There was a time when creating paid membership sites on the internet, where you have a site that can only be accessed by people who pay you an ongoing fee, was all the rage.
Lately it seems that this is not as popular as it used to be. Especially since many of them fail. In fact, in many cases, it seems that people leave the fund as soon as they sign up.
Still, there are some savvy internet marketers who have been able to make it work.
And one of those ways to make paid membership sites work is to simply offer content that people just can’t get anywhere else.
In other words, you probably won’t get paid an ongoing fee to access your content unless you offer them something that simply isn’t possible to get online or offline anywhere other than you and your site.
Yes, that sounds simple, but that’s really what it all comes down to.
The key to making paid membership sites work is to give people something unique, valuable, owned, and that you, and only you, can provide.
For example, there is a salesman named Matt Furey. He has a monthly membership site and gives away a ton of stuff to people who sign up for a year. Not stuff that people can download online somewhere else, but books, CDs, and even real valuable personal assistance with member questions.
These are all things you can’t get anywhere other than through him, so your membership deal thrives and grows.
You can do the same.
It doesn’t take much sophistication or tech savvy either. Just follow the pattern above with what you’re selling and you’ll be fine.
