The long-standing strategy of seeing 50% of launch sales on the final 'cart close' day is dead. Entrepreneur Amy Porterfield observed that for her multi-million dollar launches, buyers are making decisions faster. This shifts the critical sales window to the beginning of a promotion, not the end.
Since AI can deliver information, digital courses must evolve to provide what AI cannot: support, accountability, and community. The value is no longer in the curriculum alone but in the human-centric ecosystem that ensures students complete the work and get their questions answered, which prevents them from 'falling off the wagon.'
A custom AI tool offers more value than a generic one like ChatGPT because it can be trained on a brand's unique, paywalled intellectual property. This creates a curated experience that aligns perfectly with your teachings and provides answers that cannot be found for free on the web, solidifying your expertise.
Instead of offering free webinars or guides to build an email list, charge a small, 'no-brainer' price like $27. While this may result in a smaller list, the audience will be more engaged, more valuable, and more likely to purchase future offers because they have already demonstrated a willingness to pay.
By shifting from a structured, podcast-focused newsletter to a personal, 'unhinged' format discussing everything from reality TV to eye patches, Amy Porterfield dramatically increased engagement. This personality-driven approach created a stronger connection with her audience, who now genuinely look forward to her emails.
After radically changing her newsletter's tone, Amy Porterfield faced negative feedback and unsubscribes. She reframes this as a positive 'shedding season,' a necessary process to filter out misaligned followers and attract an audience that connects with her authentic self. She even used a negative comment as a subject line, which performed well.
Amy Porterfield increased her webinar conversion rate by 3% simply by moving her most valuable offers to the 45-60 minute window. Because audiences naturally drop off after an hour regardless of the stated length, a webinar's most critical sales information must be delivered before that 60-minute mark.