I’ve had a pretty stressful couple of months for a myriad of reasons… the current US political climate… family things… mental health things because of the first two things…

But there’s one thing that has kept me feeling upbeat… the membership.

(Yes, work is my one true source of joy, and you know what? I’m fine with that!)

Some of you know, and I even wrote about it on my blog recently… the first couple of years running the membership were… brutal.

Then, earlier this year, things finally started to feel much more aligned… for myself, and it looks like for my audience, too, because for the first time, I’m getting new members EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH… like clockwork.

Multiple new members… can you believe it?!

I mean, yesterday was the first day of promotion for FN #9, and I already got 4 new members!

This is bananas, especially when I’ve gone MONTHS at a time before without a single new member…!!

So, I’ve dedicated this upcoming Field Notes issue to continuity offers… subscriptions and memberships.

I’ll tell you everything I have learned so far, from watching other people run their memberships successfully… or miserably.

I’ll tell you what I’ve learned from my mentor/coach (I think he’ll be ok if I share a few insider tricks).

And I’ll tell you what I’ve surmised, going from feeling like “should I shutter this membership…?”

… to…

“DAMN, we’re on to something!”

And, as you know, I’m also including a BUNCH of bonuses inside this issue… worth $1,194.

In fact, there’s so much value that one reader, Chelsea, who runs a clean living blog, sent me this after reading yesterday’s email:

So… this is the one-time special bonus bundle I’m pairing with this issue:

1. Email List-Building OS (worth $150)
2. Most Profitable Funnel ($297)
3. LinkedIn for Beginners ($150)
4. Affiliate Marketing OS ($297)
5. Pinterest OS ( $150)
6. Blog SEO ($150)

Field Notes #9 will come out sometime on Sunday, October 4.

So, your last chance to get your knuckles on this issue, as well as the astronomical bonus bundle, is on Saturday, Oct 3, at midnight (ET)

That’s TOMORROW!

So yeah… join now:

https://members.thesideblogger.com/

— Maliha

PS: These are some of the things inside this issue:

– A worksheet to figure out whether you should run a membership or a subscription business (they are not the same).

– The absolute iron rule or condition you must meet to even start a subscription or membership business. Without it, your continuity offer will not survive.

– The Agora model for getting new subscribers that I’ve been trying out lately with very interesting results (with good and bad results, so I can tell you exactly what to try and what to avoid!).

– The other Agora model for making more money from every new subscriber asap if your main goal is to get as much upfront cash per member as possible, and when to avoid doing this.

– A high-ticket subscription model (that I’ve seen marketers like Ben Settle or Doberman Dan implement) that has a unique perk that can potentially double, triple, or even quadruple your subscribers… one which I’ll be implementing myself soon!

– How one media business owner wins back a portion of their unsubscribers with a three-email sequence, and how you can replicate a similar strategy if you have an education business.

– What I learned from a marketer and copywriter for 7-8 figure ecommerce brands about churn and how you can use that in your media or education business to keep subscribers or members longer.

– How to use “optimization goals” to decide how to price your subscriptions and memberships…

– AND how to use the same “optimization goals” to decide subscription or membership terms (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, lifetime).

– A cool, easy, and, more importantly, fun (for you AND your audience) way to make more money from your membership, OUTSIDE of the monthly or yearly subscriptions.

– A common pitfall to watch out for when you’re running a membership or a subscription business that can kill your business, burn you out, and lose subscribers and members.

And more.

Tomorrow’s your last chance to sign up, FYI. And if you’re the forgetful kind, you better sign up now:

https://members.thesideblogger.com/