Jeanette’s Note: This is a guest blog post from Nicole Dean. She’s one of my favorite sources of PLR (Private Label Rights) content and a true expert in her field. I know you’ll enjoy this article.
Recently, in an interview, I was asked this question:
“Can you explode any misconceptions that stop people from using PLR content?” Read More→
Many people wonder about how to choose PLR Products – and how to combine them into a cohesive plan. This short video illustrates several ideas within a single PLR site – and also combining with PLR products from a second site. You can get a lot of ideas by looking at the topics of the PLR products – then deciding how you can use them “outside the box”. Enjoy the possibilities!
Membership sites are a great way to make recurring income online. If you’re thinking of starting your own site or you already have one going, here are a few quick tips for success with your membership site. They will help you simplify your content creation process, get affiliates to promote your site and get new members.
1. Outsource content creation
Your membership site’s success depends on the new content that you deliver each month, every month. If you want to cut down on your content creation time, consider hiring a ghostwriter to provide your site with articles, reports and blog posts. When you use a ghostwriter you’ll be able to concentrate on your strengths (like promotion) rather than struggling with the writing. When you outsource, you don’t have to worry about being a good writer or knowing a lot about your topic. You can have professional content that gives the site value without writing it yourself.
2. Get professional graphics
Studies have shown that outstanding graphics can compensate for average content. Of course, this isn’t an excuse to produce lackluster content. But if your site looks good, people will want to be part of it! Your site’s graphics don’t have to be overly fancy, but they do need to look good. If you’re not a pro at graphics, you should find a website designer to give you the professional look that you need to draw in customers. You may be able to barter with a designer for free graphics by offering a free membership to your site.
3. Have two or more levels of membership
Creating two levels of membership or more can help you draw in a wider customer base. You can help people join the site who might not be able to if the price is higher, but you still have the opportunity to get a higher monthly fee from those who want the added benefits of being in the top tier. To encourage more sign ups, you can have a free membership level, a silver level and a gold level.
4. Use a blog to promote your membership site
Create and maintain a blog outside of the gates of your membership site in order to build traffic and increase your presence within the niche. You can maintain your blog as part of your main website or create it on a completely different domain. Blog about popular topics in the membership site’s forum and give teasers about the content that members are receiving. When you give quality content and mix in references to your membership site, you’ll create credibility and get new members for your sites.
5. Add video to your membership site for major impact
Video marketing is the next evolutionary step on the Internet. You can be part of this growing movement by adding video to your membership site. Most anything that can be expressed in writing can be made into a video. Whether you use traditional video where you talk in front of the camera or screen capture video technology, you can offer top quality content for your members through this media.
By using these 5 tips you’ll raise the level of your membership site and add more content your members will enjoy. For more ways to expand your membership site check out this simple membership site creation plan.
There are a LOT of reasons why you may want to outsource your membership site. Here are the top ten:
And those are just the first ten I thought of! There are so many more reasons to Outsource Your Membership Site. Put your thinking cap on and share even more reasons with us below!
There are many PLR (Private Label Rights) products available to you. But if you’re like most people you buy them – and they sit idle on your hard drive.
Stop that! You paid good money for content you could use – so use it. Here are three ways to ensure you profit from the next PLR package you buy.
1. Grab a piece of paper before you start to read the sales letter. Then as you read and you think “I could do this…” – write it down. Those bright ideas seem to fade right after you download the product. Having a written plan prevents your losing them.
If you prefer putting your ideas into a word processor, you can save that document in the same folder where you stored the PLR product. That way you can’t tell yourself “I had a great plan but I lost it.”
2. Record your purchase on your Product Tracker. Not only does this give you a written record of your purchase, but it also reminds you of where you stored the product. The only thing worse than not being able to find something you know you purchased is buying it a second time! And your Product Tracker keeps that from happening.
3. Choose the most profitable idea from your list and do it within the first 48 hours of buying the PLR product. You’ll make your money back multiple times over – and you will get into the habit of action.
That idea may be as simple as posting the product for sale on a new domain – or as complex as recording it as a video product. Regardless of what you need to do, take action quickly – or that product will be relegated to the vast store of “great” PLR materials on your hard drive, that are sitting there collecting dust.
By following these three simple steps you’ll be able to profit quickly from the next PLR course you buy. Learn how to set up your own Product Tracker and increase your online productivity to make this just one of the techniques you use to grow your business.
And remember – between now and August 27, you can pick up a GREAT package of PLR Content here.
When considering setting up a membership site, you want to choose the model that works best for you and your prospective members. So what are the choices?
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Download site – that’s right. You can set up your information product in a member site, instead of just a download page. There are numerous advantages to this and once you’ve done it the first time, you’ll never look back.
Teaching site – Do you offer courses? Do you sell course recordings after you’ve taught it live? If so, you want to offer a teaching member site. It’s not much harder to set up than a download member site – but you DO need to recognize the differences. Plus when you change the model from teaching it live to “pre-recorded” there are several changes you need to make to the site.
Library site – If you want to offer a traditional membership site, it’s most likely a “library” model. It comes with tons of content to start – then builds regularly from there. The “gotcha” comes with multiple levels. But if you don’t use multiple levels, you’re leaving a lot of revenue on the table.
Interview site – While it sounds like a library site, it generally has one big difference – disappearing content. After all, someone who joins in month 12 shouldn’t have access to all of the interviews that others have been paying for for the past 12 months.
There you have it – the four major models of Membership Sites. Which one will YOU set up next?
I’ll be showing you how to set up each one of those sites – in ONE HOUR or less in
http://www.OneHourMembershipSite.com
Remember – lock in your 50% discount before we start the live course on Friday, June 18th. Whether you need the information NOW or WILL need it, this is the time to sign up.
Mark Hendricks will interview Dr. Jeanette Cates on Monday, November 23 on Blog Talk Radio. This is the first of a dozen interviews featuring the speakers for the upcoming Internet Super Stars Conference in Orlando, Florida on January 15-17, 2010.
“I’m really excited about the upcoming Internet Super Stars Conference,” said Dr. Cates recently. “This is an interactive format that gives participants an opportunity to immediately apply what they learn, while they are still at the conference.”
The November 23 interview will focus on product development, the topic on which Cates will be speaking at the conference.
The interview series is free to listen to – just register to receive listening information. More information about the Internet Super Stars Conference and registration is available at MeetJeanette.com/ISS
Dr. Jeanette Cates is an Internet strategist who works with new and emerging online business owners who are ready to create their Online Success. She is the creator of more than 50 information products and operates a half dozen member sites.