An expensive mediocre mistake on my part
I signed up for the Mandarin Blueprint Method after seeing their advertising on Instagram and have used the service for about 5 months now. I've made it to level 30 so have made it fairly far in the entire course. Initially, I was impressed with the progress I was making memorizing the characters with the Mandarin Blueprint Method. Their way although intuitive can be a convoluted. Essentially the program at its core is common character memorization using a memory palace. As I continued my learning journey its clear that the program is only about character memorization. I found it neglects both reading and listening of Mandarin. If you elect to use the program it is likely you will need to supplement with a separate program. I've since subscribed to DuChinese which I've found very helpful. The thing that I've found really frustrating with the product is it is not a subscription model, meaning you can purchase the product or not. I opted for the $100 a month option but have discovered that I'm locked in to purchase the entire product at $1200. I was a little naive when it came to learning and if I had to choose again, I would definitely not choose Mandarin Blueprint. Its an expensive product to which there are better alternatives (DuChinese,HelloChinese,ChineseHack,LingQ,ChinesePod) that cost less and don't have a lock in period. They were clear that additional materials would be necessary however I didn't realize how critical they were. I would expect a product that is ten times the cost of comparable products would more comprehensive. I find that my reading is the strongest but my output and listening is poor which I think is a failing of the system. So who is this product for? If you're a beginner who has too much money, this is the program for you.