Why launching 12 products was a mistake...


Does launching more products mean more profit?

Today you’ll learn the bizarre answer.

But first a recap:

Yesterday I told you how I launched 12 products in the last 12 months.

Here are the results:

Now to be clear these numbers don’t include coaching, affiliate marketing, or client work.

But do you see the problem with this?

Although these products combined total $143,071.46 in revenue. This experiment proves that the advice you see online from business gurus:

  • “Just ship”
  • “Launch more offers”
  • “Build more products”

Is a load of horse crap!

Let me explain…

This advice made me believe that 12 products would mean 12 income streams.

Instead?

I had 12 products and 120 customer service headaches haha. But here’s what I found out the hard way (so you won’t have to):

Revenue isn't about how many products you launch, it's about how well you solve your customer's problems.

Here's what the data actually revealed:

3 product bundles made 67% of my revenue ($98,083 out of $147,164).

Let me break this down...

Digital storytelling bundle: $46,454 (32% of total revenue)

  • Digital Storytelling Masterclass + Viral Story Swipe
  • I gave customers the training and templates

Email marketing bundle: $21,713 (15% of total revenue)

  • Email 365 + Ben Settle Interview + Broadcast Bible + Inbox Intelligence
  • Gave customers the system, examples, feedback from the best in the game, and the tools.

Mad scientist bundle: $17,519 (12% of total revenue)

  • Research Course + Research Prompt Pack
  • Gave customers the strategy, and the execution tools

See the pattern?

My winning products weren't actually single products at all. They were complete solutions bundled together.

While my standalone products like The Story Guide ($2,752) and Email Templates ($3,494) barely moved the needle.

Here's why this works:

Customers don't want more products. They want complete solutions to their problems.

  • A bundle says "everything you need is right here."
  • A single product says "you'll need to buy more stuff later."

Guess which one people pay more for?

So here's the point of all these foo foo numbers...

Stop launching random products and start building strategic bundles that solve complete problems.

Your customers will pay more. You'll manage fewer headaches. And your revenue will actually multiply instead of just...multiplying your workload.

Tomorrow I'll show you my "Bundle Marketing System" to take your existing products and turn them into revenue-multiplying bundles.

Plus, the 4-step process I use to identify which products should be bundled together (and which should be killed).

If you missed yesterday's email, you can read it here.

Catch ya soon,

-Parker


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