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This presentation shows you exactly what a membership website is, and how to create and run your own membership site. Membership websites are recommended as the very best way to make automatic income online. Members pay a monthly fee for access to content you provide by subscription or in a members-only area of you website. Brought to you by WritingTipsNewsletter.com. Subscribe now to WritingTipsNewsletter.com and I'll send you a free 39-page ebook (pdf) that accompanies this slideshow.
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What are Membership Sites?
• Similar to membership clubs• Monthly fee grants access to resources• Offer products, services or information to
members• Allow members worldwide access• Allow members a way to ask questions
How To Make Money With Membership Websites
Benefits of Membership Sites?
• Recurring membership fee• Perceived affordability for members• Way to grow community• Become the expert in your niche• Grow business by word of mouth from
happy members
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Recurring, Steady Income
• Membership fees are set at regular intervals– Monthly, bi-monthly or annually
• Members pay as long as they continue to receive valuable information– Example = 20 members pay $50/month =
$1,000/month or $12,000/year
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Develop Your Customer List
• What makes customers loyal?– Shared passion– One to one connections– 24 hour access to premium information
• Take care of your customers & they will remain loyal
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Develop Your Customer List
• Customers are those who joined your group– They believe in your mission & want you to
share your information
• Once they sample your content, you can offer them an upgraded membership for an increased fee
• Will they upgrade??
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Develop Your Customer List
• Customers will spend more with vendors they know & trust if they are receiving value
• Meet & exceed expectations for customer service & product development
• Email your customer list with upgrade offers or affiliate offers – they already gave you permission when they subscribed to the group
How To Make Money With Membership Websites
Word of Mouth Marketing
• Your customer list will naturally spread the good word about your membership site
• People read written reviews but also want to hear from real people who have used a product
How To Make Money With Membership Websites
Offline Membership Example
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Offline Membership Example
• Wine of the Month Club– Started in 1972 as monthly recommendations
from Paul Kalemkiarian’s southern California wine shop
– Customers opted to purchase these recommendations, sight unseen
– Customers asked to have these wines shipped to their homes = customer loyalty
– Paul hired UPS to handle the shipping
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Why This Works
• Wine lovers are interested in learning about & trying new & popular wines
• Paul tapped into this interest / need• Sells more wine on a consistent & long
term basis• Affordability = 3 different membership
levels
How To Make Money With Membership Websites
Why This Works
• Wine of the Month Club gives customers what they want
• They over-deliver• They offer multiple levels of affordable
memberships• They attract many new & existing
customers
How To Make Money With Membership Websites
Magazine Subscriptions
• Common 12-month subscriptions• Delivers valuable info in each issue• Incentives used to entice subscribers• Discounted from the retail price• Valuable information + affordable price =
eager subscribers
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Magazine Subscriptions
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Magazine Subscriptions
• New York magazine– Reaches 428,000 subscribers each month– Revenue driven by advertising sales, not
subscriptions– They offer discounted subscription prices to
drive up the subscriber base, which increases the ad prices
– Valuable information + affordable price = eager subscribers
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Membership Websites
Where to Get Ideas– What are you interested in?– Research your marketplace
• Local & national newspapers• Amazon’s bestsellers list• Survey social media networks• Monitor discussion groups & forums
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Membership Content
Teleseminars• You need a computer, internet access,
microphone & 3rd party teleconferencing provider
• Live demonstration / discussion• Members can call in via phone or listen via
computer• Check out Free Conference Call & Instant
Teleseminar
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Membership Content
Webinars• You need a computer, internet access,
microphone & webinar conference room• Share visual presentations• Participants can chat or text their questions• Check out Go To Webinar & Adobe Connect
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Membership Content
Written Content• Emails• PDF reports / ebooks / checklists / workbooks• Password-protected content in a members-
only area• Printed books or magazines sent via postal
service
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Membership Content
Software• Custom program or script• Developed to help with a certain problem• Created specifically for distribution• You can hire developer or purchase
distribution rights
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Creating Membership Content
• Use experts– Record audio interview– Transcribe interview for written content– Include them in special report or round table
discussion– Live webinar presentation
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Creating Membership Content
• Purchase Private Label Rights Content– Prewritten content– Edit as needed to add your voice & branding– Publish it as your own
• PLR Resources– SpecialReportClub.com– EasyPLR.com
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Creating Membership Content
• Reuse Existing Work– Transcribe your webinar into a written report– Record your webinar & provide video replay– Rewrite blog posts into articles for syndication– Compile articles or blog posts into special
reports– Use articles as a script for audio or video
recording
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Membership Models
• Publisher – ongoing content is published on a regular basis
• Monthly Content Package – new resources or packages added each month in various formats
• Micro Continuity – a fixed term membership that ends at a certain time
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Membership Models
• Service Provider – project management system
• Modular Course – lessons delivered one module at a time
• Protected Download Area – members gain access to digital downloads through a protected area of your website
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Setting Up Your Membership Site
1.Paypal button with Autoresponder2.Clickbank with Autoresponder3.Amember4.Wishlist5.Digital Access Pass (DAP)
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Paypal Button with Autoresponder
1. Create Thank-you page where buyer will be sent after purchase – include on Thank-you page opt-in form for autoresponder.
2. Login to your PayPal account3. Click on the Merchant Services tab at the
top
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Paypal Button with Autoresponder
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Paypal Button with Autoresponder
4. Then under the “Create Buttons” section, click the “Subscribe” link
5. The next page will give you instructions to create a Subscribe button
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Paypal Button with Autoresponder
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Paypal Button with Autoresponder
6. Assign product name and button style7. Indicate currency8. Select pricing options9. Select billing amount for each cycle
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Paypal Button with Autoresponder
10. Select cycle (weekly, monthly, etc.)11. Indicate when billing should end12. Indicate trial period & price13. Define trial period14. Create button & add code to sales page15. Edit Paypal Auto Return feature
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Setting Up an Autoresponder
1. Create squeeze page for members to opt-in
2. Insert opt-in code on squeeze page3. Include web copy to encourage members
to opt-in
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Membership Process
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Paypal Button with Autoresponder
• Advantages • Quick & easy to install• Low cost
• Disadvantages• Difficult to ensure every member finds &
fills out the opt-in
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Clickbank with Autoresponder
• Create your sales page, squeeze page & thank you page first
• Then create a free Clickbank account
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Clickbank with Autoresponder
1. Go to My Account & log in2. Click on the Account Settings tab3. Click on My Products4. Click on the Recurring Billing Products tab5. Click Add New Product
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Clickbank with Autoresponder
6. Add necessary info to "Adding a Product" window
7. Save Changes8. Request product approval9. Fill out Request Product Approval form10. Verify information
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Clickbank with Autoresponder
11. Click “Submit Product Approval Request”12. ClickBank staff will review your site and
product information If approved, the system will update product
status to Approved If disapproved, the system will update product
status to Disapproved
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Clickbank with Autoresponder
• Test your Thank You page so paying customers can opt-in to your customer list
• That’s it! You’ve now got a product in the Clickbank inventory
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Clickbank with Autoresponder
• Advantages• Access to 100,000 affiliates• Accepts all major credit cards & Paypal• Automated transactions & refund
processing
• Disadvantages• Difficult to ensure every member finds &
fills out the opt-in• Set up fees & higher transaction fees
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Amember
• Script must be uploaded to server• Built-in support for 70+ payment systems• Integration plugins for Wordpress & over
60 other scripts• Protects content on your site for members
only
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Amember
• Includes 2-tier affiliate program• Integrates easily with other shopping
carts• Unlimited membership levels• Multiple subscriptions• Works with or without Wordpress• Offers free trial
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Amember
• Built-in email autoresponder• Integrates with 3rd party email services• Integrated “Affiliate Only” access• Once payment is complete, Amember
activates membership account
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Amember
• Core Integration = Amember sends credit card info to payment processor
– Advantages• If you switch payment processors, recurring
billing customer info stays with you• Customers do not leave your site to make
payments– Disadvantages
• Security risk; secured site necessary
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Amember
• Redirect Integration = Amember redirects customer to Paypal or Clickbank (or other)
– Advantages• No security risk• No need for secure URL
– Disadvantages• Customers leave your site to pay• Recurring billing not supported
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Amember
• Redirect/recurring integration = Amember sends payment & recurring information to 3rd party
– Advantages• No concerns about credit card security
– Disadvantages• Customer leaves website to make payment• You cannot make changes to subscription
terms
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Wishlist Member
• Plugin designed specifically for Wordpress sites
• Allows multiple levels of membership• No need to leave Wordpress• Interface is similar to Wordpress• Easy to install
How To Make Money With Membership Websites
Wishlist Member
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Wishlist Member
• Integrates with 3rd party email services• Integrates with Paypal, 1ShoppingCart &
Clickbank• Partial text protection• Integrates with iDev Affiliate• WP-Forum Integration
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Wishlist Member
1. Go to the “Integration” tab along the top navigation
2. Select “Shopping Cart”3. Choose your shopping cart from the drop
down menu4. Copy the PDT token and paste this into
Wishlist
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Wishlist Member
5. Create “Buy Now” or “Subscription” button
6. Set the “Thank You” page to the URL specified
7. Paste the specific code into the advanced variables field
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Wishlist Member
• Advantages• Easy to “drip” content to members• Easy to use within your Wordpress site
• Disadvantages• No internal affiliate program
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Digital Access Pass (DAP)
• Has most features built in• Self-contained (unlike Amember or
Wishlist)• No need for plugins• Manage affiliates• Unlimited membership levels• Sequential content delivery
How To Make Money With Membership Websites
Digital Access Pass (DAP)
• Integrates with Wordpress• Multiple subscriptions• Integrates with 3rd party email services• Integrates with Paypal & other payment
processors• 1-click upsells / downsells
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Digital Access Pass (DAP)
• Advantages• Built-in affiliate program• Customers automatically become affiliates
• Disadvantages• Interface not streamlined or pleasant
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Paypal vs. Merchant Accounts
• Not everyone is familiar with – or comfortable using – Paypal
• Need merchant account to accept credit card payments directly
• Paypal has staff to address transaction problems
• Both have transaction fees
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Remember!
How To Make Money With Membership Websites
• Don’t overpromise• Do outsource the technical tasks & expertise• Do survey your members to ask what’s
working• Do constantly market your business
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