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Email Empire with Allison Hardy | Sell on autopilot with a strategic email funnel

Email Empire with Allison Hardy | Sell on autopilot with a strategic email funnel

Written by: Allison Hardy
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 Welcome to Email Empire with Allison Hardy, the podcast for entrepreneurs who are so over trying to outsmart the algorithm, clinging to live launches for dear life, or sending emails that don’t actually sell... anything.

If you want to build a business that sells your offers on autopilot, without requiring you to perform on Instagram every day, this is the show you keep in your back pocket.

Here’s what you’ll get every week:
  • What’s actually working right now in email marketing
  • Real-time tests, numbers, and results from my email unnels and my clients’ email funnels
  • The honest, behind-the-scenes debriefs that most people never share
  • The ah-ha moments that *might* make you rewrite your entire email nurture sequence
Once a month, we’ll drop an Empire Exclusive episode where Allison interview's another entrepreneur and goes deep into how they’re using email to grow and monetize their business, and break down what’s consistently bringing in sales.

If you’re a founder, creator, coach, expert, or CEO who knows email should be doing more heavy lifting in your business, welcome home! Let’s build your Email Empire.2026 Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Marketing Marketing & Sales
Episodes
  • EP 480 | The Buyer Type Who Just Wants the Link [7 Buyer Types Series]

    EP 480 | The Buyer Type Who Just Wants the Link [7 Buyer Types Series]
    May 11 2026
    Not every buyer on your email list needs a long, emotional sales journey before they’re ready to say yes. Some people have already been paying attention, already trust your point of view, and honestly…they just want the link.

    In this episode, Allison kicks off a brand-new seven-part series on the different buyer types that exist in your audience, starting with the No Frills Buyer: the person who wants the facts, the next step, and zero unnecessary fluff.

    TAKEAWAYS:
    • The No Frills Buyer is not careless with their money; they’re often already warmed up, already aware of the problem, and ready to take action quickly.
    • This buyer type is highly motivated by time, which means they want to know how fast they can get started, how long the offer is available, and whether it will save them time or create more work.
    • Over-explaining in your sales emails can actually work against you with No Frills Buyers because it makes the buying decision feel harder than it needs to be.
    • No Frills Buyers are usually scanners, so your email needs to make the offer, outcome, timeline, and link incredibly easy to find.
    • A short, direct sales email only works when your nurture content has already done its job, so don’t skip the relationship-building that happens before the invitation to buy comes.
    LINKS YOU MIGHT FIND HELPFUL:

    Check out the blog post that accompanies this podcast episode for more details and resources.

    If today’s episode made you realize your Email Pitch Sequence needs a clear, direct email for the buyer who’s already ready to say yes, Pitch Perfect will help you write it (and the 6 other emails for your other 6 buyer types). Click here to learn more and enter code EMAILEMPIRE at checkout to snag $10 off your purchase.

    CONNECT WITH ALLISON:

    Follow Allison on Instagram

    DID YOU HAVE AN 'AH-HA MOMENT' WHILE LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE?

    If you are ready to take action from listening to this episode, head to Apple Podcasts and help us reach new audiences by giving the podcast a rating and a review.

    Music by: www.bensound.com
    License code: 8G1GJZZDCLKGU9NR
    Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
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    12 mins
  • EP 479 | Turn Your Email List Into Buyers With a Better Pitch Sequence

    EP 479 | Turn Your Email List Into Buyers With a Better Pitch Sequence
    May 4 2026
    Your Email Pitch Sequence is not where the selling starts. And if you’re treating it that way, that might be exactly why your email funnel isn’t converting.

    In this episode, Allison breaks down what your Pitch Sequence is actually supposed to do, how it fits into a high-converting email funnel, and why speaking to only one type of buyer is leaving money on the table.

    You’ll hear the seven buyer types hiding inside your audience, what each one needs to hear before they buy, and the exact order Allison recommends for your pitch emails. Because yes, your people need different things before they feel ready to say yes, and your job is to make the invitation clear, intentional, and impossible to ignore.

    TAKEAWAYS:
    • Your Nurture Sequence does the heavy lifting of selling your ideas, methodology, and authority before the Pitch Sequence ever begins.
    • A Pitch Sequence should make the invitation to buy official by clearly presenting the offer, the deadline, and the next step.
    • Different buyer types need different emails, which means a one-note Pitch Sequence can miss huge segments of your audience.
    • FAQ emails are not just about answering questions. They are a strategic way to address objections that may be keeping people from buying.
    • Client stories, personal stories, pain points, and possibility-driven emails all play different roles in helping buyers feel seen, understood, and ready to take action.
    LINKS YOU MIGHT FIND HELPFUL:

    Check out the blog post that accompanies this podcast episode for more details and resources.

    Get access to the singular email (and a fill-in-the-blank template) that was directly responsible for selling over $80,000 worth of courses, memberships, and digital products in 2025 by clicking here.

    Watch the recordings of the Funnel Fix Sessions! Over the course of 3 sessions, Allison will help you to dig into your existing email funnel, understand where why it's not producing sales of your course or membership like it should be, and exactly what to fix to increase sales. Click here to get accesss.

    Haven't listened to Session 1 yet? Do that first! Click here to listen.

    Once you’ve done that, listen to Session 2! Click here to listen.

    CONNECT WITH ALLISON:

    Follow Allison on Instagram

    DID YOU HAVE AN 'AH-HA MOMENT' WHILE LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE?

    If you are ready to take action from listening to this episode, head to Apple Podcasts and help us reach new audiences by giving the podcast a rating and a review.

    Music by: www.bensound.com
    License code: 8G1GJZZDCLKGU9NR
    Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
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    20 mins
  • EP 478 | A Simpler Way to Sell Digital Products featuring Dama Jue [Empire Exclusive]

    EP 478 | A Simpler Way to Sell Digital Products featuring Dama Jue [Empire Exclusive]
    Apr 27 2026
    In this Empire Exclusive episode, Allison sits down with funnel strategist and Thrivecart expert Dama Jue to talk about a simpler, smarter way to sell digital products without making your business feel like a never-ending launch machine.

    Dama shares how she uses “subtle selling” inside her emails, why your audience actually needs to hear about your offers more often, and how she repurposes her best sales emails into an evergreen funnel that keeps working even when life life’s.

    TAKEAWAYS:
    • Subtle selling is not about being pushy; it’s about consistently connecting your everyday thoughts, stories, and expertise back to the offers that can actually help your audience.
    • Dama’s “Evergreen Forever Funnel” shows how your best sales emails do not have to disappear after a launch; they can be cleaned up, repurposed, and turned into ongoing sales assets.
    • Your emails can train your audience to expect value and offers at the same time, which makes selling feel more natural for both you and your subscribers.
    • Data matters, especially when you’re deciding where to spend your time, energy, and money. Dama shares how tracking her leads helped her stop relying on platforms that were not converting.
    • There is no one “right” way to do email marketing. The real magic happens when you combine best practices with your own voice, your actual results, and the way you naturally sell.
    LINKS YOU MIGHT FIND HELPFUL:


    Check out the blog post that accompanies this podcast episode for more details and resources.

    Get on Dama’s email list to see her emails in the wild by clicking here.

    Go hang out with Dama on Threads.


    Funnel not selling? Then you need to watch the recordings of the Funnel Fix Sessions! Over the course of 3 sessions, Allison will help you to dig into your existing email funnel, understand where and why it's not producing sales of your course or membership like it should be, and exactly what to fix so that it becomes a money making machine. Click here to get accesss.


    CONNECT WITH ALLISON:


    Follow Allison on Instagram


    DID YOU HAVE AN 'AH-HA MOMENT' WHILE LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE?


    If you are ready to take action from listening to this episode, head to Apple Podcasts and help us reach new audiences by giving the podcast a rating and a review.


    Music by: www.bensound.com
    License code: 8G1GJZZDCLKGU9NR
    Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
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    23 mins
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