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Live, small-group program with a fixed start

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Cohort Course

Live, small-group program with a fixed start

Startup
$
Hrs/wk
8
First $
~45 days
Step-by-step action plan
  • Define one ideal customer and the specific result they should get from Cohort Course.
  • Interview five potential customers and note the exact words they use to describe the problem.
  • Create a one-sentence starter offer: live, small-group program with a fixed start.
  • Build the smallest useful sample or demo you can show before asking for payment.
  • Set a starter price, a clear delivery window and one simple way for customers to pay.
  • Contact 20 qualified prospects with a personalized message and a link to the sample.
  • Deliver the first order manually, ask for a testimonial and document every repeatable step.
  • Review replies, sales and delivery time each week; improve the weakest stage before adding more channels.
AI tools
  • ChatGPT — plan programming, prompts and member onboarding: Open resource
  • Circle — host discussions, events and paid memberships: Open resource
  • Tally — collect applications, surveys and feedback: Open resource
  • Chatfuel — build bots that onboard members and answer questions: Open resource
Resources
Ebook outline
  • Pick your niche and audience
  • Design your first offer
  • Build your first membership and welcome kit with AI
  • Launch on Instagram, YouTube and email
  • Scale, systemize and raise prices
AI prompts
  • Act as a Cohort Course expert in Canada. Give me 10 niches with demand, competition and a first offer.
  • Write my membership and welcome kit offer for [audience]: promise, price, 3 bullets, call to action.
  • Create a 30-day content plan for Instagram, YouTube and email for my Cohort Course business.
Business strategy
  • One audience, one offer, one channel. Sell the first membership and welcome kit before you systemize anything.
Monetization
  • Monthly memberships and upsells.
Marketing plan
  • Show up daily on Instagram, YouTube and email, add one lead magnet, follow up weekly by email or DM, collect proof, then raise your price.
Recommended tools
  • Whop
  • Skool
  • Discord
  • Stripe
  • Claude
Checklist
  • Niche and offer chosen
  • Price set
  • First membership and welcome kit built
  • Payment and Instagram, YouTube and email set up
  • First testimonial collected
  • Income tracked, with a tax buffer set aside for CRA
Templates
  • One-page offer
  • Outreach or post script
  • Weekly revenue tracker
7-day launch plan
  • Day 1Choose niche and audience
  • Day 2Write offer and set price
  • Day 3Build your first membership and welcome kit
  • Day 4Set up payments and your Instagram, YouTube and email profile
  • Day 5Publish or pitch to 10 prospects
  • Day 6Follow up and refine
  • Day 7Review results and plan week two
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