David Kadavy — "Creating an Explosive Email Course"

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Main Concept

Creating an explosive email course that doubles, 3xs, 4xs an email list.

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Talk Recap

Your Email List Is Not Just Email

  • You probably already have an email list / course
  • It’s bringing you some sales
    • But with a few small tricks, you can dramatically increase your email list size
  • What’s the difference between a regular and an explosive email course?

Remember 2 Things

  • Your course is valuable information, for “free”
  • Your course is a collective event

Value to Provide

  • Provide a sample of your material
  • Teach something of value

Once they’re in your course

  • Get them excited
  • Remind them the deadline is coming
  • Ask them to share the opportunity with others

Announcement Tweet*

(Use your own most valuable social channel)

  • Share the facts
  • Make this the center of our marketing efforts

Announcement Email

  • Build excitement
  • Announce the deadline
  • Ask for share/retweets (don’t dilute your call to action)

Announcement Post

  • Build excitement
  • Announce the deadline
  • Ask for share/retweets (don’t dilute your call to action)

 

Landing Page

  • Include a countdown timer
  • Go for sign-ups

Welcome Email

  • [get really excited about this!]
  • [be kind and share!]

Deadline Email(s)

  • “[look how pumped everyone is!]”
  • “[the deadline is coming]”
  • “[don’t be a bad friend]”

The Viral Loop

  • Drive Sign Ups
  • Build Excitement
  • Ask for Shares
  • Remind of the Deadline
  • Repeat

Summer of Marketing

  • Started with a list of 20,000 folks
  • Grew it by another 10,000 folks

Become a Morning Person

  • Seed list: 7,000 folks
  • First Session: 26,000 folks

Your Action Items

  1. Brainstorm an outline for your course
  2. “Barf Draft” the first email lesson

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