Offer design
Offer design is the explicit trade between what a client wants and what you can reliably deliver. A strong offer makes value legible, reduces resistance, and turns “interesting” into “I want this.”
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What it is
An offer is the explicit trade:
- what they give (money, time, trust)
- what they get (outcome, transformation, relief)
- how it works (mechanism)
- how risk is handled (proof, process, guarantees where appropriate)
Why it matters
Most “marketing problems” are offer problems wearing a disguise.
If the offer is:
- unclear
- generic
- hard to evaluate
- hard to trust
…then transmission amplifies confusion.
What “good” looks like
A good offer makes the buyer feel:
- “this is for me”
- “I know what happens next”
- “I understand the outcome”
- “the risk is acknowledged”
Offer design constraints
Decide:
- narrow outcome vs broad bundle
- speed vs depth
- price vs proof vs process
Next step:
Once the offer is legible, transmission becomes a design problem, not a hustle problem.
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