Tag Archives: membership site
Magic Members Make WordPress ClickBank Integration Fast and Effective
Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 by Steve.
ClickBank is one of the most well-known affiliate management programs on the internet. While it is most well known for it’s selection of internet marketing related products, there are actually a wide variety and depth of products in all categories. Because of this, affiliates flock to ClickBank in order to what which products they will be promoting next. With so many affiliates in one place, it is no surprise that it attracts so many vendors as well. If you are looking for a way to integrate ClickBank with your membership site, then you may have noticed that it isn’t as easy as it should be, especially if you are working on WordPress. Fortunately, WordPress ClickBank integration doesn’t have to be labor intensive as long as you have the right tools. The key is to make sure that you membership site management software can seamlessly integrate with ClickBank. If not, then [...]
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WordPress iContact Integration
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Steve.
An Introduction to the API Behind Successful WordPress iContact Integration The key to successfully integrating WordPress and iContact is correctly using the iContact API. In order to do this, it is important to actually know what their API is designed to do and how it can be used to your advantage. The goal of the iContact API is allow you to integrate nearly all of iContacts features into your WordPress website. Here is a quick look at the API and what it can do. Benefits of Using the iContact API There are a number of benefits to being able to integrate your membership site with your iContact account. One of most obvious benefits is that you can synchronize your members list with your iContact auto responder list on a regular basis. Every time you get a new member, it is important to make sure that they are on a separate [...]
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Magic Members Make WordPress AlertPay Integration Simple
Posted on 12. Nov, 2010 by Steve.
If you have been searching for a way to integrate AlertPay into your WordPress membership site, then you may have noticed a lack of plugins that makes this process easy to do. There are several problems that you could end up facing and short of hiring a freelancer to integrate AlertPay for you, there doesn’t seem like there is much that you can do. Fortunately, there are several WordPress plugins that are specifically designed to not only integrate AlertPay but also manage your membership website successfully. One of the biggest problems that you may have noticed is that most plugins that deal with WordPress AlertPay integration target donations. Obviously if you are running a paid membership site, then you simply cannot rely solely on donations because it doesn’t fit into your business model. The few plugins that are designed for billing, most are tailored to freelancers or businesses that require [...]
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WordPress Authorize.Net Integration Isn’t a Problem If You Use the Right Plugin
Posted on 10. Nov, 2010 by Steve.
There are a lot of reasons that webmasters are looking to integrate the Authorize.Net payment gateway with their WordPress website. It has proven to be a solid payment gateway for digital products such as ebooks, software, videos, etc as well as physical products that need to be shipped. However, recently Authorize.Net has become a popular choice for membership sites as well. If you are planning on creating a WordPress membership site, then it could be critical that your membership plugin can easily integrate with the Authorize.Net payment gateway. Authorize.Net has been around for nearly one and half decades and is one of the original payment gateways for online businesses. As an added advantage, Authorize.Net is owned by CyberSource, which is one of the top internet-related security companies. If you have not signed up for an Authorize.Net account and are planning to do so in the near future, then there is [...]
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Make WordPress Simple:Press Integration in Your Membership Site Easier
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by Steve.
Simple:Press has become well known as being a feature rich, easy to integrate forum. The goal of Simple:Press was to easily add a forum to a WordPress site. This means that WordPress Simple:Press integration should be fairly straightforward. The problem that many membership site owners have been having is securing their forum and turning their forum into a paid members area. Fortunately, with the right complimentary membership plugin, this doesn’t have to be a difficult task. Here is a quick look at some key points to keep in mind when trying to turn Simple:Press into a members-only area on a WordPress site. 1. Security There are a variety of WordPress plugins that are designed to turn your WordPress site into a membership site. Unfortunately, a large majority of these plugins have not taken into consideration a forum of any kind, let alone Simple:Press. That means that you could end up [...]
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Using the Power of Twitter By Following Instead of Tweeting
Posted on 21. Oct, 2010 by Steve.
Most membership site owners are so focused on what to tweet next and how to maximize their ROI on a per tweet basis, that many forget the value of following. Obviously, the goal here is not to convince you that you should never actually tweet. The goal is to open your eyes to how much you gain by sitting back and just following people. On the internet, the general belief is that the membership site that shares the most, gains the most. While there is some truth to this, it is only true when the person leveraging the power of Twitter spends more time listening than talking. Information is a powerful and valuable commodity and you can use Twitter to get it. Here is a closer look at how you can use Twitter to gain valuable niche/industry information that can add value and profits to your membership site. The key [...]
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Successfully Redesigning Your Membership Site
Posted on 19. Oct, 2010 by Steve.
There are a lot of reasons that you may want to redesign your website. Most membership sites are redesigned because the owner is planning on doing a big re-launch. This normally means adding more functionality, boosting content, and overall increasing value. While the goal of redesigning your website is to attract new members, if it is done poorly it will actually cause you to lose members. Here is a quick look at some steps that you should take in order make sure that you are keeping your current members happy, while redesigning your site for future success. 1. Gathering Information No matter what you plan on doing, you need to ask your members first. In fact, there is no better resource that you have that is more valuable than your current members because they know exactly what you can do to make your membership site better. If you have a [...]
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