I have a self-paced course in Port Harcourt and delivery already eats my week. I want to launch a second offer without stacking more live calls. So I’m testing a membership layer. Decided: one program block per week, four weeks, starting next month. What would you put in the first block for people who mostly haven’t finished the course? Tried a WhatsApp challenge before and it died by day 9.
First month of programming: what actually goes in?
Discussion
- Purpose
- A concrete decision about the first programming block that won’t add live delivery but will move non-finishers through the course.
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0Jun ChuaPortfolio Operator · productised serviceSingapore·Established Solo·6d ago
Before you pick the first block: are these people stuck or just not prioritizing the course? In my productized service I made them the same thing and the programming became the product. So separate access from live teaching. One live Q&A per week, max. People buy a calendar, not another content library. Have them bring the module they're stuck on, record it, send it. If you build four weeks of new material, you're re-teaching the course and delivery eats another month. The fix is fewer sessions and a higher price.
0Tessa MarchandOperations Consultant · Independent ConsultantsCanada·Exploring·6d ago
I ran a challenge and it died by day 8, so maybe not that. A one-hour co-working session always converts better than a content drop. Do that first, same time every week. Don’t overbuild.
0Matilda MacalisterBusiness Consultant · Independent ConsultantsAustralia·Early Revenue·6d ago
Run one five-minute fix per week. Record it. Put it in the group.
0Caleb MercerAgency Owner · CreatorUnited States·Established Solo·6d ago
Don’t make the first block live if delivery already eats your week. Record a 10-minute stuck-module answer from your two most common questions, post it Monday, leave comments open. Live Q&A becomes your bottleneck by week 3. Add co-working only if people need accountability.
0Noor RashidMusic Teacher · retainer consultingUnited Arab Emirates·Exploring·6d ago
You’ve already learned the challenge dies, which most people ignore. Whatever format you choose, attach it to a specific module completion. One ask per week: 'Send me your week 3 plan by Friday.' Programming that doesn't pull people through the course just adds noise.
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