# Ad summary
The ad features two creators who share their journey from struggling with a video production company to successfully launching and scaling online courses using Kajabi. They present three "secrets" to their success, emphasizing the ease of creating and automating digital products with Kajabi. The ad concludes by offering a free "Course Creator Roadmap" and a 30-day free trial of Kajabi, encouraging viewers to start their own digital product business.
# Brand positioning
Kajabi is presented as an all-in-one, user-friendly platform that empowers individuals to transform their expertise into profitable digital products, specifically online courses. The brand aims to occupy the space of an essential partner for aspiring and established creators, simplifying the complex process of creating, launching, and scaling an online business. It aligns with values of entrepreneurship, financial freedom, and leveraging personal experience for income. Kajabi pushes against the norm of needing multiple tools or extensive technical knowledge, positioning itself as a seamless, automated solution that handles everything from course hosting to email marketing and checkout. Its positioning is primarily functional, emphasizing ease of use, automation, and comprehensive features, but also emotional, promising the freedom and success that comes with a thriving digital product business.
# Product
The ad promotes two main offerings: 1. The Course Creator Roadmap: This is described as a "simple, step-by-step checklist" that shows users "exactly how to create, launch, and scale your own digital product from scratch." Each item on the checklist includes a video tutorial to make completion "as easily as possible." It's positioned as a free resource to guide aspiring creators. 2. Kajabi Platform: Kajabi is presented as the "same platform that powers our entire business" and the "one service" that hosted their course, email, landing pages, and checkout, "literally everything we needed." It's highlighted for its ability to "scale on its own" and run a business "completely automated from anywhere in the world" without a "single hiccup." The ad emphasizes its comprehensive nature, simplifying the process of building and managing a digital product business. It's for anyone looking to monetize their expertise by creating online courses or other digital products, especially those who feel overwhelmed by the technical aspects or lack experience. The core features mentioned for the free trial include "5 Products," "2,500 Contacts," "1 Website," "1 Community," "1 Extra Admin User," and "5 additional features." The ad addresses the purchase barrier of complexity and lack of experience by offering a clear roadmap and a free trial of an all-in-one solution.
# Visual style
The ad employs a hybrid visual style, blending polished, high-quality commercial production with elements that evoke a more authentic, UGC-like feel. The editing rhythm is generally fast-paced with quick cuts, especially during the storytelling segments, to maintain engagement and convey a dynamic narrative. Production quality is high, with clear visuals and professional lighting, but the use of handheld camera movements, direct address, and casual settings (park, forest, sauna) gives it an approachable, relatable vibe. Visual motifs include frequent use of text overlays to highlight key phrases and statistics, and picture-in-picture elements to illustrate stories or show product interfaces. Pacing is consistently quick, with cuts often timed to voiceover beats or sound effects, creating a lively and engaging flow. The audio-visual sync is precise, with text and visual elements appearing in perfect harmony with the spoken narrative.
# Hooks
Spoken: If you've talked yourself out of selling a digital product 100 times, this is for you.
Text overlay: How to start an Online Course / talked yourself / a digital / 100 times,
Visual: A medium shot of Female 1 (long, wavy reddish-brown hair, light skin, wearing a green button-up sweater and light blue jeans, white sneakers) standing in a grassy park. She gestures with open hands. In the background, there's a body of water, buildings, and trees with autumn foliage. The camera is stationary, eye-level, third-person.
# Funnel stage
Middle of funnel (Consideration)
# Pain points
The ad directly addresses the common hesitation and self-doubt people experience when considering starting an online course or digital product business, implying a fear of failure or lack of confidence in their own expertise, as stated by "If you've talked yourself out of selling a digital product 100 times".
# Value propositions
- If you've talked yourself out of selling a digital product 100 times, this is for you.
- No matter what expertise you've developed, there is somebody out there who's willing to pay for the fast track to learn it.
- We knew that if we could do it once, we could do it a thousand times.
- We had made almost $30,000 that day, completely automated.
- by having everything in one place, it was simple to set up
- build your first win without even having to spend a dime
# Benefits
- go from zero to over 100,000 students in 18 months
- made more than all three of us combined
- run our entire business completely automated from anywhere in the world
- get your very first sale online
- your life will never be the same
- build your first win without even having to spend a dime
# Features
- Course Creator Roadmap" is a "simple, step-by-step checklist"
- Each item on the checklist "includes a video"
- Kajabi hosts "our course, our email, our landing pages, our checkout"
- Kajabi is "the one service" for everything needed
- Kajabi Basic Free 30-day trial includes: "5 Products"
- Kajabi Basic Free 30-day trial includes: "2,500 Contacts"
- Kajabi Basic Free 30-day trial includes: "1 Website"
- Kajabi Basic Free 30-day trial includes: "1 Community"
- Kajabi Basic Free 30-day trial includes: "1 Extra Admin User"
- Kajabi Basic Free 30-day trial includes: "5 additional features."
# Call to action
Click the button below. Start your 30-day free trial with Kajabi. Get your hands on that free roadmap. Click the link and I'll see you in there.
# Social proof
- I took a course from zero to over 100,000 students in 18 months." – Female 1 (Creator)
- Within 18 months, we had almost 150,000 customers and had done over $10 million in revenue." – Male 1 (Creator)
- We had made almost $30,000 that day, completely automated." – Male 1 (Creator)
- Spencer, who used Kajabi to build a seven-figure business helping toddlers learn to read." – Female 1 (Narrator, referencing Spencer Russell, Founder of Toddlers Can Read)
- Simran. She's earning over $1 million per year teaching women how to invest." – Female 1 (Narrator, referencing Simran Kaur, Founder of Girls That Invest)
- Duke, who turned his passion for baseball into an online coaching community that's generated over $3 million in revenue." – Female 1 (Narrator, referencing Duke Baxter, Founder of Zoned Sports Academy)
- Quynh, who's reached thousands of students with her courses on creating paper flower art." – Female 1 (Narrator, referencing Quynh Nguyen, Founder of Pink and Posey)
- Fish, who's earning more than $1.5 million annually teaching people somatic breathwork on Kajabi." – Female 1 (Narrator, referencing Fish Fischer, Founder of Somatic Breathwork)
# Point of view
- Customer 60% – The ad primarily tells the story from the perspective of the creators (Female 1 and Male 1) who were once struggling entrepreneurs and are now successful, making them relatable "customers" of the Kajabi solution. Their personal anecdotes, struggles, and triumphs are central.
- Brand 40% – The ad also features direct brand messaging from Kajabi, highlighting its features, benefits, and showcasing other successful users of the platform. This is communicated through the narrators' endorsement of Kajabi and the visual presentation of the platform's capabilities and testimonials.
# Storyline
- 00:00–00:03 Female 1, standing in a park, directly addresses the viewer, asking "If you've talked yourself out of selling a digital product 100 times, this is for you." This sets up a relatable problem for the target audience and immediately positions the ad as a solution. The tone is friendly and empathetic.
- 00:03–00:08 Female 1 continues, sharing her personal success: "I took a course from zero to over 100,000 students in 18 months." This establishes her credibility and the potential for significant results, creating aspiration. Text overlays reinforce the numbers, adding visual proof.
- 00:08–00:10 Female 1 promises to share "exactly how I did it for free," building anticipation and offering immediate value. Her confident and encouraging tone suggests she's a mentor.
- 00:10–00:17 Female 1 transitions to a pier, stating, "But first, we need to understand where the strategy came from. A story involving a kidnapping and a sailboat in Sweden." This uses a dramatic, intriguing hook to capture attention and introduce the origin story of their success, shifting the narrative to a more adventurous, mysterious tone. Visuals of a newspaper headline and a sailboat reinforce the story.
- 00:17–00:25 Male 1, standing in a park with two friends, explains their past: "Three years ago, my two best friends and I were running a video production company. We were doing fine, but we only made money for the hours we were actually working." This establishes their prior struggle with a time-for-money business model, creating a relatable pain point for many entrepreneurs. The tone is reflective and slightly frustrated.
- 00:25–00:30 Male 1, now wearing Minnie Mouse ears and holding a camera, continues: "So we were forced to take on soul-sucking projects... and the rounds of revisions." This visually emphasizes the "soul-sucking" nature of their previous work, using humor and exaggerated facial expressions to convey the drudgery.
- 00:30–00:35 Male 1, with a foot being placed on his lap, adds: "And say yes to every client request under the sun, all just to scrape by." This further illustrates the lack of control and financial struggle, using a humorous visual to highlight the indignity of their situation. His expression is one of discomfort and resignation.
- 00:35–00:46 Male 1, now in a forest, explains the turning point: "The worst part? Our good friend had a course teaching people how to live off-grid, and he made more than all three of us combined, all while bragging about how many relaxing baths he took in a week." This introduces the concept of online courses as a superior business model, highlighting the friend's success and the stark contrast to their own struggles, creating envy and curiosity. A picture-in-picture shows the friend building a teepee and a text overlay shows a comment about his earnings.
- 00:46–00:54 Male 1, now in a bathtub with a rubber duck, humorously recounts their decision: "We like baths, so we made the completely responsible decision of closing down our production company and going all in on building a course." This uses self-deprecating humor to show their commitment to the new venture, making the decision feel bold and relatable. A Google Maps listing for their old company with a "CLOSED" stamp visually confirms the pivot.
- 00:54–01:00 Male 1, walking in a park, reveals their success: "Within 18 months, we had almost 150,000 customers and had done over $10 million in revenue." This provides concrete evidence of their success, validating their decision and inspiring the viewer. A graph overlay visually represents the revenue growth.
- 01:00–01:05 Male 1, in a close-up, asks: "How was that possible? I'm going to share the three biggest secrets we learned along the way, so you can do the exact same thing." This directly engages the viewer, promising to reveal the actionable insights behind their success, maintaining a helpful and empowering tone.
- 01:05–01:10 Female 1, carrying an orange bucket in a forest, introduces the first secret: "We discovered the first secret from a toilet demonstration in the woods." This uses a quirky, unexpected visual and statement to grab attention and introduce the first key learning. Text overlay "SECRET #1" reinforces the structure.
- 01:10–01:14 Female 1, sitting on the bucket, elaborates: "Remember our friend who started a course teaching people how to live off-grid? He invited us to a retreat that he held for his students." This connects back to the earlier story, providing context for the "toilet demonstration."
- 01:14–01:25 Female 1 continues: "We had spent years thinking about creating a course but never believed we had anything valuable enough to offer. And about halfway through a demonstration on how their toilets burn **** so it doesn't pile up..." This highlights a common self-doubt among aspiring creators (lack of valuable expertise) and uses a humorous, slightly shocking anecdote to lead into the realization.
- 01:25–01:32 Female 1, with a lightbulb animation appearing above her head, states: "I had a realization. No matter what expertise you've developed, there is somebody out there who's willing to pay for the fast track to learn it." This reveals "Secret #1": the value of one's expertise, even seemingly niche or unusual, and the market demand for it. The tone is insightful and encouraging.
- 01:32–01:38 Female 1, walking with the orange bucket, concludes the first secret: "It turns out we already had a skill that over 150,000 people were willing to pay us to learn." This reinforces the idea that valuable skills are often overlooked, connecting it back to their own success.
- 01:38–01:43 Male 1, sitting on an inflatable raft on a lake with a laptop, introduces the second secret: "The second secret was the most life-changing, and I will never forget how it happened." This builds suspense and emphasizes the significance of the next secret. Text overlay "SECRET #2" appears.
- 01:43–01:54 Male 1 explains: "We decided to take the day off and float on the lake to celebrate the launch of our course. We had a tiny audience, no money, and we were all laughing about how dumb we were to go all in on this course." This sets the scene for a pivotal moment, highlighting their initial uncertainty and the risk they took.
- 01:54–02:05 Male 1's phone buzzes with a "Kajabi Congratulations! You made a sale." notification. He exclaims: "Congratulations. You made a sale. For the first time ever, someone who didn't know us and didn't owe us anything bought our course. We knew that if we could do it once, we could do it a thousand times." This reveals "Secret #2": the power of a scalable digital product to generate sales from unknown customers, validating their business model and showing its potential for exponential growth. The notification visually confirms the sale.
- 02:05–02:11 Male 1, walking on a sidewalk with autumn trees, introduces the third secret: "The third secret is probably the most important. One year after making our very first sale ever..." This builds anticipation for the final, most crucial insight. Text overlay "SECRET #3" appears.
- 02:11–02:17 Male 1 is "kidnapped" by a friend and thrown into a car: "I was kidnapped on the way to my car. My two best friends decided it would be funny to surprise me with a spur-of-the-moment trip to go sailing in Sweden." This uses a humorous, dramatic re-enactment of the "kidnapping" mentioned earlier, adding a personal and entertaining touch to the story.
- 02:17–02:26 Male 1, in the car, expresses panic: "But instead of being excited, I panicked. I had an entire course business to run. How was I supposed to leave that unsupervised for two weeks straight?" This highlights the fear of leaving a business unattended, a common concern for entrepreneurs, setting up the problem that "Secret #3" will solve. His facial expression is one of genuine panic.
- 02:26–02:35 Male 1, now in a sauna, recounts his decision: "But I decided to let go and enjoy the experience. Three days in, we are sitting in a sauna somewhere off the coast of Stockholm, and I decided to check on our sales." This shows him overcoming his fear and trusting the system, leading to the discovery of the third secret. A picture-in-picture shows him and his friends laughing on a sailboat.
- 02:35–02:41 Male 1 checks his laptop, revealing significant earnings: "We had made almost $30,000 that day, completely automated." This provides concrete proof of the automated income, directly addressing the pain point of needing to be constantly working. A revenue dashboard overlay confirms the amount.
- 02:41–02:46 Male 1 asks: "So how is that possible? All because we had built a system that could scale on its own with Kajabi." This explicitly names Kajabi as the solution and the key to automation and scalability. The Kajabi logo appears.
- 02:46–02:54 Male 1 details Kajabi's capabilities: "The one service hosted our course, our email, our landing pages, our checkout, literally everything we needed. And it never had a single hiccup." This emphasizes Kajabi's all-in-one nature and reliability, directly addressing the complexity and technical barriers. Visuals show Kajabi's interface for course content, email reports, and checkout pages.
- 02:54–03:09 Male 1 reflects on their past hesitation: "We had put off creating a course for years because we thought it would be too much work, and we didn't have enough experience to create our own digital product. But by having everything in one place, it was simple to set up, and we could run our entire business completely automated from anywhere in the world." This directly addresses common objections and fears of potential users, positioning Kajabi as the enabler for overcoming these challenges.
- 03:09–03:18 Female 1, now in an indoor setting, returns to address the viewer directly: "Now, earlier, I promised that if you stuck with me to the end, I'd give you the exact roadmap that we use to go from where you're sitting right now to your first sale with a digital product. You ready for it?" This re-engages the viewer, reminds them of the promised value, and builds excitement for the offer. Her tone is direct and enthusiastic.
- 03:18–03:36 Female 1 introduces the "Course Creator Roadmap": "We have taken all of the lessons that led to eight figures and boiled it down into a simple, step-by-step checklist that shows you exactly how to create, launch, and scale your own digital product from scratch. Each item on the checklist includes a video on how to cross it off as easily as possible." This details the free product, highlighting its comprehensiveness and ease of use. Visuals show the roadmap document and a grid of video lessons.
- 03:36–03:47 Female 1 introduces the Kajabi free trial: "And to give you the best shot, we've partnered with Kajabi, the same platform that powers our entire business, to give you a free 30-day trial so you can build your first win without even having to spend a dime." This presents the core offer, linking it directly to the platform used by the successful creators and emphasizing the risk-free nature. A graphic of the Kajabi Basic free trial details appears.
- 03:47–03:55 Female 1 adds urgency and paints a picture of success: "But this offer will not be around for long. So just imagine this: 30 days from now, you wake up, you check your phone, and you see this notification." This creates FOMO and uses vivid imagery to help the viewer visualize their future success.
- 03:55–04:06 A "Kajabi Congratulations! You made a sale." notification appears on screen. Female 1 exclaims: "Congratulations. You just made a sale. Someone you've never met just bought something that you created based on your experience. And if you can do it once, you can do it a thousand times." This delivers on the promised outcome, reinforcing the emotional payoff and scalability.
- 04:06–04:55 Female 1 presents multiple testimonials: "Like Spencer, who used Kajabi to build a seven-figure business helping toddlers learn to read. Then there's Simran. She's earning over $1 million per year teaching women how to invest. Or Duke, who turned his passion for baseball into an online coaching community that's generated over $3 million in revenue. Or maybe Quynh, who's reached thousands of students with her courses on creating paper flower art. Finally, there's Fish, who's earning more than $1.5 million annually teaching people somatic breathwork on Kajabi. A common thread between these creators? They're teaching and inspiring their audience based on their own lived experiences." This provides strong social proof from diverse successful creators, demonstrating the broad applicability and potential of Kajabi. Each testimonial includes a picture of the person and their achievement.
- 04:55–05:16 Female 1 delivers the final call to action: "But it all starts with taking this one simple step right now. So here's what to do. Click the button below. Start your 30-day free trial with Kajabi. Get your hands on that free roadmap. And then just follow the steps. And within the next 30 days, we are going to help you get your very first sale online. And if it doesn't work, you lose nothing. But if it does, your life will never be the same. I can promise you that. So click the link and I'll see you in there." This provides clear, actionable steps, reiterates the offer, emphasizes the no-risk proposition, and promises a transformative outcome, ending with a direct invitation.