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I've had 4,000 people in a free WhatsApp group for two years and maybe 30 of them buy. I've written it off as an audience problem and I'm building a smaller,…
I run a paid newsletter for runners — 60-odd subscribers, €9/month. The first month is great, then it falls off a cliff. I've tried a weekly Q&A call but only…
Running a professional association community in Belo Horizonte and stuck on a real decision. We have 340 paying members at R$39/month. Board wants to open a…
I run a paid newsletter, about 140 paying subscribers, mostly rand-priced at R95/month. Churn sits around 9% monthly and I think it's onboarding — right now I…
My coaching income is still tied to my calendar. I tried a monthly group call for current students. First one had 9, second had 3. Now I'm looking at a free…
I run a self-paced wellness course. Delivery already eats most of my week. My students keep asking me where to buy the supplements and food plans I mention in…
I run member communities for three professional associations in Singapore. I seeded discussions, sent weekly prompts, brought in guest speakers—two of them…
I keep going back and forth on where member value actually sits. We run a paid newsletter for association members (about 1,800 paying), a member directory, and…
Ran a small test with a $39/month community for wellness clients here in Australia. Here's what I'd do differently.
I run a group programme for a professional association in Belo Horizonte. Renewals are 61% this year, down from 74% two years ago. I added monthly workshops, a…
Start where things are actually breaking, not at the beginning of a checklist. Most people in this position have the same three leaks, in this order: 1.…