3 Things to Consider When Choosing the Best WordPress Shopping Carts
Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by Steve.
At a glance, it may seem like most WordPress shopping cart plugins are pretty much all of the same. While there are definitely a number of features that have become fairly standardized, there is still some glaring differences between the top of the line premium plugins and the rest of the pack. Depending on who you ask, the top few plugins will vary from person to person. This is largely due to the feature set as well as the overall user-interface. Everyone likes something a little different, but there are some similarities between all of the best options. Here are 3 things to consider when choosing the best WordPress shopping carts as well as a quick overview of some of most consistent highly rated plugins available. 1. Integrated Features In general, you want to try and choose a shopping cart plugin that have as many of the features that you [...]
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3 Benefits of Increasing Subscription Prices as Your Site Grows
Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by Steve.
Raising membership rates based upon the number of members that have already signed up has been a controversial prospect. On one side, many people believe that once you have found the right price point, there is no reason to change it, which is a very valid point. At the same time, there are several benefits that you could gain by raising prices as well. Here is a closer look at how raising your membership rates can affect your membership site in both the short and long term. 1. Create a Real Sense of Urgency One of the biggest problems that you will face when running a membership site is creating a sense of urgency. A lot of people will assume that your membership site will always be there, so there is no reason to sign up immediately. This is why introductory discounts and free trials are so popular. These methods [...]
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WordPress Form Plugins
Posted on 28. Jun, 2011 by Steve.
Which WordPress Form Plugins Are Worth Your Consideration? Blog comments, forums, and social media are all great ways to connect with your readers, but there will come a time where you need to create a form for one reason or another – normally it starts with a contact form. Fortunately, there are a number of different WordPress form plugins that will do a great job of giving you everything that you need. There are several plugins, both free and premium, that can provide you with the ability to do whatever you need. The four plugins that tend to be recommended the most would likely be Gravity Forms, Formidable Pro, cForms, and TDO Mini Forms. The first two are premium plugins, while the second two are free. All of these plugins offer something unique, so it is important to decide which one will be the best fit for your needs. If [...]
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Top 6 Most Popular and Powerful WordPress Membership Plugins
Posted on 20. Jun, 2011 by Steve.
Comparing the Top 6 Most Popular and Powerful WordPress Membership Plugins Over the past half decade, there was a giant boom and bust of premium WordPress plugin developers and WordPress membership plugins are no exception. For some people, this can make finding the right premium membership plugin difficult because you don’t want to end up buying a lifetime license, only to find out that it is no longer supported or on its way out the door. For the most part, there are three key things that you need to focus on when choosing which plugin is right for you – features, reliability, and support. The features are normally what most people look at first, but in the end you just need to make sure that it does what you want and can grow with your membership site. More importantly, you need to give a little extra attention to reliability and [...]
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Is Your Membership Site Easy to Consume?
Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 by Steve.
No, this isn’t about eating your membership site, it is about making sure that your members are happy and find value in what you are offering. It can be quite a balancing act to make sure that you are providing enough content to warrant your monthly fees, while at the same time making sure that you don’t overwhelm your members. While there is no “right answer” in terms of how much content to deliver, your membership pricing model should give you some insight into how much content your members expect. The more expensive it is, the more information they want to receive. If you are billing them on a weekly basis, then they will want new content every week. If it is monthly, then maybe every other week. The Importance of Finding Balance It goes without saying that if your members are not receiving enough useful content, they will likely [...]
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Creating a Front End Product That Works
Posted on 08. Jun, 2011 by Steve.
It doesn’t matter where your membership site is in your overall sales strategy, the most important step is creating a front end or introductory product that converts. There are two primary uses for a membership site. The first is to use it as your introductory product. This is normally done when the bigger ticket items such as conferences, personal training, and coaching programs are directly related to your membership site. It can be difficult to get people to sign up for an expensive coaching program cold turkey. A membership site is a great way to build trust and prove that you have information that your members can value from. The other approach is to sell small digital products in order to get people to sign up for your membership site. This strategy becomes more important as your membership site becomes more expensive. Regardless of what your front end product is, [...]
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4 Ways to Doom Your Membership Site
Posted on 29. May, 2011 by Steve.
It doesn’t matter what phase of membership site creation, promotion, or maintenance you are in, there are certain things that can quickly doom your site. Not only can these factors cause a mass exodus by your members, but also generate a lot of negative comments within your niche and across the web. Fortunately, all of these problems are easily remedied with proper planning. 1. Choosing the Wrong Topic If you choose the wrong topic for your membership site, there is nothing that can be done to make it successful. There are two different ways that this can happen. The first is that you choose a topic that doesn’t include enough information to justify a membership site. This is rarely a problem as long because you can create a one-time payment or free membership model to compensate, however if you are only interested in recurring payments, then this can be an [...]
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