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Ads for Mastermind: Insights into Effective Free Trial Strategies

Micheal O'Neill

Ads for Mastermind: Insights into Effective Free Trial Strategies

Our Ad today is from a company that has shaped the world of digital marketing we see today.

Guess we should sit up and pay attention.

Introducing none other than Ryan Deiss and the team over at Digital Marketer.

What’s unusual about this ad is its simplicity.

No grandiose promises of endless profits or finding the answer to life, the universe, and everything (which we all know is 42).

The ad simply identifies a #1 pain point and promises to fix it with some very tangible outputs.

But don’t let the simplicity fool you. 

This is the starting point of an intelligent funnel! (more about that in the Now Launching section!)

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 3 Elements To Inspire Your Ad Campaigns:

  • I like this opening – “Who else is looking for answers? Answers to the really hard questions, like -” Sure, it is vague, but it is curiosity building. Aren’t we all looking for answers? We want the opening lines of our ad to reel in our perfect-fit client. One powerful way to do this is to get them to answer a question and trigger a conversation in their head. Even getting your Perfect-Fit Client to say yes (or sometimes no) can lure them onto the edge of our slippery copy slope.
  • Dean then brings them deep into what those “hard questions” are. Notice how nothing in the ad so far talks about building a course or selling a digital product. Dean goes right to the core desires and pain points. The questions that keep his Perfect-Fit Client awake at night – Protecting loved ones – Become the person we know we wanna be – To thrive instead of survive. He’s connecting with the ultimate outcome first. If you can show people you can read their minds, they will believe your solution will get them what they want.
  • Your #1 mechanism for selling a SAAS Product is the free trial. Get people using your platform, and get them to invest time, effort, and energy in setting up and rolling out your solution. By the time it comes to the end of their free trial your goal is for their “sunk cost” effort to outweigh the monthly fee. Dean adds a brilliant twist. He charges $1. Dean is a direct-response marketer. He knows that people who go to the effort of pulling out their credit card will be more likely to follow through and take action. He also knows that it will trigger the principle of consistency, which means people who pay $1 will feel internal pressure to validate their initial commitment by signing up for membership. The icing on top. The $1 goes to charity. Who isn’t going to feel even better about themselves and the business they are dealing with when they are supporting a worthy cause through their actions.

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Launch Newsletter Issue #00042

Micheal O'Neill

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L – Latest News

Want to know what the cool kids are listening to these days?

YouTube’s got you covered with their latest ad offering that targets Gen Z based on the songs they’re vibing to. So, if you want to stay hip and connect with the youths, check out YouTube’s latest ad offering.

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If you advertise on Reddit, these updates will save you time, effort, and a few headaches.

The platform has just dropped a handful of new features for its Ads Manager, including automated ad creation and multi-currency support. Plus, you can now easily find targetable communities and analyze ad activity over a full year.

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Want to enhance your business page visibility, engage your audience, and streamline your hiring process?

LinkedIn has rolled out four new updates for business pages, including scheduling posts up to three months ahead, live audio-only conversations, automatic job posting, and following pages as a page. Don’t miss out on these innovative features that can take your LinkedIn marketing efforts to the next level.

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A – A.I. For Growth

Want to monetize your tweets and turn your hot takes into cold hard cash?

Look no further than Hypefury, your own personal assistant to help you grow your audience, build your email list, and sell more products. With the best techniques used by Twitter OG’s, you’ll be a social media mogul in no time!

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Are you tired of staring at a blank screen, struggling to come up with new ideas?

Word Spinner is here to save the day! With just one click, this AI-powered software can rewrite any sentence or paragraph in seconds, freeing up your time to focus on the important stuff. So, give your brain a break and let Word Spinner do the spinning for you.

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Multi-task like a pro and never miss out on the latest news and gossip.

This app lets you turn your reads into podcasts so you can listen to them on the go. So ditch the reading glasses and download this app today – your ears will thank you!

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U – Uplevel Ads 

It’s fight night, and the Mr Miyagi of the launch world has stepped into the ring, “Let’s get ready to rumble!” Jeff Walker is warming up for a fascinating 3 phase launch process. 

More on that in the Now Launching segment, but let’s dive into one of Jeff’s Facebook Ads.

This ad is driving people to a registration page for, yes, you guessed it, a 3-part workshop – Countdown To Launch – Free 3-Day Live Challenge.

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3 Elements To Inspire Your Ad Campaigns:

  • Join the conversation: Jeff immediately joins the conversation in people’s heads. “If you’ve been sitting on a great business idea…. But have no idea if people will pay for it or not”. A lot is going on in this one sentence. Jeff hits a pain point. So many people want to start a business and believe they have a great idea but don’t know what to do next. Jeff shows that he understands his audience by voicing inner feelings, thoughts and conversations his audience is having. Jeff also calls out their big challenge. Even if my idea is good, how will I get people to pay for it?

  • Take A Counter Intuitive Stance: Next, Jeff builds interest by introducing a “crucial” (hidden, secret, missing) step. This step will bring you from where you are stuck (idea phase) to your dream state (profitable business). But it’s not what you would expect. It’s what makes people “BELIEVE” in a product or service. To an aspiring entrepreneur, this opens up a host of new opportunities. It wasn’t that their idea was wrong. They just hadn’t found this secret sauce that would make people believe in their product and buy it. This is why they failed before. This is why it will be different this time.

  • Tackle Objections: “If you’ve got an idea for a transformation product, program or course, you don’t have to have an MBA, wait for the “perfect” time, or have a flawlessly polished offering” What holds people back the most are feeling like they need to learn more or now is not the right time, or they need things to be perfect. It’s the exact same for your audience. Call this out but the key is to tell them what the magic antidote is to help them move forward with confidence. 

3 Elements We’d Test:

  • Simplify The Language: “then I’ve got exactly the key information you’ve been missing” Sometimes, we feel the need to stack adjectives and adverbs into our copy. Often this can detract from our message and lose our audience. It would be interesting to see if “then I’ve got the critical information you’ve been missing”. It’s only a change of two words but sometimes that can have a big impact on results.
  • Formatting: This is something small but it still plays into the vision your audience creates of you. Make sure to review your ads before they go live. We can see the url in the middle of the ad has fallen off its bullet point. This will have a tiny impact on conversion rates if any but it is still worth noting. Make sure to review your ads before you hit publish. After doing all the work sometimes all you want to do is hit that publish button and go live but always stand back. Take a mental break and come back to review your ad copy and creative later with fresh eyes. You’ll be surprised what you’ll pick up. (PS. Deliberate mistakes and errors can result in higher conversion rates. It’s a risky strategy and one I would only attempt after every other avenue was explored!) 

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N – Now Launching

So onto Jeff’s launch strategy. Jeff is running a 3-Part Challenge as a pre-launch for PLF Live.

At PLF Live, Jeff will offer Launch Club. 

This makes Countdown to Launch a pre-launch for the pre-launch of Launch Club.

The structure is as follows:

(JV, FB Ads, Email) > Countdown to Launch Opt-in > VIP Upsell ($47) > PLF Live ($397) > Launch Club ($12,000)

3 day live events are the #1 way to sell high-ticket programs. Since COVID forced people to move there events online, people across the board are seeing significant decreases in event costs, increases in events registrations and high conversion rates to their in event offers. 

The three primary methodologies for launching a virtual live event are webinar series, challenge or multi-part workshop.

Jeff is rolling out a multi-part workshop….but here is the interesting part. He isn’t just doing it once. He is delivering the workshop live and then rolling out a recorded version of it each week for 3 weeks up until PLF Live. 

This gives plenty of opportunity for his JV partners to pick the most opportune time to email and his team time to scale their Facebook Ad campaigns.

Here is an above the fold screen shot of the opt-in page.

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3 Elements To Inspire Your Opt-in Page:

  • Follow the proven model: There are 5 key above-the-fold components of an opt-in page. Headline, Subhead/Prehead, Image, Body Copy, CTA. Not alone is Jeff following the proven model structurally. He is following it from a copy perspective too. Free is used twice (Prehead & CTA). Clear primary promise (Launch Your Online Course, Member Ste, or Coaching Program). Make it feel easy (3 simple steps). Then the body copy backs up your claims and provides evidence as to how people will achieve the primary promise of your headline. Deviate from this model, and you risk a much lower conversion rate.

    • Make it easy: People are busy. They don’t read your copy. They scan it. I love how Jeff has highlighted key phrases and sentences using bold. This helps people take away 80% of the message in your copy at a glance without reading all the words. This is one of the reasons I love bullet points. Bullet points force you to say what you want to say concisely. They also draw the reader’s attention to the points and force them to slow down.

  • Mobile optimization: Below is a screenshot of the mobile version of the opt-in page. If you are running ads 60%-80% of your traffic will come from mobile. If you’re driving email traffic, your mobile percentage might be a little lower, but it will still make up over 50%. Look how Jeff moves the opt-in button up directly below the headline to make sure it shows up above the fold. If you download the pdf of the mobile opt-in page you will also notice the image has moved to the very bottom of the above-the-fold section from the desktop version. There is nothing worse to arriving on a mobile opt-in page and being hit with an image that takes up 75% of your screen. Ain’t no one got time to be scrolling past images on their mobile! 

 

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C – Conversion Psychology 

🔥Struggling with Facebook Ads? 🤔 High costs draining your budget? 💸 Cost per lead and acquisition through the roof? Well, it’s time to talk CPM! 🦸‍♂️ Discover why it’s crucial, what it tells you, and how to reduce it to make more sales for your online course or membership.

CPM = Cost Per 1,000 Impressions. It’s the 💰 you pay for 1,000 people to SEE your ad. Lower CPM = more bang for your buck! 🎯 CPM reveals a LOT about your ad’s performance, like your copy, creative, & audience. 🎨 Keep reading to learn how to optimize for a lower CPM! 🛠️

High CPMs often indicate problems with your ad’s copy, visuals, or audience targeting. 🔍 To improve your ad’s performance and reduce CPM, you need to dig deeper, experiment, and pivot until you find the right mix. 🧪 Keep reading for practical tips! 💡

💡 TIPS to reduce CPM:

  1. a) Test, test, test! 🧪 Copy, visuals, headlines: all need tweaking & refining.
  2. b) Scale up your audience. 🎯 Broad targeting = lower CPM.
    c) Analyze your competition using the Ad Library. 🕵️‍♀️ Learn from their copy & creative

Applying these tips can lead to a significant drop in your CPM and a surge in conversions. 🌊 It’s all about finding the right balance and delivering a message that resonates with your target audience. 🎯 Keep refining your strategy, and watch your results improve! 📈

RECAP: CPM optimization is a game-changer. 🔑 It tells you about the quality of your copy, creative, and audience. To reduce CPM & boost sales, test your ads, and make your copy relevant to your audience.  Apply these tips, and watch your ad performance skyrocket! 🚀 

H – Hot Take 

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It was hot…..I took it…..

Sometimes you need to relax, unwind and feel the sand between your toes!

 

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