Cold To Sold Academy

Cold To Sold Academy teaches coaches and consultants how to generate consistent client leads through strategic Facebook and Instagram advertising, covering everything from offer positioning and ad creation to funnel optimization and campaign scaling for service-based businesses.

Created by Jon Penberthy
Last updated 03/2026
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What you'll learn

Build high-converting Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns from scratch
Create compelling ad copy and creative that attracts ideal clients
Design effective sales funnels that convert cold traffic into customers
Implement proven client acquisition strategies for coaching and consulting businesses
Scale ad campaigns profitably while maintaining positive ROI
Optimize landing pages and sales processes for maximum conversion rates
Develop targeting strategies to reach your ideal audience on social media platforms
Track, analyze, and improve campaign performance using key metrics

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This course includes:

94.33 hours on-demand video
214 videos
35 documents
71.8 GB downloadable resources
Access on mobile and PC
Instant access after payment

Course content

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  • 01-Jon Penberthy - How To Create Irresistible Offers
    58:36
  • 02-Alisha Conlin-Hurd - How To Find And Clone Your Dream Client Avatar
    30:03
  • 03-Lewis Smith - 5 Keys To Lifestyle Design When Running An Online Business
    29:55
  • 04-Jubril Agoro - The Power Of Storytelling In Marketing
    30:41
  • 05-Cordelia Kate - How To Create Community And Ramp Up Your Marketing Game
    32:35
  • 06-Adam Stott - The Power Of The Halo Effect
    29:54
  • 07-Ryan Pinnick - How To Access Your Genius
    32:24
  • 08-Sarah Gray - How To Leverage Stages To Grow Your Business My Book Build And Buy Strategy
    30:23
  • 09-Rohan Nick - How To Build A Business With The Option To Exit Scale To Sale
    40:56
  • 10-Jon Penberthy - 16 Success Shortcuts Leveling Up Yourself And Your Business
    37:10
  • 01-Kirsty Carden - Organic Social Media Strategies To Land Ideal Clients
    29:18
  • 02-Marley Jaxx - How To Magnetize Attention With The Distruptive Content Approach
    30:42
  • 03-Kennedy - Double The Sales From Your Existing Email List Without Launching A New Offer
    32:22
  • 04-Ali Abdaal - How To Use Long-Form Organic Videos To Generate Leads For Your Business
    1:24:24
  • 05-Rob Moore - How To Leverage Podcasts For More Success
    48:17
  • 06-Jon Penberthy - The 8 Figure Masterclass My Entire 25000000 Model
    1:04:29
  • 07-Tom Breeze - The Future Of YouTube Ads
    32:55
  • 08-Joe Hides - How To Use Meta Ads To Scale Your Business Fast
    25:25
  • 09-Pete Earle - How To Create Video Ads That Have A Lasting Impact
    31:21
  • 01-The AdClients Success Panel
    58:28
  • 02-Jet Van Wijk - 5 Step Framework To Hybrid Advertising
    29:17
  • 03-David JP Phillips - How To Communicate In A Way To Have More Impact
    49:31
  • 04-Jon Penberthy - AdCon 2025 Announcements
    06:36
  • 05-Jason Graystone - Your Inner Marketer How To Become A Wealth Magnet
    30:56
  • 06-QA with Steven Bartlett and Jon Penberthy
    1:07:25
  • 07-Jojo Graham - How To Build Loyal Clients To Build A Reliable Business And A Deeper Impact
    30:17
  • 08-Rhonda Swan - Mastering The Spotlight Leveraging PR And Media To Transform Your Brand
    30:10
  • 09-Dan Henry - The 5 Most Important Decisions You Should Make In Your Business
    44:07
  • 01-Liam Ryan
    36:59
  • 02-Phil Harris
    31:01
  • 03-John Lee
    28:45
  • 04-Brendan OBrien
    38:09
  • 05-Jen Gottlieb
    47:14
  • 06-Jim Francis
    31:23
  • 07-Jon Penberthy - Funnelr
    56:33
  • 01-Jon Penberthy
    29:39
  • 02-Fez Ahmed
    26:37
  • 03-Kieran Gill
    26:39
  • 04-Traffic Panel
    1:02:30
  • 05-David JP Philips
    53:42
  • 06-Kristine Mirelle
    32:13
  • 07-Steven Bartlett Jon Penberthy
    1:11:24
  • 01-Jon Penberthy
    29:34
  • 02-Pascale Ricchetti
    33:51
  • 03-Cole Gordon
    24:41
  • 04-Rory Sutherland
    1:06:21
  • 05-Sara Davies
    1:01:15
  • 06-Jon Penbethy Timo Armoo
    1:02:04
  • 01-Start Here
    08:26
  • 02-Momentum Growth System
    35:19
  • 03-An Attitude Of Success
    06:55
  • 04-Peaks And Valleys
    20:31
  • 05-Getting The Most Out Of The Program
    07:08
  • 06-Becoming Award Winning
    08:33
  • 01-Get Your House In Order
    06:48
  • 02-Intro To Building You As An Entrepreneur
    00:56
  • 03-Why Entrepreneurs Get Stuck
    14:30
  • 04-The Fast Track To Success
    17:42
  • 05-Confidence On Command - David JP Phillips Part 1
    1:32:54
  • 06-Confidence On Command - David JP Phillips Part 2
    1:31:57
  • 07-Confidence On Command - David JP Phillips Part 3
    57:40
  • 08-Charisma Coding - Adam Stott Part 1
    23:11
  • 09-Charisma Coding - Adam Stott Part 2
    23:29
  • 10-Charisma Coding - Adam Stott Part 3
    13:23
  • 11-Launching Your Offer
    31:02
  • 12-The Offer Quadrant
    09:43
  • 13-Price
    44:59
  • 14-Targeting
    20:43
  • 15-Results
    14:04
  • 16-Delivery
    39:04
  • 17-Intro To Branding
    01:49
  • 18-Brand Moves - Adam Stott
    2:12:51
  • 19-Story-Telling Secrets - Adam Stott
    1:12:37
  • 20-Launching Your Website
    15:57
  • 21-Intro To Operations
    02:01
  • 22-Building Your Team
    19:40
  • 23-Tracking Your Metrics
    28:25
  • 01-Introduction
    29:39
  • 02-Watch This Before Running Ads
    05:40
  • 03-Creative Research
    06:33
  • 04-Scripting Your Ads Part 1
    18:43
  • 05-Scripting Your Ads Part 2
    08:38
  • 06-Scripting Your Ads Part 3
    07:57
  • 07-Ad Policies
    07:12
  • 08-How To Record Your Video Ad
    16:05
  • 09-How To Edit Your Video Ad - Descript
    26:56
  • 10-How To Edit Your Video Ad - Davinci Resolve
    24:51
  • 11-Adding Music And Captions To Your Video Ad
    20:53
  • 12-Meta Ads - Ecosystem Setup And Conversion Tracking
    52:46
  • 13-Meta Ads - Intro To A-Z Ad Set Up
    11:27
  • 14-Meta Ads - A-Z Meta Ad Set Up Targeting Account Structure
    34:24
  • 15-Meta Ads - Ad Psychology Deep Dive
    41:01
  • 16-Meta Ads - Competitor Research And Inspiration Banking
    15:48
  • 17-Meta Ads - Ad Ideation Briefing and Scripting
    21:37
  • 18-Meta Ads - Publishing Your Ads
    16:50
  • 19-Meta Ads - Understanding KPIs And Setting Up Columns
    18:12
  • 20-Meta Ads - Ad Analysis And Making Data Based Decisions
    21:19
  • 21-Meta Ads - Launching New Ad Tests Retargeting Campaigns
    20:45
  • 22-Meta Ads - Advanced Media Buying And Scaling Strategies
    18:24
  • 23-Meta Ads - Advanced Creative Testing Strategies
    09:15
  • 24-Meta Ads - Final Touches On A Successful Account
    11:27
  • 25-Meta Ads - AI Creatives - Part 1 Bonus
    10:15
  • 26-Meta Ads - AI Creatives - Part 2 Bonus
    10:22
  • 27-16 questions
    01:00
  • 27-Copy of 3 Master Finances Tracking Sheet
    01:00
  • 27-Meta Ads - Resources Bonus
    01:00
  • 28-YouTube Ads - Setting Up Your Google Account
    24:04
  • 29-YouTube Ads - Tracking Your Results
    30:48
  • 30-YouTube Ads - Tracking Your Results - Important Update
    06:30
  • 31-YouTube Ads - Compliance Sheet And Walkthrough
    05:00
  • 32-YouTube Ads - Budgeting
    02:40
  • 33-YouTube Ads - Types Of Audiences
    11:35
  • 34-YouTube Ads - Launching Your First Campaigns
    58:37
  • 35-YouTube Ads - Checking Your Setup
    00:51
  • 36-YouTube Ads - Your Key Metrics
    06:15
  • 37-YouTube Ads - Switching To CPA
    13:52
  • 38-YouTube Ads - When To Scale
    03:59
  • 39-YouTube Ads - Principles For Scaling - Testing
    03:19
  • 40-YouTube Ads - Types Of Scaling
    04:35
  • 41-YouTube Ads - Troubleshooting - No Spend
    07:30
  • 42-YouTube Ads - Troubleshooting Your Numbers
    05:10
  • 43-Guidelines For Youtube Ads And Webinar Funnel
    05:00
  • 01-Introduction
    29:39
  • 02-Growing A YouTube Channel Part 1
    15:17
  • 03-Growing A YouTube Channel Part 2
    22:33
  • 04-Growing A YouTube Channel Part 3
    10:38
  • 05-YouTube Channel Strategy - Saf
    1:34:43
  • 06-Growing And Monetising Instagram Part 1
    11:33
  • 07-Growing And Monetising Instagram Part 2
    38:03
  • 08-Growing And Monetising Instagram Part 3
    40:41
  • 09-DM - Follow Ups
    05:00
  • 09-Growing And Monetising Instagram Part 4
    38:54
  • 09-IG Content - Example Month
    01:00
  • 09-IG Influencer Script
    02:42
  • 09-Instagram DM - Standard Script
    05:00
  • 09-MICRO-INFLUENCER TRACKER
    01:00
  • 10-Gaining More Instagram Followers - Phil Harris
    50:11
  • 11-Acquisition With Linkedin - Your Profile
    18:33
  • 12-Acquisition With Linkedin - Outreach
    26:11
  • 13-Acquisition With Linkedin - Brand Posting
    29:11
  • 14-Acquisition With Linkedin - Visibility
    09:30
  • 15-Acquisition With Linkedin - Smart Links
    11:43
  • 16-Acquisition With Linkedin - GroupsEvents
    08:57
  • 17-Acquisition With Linkedin - Centre Of Influence
    08:17
  • 01-Introduction
    29:39
  • 02-Getting On Stages - Sarah Gray
    30:23
  • 03-6-Figure Presenter Part 1 - Adam Stott
    09:18
  • 04-6-Figure Presenter Part 2 - Adam Stott
    12:37
  • 05-6-Figure Presenter Part 3 - Adam Stott
    01:00
  • 05-6-Figure Presenter Part 3 - Adam Stott
    09:36
  • 01-Selecting Your Strategy 1-2-1 or 1-2-Many
    11:26
  • 02-Framework Overview
    44:12
  • 03-Writing Headlines
    20:39
  • 04-Presentation Pre-Planning Part 1
    36:11
  • 05-Presentation Pre-Planning Part 2
    16:44
  • 06-Setting The Stage Slides
    23:53
  • 07-Content Slides
    32:49
  • 08-Call To Action Slides
    22:12
  • 09-Watch This Before Building Your Slides
    08:43
  • 10-Case Study - Jons Webinar
    43:21
  • 11-Client Case Study 1
    27:49
  • 12-Client Case Study 2
    54:23
  • 13-DFY Slide Deck Template
    01:00
  • 14-Delivering Live vs. Automated
    04:33
  • 15-Recording Equipment
    04:30
  • 16-Audience Dynamics
    03:02
  • 17-Prepping For A Recorded Webinar
    06:46
  • 18-Creating A Pre-Recorded Webinar Part 1
    03:33
  • 19-Creating A Pre-Recorded Webinar Part 2
    29:46
  • 20-Prepping For A Live Webinar
    03:30
  • 21-Live Launch Warm - Introduction
    09:31
  • 22-Live Launch Warm - Setting Up Your Zoom Account
    18:36
  • 23-Live Launch Warm - Setting Up The Webinar
    18:44
  • 24-Live Launch Warm - Preparing For The Day
    12:23
  • 25-Live Launch Warm - Fill The Webinar
    06:01
  • 26-Automated Launch Cold - Introduction
    05:22
  • 27-Automated Launch Cold - The Tech - Tools You Need
    01:00
  • 28-Automated Launch Cold - Domain Set-Up
    10:12
  • 29-Automated Launch Cold - Importing The Funnel
    05:41
  • 30-Automated Launch Cold - Registration Page
    15:30
  • 31-Automated Launch Cold - Call Confirmed Page
    06:07
  • 32-Automated Launch Cold - Application Page
    20:10
  • 33-Automated Launch Cold - Book A Call Page
    15:57
  • 34-Automated Launch Cold - Creating And Uploading Your Webinar To Vimeo
    06:32
  • 35-Automated Launch Cold - Requesting Your EverWebinar API
    04:42
  • 36-Automated Launch Cold - Setting Up Your Webinar Part 1
    14:19
  • 37-Automated Launch Cold - Setting Up Your Webinar Part 2
    22:09
  • 38-Automated Launch Cold - Setting Up Your Webinar Part 3
    23:20
  • 39-Automated Launch Cold - Connecting EverWebinar To The Registration Page
    11:14
  • 40-Automated Launch Cold - Connecting EverWebinar With Zapier And Funnelr
    20:37
  • 41-Automated Launch Cold - Adding DKIM
    06:38
  • 01-The Set Up For 1-2-1 Sales Mastery
    21:29
  • 02-Push And Pull Scripts Sales Accelerator
    01:44
  • 02-Push Pull Framework Walkthrough
    1:15:43
  • 02-The Pull Script
    05:00
  • 02-The Push Script
    05:00
  • 03-Script Walkthrough
    1:31:38
  • 04-Delivery Mastery
    56:05
  • 05-Objection Handling
    38:39
  • 05-Objections Training-Ad Clients - Google Docs - 27 April 2023
    10:49
  • 05-Objections Training-Ad Clients
    05:00
  • 06-Closing The Deal
    52:13
  • 07-The Set Up For A 1-2-Many Offer
    05:30
  • 08-Aducated Webinar Example
    05:00
  • 08-Creating A 1-2-Many Offer Deck
    01:00
  • 08-Creating A 1-2-Many Offer Deck
    1:19:36
  • 01-Maximising Sales
    17:50
  • 02-Email Nurture Calendar
    09:18
  • 03-Email Marketing Shortcuts
    02:56
  • 04-Subject Lines
    08:32
  • 05-Emails That Get Clicked
    22:16
  • 06-Working Your Pipeline
    53:30
  • 07-Email Swipe Files
    01:29
  • 07-Hidden Revenue Workshop - Email Swipe Files
    01:20
  • 01-AI Automation Specialist - Job Spec
    05:00
  • 01-AI Extravaganza with Jordan Platten
    1:13:42
  • 02-Momentum Mastermind - Gregs Session
    54:12
  • 01-Mirror Script
    01:00
  • 01-Mirror Script
    29:08
  • 01-The Mirror Script
    05:00
  • 02-3 Things Script
    01:00
  • 02-3 Things Script
    19:06
  • 02-Three Things Script
    05:00
  • 03-BONUS 429k Case Study
    29:36
  • 01-Webinar Ad 1
    01:57
  • 02-Webinar Ad 2
    01:54
  • 03-Webinar Ad 3
    01:53
  • 04-Webinar Ad 4
    01:40
  • 05-7 Event Ad 1
    01:25
  • 06-7 Event Ad 2
    02:04
  • 07-Free Gift Ad
    00:59
  • 01-The Push Script
    05:00
  • 02-The Pull Script
    05:00
  • 03-Push Pull Script Walkthrough Training
    1:15:43
  • 01-AdCon 2024 Recordings
    05:00
  • 02-AdCon 2025 Recordings
    05:00
  • 01-10M Webinar Funnel
    01:00
  • 01-ADS
    01:00
  • 01-WEBINAR
    01:00
  • 02-1M Webinar Funnel
    01:00
  • 02-ADS
    01:00
  • 02-Daily Clients On Autopilot
    43:21
  • 03-1M VSL Funnel
    01:00
  • 03-VSL
    01:00
  • 01-Register For The Bootcamp
    01:00
  • 01-EA_D4U_Emails__2
    01:00
  • 01-Import the share funnel using this code
    01:00
  • 01-Share Funnel
    05:41
  • 02-AdClients Template Slides
    01:00
  • 03-Webinar Case Study 1
    45:59
  • 04-Webinar Case Study 2
    41:18
  • 01-Your All In One Marketing Solution
    01:00
  • 01-Your All In One Marketing Solution
    10:08
  • 00-Important Cold To Sold Bootcamp Info
    01:44

Requirements

  • A Facebook Business Manager account and basic familiarity with Facebook Ads platform
  • A coaching, consulting, or service-based business or clear business idea to promote
  • Budget allocated for ad spend to test and scale campaigns
  • Willingness to learn direct response marketing principles and apply them consistently

Description

Cold To Sold Academy provides a comprehensive framework for transforming cold social media traffic into paying clients through strategic paid advertising. This program focuses specifically on coaching and consulting businesses, teaching you how to build profitable client acquisition systems using Facebook and Instagram ads combined with optimized sales funnels.

The learning journey begins with foundational understanding of the client acquisition landscape for service-based businesses. You will explore why traditional marketing approaches often fail for coaches and consultants, and how paid advertising differs fundamentally from organic methods. This section establishes the mindset and strategic thinking required to succeed with cold traffic campaigns, helping you understand the customer journey from stranger to client.

Once the foundation is established, the program guides you through offer positioning and messaging development. You will learn how to articulate your value proposition in a way that resonates with cold audiences who have never heard of you before. This involves identifying your ideal client avatar in precise detail, understanding their pain points and desires, and crafting messaging that immediately captures attention. You will practice writing ad copy that speaks directly to your prospect’s situation, creating hooks that stop the scroll, and developing calls to action that generate clicks.

The technical implementation phase teaches you how to structure Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns for optimal performance. You will learn campaign architecture, including how to organize campaign objectives, ad sets, and individual ads for testing and scaling. The training covers audience targeting strategies, teaching you how to leverage interest-based targeting, lookalike audiences, and custom audiences to reach people most likely to become clients. You will understand budget allocation, bidding strategies, and how to set up campaigns that gather data efficiently during the testing phase.

Creative development receives substantial attention throughout the program. You will discover what types of ad creative perform best for service-based businesses, including image ads, video ads, and carousel formats. The training provides frameworks for producing effective ad creative even without professional design skills or expensive production equipment. You will learn how to test multiple creative variations systematically, identify winning combinations, and scale what works while eliminating underperformers.

The funnel construction segment teaches you how to build landing pages and sales processes that convert paid traffic into booked calls or direct sales. You will learn the essential elements of high-converting landing pages, including headline formulas, benefit-driven copy, social proof placement, and form optimization. The program covers both application funnel models where prospects book strategy calls, and direct sale funnels for lower-ticket offers. You will understand how to create seamless experiences from ad click through to conversion, minimizing friction at every step.

Call booking and sales process optimization form another critical component. You will learn how to structure your calendar booking system to maximize show rates, craft confirmation sequences that build anticipation and reduce no-shows, and prepare prospects properly before sales conversations. The training includes frameworks for conducting effective strategy calls that convert qualified leads into paying clients, even if you are not naturally comfortable with sales.

Campaign management and optimization techniques are taught in depth to help you improve results continuously. You will learn which metrics matter most for client acquisition campaigns, how to read your ad account data to identify opportunities and problems, and when to make adjustments versus allowing campaigns to stabilize. The program covers scaling strategies that allow you to increase ad spend profitably once you have validated your funnel, including horizontal scaling, vertical scaling, and expansion into new audience segments.

Troubleshooting common challenges receives practical attention throughout. You will learn how to diagnose and fix low click-through rates, high cost per lead, poor landing page conversion, low call show rates, and other obstacles that typically arise when running client acquisition campaigns. The training provides decision trees and diagnostic frameworks that help you identify the specific bottleneck in your funnel and apply the appropriate solution.

The advanced sections cover retention and ascension strategies that maximize customer lifetime value. You will learn how to structure your service offerings to allow for natural progression from entry-level to premium services, creating multiple opportunities to serve clients at different investment levels. This approach transforms your acquisition system from one-time transaction focus to long-term relationship building, dramatically improving your return on ad spend over time.

Throughout the entire program, real-world examples and case studies illustrate how the strategies work in practice across different coaching and consulting niches. You will see actual campaigns, funnels, and results from businesses similar to yours, helping you adapt the frameworks to your specific market and offer. By the end of the training, you will possess a complete client acquisition system capable of generating predictable, scalable results for your service-based business.

Who this course is for:

Cold To Sold Academy is designed for coaches, consultants, and service-based business owners who want to generate consistent client leads through paid advertising. It suits entrepreneurs ready to move beyond organic marketing and scale their business with Facebook and Instagram ads, as well as marketing professionals looking to master client acquisition funnels for high-ticket offers.

Instructor

Jon Penberthy
Digital Marketing Entrepreneur and Paid Advertising Strategist
Jon Penberthy

About Me

I have spent over a decade building and scaling online businesses, with particular focus on helping coaches and consultants generate consistent revenue through paid advertising. My journey into entrepreneurship began after recognizing the limitations of traditional career paths and the immense potential of digital marketing to create location-independent income streams.

Throughout my career, I have managed millions of dollars in ad spend across various industries, but my deepest expertise lies in client acquisition for service-based businesses. I discovered early on that coaches and consultants face unique challenges when marketing their services, challenges that require specialized strategies different from e-commerce or product-based businesses. This realization led me to develop systematic approaches specifically designed for high-ticket service providers.

My methodology emphasizes simplicity and directness over complexity. I believe that successful client acquisition does not require enormous budgets, massive teams, or years of experience. Instead, it requires understanding core principles of direct response marketing, knowing your ideal client intimately, and being willing to test and optimize consistently. I have refined these principles through countless campaigns, identifying what works reliably across different markets and what common mistakes cause most campaigns to fail.

Beyond technical advertising skills, I focus heavily on the business model itself. I help entrepreneurs structure their offers, pricing, and service delivery in ways that support sustainable growth. Too many talented coaches struggle not because they lack skill, but because their business model makes profitability nearly impossible. My approach addresses both the marketing and the business foundation simultaneously.

I am passionate about demystifying paid advertising for people who feel intimidated by the technical aspects. My teaching style breaks complex processes into manageable steps, providing clear frameworks that anyone can follow regardless of their previous marketing experience. I believe entrepreneurs should control their own client acquisition rather than remaining dependent on agencies or hoping for organic reach.

My work is driven by the belief that skilled coaches and consultants deserve to reach the people they can help most. When client acquisition works reliably, service providers can focus on transformation and impact rather than constantly worrying about where their next client will come from.

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