Business Growth Lab · Samantha Riley

Why Free is Costing You Sales with Lucas Lee-Tyson

July 28, 2025·40 min·3 clips
How ChatGPT is forcing coaches to prove their unique value beyond what AI can offer for free.
Samantha Riley interviews Lucas Lee Tyson about using paid masterclasses as a marketing tool to combat free content overload and AI competition. Lucas shares his journey from a freelancer to a successful digital product creator, explaining how small paywalls increase engagement and build trust, with examples from Apple and Disney.

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A clear case for paid masterclasses as a way to earn attention and improve follow-through.

Business Growth Lab makes a plainspoken case: free training is not always the best proof of value. Lucas Lee-Tyson argues for paid masterclasses as a marketing filter, and the discussion keeps coming back to credibility, attention, retention, and whether people actually follow…

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