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name: lead-magnet-builder
description: Design and outline a high-converting lead magnet that attracts the right audience and earns the opt-in. Use this skill whenever a user wants a lead magnet, a free download, a gated asset, an opt-in offer, or says 'create a lead magnet', 'what should we offer for emails', or 'our opt-in is not converting'. Trigger whenever a top-of-funnel free asset needs to be conceived and outlined to grow a qualified list.
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# Lead Magnet Builder

## What this does and why it matters
A lead magnet is a trade: the visitor's email for something genuinely valuable and instantly useful. Most fail because they are either too thin to want or too broad to attract the right person. This skill designs a lead magnet that solves one specific problem for the exact audience the business wants, so the list grows with qualified prospects, not freebie-seekers.

## Inputs to gather
1. The audience the business wants to attract (ideally the ICP).
2. The paid offer the magnet should ladder up to.
3. A specific, painful problem this audience has that can be solved quickly.
4. The format preference (checklist, template, guide, calculator, mini-course, assessment).

## Method

### 1. Solve one specific problem, fast
The best lead magnets deliver a quick, tangible win on a narrow problem, not a comprehensive course. Specific and immediately useful beats broad and impressive. Narrow the problem until it is sharp.

### 2. Align with the paid offer
The magnet should attract the person who would eventually buy and naturally set up the paid solution as the next step. A mismatched magnet grows a list that never converts.

### 3. Pick the format that delivers the win quickest
Checklists and templates give an instant win; guides teach; calculators and assessments give a personalized result (and capture useful data). Choose for speed to value and for the data it yields.

### 4. Design the opt-in promise
A title and hook that make the value obvious and the trade feel lopsided in the visitor's favor.

### 5. Outline the asset and the next step
Structure the content so it delivers the promised win, then bridges to the paid offer without feeling like a bait and switch.

## Output format
ALWAYS produce:

# Lead Magnet: [Working Title]
## Audience and the specific problem it solves
## Format and why (speed to value / data captured)
## Opt-in promise (title + hook + subhead)
## Asset outline (delivers the win)
## Bridge to the paid offer (the natural next step)
## Alternative title options (3)

## Anti-patterns to avoid
- Too broad, attracting no one specifically.
- Too thin to be worth an email.
- Misaligned with the paid offer, so the list never converts.
- A slow-to-value format when a quick win was possible.

## Example
For a firm selling AI implementation, the magnet is a "10-point AI readiness checklist" that gives an instant self-assessment, attracts the exact buyer, captures readiness signals, and bridges to a paid audit.