At WordCamp Boston, I spoke on what it's like to turn a blog into a business. I made my blog a membership website, via subscription service. I share tips and advice.

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2. Why are you listening
to me?

3. I made my blog
my business.

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6. Step 1: Have a blog.

7. Make it good.

8. Be diligent.

9. Recognize opportunity.

10. Monetization

11. Memberships
Donations
Products
Partners
Affiliate
Events
Ads

12. Memberships

13. Stratechery
Pinch of Yum
Fizzle
WP Elevation
The Information

14. Planet Fitness
vs
Crossfit

15. Netflix vs Amazon

16. Bracket.
10%

17. Get bulky.

18. Seasonality.

19. Diversify.

20. Renewals

21. Engage*
*email still dominates

22. Stop. Listen.

23. Features

24. Mastermind

25. WooCommerce/Subscriptions,
Exchange, EDD/RCP,
Paid Memberships Pro,
Memberful, Rainmaker,
Forms/Stripe/Paypal

26. Stripe vs Paypal

27. Reference
Transactions

28. Do your thing.

29. Focus.

30. You are not for
everyone.

31. Automate nothing.*

32. Offload what you
suck at.

33. Be transparent.

34. Create stability.

35. Iterate

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