Teaching one narrow skill via a single well-made web page
One page. One skill. Pay-what-you-want with a suggested price. Traffic comes from search and word of mouth.
How it works
Long courses have high refund rates and low completion. A single deeply-crafted page teaching one thing (e.g. 'how to price a freelance retainer') converts better and requires no updates.
Step by step
- 1Pick a skill you've been paid for at least three times.
- 2Write the definitive page on it. No fluff. No upsell.
- 3Add a small suggested-price tip jar.
- 4Post it in one relevant community. That's the marketing.
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