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  • Taking Advantage of Multiple User Levels
    By Shane Goldberg on July 9, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    Many newcomers to internet marketing and membership software fail to realize how powerful it really is.  Some of the more feature-packed varieties out there such as Extreme-member can help you to take your membership site marketing to the next levels using advanced features such as multiple user levels.

    One of the best ways to boost site memberships is by (more…)

  • Earning a Passive Income with Membership Site Software
    By Shane Goldberg on July 9, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    Recently, membership site software has become more popular as one of the few ways to make a respectable living using the Internet. However, for many it can be easier said than done as selling products automatically is next to impossible, without search engine optimization, and (more…)

  • Pre Launching Your Membership Website
    By Shane Goldberg on July 8, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    In the realms of internet marketing, the most popular products and services are the ones that have the largest fan following. These products often have planned launches, utilize advanced marketing techniques and the best of them can make several thousand dollars a day on their initial launch.

    Membership websites work well with a prelaunch because you can offer exclusive discounts to those that pre-register. It is a tremendously simple but effective marketing technique that you can use to build both a subscriber base and also a mailing list. Many small time internet marketers often neglect these techniques under the false assumption that their membership website is not ‘big enough’, but the reality is that anyone can benefit. (more…)

  • Taking Advantage of Membership Software
    By Shane Goldberg on July 8, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    Creating a profitable subscription website is a piece of cake with the latest developments in membership software which are now available. Many of the most popular hosted solutions offer a range of advanced features which you simply cannot find anywhere else.

    But, do you know what these features do?  Many of these features are easy to use, but to the first time internet marketer, they can be quite bewildering and membership software can seem quite complex when in reality it is not. Take a look at some of the most important features below: (more…)

  • Using Affiliates with Membership Site Software
    By Shane Goldberg on July 7, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    One of the problems many people experience when building a membership website is that they are not always straight forward to market. Luckily enough though, a membership site can market itself provided that you make the right choice in membership site software, and use an affiliate scheme to automate the marketing.

    Taking advantage of an affiliate program for membership site software is a great way to let your site market itself. It is a double edged sword though because a successful affiliate scheme will only work if you have a successful (more…)

  • Common Pitfalls with a Membership Website
    By Shane Goldberg on July 7, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    Many people are eager to start a subscription based income opportunity because of the potential for an immense passive income, but it can be a complicated and time consuming experience, especially for beginners. With a variety of challenges, many people underestimate the needs of a membership website and overestimate the profits.

    As a result, many people have started a membership website with the best of intentions, only to see it slowly turn into dust because of neglect.

    However, creating a winning subscription website is not difficult. It is just important to be (more…)

  • How to completely hide content from non-members
    By Shane Goldberg on July 2, 2009 | 1 Comment1 Comment  Comments

    In this video you’ll discover a new option to be able to completely hide your pages and post content from anyone who does not have the right membership level access.

    This feature is great for anyone using Modules as it enables you to keep things simple (especially if using Categories to organize your content). Only content that is available for the user/Member will be visible. This will mean that any posts or pages that are protected content to a membership level or module level other than the one(s) a member has will be hidden. (more…)

  • How to Display Teaser copy for Direct Links
    By Shane Goldberg on July 2, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    When someone who is not a member or not logged in tries to directly access a page or post you can now set it to display the teaser copy plus the error message (normally a prompt to login or join/upgrade). (more…)

  • The Choice of Membership Software
    By Shane Goldberg on June 30, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    If you are considering starting a subscription based website, then essentially you are required these days to elicit the help of some membership software.

    The Internet has recently been the birthplace of many high quality and affordable pieces of membership software.  As a result, there is a great deal of choice in what piece of membership software to choose.  But what these programs need to do is essentially automate the process of managing members, so at most all you need (more…)

  • SEO for Membership Software
    By Shane Goldberg on June 29, 2009 | No Comments  Comments

    In the world of membership software, not every product is SEO friendly. The truth is, many dynamically driven websites suffer a penalty with the search engines, and membership software is no different. But how can you get around this possible side affect and get your site noticed in the natural search engine listings?

    When considering search engine optimization, one of the best things you can do is to make sure that the choice of membership software you use has at the very least, a good templating facility. Many of the popular open source membership site software packages are not up to the job when it comes to SEO.

    Whilst hosting your own site externally to the membership software gives you more flexibility and freedom when it comes to search engine optimization, it also presents some problems when trying to ensure that every part of the site, including the membership part looks the same.

    If you are using a fully integrated membership software solution such as extreme member, then you will undoubtedly have noticed that this program natively supports Wordpress themes. This is a great reason to start a blog at the same time!

    This is great news for subscribers to Extreme Member membership software, because at this moment in time, Google loves nothing more than Wordpress sites. What this means for EM is that their users automatically have an extra few points from Google because they are seen as a blog.

    Regardless as to whether or not you use the EM membership software or not, a blog is an essential these days, not just for a corporate image, but also SEO. There are few good other ways to build effective backlinks other than blog posting, so take advantage of the fact and create a professional blog all about your membership site to boost the rankings and search engine profile.