Basically, a free membership site is a site where the user is not charged a membership fee to use the site but is required to supply
their e-mail address, choose a user name and password to enter the site, participate in the discussions and activities. Sometimes free
memberships are limited to less useful information or access while paid memberships have full access.
A large entity like MSN, for example, allows members...

Anybody can start a membership business on the Internet. All that is needed is a subject, a website and the tools to build the site. The subject of the site is the real make or break issue.
A website can be obtained for as little as twelve dollars a year and the tools to build the website can be found for as little as twentyfive dollars a month. If you are going to have your website built for you, the cost will be a lot higher. However,...

Many people are willing to pay for online content. In fact, the "Online
Publishers Association" said that pay-for content is emerging as a hot revenue model. Business content, personals/match making, and entertainment are the hottest niches.

But even smaller niches, like DVD authoring, sports coaching, marketing services, and dieting are producing profits.

You can sell subscriptions for online...