| Fresh content is needed on a regular basis | | | | |
| for membership sites. You want to attract | | | | Add an article directory to you site in a |
| both search engines and people to your sites, | | | | similar manner. Post your own articles, those |
| over and over again, for the best return on | | | | of others - subject matter experts, members |
| your investment (ROI). So here are some ideas | | | | of your site and authors with items published |
| on how to generate fresh content. | | | | in article directories like |
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| Create Content as You Go | | | | Multi-Media |
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| There are a couple of ways to have visitors, | | | | Add multi-media into the mix, too. First host |
| membership holders or anyone create content | | | | your own teleseminars and online workshops. |
| on the fly. One way is to use a script or | | | | Record them and have transcripts published, |
| software like Drupal, found in Fantastico | | | | if possible and economical. Then publish your |
| with most web hosting packages. With Drupal's | | | | own audio files and video clips. Sprinkle |
| Collaborative Book tool you can make a | | | | digital photos around, too, with captions, |
| unique, collaborative book like a reference | | | | pointing out members who attended industry |
| guide to your membership site, valuable for | | | | events. Invite members to upload their |
| all visitors and something that can be | | | | multi-media files and share, too. |
| updated regularly as your site grows. | | | | |
| | | | Other Site Components |
| You can also incorporate a blog into your | | | | |
| membership site. Then post and invite | | | | See what other site components your web |
| feedback and comments to your blog posts, | | | | hosting offers and branch out. For example, |
| growing fresh, unique content on the fly. | | | | add a forum and set up a couple of moderators |
| | | | to kick topics off and keep communications |
| Publish and Post Content | | | | open, moving and on the level. Add a Help |
| | | | Desk and keep adding to your FAQs and other |
| You can also post reviews to your membership | | | | help files there. And insert a calendar, |
| site, reviews about compatible software that | | | | polls and surveys and shopping cart area to |
| your members would use like autoresponder | | | | grow a reference library relating to your |
| programs, website templates, ebooks and | | | | membership focus. |
| reports, domain purchases and much more. Once | | | | |
| you post your reviews, invite comments, | | | | Reach out and grow your membership site on a |
| feedback and even more reviews even on the | | | | regular basis. Feed the search engines and |
| same topic; no two people think alike and | | | | website visitors with new photos, articles |
| mega-giant makes excellent use of this | | | | and much more, offering them a variety so |
| system. | | | | they'll keep coming back for more! |