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#47 2024 Predictions: Memberships + Community Products
In this essay you’ll learn:
6 predictions to help you think about building community in 2024
Why masterclasses might be a thing of the past
The marketing strategy that is way over-hyped
#46 Don’t Build A Fan Club
In this essay you’ll learn:
The difference between a fan club and network membership
How to turn fan-ism into a community culture
5 ways to build a network membership
#45 The Power Of A 1:1
In this essay you’ll learn:
How 1:1 conversations can level up your life and business
Exact scripts I use for 1:1 outreach
How to embrace the ick and get comfortable reaching out for 1:1s with your dream collabs and your customers.
#44 Your Membership Needs Community Features
In this essay you’ll learn:
Lightweight community features to add to your membership to increase your retention
What you have to gain from adding community features to your content membership
#43 5 Ways To Show Your Community Gratitude
In this essay you’ll learn:
The importance of celebrating with your members
How to create rituals to support member goals
Ways to show gratitude to your members
#42 Community Context
In this essay you’ll learn:
Why context matters when doing customer research
How I did field study research on a movie set in LA
How you can do observational research in your business
#41 Sustainable Growth
In this essay you’ll learn:
How to calculate customer lifetime value
Why developing your journey map is important
A 3-part guide to community journey mapping
#40 Prioritize The Gap
In this video you’ll learn
How to let your journey map drive your product strategy
Why you need a product strategy anyway
How I mapped my 2024 marketing calendar
#39 The ROI Of Community
In this essay you’ll learn:
How the leaders of the National Aquarium think about the ROI of community
How to get executive buy-in for community building
A framework for imagining your unique differentiating product
#38 Stop Tinkering & Just Launch
In this essay you’ll learn:
How to think about an MVP product
What to do when your beta launch isn’t going as you hoped
The tough love you need to just launch.
#37 Pivots In Life + Products
In this essay you’ll learn:
How working in architecture connects to what I do now
How the pivots in life take you exactly where you belong
How to pivot your product strategy
#36 Your Q4 Product Priorities
In this video you'll learn how to:
Prioritize your product ideas and decide what to build first
Capture your ideas overtime
Develop a rolling quarterly product strategy
#35 Are You Creating An Overwhelm Problem?
In this essay you’ll learn:
3 ways to reduce overwhelm in your membership
The importance of simplifying your community journey
Ideas to help you create personalization for your customers in your business
#34 The Emotional Roller Coaster Of [Your Customer Here]
In this essay you’ll learn:
How to increase your customer lifetime value
How to support your customers in their lowest moments
Low-effort ideas to add to your customer journey
#33 How To Choose Which Digital Product To Build
In this essay you’ll learn:
How to choose which area of your business to build your next product
How to come up with product ideas
How to evaluate which product you should build
#32 The Scrappy Research That Improved My Customer Journey
In this video I share:
The results of my recent subscriber survey and 1:1 convos
How I analyzed those results to refine my offers
A walk through of my subscriber (that's you!) customer journey
#31 Simplify The Journey
In this essay you’ll learn:
How to reduce directions in your customer journey
How to reduce benefits from your membership and keep the same price
The risks of a product overwhelm problem
#30 Customer Journey Mapping
In this essay you’ll learn:
When to start and stop your customer journey map
5 steps to create a customer journey map
How I define a product (+ list of examples)
#29 Product Workshop Step 1: The Foundational Problem
This essay is part of series outlining the behind the scenes of a mastermind product workshop I’m leading.
You’ll learn how to write a foundational problem statement for your business that will help you create your customer journey in the next step.
#28 How To Quickly Increase Retention
In this essay you’ll learn:
4 simple steps to test your sales page for perceived value
How onboarding contributes to value perception even before purchase
What we can learn from e-commerce brands in building strong value perception