Framework · Course 6 of 6 · Launch

Leads

turn a list of emails into a pipeline that converts

How do I capture the right leads and nurture them toward a buying decision — instead of collecting emails that go nowhere?

Build a real pipeline a 90-day warming arc · 12 artifacts · hot leads handled before they cool
The painful truth

You don't have a list problem.
You have a pipeline problem.

You treat every lead the same — blasting identical messages to everyone regardless of readiness, interest, or how they found you — so hot leads cool off, cold leads feel pressured, and the list grows while conversion stays flat. Sound familiar?

You capture without qualifying. You collect every email you can with no rubric for who's a real prospect — so the list grows while conversion stays exactly where it was.

You go silent after capture. Someone opts in, gets a welcome email, and then hears nothing — the follow-up cadence that turns interest into a decision was never built.

You nurture everyone identically. A qualified, ready-to-buy prospect gets the exact same sequence as a cold curiosity opt-in — so the hot ones cool and the cold ones tune out.

You can't trace your sources. You count form submissions as wins but can't say which channels produce qualified leads — so you keep feeding the ones that fill the list, not the pipeline.

Before → After

From a growing list to a working pipeline

Before this course

"I have a growing email list and I'm not sure why it isn't converting — I send the same messages to everyone and hope the numbers improve."

After this course

"I have a qualification framework that separates real prospects from curious visitors, a multi-touch capture system optimized at every stage, and a 90-day warming arc that moves leads toward a decision at their own pace."

The shift: a lead list isn't a pipeline. It's a signal archive — and this course turns that archive into a working conversion system.

What you'll build

You don't just watch lessons.
You leave with 12 real artifacts.

Working documents you actually use — not a bigger list. By the end they add up to a qualification framework, a multi-touch capture system, and a 90-day warming arc.

1Lead Qualification Framework — preview placeholder; drop a real image here in Simplero

Lead Qualification Framework

A fit / problem / signal rubric that separates real prospects from curious visitors.

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Lead Temperature Scale

Five readiness levels so you message each lead by where they actually are.

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Lead Origin Map

Conversion rates by channel — so you feed the sources that produce qualified leads.

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Directory Lead Profile

A six-dimension profile of the directory or niche lead worth pursuing.

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Lead Magnet Architecture

A micro-problem, deliverable, and format engineered to attract the right lead.

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Opt-In Mechanics Audit

Six components of the opt-in tuned so the right people actually convert.

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Multi-Touch Capture Strategy

Five capture types layered across the site instead of one lonely form.

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Directory Member Capture System

A preview-first capture flow designed for directory and membership signups.

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Post-Capture Response Protocol

A five-day response sequence so no new lead lands in silence.

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Lead Warming Framework

A 90-day, three-phase arc: education, social proof, then invitation.

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Stage-Gate Transition Model

Three gates that move a lead forward only when the signals say they're ready.

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Directory Onboarding Funnel

A hesitation map and activation offer that converts a lead into an active member.

The course map

Three moves: define a qualified lead → capture them well → warm them to a decision

Module 1

Criteria

A qualified lead

What actually makes a lead worth pursuing — before you spend energy on it.

  • Establish Build a fit / problem / signal qualification rubric
  • Segment Sort leads on a five-level temperature scale
  • Source Map origin to channel conversion rates
  • Apply Build your directory / niche lead profile
Module 2

Capture

Collect contact

The mechanisms that collect contact info from the right people.

  • Structure Architect a lead magnet around a micro-problem
  • Build Tune the six components of the opt-in
  • Layer Add five capture types across the site
  • Apply Build your directory member capture system
Module 3

Cultivation

Move to a decision

What happens after capture to move a lead toward a buying decision.

  • Respond Run a five-day post-capture response protocol
  • Warm Move leads through a 90-day three-phase arc
  • Advance Gate transitions on real readiness signals
  • Apply Build your directory onboarding funnel
Built for real learning

More than videos —
a learning system

Every lesson lives in a platform built to help you actually absorb, apply, and return to the work.

AI Chat per lesson

Ask questions and pull key points, action items, and reflections from any lesson.

Searchable transcripts

The full text of every video — search it, scan it, jump straight to the part you need.

Highlights

Mark the passages that matter and filter the transcript down to just your highlights.

Bookmarks

Save the exact moments you'll want to come back to and reopen them in a click.

Notes

Keep personal notes saved right inside each lesson, exactly where you wrote them.

Playlists

Build custom collections of lessons and sequence the path that fits you.

Certificate

Auto-issued the moment you complete every lesson in the course.

Podcast mode

Listen to the course as audio in any podcast app — learn on the move.

Video controls

Closed captions, speed controls, picture-in-picture, and theatre mode — watch your way.

Favorites

Heart any lesson to pin it to your favorites for quick access later.

History & resume

Pick up exactly where you left off — your place is always saved.

Threaded comments

Discuss each lesson with other students in threaded conversations.

Honest filter

Is this course your right next step?

This is for you if…

  • You have traffic and an opt-in form but conversion to paying members is stuck below 2%.
  • You're sending the same email to your whole list and watching engagement drop with every send.
  • You want to know which sources produce your best leads — not just the most opt-ins.
  • You're building capture from scratch and want qualification, mechanics, and nurture right the first time.
  • You want real working artifacts — a qualification framework, a capture system, a 90-day warming arc — not just content.

This is NOT for you if…

  • You haven't driven traffic yet — Traffic (course 5) comes first; there's nothing to capture without visitors.
  • You want a quick-hit tactic — this is a full lead system across 10–14 hours of real work.
  • You want a list-growth hack — this builds lead quality and conversion, not vanity opt-in volume.
  • You already have a built, monitored qualification, capture, and cultivation system that converts.
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The bigger picture

Three ways to go deeper

This course is one piece of a bigger system. Here's the whole map — and where you are on it.

University

Learn at your own pace

This course — full University access is $80 on its own.

Launchpad

Get the tools to execute
  • Ebook$10
    narrative deep-dive
  • self-assessment diagnostic
  • Journal$20
    reflective application + AI prompts
  • full execution tracker

One of each — the full toolkit for this course is $70 on its own.

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  • Clinic$20 ea
    30-min deep-dive · new ones added over time
  • core lesson, live · 1 hr
  • Sprint$80
    module intensive · 2 hrs
  • Challenge$160
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All four formats — the live series is $300+ ($280 now, plus clinics at $20 each added over time).

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Where this fits

The final step of the Launch journey

Leads is course 6 of 6 — the last of Launch, and the last course of the entire Framework pillar. It slots here because capturing leads only matters once traffic is flowing to an offer worth converting on. With qualification, capture, and a warming arc in place, your platform is a live, revenue-capable business. Next pillar: Fundamentals.

You are here — turn visitors into a pipeline.

Learn with others

You're not doing this alone

Every lesson has a discussion where you share your work and read how others approached the same prompt — so you see the patterns, not just your own answer.

S2

“Post your experience, read two others, and notice the patterns.”

Per-pillar discussion forums are coming as the community grows.

Honest answers

Before you decide

Isn't a bigger list the goal?+

No — a list without qualification grows while conversion stays flat. The Lead Qualification Framework separates real prospects from curious visitors so you invest energy where it pays off.

Should I send everyone the same emails?+

No — a ready-to-buy prospect and a cold opt-in need different messages. The Lead Temperature Scale and 90-day Warming Framework match the message to where each lead actually is.

What happens right after someone opts in?+

Most lists go silent after a welcome email. The Post-Capture Response Protocol runs a five-day sequence so a new lead never lands in a void — wired through Simplero or High Level.

How is this different from Forms?+

Forms builds the capture mechanism — the fields and flow. Leads decides who's worth capturing, layers capture across the site, and warms them toward a decision afterward. They pair, but solve different problems.

How much time does it really take?+

10–14 hours across 10–14 days, with gaps to let your capture mechanisms run and produce real lead data before you tune the nurture arc.

What do I actually walk away with?+

12 working artifacts — from a Lead Qualification Framework and Multi-Touch Capture Strategy to a 90-day Lead Warming Framework and a Directory Onboarding Funnel.


How do I turn opt-ins into a pipeline — instead of a growing list that never converts?

Stop collecting emails that go nowhere. Qualify who's worth pursuing, capture them well, and warm them toward a decision at their own pace.

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