Module 2: Offers and Systems · Lesson 3 of 4

Building an Offer Ladder

Give customers a logical next step at every stage - from free to premium.

1 min readUpdated 2026-09-27

Lesson objectives

  • Map an offer ladder
  • Identify missing rungs

What an offer ladder is

An offer ladder is a sequence of offers at increasing levels of value, commitment and price. Each rung should be a natural next step for someone who got value from the previous one.

  1. Free content
  2. Lead magnet
  3. Low-priced product
  4. Core offer
  5. Premium / done-for-you
Example offer ladder

Action steps

  1. Draw your current offer ladder
  2. Mark the biggest gap

Checklist

  • Each rung is a logical next step
  • Customers are asking for the next rung

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