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
Financial freedom is a goal that just about every person dreams of. Who wouldn’t love to get to a place where they didn’t have to work for money if they didn’t want to? Or to have the option to work only on things that bring joy and value and have the ability to say no to
Have you ever thought about creating a membership site? Of all of the inquiries that I get related to my work, questions about membership sites are at the top of the list. When I set out to leave the photo industry nearly a decade ago, I wasn’t sure what the exact path would
It’s been said that financial success is 20% head knowledge and 80% behavior. So many are striving to learn what the keys are to achieving financial freedom. But they are often disappointed when they learn that the answers are obvious and they already know them. Listen to any financial guru and realize how many
Steven Pressfield wrote an eye-opening book titled, The War of Art. An appropriate sequel might be titled The War Between Art and Business. Creatives are great at their art but they are often terrible at business. They are also the first to be taken advantage of by people who are shrewd on the business side. Creatives will work
