Episode 216: Recurring Revenue, with Terra Dawn - the Creative Empire podcast

Today Reina and Christina are talking with Terra Dawn who is the  owner of the Uncork Your Dork website and membership site. At the beginning of the episode, we hear about how Terra created Uncork Your Dork and what caused her to create a membership site. We learn all about recurring revenue and why it can be an important stabilizer in your businesses income. Terra shares ideas of types of recurring revenue and how tech ties into it. Lastly, the trio talk all about membership sites and learn the best sites Terra has seen work.

Main Takeaways:How Uncork Your Dork got started [0:01:36]Why recurring revenue is important + what recurring revenue is [0:03:23]What some examples of recurring revenue is [0:08:30]What putting something out into the world like this is like [0:11:51]How tech + complex tech ties in [0:13:12]Why recurring revenue through membership sites is the best [0:20:59]What churn is + how to combat it [0:24:01]What some membership sites Terra has seen work [0:28:14]

“Sometimes you tend to fall in love with your hobby and your hobby shouldn’t become your business.”

— Terra Dawn

Show Notes:Mighty NetworksBonjouroBrittany Bullen of NerdyGirl - Tiny CoachGumroadSquarespaceMemberspaceBushra Azhar - Her Creative Empire EpisodeTeachableStu McLarenMike and Callie Willows of the Membership Guys with Member Site AcademyRyan Deiss of DigitalMarketer

“If someone is telling you that this is the only way to launch your membership site or to run your membership site, this is the only way your membership site will work, then you are listening to the wrong person.”

— Terra Dawn

Bio:Terra Dawn is the owner, operator and head dork over at the UncorkYourDork website!  In addition to publishing frequent articles to the blog, she runs the Wham! Bam! Business Plan membership site to help show budding entrepreneurs the SIMPLE path to creating a dependable and recurring revenue in their small business. Whether memberships are up your alley or something slightly more simple...like paid newsletters or masterminds, Terra is dedicated to helping business owners leave the launch to launch mentality behind them.Social Handles:WebsiteFacebookInstagram

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