Posted May 31st, 2008
by Joel
You’ve probably heard some pretty big talk online about who is making what and who just made a killing with their big launch, etc., etc.
In fact, perhaps you even heard about Jason James and his Uncut Marketing launch a while back? In the first month following the launch he grossed a whopping $214,352.14.
That’s pretty staggering, especially when you consider that this was his first big launch and he had only delved into Internet Marketing full time in May of 2005.
You may be wondering what that has to do with you. Well, it’s not really about Jason’s terrific numbers or his massive launch. Nope… not one bit. It’s about what he learned from the people he worked on with this project. You see, Jason convinced several of today’s top marketers to spill their guts and tell him what they did that made them successful.
They all shared their own secrets for success. What was particularly interesting is that every one of these marketers shared one strategy. They had different ideas about everything else, but… Membership Sites.
That’s right… they all made incredible fortunes with the residual income of various Membership Sites.
This is what $214,352.14 has to do with you. Jason has taken everything he learned from that incredible product and packaged it up so that anyone can start their own Membership web site, and profit like mad.
In his brand new “Membership Riches“, Jason shares every bit of his formula for building, and more importantly, filling membership sites, that will send floods of cash headed your way… Every single month… Like clockwork…
And before you think that Jason is just regurgitating what he learned… think again. His AuctionResourceNetwork eBay member site made him nearly $250,000 in 2005.
This couldn’t be more A-Z and step by step if you wanted it to be. You would seriously have to try to not be
successful to not make it with Jason’s formula.
If you’re ready to drive an incredible stream of income to your bank account every month, then you need to move quickly. He is offering 50% off right now. So go check it out; http://membershipsitewealth.com/membershipriches.php
Posted in Membership Sites
Posted May 29th, 2008
by Joel
The tools that you make available to your site members depend on the niche that you have chosen. For example, a diet membership site may include a BMI calculator or a calorie calculator. Think about the types of tools that your members might appreciate, remembering that everything that you provide adds value to the membership.
You may be able to purchase a license for existing tools, or have new tools created. To have tools created for your members, visit a site such as Script Lance or Rent-A-Coder to find freelance programmers to get the work done. You will be amazed at just how affordable this can be.
To work with these sites, you simply sign up as a buyer and post your bid request. The sellers on the site will make bids on your bid request, and you should be able to look at their profiles and their ratings. You then choose the one that you think will do the best job for the money, and the funds for that job are then put into escrow through the site.
Once the job is completed to your satisfaction, you approve the work, and the funds are released to the seller. If you are not satisfied, the funds come back to you. Make sure that you discuss how copyrights and documentation will be handled before you award a bidder with your work!
You may find that you need additional tools as you go along. The important thing is that you do indeed obtain the tools that you need. It really does take money to make money, and even though you have to shell out some funds now for those tools, think of it as the cost of doing business, and just make sure that you keep receipts so that you can deduct it all from your tax bill at the end of the year. Don’t skimp!
Posted in Membership Sites
Posted May 26th, 2008
by Joel
There are certain types of tools that you will need to build and operate your membership website. There may also be tools that you need to make available to your site members as well.
Obviously, you need a domain name and web hosting services. The domain name should state what the topic of the site is, so do not select this until you’ve decided on what topic of membership site you will have.
When it comes to web hosting, however, you have numerous choices. You may not require a great deal of disk space, depending on the content that you have in mind, but you will most likely require a great deal of bandwidth, depending on the number of members you expect to have, and how they will use the site.
On the other hand, you do need a great deal of both bandwidth and disk space if you will have a lot of media, such as audio and video on the site. Consider the content that you will be using carefully before selecting a web hosting package. Also, since your members will be paying for access, the web hosting company should have at least a 99% uptime guarantee, and you do want it to move fast – so consider a dedicated server, as opposed to shared hosting.
You will need software to either create or manage your membership website. This comes in two flavors, basically. First, there is software that simply manages. It creates the doorways to your membership site, and handles billing for you. It may do numerous other things as well, but as for the actual pages that make up your membership site - this management software does not provide that.
Then there is software that includes all of the bells and whistles. It will not only help you to easily create your pages, it will also provide overall management and make maintenance much easier. Features that you may want to look for include;
- The ability to bill customers, automatically
- Automated signups and expirations
- The ability to create various subscription types
- Logging of IP addresses, so that when it becomes obvious that someone is sharing their account information with non-members, that account is disabled.
- The ability for the administrator to email members
- Automated password recovery
- The ability to add content pages, with the use of preset templates.
You will also want an autoresponder. One may be included in your membership software – but make sure that you have one so that you can easily communicate with your members.
Obviously, you need a way to accept payments, and a way to bill members automatically each month. Most membership software and management software have this ability, but will only work with certain services. Find out what they are.
If your membership software does not handle content pages for you, you will need an HTML editor, and an FTP client to upload the pages that you create. You may also need a graphics editor to create or edit graphics.
I will write another blog post about the tools that your members may require. So look for that post as well.
Posted in Membership Sites
