Archive for 'Tips & Tricks'
3 Essential Elements of Effective Membership Site Management
Posted on 04. Feb, 2011 by Steve.
Creating a membership site is only half the battle. In reality, anyone can setup a membership site, but the thing that sets successful sites apart from the rest is how it is managed. This is because a poorly managed membership site will quickly drive members away which makes creating a sustainable site impossible. In order to make sure that your membership site is set up so that you can effectively manage it, here are three things to keep in mind. Time Spend Pre and Post Task It may surprise you how much time you spend preparing for a task and finishing a task. For example, loading a WordPress post (assuming it is already written) includes signing into your admin area, entering the post section, and creating a new post. All of this before you actually add your content. Once you are finished, you need to add tags, a description, any [...]
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Comprehensive WordPress Membership Plugins for your Site
Posted on 22. Dec, 2010 by Steve.
WordPress is a popular choice for creating up and maintaining membership websites for a number of reasons; it’s easy to use, it’s very flexible, and a lot of available plugins are evolving to accommodate more needs. Even before comprehensive plugins came about, there were so many ways on how to integrate multiple plugins to setup a membership website and you can all do these for free. As technology evolved to improve on existing methods, comprehensive plugins came into existence which holds a great value to users and webmasters alike. Nowadays, a single plugin can do everything. Below are the top benefits. 1. Everything you need is there. You can expect a lot of cohesion when you use a single plugin, and obviously this is your top advantage. This allows you to manage just every single aspect in your WordPress membership site: registration, recurring billing, and all the details in between. [...]
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What Role Does Copywriting Play in Social Media?
Posted on 07. Nov, 2010 by Steve.
One of the biggest mistakes that online businesses and membership sites make in regards to social media is that they get so wrapped up in the social aspect that they forget about the importance of quality copywriting. It can be tough to think about copywriting if you trying to post on several different outlets everyday, especially when they all have different formats. The combination of social media and copywriting can be a difficult one, in fact many people see little value in it because they feel that copywriting decreases the “feel” of being social. There can definitely be a balance between copywriting and social media as long as you can mesh the two concepts effectively. Some people wonder why effective copywriting would matter on mediums like Twitter, because the Tweets are so short. However, when it all boils down to it, you attract most of your new followers because they [...]
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Magic Members Affiliate Contest
Posted on 03. Nov, 2010 by Steve.
Promote Magic Members, Win Sony BRAVIA 65-Inch LCD TV Magic Members Big Contest has just started today! Affiliate prizes are waiting for you… What does that mean? If you sell 5 or more Magic Members Licenses between 1th November – 30th November, you’ll win lots of prizes… ——————————————— WHAT WILL YOU WIN? ——————————————— http://www.magicmembers.com/affiliate-program/ If you make 5 sales, you’ll win “Toshiba 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive” If you make 10 sales, you’ll win “Toshiba 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive” If you make 15 sales, you’ll win “Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive” and “Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000″ If you make 25 sales, you’ll win “Seagate Expansion 2.0 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive” and “Logitech LX7 Cordless Optical Mouse – Dark Blue” And our big prizes….. If you make 50 sales, you’ll win “Sony VAIO VGN-NW330F/S 15.5-Inch [...]
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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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Using Your Linked In Profile to Benefit Your Business
Posted on 16. Oct, 2010 by Steve.
Linked In has become a powerful professional tool that any business can take advantage of. It doesn’t matter if you are just trying to gain more visibility for your website or are in the process of finding and establishing partnerships. Here is a closer look at some of the ways that you can use Linked In to your advantage. 1. Your Website There are several ways that you can use your Linked In profile to help promote your website. The first is to make sure that your profile is in “full view” which will ensure that search engines will be able see all of the links in your profile. You should also create a customized profile URL, which will also be beneficial from an SEO standpoint. 2. Your Overall Business Linked In can do a lot for your overall business as well. The first benefit that you can gain is [...]
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