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How To Wrap Your Expertise into a $1,500 Program (Without Feeling Like a Fraud)

6 min readApr 28, 2025

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Most experts hide behind books because they’re scared to charge real money.

But there are people in your audience willing to pay you $1,500 for the knowledge you have in your head.

The problem is that you don’t know how to do it, you’re too scared, or worse — you’re still telling yourself it’s “not the right time.”

Here’s a simple way to start charging what you’re worth.

Give your book idea the finger

When you first think about packaging your expertise, you feel pulled towards writing a book.

You think it’s the only way to share your hard-earned knowledge. But here’s the truth: the same content in a book can work much better in a coaching program.

Books are a great visit card. But they’re a pain in the butt. They take forever to write and sell for the price of a happy meal.

Problem: You’re not McDonald’s, and you don’t have thousands of people walking into your store every minute to make the numbers work.

Instead of burying your insights in a thick manual, use them to create a…

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Practice in Public
Practice in Public

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If you want to become a better writer, you have to hit the publish button. Notes and drafts don’t count. Practice in public helps writers get off the sidelines and turn pro.

Matt Giaro
Matt Giaro

Written by Matt Giaro

6 Figure Creator. Helping experts turn their ideas into income with online content (in just 2h/day.) Start now 👉 https://mattgiaro.com/medium