Tag Archives: membership sites
How to Get Your Content In Order Before Your Launch
Posted on 09. Sep, 2010 by Steve.
Getting you content ready to go before you launch your website is absolutely essential. There have the been a number of membership sites that looked promising, but didn’t succeed because they launched before they had enough content to keep their first set of members happy. On the other hand, there are membership sites that were full of fantastic content, but didn’t know when to quit adding content and actually launch their website. Here are some simple tips to helping you get your content in order before your launch. The first thing you need to do is make sure that you have enough content to ensure that your first wave of members are happy. They are going to be the first people who are telling others about your membership site and you definitely need them to be saying good things. It is impossible for most membership sites to recover from a [...]
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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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Why Should People Join Your Membership Site Today?
Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by Steve.
Membership sites are continuing to grow in popularity as they have proven to become a excellent source of income. They have quickly gained many of the same tactics as other types of online information products from the sales page to content. However, there is one thing that many membership sites fail to do. They don’t tell visitors why they should join today. Most people will only visit the sales page of your website once, maybe twice if you are lucky. While your sales page may list all of the benefits of joining and all of the quality content that they will get access to, it probably doesn’t tell them why to take action right now. Some of the tactics that have been used for years are becoming less effective such as: This membership is normally $149 but for a limited time it is only $49. Moreover, they still don’t really [...]
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The 4 Fundamentals of Generating Membership Site Profits
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Steve.
There are a lot of different ways to monetize your membership site, however when pushes comes to shove, there are 4 fundamental ways to profit from your membership site. You can get more members, increase your retention rate, increase total sales to current members, and of course niche-specific ventures. Here is a closer look at 4 fundamental ways that you can use your membership site to make money. 1. Getting More Members There are a number of ways that you increase the number of members that join your website. Some of the most common and most successful tactics are recruiting affiliate marketers, PPC ads, banner ads, and organic traffic. There are also additional methods of increasing conversions such as improving your sales page, building a list, and improving your overall sales funnel. No matter how bad all of your other monetization tactics are, increasing your member base will always increase [...]
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10 Keys to Membership Site Success
Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Steve.
There are a lot of things that you need to do in order to make your membership site successful. Everything from your first landing page to your admin area can affect how successful it will be. Fortunately, there are some areas that are consistently more important than others. Here is a look at 10 keys to making your membership site successful 1. Focus – Without a specific niche or sub-niche, your membership site will likely seem generic and ordinary. Make sure that your membership site has a laser beam focus on the topic area. 2. Promote a Community – Even though many people won’t say it, one of the biggest reasons that people join membership sites is to be part of the community. By adding a forum or discussion board, you will make it easier for people create a sense of community. 3. Reason to Join – Before your members [...]
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What Advantages Does WordPress Have Over Other CMS Options?
Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by Steve.
Choosing a CMS is one of the most important decisions that a webmaster can make. The CMS that is chosen will play a large role in determining how the website is created as well as what tools will be available. There are a variety of popular options, most notably Drupal and Joomla, however WordPress has done an excellent job of standing out from the crowd. Here is a quick look at some of the reasons that WordPress has become the best CMS option available. 1. Fast Development WordPress seems to come out with both minor and major updates much faster than either Drupal or Joomla. The most recent major update was earlier in June when WordPress 3.0 came out. It was long anticipated because it integrates WordPress-MU as well as added several options to make creating a website easier. Additionally, WordPress reacts to discovered security threats extremely quickly when compared [...]
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Operating Your Own Membership Site
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Steve.
The purpose of membership websites are many and varied. Whilst the majority tend to be related to Internet marketing, membership websites are starting to diversify. In recent times I’ve seen sites that are related to cooking, self improvement and other topics that are of interest to a broader audience. It’s only common sense that this new trend to choose non-internet niches will continue. Why compete in a fairly saturated market like Internet marketing when the membership world is literally your oyster? More and more people are discovering that setting up and running a membership site isn’t the gargantuan task they may have thought it would be. Granted, it does take some work, research and study, but there are very few businesses that don’t require at least some effort on your part. Let’s look at some things that are required to run a successful membership site. 1. Passion and Dedication – [...]
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