Monday, September 22, 2008

Secret Strategies to Get Your Membership Site Noticed Fast

Secret Strategies to Get Your Membership Site Noticed Fast

If you want to make money with your membership site, you have to get it noticed. The faster
the word gets out, the faster you’ll begin making money. Here are five strategies to get you
noticed faster than a streaker at a soccer game.


Provide Free Information. This is a superior strategy to get folks to your web site, however
you have a fine line to walk. Too much free info and there’s no benefit to joining your site.
Not enough and you don’t give potential members enough of a complimentary preview.

Of course, if you don’t offer quality information then you’ll lose potential members anyway. So
make sure that the information you offer is fantastic. You want your free information to be so
good that visitors pass it along to others.

Give folks a peek inside with a free trial membership. Trial memberships hook readers! Not
only do they instill confidence, once customers get an inside look at all that you have to offer
they will want to sign up immediately. Consider also, making certain items on your website
available only to ‘permanent subscribers.’ This type of feature works as a tease. Of course,
don’t overdo it. You want trial members to be able to access a lot of your site.

Viral Marketing Miracles. Give free reports and even ebooks to affiliates to give away. This
report will include the affiliate’s unique ID and any sales made through that report will be
credited to the affiliate. It’s a great way to get people to spread the word about your
membership site.

Remember that if you want to drive traffic to your site, the ebooks and reports that you give
away MUST be excellent.

Article Marketing Mania. Article directories are a wonderful way to drive traffic to your
membership site. They help to establish your credibility and they give potential subscribers a
peek inside the offerings at your site. Also use article marketing to help build a top notch opt-
in list. Always include a link back to your website or sales page.

Fabulous Forums, blogs, and chat rooms. Forums, chat rooms, and blog posts are a good
way to get the word out quickly about your membership site. Most forums, chat rooms, and
even blogs will allow you to place a link back to your website in your signature link. Consider
that many of the people you speak to in these venues may not be ready to purchase but they
will be a good resource in the future – if you collect their information.

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