Where do you host your membership, Lisa?
I get asked this all the time! And the answer is ... it takes a village, or at least a suite.
Below is a list of the software I use to run and grow my membership. They are affiliate links that will pay me a small commission (with no additional cost to you). They are listed here because these are the ones I've chosen based on pricing, simplicity and how they work together. I have no ownership or other interest in any of these resources. They are simply great tools!
Heartbeat
I LOVE hosting my community here. It's perfect for business owners who wants an engaging place to communicate with their members off of Facebook.
The features I love most are: the Events calendar, the Intro post each member creates when they join, the weekly digest and the App! It's the most streamlined community platform I've seen.
Plus it's easy to set up! You can start with a 14-day free trial.
New Zenler
I use New Zenler to host my courses, recordings & trainings for the Scaling Deep Society and all other courses in my business. I can choose the courses I want to bundle into my membership or sell them individually.
They have a simple drag-and-drop builder is, and the intuitive features and tools allow me to set up new trainings and courses in no time at all. And it's not as expensive as some of the common ones used in the online world.
Mailerlite
Mailerlite is hands-down the most economical and easy way to start building and communicating with your list. It's got all of the features you need for weekly emails, automations and funnels. I LOVE it.
The customer service is highly responsive and will help you with any problem.
And best of all, you can get started for free & it stays that way until you get bigger.
Instagram 9-grid
Keep your IG account organized with all your most important info on a 9 grid format. This ensures your channel doesn't become outdated if you aren't posting often.
Full of important info, this customizable Canva template is a unique way to make your feed pop while effectively getting your message across. Perfect if you're not a designer!
Thrivecart
ThriveCart is a super robust and simple shopping cart solution. You can sell services, products, program and everything else.
Design beautiful check-out forms, add order bumps to your sales carts and it even calculates the sales tax based on where your buyers live.
It also integrates directly with Mailierlite so you can add those buyers right to your list.
Pathfinder SEO
Getting found on a search means a new client without any cost. SEO can be a lot to navigate which is why I use Pathfinder to give us a step-by-step process for amplifying our website’s reach.
There's an easy-to-follow checklist plus COACHING calls, which help us make sense of all of it. And it's not very expensive. A must for DIYers.
AI COPY CLUB
If you’re trying to determine how AI can help you get ahead, AI Copy Club has everything you need to know to leverage emerging AI tools to grow your business.
Whether you want to increase your bandwidth by taking repetitive tasks off your plate or outline new courses or content, this will save you A LOT of time!
This club has it all - weekly bite-size trainings, daily plans with prompts, implementation sessions and a private podcast. It's not very expensive & worth so much more!
Funnel Gorgeous
Sometimes we need an all-in-one solution to grow our digital empire. If you don't have all your pieces of software working like a well-oiled machine and want it to work together you need to check out FG Funnels. I'm using it for my new subscription and love it!
It's an affordable platform that allows you to have your CRM Calendar Scheduler, Website & Funnel Builder, Membership Portal, Messaging Capabilities all in one place.
This women-owned company gets the value of great design so you love what you put out there!
Deadlines are absolutely necessary for any launch. You can offer all kinds of limited deals with a countdown timer that you can design to match your branding.
Take advantage of the high functioning timer from Convertbox that allows you to forward to different pages once the timer event is over, giving you the option of expiring offers automatically changing in the middle of the night without having to do it manually!