August 19, 2019
by DR. MARK T. WADE
#047: New Social Summit Model Has Been Invented!
Description
Thinkific Founder Greg Smith talks dives into the details of a new social summit model that his team created & how doing that has provided a new micro community that is thriving. Plus learn how pairing your summit with a course can create the ultimate monetization strategy!
About Greg Smith
I'm Greg Smith, co-founder here at thinkific, we're an online course software platform makes it easy for you to create and launch and sell your own online courses, which obviously pairs well really well with summits.
And my personal background, I used to practice law for a big securities corporate law firm, and well as a securities lawyer in a big corporate law firm, and had a few other fun roles before coming around to courses and membership sites as my full-time gig and building out thinkific to support all the other people who wanted to build courses and membership sites.
One of the Most Difficult and Challenging Part
✅ Choosing the correct theme or topic of a summit
Tips
☑️ Take time to find the right speaker to partner with
☑️ Commit doing pre-recorded interviews
☑️ Don’t go into an interview blind - do lots of research!
☑️ Create a story that is all connected not one that overlaps!
☑️ Create a Facebook community specific to the topic of the summit!
How To Get Facebook Members
👉 Encourage people to hop-in
Strategy
✅ Engage with the community, not just simply pushing them to make an action
✅ It's not just about the immediate ROI - it's the ongoing because it's about building trust
✅ Partner with a like-minded person
Advice
☑️ Give yourself a deadline to stay focused and committed. To keep the progress forward and put meaning on your time
MY REQUEST
I’m going to give away all the best insights and knowledge but just need YOUR help!
- First - subscribe & leave a 5 star review on this podcast
- Second - share this podcast with anyone you know who has done, or wants to do a summit
That’s all I ask...
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
👉 I am always looking for feedback
👉 If you have questions send them to me. (I’ll start doing a special Q&A monthly episode)
👉 If you want to be a guest reach out and let me know
👉 If you know someone I should interview please put me in touch with them.
Email me at: Podcast@VirtualSummits.com
Join the Summitology Masterclass: https://www.virtualsummits.software/summitology-masterclass-signup
Resources you can get in the show notes at http://virtualsummits.software/resource
✔️ One Day Summit Guide
✔️ Virtual Summits Framework
✔️ Plug & Play
✔️ Free Trial Virtual Summit Software
I want to end this episode by saying,
"I believe in YOU & YOU can do this."
Summits are by far one of the most powerful ways to quickly grow your list, launch your platform & make more money! (Even if you are just getting started).
Don’t get caught up in Analysis paralysis, because the world needs to hear your message & there are people who are waiting for you to help them.
So just get started. Imperfect action is always better than doing nothing!
Thank you and see you on the next episode!
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
🔗 Virtual Summits Software Free Trial
🔗 One-Day Summit Starter Guide
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