How I Review Dropshipping Courses (And Who I Am)
I’m Derek Hollis.
Jordan Welch says Viral Vault is “The All in One Dropshipping Toolkit.” His sales page says “Just $67/m.” His refund policy says “All approved refunds will be subject to a 15% processing fee.”
Somebody has to read all three in the same sitting. That’s me.
I’m a reviewer. I read sales pages, refund policies, terms, disclaimers, Trustpilot pages, Reddit threads and court records. Then I do the math the thumbnails skip.
That’s the whole job description. No secret store. No Lambo in the background. The most dangerous thing I’ve ever launched is a frozen pizza into a 450-degree oven without a tray.
When I started looking into Jordan Welch, every “review” I found was a fan from the YouTube faithful, an affiliate with a referral link, or a two-line “legit or not?” post that never opened the refund page.
So I wrote the review I’d want to read before handing a monthly membership my card number.
What I actually do
For every page on this site, I:
- Read the whole funnel. The Viral Vault sales page, the AI COM page, the BuildYourStore partner page, the refund policy and the fine print nobody scrolls to.
- Watch his own material. Jordan has a huge YouTube channel and a lot of free training. When his own words disagree with his marketing, I point it out. Loudly.
- Do the math. Shopify’s real fees, the cost of a subscription, the gap between revenue and profit. If a number doesn’t add up, you’ll hear about it.
- Read what customers say. Trustpilot, Reddit and anywhere people talk once the excitement wears off. I link my sources so you can check me.
- Search court records. I searched CourtListener for Jordan Welch and his companies. I’ll tell you what I found, and I won’t repeat rumors.
- Stay fair. Jordan built a real channel with millions of subscribers, and he gives away a lot for free. Fine. I said it. Pretending otherwise would make me just another guy with an agenda.
What I don’t do
- I haven’t joined Viral Vault or AI COM, and I don’t pretend I have. Everything here comes from public pages, Jordan’s own content, public records and public reviews.
- I don’t claim to be a dropshipper, an ad buyer or a guru. I’m the guy who reads the page you scrolled past.
- I don’t make up student stories, quotes, lawsuits or numbers. If I couldn’t verify something, like his age or his net worth, I say so and move on.
- I don’t call anybody a scammer. Jordan runs real businesses. I just think dropshipping puts a lot of cost and risk on the student, and the thumbnails don’t dwell on that part.
- I’m not a lawyer, an accountant or a financial advisor. Nothing here is legal, tax or financial advice.
Nobody buys a verdict here
No guru has ever bought a verdict here. If one sends me an all-caps email demanding I take a review down, the review stays up.
How this site makes money
At the end of the funnel there’s a video about a different kind of online business: websites that rank on Google and get rented to local businesses that want the phone calls. It’s the model I’d point you to instead, and I may earn money if you buy it.
That’s the deal. You get the most thorough Jordan Welch review I could write, for free, and I get a shot at showing you something I’d recommend over a monthly ad bill.
It doesn’t change what I write about Jordan, Viral Vault or AI COM. If something here is wrong, I’ll fix it. I’d rather be right than consistent.
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Start with my full Jordan Welch review, then what his courses cost, is he legit and my Viral Vault review.