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| Why Your Online Course Isn’t Selling in 2025 — And How to Fix It with AI | 04 Aug 2025 | 00:13:38 | |
🔥 Free Gift for Listeners: Before you ever spend weeks or months creating a new course or digital product, make sure it’s going to sell. 👉 Use our free AI Offer Validator — a custom-built AI wizard programmed with Suzi’s and my 10+ years in the digital product space. It takes just minutes to analyze your idea and predict its profitability using our 3 key metrics. 🎁 Get it now: https://freedombynumber.com/idea-validator Episode Title: Why Your Online Course Isn’t Selling in 2025 — And How to Fix It with AI Episode Overview: AI has completely changed the online course and digital product landscape. The strategies that worked just a few years ago — relying on static content, generic expertise, or even SEO-driven traffic — no longer guarantee success. In this episode of Freedom By Number, John Whitford shares: ✅ The 3 shifts every course creator must make to stay profitable in an AI-driven world ✅ How AI is disrupting not only products, but also traffic sources like blogging and SEO ✅ Why old business models are failing — and what to do instead ✅ How to use AI as a partner to speed up creation while delivering more value Plus, you’ll hear two behind-the-scenes stories from our own business — including how we used AI to build our best-performing webinar in a single day — and the real-life success of Mindy, who used our AI Offer Validator to create the course she’s most excited about in years. What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
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Next Episode Teaser: Coming up, we’ll dive into the five mistakes course creators are making with AI — and how to avoid them. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss it! | |||
| How Can I Revitalize My Online Product Sales? | 04 Aug 2025 | 00:14:56 | |
Optimizing Product Sales and Marketing Strategies for Online Educators In this episode, our guest, an experienced creator with over 200 products on Teachers Pay Teachers, discusses her journey, current challenges, and strategies for success. She highlights the decline in her sales over the past two years and explores potential reasons, including platform changes and product visibility. The conversation delves into the effectiveness of using templates for social media marketing, emphasizing the importance of personalizing content to maintain authenticity. The discussion also covers practical advice on product management, including decluttering, bundling, and pricing strategies to streamline offerings and enhance sales performance. Finally, the guest seeks guidance on transferring her blog products and refining her marketing approach to overcome challenges and achieve sustained growth. 00:00 Introduction and Current Status 01:14 Challenges and Frustrations 02:13 Social Media Strategy Concerns 03:20 Advice on Using Templates 07:07 Product Management and Pricing 11:33 Final Thoughts and Next Steps | |||
| How Do Physical and Digital Products Work Together in Coaching? | 04 Aug 2025 | 00:07:01 | |
Strategies for Promoting Journals and Planners in Coaching Programs In this weekly group coaching call, the coach meets with participants Shirley, Susie, and Sandra to discuss recent updates and address questions. Shirley discusses her new initiative, combining faith and psychology in journals and planners designed for her clients. The coach provides insights into promoting both the training and the physical products, suggesting strategies to manage costs and enhance profit margins. Additional ideas are shared, including offering digital versions and premium options for physical products. 00:00 Introduction and Greetings 00:16 Weekly Group Coaching Call Overview 00:32 Announcements and Leaderboard Discussion 00:50 Technical Issues and Open Floor 01:07 Shirley’s Program Development 02:36 Discussion on Physical vs Digital Products 03:40 Cost Management Strategies 05:53 Final Thoughts and Next Steps | |||
| What is the effective strategies for marketing your Live Training Event? | 25 Feb 2025 | 00:10:02 | |
Effective Strategies for Marketing Your Live Training Event In this episode, Melissa receives detailed guidance on managing her marketing efforts for an upcoming live training event scheduled for February 24th. The discussion covers the importance of setting up an email follow-up sequence, ways to effectively use Facebook for ongoing promotion, and strategies for creating a simple checkout page with an explainer video. The advisor recommends focusing on the live training promotion closer to the event date, while initially balancing messages between the freebie and the live training. Practical steps and timelines for email frequency are also provided to maximize engagement and sales. 00:00 Introduction and Greetings 00:27 Setting Up Your Opt-In and Thank You Pages 01:09 Follow-Up Strategies After Opt-In 01:44 Promoting Your Live Event 02:51 Creating Effective Checkout Pages 04:32 Email Marketing Strategies 07:34 Social Media Marketing Tips 09:41 Conclusion and Encouragement | |||
| What is the pricing strategies for my tiny front end offers? | 18 Feb 2025 | 00:04:52 | |
Pricing Strategies for Meal Planning Products: Initial and Upsell Offers This episode discusses the pricing strategies for launching a meal planning product targeting moms. The focus is on determining the initial offer price, which includes a 'tiny training' with printables, aimed at making meal planning easier. It also covers the transformation promised to customers, cost-saving benefits, and pricing structures for upsells, such as a comprehensive family planner. Tips include starting with a lower initial price to build social proof and gradually increasing it, as well as ensuring the upsell has a substantial discount to encourage purchases. 00:00 Introduction and Initial Offer Discussion 01:10 Defining the Transformation 01:49 Pricing Strategy and Value Proposition 05:04 Upsell Offer and Pricing 07:11 Testing and Optimization 08:24 Conclusion and Final Thoughts | |||
| How I built a 6 figure software company in 6 months (no coding needed!) | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:17:02 | |
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I’ve put together everything you could possibly need to succeed with this business. All the templates, fill in the blank scripts, techniques, and more, including:
👉 Fill in the blank scripts to help you find and close the perfect clients 👉 Steal my high-converting funnels to plug into your business in under an hour 👉 Follow my easy step-by-step action plan to take you from $0 - $10k per month within 30 days 👉 A free 1:1 setup call to help make sure your system is set up and working properly 👉 Live coaching with me 👉 My signature course “Services by Number” ($997 value) that dives deeper into the inner workings of running a profitable agency. Includes invoice & proposal templates, click by click guides, and much more!
See everything you get inside my bonus offer here: https://sofreedom.com/10k-bonus
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Disclosure: I am an independent entity from HighLevel. I am not an agent or employee of HighLevel and have no authority to make binding contract or represent HighLevel. I receive referral payments from HighLevel. The opinions expressed here are my own and shall NOT be interpreted or considered as representations, guarantees, or statements made by HighLevel Inc or any of its subsidiaries, agents, or assigns.
Results not guaranteed.
#digitalmarketing #makemoneyonline #gohighlevel #socialmediamarketing #buildonlinebusiness #onlinesidehustles | |||
| The mistake holding most entrepreneurs back from reaching $10,000 per month | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:08:21 | |
Get started by signing up for my new FREE course: https://sofreedom.com/freecourse
The mistake holding most entrepreneurs back from reaching $10,000 per month
Get GoHighLevel Extended 30-day Trial Here: https://sofreedom.com/ghl30
I decided to give everything away for free to anyone who signs up for Go High Level using my link. I’ve also DOUBLED your trial from 14 days to 30 days so you can get success quickly!
I’ve put together everything you could possibly need to succeed with this business. All the templates, fill in the blank scripts, techniques, and more, including:
👉 Fill in the blank scripts to help you find and close the perfect clients 👉 Steal my high-converting funnels to plug into your business in under an hour 👉 Follow my easy step-by-step action plan to take you from $0 - $10k per month within 30 days 👉 A free 1:1 setup call to help make sure your system is set up and working properly 👉 Live coaching with me 👉 My signature course “Services by Number” ($997 value) that dives deeper into the inner workings of running a profitable agency. Includes invoice & proposal templates, click by click guides, and much more!
See everything you get inside my bonus offer here: https://sofreedom.com/10k-bonus
🛑 CAUTION 🛑 Ad blockers and browser extensions can block the tracking needed to deliver your bonuses. Please use an incognito / private browser when signing up for bonuses. If your browser blocks the tracking pixel then you will NOT receive your bonuses
Disclosure: I am an independent entity from HighLevel. I am not an agent or employee of HighLevel and have no authority to make binding contract or represent HighLevel. I receive referral payments from HighLevel. The opinions expressed here are my own and shall NOT be interpreted or considered as representations, guarantees, or statements made by HighLevel Inc or any of its subsidiaries, agents, or assigns.
Results not guaranteed.
#digitalmarketing #makemoneyonline #gohighlevel #socialmediamarketing #buildonlinebusiness #onlinesidehustles | |||
| Do THIS to never lose money on ads again | 22 Aug 2024 | 00:11:03 | |
Get started by signing up for my new FREE course: https://sofreedom.com/freecourse [Copy and Paste the Title of the Video Here] Get GoHighLevel Extended 30-day Trial Here: https://sofreedom.com/ghl30 I decided to give everything away for free to anyone who signs up for Go High Level using my link. I’ve also DOUBLED your trial from 14 days to 30 days so you can get success quickly! I’ve put together everything you could possibly need to succeed with this business. All the templates, fill in the blank scripts, techniques, and more, including: 👉 Fill in the blank scripts to help you find and close the perfect clients 👉 Steal my high-converting funnels to plug into your business in under an hour 👉 Follow my easy step-by-step action plan to take you from $0 - $10k per month within 30 days 👉 A free 1:1 setup call to help make sure your system is set up and working properly 👉 Live coaching with me 👉 My signature course “Services by Number” ($997 value) that dives deeper into the inner workings of running a profitable agency. Includes invoice & proposal templates, click by click guides, and much more! See everything you get inside my bonus offer here: https://sofreedom.com/10k-bonus 🛑 CAUTION 🛑 Ad blockers and browser extensions can block the tracking needed to deliver your bonuses. Please use an incognito / private browser when signing up for bonuses. If your browser blocks the tracking pixel then you will NOT receive your bonuses Disclosure: I am an independent entity from HighLevel. I am not an agent or employee of HighLevel and have no authority to make binding contract or represent HighLevel. I receive referral payments from HighLevel. The opinions expressed here are my own and shall NOT be interpreted or considered as representations, guarantees, or statements made by HighLevel Inc or any of its subsidiaries, agents, or assigns. Results not guaranteed. #digitalmarketing #makemoneyonline #gohighlevel #socialmediamarketing #buildonlinebusiness #onlinesidehustles | |||
| Will A.I. Destroy Digital Product Creators? | 10 Jan 2024 | 00:09:30 | |
Got a great question from a subscriber about the rise of AI in digital product creation, and wanted to give her a quick response in the form | |||
| Selling Software As A Service (SAAS) with Shaun Clark of Go High Level | 04 Apr 2022 | 00:40:44 | |
Today I sit down with the Co-Founder and CEO of Go High Level, Shaun Clark. He has incredibly eye-opening tips for beginning agency owners on how to serve your clients and create sticky revenue through the addition of "Software as a Service" to your standard agency service offerings. RESOURCES & LINKS: ___________________________ 👉 Extended 30 day trial of Go High Level: https://unbeatabletech.com/ghl ___________________________ 🎁 FREE GIFTS 🎁 ▢ If you want to build your own sales funnel like John & Suzi do, check out our free workbook here: https://unbeatabletech.com/blueprint ▢ Learn the simple way to start a profitable blog in our free course: https://freedombynumber.com/blogplan ❤ CONNECT WITH US ❤ ▢ Subscribe: https://unbeatabletech.com/youtube to the Unbeatable Tech YouTube Channel ▢ Unbeatable Tech: https://unbeatabletech.com ▢ Start A Mom Blog: https://startamomblog.com | |||
| The Right (and WRONG) Way to Launch Your First Online Course with Hanne Vervaeck | 28 Mar 2022 | 00:42:44 | |
Today I sit down with the Chief Operating Officer of Thrive Themes, Hanne Vervaeck. In this conversation, Hanne is going to show how "Rapid Implementation" can help anyone launch a successful online course or product without investing tons of time and money. RESOURCES & LINKS: ___________________________ 👉 Check out the new Thrive Apprentice 4.0: https://unbeatabletech.com/thrivethemes ___________________________ 🎁 FREE GIFTS 🎁 ▢ If you want to build your own sales funnel like John & Suzi do, check out our free workbook here: https://unbeatabletech.com/blueprint ▢ Learn the simple way to start a profitable blog in our free course: https://freedombynumber.com/blogplan ❤ CONNECT WITH US ❤ ▢ Subscribe: https://unbeatabletech.com/youtube to the Unbeatable Tech YouTube Channel ▢ Unbeatable Tech: https://unbeatabletech.com ▢ Start A Mom Blog: https://startamomblog.com | |||
| 3 biggest mistakes I made when starting my freelancing business (and fixes!) | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:23:59 | |
Download your free funnel launch blueprint: https://unbeatabletech.com/blueprint | |||
| The Freedom By Number System | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:14:05 | |
Today, Suzi and I are going to break down the core components of the "Freedom By Number" System. Instead of trying to tell you to "be everywhere" as most coaches will, we have a different approach. Because life is so hectic, we want our businesses to be simple. So today we're breaking down our "Freedom Five" process of focusing on the most important parts of building your online business. And by the end of the episode, you'll have a framework that you can follow for years to launch a profitable, consistent online business with us! Want to dive deeper? Download the Freedom By Number ebook that breaks down the entire system step by step! Get the book >> https://freedombynumber.com/book | |||
| From Corporate Engineer to 7-Figure Entrepreneur with John Whitford | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:31:22 | |
Today we get a little on the intimate side as I share my back story from a die-hard corporate guy into a reluctant entrepreneur! Suzi drives a wonderful interview where you get to learn:
Learn the exact process I used to launch my service business (and how I scaled myself out of it through personal branding) in Services By Number: https://servicesbynumber.com Connect with John: YouTube: https://unbeatabletech.com/youtube Blog: https://unbeatabletech.com Transcript Hey guys, how's it going? John and Suzi here from the unbeatable tech podcast. I'm so excited for you to spend some time with us here today. Suzi is going to turn the tables. If you were a part of the podcast, our previous episode got into her backstory and her history of going from a stay-at-home mom to an entrepreneur. And in this episode, we weren't going to just turn the tables so you can see who else is here. And my story from going from. Engineering to being an entrepreneur with her side by side. So Suzi, I'm excited and nervous to Chuck. This is going to be very eye opening for all of us to kind of see that raw side of John come out, lift the transition, which I know it sounds like this amazing thing. I quit my job and all that, but there were some, some wonderful months to go through and transition. But before we get into that and the story of how that all had. Um, can you tell us a little bit about your background? Do you, I know most of you or most all of you, but there might be some things that. Sneak out and still understand. So tell us about your background. Absolutely. So I was born and raised in a little town outside of Jacksonville, Florida. So I'm kind of a country. Boy. I grew up on a little bit of land with my two older sisters and had a wonderful loving mom and dad and a fantastic childhood. Wouldn't change a thing. Very blessed with that. A good, you know, go to church on Sunday thing. Uh, learn music, learn hard work and effort and got a fantastic upbringing. Uh, as far as like the entrepreneurial side of things, my dad was always my steadfast kind of wake up in the morning, go to work, come home, go to work the same time, come home, same time, eat the dinner. At the same time we had that type of structure. And that kind of was my rock. My foundation of. A man is supposed to be and how he provides for his family. Um, on the other hand, my mom, she. I think similar to your story. She stayed home with the babies. You know, she had a career before becoming a mom, and then she also had this passion, her passion was anything with canines, anything dogs, she would take care of them. | |||
| From Stay At Home Mom To 7-Figure Entrepreneur with Suzi Whitford | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:25:45 | |
Today I'm thrilled to interview my wife Suzi Whitford, who launched our family out of the world of 9 to 5 job life, and into the exciting adventure of entrepreneurship. In this episode, we are going to unpack for you:
Be sure to connect with Suzi and let her know what you think about this episode! Free Gift: Beginner's Blogging Course: https://freedombynumber.com/blogplan Suzi's website: https://startamomblog.com Suzi's YouTube Channel: https://startamomblog.com/youtube ==== Beginning Transcript ==== Hey guys, how's it going, John and Suzi here. Welcome back to the unbeatable tech podcast in this first real episode, not the trailer. I want to dive deeper into Suzi's backstory and you'll hear mine in the next episode. So if you haven't already done so please subscribe to the podcast to hear all of the nitty-gritty details. But before we dive in Suzi, how are you feeling today? Thank you. And thanks for making me the first official. Um, episode. I really appreciate it. Absolutely. I might need to shuffle around the order of some other episodes that are already published, but you are going to be the first official episode on the unbeatable tech podcast. Super excited to have you, um, like it's been such a wild journey between you and me and the CO's and between corporate life and entrepreneurship. There's so much to unpack here. I felt like we really had to separate this into two separate interviews to get both sides of this. Definitely. Um, yeah, there's been a lot that happened over the last, um, golly, 8, 7, 8, 9 years. Yeah. So there's, it's been a lot, it's been a awesome roller coaster with ups and downs and. I'm happy to share it. Fantastic. And before we dive into Suzi's entire story, if you guys want to get some action plans, some actionable tips and consume some of the content that Suzi has created, you can head over to start them on blog.com. And what would you have them do once they get over their Suzy and read every single blog post sign up for every single freebie, um, just, just browse around. And if you find a freebie to sign up for, then you'll be put onto my email list and then you'll hear from me. That is phenomenal. All right. So let's dive into, we've got a huge story to unpack here. So take us back before entrepreneurship, before marrying me and all those things. Let's get back to the dark ages. Give us a third one country. Take us back to the very beginning and give us a quick 30,000 foot overview of who you are and how you came to. This version of you to meet? Well, I woke up. All right. So I was born and raised in South Africa, beautiful country, very rich culture. Fantastic. And I had a wonderful childhood. My dad started his own company when he was in his early teens. My mom had her own restaurant. She had little side hustles that she had. So it was always kind of been in my blood to kind of find your own way in the world, but never really clicked that. That's what is in my family. Um, both my grandparents had their own businesses that they started. My one grandpa was a butcher, so he was a hunter. He went out and hunted animals in sold their meat. And then my other grandpa had, um, a construction company that he bought from. So we were born and raised in South Africa. We moved to the states when I was around 11, got kicked out of the country. Again, went back to South Africa, try to come back again. So it was back and forth. My parents always continuously to try to give us a really good childhood. So they spent a lot of money trying to get us out of South Africa and give us a better future in the states. And I just really respect them for that for going through all that. | |||
| Trailer: Welcome to the Unbeatable Tech Podcast | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:03:59 | |
Welcome to the first episode of the Unbeatable Tech Podcast! I'm John Whitford, and joined with my lovely wife Suzi to help give you a behind the scenes look at what it REALLY takes to build a business that generates financial & time freedom for you and your family. Over the coming episodes, you're going to get completely free access to 3 special types of content: You'll hear interviews with successful entrepreneurs, founders, and influencers who will share everything they know as they've built their own businesses from the ground up. You'll also get to be a fly on the wall as Suzi and I work through our own business strategy, learning the real, unfiltered truth of building a business while running a busy family life. Finally, you'll get some solo episodes where I share motivation, lessons, and my own stumbles along the way. I'm so excited that you are joining us today! ===== Ways you can connect with us Connect with John: Youtube: https://unbeatabletech.com/youtube Blog: https://unbeatabletech.com Connect with Suzi: Blog: https://startamomblog.com YouTube: https://startamomblog.com/youtube Free Gift - The Funnel Launch Blueprint: https://unbeatabletech.com/blueprint | |||
| Sherif Abuzid - How to Scale Your Agency Through Systems | 03 Sep 2021 | 00:39:47 | |
I sat down today with Sherif Abuzid, the founder of TranslationPartner.com: a digital marketing agency offering translation services with a unique focus on SEO for their partners. We discuss the journey from employee, to freelancer, to agency founder – including all the lessons learned as he quickly scaled to having 10+ employees in his company. Sherif as a marketer would fall into a common trap of shiny object syndrome, but he quickly realized that to create a sustainable and thriving business, he would need to create systems and processes that were reliable and consistent for his team. We dive into the exact steps he took to create a thriving online agency that is able to operate for days or weeks without his direct impact. “By setting up the right systems and processes, I was able to return back to work days later and everything was running like clockwork. It was eye-opening!” Sherif Abuzid. Some of the key topics covered in today’s interview:
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