WELCOME TO THE MEMBERSHIP MAKER™
with Donna Maria
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Curriculum

Module 1: Foundation and Philosophy
Entrepreneurship is not just about making money. It’s about having a clear vision of how you want your business to fit around your life (not the other way around). We explore People, Purpose, and Profit, and how they fit together to form a business that is unique to you, and which causes you to thrive in the crowded field of today’s “everyone’s-an-entrepreneur” economy.

Module 2: Clarify Your Offer and Member Avatar
In Module 2, you will drill down deep to clarify the one single thing you and your brand stand for. You’ll see clearly how to use the Internet to uncover the information you need to know to determine whether the product or service you want to offer is something your specific target member will buy on a repeat basis — and how to pivot quickly if that’s not the case. You will build the confidence to compete without always offering discounts and other incentives that cannibalize your bottom line.

Module 3: Create a Content Calendar That Produces Sales Opportunities
Marketing tricks and tactics come and go, and as they do, we feel like we have to always jump on the new bandwagon. In Module 3, you’ll learn that you do not have to learn a new marketing hack every week in order to be successful in your membership business. I’ll show you how to attract a constant stream of sales opportunities every day without gimmicky “formulas” that stress out both you and your members. If you are weary of all the hyped up, car salesman, urgency-based approaches to marketing, you’ll really like Module 3.

Module 4: Identify Specific Recurring Experiences
Module 4 dives into the core of what your members will experience on a recurring basis, and how you will deliver those experiences. I’ll teach you to set expectations you can actually meet, how to make changes without frustrating your members and yourself, and how to create unique experiences that become an integral part of the valuable experience you deliver on a recurring basis. You’ll also learn how to serve without burning yourself out.

You are almost ready to launch, but first, you’ll need to organize the best way for you to be paid for your amazing membership benefits. You have a dizzying array of options, and in Module 5, we’ll sort through enough of them to allow you to make an informed decision about what will work best for your members, yourself personally, and your bank account. Module 5 also include your Technology Day where I will work with you to begin to set up your recurring revenue payment structure.

Module 6 is all about launching and enrolling your “seed” or “founder” members. You’ll actually launch your membership program, as big or as small a launch as is appropriate for your brand. We’ll cover how to use your existing marketing tools to announce your membership and make it available for enrollment. You’ll discover how to price your membership and whether to make it available on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual basis.

Module 7: Prioritize Customer Service and Member Retention
If you are not prioritizing customer service, you are losing money. Module 7 emphasizes that your members are pure gold, and they should always be treated that way. I’ll teach you how to maintain positive and fruitful business relationships with your members, how to handle challenging relationship issues, how serving one member well is just like serving all members well. You’ll also learn how to maintain relationships with former members so you an influence them to come back and re-join later.

Module 8: Grow and Expand Your Membership
Module 8 covers specific ways you can grow and expand your membership into multiple related income streams, including additional services, products, retreats, books, speaking opportunities, co-branded collaborations, and more. You’ll learn how to define “growth” on your terms, and how to recognize and leverage the best income opportunities to support your lifestyle goals. I’ll reveal how to invest your resources in ways that are consistent with when how you want to grow, and the extent to which you want your business to “scale.”
BONUS CURRICULUM
An Additional Level of Entrepreneurial Coaching
Bonus #1: Foundational Business Training
Value: $497
My philosophy is that a business should not just be an income stream. It should also be an asset. Once you invest your blood, sweat, and tears into making money, you should have something to show for it besides past tense income streams. You should also have intellectual property, customer lists, and other assets that give value to your business even when you are not making money. In this BONUS Module, I’ll put my attorney hat on and walk you through the steps you need to take to set up a solid business structure, manage your receivables, and protect your intellectual property.

Bonus No. 2: Technology Day
Value: $997
I will host a full “Technology Day” to address the major pieces of technology you need to manage your membership business. We’ll cover things like how to automate the sign-up process, how to handle credit card failures, how to respond to request for refunds, what to consider when choosing between various membership site technologies, etc. We’ll also cover how to only get the technology you need, and not more, and whether you need to hire someone to help you implement the technology.

Bonus #3: Recurring Revenue 5 Day Challenge
Value: $297
Enjoy lifetime access to the Recurring Revenue 5 Day Challenge Starter Kit, so you can copy my format for the challenge and adapt it to your own business. You’ll get all of the videos, plus full recordings of the live training I hosted during challenge week. This is a great package with ideas you can use to host a fun and engaging challenge in your own group!

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Welcome to The Membership Maker™
I am committed to helping you transform your business with a recurring revenue membership business model, so I’m offering this opportunity to work closely with me to do that. If you take the entire curriculum and do the work and don’t make back the money you invest in this curriculum, I’ll refund all it. Scroll to the bottom of this page to get the details.
I am so convinced you will learn how to create a successful, profitable, and fun recurring revenue membership business that I am offering a 1-year No Risk Guarantee!
That’s right! I personally guarantee that if you qualify (see below) and you do not earn back your financial investment in this program within 12 months of program closure, I’ll give you a full refund.
To qualify for the guarantee, you’ll just need to do show me that you did these 3 things:
- Take advantage of the coaching, support, and resources I provide
- Follow the steps I share, and turn in all of the the homework assignments, and actually launch (or re-launch using my techniques) your recurring revenue membership business within 60 days of the conclusion of the training
- If you fully implement my teaching as outlined above and don’t see any results, let me know within 2 weeks of the launch or re-launch of your recurring revenue membership and I will make sure you get extra 1-on-1 support from me personally to help you get results.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Membership Maker™?
is an 8-week training curriculum that provides you with the clarity you need to launch and grow a recurring revenue membership business. It is the distills my work leading the Indie Business Network, the first ever recurring revenue membership business (that I’ve been able to find) on the Internet into the specific entrepreneurial skills you need to master in order to create a business that will transform your life by focusing on Purpose, People, and Profit. Everything I have teach in this course is a blueprint for your success. When you master my unique approach to entrepreneurship, you will enjoy the benefits of consistent and predictable income, and the freedom and flexibility you need to enjoy success on your own terms.
What makes Membership Maker™ different?
Membership Maker™ is not based on books I have read, podcasts I have listened to, conferences I have attended, or courses I have taken. Instead, it’s based on my personal and unique experience leading the first recurring revenue membership business model on the Internet. As you work through the curriculum with me and others in our class, not only will you learn how to lead a successful recurring revenue membership business, but you’ll also “catch” the leadership skills you need to be successful in any endeavor you choose to pursue.
Membership Maker™ is not just a course. It’s a personalized mentorship program, where I serve as your trusted mentor and you are my valued protégé.
How do I know if Membership Maker™ is for me?
If you want to grow a business based on Purpose, People, and Profit, and which allows you to enjoy predictable and consistent income without the “hustle” mentality so prevalent in the entrepreneurial world today, then Membership Maker™ is for you.
How long does Membership Maker™ last?
Membership Maker™ starts on Monday, August 19, 2019.
Membership Maker™ ends on on Friday, October 11, 2019.
How long will I have access to the course materials?
You will will have lifetime access to the course materials, as well as the discussions that take place in the private Facebook community for your class.
After you complete the course, you will be invited to join the Membership Maker™ Alumni community.
After you complete the course, you’ll be eligible to join me on my personalized mastermind retreat where you’ll be able to further plan and mastermind your amazing life and the recurring revenue membership business you are building around it.
How does Membership Maker™ work?
Beginning on the morning of Monday, August 19, 2019, you will receive a set of pre-recorded videos containing the instruction and content for the Module for that week.
Each Monday afternoon at 12pm ET, I will meet with you in our private group to provide a personalized overview of the materials and to answer any questions you have.
Each Thursday afternoon at 12pm ET, I will meet with you for an extensive and deep dive into the materials provide for that week. Through Q+A, screen sharing, and other teaching methods, we will implement that week’s material together.
The training is sequential, and each Module builds on the one before it.
You will never miss a session because everything is recorded for you.
You will also have access to me and your fellow students in a private Facebook community where you will be supported on your journey.
Is technological training included?
Membership Maker™ comes with a bonus “Technology Day,” a full business day of “done-with-you” technological support that includes working through your technology and putting you in touch with the resources, tools, and people you need to implement the technology you choose to use in your business.
Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to use as little technology as possible in the early days of your recurring revenue membership business. This will allow you to focus on the substance of your offerings and serving your target member avatar.
How long do I have to register?
The 2019 edition of Membership Maker™ closes on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 11:59pm ET.
What if I have more questions?
If you have more questions, please email us at donnamaria@donnamaria.com. You may also join the Recurring Revenue and Membership Business Community with Donna Maria, and ask your questions there.

Twenty years ago, I founded the Indie Business Network®, the first for profit recurring revenue membership business anywhere on the Internet. My business is a movement that enhances people’s lives every day, and supports multiple income streams. I have raised my children from birth to their current ages of 15 and 17 while working from home and growing my business to well into the six figures — all without compromising the priority that is my family.
If you would like to grow a business that provides you with freedom and flexibility, allows you to prioritize your family while generating consistent, recurring, repeat income, and be happy too, then my Recurring Revenue 5-Day Challenge is for you!
