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18/02: Converted: Website Design Business to Automated Membership Site
Jonathan Beebe from Mony-Tree.com, took a service based business (designing websites) and turned it into a full-fledged and automated membership site. "I used my programming/web development experience to design a niche site builder that would allow clients with absolutely no web design experience, and many with very little internet/computer experience, to build the exact sites that was taking Will and Lynn days to make in only a few minutes time."Read More!
21/01: Building a large client list with Viral Mini-sites
We've talked about creating Authority Sites to generate viral content. But there is also another way to generate consistent traffic and new leads. They're called viral mini-sites. Here's a case study in point, with the mechanics on how to replicate the same results. Also includes free downloadable referral script.Read More!
12/12: Boost membership site traffic using an “Authority Site”
There's a problem with membership sites – paid content can't be shared. Apart from paying members, no one gets to read your great content. Now that's the purpose of a paid membership site, charging people to read your content. However, that doesn't help when you craft a brilliant article that should go viral.Read More!
14/11: The World Without Google?
Does your entire web business rely on Google Adwords or high search engine positions? If so, you could be in for some cash flow problems. Here's a simple test for your online business - If Google were to shut down tomorrow, would your business also be closing its virtual doors? If you answered “yes” - then it's time to kick in some other traffic generating strategies.Read More!
11/10: Advanced Membership Site Strategies: Community Marketing Vs Niche Marketing
Niche marketing has long been touted by industry experts as the viable way to identify new products ready for market. I couldn't agree more. However, there's another way of identifying markets that usually has a built-in viral marketing element - even if your marketing design isn't viral in nature. Transaltion: if you build a new membership site using this strategy, it can build in size despite no paid advertising.Read More!
23/09: Industry Specific Membership Sites
ASGI - founded by industry professionals, has become a major resource for installing artificial grass. Founder Annie Costa, turned her knowledge into an industry specific membership site. Can the industry you're currently working in be turned into a resource based member site?Read More!
29/08: Private video tour: MemberSmart Pro
Take a backstage tour into our "soon to be released" MemberSmart Pro software package. This private video tour shows some of the inner workings of the custom membership site management software that's taken well over a year to create.Read More!
01/08: Membership Site Make-Over
Our members only area was due for a make-over. Check out the new design and the new features on our private back-stage video tour.Read More!
01/07: Case Study: Providing book summaries means big business for getAbstract.com
"Our editors examine 10,000 business books each year and then summarize the best ones down to a five page report," says Patrick Brigger, co-founder of membership site getAbstract.com. "Our largest customers include Microsoft, Coopers, Boeing, and many more. We have sold several million licenses."Read More!
15/06: MemberSmart Pro: The Complete Membership Site Management Package
June 15th, 2007 - MemberSmartTM Pro unveiled: Today marks the announcement of one of the most complete membership site software packages, soon to be released.Read More!