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Here is a quick outline for setting up and running a profitable niche membership website in under a years time. Step One: Setup a squeeze page Step Two: Begin to collect interested users email addresses in to a double opt in system like Aweber.com {{{gold}}} Step Three: Begin to engage your members with a consistent [...]

Here are a few tests you can run to determine if you have a good idea to sell. 1. Look For Competition, If you don’t see competition that is a bad sign. 2. Look for existing products people are already buying. 3. Look for highly viewed books on Amazon. 4. Look on youtube at high [...]

Thinking of using Ning.com to run your niche social network. Here is a little overview of the top five ways we have observed NING websites being monetized.

Here are a few options for serving videos in your membership community in a secure fashion. Often times if you are using a pre-made social networking service like Ning.com it comes with the ability to serve an host your own videos. These videos can then be made private for only your community to view. Other [...]

Niche social networks are being created faster than ever.  You can literally setup one up within 15 min at ning.com but the real question is what will become of your social network. Is it just a hobby or will it evolve into a long term resource and money making opportunity which will give you more [...]

Below is a summary of the three types of memberships sites what one can create. 1) Exclusive Content Sites – Membership Site The Exclusive Content Site is a membership site designed to provide it’s members with access to exclusive content which they cannot get anywhere else. Examples of exclusive content can be ebooks, interview or [...]

Monitoring your niche can be a key factor in building your niche social network. Here are three tools which are both a time savers and great tools in assisting you with this. 1) GOOGLE ALERTS – Google alerts is simply awesome. Set this up with specific keywords to track blogs and news reports. Then request [...]

Hyperlocal Marketing is all about engagement, not exposure! This is why I connected Charter Communications with IceCreamMan.com for the FIFTH ANNUAL FREE ICE CREAM SOCIAL IN ASHLAND OREGON. Think about it, real long term business is built on relationships, not creating a posse of idiots to go out and buy your product just because of [...]

One way to build your database it to give away valuable products in what is known as an ethical bribe. You offer valuable online products for free and the online users opts into your email database giving you permission to market to them.{{{gold}}} These products are very valuable because they help you gain long term [...]

Despite what you might read on the web establishing and creating a niche market is relatively simple. 1. Identify A Need 2. Create Your Product 3. Make Your Pitch 4. And Sell Now what you haven’t been told is this: You Need to First Find Your Audience. Before you do anything else, find your audience. [...]

If you’ve been watching the online trends of recent you have more than likely noticed that the word ‘niche’ is appearing more and more. Often times this is tied into niche social networks, niche membership sites, niche products, and or niche marketing. People around the world are jumping on the on the opportunity to claim [...]