People Magic: How to Build a $1M Community

Content seems to be king right now but in order to build for the future you want to focus on relationships. We are told to create more and more content but it’s more beneficial to create the least amount of content so you can focus your time on building relationships with other people. The minimal amount of content you build every week opens up your time to create connections that can change your...

You don’t need one thousand members to make your community highly profitable and highly valuable for its members. Your people and your people's people are enough to start. You want your founding members to also be highly motivated to be in your community. If you feel like you have to convince someone to join, they probably aren’t your ideal member, let alone your founding member. The pitch is: we’...

Everyone gets burnt out but understanding when you’re feeling depleted and need to take a break is so important. Having the ability to look at yourself and your energy critically and being able to make adjustments is vital for longevity because we are all only human. In today’s episode Gina lets us into what she does when she is feeling burnt out and how she refocuses her attention. You get to dec...

Knowing who you are serving is the first step towards growing your business. If you’re not clear about who your audience is, you can get clear by finding the people who need your community the most right now and who you’re the most excited to bring together. Being profitable within the first week of launching is possible but you should not make a huge investment if you do not have clarity around w...

In today’s episode, Gina is joined by Zack Honarvar and Kate Ward. Zack and Kate work together in representing and collaborating with some of the internet's top creators. Kate was drawn to Zack’s approach with one of his clients where instead of building the product first and then finding ways to market it and find its audience, Zack did the opposite. He created engaging content and added a produc...

It’s really hard to venture out on your own as a business owner or an entrepreneur because we are making it up as we go along. In this episode, Gina shares one of her favorite goals and goal setting exercises as well as which traps to avoid. The more clarity you have when it comes to building your future, the more likely it is that the future you’re working towards will become your reality. Get th...

If you’re finding yourself at zero and aren’t sure where to start, this episode is for you. When starting with zero the single best thing you can get clear on is your ideal member. Who needs your community the most right now and who are you the most excited to bring together? Remember, it’s not about your content or your social media following. You can start with your network. and as you start to...

Nicolas Cole is the co-founder of Ship 30 for 30 which is the largest writing program on the internet as well as Premium Ghostwriting academy which is a premiere training program for freelance writers to reposition themselves as premium Ghostwriters and he has self-published 10 books. In this episode Gina and Nicolas break down Nicolas’ 10 principles to monetize a business - from courses and commu...

When joining a new community we want to make sure that a person’s first experience is a positive one and not additional work. Why is a person joining the community in the first place? To meet people and achieve results and transformation they can’t get anywhere else. Because of that your member’s first experience should be tied into that purpose and not a list of guidelines. When creating a commun...

Making a member's first experience a magical one, is not only so important, but it can also be really fun. When members join we want them to have a positive first experience as opposed to being inundated with a lot of work. In today’s episode, Gina shares what to do when setting up a warm welcome that reinforces why a member is there, what they will be able to achieve, and starts connecting them w...

After you’ve launched, it’s so easy to hit the dip. The thing that didn’t go right, the thing you didn’t expect. You have two options; are you going to quit or power through with workshopping? The ability to stay curious in this process of workshopping is one of the most important muscles to learn. Only through workshopping are you going to unlock growth. But how much content do you need to get st...

During your launch, anything is possible. In today’s episode, Gina walks you through all the steps to a successful launch while acknowledging that success might not look like what you thought it would. From your sales pitch to what to do post launch, Gina covers more than formulas but also reframes to make sure you focus on staying curious and being willing to workshop and experiment. Because when...

What should I charge for my community? Well, how much can you quantify the value that someone is getting from being a member of your community? Start there. You need a price that members are going to take seriously but also a price that you’re going to take seriously. Your time has value and getting specific about what you’re providing to your community will help you understand that price point. I...

People pay attention to what they pay for. In this episode, Gina breaks down why charging more may actually keep people coming back to your community especially if they are receiving amazing results and transformation. The average monthly price of a Mighty Networks membership might surprise you but it also might give you confidence in the value you are providing for your ideal member.

Daily polls and questions work so well because they allow your members to regularly share their experience related to your big purpose. Now, there’s an effective way to do daily engagement and there’s an ineffective way to do daily engagement. Through specific unlocking phrases and polls, people can respond quickly without it feeling like work on their end. Worried about burn out? Daily polls and...

Daily polls and questions keep bringing members back and create new opportunities for them to engage with each other. In this episode, Gina breaks down the formula for great community questions, how they tie into your member’s best year ever and why using them will actually give you more time back for yourself.

You want your members to connect with each other, but you don't want your members giving advice because advice shuts a conversation down. In today’s episode Gina walks you through the importance of a weekly calendar that helps create engaging discussions on a weekly basis. Not only will your members look forward to these but they can build a practice and habit of your community in their lives. 

Are you more of a visual learner? Head on over to our website where I have a very pretty video of my masterclass. And come back on Thursdays to watch our companion episode! How do I get my membership to essentially run itself? Well, you already have monthly themes to provide an annual structure. With a weekly calendar you can map out your community week and YOUR workload. Like monthly themes, a we...

What the heck are people going to do together once they're in my community? Guess what, you don’t need 100 hours of content. Through monthly themes you can help people connect with each other, contribute to the community and achieve their Best Year Ever. In today’s episode Gina does a deep dive on the importance of getting your members talking to each other, sharing their stories and how to create...

Are you more of a visual learner? Head on over to our website where I have a very pretty video of my masterclass. And come back on Thursdays to watch our companion episode! In lieu of producing a ton of content for members, People Magic is all about your members connecting with each other. Monthly themes are used to keep your community engaged and to keep people interested while previewing their o...

Your Big Purpose is one of the most important aspects of People Magic and it’s also super simple. It brings together Your Ideal Member and Your Best Year Ever into a pitch for your community. In today’s episode, Gina breaks down why pitching a specific person their best year ever isn’t over-promising and under-delivering but rather encouraging people to push the limits of what we think is possible...

Are you more of a visual learner? Head on over to our website where I have a very pretty video of my masterclass. And come back on Thursdays to watch our companion episode! You’ve already done the work of finding your Ideal Member and their Best Year Ever. When you put those two things together in a very specific format you’ll have your community pitch, also known as your Big Purpose! Your Big Pur...

The Best Year Ever is so much fun, it’s the life your member is leading as a result of being a part of your community. In today’s episode Gina walks you through The Best Year Ever but not just that, she also does a deep dive into reframing your fears of failure that can be applied to your own life in addition to your online community.

Are you more of a visual learner? Head on over to our website where I have a very pretty video of my masterclass. And come back on Thursdays to watch our companion episode! People pay for progress and in order for people to join your community you have to incentivize them with a version of their future self. In this module, Gina takes your Ideal Member and helps create what their Best Year Ever mi...

Welcome to the companion podcast to People Magic Profit the free masterclass that teaches you how to build a $1M community. This podcast acts as a deeper dive, covering the most frequently asked questions about communities, memberships, and building a digital business in general. In today’s episode, Gina predicts why online communities with a shared interest are the future, how we got here, and ho...