Written by Admin on January 5th, 2009
Why Membership Sites are the Wave of the 21st Century
Membership websites are the wave of the twenty-first century not for one reason but for several reasons. One reason is that the whole world has become computerized. Another reason is that membership sites make people feel safer and more protected.
Yet another reason why membership websites are the wave of the 21st century is that people like to communicate freely with their peers.
There are other reasons why people love membership websites but one thing is for sure; membership websites really are the wave of the 21st century! Members of membership websites love them but the owners of membership websites REALLY love them!
We’ll talk about membership website owners in a bit. Right now let’s talk about why people love membership websites.
We who live in the twenty-first century live in a computerized world. Even those little old ladies who have never sat in front of a computer screen in their lives and probably never will do in fact use computers.
While they may never agree that they use computers, anytime they make a purchase in a brick and mortar store they ARE using a computer if they use a credit card.
When they buy gasoline, the pumps that the gasoline is delivered from are computerized. There are computers in their cars. We all use computers every single day in hundreds of ways.
There is a prevailing fear of identity theft that seems to grip the land. Especially those who are not really computer savvy are concerned about identity theft and general online safety. This is one place where membership websites have an advantage over others. People FEEL safe when they pay to be on a website.
They feel more secure than when they are out there surfing on the free web. People like the feeling of security, but safety is not the only reason for the explosion of membership websites today.
Back in the distant past when the Internet was relatively new, communication was a one-way street. Those who owned websites communicated with the visitors to their website but visitors were essentially mute. Then the dot-com bubble burst and things changed dramatically. What we call Web 2.0 was born.
Web 2.0 is interactive. Communication is no longer a one-way street. Communication has most definitely become a two-way street. Website visitors don’t want to just be talked TO they want to respond. They want their say. They want to put in their ‘two-cents’ worth, so to speak. People love two way communication!
Back during the days of Web 1.0 people did have blogs. You might not have heard of them. The old blogs were basically on-line journals that could be read by those who were invited to read them but the reader could not post to the blog. Boy has that ever changed!
Today you can not only read blogs but you can post to them provided that you are a member of the website. And, what do people discuss on these membership sites? The answer is everything from soup to nuts! The pros and cons of every subject imaginable are debated. And people love it!
People love membership websites, too, because they like the fact that the membership site has a limited membership. They like exclusive! Membership websites rarely allow foul language. On open websites there’s usually not a monitor that forbids bad behavior or bad language and enforces the rules.
Now let’s talk about the advantages of actually owning a membership website and there are many of them. One of the main reasons can be summed up in just two beautiful words: recurring income. Every single month the very same people pay you. You don’t have to sell them anything, they’re already sold.
Recurring income adds up fast, too. For example; if you have a membership website that charges $29.95 per month that means that over the course of one year you will make $359.40 from EACH MEMBER and with NO additional overhead expenses. It’s like a money tree!
Additionally, the owner of a social membership website (dating site, forum, etc.) does NOT have to scramble for website content constantly. The members supply all of the content that is needed and they PAY the website owner to do it! What’s not to like?
A membership website is a site that members find safe, interesting and satisfying and a membership website is a site that the owner finds profitable, cheap to run in both time and money. Membership websites are the wave of the 21st century because they work and they create a win/win situation for both owners and members!
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12 Comments at "Why Membership Sites are the Wave of the 21st Century"
Thank you for the information, I am thinking about a membership and you have given me some new ideas, again THANK YOU!
Best of luck with your site! Membership sites are a great way to monetize your knowledge. They leverage your marketing efforts and create a following. The key is a good membership site provides a much steadier stream of income … and that gives you more time to live your dreams.
My http://ParadiseMindset.com site is dedicated to building your own version of freedom … and membership sites are a great way to do that.
Ron,
Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging. You’re off to a great start! I couldn’t agree more that membership sites are going to gain in popularity — especially with the interactive direction the web is moving. A great resource for folks looking for information on how to go about setting up a membership site and developing “Massive Monthly Income” is a DVD by that name produced by Joe Lavery of Must Have Marketing. (No I don’t get a commission for that referral — just a resource I enjoyed watching and got a lot out of!)
Looking forward to reading more from you.
To your success!
Cheree
http://blog.WealthBuildersSite.com
I’m pretty new to online marketing and this membership websites seems promising. Thanks for the info.
Great artical! I have found that blogging and member sites to be used by many that have been in the market for some time and many more are starting to use blogging as a way to gain new customers, and build interest in their web sites and business.
Ron,
Thanks for the great info, and the best of luck in your endeavors.
Been thinking of a membership site myself, thanks for the tips and reminder to get my butt in gear.
All the best to you,
Octave
Hi Ron,
I love your post and it is right on. I have several of my own Membership sites and I am a member of at least 50 different membership site and you are in some of them with me. Since the world is in a Recession now, there are a lot of people needing money and Jobs so I believe we will see a revolution of People joining and making Members sites and business online will increase. People want to learn about working from home and blogs and other members site are full of information to help newbies learn to generate money quicker. Blogs help your Home Business Work!
God Bless you Ron,
Sherri Lynn
Hi Ron,
I think you give one “better touch” to make Blogs more value added. Thanks for your posting. Keep always success to you.
Best regards,
Hermawan Susilo
Interesting, but finding the right site is getting harder and harder these days. I am looking for someone or a small group of people who can write new programs to help in the development of something if any of you out there reading this know of people who can help find these people contact me at robertwhtt@aol.com.
I need people who can help pull the idea I have together.
Wishing you all the best for 2009 may we all live well and prosper with this new and exiting century of ours and it ours to do with what we want. Lets make the world a better place shall we?
Robert thejoatmon Whitt.
Good evaluation, but i have found a some membership sites just same like the others, nothing fresh info or product. I think for creating membership site we must have niche info or product and got a lot of things from.
Thank you Ron.
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I completely agree Widiantoro. I hope to speak to that issue more in the future!
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