7 Myths That Are Absolutely NOT TRUE About Hosting Retreats
If you want to start hosting retreats and add significant revenue to your business using live experiences, here are seven myths that simply aren't true.
Myth #1: You need to fill the room with 50 to 100 people to make my event profitable.
That sounds extremely difficult. That sounds like a nightmare. Trying to get 50 to 100 people at your first or your second or your 100th event, that's a lot of people. The truth is that profitable retreats can happen with as little as 5, 10 or 15 people in the room.
Myth #2: You need to be an influencer to host the retreat
That is not true. You don't need a big social media following. Chances are you already have people in your immediate network who already know you, like you and trust you, and they're going to be your first five retreat ticket sales anyways.
Myth #3: You need to know exactly what you're going to teach before you launch your retreat
That's not true. Most people actually use the event as a way to get to know people. And as people are signing up for your retreat, you can ballpark what their problems and desires are.
But through strategic intake forms, you'll know exactly what to teach the day of your retreat long before the event.
Myth #4: You think you're not an industry expert.
What is an expert anyways? If you've helped people, if you have case studies, if you have testimonials and you know you yourself are a case study of your own work, that is expert enough and people will pay for a transformation.
Myth #5: You think retreats have to be 5 or 6 or 7 or 14 days to be profitable.
That is absolutely not true. You can host a one day, two day, two and a half day retreats and facilitate mind blowing transformation for your clients.
Myth #6: Retreats are only for personal development and spirituality and woo-woo topics.
That is not true. There are so many business retreats, so many entrepreneur retreats happening every single year that your prospects are going to right now.
Myth #7: You think retreats are a one-time revenue opportunity
That's not true. What happens at the end of the retreat is that you actually invite people to enroll into your next program, the next step.
