The Best CTA I've Ever Seen

The first rule of business is that there are no rules.

(did I get you with that Fight Club-esque hook?)

Case in point: let's talk CTAs. Do these sound familiar?

• "if you liked this then please hit that 'like' button and subscribe for more!"

• "wanna learn more? Book some time with our sales team."

• "follow for more tips on abcdefg"

Should sound pretty familiar. Most CTAs look like this.

And to be honest, that makes sense. After all, it's the content that drives an audience's action. Not the "call" to action, right?

Not so fast.

The podcast, My First Million, took a different approach with their CTA recently. Instead of asking their audience to "please subscribe if you like this content," they rebranded their CTA.

They call it "the gentleman's agreement."

Here's how the co-host of the show, Sam Parr, describes it:

"Our agreement: If you watch more than 1 video on our youtube page, you have to subscribe. We work for you. All you have to do is spend 3 seconds clicking like. And we're even. That's the agreement. Everyone's doing it."

The result? Public shoutouts, screen shot confirmations...

...and tens of thousands of new followers on their YouTube channel:

So remember, there are no rules in business. You don't have to say things the same way that others say them. Even small things, like CTAs, can be flipped to help you stand out and win big.

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-Andy