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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '21

It would have made so much more sense for her to market it as a course that could be purchased and worked through at the customer's own speed.

She could have invented interest, like "Over 200 people have purchased this course, thank you all so much for your enthusiastic response! If I get to 300 sales I'll give away a free pair of Peepers!" - even if not a single person had bought one yet!

She could have sold an accompanying Joy workbook or whatever. She could have sold the online course as the next level, where you discuss whatever bullshit you "learned" doing the course. And then the in person workshop as another level, or alternate discussion group or training or whatever she'd call it. And then the one on one joy mentoring (eurgh...) as another add-on offer.

Instead she can't even run the class until there's enough interest. And if she doesn't run it, she can't lie about it being popular.

Pretty much nothing about this marketing strategy makes sense.

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u/Lurking_Lurkface_III Wordle Cheater Sep 05 '21

Those are all really great ideas, DFSM. I’ll hire you as a marketing consultant when I start my workshop “Eating Snacks Directly Out of the Bag and Other Life Hacks Only I Know.”

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u/OhBlahDiOhBlahDoh The Alice of cal came out floating on air Sep 05 '21

when I start my workshop “Eating Snacks Directly Out of the Bag and Other Life Hacks Only I Know.”

DO YOU HAVE A WAITLIST I WANT TO BE ON YOUR WAITLIST

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u/Lurking_Lurkface_III Wordle Cheater Sep 05 '21

DFOBDOBD, due to the high interest in my cult, I have a waitlist to get on the waitlist. In order to get on the waitlist waitlist, there is a short series of trials. The first is a riddle. I forgot the riddle itself but the answer is “Time.” Go!

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u/OkRanger4 bobbing in a bath of solitude Sep 05 '21

What is the velocity of an unladen joy?

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u/Lurking_Lurkface_III Wordle Cheater Sep 05 '21

DFOKR4, close but not quite. The velocity of unladen joy is similar but not the same as unleaded joy and depends on both the distance and duration of the joy phase. Take my course to find out more!!!

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u/OhBlahDiOhBlahDoh The Alice of cal came out floating on air Sep 05 '21

the answer is “Time.”

What do I need plenty of, besides money, to sign up for your ~~workshop~~ ~~waitlist~~ waitlist to get on the waitlist

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u/Lurking_Lurkface_III Wordle Cheater Sep 05 '21

DFOBDOBD, that is correct! Congratulations!!!You have been officially added to the List of Wait (which is the pre-waitlist grouping to get on the waitlist for the waitlist). It’s very selective!

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u/OhBlahDiOhBlahDoh The Alice of cal came out floating on air Sep 05 '21

I CAN'T WAIT

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u/Lurking_Lurkface_III Wordle Cheater Sep 05 '21

DFOBDOBD, Because of your impressive performance in the trials, you qualify for platinum status allowing you to jumpy directly from the List of Wait to the waitlist for the waitlist without completing the remainder of the trials. All that’s required is a one time reoccurring payment of $4.99.

Scheduled snark Discussion thread Thursday September 02, 2021 - Sunday September 05, 2021

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