Free Stuff Sells The Power of Lead Magnets Ep 566

In a detailed discussion on lead generation and value creation, the speaker, author of "100 Million Dollar Offers," emphasizes the importance of providing substantial free value as a precursor to sales. They argue that a lead magnet should offer a complete solution to a specific problem, thereby building trust and enticing customers to engage with the core offer—the product or service that generates the most revenue. The speaker also reveals strategies for creating successful lead magnets, including identifying customer problems, delivering solutions effectively, and packaging offerings attractively. Additionally, they stress the importance of quality in free offerings, as this sets the expectation of future value and encourages word-of-mouth promotion. Finally, they announce their upcoming book, "100 Million Dollar Leads," and an entrepreneur-focused event, promising significant value to attendees.

• Lead magnets are essential for generating leads and increasing sales.
• They are valuable offerings given for free or at a massive discount.
• The purpose is to provide a prediction of future value to potential customers.
• A lead magnet should be a complete solution to a narrowly defined problem.
• The goal is to build trust and make the prospect take the first step towards a bigger commitment.

"You're not making as much money as you want to make because you're not getting as many leads as you need to have to sell stuff to."

This quote highlights the direct correlation between the number of leads a business has and its revenue potential.

"What is the easiest way to get someone to predict they're going to get value from you after you buy? By giving them value before they buy."

This quote emphasizes the strategy of providing value upfront to create a positive expectation of future benefits, which can lead to sales.

• The core offer is the primary product or service that generates the most revenue.
• A lead magnet is a preliminary offer that precedes the core offer.
• Lead magnets should not be partial solutions but complete ones for specific issues.
• The effectiveness of a lead magnet is judged by its ability to open the door to the core offer.

"The core offer is the thing you sell that makes you the most money."

This quote defines the core offer as the most profitable item or service a business provides.

"Lead Magnet is not a partial solution. All right? What a lot of people try and do is like, hey, I'm going to give you the first six minutes of this twelve minute video and at the rest, click here, right?"

This quote criticizes the approach of offering incomplete solutions as lead magnets, suggesting that it can diminish trust with potential customers.

• Solve a painful step in the customer's journey at a significant discount.
• Ensure the lead magnet is of high quality to build trust and interest.
• Use the lead magnet to naturally lead customers towards the core offer.
• The strategy should increase the likelihood of customers committing to more expensive offers.

"Can I pick one of these very painful steps for my prospect and solve it for them at a massive discount to attract more people to want to do it with me."

This quote suggests identifying a specific pain point in the customer's process and addressing it with the lead magnet to enhance attraction and trust.

"We're not giving away partially done work, we're giving complete work to a narrowly defined problem that, once completed, opens up the next problem."

This quote reinforces the idea that a lead magnet should offer a complete solution to a specific problem, setting the stage for addressing subsequent issues with the core offer.

• Free or heavily discounted lead magnets can create high demand.
• The lead magnet acts as a low-cost entry point for customers.
• The cost of acquiring a customer is the cost of delivering the lead magnet.
• The strategy can yield a higher conversion rate compared to direct core offer sales.

"If I give away a $10 massage to get people to come in, and then later everyone buys packages of massages from me or buys a massage subscription from me, the massage subscription or the massage packages are my core offer."

This quote illustrates how a low-cost lead magnet can lead to higher-value purchases of the core offer.

"And so you've got one person getting a massage for $100 versus six people getting a massage 30% of the 20 after giving them that first trial."

This quote compares the effectiveness of direct sales versus using a lead magnet, showing that lead magnets can result in a higher number of paying customers.

• Lead magnets are used to lower the total cost of acquiring a new customer.
• Even if there is a loss incurred in giving away the lead magnet, the long-term customer value justifies the initial loss.
• Business owners use lead magnets as an investment in acquiring loyal customers.

If it actually cost me 20, I might lose $10. But am I willing to lose $10 on 20 people? So I pay $200 to get six customers that convert and are worth 2000?

This quote illustrates the calculation a business owner might make when considering the cost of a lead magnet versus the potential long-term value of new customers. It shows the willingness to accept a short-term loss for a greater return on investment.

• The speaker is launching a new book titled "100 million dollar leads."
• An event is planned to celebrate entrepreneurs, with 200,000 people registered.
• The event is also a platform to give away something valuable to attendees, between the value of a gift card and a Tesla.

My next book, 100 million dollar leads is finally ready. Is it cool if I invite you to the biggest entrepreneur party that I think has ever happened?

This quote announces the release of the speaker's new book and an accompanying event aimed at entrepreneurs, highlighting the scale of the event and the speaker's investment in it.

• Giving away free value is essential to attract customers.
• Businesses should anticipate and solve the customer's next problem.
• The strategy involves solving initial problems for free and charging for subsequent solutions.

And if you don't know how to give two types of value, then get good enough to be able to give value on the front end before someone buys so that you can give value on the back end.

This quote emphasizes the importance of providing value both before and after a purchase, suggesting that businesses need to be adept at offering upfront value to lead customers to paid offerings.

• Understanding the customer journey allows businesses to strategically solve problems in sequence.
• By solving early-stage problems for free, customers are naturally led to the next problem, which can be monetized.
• This approach is exemplified by breaking down the process of weight loss into manageable steps and providing solutions at each stage.

So, for example, if you're trying to lose weight, there's a lot of steps that have to occur. And the way that I like to think about this is before, during, after.

The quote outlines a strategy for addressing a complex problem like weight loss by dividing it into stages and offering solutions for each stage, with the potential to charge for solutions to subsequent problems.

• Identify a problem that customers face and devise a solution.
• Importance of understanding how to store and portion food to prevent issues like jelly at the bottom of Tupperware.
• Solving customer problems effectively leads to trust and future business opportunities.

"and I'm going to solve it for them."

This quote emphasizes the commitment to solving customer problems, which is crucial for building a successful business.

"Then what am I going to do? Well, how to store it and portion it in a way that you can bring it with you so you don't get that weird jelly in the bottom of your chicken breast."

This quote addresses the specific problem of food storage and the importance of providing practical solutions to common issues customers face.

• Free offerings that cost money to the business are often valued more by customers.
• Digital giveaways are common and may be undervalued unless exceptional.
• Incurring upfront costs can lead to greater profits in the long term.
• The free offerings should surpass the quality of competitors' paid offerings.

"But I can assure you that if it actually costs you money, it usually will be valued at a significantly higher percentage to the marketplace."

This quote suggests that giveaways which cost the business money are likely to be perceived as having a higher value by customers, enhancing the business's reputation.

"Your free stuff should be better than their paid stuff."

This quote underlines the strategy of offering superior free products or services compared to competitors' paid ones to gain a competitive edge.

• Seven steps to create lead magnets that attract and convert potential customers.
• The process involves identifying the problem, deciding on the solution, and determining the delivery method.
• The value of the lead magnet is judged by its ability to attract interest and lead to sales.

"Let's round this out with seven quick steps that I think through when I'm actually trying to create lead magnets for any business that we have."

This quote introduces a structured approach to creating lead magnets, highlighting the importance of a strategic process.

"Step number one, figure out the problem you want to solve and who you want to solve it for."

This quote emphasizes the initial step in creating a lead magnet, which is understanding the customer's problem and target audience.

• The importance of testing and optimizing the packaging of lead magnets.
• Title, subheadline, and image are key elements that need to be tested for effectiveness.
• The goal is to make the lead magnet appealing at first glance to encourage consumption.

"The first thing that someone's going to see in order to make the decision to consume your lead magnet is how you package it."

This quote highlights the significance of the lead magnet's visual presentation as the first point of customer engagement.

"So for example, this book, I had the title that I tested, I had the sub headline that I tested, and I tested the image that I was going to put on the COVID itself."

This quote provides an example of how different elements of a lead magnet's packaging were tested to determine the most effective combination for market appeal.

• The title and cover of a product can dramatically impact its success.
• A book's sales can skyrocket from a simple change in its title and cover.
• The naming and packaging step is crucial for the product's market appeal.

A couple of different images that I ran. Then I ran different versions of the image that was the one that ultimately won.

This quote illustrates the process of selecting the most effective image for a product, emphasizing the importance of visual appeal in marketing.

And so if there's ever a most important step, it's this one, which is how you name it and how you package it.

This quote underscores the significance of naming and packaging in the success of a product, suggesting it's a critical step in the marketing process.

• Providing content in various formats caters to different learning styles and preferences.
• Offering audio, written, hardback, digital, and video versions can increase consumption.
• Minimal effort to produce multiple formats can lead to a significant increase in audience reach.

People learn in different ways, have an audio version, have a written version, hardback version they can hold in their hands, have the digital reader version, have the video version.

This quote emphasizes the importance of accommodating different learning preferences by offering content in various formats.

It's so much effort to write the book and so little effort to just double and triple and quadruple how many more people consume it simply by making it available in more ways to more people in more places.

This quote points out the efficiency of increasing content consumption by simply providing it in multiple formats, which requires relatively little additional effort compared to the initial creation.

• High-quality content is crucial for building a positive reputation and attracting customers.
• Offering subpar content can damage reputation and discourage potential customers.
• Overdelivering on value can lead to word-of-mouth promotion and attract customers who will pay.

You have to make it fucking good.

This quote succinctly states the importance of producing high-quality content in order to be successful and respected in the marketplace.

If a lead magnet is not good enough that people then tell other people about it. In my opinion, you have failed.

This quote suggests that the quality of a lead magnet should be high enough to encourage organic sharing, which is a marker of success.

• Making it easy for customers to take the next step is essential.
• Clear call to actions (CTAs) are more effective than clever ones.
• Providing multiple methods for taking action can increase response rates.

When you're making call to actions, don't be clever. Be clear.

This quote highlights the importance of clarity over cleverness in CTAs to ensure customers know exactly what to do next.

Just like the book consumption, you can double and triple your response rates on ctas by making it available in the way that is convenient to them is their preference.

This quote explains that offering various ways to respond to CTAs can significantly increase customer engagement, similar to providing content in multiple formats.

• Commitment to delivering exceptional value is key for event promotion.
• Hosting a launch party is a strategy to generate buzz and celebrate the effort put into a project.
• The goal is to create an experience that attendees will want to share with others.

I'm going to have a big launch party for my book. And if the book's already out either way, it'll still be at the same URL, which is acquisition.com.

This quote discusses the plan for a launch event to promote the book, indicating the importance of creating a memorable experience for marketing purposes.

So I will do everything in my power to over deliver like crazy for everyone to attend so you can be there or be square.

This quote expresses the speaker's intention to provide exceptional value at the event, reinforcing the concept that going above and beyond can lead to positive word-of-mouth and success.