EP 41: Behind the Scenes of My Membership Site: Profits, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

I’ve been a teacher for over 13 years now, and I’m confident this skill is part of my God-given purpose here on earth.

 

But for the first 8+ years of teaching, I didn’t earn a very good living from the work. I was tied down to my local area, my calendar was crammed with lessons, and I was barely able to support my family.

 

Eventually, I scaled my local business and things got a bit better -- but it still felt like an uphill battle. This was one of the key motivators for starting my online business: I wanted to work from wherever (be that my living room, the local Starbucks, or a Parisian café) and on my own schedule.

 

So when I learned about “membership sites” for the first time… I immediately knew I was interested.

 

A membership site would allow me to use my teaching gifts to have a positive impact on the lives of others while at the same time maximizing -- and stabilizing -- my profits by creating monthly recurring revenue.

 

Sign me UP!

 

It took a few years to figure out how to start a membership, what I’d teach, and who it would be for -- but eventually, I got it off the ground, and today my membership program is my businesses’ main source of revenue!

 

Listen to the full episode to hear:

• How much my membership, Startup Society, earns each month
• Fixed costs and variable expenses of running a membership site
• The biggest challenges I faced when I got the program off the ground
• Mistakes I've made and lessons learned

 

Learn more about Gillian:

• Attract Paying Customers Action Plan
• Join Startup Society (promo code: earnmore)
• Profit Planning Challenge
• Get in touch!

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Best $7000 I Ever Spent
• Access Ally: Membership plugin
• Flourish Online: They specialize in setting up membership sites

 

What is Work Less, Earn More?

Work Less, Earn More is the podcast that explores how to get the most out of every hour you work. Gillian Perkins brings more than a decade of experience as an entrepreneur and educator to help you design a business that's not only flexible and fulfilling, but highly profitable. She shares strategies that are working in her own business to save time and maximize profits. She also features interviews with successful business owners on how they’re achieving big things in their businesses with crazy-little time investment. Share Work Less, Earn More with an overworked entrepreneur you know who could use a change of pace!