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The Strategy Hour Podcast
with abagail pumphrey
Recognized by INC and Forbes as one of the best podcasts for entrepreneurs, join our twice-weekly show as we share business strategies, interviews, and actionable advice for building an online business your way.
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What Most People Get Wrong About Their Digital Product Offers
Whether you're reworking an existing offer or brainstorming a new one, I’ll help you simplify your solution, focus on small but impactful wins, and avoid the overwhelm-trap that most creators fall into! This episode is your guide to creating offers that sell and position your business for long-term growth. Remember, the goal is to make your solutions so simple and immediate that clients can’t help but say, “Oh my gosh, this works!”
Fan Favorite: Generate $1k in the Next Two Weeks with my Pre-Sales Method
Today we’re sharing one of our fan favorite episodes in case you missed it! This is such a valuable topic– I’m sharing how you can strategically use pre-sales in your business to sell more digital products and courses. Tune in to find out what pre-sales are, how you can benefit from them, and learn some simple strategies to help you get started!
Fan Favorite: Leveraging Digital Products to Get More Qualified Leads
Today we’re sharing one of our fan favorite episodes in case you missed it! This is such a valuable topic– I’m sharing how to leverage digital products to get more leads and sales. And we’re talking about how to do this while NOT getting caught in the weeds of flashy marketing strategies. Tuning in, you’ll find out how to attract leads AND get paid in the process.
The Make-or-Break Question to Know if You’ll Succeed with Digital Products
What if I told you that success in business does not have to cost you absolutely everything you value? Too many people believe sacrifice is the only path to success, and that belief might be exactly what’s holding you back. Today, I unpack the one question that will determine whether you’ll successfully transition to a full-time living with digital products without sacrificing your life along the way.
The Funnel Strategy That Ended My Live Launch Burnout
In this episode, I break down why relying solely on live launches leaves money on the table and how pairing them with automated funnels creates the ultimate revenue-driving duo. I share why live launches are the perfect testing ground for building evergreen funnels that convert, plus the strategies that make this process seamless and effective!
Went Dark on Social Media? Here’s How to Rebuild Momentum and Comeback with Confidence
Today, I’m sharing exactly how I would return to social media after a hiatus and how I want to see you do it so that you can show up with confidence, consistency, and authenticity! Without guilt over thinking too! Instead of worrying about what other people think of your social media habits, I want this return to be entirely focused on you and how you’re building a new routine to help you show up consistently. My goal for this episode is to see you move forward, build momentum, and help you rediscover why you were online in the first place.
Stop Wasting Time on the WRONG Digital Products
I’ve been creating digital products for more than eight years now and I’ve learned so much along the way that I’m eager to share with the world. I want to help more people and cheer you on as you find success too. Your digital product should be a tool that magnetizes strangers who are your ideal customers. And you want to actually get paid to bring in qualified leads for your offers. In this episode, I’m diving into the digital products I’d avoid if I were starting fresh—and trust me, it’s not what you’d expect.
How to Hook Your Ideal Customer with Humor with Shelby & Kristina of Take2Content
What if I told you that introducing humor to your online presence can attract more customers to your brand? Today, I’m joined by the hilarious founders of Take2Content, Shelby Dash and Kristina Clifford. Their business began as a passion project for making funny videos, but things really took off when brands started noticing their comedic talent and requesting custom content. After both our guests lost their day jobs during the pandemic, they seized the opportunity to pitch their unique, funny videos to companies, and it worked!
Black Friday Success Blueprint: How to Plan Your Next Holiday Promotion
Holiday season is fast approaching and if you aren’t ready to take advantage of the holiday push or Black Friday, you’re leaving money on the table! Stores are starting their holiday pushes sooner than ever before and sales that used to last a couple of days are now lasting weeks or even months. This can be incredibly overwhelming for small business owners because it makes you worry about how much you have to do holiday promotion-wise. I have seen what happens when you ignore the holiday sales and it’s not good. I truly think it’s possible to strike a balance between family time and taking advantage of a time when people are spending more money. There are so many things that you could do and I would like to give you actionable tips today to help you during this time!
Leveraging Digital Products to Get PAID to Bring In Hot Leads
Believe it or not, the profit from your first sale isn’t the key to your business’s long-term success. In fact, if you’re getting paid at all to bring in qualified leads, you’re already ahead of most people selling products and services online. If you’re looking for more leads or want to sell and leverage digital products without getting lost in flashy marketing tactics, this is the perfect episode for you! You’ll learn how to attract leads and get paid at the same time.
How to Generate $1k in Sales BEFORE You Build Your Next Digital Product
Running a pre-sale is the perfect tool if you want to sell more digital products and courses. On today’s podcast, we’re talking about what pre-sales are and how your business can benefit from them. Tune in to learn some simple strategies to help you get started generating sales before building your next digital product!
Just Launched Your First Digital Product: What Next?
The feeling never gets old: it makes me so happy when our clients post in our community and tell me that they’ve launched their very first digital product! I want to make sure that you get the most out of all the time, work, and energy that you put into your offer. Ultimately, it’s only going to perform if you have access to the people who are going to be the most interested in what you have to offer. So, in today’s episode, I want to talk a little bit about what comes next.
How I Made $288k from a $29 Digital Product
I’m still amazed that a digital product I created resulted in $ 288,000 in sales and added 10,000 people to my email list– and they paid to join it! I’m going to share all about it in today’s show.
Launch Your Digital Product in Just One Day
If there’s one thing I want you to take away from this pep talk, it’s this: the decisions you make today aren’t set in stone. Whatever you launch, it's an opportunity. Whether it succeeds or not, you’re going to learn something from it. The world will respond, and your job is to listen. As business owners, we often rush through things and don’t take the time to truly listen to what feedback is telling us.
When to DIY Meta Ads vs Hire an Ads Pro with Kwadwo Sampany-Kessie
There is definitely a trick to running Meta ads and it can take some time to figure out how to do it. Today, on the show, Kwadwo Sampany-Kessie discusses when to run Meta ads yourself and when it’s time to hire a pro. He’s a successful Facebook Ads Manager and Strategy Partner and host of The Art of Online Business Podcast.
meet your host
I don’t believe there’s one right way to build a business.
I’m your host, Abagail Pumphrey. And I’m dedicated to supporting online businesses.
I’m here to help you build business your way: one that supports not only the life you have but the life you want. I’m on a personal mission to help you become financially free.
I’m talking about all the lessons learned as I turned a layoff into a 7-figure online business. I’m here to help you prioritize your life every step of the way, whether you’re creating your first digital product, growing an email list, or scaling an already profitable business.
I want to hear your hot takes, your biggest takeaways, or the genius ideas that pop in your head as you’re listening to the show.
My DMs are always open on Instagram, so head over and introduce yourself so I can get to know you!
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Digital Product Jumpstart
Build your list and grow your revenue at the same time!
I’ve kept these details to myself for far too long. I’m ready to spill everything and give you the exact steps that’ve helped me generate tens of thousands of qualified leads and MILLIONS in low-ticket digital product sales. I won’t just show you what I did, I’ll teach you how you can do it too.
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