlsbad, CA. Since the courses’ inception in 2003, he has sold tens of thousands of courses.

I’ve even seen this course promoted all over My Space, as well as tons of top affiliate marketers promoting it. It is true that the owners of this course make millions of dollars on the Internet every year. But the videos you’ll see on their site showing “The Rich Jerk” are not the owners of the course. This was a professionally made video with an actor.

Okay, now that you know the real scoop behind this course, let’s get into the meat. Rich Jerk course is really a good internet marketing course. It teaches you some great affiliate marketing tips and the course has been updated multiple times since it was originally launched in 2003. It also shows you how to rank in search engines for very competitive keywords. Ranked #1 for keywords like “Bad Credit” and “Bad Credit Loans” for 3 years in a row.

Also included in the Rich Jerk course are tips like how to build a receptive list of double-opt-in subscribers. And once you buy their course, they even give you a free website so you can go out and sell your course to others to make some extra money. He shows you how to find the right companies that will pay you the great commissions and how to drive traffic to these companies to make sure you get paid.

If you’ve ever wanted to get into eBay, the Rich Jerk program will show you how to start here, also setting up an automated eBay business. Even if you are in the situation that many of us are in and almost broke, he will show you how to make money very easily without investing in anything other than maybe a domain and some content that you can write yourself. He spills the booze and tells you about all the websites that have made him a fortune in the last decade.

I wasn’t aware of this until I wrote this review as I never asked for it when I purchased the course or took advantage of this option, but it does offer free updates and lifetime 24 hour support when you purchase the course. Plus, once you complete the course, you’ll have instant access to over 40,000 Rich Jerk members who help each other out with all sorts of things. From technical help to marketing help, it’s a great moderated community.

For a course that offers all of this, you can expect to pay at least $49.95 as tens of thousands of others did. Or for the forum maybe $29.95 per month would be fair. But unbelievably, the price has been reduced to a one-time fee of $9.95. I think for the price they are asking, you really can’t go wrong. If you haven’t mastered all things internet marketing yet, you’re sure to get some gold nuggets here.