Summary: In this episode we take a free consulting call from Tanya Bryant, a mother of three from Minnesota who said goodbye to corporate life 2.5 years ago.<br> <br> Now working from home as a virtual assistant, she wants to develop a website she recently acquired to help fellow virtual assistants into her primary source of income and freedom business.<br> <br> After re-branding and putting a lot of work into different products on her site, Tanya wants to use the membership model to take her site to the next level.<br> <br> Listen in as we guide Tanya through the process of transforming her digital sales business into a successful and sustainable membership model. <br> <br> [Tweet "People buy a membership for the content, but they stay for the leadership & community"]<br> <br> Tanya asked some great questions along the way, and we end up covering A LOT of material, including practical tips on how to drive membership numbers through advertising and free content.<br> <br> We also touch on where the real value lies in the membership model, how offering membership differs from selling individual products, and share our thoughts on selecting a price point, sharing content, and managing Facebook groups versus forums.<br> <br> If you’re like Tanya and have a great idea for a membership model site but aren’t quite sure how to turn it into a sustainable business - this is one episode you DO NOT want to miss!<br> You will learn<br> <br> The advantages of the membership model over offering individual products.<br> What type of free content to include on a membership site.<br> How to use blog posts and other free content to drive membership sales.<br> Tips for increasing membership through Facebook advertising.<br> Strategies for retaining members over time.<br> The pros and cons of maintaining a Facebook group versus a forum.<br> Tips for setting your initial membership price point.<br> <br> Links and resources mentioned in today’s show<br> <br> Flipped Lifestyle<br> Star VA<br> Elementary Librairan<br> US History Teachers<br> <br> Enjoy the podcast; we hope it inspires you to explore what’s possible for your family!<br> <br> Click here to leave us an iTunes review and subscribe to the show! We may read yours on the air!<br> You can connect with S&J on social media too!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Thanks again for listening to the show! If you liked it, make sure you share it with your friends and family! Our goal is to help as many families as possible change their lives through online business. Help us by sharing the show!<br> <br> If you have comments or questions, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post. See y’all next week!<br> Can’t listen right now? Read the transcript below!<br> JOCELYN: Hey y’all. On today’s podcast, we’re helping Tanya take her online business to the next level.<br> <br> Welcome to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast, where life always comes before work. We’re your hosts Shane and Jocelyn Sams. Join us, each week, as we teach you how to flip your lifestyle upside-down, by selling stuff online. Are you ready for something different? All right, let’s get started.<br> <br> SHANE: What’s going on guys? Welcome back to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast; got a great episode for you today, we have a Flipped podcast where we bring on a member from our Flip Your Life community, and we give them a free consulting call, and we put that on the air so that everyone can learn from the answers to the questions asked. Today’s guest is Tanya Bryant; Tanya, welcome to the show.<br> <br> TANYA: Thank you, great to be here.<br> <br> SHANE: We are really excited that you are coming on today because we are going to be talking about membership websites, which is kind of the theme for this month.
