Fitness membership sites are an exclusive online community for a dedicated group of clients led by an experienced fitness professional who has a lot to offer. Most fitness enthusiasts are members of health and fitness related forums, if not fitness membership websites.
Fitness membership sites can be a great source of recurring revenue for you and a valuable service for your customers. If clients face roadblocks and need support, you provide them with the answer. They are easy to unsubscribe from if you find they are not a good fit. They require minimal or no financial commitment and offer a combination of flexibility, independence and privacy for the user.
The purpose of starting a fitness membership website is simple; a source of passive income fueled by virtual customer interaction. More and more trainers are discovering that setting up and running a fitness membership site is a simple yet rewarding task when executed correctly.
4 Tips To Start Your Own Fitness Membership Site.
1. Passion and Dedication
If your only motivation for wanting to run a fitness membership site is money, think again. A fitness membership website, at least in the early days, is a labor of love. Unless you are willing to put in time to maintain and develop your site you could end up with a poor reputation and a lot of disgruntled members.
2. A Good Domain
Research other fitness membership sites and analyze their keywords and domain name. Identify and establish your brand. This is important as it is part of your branding. Ensure that you have a well thought out, branded fitness membership site. Choose a good name that enhances the overall concept of your fitness membership site and one that is easy to remember.
3. Killer Quality Content
Before you start a fitness membership site ensure that you have gathered enough and relevant content. Your site should have a minimum of 50 pages of high quality information to launch in style. This could be information, scripts, e-books and/or your own products. When most people join a fitness membership site they expect to see something that they can use straight away. If you have a large amount of content you don’t necessarily have to offer it all up straight away. Keep in mind that your members will expect regular updates, so it’s best to try to always over deliver. You can’t do that if you’ve given your best content out at one time.
4. Commitment
This is the most essential ‘ingredient’. While fitness membership sites will, for the most part, run on autopilot, you still need to maintain and update them regularly. Provide a help desk and a forum where members can get in touch with you and interact with each other. Some of the best fitness membership sites are thriving communities fueled by interaction between its members.
