We spent $200k on Ads in 7 months. Here's what we learned.
Dec 12, 2024
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The hosts dive into their thrilling journey after investing $200K in paid ads, sharing valuable lessons learned from hefty financial hurdles. They highlight their impressive growth, doubling their team and transitioning to new business strategies. Insights into crafting effective educational products and optimizing advertisements provide a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process. They discuss the shift from organic to paid growth, reflecting on challenges and the importance of consistent content creation for broadening their audience.
Investing $200,000 in paid advertising revealed the costly learning curve of effective marketing strategies and the importance of trial and error.
The team's shift from a slow cohort model to an instant results approach led to significant organizational growth and improved client support.
Deep dives
The Pain of Growth in Education Products
Building education products often involves enduring significant challenges, with the creators highlighting the high costs associated with learning effective paid advertising strategies. Initially expecting to invest a modest amount, the actual expenses soared to $200,000, yielding little immediate return and revealing numerous errors in their approach. This painful but necessary experience serves as a growth catalyst, with every setback providing insights that ultimately enhance their skills across different business areas. The process is likened to creating a money-printing machine, where initial struggles pave the way for future successes, and they aim to transform these lessons into profitable education offerings.
Transitioning Business Priorities
Over the past months, there has been a significant shift in business focus, moving from the Ship 30 product to prioritizing PGA. The team has realized the flaws in their initial cohort model, which had longer feedback loops, prompting them to pivot towards a model that provides instant results through advertisements. This transition has led to resource reallocation, with the team expanding from 14 to 28 members, particularly strengthening their closing and success departments. The aim is to ensure exceptional accountability and support for clients, paving the way to streamline operations and enhance product offerings going forward.
Learning Through Iteration and Reflection
The journey of creating effective marketing strategies has underscored the value of learning through numerous iterations. The creators emphasize that successful ads result not from a few attempts but from extensive trial and error, culminating in well-crafted advertisements that truly resonate with audiences. Each experience contributes to a growing understanding of how to market educational products effectively, which grows easier over time as foundational skills are established. The nostalgia linked to past challenges serves as motivation, as every phase of difficulty is viewed as building blocks toward future success, highlighting the importance of embracing the process.
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Long time no see! In episode 38 of ☕️ Espresso Hour, Ship 30 for 30 Captains Dickie Bush and Nicolas Cole catch up on the last 7 months: their journey so far diving head first into the paid marketing world, how the business has scaled from 14 to 28 team members, and the secret to creating digital products people will actually buy. All this and more in today's video - anchors away!
(00:00) Intro (03:01) Rotating the Business (05:47) Expanding the Team from 14 to 28 (11:07) Diving Into the World of Paid Ads (13:09) The Secret to Building Education Products (16:00) Creating and Launching Our Black Friday Product (19:15) The Journey from Organic to Paid