Again From March 2010
My coaching program on how to launch your own information product online is opening for a new intake of members from March 2010
If you want to work with me to launch your information product online and you have some money to invest in your education, click the link below
It’s been a long time coming, but my latest free report is live and ready to download.
The Membership Site Masterplan is a walk through of all the ingredients necessary to make money with an online membership site, based on the model I used to launch two six-figure membership sites in the last two years.
You can download your complimentary copy from here -
What Is In The Masterplan?
The Masterplan is a content report. By that I mean I wrote it to be a standalone document that provides real value, and is not just a light lead-in report that essentially only promotes a product, and isn’t going to teach you anything helpful.
Of course the reason why I invested so much time to produce this report and give it away for free is because I expect many of you to read it and then decide that you would like to take my membership site coaching program too, but that’s entirely optional.
The Masterplan is a solid guide to my system for launching successful membership sites. In the report I take you through the following process:
- How to find topics for a membership site
- How to develop preeminence, which means people choose to join your membership site over all the other options
- What sources of traffic I use to bring members to my site and build my list
- What technology I use to deliver content (this is so simple, anyone can do it)
- How to make money from a membership site BEFORE you create the content for it
- How to fill your membership site with hundreds of new members in a matter of days by conducting a powerful, yet simple, launch campaign
and much more…
Click Here to download the Masterplan
My Simple Formula
The Masterplan shows you exactly how to set yourself up with the right conditions so when you launch a membership site you have a crowd of very hungry people ready to join. It will teach you how you can get started quickly (you can open before you create most of your site content), how much you should charge, how you can conduct a strategic launch, and so much more.
There is one key difference, and I believe this is the real power behind my system, which makes what I do different from most other membership site trainers.
Most people get caught up with the technology they can use to deliver their site. Technology has been the biggest roadblock for me and I expect for you too. Because of this over the past two years I’ve been constantly changing parts of my membership site process to make it as SIMPLE as possible.
I like simple. I’m not looking to get everything perfect or have all the cool features that membership site scripts can offer. I just want to deliver value to as many members as I can get as quickly as I can with as little hassle as possible. Plus I’m focused on setting it up to be an automated system so once it’s created I don’t have to work hard to make good money.
If you’re looking for a program that makes the technology challenge as simple as possible, you want the quickest path to success and you’re committed to finally creating a long term stable business, read this report.
The Membership Site Masterplan Download Page
Isn’t It Time You Produced A Product?
One of the biggest mistakes I made with my online business was waiting so long to release a product of mine own.
The next mistake I made was taking so long to realize that a membership site is the best product to sell online.
Learn from my hindsight, commit to releasing a product this year and make it a membership site.
If you’re a blogger, then you are in a particularly good situation since you can use your blog as a launchpad for your membership site. Since you are already familiar with blogging tools like WordPress, which is what I use to store the content of my membership sites, you have another advantage.
You don’t need to have a blog to make this work of course, but if you’re into blogging and you’re going to create your own product, then this is definitely the best product-creation training to take since it’s created by a blogger (that’s me).
Membership Site Mastermind Next Class
I’m opening the doors again to my training program, Membership Site Mastermind, inviting you to participate in an intensive course to get your membership site or information product up and running.
As preparation for the class, please read the Masterplan and leave me your feedback as a reply comment to this post. I’d love to know what you think of the report and I want to see you succeed with your own product this year.
Click Here to download the Masterplan
Yaro Starak
After a long period of reading your simple approach expressed in such a clear fashion about very detailed points in the internet membership business, the result is not a decision about whether to set up my own membership site. It seems to me the more important decision is,” I can trust Yaro”. He cares, he gives, and he understands how difficult it is for someone who has never done it before. Knowing that he is trustworthy makes him special among the thousands of internet marketers yelling for our attention and money. Simple simply works. Thanks for sticking to your approach when challenged by those seeking bells and whistles.
I downloaded the free membership website readup. I wasn’t expecting much at all except a simple grab at my email address, and alot of junk mail. Currently i have the skills technically, but have been spending weeks researching what route i want to take in the online money making field.
It takes alot to make me go out of my way to leave feedback. The reason is many years on the internet…. Being a veteran webdesigner has left me wary of what i see out there, but honestly i was impressed with the free download. It was a full blown ebook covering the topic….in detail. Not a jumbled mess trying to be jammed down my throat for 29.95. The mail that followed was in fact interesting, and useful which i also was impressed with.
I am still not sure which online route i will be taking because lets face it ideas are the hardest things to come by, but I do have to thank you Yaro. In my opinion you are one of the few “internet dinosaurs” left out there!
What i mean by that is we are almost extinct in a world of information. Not many will part with information to get one started in this field of the internet without initially charging something first. So in my books you ranked #1 as a true internet icon, and in my online moneymaking journey I will remember the example i was taught today.
will be using it for a template for my client for building his community site…cool stuff
its a blueprint….
Hi Yaro, I am reading it and digesting it. I have to distill it and apply it to my niche, which is the world of Etsy and handmade things. Things don’t work for me as for your regular customers but I have been able to apply advice here and there as I have found it, adapting it to this special world of art and crafts. So, I have hope.
Take care! Thanks for the info.
Hi Yaro,
A very thorough and fast read. Like a lot of the people who posted, my problems are lack of technical know-how and little money.
As a divorced Dad, trying to support 2 households is very difficult.
My blog is aimed at those interested in natural methods to get well and stay well via the Supermarket.
I had a blog at Ebay but they discontinued blogs on Halloween, so now I just have my Typepad blog.
So, I better get going-with one kid in college and two to follow, it’s crunch time (literally).
Thanks for all you do.
James G.
Co-creator of SupermarketRxs@typepad.com
This book is an interesting read, seems a lot of us are coming from similar backgrounds with nothing to begin with. And looking for some way to get ourselves out of the sinking ship that we are on. The information is good, just how to go about it and having the time to do it is that hard part.
Yaro,
You knowledge is spot on as usual. My team and I listened to your audio version on membership sites and we all recalled the same pain you went through with almost all of the same resources.
Currently we have a membership site with over 4,000 members but I have to admit your consolidated blue print for the overall business plan was extremely well done.
Ultimately our development team decided to build our own platform and affiliate system from scratch which will include our own shopping cart shortly.
Nice work and what a way to give great content back to the community.
Scott Jay Ringle
President / CEO
Empowered Brand Builders, Inc.
PS: your blogging style is what I truly love my friend.
You requested my comments, so here goes:
I found your guide from Michael Pollock’s site. completely by accident. I love Solostream themes, which he founded.
Anyone who Michael likes must be a good egg indeed.
1) I’m not sure how helpful the info will be for my particular case, since I will not be having a membership site. I’m a music composer, not a web marketer. Mine will be a Royalty Free music site where buyers purchase individual music files for use in personal or broadcast AV productions, or just for personal listening enjoyment.
Our industry does not use a subscription model, but I guess I could try that…
2) I have no experience with Membership sites, but if you’re selling education/training programs then it makes good sense.
3) All the email gathering/ppc campaigns/landing pages/copywriting/affiliate programs etc won’t matter a lick if you don’t have the content to back it up.
I think your guide could be more useful if you talked at least a bit more about actually developing jaw dropping content.
But maybe that’s an entirely different industry.
3) The use of forums seems very efficient.
4) What’s so great about vBulletin?
Why do you love it? I’m very curious.
How it better than phpbb or Simple Machines Forum?
vB costs $195 at least. Add a lot more $ if you need phone support.
If you have zero code knowledge and need phone support, then I could see how it would be a good use of your money.
5) The only level of protection you have for your membership areas is a password protected directory??
Very interesting. That would never work in the Music Library industry, but glad it works for you.
Hello Yaro…
After teaching piano by ear in the studio for 20 years, I decided to take it online. Have had an online business teaching people all over the world to play piano by ear. I have a total of 5 instructional DVDs that I’ve marketed online for the past almost 4 years. It has been quite successful, but I’m looking to take it another step and create a membership site. My site will contain instructional piano by ear videos in addition to what I offer now.
I hope to be part of the Membership Site Mastermind when it reopens!
Matt
The Masterplan ebook has great insights about creating membership site!
My Problem is what topic should I choose and how can I find the content to put in the membership site. And why would someone pay money when they can get it in the web for free?
P.S. – I’m more concern in the content part.
P.P.S. – My friend told me to write another P.S.
Hi Yaro,
Here is my feedback:
1. I thought the pdf was an great resource, although I wanted to know more about how you have attracted the other mentors and how were they being rewarded for their work (percentage, hourly fee etc).
2. I think getting the right people would be the biggest challenge.
Thanks,
Eugenia
Well I read, The Membership Site Master Plan and I enjoyed it. I like the information that it provide for me. I read it three times and each time I got something new and exciting.
Thanks for the information, I have my work cutout for me but I’m ready.
Thanks again,
Ricardo
Hi Yaro,
All your info is great and TY for it sincerely.
My greatest challenge in joining a membership site right now is fee’s.
I am also a Student in Graphic Arts and have a busy schedule ~
I noticed your aff. link and signed up tho, so now I know I have something I feel great about promoting ~ Thank you !
L Jenna F
Hi Yaro,
The kind of info you give, and for such an abnormally low fee (FREE!), I’m certain only GOD will be able to repay you (you’re definitely experiencing it already).
Your free issues are more than awesome and indeed very helpful and my BIG thanks to you. For my case, I’m just out of college and stumbled upon your articles through an article in a daily.
I’m yet to establish a blog since there are some things to be taken care of first but internet marketing, I’ll definitely do it. Anyone who could give me some info on details of getting started on setting up a blog, as in themes selection, HTML knowledge required etc?
Trust me (if you are courageous enough to take the risk), you’re of much more help than you can imagine.
Thanx
Ba.
I enjoyed the podcast! Will there be any Membership Site courses offered in 2010? When will they start?
Hi Travis, MSM will reopening in late Feb or early March, so stay tuned for that!
Hi Yaro,
Thanks for the report (and of course – BMM too!)
You mentioned in the comment saying the coaching programme will reopen in late Feb or March? I’m sure that you will notify us by email right? Hope I can make it next time!
Best regards,
Cassie
That’s right Cassie!
I now realize that I must have a good product on th web before I can setup a membership site. I also realize that my greatest challenge to this is finding a topic or product to sale in order to create a membership site.
Yaro,
You asked for feedback.
The membership site idea seems great in theory, but in practice it’s difficult enough getting traffic. I keep telling myself that I’ll have a membership section to my site when I hit x unique visitors a day, but I never hit that number… not even close! Having said that, I have in the past created quality content for my site, especially of an audio nature, that would form the basis of membership section. No-one’s interested and when I take it down my traffic doesn’t seem to change. So from my perspective, the concept of a membership site is sheer fantasy.
Thanks for the great report! I just wish your class was open. It is frustrating to know there is a good product out there that you can’t sign up for when you need it…back to google research I guess
Hey Wendy, I’ll be teaching the next class early March, so you can sign up then
Personally I’d have included more membership plugins in the report. Amember is not enough.
Maybe a call for some dev to develop a great one. Cross selling opportunity etc etc
tim
Hello Yaro,
Just finished the 2nd time through and need to stop as my eyes have begun to cross and words have a nice blur to them. But before I go… a question of my own and answers to your two questions.
My question: I’m reading along and learning a bit about Preeminence, Proof, Marketing, Technology and then suddenly – poof! Affiliate Management. Say what?!
I got lost on the jump from developing a membership site to having/managing an affiliate program.
If I am still in the process of developing a membership site then what do I have for an affiliate to market and thus why would I want affiliates until after launch?
Your questions:
1. What did I think of the Masterplan (ebook I guess I would call it)?
It is a good read. But could I build a membership site based off of what I just read? Honestly, NO. Could someone else? Perhaps. Me, no.
This read is more of a build-up (sort of a pre-launch) to joining your Mastermind training program. That program is where perhaps I’d receive the actual “nuts & bolts, nails & screws (and please, I’m building here!)” necessary to hold the foundation, walls and roof of my site together.
2. My greatest challenge re: starting a membership site?
I have no preeminence, proof nor even a list. I have nothing at this moment in time. Soooo… I need to get both yours and Gideon’s blogging information read (hoping I won’t need to buy into a Blogging Mastermind) and start developing my Preeminence and List.
Fortunately, your ‘tips’ newsletters give me some clue as to blogging subject and thus ultimately a membership site.
Thanks for all your hard work, articles and advice Yaro.
Clare
Hi Yaro,
Really, in respect to the membership site you gave very detail information on development and implementation of a membership site. Great Great Great advice and training, loved it!
Frankly, I think I can fairly easily start the membership site with your instructions. But, one challenge is the content I plan to offer on my site. I have been thinking about writing an eBook concerning weight loss advice. Most importantly, I have never written an ebook. Also, in the future I’m concerned with having a budget to start the membership site and hire customer service representatives.
Nonetheless, I truly appreciate the Membership Site Master plan Training in audio and the Ebook copy. Looking forward to the 6 weeks course in the future.
Thanks Yaro,
Sharon
Wow Yaro! I’m continually astounded by the quality of what you deliver. I’m looking forward to joining your program and taking the next step.
Creating content is not going to be a problem for me – I see the biggest challenge in deciding where I draw the line between what information I will post to my (soon to be) blog and what information will make up the membership site.
Thanks again!
John
Vancouver, BC
Hi Yaro,
still digesting the mastermind info. I would love to do your training but am penniless right now, even though its dirt cheap, I am digging myself out of a financial hole which may take while yet. I am beginning to develop an idea for a membership site, or possibly an information product. I have been following your stuff for a while and have come to appreciate your work. One bit of feedback though… I thought the Shoemoney sales pitch you sent out was pretty trashy to be honest. I think that kind of marketing preys on people who are easily taken in by promises of easy cash working from home… these kind of people like to pretend that they are a one man outfit who did it all at home working just 4 hours a day, but the truth is more like that he has a whole team of people working for him… If he was so keen to help prople, why charge a fortune for information that can be found for free all over the internet? Anyway… just my opinion, but I think that your reputation is worth more than what you might get in return from promoting his product.
Best wishes and keep up the great work…
Adam,
Brighton, UK
Yaro,
your master plan is as excellent as I have come to know and trust your brand.
One suggestion for this page I have for you: reverse the order of the comments… I have scroller’s thumb just for paging down!
Ok, on to your report: my greatest challenge is time. So many amazing ideas, so little time. I LOVE your keep it simple methods and really appreciate your revision of various possibilities for merchant accounts, tracking etc.
This is not the first time I have been lingering over joining your program. True to my word, I have not gone to others for my source, you are my source, but I am still not sure about the timing… you certainly have my attention now and I especially appreciated the mp3 reading of your report.
Your report was great. I especially found the “preeminence” chapter extremely helpful. I’m a fan of yours and Gideon’s who is amazing also. You both always give a lot of great information for free as well as excellent programs for reasonable prices.
Yaro, I appreciate you asking for my feedback. I downloaded the Membership Site Masterplan a few days ago and I’m currently about 1/3 of the way through reading it. I’m not currently looking to build a membership site, but it’s something I most likely will want to do at some point.
In the Masterplan I’ve learned some things that I’d not thought about – I had some misconceptions about how membership sites work and why people would want to join. The Masterplan has good solid information, though it does act as a teaser too. For instance I want to gain preeminence, of course, I’m sure we all do, but the Masterplan doesn’t teach that (guess I’d need to sign up for the Membership Site Mastermind to learn).
I’ll be recommending Membership Site Masterplan to others because it’s quality information and you can’t get a better price than Free!
I have been studying you “new rich” for almost a year. I’ve fallen in love with you all! My first was Jonathan, then Jenn Lawlor, Katie Freiling, Mike Dillard, you and the list goes on! When I opted in to Michael Cheney and Mark Tetzner I realized I was burying myself! I got my blog up and running (at least it’s not embarrassing,) decided my niche (sort of,) when I fell in love with video I chose to follow you and Gideon Shalwick. I read and listened to this ‘Membership site’ book about 1/2 way then stopped myself. It’s so far above me! I must finish creating my pillar articles, building my facebook and twitter following and creating a list! I thank you for all you give! In a few more months I’ll be ready to create a Membership Site!! Thank you for all the FREE information!!
I love the Membership Site Masterplan, it answered questions that I had. I want to build a membership site, but did not know what it entailed.
Writing the content is going to be a bit of a challenge for me.
Sheila
Your Message
Hi Yaro,
I have just finished “The Membership Site Masterplan” – thank you. Instead of ‘overwhelm’ I found your information to be logical, clear, succinct and just the right amount.
A big challenge for me in getting started is finding a topic that resonates with me, and is something someone else might want and would see me as the ‘expert’.
I’ll keep working on this.
Appreciative Blessings
Jane
Downloaded the Membership Site Masterplan and as usual, you provide a lot of pertinent information – the day after I read the “Plan” I took some time to review what I had done with my blog in the first two months of 2010. The membership model that you detailed has set in motion the development of a “subscription” module for the blog. I only had to read as far as “start taking steps that actually result in opening your membership site.” in the section Get Paid Before You Make Your Membership Site before the “light came on in the closet” (an old Zen parable about enlightenment). What your are talking about at this point is consumer generated media (CGM) and I had stopped thinking “outside the bun”. Anyway, thanks for the “Plan”, it got me back in the real world.
Hi YARO
that’s a great guide
thanks for masterplan it’s really a wonderfull start for me
thanks again !!
MORAX
Hello Yaro
A membership site is a concept I have felt overwhelmed with. It is a huge task and I have a few of the tools you suggested in place. I have taken your advice and decided to use AWeber for my Email marketing and after reading your report, I have decided to redraught my original idea and keep it simple. I will also use WordPress for the membership site.
Your report was easy to read and grasp. Packed with handy real life experience information, which counts alot in my book, as I am brand new to blogging.
Thank you, Yaro
Hi Yaro,
To paraphrase what I emailed you earlier today: After reading your Membership Site Masterplan, I clicked on the link, that took me to this page that initially I found very confusing. I scrolled up and down, and eventually clicked on “448 comments” (next to “Print this article”) that took me to a page with no means that I could detect, for sending feedback.
I now realise that I’d previously scrolled straight down to the bottom of the page (to “Recent podcasts”), couldn’t find a feedback box, so gave up and wrote you an email instead. I received a very prompt reply from Angela.
Anyway, I found the Masterplan itself most interesting and informative. Thank you for describing in such detail, how you got to where you are, and how people like me can do the same.
Amidst the mass of useful information you provide, my greatest challenge to starting a membership site is deciding where to begin!
Your Message Thank you for your Membership Site Masterplan. I enjoyed it very much.
Joe
I had a chance to listen to the guide. I appreciate how clear the process you describe was. The first time someone hears it though, might be a bit overwhelming as there is a lot of information packed into one shot. But serious students would listen to this guide more than once I assume, to fully implement the techniques over time successfully.
Overall, very thorough and excellent guide.
Hi Yaro,
Thank you for the report. This report is really great as is most of your other ebooks and posts.
It really awakened me to see the advantages of having a membershipsite. And also it helped a lot in learning the most suitable technologies and techniques to build a membershipsite.
I’m still new to blogging and this kind of stuff and am still working on my first site. I want to offer some exam specific educational materials. But Im not sure whether to go for a membership site or for a shopping cart site for this. When I searched the other providers (who are mostly established educational publishers), they are using estores for this purpose. Can you give me an idea on what way to go???
I thought that the report was great. I was first introduced to the monthly continuity concept by Ryan Lee and you perspective was very helpful.
What is your greatest challenge regarding starting a membership site? I would say that I don’t know what to offer. My blog is about real estate investing and I am not sure where to take it from where it is.
In the past year my mind has been expanding and expanding since learning about how people make money online, but maybe I don’t feel like I have enough knowledge to impart to others yet.
I have been enjoying Become a Blogger. Keep up the good work.
Hi Yaro,
Thank you so much for both of the free downloads. After reading them and watching your videos, I started my own blog! All your information provided me with enough guidance to set my site up, but I still feel a bit overwhelmed. That may be because I am brand new to everything: internet, blogs, even facebook! I’ve got a long ways to go, but I am trying to use your advice and it has helped me move in the right direction. Thanks again!!
1. It’s a great report, detailing your real experience.
2. The biggest problem is always convincing people to subscribe to the membership site.
With so many “bait” e-books and reports out there, it is refreshing to see some real and solid content given away for free (or at least for my email address)
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Hi Yaro,
After reading both of your reports (masterplan and blog profits) i´m amazed how much useful info you are giving away, thanks and congratulations.
My blog is in Portuguese, so many of the advices you give doesn´t apply, none english blogging it´s another reality you know, much more difficult to find affiliate stuff, much more difficult to conquer an audience, but the answers are there, i just need to find them.
But don´t expect that i´m going to read your stuff from now on, not because it´s not good, far from it, it´s because you are not the first one saying to stop reading others blogs and actually focus on the creation of content, i have seen this advice repeatedly, so i going to put that on practice.
Like and undercover agent would say “i´m going dark”.
See you, and keep helping people creating their dreams.
Hey Yaro!!
I downloaded your book been reading it and i’m totally liking every bit. You have pretty amazing stuff. I’m learning my HTML and in a short while i’ll be good to go.
Thanks
Yaro:
This is a GREAT tool! I am a “newbe” to internet marketing so there are some things I’ll need to do before doing a Membership site. I am fortunate I “stumbled” over you. You have everything I need to produce an internet business doing what I love- writing! I highly recommend this report to all who want to increase thier income with internet marketing.
thanx again for the info
caretakerray
Hi Yaro,
Your guide is really a great guide, I never believe I can get such for free.
Thanks a lot,
-Onibalusi
About 4 months ago I got an idea of making a dating site – I know it’s something that many people try to do with 99% failing.
Well… I just started reading one forum on this topic. Every here and there I was stumbling across unknown terms and checking them in google.
Then I saw “niche sites” term and the search brought me to your blog.
Wow… since then – for two weeks in a row I was swallowing article after article from your archives. And now it is about 3 months that I am running my blog.
Not a big success, but has some loyal readers which I am absolutely happy with. As with few dollars that so far I am making with Adsense.
And then this “Membership Site Mastermind” came.
After reading it, seems that I am going back to the initial idea of dating site (which will be my membership site) in synthesis with the current blog.
Not now, it will take time before I do it – but this time I will take your tutorial as my personal advisor and I hope that my chance to succeed will be bigger than 1%.
Yaro, i think the mebership site masterplan is well structured and gives an outline how to structure a mebership project.
Unfortunately most membership site projects that work perfectly in english speaking markets are poor in the german market.
Anyway, very interesting!!
I downloaded and read your report and I’m implementing everything that you’ve shared. Such a great intuitive report. Thank you so much, Yaro, for all that you do!
Your Message
Hi, Yaro, Thanks for the Masterplan! Like some others here, I’m also on info overload, but I’m still listening and reading your material. I believe that the real problem some of us may have trouble getting started with this is that we don’t believe anyone really wants to hear what we have to say. I liked your comments about finding your own voice. Great point! Related to this is the feeling that what you provide has to be based on what we have been doing instead of on what we are and what we are learning…
Hi Yaro,
I just finished reading the e-book and listening to the mp3 audio file. There’s so much useful information, that it’s hard to believe that something so thorough and well-organized is actually free. Same goes for your other material. Since I’m new to blogging, I’ve read the e-books carefully. I’m still learning, and there’s so much out there, but I will be launching my own blog in the next few days. I feel that my greatest challenge at this point is “finding my voice,” and having the guts to jump right in. Thanks for the great info, and keep it coming!
Cheers,
Randy G
Hey Yaro,
I’ve seen gobs of gobbledygook on membership sites, but this report is good stuff.
You succeeded in giving me the “Wow, how cool that this is free” response. 72 pages of you sharing your own personal experience in what works and what doesn’t.
You make a good point about how important it is to build a business as a saleable asset, if we don’t *plan* to sell it. That’s a big lesson from the offline world, but just as applicable online. And you listed out multiple resources on how to carefully go about the site sale process, if we ever do decide to. I didn’t even know you had done that too!
To your success with Membership Site Mastermind,
Sunni