Why you should work for free 🧑💻
2023-09-22 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:43 · watch on YouTube
Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: Explanation and tutorial
In a Short, Ali tells online writers to give away 99% of what they know for free, because paywalling everything up front is like quoting a price before showing what you can do; paid courses, books and communities sell implementation, accountability and access, not information.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Give away 99% for free; what people buy in paid products
- ★★★ Ali's tip for online writers is to give away 99% of what they know for free: charging before showing anything is the same mistake as a service quoting its price first, while great free material makes people ask what is in the paid version. — 00:00:00
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★★★ With most courses, books and paid membership communities, Ali says, you are not really buying information: you are buying implementation, accountability and access to the person you want to learn from. — 00:00:29
“you aren't really buying information. What you're buying is implementation.”
Threads in this video
- refine · Should you pay for courses and coaching? — With most courses, books and paid membership communities, Ali says, you are not really buying information: you are buying implementation, accountability and access to the person you want to learn from. (00:00:29)
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