Hey everyone! Today, I\u2019m chatting with Travis Northcutt. Travis is a membership site consultant, co-founder of MemberUp and Member Score. \n\nCommunity is very important in a membership site. In this episode, Travis shares practical steps on how to effectively build the community, how to reduce churn and increase membership engagement. \n\nCome for the content, stay for the community.\n\nEpisode Quotes\n\n"You just keep on keeping on. It doesn't come overnight."\n\n"One of the strengths of a membership site is the ability to have that community component"\n\n"Come for the content, stay for the community"\n\n"That initial on-boarding experience is really important"\n\n"I caution people not to plan too much, not to try to have everything perfectly nailed down"\n\nListen to Learn\n\n00:48\tGetting to know Travis Northcutt, Rapid 5 Questions \n\n03:05\tHow Travis' become a membership site consultant\n\n04:07\tChallenges that Travis' faced starting out \n\n05:53\tThe story behind creating "Member Up" \n\n07:48\tMembership Sites vs. Courses\n\n11:42\tChallenges of having a membership site\n\n13:41\tBest ways in building community in a membership site\n\n17:18\tMore about Member Up and Member Score \n\n20:33\tWhat is churning? How to reduce it? \n\n25:16\tExciting things coming up from Travis\n\nNext Steps\n\nCheck out the show notes for links, works and more info about Travis and MemberScore: https://www.zencourses.co/069 \n\nAlso, don\u2019t forget to grab the bonus segment that Travis and I recorded. We talk about the best practices for site growth and member engagement, plus the different pitfalls of running a membership site.\n\nYou can grab that bonus content at http://get.zencourses.co/extra