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Get Your First List Building Ad Up Without Wasting Time Or Money

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Your First $10K Online Course Launch

A Step-By-Step Guide To Launching Your Online Course Profitably The First Time

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I love helping course creators advertise and market their courses well!

I created The Launch Lounge to provide training and coaching resources to help you master marketing so you can make a global impact, build a highly profitable business, and live life on your own terms.

Hi, I'm Salome

Discover The Gap In Your Online Course Marketing And Unlock Its Full Earning Potential

Take The Most-Profitable
Course Quiz

Take The Quiz

follow @the_launch_lounge

I love helping course creators advertise and market their courses well!

I created The Launch Lounge to provide training and coaching resources to help you master marketing so you can make a global impact, build a highly profitable business, and live life on your own terms.

Hi, I'm Salome

Your First $10K Online Course Launch

A Step-By-Step Guide To Launching Your Online Course Profitably The First Time

Sign Me Up

follow @the_launch_lounge

I love helping course creators advertise and market their courses well!

I created The Launch Lounge to provide training and coaching resources to help you master marketing so you can make a global impact, build a highly profitable business, and live life on your own terms.

Hi, I'm Salome

Get Your First List Building Ad Up Without Wasting Time Or Money

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FREE Facebook and Instagram Ads Training

follow @the_launch_lounge

I love helping course creators advertise and market their courses well!

I created The Launch Lounge to provide training and coaching resources to help you master marketing so you can make a global impact, build a highly profitable business, and live life on your own terms.

Hi, I'm Salome

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The Only Difference Between Struggling Course Creators and 6-Figure Success Stories

Ready to discover why some online course creators build profitable businesses in months while others spend years stuck in launch frustration? 🚀

Are you tired of investing in course after course, spending endless hours on social media, and watching your ad budget drain away with disappointing sales results? You're not alone. The difference between consistently profitable course creators and those stuck in the struggle isn't about list size, ad budgets, or fancy funnels. It's about having a proven, complete marketing system that pieces everything together specifically for YOUR audience.

Most course creators are drowning in conflicting advice, feeling overwhelmed by endless tactics, and missing the cohesive framework that transforms scattered marketing efforts into predictable profits. When you understand the 5-part blueprint that successful course creators use, you'll finally cut through the noise and create the freedom-based business you've been working so hard to build.

“The ‘lifestyle business' you're tirelessly trying to create will, at best, come at the expense of your weekends and evenings, along with your life savings…and at worst, turn you into a sobbing blob of sadness, frustration and anger as you secretly wonder what is wrong with you.” ✨

🔥 In This Episode:

  • Discover why giant email lists and massive social followings WON'T guarantee course launch success
  • Uncover the 5 key reasons most course creators remain stuck in launch limbo (and how to overcome each one)
  • Learn the exact framework successful course creators use to build businesses that scale to multi-6 figures in months
  • Explore how to transition from exhausting launch cycles to consistent monthly profits without burning out
  • Transform your relationship with your audience so they come to your webinars with credit cards ready to buy

Grab your favorite chai latte and settle in for this strategy-packed episode – I'm about to reveal what's actually working now in the online course world! ☕️

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⏱️ Chapter Guide:

(00:00) The surprising truth about what actually creates profitable online course businesses 

(04:15) Why most course creators feel overwhelmed despite taking multiple programs 

(09:30) The counterintuitive approach to audience-building that drives consistent sales 

(14:45) How to escape the “freebie-seeker trap” and create offers your audience begs to buy 

(21:30) The hidden mindset shift that transforms lackluster ad campaigns into lead-generating machines 

(27:15) Why your audience loves your free content but never buys your paid programs 

(32:45) The “Most Profitable Customer Journey” framework elite course creators use 

(38:10) How to blend connection and education for maximum student transformation 

(43:30) The exact step-by-step system to implement in your next launch 

(48:15) Your roadmap to building a freedom empire that works with your life, not against it


📚 Resources Mentioned:

>> Listen to Bri’s Podcast, Dear Bri: Community Strategy, Fiascos, and Drama on Apple or Spotify

>> Work with Bri at Ember Consulting

>> Watch Bri’s videos training on YouTube

>> Follow Bri on LinkedIn

>> Other episodes you might like: 272. The $2Mil Problem They Didn’t See Coming

>> Other episodes you might like: 270. Launch Team Essentials: Who You Need at Each Stage

>> Other episodes you might like: 268. I Closed My Membership to Build Something Better (Here’s What)


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