Here’s A Marketing Strategy That’s Helping MasterClass Build A $3B Empire

Get smarter at doing marketing that doesn’t feel like marketing.

Jano le Roux
The Startup

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A collage of instructors at MasterClass.
MasterClass

MasterClass is should be its own marketing masterclass.

And surprisingly, it’s mostly SEO driven.

  • 578K + backlinks.
  • 27.4M organic monthly views.
  • $4.4M in monthly organic traffic value

Let’s break down how they do it.

Step 1: Create products people love

Pre-funnel: The best marketing is built into the product.

MasterClass makes its courses easier to sell, by making it easier to perceive the value right from the get-go. MasterClass starts the marketing process even before a course is created.

  • First, it handpicks topics based on research.
  • Then, it handpicks the best well-known experts to build a course with.
  • Finally, it breaks things down in an easy-to-consume manner.

This might sound obvious.

But I still see way too many brands design, develop, and build a product to only then approach a marketing firm to help them sell the product through paid ads.

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Jano le Roux
The Startup

An award-winning marketing consultant who helps high-growth brands craft marketing that doesn’t feel like marketing. Open for work—jano@likeflare.com—Join me ⤵️