How to Start a Membership Site (...just start!!)

With everything that’s going on in the world right now, creating a membership site for your audience means that you can grow a stable and successful business that generates recurring revenue. But regardless whether it’s a membership site, a course or an e-commerce website, the majority of people never even get their idea off the ground.

I'm on a mission to help inspire female entrepreneurs and to share strategies that can help you to live an amazing life and achieve incredible business success!

So many of us are guilty of this: we get into our own heads and we get hung up about having tons of content and everything looking “perfect” before we even try to share our idea with the world.

It’s the difference between those who stay stuck and those who go on to create successful businesses: success comes from finding the courage to launch way before you have it all figured out!

This happens because we compare our chapter one to someone else’s chapter 20, so in this episode I wanted to give you a look at my own chapter one.

I want to take you back in time and show you how much I really didn’t have things figured out when I first launched decided to create a successful membership site, and how - through imperfect action, and not perfect inaction - I've grown it to 5,000 paying members!

Carrie

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Check out the pages I mention in this video, and follow my imperfect journey to a successful membership site!

The first post I shared inviting founding members into the Members’ Club!

The first piece of content I created for the Members’ Club

And here's the episode I recently released with Michelle Rohr about her $16,000 launch

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#carriegreen #membershipsite #imperfectaction

[CarrieGreen]

Was your website a perfect baby?...
Go grab a screenshot, using the Wayback Machine, and tag me on Instagram -
It would be so helpful for us all to see where you've started and how far you've come :D xx

[mikecollins-NC]

As a male I have to tell you how wonderful your style and presentation is!! I teach small business creation and marketing and am in the process of creating a membership site for something totally different...your videos are outstanding!!! Thanks so much for the encouraging!

[natalijar]

Do not compare your chapter 1 to someone else's chapter 20. Well said!❤️

[educcomplianceedcv]

Thank you, because of you and Stu's free sessions I have given it a go, I am still trying to get the audience to engage, continue to increase my lists and each day I am getting one more person having a look, conversation and connection, but I am being kind to myself

[Shiuandotme]

This is incredibly helpful and reassuring, Carrie! Such a great and clear reminder that we need to jump in and you didn’t know everything when you started either — Thank you!! Thanks so much for showing the details of your founding member invitation letters as well! Being an FEA member has been incredibly helpful and awesome opportunity. I am doing my ideal member interviews these next 2 weeks. And I love your business love bundle ideas. That gives me great ideas for Journaling Sisters xoxox !!

[BethPavlik]

I really appreciated this video! My business is helping new homeschoolers and I've been steadily growing and would love to start a membership but feel just like you did in the beginning, worrying that I don't have a ton of content to offer! But I really do want to just start with what I have and hope that it gets off the ground. Thank you for this really helpful video.

[WendyRaycroft]

You are just amazing and sweet! Thank you for your transparency and honesty. It's refreshing to see and hear this. May God continue to bless you and your success for giving freely to others!

[kasturinaidoo]

Thank you!! I really needed to hear this today. Been trying to perfect what I have to offer first and this has given me the motivation to just DO IT already!!!

[coacharielandersson]

So good! Thank you. Appreciate you. I’m literally creating an email, doing Stripe etc to launch my parenting membership, then fertility.. and was dragging in perfection and expecting too much before launch! I just want to support these wonderful people, NOW.. thank you for the wonderful nudge and being real to help me over the line:)))

[ashuayukmanyoenobika]

very inspiring.I love every piece of this.Beautiful job

[stewartholland]

Si sì many GREAT tips here! Thanks Carrie

[the-business-wife]

I LOVED your early days videos just as much as your recent content. You were always so genuine and felt like a mate we could relate to - the girl next door you'd have a brew with. Love all your websites variations. :)  Always rocking it Carrie. x

[walktalkwithmarlene]

Carrie, I’ve enjoyed two of your videos so far and about to view a third one with Stu McLaren. I’ve always wanted to start a membership site and you’ve given me the tips to get started. You inspire with simplicity, which is what builds great customer relationships! Thanks.

[JandenHale]

Launched Creationation just last week out of the blue. Something I've wanted to do forever, and I just pulled the plug. A bit daunting, but I guarantee you will always be glad you started rather than wait. This was a great video. Very reassuring.

[ElizabethSampson]

Replace FEAR with ACTION! Brilliant advice. I remember the launch of the membership back in 2013.

[TJMilamFitness]

Yes, I am a dude, but no matter ha ha!
In this video you have spoken everything that is flying around my mind!!! Your heart is golden and your honesty is excellent. Thank you for YOU Carrie!

[louisekirby]

Thank you for this film. I have been tripping myself over wondering how to get started.

[lesleye]

Thanks so much Carrie. Very inspirational. I have been an FEA member for a while and love every month

[dianadee]

I always loved the "bundle of business love" thats exactly what it was!!💜💚💛

[protecmeuk]

Thank you Carrie for this awesome very realistic and inspiring video. My name is Alex Scolari, I am from Windsor, UK and have just completed my very first TRIBE LIVE VIRTUAL only minutes ago. I don't yet have a membership site, but am due to start working towards this tomorrow, as my first plan of action after this amazing Tribe event with Stu McLaren. Your words have reassured in me the need to build an audience and move on... thank you again and congrats on your success!!! YOU ARE AWESOME, WOOO HOOOO