Table of Contents:
1.0 An Overview on Membership Sites...5
1.1 Why Start a Membership Site?...6
1.2 Membership Sites Today...6
1.3 Who Should Start This Membership Business?...7
1.4 The Different Types of Membership Sites...8
2.0 Starting Your Membership Site...10
2.1 Choosing Your Theme...11
2.2 Membership Software and Scripts...11
2.3 Using Auto Responders...12
2.4 Deciding on Your Membership Model...13
2.5 Deciding what Content to Use...14
2.6 Choosing Your Publishing Schedule...15
2.7 Suggested Membership Site Themes...16
3.0 The Free Membership Model...17
3.1 Free Memberships in a Nutshell...18
3.2 The Pros...18
3.3 The Cons...19
3.4 Setting up Your Free Membership – Step by Step...20
3.5 How to Make Money...21
3.6 Examples of Free Membership Models...22
4.0 The Paid Membership Model...24
4.1 Paid Memberships in a Nutshell...25
4.2 The Pros...25
4.4 The Cons...26
4.4 Setting up Your Paid Membership – Step by Step...27
4.5 How to Make Money...28
4.6 Examples of Paid Membership Models...29
5.0 Content For Your Membership Site...31
5.1 Using Your Own Written Content...32
5.2 Leveraging on Resell Rights...32
5.3 Engaging Ghostwriters to Write Your Content...33
5.4 Installing Web-Based Software...34
5.5 Throwing in Audio and Video Products...35
6.0 Getting Members with Affiliate Programs...37
6.1 The Importance of an Affiliate Program to Membership Sites...38
6.2 How Much & How to Pay Your Affiliates?...38
6.3 Age-Old Question: Is MLM a Viable Membership Model?...39
6.4 Preparing Your Affiliate Marketing Materials...40
6.5 Affiliate Hazard: Beware of Affiliate Spamming!...41
7.0 Other Marketing Methods...43
7.1 Viral Marketing with E-Books...44
7.2 Joint Ventures...45
7.3 PPC & Search Engine Optimization...45
7.4 Other Notable Marketing Methods...46
8.0 Managing Your Growing Membership Site...48
8.1 The Importance of Offering Regular Publishing Schedules...49
8.2 Suggestion to Improve Your Membership Site...49
8.3 The Main Focus of Your Membership Site...50
8.4 Being Professional with Help Desk Systems and Forums...51
8.5 How to Manage Your Growing Members...52
9.0 In Closing...54
9.1 Top Examples of Membership Sites...55
9.2 Is Starting a Membership Site for You?...58
9.3 Last Words and in Conclusion...58
9.4 Recommended Resources...60
