Membership Sites  – Check List

5 Reasons Why You Should Have A Monthly Membership Site

What You’ll Learn

  • The different types of membership site
  • How to find hot topics to base your monthly membership site on
  • Where to find alternative sources of content
  • How to price your membership
  • How to set up your membership site
  • How to drive traffic to your site
  • How to make extra income from your membership site

Types of Membership Site

Decide the types of your membership site:

  •  One-Time Payment Membership Sites
  • Quarterly/Annual Membership Sites
  • Fixed Term Membership Sites
  • Monthly Membership Sites

How To Choose Hot Membership Topics

Market Research

The 3 big niches

  • Health and Fitness
  • Online business and Internet Marketing
  • Personal Development

Search on Facebook

  • Type keywords related to your chosen niche
  • Search FB groups to see how many members
  • Active members?
  • Active buyers?

Narrowing Down Topics

  • Read up on common questions/problems faced by target audience
  • Research topics on ClickBank and JVZoo
  • Focus on Topsellers and Pick Of The Day

Types of Content

  • PDF Newsletters
  • Video
  • PowerPoint
  • Audiobooks
  • Graphics
  • Photos
  • Audio files

Sought After Content

  • “How To” guides
  • Do’s and Don’ts
  • Technical and advanced content

List of sought after content

  • Blogging
  • Internet Marketing
  • Dating & Relationships
  • Personal Development & Self Improvement
  • Consulting
  • Real Estate
  • Public Speaking
  • Weight Loss
  • Health & Wellness
  • Writing

Publishing Schedule

  • Weekly
  • Bi-Weekly
  • Monthly

Where To Find Content For Your Membership Site

  • Freelancers
  • Fiverr.com
  • Elance.com

Working With Freelancers

  • Give comprehensive and concise brief
  • Always be specific
  • Choose skilled, professional writers
  • Research your freelancer before hiring

Private Label Rights (PLR)

  • Adding value to PLR
  • Insert visuals and rebrand
  • Combine one or more PLR

Find Contributors

  • Criteria of Contributors
  • Should be someone recognized expert
  • Attend industry events and network
  • Select core contributors

Managing Contributors & Content

  • Establish content guidelines & guest contributor page
  • Define length, formatting, due dates, topic and targets
  • Proofread and make necessary edits

How To Price Your Membership Site

  • Consider the Price Factors
  • Return on Investment (ROI)
  • The Decoy Effect
  • Price vs. Worth
  • Prices of your competitors

Techniques to Improve the Price

  • Limited Time Offer
  • Precision Effect
  • Split-test

 

How to Set Up Your Membership Site

  • What You Need
  • Content Management System (CMS)
  • WordPress
  • WishList Members Plugin
  • Payment Methods
  • ClickBank
  • JVZoo
  • PayPal
  • AutoResponder
  • Aweber/GetResponse

 

How To Get Massive Traffic To Your Membership Site

  • Affiliate Program
  • Join and participate in FB groups
  • Approach new potential affiliates
  • Reciprocate in launches
  • Set your affiliate commission scheme
  • Set up your affiliate page
  • Registration form
  • Swipe promotion emails x3
  • Banners, graphics, and videos
  • Media Buying
  • Email Solo Ads
  • Ad Swaps

How To Generate Extra Income Stream From Your Membership Site

Membership Level

  • Have 1 or 2 more levels
  • Higher price for each upgrade
  • More exclusive contents in upgraded versions

Banner Ads

  • Insert spaces to fit in banner ads

Email Marketing

  • Mail out new offers to your members

Sell the Membership Site

Things you need to transfer to new owner:

  • Domain Name
  • Web Hosting
  • Billing Account
  • Member Database

Membership Sites  – Mind Map

Monthly Membership Site Mind Map

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