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Gina Bianchini
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Gina Bianchini: 许多人认为成功的商业模式建立在与受众的直接关系上，但实际上，最成功、最有价值的企业是那些能够在受众成员之间建立有价值关系的企业。这才是未来的发展方向。新闻通讯虽然容易创建，但难以实现规模化，因为人们阅读新闻通讯的时间有限，难以脱颖而出。仅仅依靠内容创作难以实现留存和规模化增长。 要脱颖而出，需要明确目标受众，了解他们的需求和转型过程，帮助他们实现目标。通过提供有价值的内容和工具，例如主题、日历等，保持一致性，并激发用户参与和分享。 创建社群是实现规模化的关键。通过社群，用户之间可以建立联系，创造更多价值，并提升品牌粘性。社群可以与新闻通讯结合，新闻通讯作为引流工具，而社群则提供更丰富的互动和价值，最终通过课程、会员资格、挑战和活动等方式实现盈利。 与仅仅依靠新闻通讯相比，建立社群能够更容易地创造价值，但需要更复杂的软件和技术支持。许多平台试图通过添加聊天、评论等功能来提升新闻通讯的价值，但这并不能完全解决问题。社群的价值在于用户之间的互动和关系建立，这能带来更高的用户留存率和品牌忠诚度。

Deep Dive

Key Insights

Why is creating valuable relationships between audience members more powerful than direct audience relationships?

Valuable relationships between audience members create a more sustainable and scalable business model.

Why is it challenging to scale a newsletter business to a million dollars?

Retention and scale are difficult when solely relying on content creation.

Why do people struggle to stand out with newsletters?

As more people create newsletters, it becomes harder to capture limited reading time.

Why is focusing on a person's transition more effective than a broad niche?

People in transition are highly motivated and more likely to engage and share.

Why is consistency important in a newsletter?

Consistency helps maintain a connection with the audience and builds trust.

Why is it harder to create a magical first experience with a newsletter?

A newsletter lacks the interaction needed to introduce people to each other.

Why do people prefer newsletters over more complex community platforms?

Newsletters are simpler to create and manage.

Why do email newsletter platforms add features like chat and live video?

They recognize the limitations of content-only platforms in terms of retention and scale.

Why is creating relationships between subscribers more valuable than just content consumption?

Interacting with multiple people provides more reasons to engage and invest in the brand.

Why is PeopleMagic considered a more scalable business model?

It leverages community interactions and relationships, making it easier to monetize.

Chapters
The episode explores the scalability of newsletters and the challenges they face in standing out and retaining an audience.
  • Newsletters face challenges in retention and scale due to the overwhelming number of similar content.
  • Focusing on a specific niche and helping members transition can make newsletters more engaging.
  • Creating valuable relationships between members of the audience is crucial for scalability.

Shownotes Transcript

The biggest challenge with a newsletter and an audience based business is that you are missing out on connecting people within your community and making your life easier. While an email newsletter seems easier, you’re still creating a lot of work. As more and more people create newsletters, people don’t have the time to read them and it makes it harder to stand out. Retention and scale is really hard when all you’re solely creating is content. Creating People Magic through community is scalable.