I just published a new 20-minute video training, called Profitable Models for Recurring Revenue, watch it here now! This video is a sneak peek from directly inside our Monetize paid community and curriculum (which includes a FREE Skool software subscription when you join!) I wanted to make this video available to answer the question posted in here, "how can I learn more about which business model will work best for me?" 📼 WATCH IT HERE: Learn about different models for monetizing as a creator with your own offers - the pros and cons of subscriptions vs one-time purchase products, examples of both, and how they can work together. In this video: - The two core models for monetizing with your own products as a creator - Why creators should have at least one revenue stream that they own (other than sponsors or affiliates)  - The difference between selling one-time purchase products and recurring revenue subscriptions, and who is suited to each - Examples of each for different niches - How to combine both of these models into one powerful ecosystem - Choosing the model to start with that fits your personality and goals 📼 WATCH THE TRAINING HERE Enjoy and comment when you've watched the new training! Ask any questions below in the comments 👇

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In March of 2024, Google unleashed an algorithm core update that was bound to occur. While some marketers didn’t heed the advice of expert search engine optimization strategists, others were prepared. Basically, Google recognized that with the invention of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, spammy niche leaders were capable of mass scaling their sites by prompting AI to churn out hundreds, if not thousands of articles for their blog. Initially, Google claimed there would be no pushback against AI content, provided it was deemed well-written and valuable. But now, they’ve had to clamp down and issue new measures to combat AI-driven sites. Those who sat there and had AI build massive sites with purely AI content are being hit in the SERPs (search engine results pages). Does this mean you have to stop using AI content? Not at all! But you have to know how to correctly use it, so this report is going to show you how to bypass their strengthened policy and ensure your content is deemed valuable, even while scaling. The Problem Google Has with Most AI Content Normally, when a leading niche expert publishes content, it does more than spit out the facts about a topic. Mass producing tips for your audience like this means any machine could write it, and it lacks the human element that’s important to provide value to the reader. In many cases, the way most people use AI is to give minimal prompts that say something like: “Write a 500 word article about gardening tips.” While the information may (or may not actually) be factually correct, it’s sterile and lacking any value past encyclopedic-like advice. For example, asking ChatGPT this very prompt, it replied: “Start with the right soil. Healthy plants start with healthy soil. (Well duh!) Ensure your garden beds are filled with nutrient-rich soil that’s well-draining and loose to encourage root growth.” Can you see how un-helpful that is? It’s so basic, it’s what a third grader already knows. A consumer is asking, “Well that does the right soil mean? What is nutrient-rich soil? How do I make sure mine is nutrient-rich? What’s well-draining? How do I do that?”

My 2nd foray into marketing 17 years ago ended up with 100,000 email subscribers and about 10% converted to sales But I didn't do it by "targeting my avatar" or by "optimizing sales pages" I did it by finding specific needs, creating free content that taught as if they paid, then made paid offers that simply taught more . . about 5% would buy a low ticket offer within days on my list about 10% joined a $97/month coaching program within 21 days But it's all about helping people I see so many questions here about "how do I get more sales" "how do I get started" and so on and my advice, as a 18 year veteran in this business (my first foray only lasted a short time, then I started my 2nd, 17 years ago) is to simply figure out: 👉Who do you want to help? 👉What problem do you want to help with? Then create free content like crazy helping people. Then have an upsell Skool group that gives MORE help with community + coaching and a % of the people you are helping for free, will join you and pay And instead of focusing on conversion rate and sales strategies - focus on radically increasing the # of people who interact with your FREE content and make your FREE content so great that when the 5% of buyers who are in any searching market buy from YOU when they are ready NOT because you have the best marketing the best sales page the best NLP - infused sales copy but they buy from YOU because you gave them the best FREE training when they needed it People buy based on trust, not words on a sales page Hope this helps!! @Sean Mize

I’ve been asked a lot in the past 2 weeks about pricing strategies, so I thought I’d lay out my thoughts here. I believe there are 3 basic pricing model categories, which I’ll lay out quickly, then I’ll spend some time on paid pricing “how much to charge” thoughts: 1) 👉 A free Skool group only: This would be a use case where you are using the easy usability and friendly engagement model in Skool to build an audience of members to whom you can later release your paid training, coaching, or even build a worldwide influencer audience. 2) 👉 A free Skool group + a paid Skool group: This would be a use case where you use a free Skool group to build a free easy-to-enroll audience base with the intention of leading them to your paid version of your membership or coaching. 3) 👉 A paid Skool group only: This is a use case where you simply use Skool as the delivery mechanism for your paid training, and you choose to market in such a way that you bypass a free audience buildup, or in many cases as we are seeing, you already have a big free following on facebook, IG, linkedin, etc - so you don’t need another free audience. You see, the key reason for any free audience, on Skool, or on facebook, IG, linkedin, discord, etc, is to build trust and relationship so that you can monetize later or immediately in a paid membership or coaching. If you already have that audience for free, why duplicate that (unless you are MOVING your audience from fb/IG/Li, etc., which many big influencers are doing) Now for the pricing strategy for paid groups: 🚀🚀🚀 There are 3 basic categories for this. 🚀🚀🚀 None is “best” or “right” for everyone. You get to choose your strategy. If you are a beginner with 0 audience and credibility, you start on the low end of the curve 😀 If you already have an engaged audience and perhaps other programs, enter the curve at a higher level. 🚀🚀🚀 Low priced strategy, for example $8/month 🚀🚀🚀 👉 This is where you essentially want to build a big audience, but you want to filter for intent and ability to pay (requiring even $1 eliminates 50% of more of freebie seekers or people who don’t have access to money to pay for anything)