Why You Don’t Have To Be Well Known To Have Life Changing Impact

There are more than 8 billion people on planet earth.  Someone recently told me that they doubt if there is a market for their idea that they would love to turn into a membership. It’s what they consider a niched topic but they have serious doubts, whether many people would care, let alone pay for it. 

It’s been said that the best way to learn is to teach.    I didn’t always believe that. In my years in journalism, teachers weren’t always held in the highest regard in the field. Those who were teaching were often scoffed at. Those of us in the trenches, shooting the assignments and stories, didn’t take

“So how did you start this membership?” was a question recently asked of me by one of our members. “Do you want the short version or the long version?” I asked.  “I’d love to hear both,” he asked.  The short version, I explained, isn’t very sexy. This person is a founding member of Membership Freedom, a

It’s one of the questions that I ask nearly every person that comes to me looking to create online, recurring income through the membership or subscription-based model.    How much monthly recurring income would allow you to do the work you truly love, while also having the time freedom as well? I’ve heard all sorts of

I’ve written about this before, my father gave me a simple piece of advice when we started our first business nearly twenty years ago.  “Make sure that you get paid,” was his direct advice.  It sounded too simple. But as time has gone on, that statement has aged particularly well. Recently, I learned about a

They come for the content, but they stay for the community.   That is a phrase widely shared when it comes to the world of online communities and memberships. People who are interested often join for community or membership because they feel like they need a specific type of knowledge. And even though it may