The narrator discusses making videos for cryptocurrency companies in exchange for tokens as a way to potentially make a lot of money. He became interested in cryptocurrencies because he wanted a faster way to send international payments. In 2017, he invested $160,000 in cryptocurrencies and became a millionaire before losing it all. He sees community marketing as key for cryptocurrency adoption and wonders if his video skills could help inspire "brand evangelists."
A friend introduces the narrator to a new cryptocurrency startup called Nillion that has an impressive leadership team. To understand Nillion's complex technology, the narrator spends 8 hours researching. As he dives deeper, he becomes extremely enthusiastic about Nillion's potential. He realizes crypto companies need videos to explain their technology so newcomers can understand it in 30 minutes rather than 8 hours of research.
The narrator offered to make an explanatory documentary video for Nillion for $150,000, with $25,000 in cash and $125,000 in Nillion tokens. He filmed interviews around the world, gathering 17 hours of footage. However, with many people involved, there were too many opinions on the video. The narrator concludes it's better to script a video and have leaders present it rather than try to piece together interviews. Crypto videos present opportunities, but most crypto founders don't know how to explain their ideas to newcomers.
.The narrator's strategy is to reverse engineer the biggest marketing campaigns and use their proven formulas to create his own successful campaigns. By following the patterns of already successful high-budget campaigns, he believes he can increase his chances of also having a "monster campaign."
Specifically, his formula involves:
The narrator states you do not need much specialized knowledge, just an understanding of your own story and the ability to "mad lib" it into the framework of those big campaign formulas. He says this is the "secret" to huge campaigns.
In summary, his strategy involves finding big successful campaigns, reverse engineering their formulas, and fitting his own story and messaging into those proven patterns and frameworks.
.The narrator shares the system he uses to create successful video sales letters (VSLs). His main point is that instead of trying to be creative, you should "swipe" (copy) winning VSL formulas. He illustrates this with a story of his first online success, when he copied a profitable brain supplement campaign. Later, he rewrote winning ecommerce formulas like "Mad Libs".
Tony Robbins also teaches modeling - copying 90% of successful people's work then getting creative with the final 10%. Joel Marion used this strategy, rewriting top ClickBank promotions, to take his company BioTrust from $0 to $100 million revenue in 12 months.
The key is studying the biggest marketers, not smaller ones. Surround yourself with people bigger than you. Respect and follow the footsteps of those at the top. The narrator says to focus on swiping winning materials rather than studying, as this gets better results faster.
.The narrator outlines a 7-step process to create high-quality video sales letter (VSL) scripts. By following this process, the narrator claims viewers can double their income within a month by improving their scripts.
The steps are: 1. Set intentions 2. Complete research 3. Use the "kindergarten simple pitch" 4. Apply the "VSL God process" to brainstorm hooks, leads, and stories 5. Select a storyboard overview 6. Choose the best scenes 7. Enhance the script
The narrator provides a template to follow this process. There will be a video explaining each step in more detail so viewers can properly implement the strategy, which the narrator claims will "transform your life forever."
.Long-form video sales letters (VSLs) work well for increasing average order value (AOV). At first, the narrator tried short 3-6 minute VSLs, but found impulse buyers would purchase the minimum amount. By telling the full story with closes in a 20+ minute VSL, buyers make larger, less impulsive purchases. When selling supplements with higher AOVs, 45+ minute VSLs performed even better.
Many doubt long videos will retain attention on platforms like Facebook. However, the narrator has seen 30+ minute videos watch to completion. Viewers see an intriguing thumbnail and choose to watch the ad over other YouTube content without friction. Conversely, sending traffic to a landing page creates 10%+ drop-off rates. Webinars promoting future purchases have high initial loss rates that hinder scaling fast compared to immediately profitable VSLs.
Long-form storytelling builds fascination and relevance. It answers all questions before the sale. Day-one profitability from VSL winners enables swift optimization unlike delayed email follow-up strategies. The narrator cuts the brakes to accelerate growth through rapid testing and refinement. Length matters - longer VSLs boost engagement and AOV when done right.
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