FL334 – How Jennifer’s Online Membership Saved Her Brick and Mortar Business

Learn more about membership sites on today's show!

Like us, many of our FYL members try their hand at online memberships for freedom from a dead-end job, for a work-life balance, or even as a side-hustle.

But, in tough times online memberships can be a lifeline.

This doesn’t just apply to trying to stay afloat during the uncertainty of COVID-19.

We’ve seen this first-hand not only in our own lives, but for our friend and FYL member Jennifer Dixon.

The ‘Lowdown’ on Jennifer Dixon:

* Quit her 9-5 corporate job

* Opened her own yoga studio, with her own online monthly memberships

* To see her memberships at work, visit her website here: http://www.thriveyogaandwellness.com/thrive-online/

What You’ll Learn:

* How to serve + build your online community (11:38)

* Be prepared for the unexpected (12:00)

* Turn physical membership into sustainable online memberships (13:00)

* Acknowledge your God-Given talents (16:05)

* Take advantage of the opportunities at hand, to move forward (24:10)

* Keep your online business steady (26:20)

* How to monetize your multi-faceted online presence (30:25)

* Connect + influence your audience (31:46)

* Use testimonials (32:00)

* Use feedback to launch your business to the next level (34:18)

* Let your members get to know you (36:27)

* Consolidate your gains (37:21)

* Market, market, market! (39:56)

* Stop focusing on what’s happening now (42:58)

* Use local news to your advantage (43:42)

Show Notes

Here in 2020, we are seeing the importance of online memberships more than ever.

Everything has been making its way online for a long time now, with COVID-19 coming from out of nowhere, that only sped the process up. We have seen how much it literally paid to have an established online community. Grocery stores, clothing stores, fitness studios, even doctors offices and pharmacies are all using the tools they had in place to virtually continue their services.

If you have an inkling of a desire for freedom, peace of mind, and sustainability, there is no time like today to start your own online memberships.

When your brick + mortar is closed, online business will not!

We do not know what tomorrow holds. At the beginning of the year, who would have thought that nearly everything would be closed down for a global pandemic? If you had known, you would have been prepared ahead of time. Unfortunately, we have to come to grips with the reality that we have to expect every possibility. Because, as we’ve seen, storms whether literal or spiritual, usually hit at the same time.

But, what businesses were able to stay open? The ones with no physical doors to shut. This is why having a multi-faceted online presence is essential. 

Going back to Jennifer, the only thing she needed to keep her studio open was  the internet and her passion to help others through yoga. That’s it.

You already have the God-Given talents that it takes to be successful. All you need is 1) internet access, 2) an idea (which we can help you with), 3) the desire for freedom and peace of mind, by using those talents virtually.

Online memberships can sustain existing businesses.

Let’s use Jennifer as an example here: 1) she had monthly memberships to her physical yoga studio 2) she found a way to keep her business alive by utilizing those memberships online. It was literally as simple as it sounds. Even after Tennessee’s Governor closed non-essential businesses because of COVID-19 Jennifer is still keeping your studio open by...