> Get the right kind of music going, it's time to focus 😎 ## Brainstorming ### Topic %%What is the big idea you're thinking about? Why are you writing this? %% How I should price my membership ### References %%Are there any existing notes, resources, or experiences that come to mind related to the topic? For each thing, why is it related and how can it be helpful? %% [[Patreon Case Studies]] [[Utilitarianism]] [[Categorical Imperative]] This made me realize: - I try to not pay for knowledge or courses, but I am inclined to pay for support and community There are three levels of investment: - People who just want to learn from my documentation. This would be free or a tip if they are generous and feel it was useful for shortcutting their own Obsidian setup - People who watch a video and want to download the templates I show in the vault, but do not have an exact workflow - This is the current demographic that doesn't have a relevant offer - People who are all-in on Obsidian and resonate with the functionality or use cases of my vault - This is what the lifetime USV provides And as I pivot my channel persona to be more casual and for a different audience, I think the following can be more reasonable: - $5/mo - Vault usage examples - Exclusive discord access - $10/mo - Not sure - $15-20/mo for vault update + support - Same as above - Template - Video support The question is, what should the price difference be? $97 for USV lifetime access, $20 for the entire setup (for a month) I have 166 hours so far on the USV itself 🤯 So $0.12/hour that would be insanely low But then I would need to add a disclaimer and say to not expect monthly updates free documentation. can be email course too? paid 1-month access to template lifetime vault purchase ### Brain Dump %% Write out any other thoughts that come to mind, then create a cognitive scaffolding that combines your references and brain dump. Break it down into branches and sub-ideas for further elaboration %% If you truly believed something was worth sharing with a [[Utilitarianism]] mindset, you wouldn't paywall it. You would only paywall it in relation to the resources it also demands of you to share. #### Offers Nicole and Bryan both do full public - Nicole is zipped on patreon - Bryan is fully automated CI/CD workflow for real-time changes, with downloadable zip - I am scared of secrets Whole vault download is available for $28/mo for the current version, but you won't get future lifetime access. Bryan doesn't feel comfortable with paywalling information since he's open-source and feels like some things are straight-forward Danny pushes people away from buying his template, encourages a free call first interesting. My marketing? Information should be free. ### App to use - Thrivecart - Products - Any courses - Ko-fi - Membership platform - Substack - Newsletter/notifs for writings + roundup - Discord - Community - Where do I Host exclusive videos? - Patreon allows for ad-free video hosting - ko-fi does not allow for video hosting - I feel Youtube would be the play, then uploaded to Discord? - Changes that I would have to make - Move email courses from Convertkit to thrivecart - Would be okay since I'm not doing any elaborate email marketing sequence - Move newsletter from convertkit to substack - Would be okay since I only use the ## Organized Ideas %% A place to start your rough (or maybe even final) draft. What writing framework or checklist best works to guide you towards your ideal finished product? %% ### Systematically work backwards based on existing numbers: - $5/month is same as twitch subscription ## Potential Outputs %% What can I use these ideas for? Content, new notes, etc. %%