The main goal of your membership site is to make money; but oftentimes, people are hesitant to join as paid members. So the best recommendation is to set up a semi-free membership site, where there are different levels of membership.

Most marketers use the Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum Levels, where each higher level provides members with more/better products or privileges.  For example, people can join the Bronze Level for free. They could also join (or upgrade) to the higher levels such as the Gold Level, where they can get all the products from the Bronze and Silver Level, plus enjoy more benefits as a Gold member.

Most people will join the free level to get a feel for the site. Although you won’t earn money at this point, you have the opportunity to build a subscriber base and follow-up with them as many times as you like.

Ways You Could Make Money From Free Members:  Read the rest of this entry

Creating and sustaining a membership site can pose to be a great challenge at times, especially when you notice that members are withdrawing their memberships one by one.

You might think how utterly unsatisfying it is when you have worked so hard to recruit them as members, and it is just too easy for them to get out through the back door faster than they have entered.

But on a more positive note, retaining members is easy if you know how.

Here are some of the effective ways to keep your members satisfied and loyal to your site. Read the rest of this entry