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Growing A Membership Site?

by SPC
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How would you grow a membership site something like Match.com where the point of being a member is to meet other members. Obviously this is just an example.

I mean, no one will join if there arent any members on your site. So how do you entice people to join?
I wouldnt want to be a member of a site where there are no members are very few.
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  • Profile picture of the author RevenueGal
    You're right...you can't start charging members to join and then they discover there's only a few members.

    Since you're starting from ground zero, you can try opening it to the public for the first 200 members or so as "free"...once you have some action going...you could start charging a small fee and then increase that fee as you gain more members.
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    • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
      Originally Posted by Evilive View Post

      You can start charging memberships to access your site. I currently have a local niche forum which generates a monthly recurring income from offering information on how to make money in my area. We grow by hundreds every week at a monthly fee of $10.00 per person.

      This is a great way to make money!
      That sounds very interesting. Can you share more about it?
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  • Profile picture of the author NateRivers
    I assume they start as a free site to get a member base...
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  • Profile picture of the author SPC
    But how do you entice someone to even sign up when the main benefit of being a member is to engage with other members. But there are no members to engage with. Catch 22
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  • Profile picture of the author SPC
    I guess its one of those things that if you provide enough value people will want to be a member.. Haven't figured out how yet
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