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Allan Chiang
@allanchiang

Active 19h ago Joined 27 Oct 2025 Auckland (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland
Why don't things sell? 8:05
When your things don't sell... why not?

Why do you think that is? Before you continue to read, comment below first on what your hunch tells you...  If your stuff isn't selling well, here's why it might be...  You might be thinking a lot in isolation when it comes to what to offer. Analogy of mountaintop vs people at the river. To get clients, you must sell what others want (not just what you want). To understand what they want (to buy), you must do market discovery... that's what this course is about! Find out what your people are hungry for... for which they aren't finding satisfying options. Find the gaps in offerings that your people are *eagerly* looking for. Finding "product-market fit" is life or death for a business. For us who are coaches/healers/mentors, this translates into "You-topic-format-audience fit". You = your energy signature Topic = what your services are about Format = offer format, e.g. 1-1 services, group programs, or something else? Audience = of all the people you can reach, who's most interested to work with you? This is what the Authentic Market Discovery process unconvers. We help you discover what your ideal clients must buy, not just would be "nice to have." Bottom line -- You must choose the right thing to offer, if you want people to buy from you...


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Because I don't know how to teach. Well, it's not true. I probably can teach but I have never taught before, at least professionally.

Welcome to Authentic Market Discovery 3:34
Welcome to the course! + Our community values

A warm welcome here! I encourage us to see this course as a community... not comments from random people, but rather, focused comments about specific topics, from your kindred spirits 😊 The most important part of a community is its culture. Each of us (who participate here) influence the culture with every interaction we have here.  A few values to keep in mind: Comment once, reply twice. For each comment you make, look for 2 other comments (especially ones with few replies) and add a reply – with your encouragement and suggestions (if appropriate). This helps to balance the comment/reply ratio, and gives you practice in seeking and giving support here. Notice and name each others' energy signatures. Each person's presence is unique, and each person has their strengths. It can be difficult for us to notice our own, and easier to notice others'. Whenever you notice someone's comment that refers to something personal to them, try to name something that you appreciate. We all have a fear of being fully seen. Let’s help each other feel accepted and received. Co-Learning Community. Nobody here (not even the "teacher") knows everything about market research/discovery... it's a rich process that can be customized greatly to each person's way of doing things, so let's create a co-learning environment here. Even I as a "teacher" can and will learn from your shares too! Share generously. Be supportive of others here. If you discover something that works, or hear about a great tip that helps with market discovery, please do share it with us. Comment under the appropriate lesson if possible, or if not sure where, just comment below. Sharing will make this course better for all of us! Keep all sharings confidential.  Let's keep this a safe space for sharing by promising to keep all comments (particularly the personal ones) confidential. Let me know below if these values are helpful, and if you have any suggestions. The values we embody here is what makes this course experience amazing for each other 😊 If no comments below and no ability to comment, first log into this course.


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I've definitely been in the flailing around trying to create something people want, but not really knowing what they want, even when I ask them directly! This has resulted in me feeling like maybe I have nothing to offer, and taking it all way too seriously as character flaws! 

I say this because this is the HARD WAY to make progress....and I'm super excited to let George take some of the mystery out of this for me and get moving in the right direction. 

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@Susan Tutt ​I remember asking someone what they would be willing to pay for a music lesson and he said he would pay whatever they were charging which I didn't find very helpful. Hopefully George will help me learn to ask the right questions.

AM

I've definitely been flailing too, 

@Susan Tutt I'm so glad that after my late start due to some depression, I can engage fully in this process! None of my other coaches have explained how to discover your market in a way that has made applicable sense to me. So very excited to get started!
AC

@April Madsen ​I'm excited to get started too!

Why "watch" my courses when you can just chat with it -- get AI to be your personal tutor :) 8:55
Why "watch" my courses? Simply chat with it -- get AI to be your personal tutor :)

You can save tons of time -- and make my course material personally applicable to you -- by chatting with the Ai bot that's connected to any of my courses :) The above video shows you how!


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Got value out of the CCC method.

I don't like how when you pause the video then resume, it kind of makes the video transparent for a second or two before it becomes clear and visible again. I would recommend the videos to display full opacity all the time even after pausing and resuming.

However, this chatbot feature is amazing because it saves me a lot of time and hassle.

GK
George Kao Ⓜ️ MasterHeart 🔤 ABC

@Allan Chiang ​thanks for letting me know about that video transparency issue. I'll look into it!