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    • The dilemma of "sell what you want vs. what *they* want?"
      6:32
      1 Sell what they want or what they need?
    • Focus on pain points or yearnings?
      6:29
      0 Focus on pain points or yearnings?
    • How specific does your program topic need to be?
      3:07
      Group - how specific does your program topic need to be?
    • Market research (feedback) convos -- key questions
      6:59
      2 market research convos
    • The art of pivoting -- what if your market research says they don't spend money on it?
      4:17
      2a the art of pivoting -- what if market research says they don't spend money on it?
    • Circles of Feedback
      5:12
      3 the circles of feedback
    • Write your list of favorite people ๐Ÿฅฐ
      3:20
      4 write your 20 names
    • Your ideal client avatar
      4:39
      5 write your ideal client avatar
    • "Speak" with this avatar to refine your topics & program design...
      2:38
      6 talk to your avatar about your program design
    • Reach out and get feedback :)
      3:03
      7 do the outreach
    • What if desired outcome from client is different from what *you* feel they should desire?
      5:23
      What if desired outcome from client is different from what you feel they should desire?
    • At end of market research convos, ask if anyone else comes to mind...
      1:45
      0 At end of market research convos ask them if anyone else comes to mind
    • What's the timeline for circles of feedback?
      2:33
      0 What's the timeline for circles of feedback?
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    Module 3
    • Status check -- how's it going thus far?
      1:36
      1 how's it going?
    • Will group programs take more or less energy from you? (compared to 1-1?)
      3:33
      3 Will doing a group program take more energy?
    • Too many program ideas, not sure which to launch?
      3:09
      1 Too many program ideas, not sure which to launch?
    • What's the best time of year to launch your program?
      4:12
      2 When's the best time of year to launch your program?
    • Do you need to offer pre-recorded content?
      3:14
      4 How much pre-recorded material must you have?
    • Knowledge is holographic / always assume some background knowledge
      4:41
      5 Knowledge is holographic
    • Managing over-expectations in a group program
      4:25
      6 Managing over-expectations
    • Include 1-1 as part of your group program?
      1:38
      7 Include 1-1 meetings as part of group design?
    • One Pay + Payment Plan
      11:23
      8 Single pay vs payment plan
    • Custom prices & flexible payment plans?
      2:20
      9 Flexible payment arrangements
    • No commited length = no sustainability...
      3:39
      10 Contract tie in is a must
    • Run a Beta Group first?
      3:50
      11 Beta program first?
    • Software for group programs
      3:25
      12 Software for groups
    • Record your group sessions?
      4:45
      15 Record your group sessions?
    • Finding more people for your program...
      9:56
      14 How to find more of the right people for your group?
    • Sales Page Principles / How to think about writing it
      5:11
      1 Sales Page principles
    • When addressing pain points, be as a caring doctor
      1:59
      7 When addressing pain be as a caring doctor
    • Sales Page: Who They Are
      5:53
      2 Who are they?
    • Sales Page: Vision of the Work
      1:51
      3 Vision
    • Example of writing Vision using Ai chatbot
      4:18
      5 Example of writing Vision using Ai chatbot
    • How to prevent overpromising results?
      1:36
      4 How to prevent overstating the promise?
    • Sales Page: Problems they face
      2:45
      8 Problems
    • Sales Page: Diagnosis (Optional)
      4:19
      9 Diagnosis
    • Sales Page: The Process / Pathway
      2:14
      10 Pathway
    • What if each part of your Process/Pathway could be its own group or course?
      2:51
      11 Each part of your Process could be its own group?
    • Sales Page: Your Passion
      1:40
      12 Passion
    • Sales Page: Your Credibility
      3:21
      13 Credibility
    • Sales Page: Logistics & Price
      4:10
      14 Logistics & Pricing
    • Price juxtaposition and education
      3:47
      15 Price juxtaposition and education
    • Should you publish your price, or only reveal it in a discovery call?
      5:05
      16 Should you share your price or reveal it in a discovery call?
    • Sales Page: FAQ Section
      3:26
      17 FAQ section
    • Should you put language about cancellations & refunds on your sales page?
      3:12
      17 Should you put language about cancelations & refunds on your sales page?
    • Sales Page: Next Step?
      1:15
      18 Next step
    • How long should your sales page be?
      1:08
      18-b How long should your sales page be?
    • Coming up with your Program Name...
      2:18
      19 Program Name
    • Circles of Feedback (Take 2!) for the Sales Page
      2:12
      20 Circles of feedback take 2
    • Should you offer some benefit or gift in exchange for their feedback?
      1:57
      21 Should you offer something in exchange for their feedback?
    • You are the Admissions Director for your Group Program
      5:22
      2 Be the admissions director
    • Circles of Enrollment ๐ŸŒ€
      2:41
      3 Cirlcles of Enrollment
    • Your Inner Circle ๐Ÿค—
      5:01
      4 Inner Circle
    • Beware the stance of "I know you're really busy... and it's probably too expensive anyway... but here's the invite"
      3:17
      6 I know you're really busy and it's probably too expensive anyway but here's the invite
    • The reality: they *will* miss a key opportunity if they don't respond...
      2:01
      7 The reality that they will miss a key opportunity if they don't respond
    • Your invitation message: should it include the link to the sales page?
      1:38
      5 Invitation message should it include the link to the sales page?
    • Your Middle Circle ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ
      1:47
      8 Middle circle
    • Your Outer Circle ๐ŸŒŽ
      4:23
      9 Outer circle
    • Application for the Outer circle... what about the other circles?
      3:08
      10 Application for the outer circle - what about the other circles?
    • Is it weird that Inner Circle sees public invitation to the group program?
      6:29
      Group Launch Is it weird that Inner Circle sees public invitation to the group program?
    • How to tell someone program isn't the right fit for them? (Writing your decline or "rejection" letter...)
      2:28
      13 How to tell someone program isn't the right fit for them?
    • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Timeline for the Circles of Enrollment
      5:05
      11 Timeline for Circles of enrollment
    • Instead of a firm start date, what if you just wait until you have enough people?
      2:42
      12 Instead of a firm start date what if just wait until you have enough people?
    • ๐ŸŒ  Reminders for a successful launch
      4:30
      14 Reminders for a successul launch
    • The undecideds - give them samples if you can ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ
      1:27
      18 The undecideds - give them samples if you can
    • If some great candidates prefer it, consider 1-1 instead ๐Ÿ˜Š (tailoring custom 1-1 program)
      3:30
      15 If some great candidates prefer it, consider 1-1 instead ๐Ÿ˜Š
    • Pricing of 1-1 tailored program vs group program?
      1:34
      26 Pricing of 1-1 tailored program vs group program?
    • Dealing with the (rare) cancellation / refund
      7:04
      16 Dealing with the (rare) cancellation refunds
    • "If we're not selling change/transformation, what exactly do clients pay for?"
      3:14
      19 We're not selling results
    • Feedback is tricky -- behavior is the best feedback
      4:48
      20 Avoid the focus group effect re feedback
    • How many feedback calls must you have, before moving forward?
    • Keep your center as you get different opinions from feedback?
      2:52
      21 Keep your center as you get feedback
    • What if potential members feel the group wouldn't be private enough, compared to 1-1 work with you?
      2:45
      22 What if potential members feel the group wouldn't be private enough, compared to 1-1 work with you?
    • Is it a good idea to allow members to start later... after the official start date?
      1:45
      23 Allow people to join later?
    • You did it! Congrats on finishing the course :)
      1:14
      27 Congrats for completing the course!
    • Post-Course Assessment โœ๐Ÿฝ
    • First steps to creating a group program?
      9:07
      First steps to creating a group program?
    • Group of interested clients - work with them to design an offer...
      4:19
      Small group of prospective clients or students - work with them to design an offer
    • Small group program - must members all agree to meeting times?
      2:47
      Small group program - must members all agree to meeting times?
    • Launching group program -- preselling with circles of enrollment
      21:06
      Launching group program -- preselling with circles of enrollment
    • Pricing your Membership program -- Resist the temptation to do low prices...
      18:55
      Pricing your Membership program -- Resist the temptation to do low prices
    • Basic strategies for filling a group program
      6:30
      Basic strategies for filling a group program
    • Gentle launch for a small group program
      7:10
      Gentle launch for a small group program
    • Brainstorming marketing ideas for group program enrollment
      7:51
      Brainstorming marketing ideas for group program enrollment
    • Group program not enough people... cancel or delay it?
      3:24
      Group program not enough people cancel or delay it?
    • Trying to streamline curriculum for a group program
      11:13
      Trying to streamline curriculum for a group program
    • Zoom meeting facilitators -- how to get feeling of connection / create energy in the group?
      8:44
      Zoom meeting creating energy
    • Group teaching equanimity when things aren't flowing like you planned...
      9:06
      Group teaching equanimity when things aren't flowing like you planned
    • When are you ready to create group program or course? How long to create content first?
      3:38
      When are you ready to create group program or course? How long to create content first?
    • What if your in-person program is difficult to sell as an online program?
      3:59
      What if your in-person program is difficult to sell as an online program?
    • Group Program vs Online Course
      3:58
      1 Group Program vs Online Course
    • Small group program - think about whom you want to invite...
      3:26
      2 Small group program - thank about who you want to invite
    • Small group, what if few people show up live?
      1:59
      2a Small group, what if few people show up live?
    • Decide on logistics first?
      2:47
      3 Decide on logistics first?
    • Pricing your group program
      6:10
      4 Pricing your group program
    • Group program - should you create a beta program first?
      3:14
      5 Group program - should you create a beta program first?
    • If launching a membership how soon to start social media posting?
      6:24
      If launching a membership how soon to start social media posting?
    • A bit about my group mentoring program
      3:43
      A bit about my group mentoring program

Want to invite but still unclear what you're offering?

So at this point, you may be wondering, George, I I I wanna maybe start inviting people, but I'm still unclear. About what it is I'm offering. And that is natural at this stage because you're still you're right now, you're doing the circles feedback. If you've been following along, the lessons thus far right now were in the circles of feedback, phase, where you start with a small group or you start with a few of the closest people that you're most comfortable asking from feedback that might seem kind of messy. Well, I could go in this direction or maybe this completely other direction.
What do you think about? That kind of thing. And then the next circle of feedback, you're you're more dial in. But, well, it could be this direction or this direction, which which one do you think? And then the final circle, you're you're much more dialed in as well, I'm I'm gonna go in this direction, but I'm thinking about this format versus a slightly different format.
Which one do you think? Or what do you what what do you right now signing up? You're always asking. Remember, the circles of feedback. Remember the market research questions.
We're always asking them what are you looking for at this time. And that continues during the circles of feedback. These kinds of market research questions can continues to hone what it is that you're going to offer so that when we go to the next phase of the circles of enrollment, We're already we've we've got a program design. So so the program the the program sales page and things are still coming up in our in our process. So right now, it is perfectly fine to be still exploring very much what's going to be offered.
So you know, keep going with the circles of feedback, keep going with considering what the program is going to be until you land on something you feel excited by and that the the feedback people also feel excited by. So let's go on from here.
Last updated 24 Oct 2023.