Show Notes
If your community keeps going quiet and you're not sure how to keep members coming back, this episode is for you. Gina Bianchini breaks down the single most underrated community strategy — monthly themes — and why it works even when nothing else does. Monthly themes give your members a fresh reason to show up, share, and connect with each other every single month.
In this episode, you'll learn:
What monthly themes are and why they solve the engagement problem
How to choose themes big enough to sustain a full month of conversation
Why monthly themes need to preview progress toward a transformation
How to structure a full year of themes that ladder up to your member's best year ever
Real examples from paid communities in wellness, food, retirement, and creative skills
How to unveil each new monthly theme to create excitement and novelty
TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Intro (0:30) The question every community host is asking (1:00) What makes a great monthly theme (1:45) Monthly themes preview progress — what that means (2:00) MINDBODY One: a full year of monthly themes mapped out (3:30) Verbal to Visual: monthly themes for a creative community (4:00) Grown Folks Business: monthly themes for aspiring cooking show hosts (4:45) Rock Retirement Club: themes for a paid membership community (5:20) How to unveil your monthly theme for maximum excitement (5:45) Why novelty is the secret to long-term community engagement
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