The Business Lounge Podcast with Kimberly Ann Jimenez

S6 EP27: Content that Converts: How to Create Free Content That Sells Like Crazy!

July 07, 2024 Kimberly Ann Jimenez Season 6 Episode 27
S6 EP27: Content that Converts: How to Create Free Content That Sells Like Crazy!
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The Business Lounge Podcast with Kimberly Ann Jimenez
S6 EP27: Content that Converts: How to Create Free Content That Sells Like Crazy!
Jul 07, 2024 Season 6 Episode 27
Kimberly Ann Jimenez

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Tired of creating free content that goes nowhere? Discover the secrets to turning your freebies into a powerful cash flow machine! In this episode, we'll uncover strategies to build a loyal audience, establish your expertise, and ultimately, convert them into paying customers. Let's dive into it!

πŸ’» Snag all the resources mentioned in this episode on the blog: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/free-content-that-sells/

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FREE RESOURCES:

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πŸ“… Download The FREE Content Calendar Template:
http://thecontentcalendartemplate.com/

πŸ“ˆ Sign Up for our FREE Profitable Content Class: http://profitabilityclass.com

πŸ“½οΈ Watch our FREE Content Creation Class: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/content-class/


WORK WITH US:

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➑️ The Content To Customers Workshop REPLAY: http://ContentToCustomers.Co

πŸ’» Sales Funnels Bootcamp Replay: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/funnels-bootcamp-p/

πŸ“Œ Work With Kim & Chris 1:1: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/tblc-waitlist/

✨ Grab The Content Calendar Playbook: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/content-calendar-playbook/


Hit us up on Instagram and tell us your biggest takeaway from the show!

βœ… Kim: @kimannjimenez

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Grab The Content Calendar Playbook: http://contentcalendarplaybook.com

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Text Me A Question!

Tired of creating free content that goes nowhere? Discover the secrets to turning your freebies into a powerful cash flow machine! In this episode, we'll uncover strategies to build a loyal audience, establish your expertise, and ultimately, convert them into paying customers. Let's dive into it!

πŸ’» Snag all the resources mentioned in this episode on the blog: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/free-content-that-sells/

✨ Enroll & Get The Prosper Plan: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/the-prosper-plan

πŸ“” Get 10% OFF the Full Focus Planner with code KIM10: kimberlyannjimenez.com/FFP


FREE RESOURCES:

πŸ”— Download The Success Path: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/success-path/

πŸ“… Download The FREE Content Calendar Template:
http://thecontentcalendartemplate.com/

πŸ“ˆ Sign Up for our FREE Profitable Content Class: http://profitabilityclass.com

πŸ“½οΈ Watch our FREE Content Creation Class: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/content-class/


WORK WITH US:

✨ Join The Business Lounge Waitlist: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/businesslounge/

➑️ The Content To Customers Workshop REPLAY: http://ContentToCustomers.Co

πŸ’» Sales Funnels Bootcamp Replay: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/funnels-bootcamp-p/

πŸ“Œ Work With Kim & Chris 1:1: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/tblc-waitlist/

✨ Grab The Content Calendar Playbook: https://kimberlyannjimenez.com/content-calendar-playbook/


Hit us up on Instagram and tell us your biggest takeaway from the show!

βœ… Kim: @kimannjimenez

βœ… Chris: @heycmh

βœ… The Business Lounge: @thebusinessloungeco

Grab The Content Calendar Playbook: http://contentcalendarplaybook.com

Speaker 1:

What's up, familia? Welcome back to the Business Lounge podcast. I'm your host, kimberly Ann Jimenez. So what is the secret, the formula, the magic sauce to actually creating free content that sells? You're going to love this episode because I'm about to show you exactly how to turn free content into cash flow. And you better bring your notebook, pull out some tea, because you're going to want to take some notes and stay till the end Because, hey, this is one of the most important skills you can learn as a modern entrepreneur.

Speaker 2:

Welcome to the Business Lounge Podcast, where each week, we unpack the hottest online marketing and business strategies so you can grow your business, increase your bottom line and make a bigger impact. And now here's your host, kimberly Ann Jimenez.

Speaker 1:

This episode is actually inspired by one of you guys. I asked you over on instagram what were some of the questions you'd like featured in a future episode, and the wonderful denise from magicpreneur asked the following question. So she says, kim, what's the secret to free content that converts? Xx. Den Denise, what a great question. What is the magic sauce, that key, that formula that we're all looking for when it comes to creating content that actually sells? Right, how do you convert content into cash flow? And I'm going to show you exactly how to do that. We're going to dove right in, and the first tip that I have for you is really simple, but it's something that most people don't do and it just it drives me crazy. And, by the way, if I turn on the sass in this episode is because I don't know if it's hormones or the weather. I'm just feeling better, but the Hispanic inside me is coming out, it's coming out. And the first kind of tip that I wanted to share with you is just that, when it comes down to content that sells, the number one thing you need to do is reverse engineer the sale. I'm gonna say it again reverse engineer the sale. When you reverse engineer the process of creating content that leads people to an actual paid offer, everything shifts, literally. It's that intersection point between content that you want to actually create, to build trust and value in your community, to actually, you know, help build that relationship with your ideal customer, and then, actually, right, paying the bills, actually funding, funding the mission. I don't care if you're a non-profit, you still have to fund the mission, you still have to fund, right, that goal and you still have to find a way to help other people and really that comes down to profits, right, we talk about profits, uh, in this channel a lot, and this whole concept of always choosing profitability over popularity is key, because in the traditional business world you don't really come across this concept of creating content for free that actually moves the needle in terms of sales. It's really only been the last, I would say, 10 years, even though you know direct response marketing has been around for 30 years. Really, the last 10 years it's when you're seeing this explosion of modern marketing, this explosion of modern entrepreneurs actually leveraging the power of education, the power of content creation, the power of building trust and relationships with their clients and customers and giving them something of value right for free in exchange for that relationship, in exchange for that trust, in exchange that hopefully right, they will take action on their product, they will actually purchase from them, not just right now, but also in the long run, and they'll tell all their friends. So that really is a powerful concept and something that I don't think enough of us do. It's really reverse engineer the sale, and I love how my friend, sean Cannell from Think Media, who's an amazing influencer and teaches everybody about creating YouTube videos definitely check him out. I'll link his channel in the description box below, but he puts it this way Most of us are creating content in a really interesting way.

Speaker 1:

Right, we have random acts of content. Right, not random acts of kindness, which it's great, we should all do that, but random acts of content. We're just kind of, you know, rolling with the punches. We're just throwing things out there to see what sticks. We don't have a content calendar, we don't have a content marketing strategy and we do not look at our content as a direct vehicle for making sales, for pushing the needle in our business, for actually creating those relationships that turn into paying clients. And so I think that that has a lot to do with this new wave that we've seen the last couple of years of new influencers, right, and I think that it's a really good way and it's a really good way of thinking about business from a long term perspective. But it also is really dangerous to only focus on just building the followers, just building, you know, the actual platform, just building the community, just blowing up and then just getting addicted by the numbers, right of constantly chasing that new thing, instead of slowing the heck down and saying, ok, how do I turn an actual follower? How do I turn, you know, someone who's just landed on my blog, a reader, a subscriber? How do I turn that person into a paying client? And not just any paying client, but a paying client that is freaking thrilled to do business with me, who is so excited and so elated that I have the solution to their problem that they won't just come back and purchase from me time and time again, but they'll also tell all of their friends and they'll become a super fan, right. So that's so important and in this channel we've touched about how to monetize a small audience and definitely check out that video once you're done with this one.

Speaker 1:

But when we talk about the customer journey, when we talk about kind of breaking down the process of how do you actually take someone who does not know you, right, who just discovered you, all the way through to becoming a client and becoming a customer. That can be as elaborate or as short and simple as you want it to be. For so many brands, a customer journey is literally, you know, based on intent, meaning the only marketing they're doing is SEO, for example, and they're doing search engine optimization. They're ranking for key terms that they know their people are actually looking for, like, for example, they're a plumbing company, so they're creating content around plumbing, or they're optimizing their website around plumbing, and they know that when people have the intent of hiring them is when they're actually going to find them through search. And that's a very simple way of designing your content strategy, right. It's intense, intent based, um, and you basically convert a lead who has intent pretty, pretty quickly If you can address their objections, if you can actually be, you know, the, the company that has the highest ratings, you have the best customer testimonials. It's a pretty simple. It's a pretty simple process, right, but that is very.

Speaker 1:

That's one side of marketing. That's very short term, it's very direct response in some ways, and really that's what I wanted to touch on is building that balance of okay, let's create content for the long haul, let's create content that actually, you know, will bring in customers 10 years from now, but then let's also create content that is going to not just build the brand, not just create more followers, not just reach the masses, but that is actually going to move people to action right now. And that's where direct response marketing comes in. Now, a lot of people, a lot of people, are just completely against direct response marketing, and I think that there is a really important place for direct response marketing. So let me know in the comment section below right now, are you more of a trendy? Let's build the brand, let's not ask people to actually, you know, sign up for our email list or buy something from us. They'll do that eventually down the line.

Speaker 1:

Is that your kind of perspective? Is that kind of how you do marketing? Or are you completely in the opposite end of the spectrum and you're like why the heck am I creating content at all? I just want to create direct response content that actually ask people to do something right Sign up for my email list, buy my product, you know, schedule a consultation, fill out some kind of questionnaire, whatever that is, is that what you see as marketing in this day and age? I think that's really interesting, because I sit somewhere in the middle.

Speaker 1:

I think that it's super important to have a long-term strategy that builds the brand, that really brings in that awareness, that creates that momentum for your business long-term. But it's equally as important to move people to action. Right, that's the profit part of it. The popularity part of it is definitely important, but it's not the main focus, especially if you're looking at generating cash flow right, if you're starting out right now and you're like, listen, honey, I got to pay some bills, I got to it's do or die. Right, I have to make it happen.

Speaker 1:

And so that's where direct response marketing comes in and says wait, wait, wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. We're doing all this work. This takes money, time and energy. You know it is not it. Listen, if I showed you guys the amount of steps that this video, the publishing this video, that producing and publishing this video takes, it's crazy Actually. I'll have, I'll have my editor insert a little screen grab of all the different tasks that my team has to actually accomplish in order for an episode, one episode to go live on the YouTube channel.

Speaker 1:

I love to hear people's reactions to that, but it's a lot of work, right, it's a lot of work. It is not free. Your time is not free. The time that you invest that has monetary value to it, like time is your most precious commodity. It cannot be purchased, it can't be recovered, it can't be acquired. Time is an amazing, precious resource.

Speaker 1:

So, when it comes to direct response, I think that there's a time and place, and really that's what it comes down to is can you reverse engineer the content pieces that are going to propel your brand for the long term, that are going to be the pieces that get you discovered? Right? They're the pieces that people share and talk about, that build a brand, that build relationship, versus the content pieces that are going to actually build your email list, that are actually going to, uh, excite people to click that buy button right, or schedule that consultation call or finally complete that first questionnaire or that application. All of that is or, just, you know, pick up the phone and give you a call. You know. Whatever that is for you.

Speaker 1:

I think that balancing that out is so key and so important and most of the time we're creating random acts of content, we're not actually serious about reversing that process and before we even create that content piece, saying, ok, what is the objective of this piece? What do I want to actually accomplish with this piece of content? I'll tell you this In my business, there isn't a single piece of content that we don't assign a purpose to, and that purpose I communicate to my entire team and I say listen, this series right now, this is designed to help us get discovered. This is literally designed to help us, you know, create content that our community will want to binge watch, that will give them so much value that they're like, oh my gosh, I want to share this with all my friends. But there's also series that are literally direct response and I want people to click on that blog link or click on that email subscribe button or to actually purchase one of our products, programs or services. And so once we have clarity that's the key, right Clarity Then we can go and move forward and say, okay, these are the pieces that we're going to create that are actually going to serve the purpose of direct response, meaning they're actually going to move the needle in in our business, and I don't think that we should have any kind of guilt around moving people to action with our content.

Speaker 1:

The other way around, right, we should be excited about that. That's actually a good thing. But there's this crazy new trend or this notion that if you move people to action, all of a sudden you are some kind of trader. All of a sudden you sold out and it's like whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. First of all, you're a business owner, you're an entrepreneur, you're a creator. You cannot exist without making a profit. Okay, who the heck is going to pay for your bills? How are you going to fund your entire operation? That is not a sustainable way of building a brand. It is definitely not going to allow you to serve at the highest level that you possibly can.

Speaker 1:

And so, in so many ways, not actually getting really aggressive with the way that you think about profits, not being aggressive in your sales message, but the way that you think about profits, the way that you strategize around profits, the way that you actually put pieces in place to make your profit strategy come to life, you're actually doing a disservice to people who really need your help. They're the people that want you to continue existing as a brand. It's your responsibility to become profitable. I hate to, I hate to, you know, kind of break it to you here, but that's the truth. That is literally the truth. It's your responsibility to stay in business and you cannot under any circumstance, especially if you have people who work for you and their livelihoods depend on your company being profitable.

Speaker 1:

You can't just be putting out content for the sake of putting out content, because content is super time consuming, right? Like, let's be real here. If we're talking about creating content, this isn't a hobby. This isn't something that you just kind of decide to do because you know it's some kind of pleasurable thing. It can be and it's amazing and it could be your passion and that's a great thing, but it also needs to move the needle if you're going to be a real entrepreneur. I'm sorry, this is not a hobby. This is serious, and so I really.

Speaker 1:

When you're, when you're thinking about legacy, when you're thinking about brand, when you're thinking about service, it's really easy to kind of fog the lens and say, well, well, well, I'm being selfish because you know I actually want to sell my product. No, that is incorrect, that is false. You're actually being responsible. You know you wouldn't. You wouldn't wake up in the morning and say you know what? I'm being so selfish that I'm going to work this morning. I really should just stay home and, just like you know, figure out how I can really empower the world and be of better service to the community. Like no, come on, you're contributing to society, you're actually doing something with your life and that is honestly one of the greatest gifts you can give everybody. Like just be a responsible human, like take responsibility, grow, empower yourself, continue moving forward.

Speaker 1:

So that's my rant about content that sells and how to generate content that actually leads to action, and balancing those two. Now let's get real pragmatic, let's get really practical, because that's what this podcast is all about. We're going to have fun. I promise I'm not. I'm not upset with you. I know that the energy got real high there for a second, but that's just. That's just my Latina and me. You know, that's just me like just getting real excited. So I got my notes here and we're going to move into the next step here, which I think is really important.

Speaker 1:

And just when it comes to kind of ironing down your customer buying journey, how do you reverse engineer that process? Right, because sometimes it can be like okay, I understand the theory, but how to actually take what you just said and put it into practice. So great example of that is this show. Right, I have a membership called the business lounge membership, and the podcast also has the same name. It's the business Business Lounge Podcast. So why did I launch the Business Lounge Podcast? So many reasons, but when it comes to what's relatable or what makes sense for this specific episode, it really is all about reverse engineering. It's reverse engineering. It allows me to have longer form videos like this one, longer form episodes that you tune into, that you listen to, and I can dive in deeper into topics like this one. I can build my relationship with you and I can give you a preview of what it's like on the very surface level. Like, so surface, it's ridiculous.

Speaker 1:

What's in the business lounge membership? If you've ever been a part of that community and this is literally I'm taking the words from so many of you guys who've said this um, it's kind of like in the business lounge. If you love, like, let's say that you're really interested in chocolate, because somehow chocolate is just going to make your life better, because it just does and diving into the business, I'm just literally like jumping into a pool of chocolate, just like all the chocolate you could possibly have. And really that's what the membership is when it comes to content and marketing and business. It's this buffet of all you can eat. Marketing, really just so much information.

Speaker 1:

We have over a thousand training videos, over 30 training courses, and this content, this, this topic that we're talking about, about, you know, creating content, free content that actually converts, that sells. We could be here for hours. I could literally break down for you. Listen, this is how do you create a funnel. This is how you create a buying system right, a customer journey that takes people from zero to actually someone who purchases. And then I can talk to you about conversion optimization inside our conversions Rx course. I could talk to you about designing a profitable funnel, which is one of our courses, and then how you plug in the content aspect inside one of our courses called the content lab.

Speaker 1:

But we don't have that much time, so I gotta make these episodes really practical and hopefully you'll get so much value that you'll say you know what? I'm gonna sign up for that wait list right now because I know that what's on the other side? If this is what she's giving me for free. What's on the other side has to be mind-blowing and, baby, I promise you that it is seriously. I know that I'm tooting my own horn hard on this episode, but it's the truth, and so I just wanted to give you that example.

Speaker 1:

I have a marketing podcast because I have a marketing membership right, and so so often that is the main problem that I see when it comes to content that doesn't generate revenue. There is a massive disconnect between the platform that you're on, between the content that you're pushing out and what you're actually selling. In fact, I was coaching one of our lifetime members in the business lounge just last month and we were talking about kind of going over her blog. She had an amazing blog. She's sharing information with other business owners, but then we discovered that really what she wanted to do was to really niche down and talk to other practitioners in her industry about how to build a business in the medical therapy space which was completely different than online business owners and online entrepreneurs.

Speaker 1:

So, by finding that disconnect, we were able to say whoa, whoa, whoa. You know, let's change the content strategy here, because we're not reverse engineering, we're just kind of like going along and what she was sharing with us was like look, I was just learning things and I wanted to share with other people. So I thought my audience was the entrepreneurial space, the online entrepreneur, the online marketer, when in reality, where her, her expertise and just her brilliance really was shining, was in her niche. She had 15 years of experience, you know, in that niche. She was currently literally the ops manager for a very successful practice. She was in the middle of opening her own and I was like, listen, we need to do a complete pivot with your, with your content, the topics that you're putting out, because I thought that you're attracting this online entrepreneur, you know, when really she's just attracting people who are in that specific niche, that specific industry, and so her content was completely disconnecting in terms of the topics. But let's get even more granular. So that's the foundation, right. That's, we got the foundation. Now let's get real granular with it.

Speaker 1:

How do you then take, you know, content pieces like an Instagram post or a blog post or a video or even a podcast. How do you reverse engineer that process? So, really, once you decide, ok, this is going to be a blog post or a piece of content that's going to be a direct response type piece of content, meaning I'm going to ask, there's going to be a call to action, and that call to action is either going to be to buy my product, to schedule a consultation, to sign up for something, or, you know, to download some kind of lead magnet so that people join my email list. Awesome, now that I know what the topic is, more or less how. What asset do I have right now that would encourage people to actually take that next step in my buyer journey, right? So what is it that I can offer them, whether it's in this content piece itself or in terms of some kind of freebie, some kind of discount, something that will help them take the next step in the buying relationship? And so, for me, there's a variety of ways that I can look at this, and I want you to look at it in your, from your business perspective as well.

Speaker 1:

I can take, for example, let's say, our Trello series. Right, I know that I can create an entire Trello series. I have a lead magnet that's related to that content. It's our Trello free template and from that template I could actually, if I wanted to, I could go and sell my members or my subscribers who opt into that lead magnet. Specifically, I could say hey, I know you're interested in productivity. You clearly love Trello. You downloaded my template. Here's the next step.

Speaker 1:

If you join the business lounge, we have an entire series on productivity. One of the courses is called the productivity clinic and I'm going to break down exactly how you can 10X your productivity or you could work you know, half the time and get just as much, if not more, done. If you're interested, sign up here. Simple, straightforward, no complications, right? In one of our episodes where we talked about monetizing a small audience, we talked about creating a micro or baby offer. Right, connecting those dots into your content. Another way that you can move people to action directly. You don't even have to take them to a lead magnet.

Speaker 1:

I'm talking straight to the sale. It's just create a longer form type of content piece. Right? You want to remember that the higher the cost of your product, the higher the cost of your product, the more convincing and the more relationship and the more trust you want to build with your audience, right? So whoever's watching that piece of content, whoever is consuming it, needs and is brand new to your community, they need to feel that connection with you. So oftentimes, when you're going straight to the sale, it's really smart for you to make your blog post extra beefy. You know what I'm talking about. Like, actually go live, do something a little different, like maybe create a video series or create an entire full blown episode or just create an hour long podcast. It doesn't. It's not about the length, right. It's about how much value you pack into that piece of content and make it very strategic.

Speaker 1:

If you're going to ask for the sale and your product is high end, right, meaning you're charging, and high end is relative, okay, we're talking in the online space. Let's say that you're charging for one-on-one consultations or a consulting package, and it starts at $3,000. So if you're going straight to the sale, then make your 20 minutes of live interaction, your 20 minute podcast, your 20 minute YouTube video, make it really valuable, make it irresistible, take time in crafting that content piece and then transition well into the ask. Transition into the ask meaning whatever the topic that you have. Let's say that I am let's say I'm a CPA, right, and I know that I'm not going to do anyone's taxes for less than four or $5,000. And that's a big ask, right, like it's a lot of money.

Speaker 1:

So I'm gonna go live on my Facebook page once a week and I'm just gonna give these business owners gold, so much value, practical information that they can put into action. And they're gonna be so blown away by that content piece that at the end I'm going to say hey, if you would love to work with me, if you're confused about how to do your books or your taxes, if you feel overwhelmed with how much information is out there and you just want that personalized service, here is my phone number. Here's a link where you can call a call, where you can book a consultation. It's totally free, it's 15 minutes. I'm going to give you really great information and we're going to decide if we are a good match, if we can work together. This is the number or here's the link. Definitely book yours right now.

Speaker 1:

That's a great piece of content that you can literally transition straight into the sale and not feel guilty about it, because you've earned right. You've earned the ask. You build so much value into that content piece that you can say, hey, just do this. And, by the way, I know this sounds crazy, but we're talking about a high-end offer. If you're selling a $15 product, for example, yo post an Instagram post. Like you don't need to spend 20 minutes convincing someone about how great your product is, although you might. That might be part of your strategy where you're demoing the product or showing client testimonials. I think that's really smart, but you don't have to do that right, like super important to understand here.

Speaker 1:

And that kind of brings me and reminds me of the Kardashians. I know I've been talking about them lately here, but in a good way, like I've been using them as examples, and I just think it's really interesting that they can post on Instagram just like you know, any other influencer, but just, you know, scaled out to the max, because they have a huge following and they know that they're going to generate hundreds of thousands, thousands, if not millions of dollars for whoever they endorse. That is the power of reverse engineering your content. They know what performs, they know what kind of posts are actually going to move the needle for the brands that they sponsor or for their own brands, which, by the way, extremely smart, but that's a whole other episode um and so, as a result of that, they get to move people into action, like they're literally direct response mavens. They know how to do it and do it really well. But they also leverage long form content via their TV show right, their reality TV show to build that relationship, to build that kind of buy-in into their family.

Speaker 1:

And so it's really interesting how you know one of the biggest online, you know social media celebrities they do the exact same thing because they're entrepreneurs first. They're business owners. They've always ran their brands like business owners, like entrepreneurs, and a huge part of that is just Kris Jenner's you know influence. She is a business woman. There's a reason why she's called momager and she gets it. She always has understood how to monetize content, and so I think that, whether you agree with the Kardashians or not, you know I happen to have a pretty intense like-hate relationship because I do not stand for a lot of things that they believe in. But that's besides the point. It really is about learning from people who know how to do it and do it well. Right, it's understanding.

Speaker 1:

Ok, how can you model other brands? And I'm not saying go model the Kardashians, only. There's plenty of other brands who do this very, very well. So if you disagree with them or you just don't, whatever that's besides the point, the point is that it's really smart of you as an entrepreneur, as a modern entrepreneur, to go and reverse engineer this and then go and look at people who are doing it well. Literally emulate that strategy and try to look for people outside of your niche, outside of your industry, because what often happens is we try to emulate everybody in the same space and then everyone ends up. Everyone ends up doing the same thing and most often than not, you don't know what's actually happening behind the scenes of that person's company. So please just go emulate people who are successful outside of your niche. I think that's the best, safest way of doing it without looking like a copycat. So I hope that that makes sense in terms of practicality, of how you actually turn like.

Speaker 1:

What is the secret really? Just to summarize, just to recap you cannot be performing random acts of content. You just can't, and we have an entire content marketing playlist. If you're watching this on YouTube, that we will link if you're curious about content marketing. How do you actually organize your content calendar. How do you create content that brings people, that captures their attention? How do you create, you know, endless content ideas. All of that is linked in that playlist and, of course, if you're listening on the podcast, we're going to have everything linked over on this episode's blog. So check that out, definitely always at the end of every episode. You know that I'm going to give you all the goods and there's going to be extra resources and links to other templates, other checklists, other things that we have available for you, including our content calendar template that you can leverage so you can stop this. Random acts of content life, no more. We're not doing random acts of content.

Speaker 1:

Number two, equally as important I want you to reverse engineer the process of actually moving someone closer to becoming a customer. So what does that entail? It means that you are going to look for topics that lead directly, that the next step, the next logical step, is hiring. You is buying your product, is filling out that application form or scheduling the first consultation. That's what it's all about. I cannot stress this enough, and that is exactly how I've built a seven-figure brand with very, a very small audience.

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Okay, in this, in this, you know realm. You know that I can walk my talk. This is real. I'm not trying to BS you, um, you can see that throughout our brand, and so I want to make sure that you are way more intentional about pulling that content aside and saying, okay, how do I take, you know, this offer? What kind of content can I create around it? What are the topics that people would resonate around you know this content piece? How could the next logical step be Let me buy from you, let me sign up for this thing, let me actually book you. You know my first session with you. It doesn't have to be complicated, it just has to be effective.

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And then, once you have that laid out, test and experiment, play around with it. Look at your numbers, you know. Are people actually clicking to sign up for your thing? Are they actually buying, um, and so that's really really important thing to do. And hey, I'm gonna walk my talk on this episode and I'm actually I'm actually going to do the exact same thing If you want to dive in deeper into marketing and business strategies, just like this one, but like extremely deep, I'm talking like literally, I take your hand entire business strategy, from your marketing to your Facebook ads, to understanding, blogging and content marketing to individual social media channels like Instagram and YouTube and Pinterest.

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We got it all inside of the business lounge. It's currently closed, but I want you to sign up for the waitlist because on occasion we'll have a couple open spots and we'll send that out. Even if we don't have a public launch, you will be the first one to know when you can actually join the business lounge and seriously, it's going to be amazing. I can't wait to have you in there so we can have this kind of conversation, just like Amplify x 2000. So I hope that you enjoyed this episode. I hope that it was useful, and now I want you to click over to that content marketing playlist where we have our best resources, our best strategies on how you can actually get closer to monetizing your content, how you can be consistent and how you can create all the important, important things in your business to actually work together.

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