u/zerabellaa wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
That's misguided. The oversight and auditing process is conducted and has always been conducted by a \*peer reviewed national CPA firm\* Also, Codesmith isn't the only member of CIRR? Tech Elevator is a highly lauded bootcamp as well and a member. \----- Look at [switchup.or
u/michaelnovati replied · · edited ★ FEATURED
Unbiased?
"We make money through inquiry generation. This means that bootcamps pay us to appear in various advertising placements across our site (marked with the word "Advertisement or "Ad") and if a user clicks on an advertising school, they will have the option to submit a form requesting that a representative of the school contact them with more information. Submitting this form creates an "inquiry", which the school pays us for, since inquiries can turn into future enrollments at these bootcamps." [https://www.switchup.org/advertising](https://www.switchup.org/advertising)
In Summary: "We get paid for lead generation by bootcamps who advertise with us".
They could make money with Google/Facebook ads but choose instead to make money from the bootcamps they feature on their site.
They might be trying to do things right, but not unbiased. Their business model is entirely based on bootcamps being or appearing successful to justify the existing of their site.
Codesmith I don't think advertises with them btw, this is a statement about SwitchUp and not Codesmith.