Notes on running a membership.

Start lower than you think, give one clear reason to join, and raise the price for new members once it fills up.

We asked creators who switched this year what went well, what didn't and what they'd do differently.

Free posts bring people in. Paid posts give them a reason to stay. Here's how creators balance the two.

The first email a new member gets does more for retention than anything you send in month three.

Waiting a month to get paid makes it hard to run anything. So we don't make creators wait.

A regular time, a short length and questions collected in advance make all the difference.