Comments on: Why Membership Sites Are Popular

By: Membership Software

Membership Software — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:56:14 +0000

Great post. This blog link may be a useful follow-up to your readers. FIve things to consider when evaluating membership software.

By: Maverick Reviews

Maverick Reviews — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:29:18 +0000

Having reviewed a number of websites, the problem is that an increasing number of people think they have something to build a membership site around, when they don’t …. it is resulting in an increase in membership site “spam” …. I’m wondering if Clickbank will crack down on this in the near future …. as anything else, quality content is an issue. However, with an ebook or course, you only have to impress someone ONCE … with a membership website, you’d better do it every month. But maybe most marketers don’t care about the long-term quality if they get 4 months membership vs. one sale …

Marc
http://maverickmoneymakersx.com/club

By: goacom

goacom — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:46:17 +0000

Membership sites surely offer the member a certain value that he sees in the membership. However with so many thousands of sites I feel that new players in this segment are bound to have a tough time. And patience with new players is a rarity. So I guess it does not stick for too long. But if there is a good coaching and egging system it would surely work in the long run

By: Winemaker

Winemaker — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:22:48 +0000

I think the main reason why membership sites are popular is because people know that members of these sites are keep coming back so it is good to advertise your site in a membership site… visitors are guaranteed..

By: Marketing Ideas

Marketing Ideas — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:57:24 +0000

Yeah that’s what I was thinking… similar to the SEO Book training program in that it’s run by Aaron Wall so is almost guaranteed to be excellent.

The only problem is finding enough time to actively participate in and get the benefits from all these training programs!

By: Case Stevens

Case Stevens — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:59:09 +0000

I haven’t tried teachingsells.com, so I can’t give my honest review, but I know this: with Brian Clark, the owner, you can’t go wrong!

By: Marketing Ideas

Marketing Ideas — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:24:05 +0000

The hard part with membership sites is getting them started as a lot of their value is derived from the community (and at the start there is no community).

I’ve heard very good things about http://teachingsells.com – a membership site which shows you have to create successful membership sites. It’s currently closed for new members but I’d be interested to hear from anyone who is or was a member and whether they’d recommend it?

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:48:24 +0000

I think the hard part is getting a critical mass of content and members to get it going and make it attractive. I guess that’s why all these product launches are so popular, it gets a lot of people in at the same time.

By: Deric

Deric — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:37:52 +0000

Whatever written by you, is 100% true. But everybody can’t start its own membership sites. Lots of niche membership sites are marshrooming everyday. But only a few can survive, because only a few can be expert in particular niche and among those experts a few can communicate well with readers. Early birds can get maximum benefits in any particular niche. It is better to create your own niche and then market it.
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By: ican't internet

ican't internet — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:22:08 +0000

The biggest advantage that I see with the membership sites that I have is that once you get them on a roll, they start maintaining themselves. You get free fresh content regularly, and Google just loves that.