Cold leads are slow. That's normal. Here's how to speed them up.
Cold leads convert slower than warm ones. That's not a problem with your ads. That's just how it works. 🔍 I had this conversation with my Preschool Dance Marketing members this morning and I wanted to share some things to remember... ➡️ Warm leads (people who searched for you and booked a trial on your website themselves) show up more and convert more. ➡️ Cold leads (people we find through paid ads) show up less and convert less. ➡️ Free trials pull more leads but lower show-up and conversion than paid trials. ➡️ A free offer gets you more leads than a paid offer. A paid offer gets you fewer, better ones. None of that means anything is broken. It's all completely normal. There is also not one 'right way to do it' - it depends on your studio, your season of business, your demographic, and your systems/processes/capacity. A warm lead has already done the work. They found you, checked your reviews, stalked your socials, decided you might be the one. A cold lead just saw your ad on a Tuesday. They might not have done any of that yet. Different leads, different jobs. You need both. So the question isn't "why don't cold leads convert like warm ones." It's "how do I move a cold lead through that journey faster?" Your biggest levers in this are urgency and value. 🚨 One rule before the ideas: every single one of these has to expire fast. Book on the spot, or within 24 hours, 48 at the very most. A 7-day window is just a to-do list a busy mum never comes back to. The tighter the deadline, the more likely the decision actually happens. Here are some ideas 👇 1️⃣ Waive the enrolment or admin fee, today only. "Enrol today and we'll waive the $XX enrolment fee." Not this week. Today, while they're in front of you. 2️⃣ Give something physical they'd have bought anyway. Ballet shoes, hair clips, a dance skirt, a bit of studio merch. Things you stock cheap or buy in bulk, that a parent would've spent money on regardless. Costs you far less than discounting a fee, feels worth more because they can hold it, and it's not money off your price so it never cheapens what you charge. "Enrol today and her shoes and clips are on us."