The Membership Blast — 038
A $2,000/Month Revenue Channel You Can Launch in 10 Minutes
Nearly 90 years ago, Dale Carnegie wrote How to Win Friends and Influence People.
It is still one of the best-selling books of all time because its central idea has never changed: people want to feel seen, heard, appreciated, and important.
Here’s one of my favorite sentences from that book:
“Remember that a person’s name is, to that person, the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”
Social media has connected us to more people than ever. But following a person, business, or, increasingly, a bot, is not a way to truly feel seen, heard, appreciated, and important.
Facebook is too big. LinkedIn is too noisy.
Those are great first connections, but many of us need something deeper in a world where so much of life happens remotely.
We hide behind usernames, photos of eggs, and carefully chosen avatars. We can spend hours around other people online without ever feeling truly seen.
Smaller, private spaces where members can connect is something different: a place where people can show up as themselves, share what they are working on, ask questions, be recognized by name, and meet others who care about the same things.
And for creators and business owners, hosting that space can become a meaningful source of income, or even another way to keep current members fulfilled and engaged.
The $2,000/month idea
You do not need a huge course, a perfect content library, or a large team to get started.
You need an audience with something in common and a reason for them to want a closer connection.
The math part is simple:
- 200 members at $10/month = $2,000/month
- 100 members at $20/month = $2,000/month
- 50 members at $40/month = $2,000/month
How do you turn the key?
Well, start by inviting the people already closest to your work: your best customers, most engaged email subscribers, past clients, and followers who always reply or comment.
Do not tell them, “I started a forum.”
Tell them what they will get from it:
“I created a private space for myself and for people who want to go deeper, meet others like them, share ideas, ask questions, and make real progress together.”
What kind of community could you create?
A business or career coach could bring together people working toward the same goal, such as getting their first client, changing careers, or growing a small business.
An artist, musician, or influencer could create a closer fan community with behind-the-scenes posts, early releases, and conversations with the artist and other people who love the same work.
A photographer, writer, or designer could create a feedback community where members share work, ask questions, and find collaborators.
A fitness or wellness creator could bring together people on a shared journey to encourage each other and celebrate progress.
A financial educator could create a space for people learning about a shared topic, such as building a side business or paying off debt. Keep it focused on education and peer discussion, not personal financial advice.
The topic is almost secondary.
The real value is getting the right people together.
How do you keep it from going quiet?
You do not need to create a new conversation every day.
Use a simple, repeating rhythm:
- Monday Motivation: What is one goal you want to make progress on this week?
- Wednesday Wins: What’s a personal or professional win from the past week?
- Friday Fun: What are your plans for the weekend?
A few easy posts to get started:
- Tell us your name, where you are from, and what brought you here.
- What are you working on right now?
- What is the biggest challenge you are facing?
- What is something you wish you had known sooner?
- What is one useful tool, resource, or idea you would recommend?
- Who here would you like to meet or learn from?
Your job as the host is not to answer every question.
It is to welcome people, use their names, ask good questions, recognize helpful contributions, and help members get to know each other.
That is how you turn a forum into a community.
Can you really launch it in 10 minutes?
Yes.
We recently added Community Forums to MemberSpace, so you can create a private space for members directly on your existing website.
It can be a free community, a small paid offer, or an added benefit inside a plan you already sell.
If you decide to launch one, keep the first version simple. Invite a small founding group, personally welcome them, and pay attention to the conversations they want to have.
You may be surprised by how much value a small group of the right people can create for each other.
Just log in, click Add Space, and choose Community. Done.
Marvin
Chief Growth Officer
MemberSpace