Hi Gordon,
I've been recently thinking about "cults"...
Not only "real" cults... Like NXIVM and Scientology... but also the "business" kind...
By the "business" kind of "cult" I mean... those businesses with "raving" fans, who are so passionate they could be called a "cult"...
Sports teams are an obvious choice... But outside of those special cases...
Some others are...
Apple - especially in the Steve Jobs days...
I'd say
Disney is another... Disney "cult" members even have a name -
"Disney adults"...
I dunno...
Chick-Fil-A? They seem to have some passionate fans...
It's interesting to think about... what do these businesses have in common?
- Dien
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Originally Posted by GordonJ
My post covid recovery is slow, but from the rocking chair (maybe a new podcast), I can talk and type.
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So, a long, long, long time ago, before SowPub...I wrote about a way to create sustainable income, maybe even get rich.
The secret? Start your own cult. OOPS, hope that doesn't trigger anyone (actually I hope it does),
OR club if you prefer, or "association", although in some states there are regs and rules about what can be called an association.
So, a club of lottery players. A club of fantasy footballers. Millions in fantasy football leagues. A club, and isn't a forum like a club?
And many of us belong to forums where we have paid to be in it, right?
Now for the kicker, what takes you from a low six figure to a mid 7 figure, a big leap of income is: (and the archives has a lot of this stuff somewhere)
Build in a renewing LICENSE. This actually a Harvey Brody idea applied, where people get training, do workshops and seminars and have a REQUIREMENT to update that every so often, maybe every other year.
Give them a certificate, and them make them pay annually to keep it.
Comments or questions?
Gordon
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