Membership sites have never been more popular than they are at this time in our online history. I have 7 of them myself, and I can tell you it is a wonderful way to increase your income and to build residual income for the future. To make a connection with your prospects, offering them a free membership to your site can be the best overall strategy. We all like that feeling of belonging to a community, and your membership site can be that place for the people on your list.

I use a simple WordPress plug-in to set up all of my membership sites. It is inexpensive and easy to install, so check it out and see what you think.

Now you may be wondering how you can ever make any money if your site is free. The answer is quite simple. You invite them to join, continue giving useful information on your topic, and they will allow you to market to them for as long as they remain a member. It’s the law of reciprocity that makes this work so well.

Think about it, when someone gives you

You may know that I now have 6 membership sites. These sites allow me to have multiple streams of online income in the areas where I am something of an expert. These include article marketing, affiliate marketing, and marketing for small businesses. So how can this help you, you may be asking?

I decided to offer one of these memberships at no cost to the people who have been on my list for more than two years and have continued to be supportive of what I am doing on the Internet to help them achieve the success they want and deserve. This is my way of paying them back for their loyalty and support.

What are you an expert in that you could offer to your list? It is so simple to set up these membership sites now, there just isn’t any reason not to use this technique for building your relationship with your list. Read my short report on membership sites and see how this business model will help you to build your own online empire.

I am a former classroom teacher, so the idea of teaching people on the Internet was a natural progression for me. Sharing great resources that teach valuable concepts is part of what I love to do. Today I want to teach you more about how membership sites can change your online business model.

My colleague Heather Seitz has been online longer than I have, and is brilliant at what she teaches. Here is the way she teaches you how to use a newsletter as part of a membership site to build recurring, residual income. I have 6 of these membership sites so far, and they are extremely profitable for me. Watch it and see how it can work for you.

I have also written a short report on membership sites that I would like for you to read. This is how I have been able to set up my sites so quickly and easily.