The Membership Guys
About The Membership Guys
Practical advice and tips for running a successful membership site and online community.
The Membership Guys Description
The Membership Guys focuses on all things membership site via our blog, podcast and our own membership site the Member Site Academy.
Whether you're just thinking about starting a membership site or have been up and running for years we aim to provide useful information and resources to help you make your membership site as successful as possible.
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So you've toiled for weeks and months - planning the perfect membership, wrestling with technology, and now that you've finally opened the doors you can take a big sigh of relief that the hard work and headaches are over.
Right? Wrong!
Once your membership is up and running, that's when the real work begins!
... In the latest episode of The Membership Guys Podcast, I dive into the 6 most common challenges that every new membership site owner faces; and give you my insight and advice so that you don't have to face them alone.
http://bit.ly/2xwzS5H
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Your membership content comprises a large part of the ongoing value your site offers.
But how do you keep momentum going once the ideas and inspiration for what content to create start to run dry?
In this episode of The Membership Guys Podcast, I discuss a few effective ways to generate a continuous stream of awesome ideas for fresh membership content.
... http://bit.ly/2BwmBhU
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Looking Back at Year 3 of the Member Site Academy http://bit.ly/2ChddRv
Conference season is upon us!
For some that means cramming into a drab hall in a hotel out in the middle of nowhere, listening to long-in-the-tooth experts drone on for hours on end.
For others, it’s a chance to take time away, fly to somewhere sunny and fill your brain in between running up a huge bar bill on company expenses.
... Whichever end of the scale you land on; conferences represent plenty of opportunities for anyone running a membership website…
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It’s probably a fair guess that you want your membership site to make money, and in order to do that you will need to have a simple and secure way of taking peoples payment details.
These days there are a lot more options for receiving payments, and it can be difficult to know which the best option is.
In this post we look at some of the different payment options available, some important factors that you need to consider, and the 5 things that will help you to make the right choice for your membership site.
Most “membership mistakes” are harmless and go by unnoticed; but there are some whoppers that can do real damage to the potential success of your membership website – so let us save you from the biggest boo-boo’s a membership site owner can make:
We regularly get asked for our recommendations on the top tools for membership website owners.
The truth is that there’s no such thing as the “perfect” membership site setup that will work for everyone – it all depends on what it is you want to achieve with your membership site, what features and functionality you need it to have, which email and payment software you’re using and a whole bunch of other details that determine which tools are the best fit for you.
In this episode, we talk about the tools we use for our own membership website – the Member Site Academy – as well as the reasons why we choose those particular options.
Wow, time flies when you're rocking the membership world!
In what has become an annual tradition - we're celebrating the 3rd anniversary of Member Site Academy with a very special episode looking back at the past 12 months of our business.
And of course I'm joined once again by the other (and arguably better) half of The Membership Guys, the one and only Callie Willows, to discuss year three of running the Academy.
... http://bit.ly/2ChddRv
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"If you're looking for the real deal these guys are it" - we're extremely proud to have been part of Scott's journey and helping take his membership to 7 figures
The most successful memberships are those that cater to a specific niche.
Having a niche makes your offering more targeted, which increases the likelihood of someone identifying with the problem your membership solves.
If you want to stand out from the crowd, you can't just blend in with the crowd. You need to have a specialty.
... But how do you figure out your niche?
And what happens once you've become successful in a specific area?
Should you stay put, or expand your reach?
I answer all of these questions and more on this episode of The Membership Guys Podcast.
http://bit.ly/2BgIgLh
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Have you ever wanted to kick someone out of your community?
Dealing with difficult members in your community is a necessary step of being a membership owner, but first you must ask yourself, is this member really a problem?
The plain truth is, you don’t have to be friends with all of your members. With hundreds and hundreds of members, it’s unrealistic that you’ll gel with every single one of them.
... But where does someone cross the line from being annoying to being a serious concern? And what should you do about it?
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If you want to make an impact and grab a lot of attention for the launch of your membership site, then running an online summit can be a great strategy to use.
This is especially true if you need to accelerate your visibility, quickly grow an audience and build a huge amount of momentum going into your launch.
In this episode of The Membership Guys Podcast, I talked to Yann Ilunga about how he's making a splash with his upcoming Podcast Success Summit, and the strategy he's using to launch his own membership off the back of it.
We're regularly being asked what courses are available inside the Member Site Academy... check out the list here:
How to Deal With Negative Feedback About Your Membership http://bit.ly/2wxtU4O
Quickly going live to give a peek behind the scenes at the brand new features we've rolled out to the Academy today in celebration of our 3rd birthday!
Today's the day...
It's officially the 3 year anniversary of Member Site Academy!
Honestly, it's a little hard to wrap our heads round just how much we've accomplished over the past few years - let alone how much our MEMBERS have achieved.
... It's been an incredible ride, and y'know what? We're just getting bloody started!
We've got a few HUGE things up our sleeves that we'll be telling you about in the near future - but for now we're just beyond excited to roll out some awesome updates to the Academy that we've been working tirelessly on for the past few months...
We've been jabbering away about them all this week, but now is finally the day when all of this good stuff (and more) goes live inside Member Site Academy:
** ALL-NEW MEMBERSHIP ROADMAP! We've overhauled the insanely popular Roadmap from the ground up with all new content; breaking down the journey from idea to launch into easy to follow PRACTICAL steps that keep you on track and focused!
** BRAND NEW TRAINING LIBRARY! Our training library gets a COMPLETE REVAMP making it easier to jump right into the things you need to take your membership to a whole 'nother level!
** NEW MEMBER CONTENT! Brand new courses, updates to existing training, new resources, member offers and more! PLUS more new content in the pipeline - plenty to look forward to!
If you're a member, then you'll see these new features rolling out inside the Academy throughout the day. And if you're not a member - well... I'll let that slide on the condition you head over to http://bit.ly/2BWJSM4 RIGHT NOW to correct your heinous mistake ;)
Seriously - we're beyond grateful to everyone who has been a part of our journey so far. Friends, colleagues, peers, mentors, and most of all our members. We're so excited for what comes next...
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Wishlist Member is one of the longest running membership plugins for WordPress and is perhaps used on more membership sites than any other plugin.
However does it still measure up compared to newer, more feature rich membership plugins? Read our review to find out!
Last but certainly not the least of this week's awesome Academy anniversary updates... and we're cheating a little bit on this one, because it's not just one new thing, it's a whole bunch of new stuff!
We're releasing brand new courses, updates to existing training, new checklists and downloads, brand new member perks and offers and MORE into the Academy!
... PLUS we have even more great new content in the pipeline that we'll be releasing over the coming weeks and months - so plenty to look forward to!
Of course all of this is on top of our 2 monthly LIVE Q&A CALLS where we answer any and all questions from members PLUS the best darn community of membership owners, where our members support and encourage each other day in, day out (and that's where you get access to Callie and myself too)
Basically it's THE membership about memberships - and tomorrow it all gets even more awesome!
Not a member? Let's take care of that, shall we? Head to http://bit.ly/2BWJSM4 to enroll.
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Every successful membership site owner knows their numbers.
If you don’t know how your business is performing in key areas, then you have no basis for growth and making improvements, or indeed whether your membership site is doing well or if it’s in trouble.
Here are the key performance indicators that you should be monitoring and measuring in order to ensure you have the finger on the pulse of your membership business...
Very helpful for all phases of membership building and running.
The goto resource for all membership sites related. Mike & Callie are true pros at what they do and if you are at all serious about starting and running a membership site joining there Academy is a no brainer! Five stars!
The content is great. I've learned so much even from the free content really love the down to earth tone to them.
The Membership Guys provide a ton of free info you can use right away in your membership. Check out their podcast.
Supercool Content! Very helpful for the community! *****
Super awesome team - could not have launched my site without them.
Mike and Callie's knowledge around membership sites is second to none! I have been a part of the Member Site Academy for a while now and it's my fave membership community by far :)
Love the reporting from the front the front lines in the membership site space.
I've bought quite a lot of courses and training over the last few years and I'm not exaggerating when I say that the academy is the best value I've received for my money. It has everything you would need to know and laid out in a way that it walks you through the process from start to finish. In the 2 months I've been a member I've been able to make more progress than the previous year. I wish I had joined sooner. I've bought their book, read the posts, and listened to the podcast throughout 2017 and it's excellent information that can only come from both Mike and Callie having the experience of actually putting these things into place in the real world. I'm a fan for life.
I am very happy to be part of the mike and callie academy. It has helped me get my first 100 students in less than 3 months of dalealmono .com and that is a very specialized academy in a specific niche: automation with mailchimp for creators of online courses (for the spanish market). thank you!
I am addicted to Member Site Academy and everything Mike and Callie create. I love their style of marketing and they have so much wisdom around running a membership site.
Clear, practical and actionable advice that genuinely works.
Can't say enough good things about the Membership Guys! I'm working my way through Member Site Academy and really loving it! Joining was one of the best decisions I've made in a long time!
Last but certainly not the least of this week's awesome Academy anniversary updates... and we're cheating a little bit on this one, because it's not just one new thing, it's a whole bunch of new stuff!
We're releasing brand new courses, updates to existing training, new checklists and downloads, brand new member perks and offers and MORE into the Academy!
... PLUS we have even more great new content in the pipeline that we'll be releasing over the coming weeks and months - so plenty to look forward to!
Of course all of this is on top of our 2 monthly LIVE Q&A CALLS where we answer any and all questions from members PLUS the best darn community of membership owners, where our members support and encourage each other day in, day out (and that's where you get access to Callie and myself too)
Basically it's THE membership about memberships - and tomorrow it all gets even more awesome!
Not a member? Let's take care of that, shall we? Head to http://bit.ly/2BWJSM4 to enroll.
See more
Very helpful for all phases of membership building and running.
The goto resource for all membership sites related. Mike & Callie are true pros at what they do and if you are at all serious about starting and running a membership site joining there Academy is a no brainer! Five stars!
The content is great. I've learned so much even from the free content really love the down to earth tone to them.
The Membership Guys provide a ton of free info you can use right away in your membership. Check out their podcast.
Supercool Content! Very helpful for the community! *****
Super awesome team - could not have launched my site without them.
Mike and Callie's knowledge around membership sites is second to none! I have been a part of the Member Site Academy for a while now and it's my fave membership community by far :)
Love the reporting from the front the front lines in the membership site space.
I've bought quite a lot of courses and training over the last few years and I'm not exaggerating when I say that the academy is the best value I've received for my money. It has everything you would need to know and laid out in a way that it walks you through the process from start to finish. In the 2 months I've been a member I've been able to make more progress than the previous year. I wish I had joined sooner. I've bought their book, read the posts, and listened to the podcast throughout 2017 and it's excellent information that can only come from both Mike and Callie having the experience of actually putting these things into place in the real world. I'm a fan for life.
I am very happy to be part of the mike and callie academy. It has helped me get my first 100 students in less than 3 months of dalealmono .com and that is a very specialized academy in a specific niche: automation with mailchimp for creators of online courses (for the spanish market). thank you!
I am addicted to Member Site Academy and everything Mike and Callie create. I love their style of marketing and they have so much wisdom around running a membership site.
Clear, practical and actionable advice that genuinely works.
Can't say enough good things about the Membership Guys! I'm working my way through Member Site Academy and really loving it! Joining was one of the best decisions I've made in a long time!
Last but certainly not the least of this week's awesome Academy anniversary updates... and we're cheating a little bit on this one, because it's not just one new thing, it's a whole bunch of new stuff!
We're releasing brand new courses, updates to existing training, new checklists and downloads, brand new member perks and offers and MORE into the Academy!
... PLUS we have even more great new content in the pipeline that we'll be releasing over the coming weeks and months - so plenty to look forward to!
Of course all of this is on top of our 2 monthly LIVE Q&A CALLS where we answer any and all questions from members PLUS the best darn community of membership owners, where our members support and encourage each other day in, day out (and that's where you get access to Callie and myself too)
Basically it's THE membership about memberships - and tomorrow it all gets even more awesome!
Not a member? Let's take care of that, shall we? Head to http://bit.ly/2BWJSM4 to enroll.
See more
Very helpful for all phases of membership building and running.
The goto resource for all membership sites related. Mike & Callie are true pros at what they do and if you are at all serious about starting and running a membership site joining there Academy is a no brainer! Five stars!
The content is great. I've learned so much even from the free content really love the down to earth tone to them.
The Membership Guys provide a ton of free info you can use right away in your membership. Check out their podcast.
Supercool Content! Very helpful for the community! *****
Super awesome team - could not have launched my site without them.
Mike and Callie's knowledge around membership sites is second to none! I have been a part of the Member Site Academy for a while now and it's my fave membership community by far :)
Love the reporting from the front the front lines in the membership site space.
I've bought quite a lot of courses and training over the last few years and I'm not exaggerating when I say that the academy is the best value I've received for my money. It has everything you would need to know and laid out in a way that it walks you through the process from start to finish. In the 2 months I've been a member I've been able to make more progress than the previous year. I wish I had joined sooner. I've bought their book, read the posts, and listened to the podcast throughout 2017 and it's excellent information that can only come from both Mike and Callie having the experience of actually putting these things into place in the real world. I'm a fan for life.
I am very happy to be part of the mike and callie academy. It has helped me get my first 100 students in less than 3 months of dalealmono .com and that is a very specialized academy in a specific niche: automation with mailchimp for creators of online courses (for the spanish market). thank you!
I am addicted to Member Site Academy and everything Mike and Callie create. I love their style of marketing and they have so much wisdom around running a membership site.
Clear, practical and actionable advice that genuinely works.
Can't say enough good things about the Membership Guys! I'm working my way through Member Site Academy and really loving it! Joining was one of the best decisions I've made in a long time!