You know what I love?
People who pronounce.
You know the kind of folk I mean – those people who declare with very little attendant evidence that this or that is over/the brand new big thing/doesn’t work any more (but whatever they’re peddling does).
My favourite response is to go and try out the very thing they say doesn’t work and see for myself.
Nine times out of ten, it not only works but works really well.
Take, for instance, the pronouncement I saw recently that there was no point blogging because with so many billions of blogs out there you would get drowned out in all the noise blah blah blah…
Well, since I started my new daily newsletter and simply added it to my blog just over a week ago I have seen a substantial rise not just in page views but in unique IPs.
And those are real people as opposed to bots because the stat plugin I use (the free Slimstat) gives me a very clear breakdown of what the numbers really mean.
I have done zero promotion of those posts apart from my on-site SEO. I haven’t even told you lot that they’re there but simply sent out them email version. Just wait until I get started on some hardcore blog promotion. I predict those numbers will look even lovelier to me.
So in the spirit of debunking the naysayers, who usually have a profit-linked agenda, I’m going to address another myth today and that is the one that membership sites are dead/not as profitable compared to launches/a nightmare when it comes to retention.
Phooey.
A membership site is one of the best things you could start or build upon this year provided you approach it intelligently.
To help you with that, here is some inspiration in the form of 7 membership sites that pull in over 100k per year each (note that this was updated just a few weeks ago):
https://smartblogger.com/membership-sites/
And then there is this excellent, succinct tutorial on how to set one up for yourself:
https://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/work/ideas/membership-sites/
With another great tutorial here:
https://www.learnworlds.com/how-to-create-a-membership-site/
In case you think there is only one way to do this, here are 7 different membership site models you could use:
In case you’re reading this and thinking that’s all great but you have no clue what kind of membership site you would build despite learning from all of the above (you did, right?) then here’s yet more inspiration for you:
If you need guidance on what platform to use, here’s some good advice although you can very easily get started with WordPress:
https://www.podia.com/membership-site-platform-buyers-guide
And if you do go the WordPress route, here are some recommended plugins that are gratis:
Your Ted talk is on another subject close to my heart and that is how to manage your time effectively so you get more of it, especially free time which is so important for your wellbeing:
