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The Ultimate Guide To Membership Site Success: 40 Proven Tips To Grow Your Business

From the initial planning to launching and scaling your membership site, it can often feel like there are many pieces of a puzzle that you’re trying to fit together.

Running and maintaining a successful membership is no easy feat…

So, to help you on your business journey…

And to celebrate Mike’s birthday (a.k.a the big 4-0)…

We’re sharing some of our very best strategies for every step of the way…

Let’s delve into 40 of our expert tips to help you plan, launch and grow your membership site.

Supercharge Your Membership Site Management with These Time-Saving AI Tools

Running and maintaining a membership site is hard work… But while building a thriving community is a rewarding experience… You also have to deal with […]

AI Use Cases for Memberships: How Membership Owners Can Streamline Content Creation

Having a consistent content strategy is vital for any membership owner who wants to grow their business.

But trying to engage and expand your audience with content isn’t always as easy as it seems.

Especially if you’re a solo entrepreneur trying to juggle running a membership with content creation.

The good news is that the power of AI can lend a helping hand.

The growth of AI tools can assist membership site owners with streamlining and enhancing the creation of content, whether you’re struggling with mental blocks and need some clever ideas.

Or require some extra support with your output.

So, with that in mind, here are some AI use cases for memberships, including how you can use these types of tools to streamline your content creation.

Setting Goals for Your Membership Business: A Practical Process

Setting goals for your membership is an essential part of fuelling continuous growth.

But simply setting them isn’t enough…

Actually following them through and achieving your goals is a whole other challenge.

And often that’s where people fall short.

To make sure you get where you want to go, you need to have a solid process, one that not only ensures that the goals you’re setting are realistic, but also achievable.

Setting unrealistic goals without a clear plan of action pretty much guarantees failure.

If this sounds familiar, don’t worry we’ve got your back!

In this article, we’ll be sharing with you a practical goal-setting method that we’ve used to grow our business.

How To Avoid Your Membership Becoming a Burden

Creating a membership is an exciting time… 

The creative juices are flowing…

The sense of accomplishment from launching something new is exhilarating…

And there’s an undeniable buzz you get with every new member who joins!

But how do you feel months or years down the line?… 

Does your membership still motivate you?

Or is it starting to feel like a chore?

Let’s face it, sometimes things don’t work out as nice and rosy as you imagine them to be!

But, when you’ve got a membership site to run, you have an obligation to keep it going, especially if people have paid for yearly access!

So, what can you do to prevent your membership from feeling like a burden?…

Let’s find out…

5 Biggest Risks Facing Membership Site Owners Right Now

Running a membership website can be one of the most rewarding experiences…

You become recognized as an authority within your niche, build a loyal community, and a successful business in the process… 

But what people don’t tend to talk about are the potential pitfalls that you need to avoid…

And there are a few of them!

As anyone running an online business – or any business in fact – will tell you…

There are risks that will pop up at lots of different stages of your entrepreneurial journey…

Knowing what these risks are…

And, more importantly how to avoid them, can be really useful.

With that in mind, let’s explore five of the biggest risks facing membership owners right now…

Essential Guide to GDPR for Membership Site Owners

GDPR is the EU data privacy law that came into effect on May 25th 2018 – and it affects you even if you’re not actually in the EU.

I’m sure by now you’ve already seen a lot of articles and videos about GDPR, but maybe you’re still not entirely sure what you actually need to do, especially for your membership site.

So in this article we’re looking at what these new regulations actually are, how they apply to you, and most importantly, how they might impact you as a membership site owner.

How Membership Owners Can Be More Productive with Mike Vardy

Do you ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done in your membership?

Like you have a never ending to-do list and get to the end of the day feeling like you haven’t achieved anything?

We all have those days…  

So how can you be as productive as possible?

While we know a thing or two about productivity, we decided to speak to Mike Vardy of Productivityist about this, as he is the go-to guy on this topic.

Not only is he a membership owner himself…

He’s a highly acclaimed productivity strategist and the creator of the productivity philosophy known as ‘Time Crafting’, he has a few pointers that will restructure the way you approach productivity.

He’s also got plenty of nuggets of wisdom to share in terms of how to manage your tasks, manage your mind and get things done!

So, let’s dive right in…

Switching From Working with Clients to Running a Membership Full-Time

Are you running your membership on the side while managing an existing client focused or service based business? 

Maybe you’re a web designer who still builds websites…

Or a music teacher dealing with private students… 

And to be quite frank, you’re feeling stuck… 

You want to make the transition from working with clients to running your membership full-time… 

But you’re not sure how to do it… 

Or even if the time is right to make the switch! 

We’ve been there… 

And completely understand that it’s a HUGE decision to make… 

So we’ve decided to help you out… 

Here are some tips on how to switch from working with clients to running your membership full-time… 

Things You Quickly Learn in your First Year as a Membership Site Owner

As we come to the end of the year, this is the time when everyone tends to get a little bit thoughtful and reflective…

Looking back on what’s been achieved over the past 12 months and planning for the coming year.

For more established membership owners the year ahead might be fully mapped out so they know what to expect.

But for those new to the membership world, what lies ahead is largely unknown…

And a little bit scary! 

While we don’t have a crystal ball to tell you exactly what’s going to happen over the next 12 months…

We can try our best to prepare you for some of the things you’re likely to discover in your first year of running a membership site.

So if you’ve recently become a membership owner or are about to launch your website, read on…