Selling Spreadsheets · Lesson 14 of 57

Why you think it matters, matters

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Later in this course I’ll have a key insight about what to put on your sales page, and it will revolve around your own journey, your own problem you’re solving in your Google Sheets. Take the time now, to reflect on why you’re using the sheets you’re using and what problems you solved, for yourself. Truly knowing your why will help guide you to build a better spreadsheet, and will also help you understand which spreadsheet features you use to solve the problem you’re solving.

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<div>0:01 Welcome back. This video is called Why You Think It Matters. Matters is because we've talked about what you know that matters about the information in your head or the information in your Google Drive and how that can translate into a Google Sheet.<br>0:14 We talked about you you are the sheet. You are who matters and you're going to be reselling sheets so like put your full self into it.<br>0:22 We've talked about how you think matters that you're probably selling your process as part of selling this spreadsheet . Google Sheets Interface Changes How To Sell Google Sheets For Fun And Profit BEFORE YOUR SHEET GOES TO AI

Now I want to talk about why and I really, this is a very meta conversation right now.<br>0:36 It's about writing down at this exact moment before you are now diving deep into the spreadsheet , trying to make it better, trying to iterate it and sell it and get it into a sellable shape.<br>0:48 I want you to write it down. Get Sheet Done: Start Your Business in Sheets

Write down a couple sentences about why you're using the sheet you're using or going to create the sheet for who you're creating it for and why at this moment without any other ideas in your head.<br>1:04 It is now because later on in this video course I'm going to be talking about a key insight that I found where you're essentially talking about yourself and your own journey and deciding here's the problem I'm trying to solve, here's how I solved it, and then here's the spreadsheet that's going to solve<br>1:19 your problems. Excel Exposed! Interview with Ben Currier on Sheet Talking Episode 4 How To Sell Google Sheets For Fun And Profit 17 Minutes of Google Sheet Business Ideas

More nuanced than that, but it's later in the course it's during the like sales page writing and I think it's one of the most powerful ways to sell a spreadsheet where you sort of essentially you map your own journey with the journey that others are going to go through and you explain&nbsp;<br>1:37 all of the possibilities like the other alternative solutions that were not good for one or two reasons, right? Either too expensive, too convoluted, too inundating, too hard to deal with.<br>1:53 Too hard to like collaborate. Make More Money Selling Google Sheets How To Sell Google Sheets For Fun And Profit How to Fix No Sales in a Year on a Gumroad Sales Page

Sometimes we are using a solution that's like a one and done thing and we're like, oh, we actually want to have this like an online web based sort of tool to do this.<br>2:03 That's internal, but internal to our business. All those types of reasons could happen. We're going to write down a couple sentences now of why you're trying to solve this problem because you're going to come back later and we're going to use this. We're going to use this on the sales page. We're going<br>2:22 to talk about that and we're going to map that journey. Map that journey that you had to what the user's doing. Why is Coda so cool? | Sheet Talking Episode 6 Messy Sales Pipeline CLEANED UP

I do really think that knowing why you're trying to solve this problem and if you keep coming back to it is going to help you build a better spreadsheet and it'll help you understand which&nbsp;<br>2:38 spreadsheet features later you're going to feature on your sales page on your marketing. So, right now take a couple minutes, write down a couple sentences, and say, why are you actually making a spreadsheet ?<br>2:50 Why are you making it a spreadsheet and why are you making a spreadsheet ? Roasting Google Sheets How To Sell Google Sheets For Fun And Profit What is a Spreadsheet? Anatomy of a Spreadsheet

So what is the problem you're solving and how is Google Sheets solving that problem right now?<br>2:56 You're probably already thinking about that. So go ahead and start it now.</div> Get Sheet Done: Start Your Business in Sheets 17 Minutes of Google Sheet Business Ideas

Selling Spreadsheets Course Introduction How To Change Date Format Automatically What Sucks About Selling Spreadsheets And How to Solve These Problems SECTION 1 - You Are The Sheet Make a Tour of Your Sheet How to Make Good Looking Spreadsheets Coupon Code Maker Updates February 2024 - New Dashboard Curate Google Sheets Easily - Automatic Bookmarklet Maker Explore Your Spreadsheet Selling Options What you know matters Who you are matters How you think matters Lock Your Sheets with OnlySheets Why you think it matters, matters Surprising Things about Selling Spreadsheets SECTION 2 - Your Spreadsheet Blueprint Easiest Sheet Ever to Sell Problems Everywhere, and the Spreadsheets that Solve Them The #1 Mistake Spreadsheet Sellers Make and how to Save People Time Customer’s Context Is King The Two T’s: Turn Templates into Tools Create a Branded Lead Magnet from Qualitative Data Tracker Tactics SECTION 3 - How to Make a Spreadsheet Ask Questions Quality Curation Fabulous Filters Wield Wizardry Automatic Calculations Automate Emails You Must Double Duplicate (If you're selling a sheet you use) Different Kinds of Automation How do I prevent people from sharing my spreadsheets by making a copy? SECTION 4 - Spreadsheet Sales Mastery Write The Sales Page The Strangest Secret to Selling a Spreadsheet The F Word Reciprocity Rules Pricing Strategies for Spreadsheets Upselling and Cross-Selling Techniques Avoid A Multi-Tier Approach SECTION 5 - Marketing Mastery Where to Sell Spreadsheets - Marketplace Marketing Customer Service is Marketing Six Figure Secrets A Few New Spreadsheet Business Ideas How to Sell Spreadsheets on AppSumo Marketplace Protect Your Spreadsheet IP Weird Idea: Find a Great Sheet Domain Name SECTION 6 - Spreadsheet Breakdowns Maximize Spreadsheet Sales to Startups A Spreadsheet CRM: Automation at work How to Make Better Lead Magnets How to Turn a Simple List into an Epic Lead Magnet The Art of the Sell: Breaking down a Free Title Generator How to Make an AI Integrated Freebie Spreadsheet Weekly Email Sheet as Lead Magnet