Lead Magnet Builder and Opt-In Fix
Builds a ready-to-ship lead magnet with contents, opt-in page, and delivery email, and diagnoses magnets that don't convert or sell.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
A lead magnet is something valuable you offer in exchange for an email address. The most effective lead magnets solve a specific problem quickly or provide a resource people can use immediately. Common formats are templates, guides, checklists, or tools. You want something that attracts your ideal customer, not just anyone. It should be complementary to what you sell but not give away all your value. A good lead magnet typically converts 5-15% of visitors, depending on how targeted your audience is. What's the main problem your audience struggles with, and what format would be most useful — a template, a guide, or something else?
LEAD MAGNET SELECTION & SPEC OPTION 1: Email Template Library (highest conversion) What: 10 pre-written email templates (welcome, discount, re-engagement, thank you) Format: PDF download or Google Docs link Why this works: Saves time immediately, creators need templates Estimated conversion: 12-18% Delivery: Email immediately after signup, link expires in 30 days OPTION 2: Checklist (low barrier to entry) What: "Checklist: 47 Things Before Your First Product Launch" Format: One-page PDF, printable Why this works: Specific, actionable, bookmarkable Estimated conversion: 8-12% Delivery: Instant download + added to nurture email sequence OPTION 3: Miniature Guide (high perceived value) What: 12-page PDF guide "Building Your First Million Dollar Personal Brand" (first 3 chapters free) Format: PDF (no signup wall for chapter 1, paywall for 4-12) Why this works: Commits to reading, positions you as expert Estimated conversion: 4-8% (but warmer leads) Delivery: Email + access to private guide page (expires in 60 days) RECOMMENDATION: Start with Templates (highest volume, fastest growth) LEAD MAGNET FUNNEL Traffic source → Landing page → Form (email only) → Template download → Autoresponder sequence (5 emails over 7 days) LANDING PAGE COPY Headline: "10 Email Templates That Convert 3x Better" (specific number, benefit) Body: 2 sentences describing who it's for + what they'll get Form fields: Just email (no name required — lowers friction) CTA button: "Get Templates Free" (action verb, free removes risk) EMAIL SEQUENCE (post-magnet nurture) Email 1 (immediate): Here's your templates + how to customize them Email 2 (day 2): Story: How I used Template #3 to get 500 subscribers Email 3 (day 4): Social proof: Customer got 12% open rate using these Email 4 (day 6): First soft pitch: Enroll in my course ($97) to learn strategy Email 5 (day 7): Last chance link to course SUCCESS METRICS → Signup conversion: Target 15% (at 100 daily landing page visitors = 15 emails/day = 150 new subscribers/week) → 100 → 1000: 10 weeks at this rate (then optimize landing page to 20% = 5 weeks)
About this skill
Your freebie gets downloads but nobody buys. Or your opt-in page sits at a few signups a week and you can't tell whether the problem is the offer, the page, or the traffic. This skill treats a lead magnet as the first step of a sale. It narrows the topic to one urgent problem and picks the fastest format for solving it. Then it writes the whole thing, so solving that first problem leads the reader toward your paid offer.
What it does
- Finds the problem your buyer has right before they would buy, and builds the magnet around solving it
- Chooses a format by how fast it gets the reader a result (template, checklist, calculator, short email course), not by how impressive it looks
- Writes the real content: the checklist items, the template fields, the email-course lessons. Not just an outline
- Writes the opt-in page (headline, specific bullets, proof, form, button copy) plus the thank-you page and the delivery email
- Diagnoses a weak magnet in a fixed order: placement, fit with the traffic, headline, form friction, proof. Then ranks the fixes
- Flags risky claims (income or health promises) and consent issues before you publish
What you get
A lead magnet spec you can ship: title, format, the full contents, opt-in page copy, thank-you page next step, the first delivery email, and the two metrics to watch. For an existing magnet, you get a diagnosis with rewritten copy.
Best for
Coaches, consultants, creators, SaaS marketers, and service businesses who have a paid offer and some traffic, and want a list that buys.
SKILL.md preview
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name: lead-magnet-builder
description: Designs, writes, and fixes lead magnets that turn visitors into subscribers who later buy. It narrows to one problem that leads into the paid offer, picks a format the reader can use fast, and writes the contents, opt-in page, thank-you page, and delivery email. It diagnoses low opt-in rates by separating traffic, placement, page, and offer problems. Use when the user says "what lead magnet should I make", "build me a freebie for my list", "write my opt-in page", "my lead magnet isn't converting", "nobody downloads my ebook", "people sign up but never buy", or "turn this blog post into a content upgrade".
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