Year 1 of WishList Products
Nov 05, 2009 | News | 23 comments
Are you selling products on the web? Watch this video.
After making our first “public” sale of WishList Member (our membership plugin for WordPress) just over a year ago, we thought we’d share our “Top 3 Lessons Learned” for anyone else thinking of launching their own startup.
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The Wishies…. Is this going to be like the Webby Awards?
I can easily see you and Gary Vee getting along. For a white guy you are keeping it real!
Nicely done Stu.
Great advice even for non-software companies, especially the monthly promotion calendar. I’m starting live streaming guitar lessons which should be fun and hopefully gets some buzz going.
I love wishlist member!
Thanks Stu, this was right on time…I just launched our new biz using your product yesterday!
I love all these extra things you are doing for us, the customers. Makes your company seem very personable.
Really great advice btw. My frustration is the reason me and my partner are creating a product and the reason we chose wishlist member for our membership site.
Thanks for the Jing recommendation. I’ve heard it mentioned before, but your mention got me to download it and I’ll definitely be using this to explain things to people from now on.
I’m a little nervous about the support issues. I’m a dental student, and I’m playing with start ups for fun. I’ll have to hire some good help.
Maybe even hire a boss. 
I like your promotion calendar idea. Planning ahead will make things easier when I’m in school.
Fun sounds like a hot plan!
Stu, you and I are going to be friends, once I dig myself out of these books and have some more time to chat.
Thanks for sharing the update. It’s fun to see how it all got started and what challenge and creativity can result in.
I’ve been impressed with how good-natured your support team is – patience AND a sense of humor. What gems.
Wish I were with you all in Vegas!
I turned my massive frustration about how much I was procrastinating on my internet business into a product. I created a whole system for getting things done that makes it as easy as painting by numbers.
I just launched two-days ago. The support videos gave me a lot of confidence in setting up the whole system. I have found that so many of my concerns about running site logistics are taken care of by WishListMember (to my great relief).
I’ve never come across the Marketing Calendar before but it’s a great idea, especially for getting those people who are sitting on the fence off of it.
Awesome video Stu!
To many people overlook THEIR frustrations and get all caught up with “what’s my niche”…. Excellent advice as always. What your niche? What frustrates you or your clients?
Also, fun??? Who has fun? I’ll be seeing you in a couple of hours specifically for that purpose…
To many entrepreneurs forget to have fun and end up stressed out and on edge all of the time. The reason most of us start our own is business IS specifically so that we can have more time to do the things we love. Great reminder (funny how many people forget that along the way)
Buckle up!
Lance
Great insights. Thank you for being so forthright about your experiences.
Wow. You guys are awesome! Talk about giving great value over and over again. I purchased Wishlist because I INSTANTLY saw its value, but I never expected the extra golden nuggets you guys provide AFTER my purchase.
Thanks for being a great example to every aspiring business owner.
Looking forward to more awesome releases from you!
-Angelito
Thanks for sharing…it’s motivating to listen to someone who’s a little bit ahead on the learning curve.
We have just gone ‘live’ with a site that pushes WishList member to the limits. I believe we use every single feature (and inhale updates as soon as they are available).
I would also be really interested to hear about the things that DIDN’T go so well during the startup period, and what you learned from them.
Hi Stu,
I can’t say enough good things about
Wray, and the team, they really go that
extra yard, to help us technophobes, so
that we too can run this awesome software.
I’m fighting the urge to overwhelm my
members with all the content I have.
I’m very proud of what I’ve accomplished
so far, and WLM has just been the bomb,
loved the videos…
can’t wait till I graduate the school,
and get that first member!
This is by far the best deal I ever got
on the internet.
The support team is second to none.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Jeff Davis
Great video Stu.
Jing is an awesome tool, one of my favorite discoveries in the last year or so.
Many a great product has been born out of frustration! Totally agree with your advice on that.
Regards
Andrew
Nice work guys. Looking forward to working with you more in the future.
Tim Bourquin
http://www.MemberCon.com
Great video, Stu. I love Wishlist Member. I started my membership site in January 2009 and it’s a revenue stream that is in the high 5-figures so far and continues to grow month after month. I appreciate you and what you do. Can’t wait for the wishies!
Hey Stu,
Great update, thanks for keeping us in the loop.
You have some great tips in this video.
Fun, isn’t that a 3 letter word. Got to love 3 letter words!
Thanks,
–Pat & Lorna
http://TheCoolestCouple.com
Wow, Stud, you ROCK at doing videos without messing up! Great info. I really appreciate Wishlist Member for making my life and business easier and more fun and your entire team for their amazingness! Thank you!
Great presentation Stu,
Looking forward to hearing more about the ‘Wishies’ and your Marketing Calendar is a fantastic idea.
Keep up the awesome work and may all your upcoming years be better that the previous ones.
Steve Dougherty
PLR Video Direct
Stu,
Great video and an even better seminar that you and Tracy put on. I’ve been to a number of conferences and the level of information you gave out in Las Vegas was amazing.
Thanks for creating an amazing product, its been incredible to see how I can use it at http://www.videomarketingmentor.com
Look forward to the wishes…
Noel
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Hi, I have really enjoyed watching this video.
It was good of you to share the lessons you have learnt and it helps others to watch for pitfalls to avoid.
How do you see Wishlist developing in the next few years?
Thanks Aly
Hi Stu,
THANK YOU for helping us take our membership sites and thinking to the next level.
In the video you talk about setting up a membership site in a way that requires them to pass a test and access/digest the content before they move on to the next level.
How would this be implemented?
Thanks again!
D’vorah
WLM site set up at – http://www.InternetMarketingOnaShoestring.com/members