Amy Tells Nathan he's Wrong on Membership Sites with Amy Schmittauer of SavvySexySocial.com

Published: Jan. 22, 2016, midnight

Ep 130\xa0Amy Schmittauer of\xa0SavvySexySocial.com joins Nathan.

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Amy Schmittauer is Founder of SavvySexySocial.com, a video blog empowering brands to embrace their amazing personality and share it with the world. Leading the charge in video blogging for business, Amy has grown a community of advocates who\u2019ve helped the brand amass more than 2 million views in turn growing her social business coaching and speaking career.

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  1. Say NO more!!!
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  3. Advice Doesn\u2019t Matter if you don\u2019t take action.
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  5. Unless you\u2019re a content guru, membership sites are HARD.
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\nEpisode Notes:\xa0\n
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  • 01:03 \u2013 Nathan\u2019s introduction to today\u2019s show
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  • \xa001:30 \u2013 Amy Schmittauer joins the show
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  • 02:15 \u2013 YouTube is still the big dog on the block
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  • 02:34 \u2013 How Amy makes money
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  • 03:50 \u2013 Why she walked away from her consulting business
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  • 04:52 \u2013 Membership launched in May of 2015 and it costs $59/Month
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  • \xa005:12 \u2013 www.SocialAuthorityMembership.com
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  • 06:00 \u2013 October 2015, the membership site brought in $5K
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  • 06:45 \u2013 How Amy drives new clients
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  • 07:32 \u2013 The annual premium price is the \u201cbest-deal\u201d for Amy\u2019s clients
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  • 09:00 \u2013 Why set up a membership sites which require SO much work month-to-month
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  • 10:20 \u2013 Don\u2019t join Amy\u2019s group if you\u2019re not going to do shit
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  • \xa010:40 \u2013 Keeping people in the group is more difficult than acquisition
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  • \xa0\xa011:00 \u2013 Members stay in her group for 3 months on average
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  • \xa012:12 \u2013 Getting paid for speakership\u2013$5K per opportunity
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  • 14:05 \u2013 Say NO more
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  • 15:57 \u2013 Famous Five
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\nResources Mentioned:\n
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  • Growth Geeks \u2013 The way Nathan hires growth hackers on a per project basis for things like info graphics, blog posts, and other growth projects
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  • Social Authority \u2013 Amy Schmittauer\u2019s membership site
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  • \xa0Savvy, Sexy, Social \u2013 Amy Schmittauer\u2019s original video blog business
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  • Aaron Levie \u2013 CEO of Box
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  • Never Eat Alone \u2013 Amy\u2019s favorite book
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  • ToDoist \u2013 Amy\u2019s favorite Tool
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  • Favorite Book?\u2014 Never Eat Alone
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  • What CEO do you follow?\u2014 Aaron Levie
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  • \xa0What is your favorite online tool?\u2014 ToDoist
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  • \xa0Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\u2014Yes
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  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?\u2014 The Marine was not a good guy, and there are a LOT of amazing things to look forward too
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