Membership Site Newsletter
In this issue:
1) Are you using Registerfly.com for your domain names? If so, read this.
2) Don't risk losing all of your computer files
3) Recent articles
4) Top posts
Happy Valentine's Day
The view from my side porch this morning. 12 inches of snow is expected today.
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For all of our U.S. readers, Happy Valentine's Day. If you haven't gotten your significant other something special yet, what are you waiting for?!?
Before we get started, this picture is a quick peek off my porch this morning. We are expecting about a foot of snow today. It looks like we've already gotten a few inches from it.
This is really only the second snow fall this season of any tangible amount.
That is very strange for New England. We would normally have had about a dozen snowfalls by now.
If this global warming keeps up, New England will have weather like Florida...
Is Your Domain Registered With RegisterFly.com?
If you have your domain name registered with Registerfly.com you will want to read this:
http://www.enom.com/migrate/faq.asp
They appear to be having some serious issues.
If you decide to transfer them to another registrar, you will need an authorization code from them. It can be a bit difficult to locate (hmmm). The code can be found in:
manage domains > [select a domain] > modify contact information > scroll down to the bottom of the page for authorization code.
You may also want to double check any charges that you had with them in the past. I know of several people who had multiple charges totally up in the hundreds of dollars for transactions that didn't occur.
I personally use godaddy.com but there are other good ones out there as well.
Backing Up Is (Not) Hard To Do
Admit it. You probably don't backup your computer as often as you should.
What if, while reading this page your computer suddenly shut down? Your hard drive crashed. Would there be a knot of stress in your stomach wondering how many files you just lost?
What if there was an easy, inexpensive, automatic way to do backups? That is exactly what Carbonite software's backup service is providing.
You can read about my experiences with it in this article. For less that $50 a year, I can automatically back up my whole computer with no extra steps necessary on my part. Pretty sweet. Check out my review and then try their 15 day free trial. I bet you will be quite happy knowing your essential files are now backed up.
Featured Articles and Resources
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DOWNLOAD: Membership Site Startup Checklist
You need to have a lot of things in place to launch your new membership web site. This comprehensive checklist not only gives you guidelines but also a time line as to when you may want to do which particular tasks. This is sure to save time and prevent mistakes from being made . . . keep reading
How to Increase Double Optin Subscribers to Your List
Does your free newsletter list suffer from people signing up but never confirming their subscription? Requiring double opt in to your list is a necessary evil these days. Here are some tactics from sites which enjoy extremely high double opt in rates . . . keep reading
DOWNLOAD: Membership Site Startup Cost Checklist
Its important to know what costs are involved to start, as well as maintain a membership site. You probably aren't aware of the variety of possible expenses involved until you are already committed. Here are the startup costs you can anticipate, all presented in this handy checklist . . . keep reading
Don't Let Your Membership Site Fall Victim To This Affiliate Fraud Scam
Does your membership site have an affiliate program? If so, this is a must read article. I have seen several sites almost become victims to this particular scam. If you aren't paying attention, it may happen to you as well . . . keep reading
Google Secrets Every Membership Site Owner Needs To Know
Of course you want good Google search engine results for your membership site. The question is, what are some of the things that they look for to give your site the credibility it deserves? Here are factors you need to know about . . . keep reading
If you haven't stopped by our forum recently, its time you did!
Its very active with exceptional advice and tips from very successful membership site owners.
Just this week alone there have been over 120 new posts in the forum. If you haven't logged in this week, you can do so by clicking here to see what you've been missing.
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Here are some of the most recent posts in the forum.
Should a membership site be associated directly with you for branding purposes?
Anyone have any thoughts on personalizing your sub websites?
Meaning this is (for example) Tim Kerber's MembershipSiteOwner.com site rather than just MembershipSiteOwner.com
I have been thinking about this and I do happen to gravitate towards
sites that are associated with a single person/personality.
They also seem less congested somehow and more focused rather
than trying to put everything but the kitchen sink in.
It could be a perceived expert or sometimes not. It seems like it is just
the idea of a person behind the site you can get to know.
Thx.
Doug
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Some great follow up replies and observations were made from several MSO members, including some real world examples of the pros and cons of this. You can read the full thread and offer your comments here:
http://www.membershipsiteowner.com/members/forum/openthread.cfm?forum=1&ThreadID=903#3821 |
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That's it for this week. I have to go outside and start shoveling...
Until next time,
