324. Why Your 2025 Didn't Go As Planned (And What That Teaches You About 2026)

324. Why Your 2025 Didn't Go As Planned (And What That Teaches You About 2026)

Author: Salome Schillack November 13, 2025 Duration: 56:22

I cut my email list in half this year on purpose and it tanked my podcast downloads overnight—turns out those "dead leads" were worth nearly $40,000 in revenue. 🚀

That's just one of three expensive mistakes I made in 2025 that taught me exactly what not to do in 2026. If you had big plans this year that didn't quite pan out—launches that underperformed, evergreen funnels that didn't convert, or ad spend with nothing to show for it—you're not alone. But before you just hope next year will be different, let me show you the three structural problems probably hiding in your business right now.

The difference between making $100K and $300K isn't working harder. It's fixing three foundational gaps. I'm talking about the gap between your calendar and your revenue (hello, feast-or-famine cycles), the gap between the metrics you're tracking and the ones that actually predict revenue, and the gap between the business model you built and the one you actually need for scaling online businesses sustainably.

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on my own mistakes—because sometimes the best lessons come from seeing what NOT to do. I'll show you exactly how to identify these gaps and fix them before January 1st so you can build a freedom empire that actually gives you freedom.

🔥 In This Episode:

  • Why making 80-90% of your revenue in just three launch months is creating massive risk (and the four simple revenue bridges that fix it)

  • The expensive lesson about email list size versus engagement—and why optimizing for wrong metrics cost me thousands

  • How the high-ticket-only trap breaks your customer ascension path and leaves most of your audience with nowhere to go

  • Your three-tier offer ecosystem for predictable revenue without launching every month

  • Your exact action plan to audit 2025 and build systems that work for 2026

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Salome

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For a decade, Salome Schillack operated behind the scenes, crafting the advertising campaigns that propelled many leading online course creators to success. Now, she’s pulling back the curtain in The Launch Lounge Podcast. This isn't about vague theory; it's a direct line to the precise online marketing, advertising, and business strategies that actually work for knowledge-based businesses. Each episode feels like a candid conversation in a trusted space, where Salome translates a complex landscape of digital promotion into actionable, practical advice you can apply immediately. You'll find that rare blend of hard-won tactical know-how and genuine inspiration, all aimed at building something profitable and sustainable. The goal is straightforward: to move your ideas from concept to a living, breathing enterprise. Tune in to this podcast for a clear-eyed, often fun, look at what it truly takes to construct a business around what you know, cutting through the noise to focus on what drives real growth and impact.
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