In this special edition I share my biggest lessons, successes, and failures from my first year in business.

In this essay you’ll learn:

• How to develop a great product idea

• How to avoid sunk costs in developing products

In this essay you’ll learn:

• What to look out for when getting advice on how to monetize our community

• How software companies report on community metrics

In this essay you’ll learn:

• How I track the top KPI (it’s not what you think)

• The exact strategy I used to increase retention at bossbabe

In this essay you’ll learn:

The deep thinking + tactical strategy you need to price your programs & products

In this special edition issue you’ll get an overview of the top 4 essays from Q1 along with the most popular links from the email edition.

In this essay you’ll learn:

• The importance of having both virtual and in-person community strategies

• How to think about choosing the event type and price to offer

In this essay you’ll learn:

• How a non-profit uses a community-driven content strategy

• A few questions to reflect on to help you create positive perspective

In this essay you’ll learn from Marissa Liesen:

• The trifecta of scaling a business

• How to diagnose what isn’t working your business

In this essay you’ll learn:

• How to choose which kind of membership to build so that you don’t grow to resent it

• The pros and cons of content subscriptions versus community memberships

In this video you'll learn:

• The difference between flywheels and funnels

• How flywheels are used to build products

• How you can use flywheels to grow your community

In this essay you’ll learn:

• How you can create member momentum in your community

• How to get your members to share about your community

In this essay you’ll learn:

• The 3 key factors you need to create a sticky product

In this essay you’ll learn:

• A comprehensive list of the community management, product, and the operations to make it happen.

• If you’re just starting, consider this your scale plan

In this essay you’ll learn:

• 10 tips to help you write effective surveys

• a video walking you through my newsletter reader survey from last summer

In this essay you’ll learn:

• 7 step process to reduce risks when you pivot your business

• What to do if you’re unhappy with your business.

In this video you’ll learn:

• The membership model that will improve your member retention and reduce community overwhelm

• Why you don’t need to drop a new masterclass every month

In this essay you’ll learn:

• Why my referral strategy failed at bossbabe

• How Netflix keeps subscribers retained between the hits

• 3 Action steps to plan your core + tangent content

In this essay you’ll learn:

• How NOT setting expectations could be causing your engagement problem

• How & where to set expectations with your community

In this essay you’ll learn:

• Why having a service business is an advantage to launching an education product

• The secret to building a long-term sustainable business