10 Membership Ideas To Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

Here are some topics to get you thinking about the potential for a successful membership website:

1. Fashion Tips: Men as well as women are very concerned about their appearance. They want to look stylish without looking weird. They want to be today but they don’t really want to be cutting edge. In short, they want to dress well and most people aren’t confident about choosing clothing that is flattering as well as fitting.

2. Medical Information: You can’t give medical advice, but you can report on the newest medicines and the newest procedures that are becoming available for a whole variety of human maladies. You can report on the results of studies and trials, as well.

3. Employment: There are thousands and thousands of people out there who are looking for jobs. Employment ranks close to the top of everyone’s list of concerns. Job hunting tips, job hunting information, resume writing, etc. are all topics of great concern to a great many people.

4. Professionals: There are national and international organizations for many professions, but how about a website where those who sell gardening supplies can gather and discuss the trade or a site where beauticians can gather and exchange information?

5. Relocating: We live in a mobile society. People move from state to state and from country to country in pursuit of their professions or education. Relocating is fraught with problems. People who have relocated can help those who are about to relocate.

6. Travel: There are, of course, all kinds of sites where people can book flights and reserve hotel rooms but there aren’t many sites where travelers can exchange information about their travels.

7. Starting a Business: Because of corporate downsizing and the exportation of jobs there are people out there who are almost forced to start their own businesses. They may not have ever considered starting their own small business but now that choice is becoming more viable. They want information and they want to talk to others who have ‘taken the plunge’ so to speak.

8. Elder Care: The baby boomers are reaching the age where they are caught between having teenage or college age children on one side and elderly parents on the other. Both need their attention and their money. Some of these boomers have found creative ways of dealing with being the middle of a generation sandwich and they can share that hard earned knowledge with those that are just beginning the process.

9. Parenting: The most important job on earth is bringing a child into this world and guiding him or her safely into adulthood. New parents have questions and those who have been doing it for awhile have answers. Bring the two groups together and throw in some advice from grandparents while you are at it!

10. Retirement: An entire generation is approaching retirement age. How should they prepare for this new stage in their lives? What do they need to do financially? How should they prepare to fill their days after retirement? What will their social lives look like? Should they volunteer? Travel? Continue working? So many questions … how about some answers?

Hopefully, you’ve found yourself inspired by some of these suggestions and you’re already thinking about the sort of membership site you’d like to develop. If not, then do some brainstorming. Consider what you enjoy in life, what interests you, what you always wanted to do but never had the chance.

Ideas are everywhere around you.

Grab one!

Next time out we’ll take a look at how to quickly start your membership site.

POSTED BY Rick on Jul 7 under Membership Sites