Tag Archives: membership site
Are Free Membership Sites Still a Good Option?
Posted on 03. May, 2011 by Steve.
Over the past few years, the increase in low cost membership sites, especially continuity sites, has made many people wonder whether or not free membership sites are still a good option. Of course, there is always going to be more inherent appeal to generating income from paying members rather than hoping to monetize a free membership base. At the same time, there are still some very real benefits to creating a free membership site. This is especially true if you consider some of the ways that free memberships have evolved. The big question is whether or not these benefits are great enough to outweigh charging a small monthly fee. Here is a quick look at how free membership sites stack up. List Building Both paid and free membership sites are a great way to build your list. The question is what kind of list you want to build. In general, [...]
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Is Your Membership Site Software Lowering Your Profits?
Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by Steve.
Is Your Membership Software Lowering Your Profits? There are a lot of reasons that your membership site could fail, or at least be less profitable than it should be. In most cases this type of problem will be attributed to things like outsourcing costs, poor online advertising, or just poor planning in general. When a membership site is not doing well, people will look at everything as a possible cause, but for some reason they will rarely look at the membership site software that they are using. The truth is many of these issues can be improved by simply utilizing the right piece of membership site software, such as the Magic Members plugin. Let’s start off by looking at the most basic way that your membership software can lower your profits – time. Time is money so every minute or hour that you spend dealing with tasks that your software [...]
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Membership Site Software and Content Control
Posted on 20. Apr, 2011 by Steve.
Understanding the Relationship Between Your Membership Software and Content Control Everyone knows that the most important function of membership software is to control access to certain pieces of content. This makes understanding the relationship between the software and content control essential. There are several different aspects to consider in terms of controlling your content as well as overall security. Here are several things to keep in mind about your software and its ability to keep your members-only content secure. It is surprising how many people will start a membership site using a piece of membership software that does not adequately control the security of their content. This could be from compatibility issues between the software and the content management system or it could be from poor software design. Either way you should not take for granted that the membership software will provide you with all of the security that you [...]
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Membership Site Hosting
Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Steve.
Membership Site Hosting Membership sites are continuing to grow in popularity as they have proven to become a excellent source of income. They have quickly gained many of the same tactics as other types of online information products from the sales page to content. However, there is one thing that many membership sites fail to do. They don’t choose the right membership site hosting. PacificHost has partnered with Magic Members to provide you with the best hosting experience with 100% integration and support with Magic Member software. All of our services are fully compatible with Magic Members in addition to WordPress and all of our technicians are trained to assist you with any issues or questions related to Magic Members or WordPress. Our focus on providing reliable hosting with our 24x7x365 support assures that your website will always be online. One Click Install All accounts come with the ability to [...]
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How Much Should Your Membership Site Software Dictate Your Site?
Posted on 26. Mar, 2011 by Steve.
How Much Should Your Membership Site Software Dictate Your Site? One of the biggest problems that people have when creating a membership site is choosing the right membership software. The reason for this is because the software that you choose will dictate how you can create your website and what features you can use without any additional forced integration. In many cases, membership site owners will allow their software to dictate certain elements of their design in order to gain some other advantageous features. The question then becomes how much should you allow your membership site software dictate your site. The short answer is that you should allow your membership software dictate your site as long as it gives you a overall advantage. The problem is that identifying the point where the software starts to do more harm than good is near impossible. This means that you need to determine [...]
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Essential Steps for Your Membership Site
Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by Steve.
3 Essential Steps Keep Your Membership Site Ahead of Your Members It doesn’t matter what type of website you run, the biggest problem that you can have is falling behind your members. There are a number of different areas in which this can occur to a membership site including content creation, topic relevancy, and product promotion. Fortunately there are some simple steps that you can take to stay ahead in all of these areas. The first area and often the most important is the content creation itself. Some people make the mistake of over-preparing content before opening a membership site, whereas others are on the ropes from the very beginning. The general rule of thumb is to stay two to three months ahead of your oldest member. You know that if you stay ahead of them, that you will be ahead of everyone. The easiest way to do this is [...]
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Best Membership Software
Posted on 13. Mar, 2011 by Steve.
How Do People Choose Their Membership Software? If you haven’t yet decided what type of membership software you should use, then you have probably already done some research and found out what type of software other sites are using. While this is valuable information, it is even better to know why your competition is using a particular piece of software. Not only will this tell you where to start, but also give you an idea of what their priorities and methods are. Here is a quick look at some of biggest factors that many people consider when choosing their membership site software. The first thing that most people will look at is integration. The key thing to keep in mind is that some people are more than willing to pay a developer to integrate software that may not be originally designed for their content management system, whereas others prefer to [...]
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