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How Creator Science Makes Money

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How did Creator Science monetize?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Creator Science monetized primarily through course and training sales, including programs like Build A Beloved Membership and live cohort or group coaching. They also generated recurring subscription revenue from their membership community, which had a retention rate of about 66% year on year and contributed significant income to the business. Additional monetization methods included services and consulting, such as 1:1 coaching and community product offerings.

Revenue sources

7 sources · grouped by how Creator Science makes money

  • Recurring subscriptions

    · 5 mentions · 5 sources
    “Jay Clouse is the founder of Creator Science, which is a membership, community, newsletter and podcast helping you become build a creator business, which he bootstrapped to over $40k a month towards the end of last year.”
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    “it’s generated $629,700 for the Creator Science business.”
    high
    “we had about a 66% retention rate year on year. So two out of every three people renew.”
    high
    “Jay grew The Lab into a $400k a year revenue stream with just 200 members.”
    high
    “Inside this course, not only will I show you how I built a membership designed to stay small, but I'll explain why it might be a model you want to consider too. I have a proven track record I started my first online community in 2017 called Unreal Collective.”
    medium

  • Course / training sales

    · 5 mentions · 5 sources
    “Build A Beloved Membership is built specifically for people who want to build a paid membership community.”
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    “I cannot recommend my course, ​Build A Beloved Membership​, more highly.”
    medium
    “I would sell this as a live cohort or group coaching program.”
    high
    “I was building this mastermind program that I was facilitating.”
    medium
    “The core offer was... 1:1 Coaching via weekly Office Hours and monthly Hot Seats.”
    high

  • Sponsorships & partnerships

    · 3 mentions · 3 sources
    “They’ve since added to this with the likes of Kieran Drew, Paddy Galloway, and Bonnie Christine teaching specific skills, too.”
    medium
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    “I think it was easier to refer to a named thing than a creator science pro.”
    medium
    “I'm using my influence to get business deals for my appliance business too.”
    medium

  • Services & consulting

    · 3 mentions · 3 sources
    “I started selling that product in 2021 and it's still within like my top three products four years later and still does very well.”
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    “The community is a product. My courses are a product.”
    high
    “He could identify folks who weren’t engaged in the community and offer to buy them out of the rest of their membership.”
    medium

  • One-time / lifetime deals

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “He incentivized them to take action with a founding member's rate: 50% off for life.”
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    “Even had some sponsorships with some of the Amazon parts sellers.”
    high

  • Affiliate / referral commissions

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “The affiliate rates on YouTube shopping are amazing. Instead of getting 3% on Amazon, I may be getting 8%, 10%, 20% on very similar products.”
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    “He estimates that by plan type it breaks down as 80% Standard, 15% VIP, and 5% Starter.”
    medium

  • Advertising revenue

    · 1 mention
    “AdSense is robust. Part sales are robust. Affiliates are robust.”
    high

How 1,868 businesses make money

Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each — Creator Science’s highlighted.
  • Recurring subscriptions
    54% ◀
  • Services & consulting
    29% ◀
  • Physical products
    29%
  • One-time / lifetime deals
    23% ◀
  • Affiliate / referral commissions
    15% ◀
  • Course / training sales
    13% ◀
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
    10% ◀
  • Usage-based fees
    9%
  • Advertising revenue
    9% ◀
  • Add-ons & upsells
    9%
  • Marketplace commissions
    6%
  • Licensing
    2%
  • Setup / onboarding fees
    2%
  • Donations & tips
    2%
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