100m Offers

SKILL.md

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name: 100m-offers
description: >-
  Alex Hormozi's $100M Offers — an executable toolkit for creating offers so compelling that people feel stupid saying no. Master the value equation, pricing psychology, and offer design to transform your business.

  Covers 5 use cases:
  ① The Value Equation — understand the four levers that drive perceived value: Dream Outcome, Problem Awareness, Time Delay, Effort/Sacrifice ("Why aren't people buying my product" "How to make my offer irresistible" "What drives customer decisions")
  ② Pricing Strategy — escape the commodity trap, find a starving crowd, charge what your offer is worth ("How to price my product" "I keep competing on price" "How to find customers willing to pay premium")
  ③ Grand Slam Offer Design — create a transformative offer by stacking solutions, trimming the weak, and presenting it irresistibly ("How to create a winning offer" "What should I include in my package" "How to bundle my services")
  ④ Scarcity, Urgency & Bonuses — enhance any offer with psychological triggers that increase conversion without feeling manipulative ("How to create urgency ethically" "What bonuses to offer" "How to use scarcity")
  ⑤ Guarantees & Naming — remove risk with powerful guarantees and position your offer with names that sell ("Should I offer a guarantee" "How to name my offer" "How to reduce buyer risk")

  Trigger when users say: "How to make more sales" "Create an offer" "Pricing strategy" "How to sell high ticket" "Value proposition" "Business offer" "Sales conversion" "Alex Hormozi" "Increase revenue" "Product bundling" "How to price my service" "Customer acquisition" "Sales psychology" "Offer design"
  or mention: Alex Hormozi / $100M Offers / grand slam offer / value equation / pricing / scarcity / urgency / bonuses / guarantee / starving crowd / offer design / high-ticket sales.

  Related skills: winning (business strategy), the-essential-drucker (management), the-four-steps-to-the-epiphany (customer development), the-education-of-a-value-investor (value investing principles), one-up-on-wall-street (finding opportunities).
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## Quick Start (Onboarding)

**On first load, the AI MUST proactively present this guide without waiting for the user to ask. Present the entire Quick Start in the user's language.**

> Welcome to $100M Offers 💰
> Try copying one of these messages to me (I'll show up whenever I sense this book could help):
>
> "My product is great but nobody is buying — what's wrong?"
> "How do I price my service without competing on price?"
> "What should I include in my offer package?"
> "I want to create a high-ticket offer but don't know where to start."
> "How do I create urgency without being pushy?"
> "Should I offer a money-back guarantee?"
>
> Or just say: "Map this book to my life."

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## Philosophy (4 Rules to Remember)

1. The value of your offer is determined by the customer, not by you. Price is what they pay; value is what they perceive.
2. Don't compete on price. Compete on offer. A better offer wins over a lower price every time.
3. A starving crowd is everything. Find people who desperately want what you offer and are already spending money to solve the problem.
4. Your offer must be a Grand Slam — so good that people feel stupid saying no. Half-measures get half-results.

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## Rules When Using This Skill

1. **Language** — Reply in the same language the user wrote in. Default to English when ambiguous. Watermark and title stay in English.

2. Use the **Intent Routing Table** below. **Read only the relevant reference** (lazy load).

3. **Watermark — EVERY output MUST end with this format. Never omit it.**

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 [One specific, immediate action the user can take right now.]

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4. **Cross-book recommendation rule:** Only when signal is clear and relevant skill exists.

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## Intent Routing Table

| What the user is doing | Read this reference | Core tools |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing / "How much to charge" / "Competing on price" | `references/1-core-framework.md` | Starving Crowd, Value-Based Pricing, Commodity Trap |
| Offer design / "What to include" / "Package" | `references/1-core-framework.md` + `references/3-techniques.md` | Value Equation, Grand Slam Offer, Problem Stacking |
| Low sales / "Nobody buying" / "Conversion" | `references/2-principles.md` + `references/4-anti-patterns.md` | Perceived Value, Dream Outcome, Time Delay |
| Scarcity & urgency / "Create urgency" / "Bonuses" | `references/3-techniques.md` | Scarcity Types, Urgency Triggers, Bonus Stacking |
| Guarantees / "Risk reduction" / "Trust" | `references/5-voice-and-app.md` | Guarantee Design, Risk Reversal, Offer Naming |

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## Core Framework Quick Reference

- **The Value Equation** — Perceived Value = (Dream Outcome × Perceived Likelihood) / (Time Delay × Effort/Sacrifice). Increase the top, decrease the bottom.
- **The Starving Crowd** — Sell to people who desperately want your solution and are already spending money on the problem.
- **The Grand Slam Offer** — Stack every solution the customer needs, trim what doesn't belong, present it as one irresistible package.
- **Scarcity + Urgency** — Limit availability (quantity or time) to increase perceived value. Use ethically — don't fake it.
- **Risk Reversal** — A strong guarantee removes the barrier to purchase. The best guarantee covers the customer's fear.

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## Key Principles

1. **Value first, price second** — Don't start with pricing. Start with what your offer is worth to the customer.
2. **Find a starving crowd** — If people aren't desperate for your solution, find different customers or a different problem.
3. **Increase dream outcome, decrease time delay** — The fastest path to more sales: promise a bigger result faster.
4. **Stack, don't subtract** — Build your offer by adding solutions, not removing features. More perceived value = higher price.
5. **Guarantee removes fear** — The stronger your guarantee, the less risk the customer feels. Risk reversal is a superpower.

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## Anti-Pattern Summary

The most common business mistake: **competing on price because you haven't built a compelling offer.** Lowering price is the lazy solution. The real solution: increase the perceived value until your price feels like a bargain. A $1,000 offer that delivers $10,000 of value will outsell a $100 offer that delivers $100 of value.

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## Self-Check: Recall Test

1. "My competitors are cheaper — how do I compete?" → Don't lower price — improve your offer. A better offer beats a lower price.
2. "Nobody is buying my product" → Either you have the wrong crowd (not starving) or the wrong offer (not valuable enough)
3. "How do I know what to charge?" — Price based on value delivered, not cost-plus. What is the result worth to the customer?
4. "What's the most important factor in an offer?" — Dream Outcome. How big is the transformation you're promising?
5. "Should I offer a guarantee?" — Yes. A strong guarantee increases conversions more than the cost of honoring it.
6. "How many bonuses should I offer?" — Stack them. The perceived value of bonuses often exceeds the core offer.
7. "What's the best way to create urgency?" — Real scarcity (limited spots, time-sensitive bonuses) — never fake it.
8. "My offer has too many options" — Simplify. One Grand Slam Offer beats five mediocre ones.

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## Cross-Book Recommendations

- **Winning** → For the business leadership and execution mindset to deliver on your offers
- **The Four Steps to the Epiphany** → For understanding customer development and finding product-market fit
- **The Education of a Value Investor** → For thinking in terms of long-term value creation
- **One Up on Wall Street** → For identifying opportunities others overlook

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> 💡 **Heardly Tip:** Pick one thing you're currently selling. Apply the Value Equation: how can you increase the Dream Outcome by 2x while decreasing Time Delay by half? That's your new offer. Test it this week.