MBA2017 Does Scarcity Actually Get More Sales? + Free Ride Friday

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Apr 1, 2022

Thinking of launching an online course without an audience? Discover innovative strategies to sell successfully in 2025. Learn how to validate your ideas, network effectively, and even pre-sell your course before it’s launched. Hear powerful personal stories demonstrating how small ad investments can lead to big returns. Building an eager customer base and creating mini products are key to gaining traction. This guide will help you transform your teaching dreams into reality, no matter where you're starting from!

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ADVICE

Pre-sell Your Course

Don't spend months creating a course before validating demand.
Get paid upfront by pre-selling your course to early buyers.

ADVICE

Validate Your Course Idea

Validate your course idea by asking your network and joining niche communities.
Sell a beta version or pre-recorded version at a discount to gauge interest.

ANECDOTE

Webinar Course Validation

Omar Zenhom validated his automated webinar course by first hosting a popular webinar.
He sold the recording to attendees, proving demand before creating the full course.

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As consumers, we’re told this all the time by people trying to get sales. If you don’t buy ASAP, you’ll miss out on a great deal, or even the chance to buy altogether.

But is it…bull?

Is scarcity just another manipulative tool used by unscrupulous salespeople? More importantly, is scarcity a tool you should use? FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) can be a powerful motivator. But is it effective — and ethical?

Today, we explore the concept, and how to execute it without feeling gross.

Scarcity, when genuine, is not a trick. It’s a reality you’re letting your customers in on, potentially to their genuine advantage. By dropping the games and offering people a truly win-win scenario, you can use the scarcity principle to boost sales in an honest way.

Find out how — Click Play!

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