Online Marketing Podcast

Oh, my goodness, here comes the controversy... You do not have to give all the good stuff away for free!Often in marketing circles, you’ll hear people say that you need to give your good stuff away for free in order to lead people in. And I want to put a little asterisk right there beside that statement.I'm going to have you sit back and think about this...Of course, we want to attract and bring people to our offer, our coaching program, our course, our membership, or whatever our thing is but we need to look at this a little differently. We don't want to put junk into the market, but we also don’t want to give all the good stuff away for free!Everything that we cover, whatever info we provide is to give people a little taste, it's just a sample of the real thing. It’s to draw them in so they want the real deal.So, go ahead and put your best stuff out there, but with a little asterisk. Give them a sample and create a desire for more!Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

In this episode, we are discussing how to create a proper runway leading up to your launch that will set you up for success by mapping out the journey for your audience step-by-step leading them from getting them into your world, building connections, creating excitement and anticipation and finally making the offer and leading them to an informed buying decision.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Setting the right price point for your course can not just attract an audience but also make it a no brainer for them to sign up for your memberships.In this episode of our Mastermind Series, we are discussing how a good payment plan can eliminate objections, condition your audience and lead them to take the natural next step to avail of your higher priced offers. Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

The moment something changes, that just means the rules of the game have shifted a bit. What we have to do is just lean into that and adapt.Okay, what are the new rules and what's the game now? What do we need to do? What are we evolving, pivoting, changing so that we can still be on the cutting edge compared to everybody else?There are still buyers in the market that want our thing and every time something shifts and change and everyone's like, “oh my goodness the sky is falling” quietly say to yourself, you know what, what opportunity does this change create? What opportunity does this change create? Because I need to see where the new opportunities are, where the new advantages are, and then I can just slide right in while everybody else is pining over how things used to be.Here’s the thing, anybody that comes in new today or new tomorrow, they don't know how things used to be and they're going to be successful. They're going to figure it out like where they are, right this second and I want you to do the exact same thing because there are always going to be changes.Marketing is always going to be evolving, shifting and molding so we can't be caught up in how we did things 5 years ago, last year or even six months ago.Embrace change, that is so vitally important especially when it comes to marketing because it's all about being adaptive. Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Share with your audience. You have something really amazing to give, don’t be afraid to make that offer to them. Offer something that's going to help them with the pain points that they have. Help them solve that problem, help them get to the next step on their goal. Don't hold back! Share all that you know, and you know an awful lot. Don't take that for granted! Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Give yourself grace!You know what? You might be in a learning phase right now. And that is okay! Paul and I always talk about taking action and implementing, and that is super important, you definitely need to do that in your business to get things done, but there is a point where you are going to be learning new things, learning new terms, learning new marketing strategies, learning stuff that you’ve never been exposed to before, and you need to take the time to learn those things.So, if you’re in that learning phase right now, that is totally okay, you’re totally where you need to be. Be open-minded, get exposed to different things that you might never have been exposed to before, see things in a different way and take all that information in.Then after you take all that information in, you can ask more questions, you can ask for help, you can work on the strategy piece, but if you’re in that learning phase right now, totally be okay with just being there.Now go ahead and get started.  Start learning, be open minded and then take action on things that make sense for you.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Sales is a process! It’s taking your audience through the buyer's journey by building like, know and trust with your audience.The first thing is to connect with your audience so that they have an opportunity to get to know who you are as individual.This is an opportunity for you to share a little bit about yourself, your family, things that you like to do outside of work… things like hobbies or what you like to do to relax. Just give your audience a little bit of insight as to who you are and that will allow you to connect with them. Another way to connect with your audience is to invite them into your world by sharing a bit of what goes on behind the scenes. Share exactly what you are doing in your business, share “a day in the life”, give them a sneak peek as to what life looks like for you, and invite them into your world. Doing this builds that like, know and trust so that they're more likely to work with you in the future. To help build trust with your audience, work on positioning yourself as an expert. This shows them that you are the go-to person and it builds that trust and knowing that they have someone that they can rely on if they have a challenge in a particular area that they're seeking help for.So by positioning yourself as an expert, it shows your audience that you have their back, you have the knowledge, the skills, and the expertise to help them and that is going to lead them to your offer.Remember, sales is a process, so be strategic in your marketing and help your audience build like, know, and trust with you! Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

In the market, you will hear often that you got to be an expert before you can put something together. But there is another way. You don't have to have all the knowledge and expertise from the start. You can be a facilitator by being resourceful and gathering experts that can guide an audience to a solution for their problem. In this episode, we are talking with Adrienne Babbit about how she turned a local need and grew it into a global membership without being an expert herself and how she constantly enhances her membership by listening to her audience’s feedback.Adrienne is the Founder of Learn with Me Languages, and she’s fondly known as the Chief Optimist. She leads a team of talented teachers who help families learn languages through CONNECTING with native speakers of the language they’re learning.  Families form friendships that motivate them to USE the language. The program was birthed at the beginning of COVID, and since then they have connected hundreds of families from around the world learning Spanish and English together through the Family Language Exchange Membership. Adrienne is also the host of the Building Bilingual Families Podcast, and her passion is to help families become bridge builders in their communities.ResourcesLearn With Me Languages - Get the free SPEAK SPANISH EVERYDAY GUIDE. This guide includes the 4 secrets we've tested with hundreds of families to get them speaking in a second language at home, and conversing with new friends. Go to learnwithmelanguages.com, and click on "Get the Guide!"Top Membership Niches Guide - Grab our Top Membership Niches Guide to learn more about the best and most lucrative types of memberships and get started with brainstorming how to create the right membership for your business!Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Connect with AdrienneWebsite: learnwithmelanguages.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/learnwithmelanguages/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learnwithmelanguagesYouTube: Learn With Me Languages YouTubePodcast: Building Bilingual Families PodcastMentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

When it comes to engagement in our social media groups, many of us think that more is better.But actually, quite the opposite is true.Sometimes we end up sabotaging community engagement by over-delivering or other habits that stop conversations instead of encouraging them.In this episode of our Mastermind Series, we are discussing what to avoid when engaging with your communities in your groups.Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

You're the boss of your business so you get to decide what it looks like and how it feels.I think a lot of times we get stuck in this mentality that we have to do things a certain way, because that's what everyone says that we're supposed to do.But at the end of the day, we are building an online business that's supposed to serve us to serve ourselves, to serve our family, to allow us to make a bigger impact, to allow us to create financial freedom, time freedom for ourselves, and that means being the boss of our business.Remember that as you're creating your awesome offers, you get to be the boss, you get to decide what makes sense for you, your business, your life, your family, yourself. Don't create an offer you don't like, be intentional about the offers that you create, be intentional with the time you put into it, the energy put into it, the financial resources you put into it so that you really can create something that you love.Make sure you keep that in mind as you're creating these awesome offers and do what feels good for you! Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

This is an awesome strategy that you can start incorporating into your business right away.This is the way that's going to allow you to make more money in your business with less effort.What is it? A membership model!This is a great strategy to start to incorporate into your business if you haven't done so already.This is not only going to serve your clients at a higher level because they're going to have more interaction with you, you're going to be able to see the transformation along the way, but also too, it creates stability in your businessMemberships are a win-win!Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

With marketing, one of the ways that you can get back the expenses that you've paid into, some of your paid advertising to acquire clients, is to have a lot of smaller products to offer your audience as a way to work with them but also, it's going to recoup that cost. When you're thinking about ways to create small offers and ways to work with your audience, think about the pain points that they have. What is one small thing that you can solve for them with an offer?- Maybe it's an e-book that's going to explain the process that you do.- Maybe it's a tutorial of you showing a step-by-step process.A lot of times we over-complicate our offers and thinking that has to be this major, big thing and of course as entrepreneurs and online business owners, a lot of us have those signature programs. But keep in mind there are a lot of opportunities to work with our audiences with smaller offers, offers that are very specific and are going to solve a specific problem for them. What are some different ways that you can work with your audience with smaller offers? Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

The biggest fear of many people is to feel tied down and restricted by their own memberships They are afraid that they won't have any time off. They're going to be constantly dealing with members, questions and challenges, and it's going to be hard to go about their day, because they're going to be constantly in their membership, serving members. In this episode, we are discussing how you can create a membership model for your business that just keeps rewarding you and enable you to serve your members at a high level while protecting your time, energy and financial resources.Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

When it comes to marketing and attracting clients, stop reinventing the wheel! There are companies out there, and there have been for many, many years that have done what you're trying to do, maybe even in the niche that you have, and they're attracting clients. If they’re attracting clients that means there is a system, a process, a framework, something that they're already doing that's causing people to buy. There is something that is already proven and that works! Instead of going through the trial-and-error process on your end, wasting time, wasting money, wasting financial resources and energy that we cannot get back, why not ride on somebody else's wheel? Why not use a framework that is already working, that's already tested, that's already tweaked in, that's dialed in? That is the perfect starting point. You don't need to reinvent the wheel. It's probably already created out there!Resources: Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

List building is an important piece of your business because that's where you're going to get the people that will be part of your memberships and programs and all the things. Now, when you’re starting out that list might be small but it’s important to keep in mind that having a small list with the right audience is better than having a large list of uninterested people. Focus on building your list the right way from the beginning. It’s time to dial in and attract the right people into your audience and it starts with having the right type of list builder to do that. But, how do you know which is best?In this episode, we are talking all about our top list building methods that will attract the right audience for your offers and lead to actual clients.We are going to help you out! We have our Highest Converting List Builders PDF for you. Now this PDF is really going to dive in on and help you figure everything out.Resources:Highest Converting List Builders PDF Grab your Highest Converting List Builders PDF to create list builders that convert to clients! Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

A lot of us are insecure about raising our membership fees because we are not sure how our current members will react to this change.In this episode, we are discussing how to raise membership fees without losing clients by making it more about the transformation and less about a certain price point.We are also talking about how you can handle various currencies to avoid confusing members from different countries.The time right before your launch can be very valuable to create last-minute conversions.In this episode of our Mastermind Series, we are discussing how to use incentives such as masterclasses, bonuses etc.. and how to build natural tension to increase your conversions.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

When’s the last time you “spring cleaned” your business?We do it in our homes, we do with our cars sometimes to do it personally, right? We need to get rid of the junk. We need to get rid of the anchors that are holding us back. And that's what I would invite you to do. Any day. You don't have to wait till the end of the year. It is not something that you have to have a specific time. At any point in time,you can spring clean your business.What are the things that possibly are no longer serving you that allow you to lean into the future, leading to new and better possibilities because you up that anchor, you cut the string, you're stop being tethered from past decisions that are possibly not even serving you today?Maybe you're making commitments and doing things on a daily basis that are not really moving the needle and it’s not making progress for you. It's because of that anchor to the past, that commitment, those things that don't even serve you today that are still holding you back.So, to move forward, we need to lift that anchor, we need to clean out the ship, we need to spring clean our business.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Are you throwing spaghetti at the wall waiting for something to stick?In this space, something we see quite often are people throwing ideas out hoping something sticks. We're creatives, we’re entrepreneurs, we’re very ambitious, but we don't have that end goal in mind,But you've got to begin with the end in mind.I'm all about putting yourself out there, getting it going, getting it started, so definitely do that, but you also want to keep in mind where you're going. Having that end goal beginning with the end in mind, and the outcome that you want to achieve is a key part of that.So, not only from a financial standpoint, but also how do you want to feel along the way?You need to map out your marketing. This is so key to your success because you can have a plan of action and know where you're going in that plan.It will really guide the way that you connect with your audience, the different things that you do with your marketing messaging, whether it's organic, whether it's paid, but you have that outcome in mind.So again, try different things but have an end goal, an outcome, beginning with that end in mind of where you want to go, because it's going to help you steer the ship along the way. You won't just be trying throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks, you'll actually have some sort of guideline to follow along the way.Resources:Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Be your own best customer. Now, what do I mean by that?If you think about it when we bring people into our world, we want the transformation, we want to be able to solve somebody's problem and help them. We want a repeat customer. We want a satisfied customer. We don't want people to be cheap. We don't want people to race to the bottom. We don't want to give low, bad quality service.We want to exceed expectations.Now, at the same time that comes with an investment, right? We want people to invest in our product and service and we need to do the same thing.Are we our own best customer? Are we setting ourselves up with the right habits?And that's what I'm going to recommend that you do.Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

When it comes to running ads, you don't it to feel like a slot machine, where you can’t control if you will win or lose. Ads should rather feel like an ATM machine, with a more predictable outcome and return on investment.In this episode, we are discussing how to leverage and use your ads, so you can actually get paid as you're acquiring customers. ResourcesOnline Marketing Podcast - where we help Course Creators, Membership Owners & Coaches market and sell their offers Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Have you ever been in one of those relationships where you got friend-zoned? Well, you know what, that might be exactly what you’re doing with your audience! We see this often in the online marketing space, where people are getting free-zoned by their potential customers.What does this mean? When you put people in that free mechanism for so long, and you nurture them for so long, you’ve basically groomed them to expect free from you and never buy anything.We don’t want to be free-zoned; we want to build that relationship; we want a commitment. So just like dating, we can’t free-zone our audience. I want you to think about it, are you free-zoning your people? Or are you giving them offers that they are perfectly aligned with, and that they would love to purchase from you?So, remember, it’s okay to make more offers. Stop putting people in the free zone!Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

“Can I actually make this into a membership?” This is a question we've been hearing a lot lately. That's a limiting belief because technically what we've learned through the years, anything and everything can actually become a membership. In this episode, we are discussing what you need to do to make your idea or your existing offer into a membership.Resources:Make It a Membership- a program showing you exactly what you need to do in order to turn your offer or your idea into a successful membership Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

If you want to get your membership started right ahead and with no initial costs, Facebook groups are a popular option.In this episode of the Mastermind Series, we are discussing how to run a membership in a Facebook group, how to structure your content and posts to avoid confusion, and why you should already plan ahead to eventually up-level your membership to another platform to protect your time and energy in the long run.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

We need to know what our customers are talking about, what they're thinking about where they are in their own journey so that we can align our offers, align our messaging, and attract the right people into our world.The way to get that is to give people the time. Listen and connect.Stop treating everybody like a number.Don't scale to fail. Don’t build your list, instead build your connections. Who are you going deeper with?You can probably achieve all the goals that you have by having a deeper connection with fewer people.So instead of scaling to fail, instead of focusing constantly all the time on just building your list of big vanitymetric numbers, I really want to bring you back to connection.Build your connections. Go deeper with fewer.Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

I'm here today to let you know that you are worth it! Your expertise, your background, what you're all about… all of it!Sure, there are a lot of people in the world that aren't willing to pay a nickel for what you're offering, and you know what? That's okay because that's them, not you.On the other hand, there are people in the world right now that want your expertise, that want what you put out into the world, and you know what? They're willing to invest in it.So remember, you don't need to serve everyone. You don't need your thing to go out to everyone. There's over seven billion people in this world. We can't service everyone.Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

A lot of times when I am coaching entrepreneurs and business owners, and they’re putting together their thoughts and ideas for there offer, they stop themselves before they even get started because they say, “someone’s done that already” or “so and so, has a product that’s just like that, I can’t compare myself to that”, and they freeze and they don’t go further with that idea, and that’s an awful shame! Because yes, there is a lot of noise out there, there’s a lot of competition out there, and I’m sure for every single product or service that’s out there, there’s a million different options, but the thing that’s not out there, is you and your unique voice and what you bring to the table!You have unique experiences, you have knowledge, you have skills that nobody else has, and that’s important to remember as you are crafting your offers, because even though it may have been done before by someone else, that’s their voice, that’s their spin, that’s their vibe. You have something unique and different to share!Don’t stop yourself before you get started. Put your offers out there, let people know you can help them out, because they’re waiting for you, and they need you.Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

When it comes to pricing models for your membership, from annual to quarterly to monthly, you can find many different opinions on what’s the “right way” to go about it.The truth is: there are no rules or one single gold standard.In this episode of our Mastermind Series, we discuss what you should consider when setting up your payment plans to attract the right audience that works for you and what incentives you can offer.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

 How do you price your product or service?What price should your product, service, coaching program, membership course be at?Now here's the thing, in the open world right now there are people that are hunting for free or low-cost everywhere. They’re searching the Walmarts of the world, the Amazons of the world, they're looking on YouTube, on Google, they're searching and hunting in Facebook groups and on Instagram accounts… they're hunting for free or low cost.Yes, there are going to be way more people that want free or low cost in every single market or niche that's out there in the world. But.. at the exact same time, there are a lot of people in the world right now that are willing to make a very serious investment in our product and service.So I recommend when it comes to pricing is that we really need to know our audience, we really need to know the transformation. What is the problem they have and how are we speaking into that problem? What is the transformation that they're going to get through our coaching program or membership or course or product or service? What is that transformation?Because that's really the end result of what they're going to get, the promise that you're making. It doesn't matter how many modules or how how if it's a facebook live or zoom call. It doesn't matter if it's a whiz bang thing, it's the desired result, it's the end result that people are seeking, they want that problem fixed. What is the transformation. When you understand that, then you understand how to package around the price that you actually want.I'm going to challenge you: start with the price!What problem are you solving? And when you look at that price point, how can you create an offer around it that's going to make it totally irresistible? Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Memberships are a win-win for both, business owners and clients. In this episode, we are discussing how memberships can spare you from the ups and downs of other business models and create more stability in your business through consistency of income. While at the same time, you will able to provide a higher level of service to your clients, build long-term relationships and help them to achieve real transformations.Resources:Top Membership Niches Guide - Grab our Top Membership Niches Guide to learn more about the best and most lucrative types of memberships and get started with brainstorming how to create the right membership for your business!Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

When it’s time to craft your offer, are you focusing on the features and forgetting to include the benefits? A lot of us make this mistake. The features are all the “things” in your offer: that’s all the modules, that’s all the lessons, that’s the PDF’s, that’s the audio downloads, that’s all the stuff, it’s all the things, and they are important because the detail-oriented people are going to want to know exactly what’s included in their offer.But in addition to the features, we also need to have the benefits, and this is the part a lot of people forget. With the features in mind, think about why it’s important? Why would this person really be interested in this module or in this audio download? How is it really going to help them? Then you need to tie the two together! Feature benefit language is super important, start incorporating this in all of your copy, whether it’s your sales pages, your landing pages, your free stuff, and yes you need it on the freebies too, they need to know why it’s important. When you have the feature tie to the benefit, then you truly can hone in on that transformation and the audience can really have a better sense and understanding of how your offer is really going to help them. So, list your features, all the stuff, all the things, all the goodies that you’re going to give to them, but then make sure to include the benefits!Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

A lot of times, when start marketing our offers and services, we want it to be one and done. We want it to be perfect. We want this perfect funnel to happen, this perfect method to happen. But that just doesn't exist. Marketing that works involves a series of tests over and over again, to try out different things, new methods, new ways to engage with your audience.In this episode, we are discussing how you can actually duplicate success by tracking and measuring your results, specifically your conversions. Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Free challenges typically have much higher participation rates but lower conversion rates.Paid challenges are often the other way around because many people are not willing to pay for challenges.In this episode of our Mastermind Series, we are looking into a third, hybrid option that combines the best of both approaches without confusing people.It’s one single challenge but different levels of access or different experiences.This way, you’ll make sure to create short-term as well as long-term business for you.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

 Embrace your mistakes! Celebrate them and learn from them.This is important. I really want you to celebrate your mistakes because you're one of the few that took action that got out of your head that made a decision and moved forward.You took that step.And, when you take that step, you have a new point of view, you have a new lens from where you were before, you'll never go back to where you were before. Because now, even if it was a mistake, even if it was something that didn't work quite perfectly and that's the great thing when it comes to marketing your business when it comes to putting yourself out there into the world like that, that perspective will allow you to pivot adjust change because again, we talk about all the time, marketing is testing, and the only way that you're going to test is you have to be vulnerable enough to put out imperfection is put out things that are not perfect because it's the market feedback that we don't have until we put our thing out into the world.So go ahead and make mistakes. That is how we learn. Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Do you want to improve your marketing? Do you want it to get better? Do you want every time that you put an offer into the marketplace, it just gets tighter and tighter and tighter and so much more aligned?Well, guess what you need to do then?Track and measure your results, specifically your conversions.100% of people that see your ads aren’t going to click on the link. So, there's a ratio there, there's a percentage there. Everybody that goes to your landing page or your sales page are not going to buy or not going to opt in. There is a percentage there also.So, what we need to do is, we need to track this. That way we can look at the measurements.We are doing our tests and the other things that we always talk about, we can see incremental improvements, we can actually duplicate success, but we can't duplicate something if we don’t know what’s happening.So, track and measure!Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Guess what! Now is the absolute best time for you to start a membership. Here's why…With a membership, it really allows you to give your audience an awesome, ongoing experience. It allows you to support them, it allows you to give them an experience where they could receive something on a regular basis from you. It allows them to have many touch points along the way and allows you to see the transformation that they're making too.Plus, as a business owner, it's going to give you that recurring income, give you that stability so that you can do more things in your business, that you have more opportunities to really help people in an even bigger way.It’s a win-win for everyone!Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

One of the key pieces of being successful in marketing is having an open mind.Now, I know a lot of us think we have an open mind, but when we're presented with a new idea, a new challenge, just something new that's in our business, our natural tendency is to say wait, stop, I don't know, that's not going to work for me.All these different things, all these beliefs that we have about our business and why it won't work or why that strategy is not the best for us without even really looking at it from an open mind and open perspective.You know, the best marketers in the world and the best people in business are adaptable.They adapt to changes that happen in their business. They have an open mind, they try things out, they test things out, they give it a really good go and then make the determination there if it's best for their business.So when you're approaching your business and anything new that you encounter in your marketing comes up, I want you just to stop and listen and have that open mind. Listen first before you make any judgment, before you put the hands up and say, this won't work for me. Listen with an open mind first and then from there, try it out, put yourself out there, take those steps, you know, find a mentor that's going to help you along the way to really give it a good try before you make that determination. But have that open mind first, that's the first key step because an open mind can lead to so many opportunities in your business, but you have to be open to listen. So keep that open mind. Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Change is constantly happening in marketing. In this episode, we are discussing how to create a framework that will withstand changing algorithms and technology and how to embrace change and use it as an opportunity to stay ahead of your competitors.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Have you ever met someone that has tried to explain their product or service to you, but it’s so complex and so complicated that you were just like, “what?”.Well, I don’t want that to happen to you!When you’re creating a high converting offer versus one that doesn’t convert at all or that gets very low conversions, it comes down to how complicated you’ve made it.As human beings, we are pretty simple, we just want to know if what we’re buying is going to do what we desire. But when we’re marketing, many of us think we have to act differently, we put on this imaginary marketing hat and we start spewing out all kinds of crazy information, and we think this is what we are supposed to say, because it’s marketing.We get caught up trying to explain all of that techno babble, and at the end of the day, we just need to give people clarity. What do they already desire? What is your offer? And then between where they are now and where they want to be, is the transformation. And it’s your offer that provides the transformation, it’s the vehicle to get them from where they are now to where they desire to be.Marketing can be simple. I really want that to resonate with you because a lot of us think that it has to be some advanced, crazy thing, but I’m telling you, the best copywriters in the world, they pay attention to their customer, they pay attention to the language that their audience is already using, and then they use that language in their marketing.Keep it simple, make it clear, give clarity, get out of the way, don’t create friction… give high converting offers! Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

A lot of marketers get frustrated with their Facebook Ads when they don’t lead to the desired results. In this episode, we are discussing what you need to fix before running another Facebook Ad in order to get predictable and duplicable results.Resources:Ads Challenge - Sign up for our free Ads Challenge and learn how to create Facebook ads that transform strangers into raving clients! Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

In this episode of our Mastermind Series, we are discussing how to develop a content strategy to deliver value in your free groups without disappointing your paying membership members and how to avoid hurting future launches by abandoning people in your free group that didn’t buy into your membership this time.Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Truth bomb: The most successful marketers are the ones that are adaptive.Now what exactly does that mean? It means they’re not set in their ways and they’re willing to try new things.We are creatures of habit, it’s human nature, we don’t like change. But in order to move forward, we need to adapt. This applies to everything in life, but as marketers, in order to get our message out into the world, we have to adapt sometimes with the way that we reach people, and that often includes letting go of some of the marketing methods that we’ve used in the past. Anytime you are presented with an idea that you’re not sure about, I want you to take a deep breath and just listen with an open mind. That’s the first step to being adaptive! Be careful to refrain from that self talk or automatic response of, “no, that won’t work for me” or “yeah, but that’s different in my industry” or “yeah but…”.Just stop and listen with an open mind!To be successful, you need to roll with the punches, roll with the changes, be adaptive when things change in life and mold to whatever is going on in the world so that you can get your message out effectively.So, listen with that open mind and be adaptive!Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

A lot of times when people do marketing and they're testing things out, they change a lot of elements all at one time.They might change a photo or a headline or the body copy, whether it's for a paid ad, whether for it's an organic post or a sales page, and then when you get a really great result, which is awesome, you're not exactly sure how you got there.That isn’t going to work. You can't replicate it; you can't duplicate it. You can’t use that information moving forward.When you are testing any aspect of your marketing funnel, it's important to test one thing at a time. This way you can really get really good information on exactly what change you made that really made the difference.Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Now a lot of people look at Melissa and I's successes, they see the multiple offers that we do, they see all the things and it's very common that people come up to us. And they're like, oh, we want to do you have multiple memberships, you have a bunch of offers and things and what they don't realize it's taken us many years to get here.We actually only put one offer at a time in the marketplace. We tweaked it, we tested it, we got it down to the point that allowed us to freedom in the time and energy and space to then create the next logical step for the next offer.If you just compare and look over at our entire frontal system, you would in a blink go, ”oh, I need to do all of that”.And it's like, no, we didn't just do all of that. Give yourself some grace. You're not racing anyone else. You're on your own race. You're on your own journey. Give yourself permission to just steadily make progress. Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

A lot of us have products and services that we would like to sell to our audience immediately.  But many of the people in our audience are not yet prepared to make an informed buying decision right ahead. In this episode, we are discussing how you can take your audience through the different stages in the buyer’s journey successfully from a cold prospect to a hot buyer.Resources:Ads Challenge - Sign up for our free Ads Challenge and learn how to create Facebook ads that transform strangers into raving clients!  Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Getting more sales in your business does not have to be complicated. Three things have to be aligned in order to get those sales. So the first thing is having the right audience and really understanding who you are speaking and marketing to. Understanding your audience’s needs, wants, desires, pain points, the things that they're striving for, and having a really clear understanding of who they are, will really allow you to speak to them in a way that they understand and connect with you. That leads to the second thing, which is your messaging, which has to be aligned as well. Once you deeply understand your audience, it's really about connecting with them using the words that they use, talking about the things that matter to them, talking about the things that they're excited about and conveying your understanding and empathy for them. Having that message aligned is super important! First is having the right audience and really understanding them. Second is aligning your messaging. The third thing is: your offer! Your offer should be a solution that solves your audience’s problem. Make sure that it your offer is a solution that really speaks to your audience.Listen to your audience really get to understand who they are, speak to them in a way that they understand and then create your offers around that. Align these three things and you will have results You need to make more offers!Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

None of us like change.  We'd like to do things the same way we've always done them because it's predictable and reliable.  But if we don't adapt to some of these changes that are happening in marketing, especially as marketing shifts and evolves, then we’ll be left behind.  In this episode, we are discussing how to shift and adapt to changes by keeping an open mind and leaning in to new opportunities that will give us a competitive advantage.Resources: The perfect Ad Framework - Use this framework to properly plan your ad so you create the most effective and highest converting ads possible! Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

In this episode of the Mastermind Series, we are discussing how to create your success path, how to discover your milestones and how to use feedback of your members to improve your membership.ResourcesAdaptive Inner Circle - The Inner Circle with Paul & Melissa Pruitt is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Membership - Adaptive Membership is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!Connect with us on social!Join the Online Marketing Podcast Community, our private Facebook group dedicated to those that want to learn the in's and out's of online marketing for their courses, memberships and coaching programs. We share tips, tricks, techniques, resources, and more!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Don’t let market research scare you off from pursuing your idea for a membership, a course, a program, or an offer.Instead, let it get you excited!Sure, as you're doing the market research and validating your idea, you’re going to find other people doing similar things. But what you have to offer is unique and it's special because you have your own unique special voice and perspective with it.There are plenty of people out there to work. People that are going to come into your world, are going to resonate with your message, are going to want to be involved with your offer, your program, your membership. It’s just a matter of finding those people and reaching them.You have a lot to offer, so get excited!Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

Are you following a recipe when it comes to your marketing or are you randomly putting things in?Marketing is a process.A process is a step-by-step system that brings you to a predictable result. When you have a predictable result, just like baking you can double the recipe and amplify the results.Do you want 12 cookies, or do you want 24? Once you have that recipe, its easy to double it.That's the same thing when it comes to your Facebook ads, your YouTube ads, whatever type of marketing whether it's organic or paid, when you know the process and you see the pieces, you get the predictable result, and what happens? You can duplicate it over and over again.You can get the same result; you can amplify and you can scale and that's so vitally important.Stop treating your marketing like it's a cooking class and start baking, start following the processes and systems that will get you that predictable desired result. Resources:Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com

You need to make more offers!Would you like to know one of the number one thing that has helped me become successful over and over again?It’s really quite simple: by making more offers! In this current moment in time, there are people in the world that are willing to invest in your product or service, that are willing to invest in you and what you give into this world. But if we don't make an offer, what happens? They're ready, willing and able today - right now. But they're in the active market right the second and they're going to go somewhere else to make that investment because we're totally invisible. The answer is always “no” to the offer that has never made. I challenge you today is to make more offers.We are attracting people into our world. We're putting out the messaging that's aligned to them. We're bringing them through our funnels, our online marketing. We are sharing our goodness into the world. But the thing is that if we aren’t giving them an opportunity to buy from us, we are free zoning those people, we are friend zoning them, right? We need to lean in, we need to feel more secure and confident and make more offers.When is the last time that you made an offer to your people? Let me know, because I think at the end of the day, we all need to make more offers! Resources: Adaptive Inner Circle - The Adaptive Inner Circle is an epic 12-month experience for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners who aspire to create financial freedom and a lifestyle they want for themselves and their family and also create a positive impact in their community and the world.Adaptive Marketing Program - The Adaptive Marketing Program is an exclusive opportunity for online business owners, coaches, course creators, and membership site owners to play bigger and bolder in their business and explode their bank account with more clients!For a list of our resources & recommendations visit: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/learn-with-paul-melissa/Connect with us on social!Instagram: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Facebook: @realpaulpruitt & @realmelissapruitt Mentioned in this episode:Funnels CakeFunnels Cake - www.FunnelsCake.com