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What Can You Do For Your First Time Visitor
Posted on 08. Sep, 2010 by Steve.
No one will sign up for your membership site just because you tell them too. There are certain things that you can do to help entice people to take your membership site more seriously and give it the consideration that it deserves. Here are a couple of tips that you can use to make visiting your website as productive as possible for first time viewers. 1. Look Professional This should go with saying, however many people who creating membership sites are so focused on making sure that their members are happy that they forget about their new visitors. While your websites design alone will never make a sale by itself, a poorly designed website can quickly prevent a sale. If your website doesn’t look like you are taking it seriously, how can you expect your potential members to take it seriously. 2. Clarity People don’t want to have to search [...]
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3 Pieces of Information You Must Have Before Launching Your Membership Site
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Steve.
There is a lot of work that goes into creating a successful membership website. However, with everything that needs to be take care of, there are 3 key pieces of information that you must have before you ever get started. Without this information, your chances of success are slim to none. Here is a quick look at what this information is and why it is important. 1. Your Audience A lot of people will do some research before they start a membership site to find out if there is an audience that would be interested in their overall website idea. However, this simply isn’t enough information. Knowing how many people searched for “great golf tips” isn’t nearly enough to truly understand your target market. You need to know exactly what their problems are, how they are currently finding their solution, and most importantly you must know how to actually reach [...]
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3 Unique Ways to Add Content and Value to Your Membership Site
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Steve.
When people think of the content that they will adding be adding to their membership site, the first thing that they are going to think of is the standard text content. While text-based content is essential, there are a lot of other ways that you can add content that is not only useful, but also carries a higher inherent value. Here is a look at some of the features that your membership site will need in order to utilize these sources of content. 1. Image Library They have always said that a picture is worth a 1000 words and it is as true today as ever. By making sure that you are working with a high quality image gallery, you will be able to add images to any part of your membership site. More importantly, you will be able to do this easily and quickly. The best part is that [...]
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5 Big Membership Site Decisions
Posted on 05. Sep, 2010 by Steve.
If you are thinking about starting a content based membership site, making the right decisions at the very beginning can save both time and money down the road. It is easy to get bogged down in the details like what color palette is best for your niche and how much content are going to release per month, before you get too focused on the little things, it is important to create a solid foundation that will allow your membership to easily expand and upgrade in the future. 1. CMS Choosing the right CMS is critical to long term success. There is nothing worse than having to deal with security or stability issues because your CMS is not working out. Another problem is that some content management systems are not very admin friendly, which means that you will be spending a lot more time doing menial tasks such as uploading content [...]
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Top 5 Features Every Successful Membership Site Has
Posted on 04. Sep, 2010 by Steve.
It doesn’t matter if you plan on creating a paid or free membership site, there are certain features that every person, in every niche, expect to see. Without these items, you are devaluing your membership site because may view it as shoddy or unprofessional. Fortunately, all 5 of these features are extremely easy to include, but terrible to forget. 1. Security This one should be obvious, but it is surprising how many people never really think about the security of their premium content. If you are leaking your content via an RSS feed or are not properly protecting your members area, you will quickly lose out. If people can get into your site for free, they definitely will never pay. 2. Password Abuse This sort of falls under security, however it is a different beast entirely. There is a good chance that multiple people will try to share a password [...]
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3 Technical Questions You Must Answer Before Launching a Membership Site
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by Steve.
There are a lot of decisions that need to be made before you launch a website. You need to decide on the overall design, the content, the niche, the membership price, and much more. However, there are 3 technical questions that absolutely must be answered before you launch a membership site. If you do not address these issues as soon as possible, you will likely have a big headache or two down the road. 1. Initial Investment Just like with any business, you need to decide how much you can afford to invest in your membership site before it becomes a poor use of your funds. This is important to decide early because it could mean that difference between hiring a handful of content creators or having to write the first few months of content yourself. It will also help you decide how much you can pay for a website [...]
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What Are the Most Popular Subjects of Membership Sites?
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Steve.
Once you have decided that you want to try your hand at membership sites, the first thing that you need to decide is what topic you want to discuss. Choosing the topic is one of the most important decisions that you can make, because it will determine what type of audience you will geared towards. There are thousands of successful membership sites online covering a wide range of topics. However, if you look at what niches have the most membership sites, there are certain noticeable trends that could help you choose your own niche. Most Popular Niches By looking at what niches have the most membership sites, it will be much easier to see some of the aspects that are preferential when choosing your own niche. 1. Health Health is has become a very important subject over the last decade. Countries all over the world are worried that their population [...]
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