make strong offers.

January 23, 2012 in General

I have made a conscious decision from the moment I started writing 37days that I would not allow ads on this site, though many have asked. That I wouldn’t accept product reviews. That I wouldn’t create affiliate programs or participate in them.

This means that if I write about something I love–lavender cake or a Tom Bihn bag or a series of wellness seminars with coaches I admire, I’m writing about it because I love it and want to share my excitement about it, not because I’m going to profit from it at all.

I wanted to create a better reading experience–for me AND for you. I hope you enjoy the simplicity and grace that brings to this site.

I’d rather make strong offers into the world and if you respond, that’s magical. If you don’t, it’s magical in a different way.

I refuse to make you feel you’re broken in order to sell you a course or a book. You’re not broken, and you don’t need to be fixed. If you’d like to explore with me in a subject-focused way (rather than an expert-focused way), I welcome you with open arms and much love.

Here are my current offers. I’m very excited about each of them. I hope one might resonate with you or someone you love.

February 1, 2012 – January 31, 2013 / 37days book club: read and think more / Online

February 1, 2012 – March 8, 2012 / VerbTribe & VerbTribe Intensive: creating a sustainable writing practice in 2012 / Online (spaces are very limited at this point, but feel free to join the waiting list)

March 17, 2012 / The Geography of Loss: Creating an Art Quilt of Grief/ With artist Jane LaFazio, San Diego, CA (limited to 25)

April 7, 2012 / Story Blocks: Your Story. Your Art. Your Life. / With artist Kimberly Joris, Milledgeville, GA (limited to 22)

April 19-22, 2012 / Groove, Drum, Create: A Women’s Retreat on Letting Go / With Leanna Joyner and Michelle Currie, Asheville, NC (limited to 17)

Love,

[photo by Jeremy Madea, rocks by The Rock Fairy]

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

9 comments to " make strong offers. "


Laura J.

January 27, 2012 AT 3:59PM

Patti, I so need this clarity right now. Thank you.

Laura Cottril

December 11, 2013 AT 6:25PM

Patti, I am on the cusp of taking a series of workshops training me to book more clients, network and build affiliate relationships and speak and sell from the stage. While I want to build my business, build authentic, helpful business relationships, speak and make money, I don’t feel comfortable with the coercion (sp?) of some of these methods. Any advice on how to progress without going that route?

Gwyn Michael

December 11, 2013 AT 6:25PM

I am so with you on not advertising or doing affiliates. I dabbled in that and it felt so wrong, for me. Your clear message is what the world needs, and when appropriate recommendations for things like salt caramels ;) I love you!

Now I am visualizing my way to Groove, drum , create which in all honesty terrifies me.

Joanna Paterson

December 11, 2013 AT 6:25PM

I deeply appreciate your approach Patti; it is both welcome relief and something to model. I’m still a bit jumbled up with words like significant and even strong. I think quiet offers might be what I go with but maybe that is because I’m trying to shake the internet marketing noise out of my head.

Marilyn Shafer Johnson

December 11, 2013 AT 6:25PM

The “daily rock” intrigues me…I need to practice…have you blogged or written about this concept…direct me to it, please…if you have not…please consider doing so…:-)

Katie Paul | head • heart • health

December 11, 2013 AT 6:25PM

My head explodes from pain-point and solution based marketing. I LOVE that you don’t feel you need to make people feel broken. I think I need to re-write my sales page. Does it work though? Do people really buy the opportunity to explore? I really really hope so…

Padma Ayyagari

December 11, 2013 AT 6:25PM

I would love to have joined your Verbtribe – sustainable writing practice, however, I don’t think I can afford at this point in time. Any concessions for people from ‘Down Under’ as I can’t join the face to face workshops in US.

Ross Kinney

December 11, 2013 AT 6:25PM

When I publish my first book, my strong offer is going to include asking you to write the foreword in my book. Is that a strong offer or a strong request? I like to think that is a strong offer….

Sarah Wilson

December 11, 2013 AT 6:25PM

Where is the lavender cake recipe link? I just had to ask…