Prelaunch Swipefile
Prelaunch Swipefile
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A LAUNCH SEQUENCE:
A NOTE FROM BRYAN
Hi,
I’m excited for your to jump in and get started with crafting the perfect email pre-launch
sequence for your next product launch.
Note #1: Before you start implementing your product pre-launch sequence be sure to read the full
case study we wrote re-capping exactly HOW we used this launch sequence in our latest product
launch.
Having a bunch of emails is one thing, but knowing how to use them throughout your product
launch is extremely important.
Note #2: Use these emails as freely as you want. Pass them on. Model them. Copy them. But do
make them your own.
In other words, don’t copy them word for word and pass them off as your original work. That’s
not cool. Nobody wins when we do business like that.
Finally, keep in touch with me. Let me know how your product launch goes.
I love hearing success stories. I also love sharing them with our readers.
-Bryan
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Do This Exercise
Right Now
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Do this to get featured
to 750,000 readers
Happy Tuesday!
Barely. :)
Our rickety canoe was loaded down with 80 lbs of gear, my dad, yours truly and my huge dog (who
does not like to be still).
So, if you tried to buy and weren’t able to head back over to the checkout page and the 15% Fast
Mover Discount will be automatically applied.
You learned...
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DAY01
But I realized after writing that entire series that I left out one of the most important
lessonsI learned after doing this for the past 14 years.
Why?
Why have you been following this series?
Why do you want to make $1,000 per month (or even $10,000 per month)?
Why do you want to quit your job and start your own business?
What would be measurably different in your life if tomorrow morning you woke up and you had
exactly what you wanted?
And one you HAVE to be crystal clear on before starting this journey. Or else you will quit.
I was 21. In college. Broke. No savings. And I cut grass to make money.
My fiancée was about to go into med school AND we were building a house.
I had no idea where the money to pay for a house, food and med school was coming from.
It sucked.
The only way I knew to get more business was to go door to door and knock.
Scenario #1: The poor housewife inside got scared, yelled at the dog to quit barking and acted
like she wasn’t there.
Scenario #2: The poor housewife inside got scared, opened the door and yelled at me.
Scenario #3: The poor housewife got scared, opened the door and let the dog chase me.
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DAY01
The money was decent but the constant rejection was hard.
And...
Well...
We had a fight.
So, I called things off and went to another continent for 2 months. Africa.
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DAY01
Yup!
My dad and a few friends did their best to keep up my customers’ accounts.
The same goes for the Santa Claus formula-based approach I outlined in this series.
I did.
Devesh did.
Jonathan did.
You’ll get rejected and ignored so many times that you’ll want to quit.
Or maybe you’ll do what Keith did and try 64 pitches without a single yes.
Some event will happen in your life that will cause you to not be able to knock on doors anymore.
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DAY01
I hate risk.
My goal for the past decade has been to figure out how to create a business that didn’t rely on me
knocking on doors.
It needed to be wall-proof.
I generated over $100,000 in income without ME being the centerpiece of the business.
After 14 years of experimentation, I finally came across the business framework I’d been hunting
for.
The framework I implemented can be applied to anyone who wants to start their own business,
take care of their family and live a life that doesn’t involve long commutes and frustrating
bosses.
In fact, last year I coached over 40 people from all different backgrounds to do the same thing I
have.
Here are just a few different industries that this framework has been applied to through my one-
on-one coaching program:
Tomorrow, I’m going to show you the common mistakes people make when trying to start their
own businesses and the framework I discovered for creating a business that doesn’t rely on you
swapping time for money.
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-Bryan
PS: Your homework for today is to identify your “What?” and your “Why?”
- Do you want to quit your job and make $10k per month so you can be happier, focus on clients
you enjoy and have the freedom to travel with your family?
- Do you want to publish your book because you mom told you that you never would and you
want to prove her wrong?
- Do you want to launch your first app because you love programming and want to finally ship
an actual product?
- There are a lot of things out of your control. But the starting line (aka. the what and the
why) are in your control.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
DAY02
Yesterday I told you the story of a huge mistake I made and how it destroyed my business.
Then I called off the wedding six days before it was supposed to happen.
And I proceeded to flee the country to Africa for 2 months to avoid dealing with the fallout.
I hated my business.
The reason?
I had lost sight of WHY I had started my business in the first place.
As a result, I made dumb decisions, got wayyyyy off course and suffered the embarrassment of
being forced to close the doors.
Yet the #1 mistake you are making is not clearly articulating WHAT you want to achieve and
WHY you want to achieve it BEFORE you start.
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DAY02
Pay attention to his WHY and look at his response when I followed up with him.
If you didn’t write down your WHAT and WHY yesterday, take 5 minutes and do that now.
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DAY02
• “More time to spend with my family and see the world while working on interesting projects”
• “More freedom to do work that I enjoy”
• “More money so my wife can quit her job and we can start our family”
• “More control over my future (instead of my boss dictating it)”
• “More income so my family can be debt-free”
• “More freedom to travel the world, speaking and singing and inspiring women to understand
their worth”
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received on reaching massive life-changing goals
occurred on our journey to get out of debt.
Car loans.
Student loans.
Houseboat.
Ski boat.
Credit cards.
It was ridiculous.
I distinctly remember 2 years into our journey, one of our mentors telling us, “Don’t beat yourself
up if you make a mistake. Just don’t make a fatal mistake.”
The reason you haven’t achieved your #1 goal yet is because it’s freaking hard to get there.
So I’m going to show you 3 more fatal mistakes that I’ve made and how to avoid them.
Note: 47 months after getting married, we paid off ALL of our debt and went on Dave Ramsey’s
show to share our story.
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DAY02
Most “experts” will teach you to build your business by mapping out a gigantic 75-page business
plan, then executing each step of the plan.
This sounds nice and warm and cuddly. But’s it’s completely ignorant of the way business
actually works.
I’ve fallen into this trap more times than I can count. Spending weeks (or even months) mapping
out exactly what my business will look like, imagining my business 3 years from now and
pontificating all of the products I will spin off.
Then…
As soon as I go out into the real world and try to execute my master plan, it falls apart
immediately.
Speed of execution.
How fast you go from idea to implementation is one of the top indicators that you’ll succeed.
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DAY02
Ideas are fragile. 2 weeks from now you’re going to be much less excited about your idea than
you are right now.
When you see the first seeds of your idea taking root, that will generate more momentum and
give you the jump-start you need to stay focused and grow that idea into a business.
Mistake #2: Asking people what they THINK about your business idea
You have a brilliant business idea, Uber for Groceries (or whatever).
Then you lose motivation, your idea dies and it takes you months to recover.
Ask them to PayPal you money to pre-order the first version of your product (or service) at a
discounted rate.
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DAY02
I would be happy moving off into a cabin in the woods, not talking to people and only emerging
every three months for supplies.
I’m an introvert.
The problem with being an introvert AND trying to start a business is that you think you can do
everything by yourself.
You need accountability and direction from someone who has been where you are trying to go.
When we were trying to get out of debt, that person was Dave Ramsey (for advice) and our
friends Mike and Angie (for accountability).
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DAY02
If your answer is “no one,” then stop and go get someone right now.
Most people believe they have to get lucky or spend years trying a bunch of different ideas in
order to start a business that allows them to have more time, freedom and money.
Instead, I’ve discovered that building a list full of people who trust you and are eager to buy from
you is far more important if you want to reach your #1 goal.
A list gives you the ability to bring clients to you instead of you constantly having to reach out
them (which completely changes the dynamic of your relationship).
A list gives you the freedom to create products and launch them to a group of people who will
instantly buy.
A list gives you the ability generate income by sending an email. (I’ve made $10,000 with a
single email).
A list gives you time by releasing you from the grind of HAVING to work 60 hours a week to
make ends meet.
On Friday, I’m going to show you how to create a list and how to use that list to reach your goal.
-Bryan
Action item #2: Now rip that piece of paper out of your notebook and tape it to the wall in
front of your computer monitor.
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DAY02
Every time you listen to another podcast or read another blog post...
Your goal will be staring you in the face and asking you “Why aren’t you spending time working
on me instead of doing whatever else you’re doing?”
Get to work. :)
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24
DAY03
Why?
Having an idea.
Validating the idea.
Building the idea.
Getting people to pay you for the idea.
All hard
Today I’m going to show you how to drastically increase your chances of hitting your goal (and
give you one exercise to work on over the weekend).
I am living proof that YOU can create a business that gives you freedom.
Honestly...
I’m just a random dude from Alabama. Grew up in the middle of nowhere. Dropped out of
college (twice!). Was kind of weird in high school. And bailed out of my own wedding 6 days
before it was supposed to happen.
I doubt myself. Get stressed out. And worry about money. Just like you.
But what we’ve learned together over the last few days is...
If you set things up correctly and avoid the FATAL mistakes, you can do it.
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DAY03
Just like building a house. If you try to wander your way through the process, you’ll end up with a
jacked-up house.
Let’s recap...
Mistake #1: Forgetting to set your #1 business goal and not clearly articulating WHY you want
to reach that goal. As a result, you get off course and burned out and your business fails.
Mistake #2: NOT executing your idea quickly enough, then getting bogged down with the
details.
Mistake #3: Asking your friends what they THINK about your idea. This is destructive.
Mistake #4: NOT getting help from other people. Trying to be a lone wolf is great… if you want
to make the same mistakes every other entrepreneur makes. Get help!
After hearing from hundreds of you, I’ve found that most people believe they have to get lucky
or have the perfect idea in order to start a business that allows them to have more freedom.
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DAY03
To building a business that gives you more time, money and freedom.
Want to make more money so your wife can have the option quit her job and you two can start a
family?
Build a list.
Want to have more control over your future (instead of your boss dictating it to you)? Build a list.
Want to make more money so your family can be debt-free? Guess what...
BUILD A LIST.
Now let me SHOW you why you need to build a list.
Meet Tyler.
Being a Videofruit reader, he followed the exact process we’ve laid out over the past few weeks.
He started making websites, cold calling and giving them to high-value prospects.
After a few months of tweaking his approach, he finally started selling a few here and there. But
he eventually hit The Wall.
He got stuck and couldn’t figure out how to get more clients.
Then in October, he decided to change his approach completely. Instead of cold calling
prospects, he decided to start building a list of people who knew him, liked him and trusted him.
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DAY03
Over the next few months, his revenue went from $4,000 per month to $32,000 per month.
BUILDING A LIST.
Now any time Tyler creates a new product, offers a new service or just wants to get more
customers to his existing service, all he has to do is send an email.
No cold calling.
No crazy pitches.
Just an email.
Thing #2: : Conversions (some of the people who see your invitation need to actually join)
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DAY03
But when you are just starting out, all of that stuff is a waste of time because you’re missing one
of the key ingredients: TRAFFIC.
That’s why when I see blog posts like “How I Got 30,000 Email Subscribers in 2 weeks,” I cringe.
Because they are ALWAYS written by people who have millions of existing readers.
OF COURSE all they have to do is put a basic invitation out and their list will explode.
When you try to mimic these same basic strategies, your results pale in comparison and you get
discouraged.
Why?
So I’m going to give one strategy you can use today to fix that problem.
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DAY03
In the very early days of Videofruit I used this strategy to get featured on the homepage of
AppSumo (which has over 750,000 subscribers).
But I used this strategy to turn that opportunity into 250 email subscribers.
And it’s so simple that YOU can do the same thing by the end of this weekend.
Step 1: Make a list of 5 products or services that you’ve purchased (related to your business).
Step 2: Write a short testimonial documenting one small win you’ve had with each product.
Step 3: Send that testimonial to the owner of the product and tell them “Thank you!”
This strategy works because all product owners are looking for success stories. They want to
feature people (like you!) who have used their product and have had success as a sales tool to get
more people to buy their product.
You can take advantage of this by using that testimonial to introduce yourself to that product
owner’s audience.
The goal of this step is to identify 5 companies in your industry, with websites, that have people
in their audience who would be a good fit for your list.
Step 2: Write a short testimonial documenting one small (or big!) win you’ve had with each
product.
Next share a small (or big) win you’ve had after taking their advice and acting on it.
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DAY03
Review back over their instructions they gave, then dig into what you’ve done since.
Step 3: Send that testimonial to the owner of the product and tell them “Thank you!”
This is the fun part. This is where you get to brag on yourself and on them for helping you.
Here is an example of a short conversation I had with Clay Collins (the owner of LeadPages).
After this conversation, my website was featured in numerous blog posts and 100s of webinars
LeadPages put on in 2014.
It also helped me land a guest post later that year that directly added 500 subscribers to my list.
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DAY03
Whether you are just starting out or are a little further along, the testimonial hack is a great way
to get free traffic and grow your list as a result.
Of course, there is a lot more to growing a list than just this one strategy.
Once you’ve used the testimonial hack, there are still questions like:
If you want answers to these questions and are ready to be taken by the hand and shown the
exact process, I can help.
I’ve just put the finishing touches on a brand-new course that will walk you through a proven
step-by-step system for creating a powerful and profitable email list. It’s called Get 10,000
Subscribers.
It will be available to purchase on Tuesday, April 28th at 10:00 a.m. CST. I’ll be sending more
details as well as a behind-the-scenes walkthrough of the course on Monday morning.
So stay tuned!
Talk Monday.
-Bryan
• Action Item #1: Brainstorm one website you could use the testimonial hack on.
• Action Item #2: Hit reply and tell me who you are thinking of targeting and why.
• Action Item #3: Use the template above to write out your testimonial.
Get to work! :)
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MONDAY, APRIL 27
DAY04
An iPhone app.
One of the deepest levels of satisfaction that you can experience is creating something from
scratch, then releasing it to the wild and seeing other people use it and enjoy it.
It’s amazing.
$0
Ha!
My goal when I created it was to generate enough money to quit my day job. My boss and I did
not get along. Business was slow. And I was burned out.
I needed a change.
I was prepping to launch my next app. Only this time I was extremely confident I would make
money from it.
Why?
This time I wasn’t just pressing publish and crossing my fingers that people would magically
show up to buy it.
This time I had put together a list of people who were eagerly waiting the release of the product.
People who had their money in hand, standing at my door and waiting for me to tell them to
come in.
The day that I released it, I added 500 customers at $10 per month.
How?
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The quickest and most risk-free way to create a product or service that people will buy is to FIRST
build a list of people who want it.
Then the selling process is very basic. Simply send an email with a link to buy.
It took me years to answer that question. Now I’m really good at it.
In 2014 I started the Videofruit blog, and within 10 months built an email list of 10,000
subscribers.
Then I started documenting my system by walking a handful of coaching clients through that
process with their own businesses.
I’ve now consolidated that entire system into one easy-to-follow course.
I’ve found that reaching 10,000 subscribers is a HUGE tipping point in your business.
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• Create a coaching program that sells out within 2 hours (and charge $500 per hour for their
time).
• Create a software product and generate $5,000 of monthly recurring revenue (24 hours
after launching).
• Create a training course and sell $25,000 worth in 96 hours
Get 10,000 Subscribers is my entire step-by-step system for building a powerful and profitable
email list.
• It will show you how to go from 0 subscribers to 10,000 in 10 months.
• It will teach you how to create a product for your list and launch that product.
• It will keep you accountable and help push you through the four major plateaus that
every platform builder faces.
• It will teach you how to write guest posts that generate 200+ subscribers.
• You will learn how to create marketing giveaways that add over 2,000 subscribers
to your list.
• You will learn the exact framework I use to write blog posts that generate 100-300 new
subscribers every time I press publish.
• You will learn the traffic generation strategy I use to get 1000s of new readers for old and new
content on my blog.
• You will get access to a private community full of other people growing their lists.
• You will get regular group Q&A sessions with the entire community.
• You will get a 15-minute face-to-face kickoff call with me. (via Skype)
• You will get access to advanced list-building workshops with Andrew Warner, John Lee Dumas
and others.
If you know you need to build a list, but feel lost when it comes to what you actually need to do,
this course is the perfect fit.
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It is like a college class. There is a syllabus. An order to the program. Assignments. Interaction.
Examples. Templates.
This isn’t just a bunch of tactics or blog posts strung together. It’s a system to create an email list
that will give you freedom.
Since every student has personal interaction with me, there are a limited number of spots for the
spring semester.
Normally you have to pay $500 per month (with a 6-month minimum commitment) for access to
me and this material.
However, tomorrow you’ll be able to get access for a fraction of the price. (There are even a few
payment plans for those who might be a bit more cash-strapped.)
Tomorrow morning I’ll be emailing you a link with more details and instructions on how
to enroll.
-Bryan
- Action Item #1: Write down what would be different in your life and business if you had a list
of 10,000 subscribers.
- Action Item #2: Hit reply and tell me what you would DO tomorrow if you woke up and had
10,000 subscribers on your list.
Example: “I would write the book I’ve always wanted to write and send an email to my list to pre-
sell 100 copies.”
Take 15 minutes. Dream about what it would be like. Then hit reply and share it with me.
PPS: Be looking out for tomorrow’s email with more details on the course and enrollment info.
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