WLM Insider

Inside The Insider – Episode 90

WLM Team — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:43:32 +0000

It's been a jam-packed week and Wray and Faye are back to give you all the details. But, Faye doesn't seem to have fully recovered yet... Watch her tough it out as the co-hosts discuss why you should focus more on Backlinks and how Comic Books can improve your membership site. All this and... mascara flavoured cucumbers???

Bonus PlugIn Webinar Tuesday February 7th

WLM Team — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:30:39 +0000

We wanted to let everyone know that we are presenting a webinar Tuesday February 7th, 2012 at 3pm EST to launch the WishList Insider Bonus PlugIn for February. This exclusive plugin and webinar are only available to current WishList Insiders so we encourage you to register for the webinar to see Stu and Wray present this exciting new addition to the WishList Products list of plugins. We’re sure you will all want to add this most recent plugin to your own sites! Click the “Read full story” link for your chance to register.

WishList Insider – Forum Focus 70

Wray — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:05:48 +0000

Wow, we're up to the 70th Forum Focus ever! I'm not sure what the traditional gift is for a 70th anniversary... Let's just go with more links to awesome forum threads! That's always a nice gift :) Click through to learn more about...

Goal Tracking and how it can excite members
Opt In Boxes... How much is enough (or too much)?
Did you know you can include Terms of Service on your Registrations?

How Can a Comic Book Nerd Improve Your Membership Site? Part 2 – What’s FCBD?

Wray — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:38:22 +0000

One of my favourite holidays is fast approaching. This special day is celebrated on the first Friday in May each year. This is the one day when anyone can walk into a comic shop and grab some comics. For Free! That's right, it's nearly time for FCDB! ...that's FREE COMIC BOOK DAY :) Now you may be thinking; “I have NO interest in comics and even less interest in reading what Wray has to say about them...” But, what you might be interested in is how you can benefit from some of the FCBD marketing ideas and retention strategies this yearly event utilizes with great success.

Surprise Your Members With The Unexpected

Bobbi — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:12:53 +0000

Would an added incentive cause you to sign up for a membership site? What if you are ALREADY a member within an absolutely fantastic site and then just out of the blue, they gave you a bonus product? I bet you would love that! I sure know I would. Who doesn’t like free stuff? No one that’s who :)

Why Ignoring BackLinks Will Cost You – Part 1

Jennifer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:25:16 +0000

Backlinks (also called Inbound and Inward links), as the name suggests, are links that lead back to your site. Before the arrival of reliable search engines, backlinks were the primary source of navigation to other websites. Although their original function has lessened, you can certainly still use backlinks to increase your SEO as well as increase visitors to your membership site.

Inside The Insider – Episode 89

WLM Team — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:01:24 +0000

SHE'S BACK! iTi co-host Faye makes her triumphant return this week but something is very different... Where exactly has she been for the past number of weeks? Why was she gone? Why does she look so... different? All these questions answered as we deliver the Insider news from the past 7 days. (ALSO: Did somebody say "Wishies"?)

WishList Insider – Forum Focus 69

Wray — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:05:59 +0000

The forums keep getting more and more active! Each week I check out the threads and am amazed at just how much awesome content is being traded back and forth between Insiders. As usual, I've spotlighted three conversations that we think people shouldn't miss. Click through to learn more about what to do when....

A Member's Payment Is Rejected (How Do You Handle Informing The Member?)
A Custom 404 Error Page (How Can You Create One On Your Site?)
The Important Text Within ShortCodes (Are You Using The Correct Text?)

Wishie Award Voting is Now OPEN!

WLM Team — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:18:15 +0000

The submissions have been collected and the finalists have been determined for the 2nd Annual "Wishie" Awards. We want to know who YOU want to win :) We ask that everyone please make their selection for each of the 5 categories.

Best Design
Best Marketing Strategy
Most Unusual Membership Site
Best Overall Membership Site
Most Valuable Insider Member

Voting closes on Wednesday February 1st, 2012 at 11:59pm PST Click through to find out how to vote.

My Worst Interview Ever

Bobbi — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:06:34 +0000

A “bad” interview is pretty obvious right away. You can often tell pretty early on if the person asking the questions hasn't done much research or if the interviewee is uncomfortable with the line of questioning. Extended silences and awkward pauses make everyone involved (including your members) uncomfortable. This leads to members being uninterested and leaving. This leads me to my own experience in a certain interview... So what can you learn from the worst interview I've ever had? Plenty!