The power of a membership website is that it has the potential to increase engagement with an audience. People want to belong to a group; they want to be on the inside. In many cases, people are even willing to pay for the privilege of membership. It’s important to understand that it’s the message, not […]
About a year ago I purchased a PLR WordPress membership plugin. PLR stands for private label rights, and it gave me the ability to sell the software on my own. As you might expect, the software wasn’t top notch, so I redesigned it and started selling it on my WordPress Membership University site. It’s been […]
As marketer I’ve grown in my appreciation for the value of segmenting the contacts that are added to my email lists. In fact, just last week I created a very sophisticated email list segmentation framework for Member Master to ensure that my membership websites can accommodate the sales funnel and user customization that I know […]
So you want to backup your WordPress blog. I suppose you heard someone say that you should. Hopefully you’re not someone who just suffered the crushing blow of losing your life’s work, your Magnum Opus. Whatever your scenario (and I really hope you’re doing this before things go south), I’m going to show you the […]
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The video below is a recording of a session I presented on the campus of Boise State University as a presenter at the 2010 Boise code camp. It covers the entire process for building a membership website, including how to make a plan that will maximize your conversion rate, even before you spend a minute […]
A few weeks ago I posted a PDF and a write up about how to create a two level membership website. Tomorrow I’ll be presenting a live one hour session at Boise State University as part of this years Code Camp. The focus will be membership websites and will extend much of what I wrote […]
I occasionally take on new clients that want membership websites setup. Many people want a membership website because of the appeal of continuity income or just as a mechanism to deliver all of their digital content securely. The problem is that few people have a firm grasp on how membership websites work or how they […]
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