I’ve been quiet… but I’ve been building something for you


Hey Reader,

You might’ve noticed I went quiet for a bit.

Not burnout. Not ghosting.

Just deep in the lab, building something I know you’ll love.

See, I’ve been curating something I wish I had when I first started productizing my services:

🗂 A swipeable library of real productized service businesses

  • What they offer
  • How they package and price it
  • Why it works
  • And what you can steal (ethically, of course)

I call it: The Productized Service Idea Library.

If we are connected on LinkedIn, you may have seen that I recently updated it there:

And I’m about to start sending you pieces of it when they are updated.

If you’ve ever thought:

  • “I don’t know what service to productize.”
  • “What if no one buys my offer?”
  • “Is this even a good niche?”

Then this is going to be your new favorite inbox moment each day.

Get ready for a mix of:
✅ Breakdown of productized services that are crushing it
✅ Bite-sized lessons you can apply immediately
✅ Real examples to model your own offer on

I’ll be sharing more about this as I go, whenever I spot something interesting, clever, or just plain brilliant, you’ll hear about it.

And starting today, I’m back in your inbox daily with more productized lessons, tips and updates.

Every email will be sent with one goal:

To help you build a productized service that generates profitable, recurring revenue and runs without you.

Talk soon,
Marilyn
Very Good Productized Guides

PS. What else do you wish to see in this library? Reply to this email with what you are looking for, I'll include that in with the best of my abilities.

Marilyn Wo

I share how I make recurring revenue without trading hours for dollars.

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