I'm curious, what's your status as of today?

I'm trying to figure out all the different ways I can grow my list with subscribers, buyers, or potential buyers. One of the techniques is what I shared a few weeks ago... where I promoted a freebie-to-affiliate offer and got a bunch of subscribers, many of whom then turned into buyers. But what else? Let's do the battleship thingy John does from time to time. I have 10 ways to grow your email list; #10 is what I already shared above. There are 9 more methods in the list (that I can think of)... some better than others in terms of subscriber quality... but yeah... tell me how you'd grow your list. 1. List swaps/cross-promotions [ @Chris Dyson ] 2. Newsletter ads 3. Affiliates [ @John Bejakovic ] 4. Social media content (organic) 5. Social media ads [ @John Bejakovic ] 6. Blogs (SEO) [ @John Bejakovic ] 7. Groups and communities [ @Svetoslav Dimitrov ] 8. Pay-per-lead acquisition (in a high-quality newsletter) 9. Licensing [ @Chris Dyson ] 10. Freebie-to-affiliate offers 11. Bonus: Buyer swaps via bundle sales [ @Honey Syed ] 12. Bonus: Just buy someone else's list for $$$$$$$$$$$ [ @John Bejakovic ] 13. Bonus: Begging your friends and family or using MLM-style some 3-foot rule or something [ @John Bejakovic ] 14. Auto recommendations from Substack/Kit/Beehiiv etc. [ @Karla Fernandes ] Go!

I am currently running an offer with experimental payment terms: "$97 today and $2/month for updates" This got me thinking... This year, I've made offers with very different payment terms. Just how many categories of payment terms are there? I had hoped to make a list of 10. I only got to 8. Maybe with your help, we can get to 10? Here's the deal: Let's play Marketing Battleship. Tell me a category of payment terms that you know of, have used yourself, or have had others use on you. If your suggestion on my list of 8, I will tell you so. If not, I will reveal another item from my list. Once all 8 of my ideas have been exposed, my flotilla is sunk and you win. Hopefully, before we get to that, we will get at least a couple more payment terms ideas i didn't have, and we all win. Your turn. Tell me a way to structure payments that you know of. Here's what we've got so far, along with the person who shot the torpedo: [UPDATE: We now have 11 ways, but if you have more, keep 'em coming] 1. Flat lump sum [@Rene Kerkdyk] 2. Punishment payment plan (break it up into payments that add up more than the 1-time payment, much like a traditional loan with interest) [@Rene Kerkdyk] 3. Zero-punishment payment plan (break up the payment into small monthly payments that add up to the same amount as the one-time payment) [@Maliha M] 4. Results pricing: flat lump sum now plus payment upon success [@Honey Syed and @Svetoslav Dimitrov] 5. Commission only [@Chris Dyson] 6. Flat lump sum plus monthly subscription for updates ("OmniDrip pricing") 7. Continuity [@Rene Kerkdyk] 8. Deferred payment, pay nothing for a while (also free trial) [@Justin Zack]

Yesterday, I asked House members what's the highest-ticket offer they have successfully sold to their list. A MAJORITY of the respondents said they have successfully sold offers of $1k+ to their lists, and almost a quarter said they have successfully sold offers of $5k or more. I'm thinking there's a bit of selection bias going on here... ... but still. The point is, it's possible to sell high-ticket to your email list, often using email only. So why don't we all do it all the time? I can tell you my own situation. I have that $3k/month DFY offer I wrote about yesterday, which I sold to one person back in May. That's made me $9k so far, and is likely to make me some more. I would LOVE to have a couple more people take me up on that offer. I tried putting it out to my list again (one whole time), and I didn't get any sales. My conclusion after that mighty effort: I don't have enough LEADS. Putting aside for the moment whether that's a legit conclusion or not... ... I'm curious what your situation is? When you think of the highest-ticket offer that you have successfully sold to your list, at whatever price point, then what's the reason you're not selling MORE of it, right NOW?

I've sold a bunch of books, courses, live trainings, some coaching, and a bit of client work solely via email, solely to my email list. To date, the highest-ticket thing I have sold in this way has been a $3k/month DFY offer back in May, which has so far brought in $9k and which seems to be poised to keep going for at least a month or two more. I'm curious about you. What's the highest-ticket offer you have sold successfully to your email list?