| If you want to know how to start your own business | | | | would need to take to reach their goal. Then go back |
| online using a membership website you are in the right | | | | and fill in as much detail as you possibly can. This |
| place. I have taken my years of experience and boiled | | | | document is not designed for public consumption, it will |
| them down into six easy steps you can take to create | | | | be the guide for your business. Having it will allow you |
| a cash cow membership website from your unique | | | | to create products quickly, remain consistent among |
| set of skills. Keep reading to discover how you can | | | | your coaching, provide you with more marketing |
| get started today. | | | | material then you will ever need, and keep you aware |
| 1. Select your forte and positioning for your | | | | of all of the topics available for creating products from. |
| membership website. | | | | 4. Build a starting product. |
| In other words, pick your niche and decide what you | | | | It's a good idea to do a trial run with an easy starter |
| will do for them. Here are a few guidelines to go by. | | | | product for a few reasons. First, you can apply the |
| Select a niche that is part of a bigger market that is | | | | feedback you get to your membership website and |
| hot right now. Make sure you position yourself as a | | | | avoid making expensive and time consuming mistakes |
| specialist in one small portion of that market. Your | | | | with it. It also allows your prospects a stepping stone |
| angle should be specific enough that it makes you | | | | to becoming a member of your website in case they |
| unique. Finally make sure that the purpose of your | | | | can't make the bigger leap. Finally, the revenues that |
| membership website is to solve a problem or reach a | | | | you generate from the starter product will likely give |
| goal that requires regular attention to sustain the | | | | you the motivation and confidence you need to |
| desired results. | | | | complete the work that still needs to be done. So take |
| 2. Choose a method for attracting prospects and get | | | | a slice of the blueprint and create a small starter |
| to work. | | | | product. |
| There are so many options this can really be a tough | | | | 4. Put together your membership website. |
| one. Personally, I am a big fan of article marketing and | | | | Choose to either outsource your website development |
| trade magazine advertisements if they are appropriate | | | | or pick up a membership website template online and |
| for the niche I'm currently working in. What is important | | | | upload the content that you created with your blueprint |
| is that you do your homework on the different | | | | to fill your website. |
| marketing methods available and make sure that you | | | | 5. Start collecting members. |
| select one that is not only suitable for your niche, but | | | | Finally you are ready to promote your membership |
| also doesn't make unreasonable demands on your for | | | | website to the people on your lead list. Give them an |
| money/time. You will need to be able to commit to | | | | incentive like a free or discounted trial to check it out. |
| pursuing this method long enough to see results and | | | | Provide them with pieces of the material on the |
| avoid the temptation to try out several new methods | | | | website so they can see the benefits of it. Let them |
| at once. | | | | know what regular updates and benefits will be |
| 3. Lay out a blueprint for the typical client. | | | | provided on the site and sit back and watch your bank |
| Create an outline depicting the steps a typical client | | | | account grow. |