Big Idea

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A lead magnet only works today if it hands the prospect a finished result in minutes instead of information they have to learn, because free how-to content is now everywhere.

Who This Is For

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READ IF YOU ARE…

A coach or consultant running paid ads whose lead magnet has stopped converting, or whose cost per lead keeps climbing.
Anyone building an opt-in or freebie for social media and wondering why long guides and PDFs aren't getting downloaded anymore.
A service provider who wants a lightweight way to test which micro-problems their audience actually wants solved before building a bigger offer.

SKIP IF…

You already have a lead magnet converting well and aren't struggling with volume or cost per lead.
You're looking for paid-ads targeting or spend tactics — this is entirely about what you offer, not how you distribute it.

TL;DR

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Long, information-heavy lead magnets worked when information was scarce; now Google, YouTube, and AI chat answer everything for free, so nobody downloads a 46-page guide anymore. The replacement is a micromagnet: a tiny tool that solves one specific 'splinter' problem in about two minutes without teaching the prospect anything. Judge any offer on two axes, hot (desirable) versus easy (low effort) — newsletters are easy but not hot, five-day challenges are hot but too much effort, and a micromagnet sits in the hot-and-easy quadrant that actually converts. Build one in four steps: pick your hottest problem, find the specific splinter inside it, sketch the solution you already use with clients, then pick the fastest delivery format (checklist, script, AI prompt, template).

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Chapters

Where the time goes.

00:00 – 00:42

01 · The 24-Hour Lead Transformation

Cold open with the Steph and Tim result: one change to the offer, not the ad spend, produced 1,009 leads in 24 hours at 91 cents each.

00:42 – 01:52

02 · Why Traditional Lead Magnets are Dead

The old broad, information-based lead magnet (his own 46-page guide example) worked only while information was scarce; Google, YouTube, and AI killed that scarcity.

01:52 – 02:44

03 · The 'Splinter' Theory

Reframes the offer as pulling out a splinter, not teaching splinter-removal: a micromagnet gives a result without requiring the prospect to understand how it works.

02:44 – 03:19

04 · Case Study: 1,009 Leads in 24 Hours

Walks through how Steph and Tim built a 15-minute AI-tools list and turned it into a hand-raiser post that got 1,009 responses.

03:19 – 04:34

05 · The Hot vs. Easy Matrix

Introduces the hot/easy quadrant: newsletters are easy but not hot, sales calls and challenges are hot but high-effort, a micromagnet is both hot and easy.

04:34 – 05:09

06 · Good vs. Bad Titles

Side-by-side title tests show that a specific, instant-result title beats a generic how-to title every time.

05:09 – 07:01

07 · 4 Steps to Build Your Micromagnet

The core framework: pick your top problem, find the splinter inside it, sketch your existing solution, choose the fastest delivery format.

07:01 – 07:44

08 · The Micromagnet Suggest-o-matic

Introduces a free GPT tool (linked in the description) that automates the four steps and writes the hand-raiser post.

07:44 – 08:21

09 · Advanced Strategy: Redirecting Attention

The hand-raise is only step one; the real leverage is redirecting that attention into the next easy yes in the sales process.

08:21 – 08:32

10 · The Weekly Lead Workflow

Closes with the cadence: daily short-form content, a weekly micromagnet, a monthly workshop to convert leads into clients.

Atomic Insights

Lines worth screenshotting.

A hand-raiser post offering a simple list of AI tools generated 1,009 leads in 24 hours at 91 cents each.
The old lead magnet model worked when information was scarce; now anyone can get an answer for free from YouTube, Google, or an AI platform.
A great micromagnet solves one micro problem in about two minutes and doesn't require the prospect to learn anything to get the result.
The best offers sit in a hot-and-easy quadrant; a five-day challenge or a full video course is desirable but demands too much effort for the payoff.
A specific title like 'the nine-word email that revives dead leads' beats a generic one like 'how to write emails that sell' because it promises an instant, effortless result.
Building a micromagnet is four steps: pick your top problem, find the specific splinter inside it, sketch the solution, then choose the fastest format to deliver it.
A funnel is really just a chain of easy yeses, each one smaller and faster than the last, starting with the hand-raiser post itself.
A sustainable weekly rhythm is daily short-form content for attention, one micromagnet a week for leads, and one workshop a month to convert leads into clients.

Takeaway

Trade the guide for a two-minute result

LEAD GEN SHIFT

The lead magnets converting now aren't guides people read, they're tools that hand the prospect a finished result in about two minutes with no learning required.

01The 24-Hour Lead Transformation

A single change to what you're giving away, not how much you're spending on ads, took one business from expensive, thin lead flow to 1,009 leads in a day.
Cost per lead can drop to well under a dollar when the offer itself changes, with no change to targeting or budget.

02Why Traditional Lead Magnets are Dead

Long, information-heavy lead magnets worked only because information was scarce; that scarcity ended once YouTube, Google, and AI chat made any answer free and instant.
A 46-page guide nobody finishes doesn't just waste effort, it signals to a prospect that getting value from you takes real work.
Short-form, dopamine-driven platforms punish any offer that asks the viewer to read or learn before getting a result.

03The 'Splinter' Theory

Prospects don't want to understand the fix, they want the fix; a micromagnet earns that reaction by doing the work invisibly.
A magnet should deliberately do less: solve one micro-problem completely rather than covering a topic broadly.
Delivering a small, real result builds trust and creates appetite for the next, bigger thing you sell.

04Case Study: 1,009 Leads in 24 Hours

The winning offer in the case study wasn't a document, it was a list of AI tools built in about fifteen minutes.
A simple hand-raiser post, not a paid ad funnel, is what drove the cost per lead down to 91 cents.

05The Hot vs. Easy Matrix

Judge any offer on two axes: how desirable it is and how much effort it takes to get the value.
Free newsletters are easy but not hot; sales calls are hot in intent but disguise high effort and low trust.
Challenges and full courses can be desirable but demand too much effort relative to the payoff, which drags down conversion.
The only quadrant that reliably converts is hot and easy at the same time, exactly the space a micromagnet is built to occupy.

06Good vs. Bad Titles

A generic promise like 'how to write emails that sell' reads as effort and asks the prospect to trust a process.
A specific promise like 'the nine-word email that revives dead leads' reads as an instant, low-effort result and gets the click instead.

074 Steps to Build Your Micromagnet

Step one is to list your top three problems and circle the single one that's hottest for your audience right now.
Step two is narrowing that broad problem down to one specific splinter, a concrete symptom people are already trying and failing to fix.
Step three is sketching the exact solution you already walk clients through for that splinter, rather than inventing something new.
Step four is picking the fastest format to deliver that solution, a checklist, script, AI prompt, or template, optimizing for speed over teaching.

08The Micromagnet Suggest-o-matic

A purpose-built tool can shortcut all four steps by turning a stated problem into a splinter, a solution, and a delivery format.
Removing the guesswork about whether an offer is worth it is what makes it read as hot instead of a chore.

09Advanced Strategy: Redirecting Attention

A hand-raise is only step one; the real leverage is redirecting that attention immediately into the next easy yes.
A funnel, in this model, is nothing more than a chain of easy yeses, each one smaller and faster than the last.

10The Weekly Lead Workflow

A sustainable cadence pairs daily short-form content for attention with one micromagnet a week to convert that attention into leads.
Monthly workshops are the step used to turn an accumulated list of leads into paying clients.

Glossary

Terms worth knowing.

Micromagnet: A lead magnet that delivers a finished result for one narrow problem in about two minutes, instead of teaching the prospect how to do something themselves.
Splinter: A specific, narrow problem sitting inside a broader pain point; the target for a micromagnet, chosen because it can be solved completely in one sitting.
Hand-raiser post: A social media post that asks people to comment or react to show interest, which qualifies them before they're asked for an email address.
Hot vs. easy matrix: A two-axis framework, desirability against effort-to-consume, used to judge whether an offer will convert, with the ideal offer sitting in the hot-and-easy quadrant.

Resources

Things they pointed at.

07:01toolMicromagnet Suggest-O-Matic (GPT) ↗

08:32linkVideo 4 in the series: turning leads into buyers with paid workshops ↗

08:32linkVideo 1 in the series: The Marketing Map ↗

08:32linkThe Million Dollar Plan ↗

Quotables

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00:00

“Within 24 hours, they had 1,009 new leads for 91 cents each.”

cold-open stat hook, no setup needed→ TikTok hook↗ Tweet quote

01:53

“I think about it like selling a splinter... the best magnet isn't seven steps to remove your splinter, it's just a tool that pulls the splinter out and gives them some quick relief.”

vivid, memorable metaphor that carries the whole framework→ IG reel cold open↗ Tweet quote

07:36

“Nobody's on social media wanting to think. They just want their problem solved and a quick dopamine hit.”

sharp, quotable summary line→ newsletter pull-quote↗ Tweet quote

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Steph and Tim were spending thousands of dollars every month and still not getting enough qualified leads into their sales process. We just changed one thing, the magnet that they used to attract their audience in the first place. And within 24 hours, they had 1 ,009 new leads for 91 cents each.

And all we did was we changed their traditional lead magnet for a micromagnet and it made all the difference. So in this video, I'm gonna show you what's changed on the internet, why micromagnets have replaced lead magnets and how to build one quickly so you can get a bunch of leads this week. without spending a fortune.

And as we get started, you need to know one thing. This video is part of a series called The Marketing Nut. It's a behind the scenes look at how we get leads and sign clients, both for us and for our clients.

Today, we're zooming into the micromagnet. If you wanna watch the rest, there'll be a link to the playlist somewhere. Let's get started.

I'm gonna start this video assuming you know what a lead magnet is. It's something we trade in return for contact details and permission to follow up. That hasn't changed, but what has changed is what's working right now.

A traditional lead magnet is usually broad, topic, and information -based. In fact, my first lead magnet was called The Ultimate Guide to Building a 10x10 Marketing System for Your Action Coach Business Coaching Business.

Terrible name for a kind of long crap lead magnet. It was 46 pages long, and I guarantee not one single person who downloaded it read it from cover to cover. That worked in a world where information was scarce, and the only way to get the information was to download it from people like you and people like me.

But those days are long gone. Anytime somebody wants to find an answer to something, they'll jump on YouTube like this. or they'll Google it, or now more and more, they'll go to one of their AI platforms, Claude or GPT or whatever.

Nobody's looking for more information, especially not on social media. If you think about the short form platforms, people looking for a quick dopamine hit and offering your ultimate guide to that thing that nobody even asked for in the first place, isn't gonna cut it. So these are long and boring and dead.

Because the times have changed, the magnet we offer has to change as well. And so instead of offering free information now, we offer a result.

I think about it like selling a splinter. If this is your prospect's hand, and right here there's a nasty, uncomfortable splinter, the best magnet isn't seven steps to remove your splinter, it's just a tool that pulls the splinter out and gives them some quick relief. Those are the magnets that are working great for us right now.

Instead of sharing how -to information, we give people a tool that actually does... the job. It doesn't teach them anything.

They don't need to understand it in order to be able to get a result. Just like turning on a light switch. I don't know how electrons work, but I click that and the lights come on and I'm super happy.

Your prospects are exactly the same. A great micromagnet deliberately does less. It's focused on one micro problem.

It solves it in two minutes. That gives people an experience that your stuff works and a desire, if you structure it right, to get more from you. That's what we're going to build together right now.

So Steph and Tim were spending a bunch of money on ads, offering a magnet. that had stopped working. And on the Gold Coast at our boardroom event, we talked about micromagnets and the success we were having.

We'd identify a tiny problem and give people a tool that fixed it. In about 15 minutes, they had a list of AI tools that were useful for their target market. And they just put up a simple post saying, hey, I've got this thing.

Do you want it? The hand raiser post. They had 1 ,009 people put up their hand, give them an email address in 24 hours for 91 cents each.

Cheap as chips, easy way to get a bunch of leads. So let me show you why it worked. The magnet you offer is either hot and attractive or not.

And then to get the value, your prospects either have to put in a bunch of effort or take a risk or it's safe and easy. Let's break it down. Some people offer an email newsletter.

Certainly easy, but not that sexy. Others are still offering free sales calls. They call it a strategy session or whatever.

It's a sales call. Not hot. Takes a bunch of effort.

I got to spend a bunch of time with some dude who's only wants to get money from my wallet. Not that great a trade. Up here, it's hot, but high effort.

Think about like a five -day challenge. I fucking hate challenges. Please don't do a challenge.

Even a video course, super useful, but just maybe not worth, you know, the juice isn't worth the squeeze. Up here, a micromagnet is the perfect combination of super desirable and really easy to consume the value. This is crap.

This is a trap. This is good, but there's a gap between how much effort it takes. to get the result and the value of the result.

And this is just a snap. That's what we want. Simple, easy, useful, fast.

All right, I get the theory. Show me an example and show me how to build one. That's what we're going to do right now.

It's really easy to know if a micrometer is hot or not. And if it's easy or sounds like hard work just by giving you the title. So I want you to put your prospect hat on for a moment.

And imagine you see a post offering these two things. Which one of these sounds exciting and easy and desirable? And which one sounds like it's probably not worth a click?

Would you rather A or B? A. how to write emails that sell, or B, from Dean Jackson, the amazing nine -word email that revives dead leads.

B, please. Last example, how to overcome sales objections, or B, the two -question close that turns I need to think about it into a yes without being pushy. Each of those are great examples of not that hot and feels like I have to learn something, or B, I can just take this and I get an instant result.

That's what we want. So now you get it, let's get it done. I'm gonna give you four simple steps.

First, we're gonna make a list of the top three problems that you solve with your coaching. It's really easy. For me, it's really simple.

Either don't have enough leads or not making enough sales or don't have enough clients. Attract, convert, deliver. They're the three broad problems.

I'm just going to make a list of your top three and then circle the one that is the hot one for most of your audience. For me, I go, it's leads. Okay, that's where we're going to start.

That gives us somewhere to go, but it's still way too broad. So step two is to go, what are the splinters within that problem? Think about what are the specific things that people are trying to do and having some trouble with.

If I took lead generation, it might be that they're... posting on social media every day and just not getting enough leads. That's a splinter.

Or they're spending more money on ads and getting less leads that aren't very good. Each of those is a splinter. So we're looking for a specific micro problem.

Step three is to solve it. Presumably you pick something that you do with your clients all the time, right? So how would you solve that?

Do you have a tool, a training, a resource, a system for solving that problem? If you do, fantastic. I just want you to take a moment and just sketch out your solution.

You know, step one, we do this and then we do that thing. And then step three, they do this and they end up like happy with the problem solved. That's good.

Just get clear about how you would actually do it. Step four, let's find a format that makes this thing really easy for them to consume and to use. What's the format that makes it easiest for them to get the win?

If we weren't allowed to teach them, but we had to just give them an outcome in like two minutes, maybe three without really trying, what's the easiest format to inject that into their system? Like in the matrix where they put the USB, like the USB in the back of the head and he wakes up and goes, I know Kung Fu, we want that.

So it could be a checklist, could be a script. It could be an AI prompt. Those are great, by the way.

Some kind of template. Your goal here is speed. Once you know the solution, which one of those formats, and there's others, but which format is easiest for you to get them an actual outcome?

Deliver a win. That's a great micromagnet. You can do this by hand manually, but it'd be kind of dumb for me to teach you how to build something that's easy without giving the shortcut myself.

So we built a really simple tool for our clients called the Micromagnet Suggest -O -Matic. And what it does is it looks at your problems, identifies a splinter, maps the solution if you don't have one already. and suggests an easy format and even names it.

And then it goes to the next step, the fun step, which is how we get the leads, which is it gets people to raise their hand and say, hey, I want some help with that. And it gives you the post as well. And there's a link to that in the description below.

It's not meant to be part of this video, but it felt generous and useful. So you can have it. Because all the micromechanics does is it takes all of the thinking and guesswork out for your prospects about, is this thing worth it for me or not?

Because when you build them like that, they are hot. and easy, which is what everyone's looking for. Nobody's on social media wanting to think.

They just want their problem solved and a quick dopamine hit. That's what a micromagnet delivers. Let me give you a little advanced strategy.

If you're clever, not only will you get a lead and somebody to raise their hand, whether it's by commenting on a post or clicking on an ad, but you can then have it take them to the next step. in your sales process. In our world, that's usually the microwave VSL, which is another video in the series.

It's not just about getting their attention. It's about redirecting their attention to the next easy. Yes, that's what a funnel really is.

So when you use the micromagnet suggest -o -matic, it's going to give you a killer micromagnet and a hand -raising post, and then just watch what it does at the end. I think that'll be really instructive for how you can use yours to get more people into your sales pipeline. So that's micromagnets.

They're quick to make and they're quick to consume, and they can put your lead generation on turbo mode. So what I suggest you do is post short form content every day for attention. Each week, we share a micromagnet to get leads.

And then once a month, we run a workshop to turn them into clients. I'll show you how to do that in the next video.

The Hook

The bait, then the rug-pull.

Steph and Tim were burning through ad spend without enough qualified leads, until they changed one thing: the free download they were offering. Within 24 hours of swapping it for a leaner 'micromagnet,' they had 1,009 new leads at 91 cents each.

Frameworks

Named ideas worth stealing.

03:19model

The Hot vs. Easy Matrix

Hot + Easy = micromagnet (the target)
Hot + Hard = 5-day challenge, video course
Not Hot + Easy = newsletter
Not Hot + Hard = disguised sales call

Plots any lead offer on desirability (hot/not) against effort-to-consume (easy/hard). Only the hot-and-easy quadrant reliably converts.

Steal forauditing any opt-in, freebie, or webinar offer before building it

05:09list

The Splinter Method (4 Steps to a Micromagnet)

List your top 3 problems and circle the hottest one for your audience
Find the specific 'splinter' inside that broad problem
Sketch the exact solution you already walk clients through
Pick the fastest format to deliver it: checklist, script, AI prompt, or template

A four-step process for turning a broad service problem into a narrow, instantly-deliverable lead magnet.

Steal forreplacing any long-form PDF or guide lead magnet

CTA Breakdown

How they asked for the click.

VERBAL ASK

08:21next-video

“So what I suggest you do is post short form content every day for attention. Each week, we share a micromagnet to get leads. And then once a month, we run a workshop to turn them into clients. I'll show you how to do that in the next video.”

Soft CTA folded into a weekly content cadence rather than a hard pitch; points to the next video in the series instead of asking for an immediate click, with the harder links (tool, series videos) pushed to the description.

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07:01toolMicromagnet Suggest-O-Matic (GPT) ↗

08:32linkVideo 4 in the series: turning leads into buyers with paid workshops ↗

08:32linkVideo 1 in the series: The Marketing Map ↗

08:32linkThe Million Dollar Plan ↗

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