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Create a video and publish it online. Even a simple five-minute video in the form of a newscast will generate interest. Post it on sites like YouTube.

Set up profiles at auction site. You can also direct sell your product there, as well as include your site’s URL in your profile.

Distribute a free ebook. Just like the free mini-course, make sure the content includes links back to your products.

Have a contest. People love them, and will spread the word to other people they know.

Use social bookmarking sites. Post links to your blog and your web site, so people can follow them and buy your product.

Sign up for Twitter. You can follow and be followed, and posting an entry takes no time. You can also include links.

Don’t forget social networking sites. Places like FaceBook, and MySpace are great ways to connect with people and generate some business.

Sign up with business networking sites. Sites like LinkedIn can put you in front of people who would be interested in your product.

Set up some link exchanges with sites offering products that complement but do not compete with your products. The cross promotion will help everyone.

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Once that starts to happen, it’ll get to the point where you don’t need to look for traffic yourself. In the example I just gave I said all it takes is 16 visitors a day to your site… But a well placed JV partner could probably send you a hundred times that, or more, over a weekend.

If you can, get your affiliates and JV partners to advertise your freemium membership site on their ‘ThankYou’ pages as a special bonus for buying their products.

For them it’s easy passive promotion and for you it’s a super effective placement slot that will increase your conversions further because the majority of traffic you’re getting is from buyers not just browsers.

It’s good for you and good for them so push for that placement and create promo tools like ‘Thank You’ page ads so all your affiliates need do is copy and paste them onto their pages.

Jeremy Gislason: What we should do here is talk a little bit about what’s coming in MME4...

If you’ve been listening to these calls and thinking – ‘I want to get started building these freemium sites’ - then we’ve some VERY good news.

You see over the last 12 months Simon and I have been working hard to build a new network of sites. And when we launch MME4 we’re going to hand those sites over to you.

We’ve built all the freemium elements we’ve discussed into these sites – In fact we’ve squeezed in every proven feature we’ve tested across our network from the last 3 years into them.

They’re like ‘SUPER’ freemium sites.

And we’ve also been working on a hybrid version of our MemberSpeed software to manage them.

What we’ve asked for has driven our programmers crazy, but it means we’ve been able to blend in some super cool customization features into all these sites That are going to make you look like ‘the man’

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DEADLINE - A set time in which ads must be submitted for publication, can also apply to when articles must be written and submitted, or anything else that someone has to reach at something in a limit time.

DEDICATED SERVER - It serves as the main frame or server for one particular merchant or website. By using a dedicated server, sites stay more stable and emails and other transactions are generally more secure. It also makes websites run generally faster.

DEFAULT - In Internet marketing terms, the word default refers to lower paying or more commonly feature.

DHTML (Dynamic HyperText Markup Language) - Type of code, combining HTML, Java Script and CSS which can produce interactive content for web-pages such as users being able to drag items over the page, simple animations etc.

DIGERATI - People that consider themselves as knowledgeable about, or connected to, the cutting edge of every part of the digital world.

DIRECT LINKING - When an affiliate account or program is linked from a banner ad or other online ad, this is known as direct linking. It is not considered to be as effective as using a landing page, but some people still prefer it.

DIRECT MARKETING - Form of marketing that reaches customers directly, can include emails, postal mail ads, or even phone calls. It is often considered unsolicited since the customer did not request it.

DIRECT RESPONSE - The result of direct marketing, when a business gains new clients or customers from the direct marketing campaigns it participates in.

DIRECTORY - A list of other websites or services online. The directory is often its own website, edited by humans that contains links to various sources, websites, or other information on a variety of topics.

DISCUSSION GROUP - A focused group of people who typically communicate via a chat platform to discuss various products or services. Web businesses owners will then use the information or feedback collected from the discussion group to make better decisions or tweak their products in the future.

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Keywords are important. Speaking of Google, sit down and comprise a list of keywords to describe your business. Try to think of as many as possible so they can be included in your web content. The words you choose are the same words people will be typing into the search engine when they’re looking to buy exactly what you are selling.

Enthusiasm is contagious. Be as excited and enthusiastic about your business as possible. People take notice of these things and know what you’re thinking when you project an air of happiness and enthusiasm about the services or products you have. From your body language and facial expressions to the way you speak to others and how your words are portrayed in emails and on the website, it is something that cannot be ignored.

Stay with the times. Remember that technology is constantly changing, and so is the World Wide Web. Many businesses have a fatal flaw of not keeping up with the latest and greatest. By staying abreast of what is happening with marketing techniques and websites you can use to your advantage, you will definitely have a leg up on the competition.

Hit the streets. Online advertising is a wonderful way to spread the word, but actually getting out there does wonders. Make flyers and other printed marketing material and pass them out at events related to your business niche. Attend marketing functions such as business fairs and other networking events. Spread the word to as many people in person as possible, and your company recognition will spread like wildfire.

Free shipping is always appreciated. If you can offer free shipping even if it’s only on orders over a certain total, then try to do so. One of the main deterrents for people buying online is that they have to pay a large shipping charge in order to get their items. Free shipping motivates people to purchase your products.

Think about your target audience. Do some serious soul searching and try to figure out your business’ customer demographics. Knowing your target customer base will really help you hone in on the product you are offering. It also gives you a better idea of where and how to advertise, so that you’re reaching a group of people who will truly be interesting in buying from you.

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A Niche. Marketing your website to the world is just a little too broad. However, marketing it to too small of a crowd will mean that you won’t be very profitable. Your niche must be targeted and have a demand for your information. A tricky line to balance? Not too tricky, let your passions or interests be your guide. Chances are if you’re interested in it, others will be too.

Multiple Streams of Revenue . Subscriptions are only the beginning. There are numerous ways to generate profits from your membership site. From advertising, to information products, to affiliate programs, the sky is the limit. Take a look at how your competition does it. Take a look at how major players like Monster.com and YouTube make money. Uses what you learn and reach for the sky.

A successful subscription model. Free membership or weekly membership? Monthly subscription or annual. No decision is more difficult for the membership site owner than this. You want to make sure that you price yourself fairly and continue to make profits. Decide first what kind of site you want to offer and the ideal subscription model will follow. YouTube is free, Elance costs plenty both are successful and profitable.

A solid brand. Brand recognition means traffic and it means you can charge tons of money for advertising space. Brand recognition also means more leverage in the market. 9 times out of ten people will by a Coke over a no name knock off. The same holds true for membership sites. People will pay significantly more for a membership with a well known website than they will for one they’ve never heard of.

Traffic. If no one knows about your site how will you make money? You won’t. That is why traffic generation techniques are vital. That doesn’t mean that you want to employ every single traffic generating technique available. Some will be significantly more powerful for you than others. For example, article marketing may be the ticket to thousands of subscriptions and PPC campaigns may result in a net loss. It all depends on your market. Research techniques, try them out, find the strategies that are successful for you.

Content. Content is one place that you cannot skimp. Content is vital for search engine ranking but maybe more importantly it is vital for your members. Content has to be quality or you’ll lose members. Content has to be regular or you lose search engine ranking, and members. If nothing else, invest your time and money in providing your members excellent content.

Happy members. How do you make your members happy? Several ways, provide them an easy to use website, provide them with an abundance of content, resources, and products, and provide them with multiple ways to interact and influence the direction of the website. Employ Website 2.0 concepts and embrace your members as an integral part of your website’s development and future.

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Once a member has joined your site, the level of customer support they receive can be the deciding factor in whether they continue their subscription. The secret…automate or outsource as much as you can so that someone is always available when your customer needs them.

Why automate your customer support function?

The purpose of automating your customer service function is to deliver great support to more of your customers in less time. For example, deal with all queries quickly and effectively by keeping all your customer details and records in an easily accessible database.

Automating your customer support dramatically increases your organization, which creates a much better impression when dealing with your members. Gaining the confidence of your members is a great way to ensure continual renewals.

Automating contact with your members will make them feel like you really value their membership. Using an autoresponder to e-mail them after they initially subscribe to the site, after they purchase a product from you, or even after they post on the forum, will give let them know that you are interested in their activity on your site.

Autoresponder e-mails can also be used to generate profit for your site. For example if a customer buys a product from you, e-mail them to say thank you, and to offer them an up sell.

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If you want to make money with your membership site, you have to get it noticed. The faster the word gets out, the faster you’ll begin making money. Here are five strategies to get you noticed faster than a streaker at a soccer game.

Provide Free Information. This is a superior strategy to get folks to your web site, however you have a fine line to walk. Too much free info and there’s no benefit to joining your site. Not enough and you don’t give potential members enough of a complimentary preview.

Of course, if you don’t offer quality information then you’ll lose potential members anyway. So make sure that the information you offer is fantastic. You want your free information to be so good that visitors pass it along to others.

Give folks a peek inside with a free trial membership. Trial memberships hook readers! Not only do they instill confidence, once customers get an inside look at all that you have to offer they will want to sign up immediately. Consider also, making certain items on your website available only to ‘permanent subscribers.’ This type of feature works as a tease. Of course, don’t overdo it. You want trial members to be able to access a lot of your site.

Viral Marketing Miracles. Give free reports and even ebooks to affiliates to give away. This report will include the affiliate’s unique ID and any sales made through that report will be credited to the affiliate. It’s a great way to get people to spread the word about your membership site.

Remember that if you want to drive traffic to your site, the ebooks and reports that you give away MUST be excellent.

Article Marketing Mania. Article directories are a wonderful way to drive traffic to your membership site. They help to establish your credibility and they give potential subscribers a peek inside the offerings at your site. Also use article marketing to help build a top notch optin list. Always include a link back to your website or sales page.

Fabulous Forums, blogs, and chat rooms. Forums, chat rooms, and blog posts are a good way to get the word out quickly about your membership site. Most forums, chat rooms, and even blogs will allow you to place a link back to your website in your signature link. Consider that many of the people you speak to in these venues may not be ready to purchase but they will be a good resource in the future – if you collect their information.

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Every person who runs across your site has a secret desire. They want the benefits of what you’re offering, but (here’s a shocker) they really don’t want to do much to get those benefits.

The most persuasive and profitable product offers are the ones that make people feel as though they don’t have to do much work to get all the benefits your letter promises.

In other words if you make your product offers sound too complicated you’ll lose most of the orders you could have had.

I’m saying that you should explain your offer in rather simplistic terms that don’t scare away potential buyers.

You should always look to make your products and services as pushbutton as you possibly can.

That’s especially important with software programs.

No one really cares how your product works. They just want to know that it does work and how they don’t have to do much to get the benefits your product was promised to deliver.

For the most part people are very insecure about their abilities. Even when you show them proof that other people have done exactly what you’re showing them how to do... Most people still hesitate because they don’t believe they can do it.

In other words... you need to put together “systems” people can just plug into and get results from.