Sam’s 6-figure low-ticket course blueprint
Back in 2013, Trends member Sam (not The Hustle founder) launched his debut EDM production course on Udemy.
It was priced at just $80 and boosted to EDM subreddit regulars. At the end of year 1, he was making $1.5k-$3k per month.
Since, he’s scaled his music production education hustle to over $500k in annual revenue, and 200k+ monthly organic site visits…
…but 80% of the revenue comes from one pillar piece of content.
Sam spent the 2010s exploring the best ways to monetize his expertise His product launches were centered around long-game organic growth: strong SEO, seasonal campaigns, and steady email marketing.
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