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How Taking a Risk Gave Blair a $20k/Month Raise!

Hey, y'all! Today's guest on The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is community member Blair Thielemier! Blair was a pharmacist and wanted to teach other pharmacists to have other services so they were not so dependent on doctors or drug systems! This helps them create better practices and more money. Blair had her website going, but she had paywalls and things we needed to change. After we talked to her, we re-did her membership, and she began making over $30K/month in just a matter of a few months! In today's episode you'll learn: How to take risks in your online business Charging a high join fee can keep potential members from ever seeing the value of your membership How to sell to a small email list Your customers will help you build the membership by letting you know what they need We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Feb 15, 202247 min

We Help Laura Take Her Education Membership To The Next Level!

Hey, y'all! Today's guest on The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Laura Kebart! Laura runs a membership site called LanguageArtsTeachers.com. In her membership, Laura serves middle school teachers who want to spend more time with their families. She gives them their time back by creating lesson plans for them. In today's episode, we help Laura get new members and also retain current members in her education business. We talk about how memberships are a marathon, even though they sometimes look like overnight successes from the outside. We talk about how, to stand out, you need to be consistent, prolific, and relentless in your online business. Repurposing your content goes a long way in serving your members. Also, once you find the things that work, continuing to do them consistently and prolifically will keep new members flowing into your business. The goal is to stop spending time on things that are not moving your membership forward. Creating graphics and logos can be fun, but how much do they actually contribute to growing your online business? In today's episode you'll learn: How to retain members by keeping them happy How to gain new members by doing what works What perfectionism really means What can hold you back from growing your membership We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Feb 8, 202243 min

How Joel Got 5 Members Upon Launching His Membership!

Today's guest on the Flipped Lifestyle podcast is community member Joel Santana! Joel came to one of our Flipped Lifestyle Experience live events in Tampa, FL and took immediate action on creating a membership site! In Joel's ImageMakers Society membership, he teaches artists and aspiring artists how to turn their sketches into digital art using tools like Photoshop. Upon launch, Joel got 5 paying members! He's since doubled his community and we're going to help him find his next steps to grow. On this episode of the podcast, we talk about the feeling that we get when we have our first member cancel and how we need to focus on the people who are there. We discuss content strategies and how to get Joel's product in front of more people. In today's episode you'll learn: How Joel Santana got his first 5 members What happens when a member cancels and how to focus on those who stay How to let your members give you ideas for content A content strategy to promote your membership We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Feb 1, 202247 min

We Got Hate Mail And Turned A Critic Into A Customer!

Today's guest on the Flipped Lifestyle podcast is Daniel Hulsman, creator of VGMAcademy.com! The story of how we met Daniel is an interesting one! One day, we received a… not so nice email detailing his doubts, frustrations and surprisingly his hope that maybe – just maybe – we could help him become a successful online entrepreneur too! In this episode, we help Daniel figure out if he is expert enough to lead an online community of aspiring video game music creators. This week's episode is all about how YOU can turn a critic into a customer, why you are not for everyone and why that's okay, and how to dispel that voice saying you are not expert enough. In today's episode you'll learn: The difference between a troll and a critic How to turn a critic into a customer Are you expert enough to lead? Understanding your mission online We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Jan 25, 202248 min

The Passive Income RV Lifestyle! (w/ Tara Eitman)

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle community member, Tara Eitman! Tara is a money and mindset coach who has seven different streams of income! These income streams help her to live a different kind of life, so it makes sense that she is launching a membership site called TheDifferentLife.com! Tara currently gets her income from e-commerce, YouTube, crypto, real estate investing, and more, and she wants to help other people work around their life instead of live around their work. She recently took a six week trip in her RV and was able to do that by having several sources of passive income. On this coaching call, Shane Sams and Tara Eitman come up with a plan of how to get people into Tara's membership. This plan includes creating content regularly and promoting that content on various channels. They talk about the 80/20 rule and how getting something done is better than being a perfectionist. Learn more about Tara at TheDifferentLife.com! In today's episode you'll learn: Content marketing strategies How you can use lead magnets to build your email list How memberships are multiple streams of income How to get over perfectionism How to improve your copy to get people to join your membership We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Jan 18, 202233 min

The Flipped Lifestyle Story (Chapter 5): The Promised Land

Hey y'all! Today's episode of The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is a "Best Of" episode! For those who are new to the podcast, these episodes will tell the story of where Shane & Jocelyn started, and how they got to where they are today. For those who are long-time listeners, these episodes will motivate you and show you what is possible with online business. Our goal is to bring our best content every week, so you have everything that you need to build a better future for your family. So wherever you are listening today, enjoy this week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. This week's episode is where we talk about our transition between the nine-to-five and to becoming full-time, online entrepreneurs. Our online business journey started out with so many people around us asking, "Why did you do that?" After taking action and showing the doubters and naysayers that success is possible, that you really don't have to live paycheck to paycheck, that question later turned into, "How did you do that?" We realized the difference we can make in other people's lives — a life where you can be the boss. We created the Flipped Lifestyle to help answer one of the most vital life questions — "How can I do that too?" We're going all out in this episode, so we hope you can take home a nugget of wisdom or two. And remember, if we can do it, YOU CAN DO IT TOO. Best quotes from the episode: If people don't think you're crazy, you might not be dreaming big enough You can either build your own dreams or build someone else's Highlights of this chapter: Taking a chance by going to meet Pat Flynn Making more money in one week than we did in one year! Difficult decisions: selling our house & quitting our jobs! We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Jan 11, 202258 min

The Flipped Lifestyle Story (Chapter 4): How a lawnmower and 11 cents changed our lives forever

Hey y'all! Today's episode of The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is a "Best Of" episode! For those who are new to the podcast, these episodes will tell the story of where Shane & Jocelyn started, and how they got to where they are today. For those who are long-time listeners, these episodes will motivate you and show you what is possible with online business. Our goal is to bring our best content every week, so you have everything that you need to build a better future for your family. So wherever you are listening today, enjoy this week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. Last week, we talked about the worst day of our life, a truly terrible experience with a daycare center where they were mistreating our son, and that awful experience with a boss at our workplace that made us say, "Hey, this is not the life for us. We are going to do something else. We are going to find something different." As much as we wanted to quit our jobs right there and then, we couldn't until we figured out a way to earn and replace our current income. Check out how we discovered online business, the entrepreneurial struggles, and our heart-stopping 11¢ moment! Highlights of this chapter: Where the idea for our online business came from How to get 100 people to pay you $50/month Our first money ever made online! We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Jan 4, 202230 min

The Flipped Lifestyle Story (Chapter 3): The Worst Day of Our Lives

Hey y'all! Today's episode of The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is a "Best Of" episode! For those who are new to the podcast, these episodes will tell the story of where Shane & Jocelyn started, and how they got to where they are today. For those who are long-time listeners, these episodes will motivate you and show you what is possible with online business. Our goal is to bring our best content every week, so you have everything that you need to build a better future for your family. So wherever you are listening today, enjoy this week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. This story will inspire you, show you what is possible, and how you can do it, too. Highlights of this chapter: Our wedding Our career pivots The worst day of our lives — the catalyst that pushed us closer to a more non-conventional way of living. We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Dec 28, 202145 min

The Flipped Lifestyle Story (Chapter 2): The Real World

Hey y'all! Today's episode of The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is a "Best Of" episode! For those who are new to the podcast, these episodes will tell the story of where Shane & Jocelyn started, and how they got to where they are today. For those who are long-time listeners, these episodes will motivate you and show you what is possible with online business. Our goal is to bring our best content every week, so you have everything that you need to build a better future for your family. So wherever you are listening today, enjoy this week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. Tune in this week and keep tuning in, who knows? You just might connect the dots in your life and realize you too have the puzzle pieces you need to succeed online. Highlights of this chapter: Dating, marriage, and relocation How Shane and Jocelyn began to figure out their career paths How taking chances can get you where you want to be We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Dec 21, 202139 min

The Flipped Lifestyle Story (Chapter 1): Love At First Sight

Hey y'all! Today's episode of The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is a "Best Of" episode! For those who are new to the podcast, these episodes will tell the story of where Shane & Jocelyn started, and how they got to where they are today. For those who are long-time listeners, these episodes will motivate you and show you what is possible with online business. Our goal is to bring our best content every week, so you have everything that you need to build a better future for your family. So wherever you are listening today, enjoy this week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. Highlights of this chapter: Shane and Jocelyn go to college How Shane won Jocelyn's love and attention Major changes--pun intended Brace yourselves, things are going to get cheesy and then hilarious… really, really fast. We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Dec 14, 202133 min

Our Story (Prologue): A Couple of Kids from Kentucky

Hey y'all! Today's episode of The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is a "Best Of" episode! For those who are new to the podcast, these episodes will tell the story of where Shane & Jocelyn started, and how they got to where they are today. For those who are long-time listeners, these episodes will motivate you and show you what is possible with online business. Our goal is to bring our best content every week, so you have everything that you need to build a better future for your family. So wherever you are listening today, enjoy this week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. In today's episode you'll learn: Shane & Jocelyn Sams' upbringing and family background How to lean into your unfair advantages We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Dec 7, 202139 min

How Veronica Added 74 New Members To Her Membership!

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle community member, Veronica Lopez! Veronica is an Educational Consultant and the founder of Tree-Top Secret Education. She has provided district and campus workshops, serving teachers through one-on-one coaching for several years. When she first launched her online course, she made $16,000! She has embraced the membership model and recently added over 70 new members with a strategy that involves live webinars and a free, follow-up mini-course for those who couldn't attend. Shane and Jocelyn Sams strategize with Veronica to see where she is in her business and how she can grow her membership without burning out. This includes taking inventory of how many hours she is putting in and figuring out exactly what she needs to do next. In today's episode you'll learn: Veronica's webinar strategy Jocelyn's follow up recommendation Flipped Life Cycle Basics Inventory & calculating your effective hourly rate Check out Veronica's first appearance on the Flipped Lifestyle podcast here: https://flippedlifestyle.com/podcast86/ Veronica's Tree-Top Secret Education Membership: https://treetopsecret.com/ We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Nov 30, 202132 min

How Sandra Made Money Online While Fighting Breast Cancer AND Raising a Newborn!

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle community member, Sandra Chen! Sandra has an amazing story that you're not going to want to miss. She has dealt with incredibly challenging circumstances while running her online business. Sandra moved to a new country with her husband, found out she was pregnant, had a baby, and then got a cancer diagnosis...all within a short period of time. She had started her online business in the midst of all of this and had to take a break to focus on the events of her life. During that break, she was still able to make hundreds of dollars online per month! Shane, Jocelyn, and Sandra discuss how to return to a business after a hiatus and what steps Sandra should take to make the business manageable. Check out Sandra's business at InspiredKeys.com! In today's episode you'll learn: Sandra's inspiring life story & online business journey Overcoming internal and external obstacles Just take action instead of trying to figure everything out Tips on how to get back in online business post-hiatus Getting your members engaged in your community We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Nov 23, 202154 min

How Rebecca And Dan Got 150 Members On Their Beta Launch!

Today's guests on the Flipped Lifestyle podcast are community members Rebecca and Dan Dekker, creators of evidencebasedbirth.com! Rebecca is a mother, wife and PhD-prepared nurse researcher with years of expertise in reading research, evaluating and then summarizing it. She is also someone who had personally experienced both the wonders and horrors of childbirth. Managing the finances side of the business is her husband, Dan. He has an MBA and uses his expertise to allow Rebecca to focus on creating content and serving her members. They got 150 members on their beta launch, and then did a price increase and got 150 MORE members! In today's episode, you'll learn: How to delegate, so you can get more done in your online business The launch model vs. the membership model Community helps us take action The advantage of being ad affiliate free We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Nov 16, 202136 min

How Focused Action-Taking Helped Jeanette Quit Her Job!

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle community member, Jeanette Stein! Jeanette had been in the online world for 4-5 years, selling one-off products along with a one-time course never being able to make more than a couple dollars a month. She joined the Flipped Lifestyle Community with the hopes of being able to stay at home with her children. Jeanette learned to have ONE direct focus online after joining the community, and within 4 weeks of starting a membership website, she had 55 members! As the membership site continued to grow, Jeanette decided to quit her full-time job and go all-in on her online business. Jeanette shares with us the top three things she did to keep her membership site moving forward and how her life has changed on a daily basis after leaving her full-time teaching job. In today's episode you'll learn: How staying focused will help grow your online business. The importance of taking action Why having other like minded people around you is important Do at least ONE thing every day to keep your business moving forward 3 Tips to help you be more successful online We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Nov 9, 202124 min

How Joining Flipped Lifestyle Helped Rebecca Build A $20,000/Month Membership!

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle community member, Rebecca Smith, founder of CompletePerformanceCoaching.com! In her PerformHappy membership, Rebecca helps gymnasts, cheerleaders, and swimmers go from fearful to confident. Rebecca graduated with a Masters in Sports Psychology, started a private practice, and then realized that she wanted to serve more people and could do so through online business. Upon launch, her membership got 4 members and quickly grew into a thriving, $20,000/month membership site! Rebeca's membership has now hit a plateau, so she and Shane Sams discuss how to get her business to the next level by taking a profit-first approach and using the Dream 100 strategy to get in front of other people's audience. You can listen to Rebecca's first episode on The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast here: https://flippedlifestyle.com/podcast105/ In today's episode you'll learn: How Rebecca Smith grew her membership site to $20,000/month How to take your online business to the next level after plateauing How to use the Dream 100 strategy to find new members

Nov 2, 202139 min

How To Stop Self-Sabotaging!

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle community member, Cindy Dunn! Cindy runs a membership site called The Foreign Language Library Online, which has now reached 10 members! The best part is that Cindy has gotten these members without running any ads! Cindy started her website as a hobby site ten years ago, but it started to grow into something that she wanted to monetize. She started building her email list, and, amazingly, all 10 people on her list are currently members! One of the things that has been holding Cindy back are technical issues. She has her membership on Wordpress, which requires lots of plugin upgrades and extra attention to make sure that everything works properly. In this episode, she and Shane Sams discuss whether she should stay on Wordpress or move her membership site to another platform. They also discuss some Facebook ad strategies and best practices. Find out more about Cindy and her business at thefllo.com! In today's episode you'll learn: How entrepreneurs can stop self-sabotaging How to get past technical issues that hold your membership site back Facebook ad strategies It ain't gotta be perfect; it's just gotta be done! We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Oct 26, 202145 min

How To Create The Right Membership For Your Audience!

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle community member, Daryn Ross! Daryn caught the entrepreneurial bug his sophomore year of college when he started selling apparel and supplies to fraternities and sororities. His business exploded due to his ability to get items to his customers quickly. His business went nationwide when he started selling products through catalogs. Daryn sold that business in 2017 and is looking to get into podcasting and running a membership site! He is starting a podcast called Patriots with Grit. Shane Sams and Daryn talk about the importance of investing in yourself and learning from the experts in your field. They also discuss how comparison and distraction have held Daryn back from getting started with his online business. Another obstacle for Daryn has been the technical component of running an online business, but he and Shane discuss how to find a simple way to create content, connect community, and coach people and not get too bogged down with tech. In today's episode you'll learn: The key to running a membership site is to find a simple way to create content, connect community, and coach people How to get past the fear of complicated technology How to create the right membership for your audience The importance of figuring out what problem you are solving for your members

Oct 19, 202150 min

How To Turn Your Coaching Business Into A Membership w/Ben Pugh

Today's guest on the podcast is long-time Flipped Lifestyle community member, Ben Pugh! Ben is the host of the IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective podcast, where his mission is to help parents who are struggling with their teens and want a better relationship. Ben has a successful business in which he coaches parents, but he is trying to transition from 1-on-1 coaching into a membership model. Shane Sams and Ben discuss different approaches that Ben can take to build his membership, which currently has 5 paying members. Ben's membership is a bit complicated because he has partners who are also involved, so how can they best serve their members, and how much should they be charging for group coaching, individual coaching, and the membership? It's also important to remember that your business doesn't have to be an "either/or" business; you can have a membership and also offer more personalized services. You can find Ben Pugh at BenPughCoaching.com. In today's episode you'll learn: How to take your coaching business and turn it into a membership Your membership can include coaching; it doesn't have to be either/or Do the things that make your business profitable How to handle running a membership with partners

Oct 12, 202134 min

How To Choose An Online Business Idea (That Will Make Money)!

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle community member Mike Buchanan! Mike is in software development, has created multiple products over the years, and he now wants to move into online business and create a membership, but he has a dilemma: too many ideas! Mike and Shane Sams will try to figure out which of Mike's three ideas provides the best path to a profitable online business. Focus on the one that has the best chance to succeed by going all-in. If you try ideas A, B, and C at the same time, you make it more difficult to see what works. Brainstorming, choosing which idea is quickest to get to market, and using SWOT analysis will give you clarity on which idea you should pursue. In today's episode you'll learn: How to decide which online business idea to try Don't let your biases or assumptions get in the way How to prioritize and go all-in on one idea Don't let your biases or assumptions get in the wayWe would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Oct 5, 202151 min

Celebrating 8 Years Since We Quit Our Jobs (Jocelyn Returns)!

This is a special episode of the Flipped Lifestyle podcast because it's the 8-year quit-iversary of when Shane and Jocelyn Sams quit their jobs to go full-time in our online businesses. On this podcast, Shane interviews Jocelyn to ask her some questions about what she's learned in those 8 years, along with what decisions have helped to steer the business into what it is today. Shane and Jocelyn share the story of what led them into online business, as well as what they did on the first day that they worked from home and became their own bosses. They talk about the challenges of running a business during a pandemic and how thankful they are to have an online business when so many businesses were shutting down around the world. Running an online business enabled Shane and Jocelyn to continue to serve the members of the Flipped Lifestyle community and to watch those members succeed during tough times. Shane and Jocelyn also discuss Life Surge, a huge new opportunity and addition to their business plans. They will be speaking on many stages in the near future, which will grow the membership, and S&J will be expanding their team to take this big next step. You'll also hear about the current Flipped Lifestyle team and the plans to expand it and some of our favorite memberships and success stories from the community! In today's episode you'll learn: How two school teachers quit their jobs to run their online business full-time The challenges of running a business during the pandemic How online business enables people to better serve their communities What Shane and Jocelyn Sams have learned during 8 years of working for themselves What's next for Flipped Lifestyle We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Sep 28, 20211h 8m

A Professor, A Farmer, And A Real Estate Agent Walk Into A Podcast...

Today's guest on the podcast is… well, it's actually 3 guests! Jessica, Liz, and Carrie from Rhubarb and Rubbish join the Flipped Lifestyle podcast! They are sisters who are on a mission to live a more faith and family-centered life. After seeing the importance of community, they are looking to turn their blog into a membership! The sisters are trying to figure out a plan for their community, and Shane Sams helps to steer them onto the right path by showing them the importance of having a defined avatar and providing results for their members. In today's episode you'll learn: The most important thing when running a membership is delivering results How to define your avatar Delegation and division of labor leads to success How to lean into your unfair advantages We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free

Sep 21, 202142 min

How To Grow Your Podcast Audience (With Keanu Trujillo)!

Today's guest on the podcast is Flipped Lifestyle Community Member, Keanu Trujillo! Keanu has a passion for serving people and runs a professional development company called True Strategy, where he teaches companies how to attract great people, make them better, and keep them around. Keanu uses the Enneagram to help businesses understand what their teams need to succeed. He is getting ready for his founding member launch, and, soon after, he will be opening his membership to the public! You can find out more about Keanu and his membership at https://www.truestrategy.info. In today's episode you'll learn: How to have the same conversation one-to-many that you have one-to-one in your membership Being authentic and intentional will draw people to you and build relationships The biggest opportunity in podcasting is to get in front of other people's audiences How to be consistent, prolific, and relentless in your podcasting strategy We offer a FREE Basic Membership to give you the tools and resources you need to find your online business idea and get started. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/free Check out the Shane Sams Show, and get the Membership Masters newsletter at ShaneSams.com!

Sep 14, 202156 min

How Terry Sold His Membership For $20 Million to Microsoft!

In today's episode you'll learn: How to create a successful membership by teaching your skills to others How offering multiple pricing tiers in your membership can lead to more sales Actions begets action; success begets success, and how to make the next decision instead of worrying about best decision

Sep 7, 202157 min

Celebrating Kevin's 200th Member (And He Quit His Job)!

In today's episode you'll learn: How to stay persistent when your online business is growing slowly Actionable steps to take to grow your membership How networking and connections can take your membership to the next level

Aug 31, 20211h 7m

How To Get And Keep More Members in Your Membership Using Trials (with Chad Allen)!

In today's episode you'll learn: How to give yourself a raise in your online business How to get more customers by using trials How to retain members with discounts, bonuses, and promoting community How to serve your community at such a high level that everyone wants to stay

Aug 24, 202138 min

Using Facebook Groups To Grow Your Online Business!

Today's guest is Flipped Lifestyle Community Member Robin Mohlenkamp! In today's episode you'll learn: How the impact that can be accomplished through a membership program is infinitely bigger than 1-on-1 programs When you get community behind a membership, it can really take off How to identify and provide what your members need

Aug 17, 202148 min

How To Grow Your Online Business With Podcast Guesting!

Today's guest is Flipped Lifestyle Community Member Nicole Whitworth! In today's episode you'll learn: How to avoid shiny object syndrome and the burnout of living launch to launch by creating a membership How to go all-in on your online business by taking chances and taking advantage of opportunities that are placed in front of you How becoming debt-free enables you to take risks How to prioritize what matters in your business

Aug 10, 20211h 2m

How To Overcome Fear So You Can Get The Results You Want!

Today's guest on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Sarah Kostusiak! Sarah is a mother of 3 with a master's degree in Health & Nutrition Education. She is also a health coach and the founder of HabitMasters.me! Sarah recently got her first member! And we know that if you can find 1, you can find 101! Inside Habit Masters, Sarah encourages members to choose business, personal, and household goals, and her system helps members determine what habits need to be established to meet those goals. Shane Sams and Sarah discuss learning from past failures and how to celebrate small wins. Shane and Sarah figure out a YouTube content strategy for her business and come up with challenges that are inclusive to the whole community and can get results for her members! Today we're going to talk about: - How to identify goals and track them on a daily basis - Creating challenges that will get results for your community - How fear and stress from uncertainty can affect our mindset - Decision fatigue and how to overcome bad decisions with better habits - YouTube content and community strategies that get results Make sure that you stick around at the end because Shane and Sarah discuss branding and how over-complicating your brand and running multiple websites can take your focus off where it needs to be and confuse your audience. Learn how to start, build, and grow your membership website at FlippedLifestyle.com!

Aug 3, 202156 min

How A Flipped Lifestyle Member Call Changed Steven's Life Forever!

Today's guest on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Steven Foust, who Shane Sams has had the pleasure of getting to know through the Flipped Lifestyle Community and in Shane's Round Table Coaching Program. In this episode you'll learn: How Steven found his winning idea for his online business The one thing Steven changed that helped him get his first members A 12-week program that will help scale and grow Steven's membership to a full-time income

Jul 27, 20211h 0m

Learning To Deal With Doubters, Haters, and Critics!

In today's training Shane Sams is talking about people - all the people that hold you back from building your online business. It's the human element that gets most of us derailed the fastest. You know what he's talking about - the trolls out there that are lurking outside of every single post you make, the doubters, the haters, and the critics.

Jul 24, 202120 min

How To Grow Your Membership + Build An Audience!

On today's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast, Host Shane Sams helps Flipped Lifestyle Community Member Jennifer Trinidad of budgetdivas.com take her business to the next level! Through budgetdivas.com Jennifer is helping other people get out of debt and live a higher quality of life by creating and sticking to an awesome budget - just like she did! In this episode you'll learn: How to grow your membership and get stable number of members How Jennifer plans to build an amazing audience How you can grow your email list

Jul 20, 202146 min

Making Time For Your Online Business!

Today Shane Sams is going to teach you how to find the time to start, build, and grow your own online business. Or, how to take your online business to the next level.

Jul 17, 202112 min

How To Launch A Membership Site + Overcome Imposter Syndrome!

Today's guest on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Flipped Lifestyle Community Member Jason Atha! Jason Atha came into the Community on fire! He is super active in the Flipped Lifestyle Community forums, he likes to take massive action - he has built a website, he is building his membership out, he's been blogging. And, whenever we see people taking action like this we love to bring them on the show to help take them to the next level! On today's show you'll learn: The process of how Jason has built his online business and presence What Jason is doing right now to create an online audience How to roll out a successful launch via email The few mistakes several people make when people launch their membership site that keep them from getting their first members How to overcome feelings of imposter syndrome so you can take your dream to the next level

Jul 13, 202141 min

Pushing Past Fears Of Technology!

Today Shane Sams is helping us overcome tech issues that hold you back from chasing your online dream! There is no getting around it guys - we are in the future. Technology is involved in everything we do online and offline so I am busting down the fear of technology with you today so you can build your online business!

Jul 10, 202112 min

How To Push Past Fears Of Liability In Your Business!

Today's guest on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Flipped Lifestyle Community Member David Marquardt. David Marquardt is struggling to find his idea and settle on a niche. He has a very successful brick-and-mortar retail wedding apparel business but really wants to get into the online business space. Right now in his 9 to 5, David does not feel like he is working at his passion or mission - even though he makes a good living. In today's episode you'll learn: How to narrow down your niche How to commit to your next idea, commit to it, and put it out there into the world How to figure your missions and passions to help you find joy, purpose, and happiness in your life

Jul 6, 20211h 0m

Stop Procrastinating Using These 3 Steps!

Today Shane Sams is talking about one of the biggest things that hold people back from starting and growing their online businesses - procrastination! Putting things off over and over again keeps you from achieving the goals you want.

Jul 3, 202113 min

Ep 537(Best Of) Jason Geiman On Using YouTube To Grow Your Business Over 6-Figures!

This week's guest on this Best Of Edition of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Jason Geiman of kingofpressurewash.com! When Shane Sams met Jason Geiman years ago - he had a great offline business in the greater Cincinnati area and he had built that revenue up to 7-figures. After selling that business and looking for a way to make money he discovered online business through the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast! Now, he has created a multiple 6-figure membership business. In today's episode you'll learn: How Jason built has multiple 6-figure businesses so fast (primarily focused on YouTube as a content channel) Organic growth, what is working best on YouTube right now YouTube ads (what works, what doesn't work, and how we can get better at finding new traffic) Mindset struggle to get past plateaus in your business What it's like to work with your spouses every single day as an entrepreneur

Jun 29, 20211h 15m

We Bust The Biggest Myths On Memberships!

Today Shane Sams is going to knock down the biggest myths about memberships that hold people back from starting and growing their online businesses!

Jun 26, 202127 min

Ep 536(Best Of) Kathy Martin On Saying NOPE To Imposter Syndrome!

Today's guest on the Membership Masters Podcast is Kathy Martin of prealgebrateachers.com! Over the years Shane Sams has helped thousands of family-focused entrepreneurs start, build, and grow online businesses of their own. Several years ago Kathy joined the Flipped Lifestyle Community and started her online journey. She struggled her first year and after getting her first members - they quit. Kathy was relentless, prolific, and consistent. Now, she leads an amazing online community of over 500 members! In today's episode we talk about: How desire was critical at the beginning of Kathy's online business journey Overcoming mindset issues that entrepreneurs face every step in their journey How Kathy says "NOPE" when fear creeps into her mind to try to stop her growth

Jun 22, 202151 min

Where To Find Money For Your Online Business!

Wanting to start an online business but don't know where to find the money? Shane Sams is here today to tell you how he found the money for his online businesses, even as a broke school teacher. He wants to teach you how you can do the same!

Jun 19, 202115 min

Ep 535How to Turn Your Greatest Tragedy into a Life Changing Mission Through the Power of Memberships!

Today's guest on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Patty Jackson of mygriefrelief.com. On the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast, we always talk about using your God-given talents and experiences to build your online business. Patty is using one of the worst experiences in life to go out and serve others through her online business. A few years ago, Patty's husband passed away unexpectedly and she of course became overwhelmed with grief. It took her several years and counseling to move through the grief cycle and start living life again. Patty is beginning to build an online presence and community - where it is going to help others in the same position. What an amazing mission! Today we're going to talk about: How to create an amazing product inside your community. How to set the tone of your business. How to charge for sensitive subjects.

Jun 15, 20211h 1m

Why You Should Believe In Your Online Business!

Would you like to be self-employed - but you're having a hard time believing it's possible? It is totally possible to make your entire living online from home! Today I am going to give you 7 real-world people from completely different niches and backgrounds - that are examples of you can truly change your family's life and future through online business!

Jun 12, 202126 min

Ep 534How To Pick What Goes On Your Calendar!

Today's guest is Flipped Lifestyle Community Member Bob Evans. Bob Evans is the former WWE wrestler Brutal Bob Evans and he came into the Flipped Lifestyle Community a few months ago with an idea to start a membership to help indie wrestlers chase their dreams while keeping their family life and day job in-tact. When he launched his membership he got 30+ members out of the gate! In today's episode you'll learn: How entrepreneurs do too much and why having fewer things on your plate can get bigger results. How to define your avatar. How to position your membership so that you can highlight the value proposition for your avatar and audience.

Jun 8, 20211h 2m

How To Build 1,000 Members Without Working Yourself To Death (Plus LIVE Q+A)!

Everyone is switching to the membership model - something Jocelyn and I have been preaching since 2015! It's the best business model to build, security, stability, and create recurring revenue! There is no such thing as free money. But, you don't have to spend a fortune on ads to get to 1,000 members or work yourself into an early grave to get 1,000 members. 1,000 members is a great threshold because it creates a lot of stability and security. If you have that many members you're not going to lose them all in one month. You may lose 50 members, but look how many you have left! All you need to do if find 51 new members to grow.

Jun 5, 20211h 12m

How To Establish + Maintain A Strong Brand Identity In Your Market!

This week on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast Shane Sams sits down with Jordan Radke - a principal from Washington state. Jordan has created a membership site (set4math.com) - designed for kids in special education programs. His website helps teachers and parents to help those students succeed in math. Today you'll learn: How to build an audience How to price your membership How to grow your email list

Jun 1, 202144 min

Ep 533Best Of: Our Story (Chapter 5) - The Promised Land

Hey y'all! Welcome to a Best Of Edition of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. These Best Of Editions of the show feature amazing guests and episodes of the podcast you may have missed when they first aired. If you are new to the show, these are those can't miss episodes that we really want you to listen to. Or maybe you're a long-time listener. We want to bring these episodes around for you to hear them again. Our goal is to bring our best content every week so you have everything that you need to build a better future for your family. So wherever you are listening today, enjoy this week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast.

May 29, 202158 min

Ep 532How To Grow Your Business Despite Outside Circumstances!

Today on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast Shane Sams is talking to Ivy + Chris Newport of ivynewport.com! Not only are they creating an amazing business/membership site, Shane has had the privilege of watching their journey from the very beginning. Chris + Ivy joined the Flipped Lifestyle Community to learn how to start, build, and grow membership sites. We had the privilege of being a part of their first membership site and we watched them grow up to hundreds of members in that first month and they have been growing ever since - which is why we had to have them on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast!

May 25, 20211h 6m

Ep 531Best of: Our Story (Chapter 4) - How A Lawnmower and 11 Cents Changed Our Lives Forever

Hey y'all! Welcome to a Best Of Edition of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. These Best Of Editions of the show feature amazing guests and episodes of the podcast you may have missed when they first aired. If you are new to the show, these are those can't miss episodes that we really want you to listen to. Or maybe you're a long-time listener. We want to bring these episodes around for you to hear them again. Our goal is to bring our best content every week so you have everything that you need to build a better future for your family. So wherever you are listening today, enjoy this week's episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast.

May 22, 202130 min

Ep 530How Rina Got Over 350 Members In Her Flamenco Dance Membership!

We've got a great guest for you today - Rina Orellana of onlineflamencostudio.com! Many of you who are long-time listeners of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast will recognize Rina as she has been on the show a couple times before. Rina has an amazing story and we had the pleasure of helping her launch her membership and watching it grow from zero members to nearly 400 members - inside the Flipped Lifestyle Community! We have loved watching her growth in her membership as well as her growth as an entrepreneur and a CEO. This is an inspiring story of how you can transform your membership into an amazing income and career!

May 18, 202157 min