New Member Orientation
If you're considering joining the Platform Launchers Members' Club, or you just joined, WELCOME ABOARD! We're so grateful you're here!
We have prepared this brief orientation to help you get acclimated to the group and get the most benefit out of your membership. Our goal is to help you successfully develop, grow, and monetize your online platform. The tools you need to do that are right here at your fingertips!
Launch Plan Course
The best place to start when you first join Platform Launchers is "The Launch Plan Course". It's in your Video Library. This seven-video series (with printable worksheets) will help you build your platform right. It includes all the foundational topics related to platform development and presents them in an easy-to-follow system.
Our suggestion would be to watch the videos in order and don't worry about whether or not you retain all the information the first time you view them. You can always watch them again and revisit each video as you develop various aspects of your platform.
Tuesday Night Training Calls
Each Tuesday evening, we host a Training Call on Zoom. The link to join the call is posted on the "Zoom" page and the "Announcements" page (which is in the Vault). We hope you'll join us for these calls as often as you can. We have found that members who make a regular habit of joining the live calls have a much greater track record of success, and they typically get more done in less time.
Our schedule for the call looks like this... (all times are Eastern Standard Time)
- 7:45pm - Early bird questions and conversation (optional)
- 8:00pm - Call begins. We share our wins for the week and also let the group know what we're working on next.
- 8:20pm - Training / Platform Launchers Podcast. The podcast is recorded live in front of the group. Its content forms the basis for our Members-Only Q&A that follows immediately afterward.
- 8:50pm - Members-Only Q&A begins. We start with discussing that evening's topic, then branch off into general Q&A as time allows.
- 9:30pm - Call ends
Community and Facebook Group
When you log in to the Platform Launchers website, a link to our Community will appear in the main menu. In the Community, we host a Members' Only chat, and 24-7 live video room for meetups, and several discussion forums. Points are awarded based on how much you interact in the Community, and we award a nice gift to the member who earns the most points at the end of each month. The Community is a great place to get to know other members.
We also host a private Facebook Group. Because the majority of our members are on Facebook, this group tends to get a lot of use. Here is the link to join it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/platformlaunchers
Monthly Challenges
Each month, John suggests a Monthly Challenge that is geared toward helping you with some aspect of platform development. This is a fun way to get something productive accomplished or learn a new skill. It's also nice to know that other members of the group are working on the same task at the same time. The Monthly Challenge can be viewed inside the Community. And if you're trying to gain points to climb up the Leaderboard, participating in a challenge is the best way to do so.
Video Library
Your membership gives you access to our massive Video Library. This is a vast and growing library of content that includes;
- The Launch Plan Course
- Tuesday Night Training Calls and Members-Only Q&A Videos
- Guest Expert Interviews
- Lunch & Learn Discussions
You will find a lot of information and inspiration in these videos, but the library of content is so vast at this point that we don't expect you to watch every single video. These videos are always available to you to use at your convenience. Take a look at some of the topics and view what you'd like.
Monthly "Lunch & Learn"
Each month, on the first Thursday of the month at 12:00pm (EST), John hosts an "Lunch & Learn." This hour is an informal get-together where we discuss whatever you need. If you're working on an idea that you want to run by the group, this is a great place to give it a "test drive." If you're struggling with some aspect of platform development or if you're having tech issues, this is also a great context to ask those questions.
Kajabi Apps
The Platform Launchers website and membership community are built with Kajabi. If you download the Kajabi app to your smartphone, you'll be able to login with your Platform Launchers credentials and use all the content from the website on the go. The app also allows you to watch OR listen to the video content on the website. That means you can consume training content like it's a podcast if you want to be in listen-only mode when you're driving or taking a walk.
Kajabi also has an app called Kajabi Communities. Download that app as well for on-the-go access to the Platform Launchers Community.
Affiliate Program
On the menu that appears after you log in to the Platform Launchers site, you will find a link to sign up for the Platform Launchers Affiliate Program. We use nearly all of our monthly marketing budget to pay our members for referrals (instead of paying for outside advertising). Affiliates receive a 20% monthly commission for referrals, and that lasts as long as the people you refer remain members. The members you refer to Platform Launchers receive a nice gift as well. Instead of a 14-day free trial period, we double their free trial to 30 days if they join through your affiliate link.
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We hope this is helpful to you, and we're so glad you're part of our Members' Club! We look forward to seeing everything you build in the coming weeks and months as you apply this training to your platform!
Sincerely,
John Stange
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To-Do List
1. Watch the Launch Plan Course
2. Join the next Tuesday Night Training Call
3. Join our Facebook Group and visit the Community page
4. Attempt this month's Monthly Challenge
5. Come to our next Office Hour
6. Download the Kajabi App and the Kajabi Communities App, and log in with your Platform Launchers credentials
7. Sign up for our Affiliate Program and earn money by making referrals
