To drive growth, focus on increasing desire
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- There are lots of products that are free but you don’t want them. For example, thousands of free apps cost nothing but you’re not itching to download.
- People jump through hoops all the time for things they want. And they’re willing to go the extra mile—to pay more, do more work, or try harder to get them.
- When 90% of your marketing strategy is about reducing friction, it’s a race to the bottom. You can only discount so much before you give your product away for free or your business becomes unprofitable.
Instead of only decreasing friction, you should increase desire too.
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How to apply this concept to building an online course
- Removing 90% of the backstory and jumping straight into the juicy parts
- Raising the stakes: What bad things could happen if you don't learn this?
- Painting the picture of the problem and aggrandizing the problem
- Showing the results you drove at your job or with clients
- Showing testimonials with recognizable brands/names
- Showing before/after of applying your techniques
- Sharing success stories that show transformation
- Showing your best templates and frameworks
- Freely sharing your best insights on social
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