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#184: Amy Porterfield – Her step-by-step process for MASSIVE product launches [Greatest Hits]

Aug 13, 2024

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Amy Porterfield, an online marketing expert and creator of a multimillion-dollar education business, shares her inspiring journey from a corporate job to becoming a course launch guru. She reveals her step-by-step strategies that transformed a $26 flop into over $900,000 in revenue. Learn how she effectively builds her email list and engages audiences through live webinars. Plus, she discusses her transition from solo creator to managing a team, focusing on mentorship and leveraging talent to scale her success.

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Quick takeaways

Amy Porterfield's initial struggles with course launches underline the importance of resilience and learning from failure in entrepreneurship.

The strategic use of webinars significantly enhances conversion rates, showcasing their effectiveness compared to traditional sales methods.

Building and nurturing an email list is crucial for long-term business success, serving as a direct communication channel with potential customers.

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Focus to Mastery: Less is More

00:56

Embrace the Mess: Launch for Learning

01:16

Intro

2min

From Corporate to Course Creator

8min

From Modest Beginnings to Exponential Growth: The Power of Focus and Email Marketing

4min

Mastering Product Launch Cadence for Success

2min

Mastering Course Launches Through Strategic Live Webinars

3min

Mastering Webinar Sales Techniques

19min

Simplifying Your First Product Launch: SMS and Webinar Integration Insights

3min

From Solo Creator to Team Player

16min

Amy Porterfield is an online marketing expert and the creator of a multimillion dollar education business. Now you may know Amy from her top ranked marketing podcast called Online Marketing Made Easy or her new best selling book, Two Weeks Notice.

She is a legend after all. Amy quit her job in 2009 and started out on her own. In 2011, she launched her first course, but despite her background and experience, that course was a total flop earning just $26. She tried again in 2012, and this time, she earned $30,000 from her course launch. Then in 2013, she launched her podcast and really hit her stride. In 2013, Amy posted $915,000 in revenue.

Amy has now built an online marketing machine. With 22 employees and millions of dollars in revenue each year, Amy has really nailed both evergreen sales and course launches. Her launch formula leverages the use of webinars.

In this episode you'll learn

The specific step by step strategy that Amy uses for her course launches
How she builds her email list during the launch period
How to be more successful in selling through those webinars even when you're sitting in the sale part of it
And if you stick around towards the end, we even dig into how she's thought about building her team

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