How to Start a Turnkey Membership Web Site

Developing a Plan

1. Decide on a topic for your turnkey membership Web site. Write down all the subjects you're interested in, narrow the list to several you're really passionate about or that you want to work with, and choose from that list. Some topic suggestions for turnkey membership Web sites include gardening, Internet marketing, self-help, mental health, exercise and fitness, parenting, and even pet care.

2. Think of the features and benefits you could offer members and write this information down so you'll have a concrete plan. Some benefits for members could possibly include a members' only forum, podcasts, free e-books, personalized resources and even discounts on products.

3. Start developing the products and services that members will receive by joining the turnkey site. If you're offering e-books, start writing the content. If you're offering podcasts, start by making presentations and recording them. Outsourcing these tasks is a possibility if you need technical or expert help; using freelance Web sites such as Guru.com could be a help.

4. Decide on how much you'll charge.Think of the value that you're offering members and put a price to it. For monthly membership fees, between $15 and $30 is a good starting price point for a basic membership Web site. Free membership Web site models can also be used, if desired.

Building Your Membership Site

5. Search for membership Web site scripts on the Internet and compare them to decide on the best one to help manage your site. There are many free and paid membership scripts available that will help instantly set up your site. EasyMember Pro is an example of a paid script; MembersGear is an example of a free script.

6. Download the turnkey membership script to your desktop and then upload it to your Web hosting service. Technical assistance can be obtained from your Web hosting service.

7. Customize your turnkey membership Web site by modifying the logo, design, background and layout. If you lack the necessary web design skills to complete modifications, contact a freelance web designer to help.

8. Customize the membership features of your site by integrating payment gateways such as Paypal, setting up membership levels (i.e., basic, gold, or bronze levels) if available, uploading membership content, and enabling member profiles. Specific features of each turnkey membership script and how to set it up can be found on the script vendor's Web site or in a manual that you received when you signed up.

9. Test your turnkey membership Web site by creating a 'dummy' membership. Complete the steps necessary to sign up at your site by paying for a membership and logging into the members' back-end to make sure everything is running smoothly.

Getting Members

10. Advertise your turnkey membership Web site on forums and message boards that are devoted to the topic of your membership site. For example, an Internet-marketing membership Web site should be advertised in an Internet marketing forum such as Digital Point or even the Warrior Forum. Many forums allow member signatures that can be used to advertise your membership site.

11. Create a blog for your membership site and post news, information and announcements about your turnkey membership offerings. In time, this blog should gain organic search-engine traffic if correctly search engine-optimized and marketed.

12. Post advertisements for your site on free classified-ad Web sites like Craigslist, use social bookmarking sites to popularize your membership site, and create social networking profiles in Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites that allow you to discuss, post and announce your membership site to friends.

How to Register a URL With Google

1. Copy your URL. If you don't know it offhand, call up your page. Highlight whatever is in the Address toolbar and press Control and 'C' at the same time.

2. Type 'add URL Google' in your search-engine box, or type in www.google.com/addurl

3. Arrow over to 'Submit your site' in the left-hand column, which will bring up a box entitled 'URL:'Arrow over to that box and press 'Control' and 'V' at the same time, which pastes the address you saved in Step 1. The next box allows you to enter a catch phrase (it may or may not be a 'tag') that could help drive traffic to your site.

4. Retype the characters you see in the text box to prevent spammers.Press the 'Add URL' button, and you've registered your URL with Google.

How to Use Wordtracker to Find the Right Keywords

1. Prepare a list of keywords you think will drive traffic to your site.

2. Sign up for a free trial at Wordtracker. Already completed your trial? Sign up for a one-day, one-week, one-month or one-year period of service.

3. Enter one of your keywords to generate a list of related keywords and similar terms.

4. Select one of the related keywords to search the Wordtracker database, and add keywords to your basket by clicking on them.

5. Print or e-mail the list of keywords you have selected.

6. Continue in Wordtracker to compare your keywords to actual searches in the major search engines-MSN, Google, Yahoo and others. Compare the effective ranking of your keywords. How many sites are competing for ranking using those keywords, and how many searches have been performed using your terms?

How to Make Money with Social Link Building

1. Join some social link building websites. These sites include, but are not limited to, Xomba, She Told Me and Redgage. She Told Me pays you a good amount of the advertising on their site. Redgage only pays a penny for every 10 views or so, but backlinks are backlinks. Xomba is probably the best site to join to build links. They pay 50% of the adsense earnings, and they generate a good amount of views.

2. Don't be greedy with your link building. You will want to build links to content that is not just your own. These sites work a lot like non-paying social linking sites like Stumbleupon. You can't just post links to your own work or your content will never be seen. They do this to keep you honest. Share the love, comment on others work, and post links to interesting stories, and you will make out ok.

3. Allow your website or articles to age a little before posting a ton of links. A brand new article with a ton of inbound links will look suspicious to Google. This may cause Google to blacklist you and all your link building efforts will go to waste.

4. Make sure that you grammar is good. If you have poor grammar, it is unlikely that someone will click on the link you provide.

How to Make Money Online in Singapore

1. Sign up for web hosting and a domain name. Having your own host enables you to moderate your website however you like. Many free web hosts put their own limitations and advertisements on your website, so it is best to avoid them. Having your own domain name allows you to create your own internet persona and enables you to resell the website domain in the future.

2. Create your website. With the advent of Content Management Systems (CMS) the average Internet user can set up a website in minutes. For example, Wordpress is a free CMS that is famous for its five-minute installation. Content management systems allow you to build and moderate websites with flexibility and ease.

3. Sign up for advertising and affiliate programs like Amazon Associates and Google Adsense. These services allow you to place advertisements and affiliate links on your website, earning you a commission every time someone clicks an ad or purchases a product.

4. Place advertisements and affiliate links in or beside your website content. For example, a review about a laptop should have an Amazon affiliate link that leads to that laptop's web page. Google Adsense ads should be placed close to website content to catch the attention (and hopefully the interest) of a user, increasing your chances of a click.

5. Drive traffic to your website. No traffic means no revenue. You should get traffic by writing quality content and letting people know about it through social media sites like Digg and StumbleUpon. In addition, there are paid traffic sites that direct website visitors your way for a set fee.

How to Put an Ad on a Tumblr Webpage

1. Access the advertisement code you want to put on your Tumblr page and copy it. This is typically done by logging in to an affiliate account, such as your Amazon Associates page, generating the promotion and then copying the code that automatically displays. See your affiliate account's 'Help,' 'Support' or 'FAQ' page if you need more information on this process.

2. Log in to your Tumblr account and click the 'Customize' link.

3. Click the 'Theme' option in the menu and then click the 'Use custom HTML' button.

4. Scroll through the code that displays until you see the '

' tag, which is typically 3/4 of the way down on a Tumblr theme. Paste your advertisement code underneath this tag to make it visible on your blog. If you want the offer to appear at a specific place on your blog page, find that text in the blog code and then paste the offer code near this area.

5. Click the 'Save + Close' button, then click the name of your Tumblr blog on your Tumblr dashboard page to see your ad.

How to Search for Blogs Hosted on Blogger in Google

1. Go to Blog search (see link below).

2. Click on Advanced Blog Search.

3. Blogs created using Blogger are hosted on Blogspot. Besides, every Blog will have a unique URL. For instance, sanfranciscodailyphoto.blogspot.com.

4. Enter the URL of the specific Blog hosted on Blogger in the 'at this URL' textbox.

5. Search either by keywords in the content of the Blogs, keywords in the title of the Blogs, keywords in the post title, author name, dates and/or language by selecting the respective option.

6. Click on 'Search Blogs'. A listing of all postings located in the specific Blog hosted on Blogger will be displayed.