Plus Membership Benefits, Monthly Free Sample Episode Strategy
Greg Carlwood introduces a new strategy for The Higher Side Chats where one full two-hour "Plus" episode is released in the free feed monthly. This initiative aims to demonstrate the value of the second hour to long-time listeners who have not yet subscribed. The host explains the technical preference for single-file two-hour episodes over split files and provides instructions for accessing the trial via Patreon or Spotify.
greg carlwood· plus membership· patreon· spotify· subscription model
00:01 Hello free first hour subscribers. Greg Carlwood here and over the years some of the main things I've heard about the full two-hour plus show and the membership are things like, oh iIve been meaning to sign up for a long time but have just been lazy or that the first hour sounds so good and complete that it's hard to feel like you're missing that much or assess the value of a second hour Basically, the old adage you don't know what you're missing. And I understand that point...I don't really like to tease things in that sort of way feels too sleazy salesman-y So I thought about how I could address that What I might be able to do to convince more free listeners That it's worth converting over for and there really is no better way To do that than showing free listeners what a plus show is like or how much more a second hour might contain
00:51 And that is my plan here, at least for a while. And we'll see how it works out for me one older plus show in the free show feed every month at the end of the month as a sort of peek behind the plus curtain because people who are members hear full two hour interviews in a single file. It's a little different from the way other people in this space do it where they split the hours into two separate files To me, as a listener that's annoying. It's like flipping tape from side A to side B I don't really want to deal with that when i'm in the middle of something else just keep it going! Also a waste of the listeners time to hear two wrap ups and two introductions trying to get back into the vibe so thats why do it like I do it does confuse people sometimes
01:39 Which means that for these free feed sample episodes, if you feel like what you're hearing is too fresh in your memory skip ahead about 50 minutes and just pick up from there. And you can be pretty sure that you're hearing all the Plus Show content My process has always been find a natural sounding cut point about halfway in Make a chop and then tack on the whole tell us where we can get more links, etc. Section that is always at the end of a full interview So if you're trying to work it out in your head That's how I do it
02:15 But that said, I'm trying to choose episodes that I have fond memories of even if the material isn't 100% fresh in my mind and ones that are also on some of the more timeless subjects. No point rehashing some old political thing or a previous year's astrology and just going by that gives me tons of great shows to choose from I hope you enjoy this new process, and it gives new life to older episodes. And re-highlights some of the amazing guests i've been lucky enough to have. Of course if you end up thinking damn that was good! That was more satisfying than just the normal free show maybe it is worth eight dollars a month well then i would hope that you do pull the trigger...I mean why try to make it something else? That IS THE GOAL HERE
03:03 So I think everyone wins with this free Plus show a month plan. If you want to know why I picked this episode and the date it originally aired, I'll add that to the show notes right along with the easy plus sign up links if you want to start that seven day free trial if you want plus through Spotify use the Patreon link otherwise use the main one thanks and enjoy no need for arduous seeking all you have to do is follow the clues You start to see this as a simulation, as a type of computerized AI manufactured reality. We are playing like putty into the hands of the manipulators who are just setting us at war with each other. Masters almost surely have a plan. It's clearly maybe something close-casted. With all the aces in the league
