# 24: Sell Your "Always Open" Membership Without Discounts or Fake Urgency

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Podcast: [Membership-Driven Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/membership-driven-business-6908703)
Published: 2025-08-12T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.themissingink.co/listen/24-grow-your-always-open-membership
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## Resource

If you run an always-open membership, you already know the challenge: without a deadline, it’s harder to get people to join now instead of “someday” (which often never comes). In this episode, I’m sharing three ways to create urgency for your membership without discounting, free trials or fake urgency (like saying the doors are closing when they’re really not). You’ll learn how to use what’s already happening inside your membership to attract new members, re-engage existing ones, and keep your promotions feeling fresh — so you can sell consistently all year round. We’ll cover: The mindset shift you need to make around urgency when you have an “always open” membership. Why your membership is naturally built for authentic, timely reasons to join. Three urgency strategies you can use right away to grow your membership more quickly (and why the third one is my favorite and working like gangbusters for my clients right now). Timestamps: 07:15 a new way to think about urgency and growing your membership 11:32 urgency through TEACHING 15:01 urgency through ACCESS 23:54 urgency with... my favorite... "Activator" Events and EXPERIENCES! Links and Resources: 🎯 Work with me 1:1 to grow your membership in the Membership Growth Gameplan Intensive: themissingink.co/gameplan-introductory Contact Natalie: themissingink.co/connect See how you can work with Natalie: themissingink.co/services Read this podcast in article format & check out the shownotes: https://themissingink.co/listen/24-grow-your-always-open-membership Follow on Social Media: Instagram: instagram.com/natalietaylor.co Threads: threads.net/@natalietaylor.co Facebook: facebook.com/natalietaylor.co

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