What you need to know before you start a membership with Samantha Harris

<h2>If you want to start a membership for your business for exponential income, there are a few things you need to know. First, hosting platform options. The second is pricing information. Third, are the expectations that accompany memberships.</h2> <p>As with all business experiences, your membership is not going to look the same on day one as it looks months or years into it. It is okay to change things up, and change is almost always necessary. Samantha's membership started as a meetup to take photos and create Instagram content in 2018. When Covid hit, the membership changed to virtual meetings. The membership changed the scope of Samantha's business from 1:1 consulting to a full-time membership, which gave her more income and freedom. Memberships can help you leverage freedom of time to live the life of your dreams.</p> <p><a href= "https://therobyngraham.com/implementingamembershipsite/">Check out episode 115, <em>How to implement a memberships site to transform and scale your business</em> with Jennifer Dopazo</a></p> <h3>Dispelling the myth of passive income</h3> <p>Samantha likes to refer to passive income as exponential income. Because money is really never passive, it comes with work. But, it is about working smarter, not harder. With all of the technology we have available to us, it is possible to work smarter and work less. Samantha is all about creating exponential income that breeds authenticity, community, and support for the people that are involved with it.</p> <h3>What happens to your income when you start a membership program?</h3> <p>If you want to start a membership simply for passive income, it may not be the right fit for you because there is work that goes into it. It is similar to a bar graph where in the beginning, the work and time you put in is way high while the income is little to nothing, but as you grow and build, the change. The time and work become less, and the income increases. When you have happy members, they basically do the growing for you. This shift in work/time to incom