Dien Rice
November 6, 2022, 03:10 AM
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
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
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
My post covid recovery is slow, but from the rocking chair (maybe a new podcast), I can talk and type.
b?
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
