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3 Membership/Subscription Website Success Tips

What should you consider when starting a paid membership/subscription website?

The answers are NOT always so EASY, even to a professional print or electronic publisher. The sources used to generate membership website subscriptions are very different from those used to generate print subscriptions...

1.) Research Your Target Market...
Target to a specific group of interests who share very specific information needs, and are willing to pay a premium price for that information monthly and or annually. Do your research to find out what type of information people are willing to pay for.

2.) Prepare a Detailed Membership Website Content Plan...
Outline your content in as much detail as possible and make sure you have enough content to publish new information ongoing. You want to publish information that is hard to find and or in demand.

3.) Prepare A Detailed Competitive Market Analysis.
Search for competitive sites, request sample copies or purchase competitive publications, request media kits (which often contain tons of information about the market) and understand advertising and subscription pricing policies for your competition. This can help you to determine price points for your own membership fee with little effort.

Have any questions? Contact me today!

What Is All This Web 2.0 Talk About?

This article I have posted from www.AdAge.com should help you to understand what Web 2.0 is all about! This is very important information that you need to know if you want to succeed on the internet into the future...

Trying to Define Web 2.0
Web 1.0 Is So Last Year; Interaction, Multimedia Push Internet Forward - By BETH SNYDER BULIK

Published: July 10, 2006
YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- Maybe the ultimate insult in the online world today is to be described as a Web 1.0 company. The so-called second wave of the internet revolution is all about Web 2.0. Sporting names such as Webaroo, Flickr, Trulia and Ning, the current crop of websites labeled Web 2.0 claim next-generation status.

While there is much debate-mostly within tech circles-there are a few things most pundits agree on. Web 2.0 companies are interactive. They invite consumer-generated comments and content, unlike Web 1.0 companies, which publish mostly read-only content.

"The trends that are captured by the concept of Web 2.0 are extremely valuable, like user participation and social media," said Greg Sterling, analyst with Sterling Market Intelligence. "[But] the term is not meaningful to the consumer at all. Where Web 2.0 has meaning is in the venture-capital community, because it's a buzzword. And also, in the insider world of the net, people know it conveys a sort of sense of cool or forward-looking company."

Read the rest of this story at: http://adage.com/article?article_id=110357

I Am In A Sharing Mood, Here Are Some Great Resources...

I am sharing these website links with you because they totally rock and you should know about all of them and bookmark each one for future reference.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com
TheFreeDictionary.com now allows you to create your own personal homepage by adding and removing, dragging and dropping, and "using or losing" existing content windows. In addition, you can add your own bookmark, weather information, stock market tracker, and RSS feeds from anywhere on the web.

http://www.lifetips.com
Publish experts tips and savvy advice that make life better, easier and more fun. Offer content solutions and link solutions for clients that help grow their businesses organically.

http://www.articlesaz.com
Are you looking for a professionally written article to use on your site? Or maybe you are looking for a great article to read? Well, if you are, you are in the right place. Their article database has 43006 articles to choose from and is growing daily.

Dog lovers this one is for you...

http://www.dogcentral.com
DogCentral - Where dog lovers go online! Search for information on dog breeds and breeders, share dog pictures and funny videos, tell dog stories, and checkout other dog-related resources!

I am saving the best for last, here it is...

http://www.seochat.com
SEO Chat is one of the BEST Search Engine Optimization, Google Optimization Resource Website's I have seen!

Hope these help you, more to come soon!

An Article About Quality Web Content - By Robin Nobles

I am recommending this article for you to check out:

25 Ways to Add Quality Content to Your Web Site....
By Robin Nobles - July 05, 2006

We've known for a long time that quality matters to Google. In a post Senior Google Engineer Matt Cutts made to his blog, "quality" was mentioned several times as being important to Google. Quality matters when it comes to content, and it matters when it comes to links.

However, building content and links doesn't have to be painful. Web site owners tend to think of content in a very limited way.

So, let's open up our creative minds and think of all sorts of ways of adding quality content to a Web site.

A few things to remember:

You're only confined by the boundaries you set for yourself and your Web site. Allow yourself to think in a totally different way than you've thought before.

Your Web site content should be written for your buying customers . . . not for you. Your Web site content should not be written for the search engines. The search engines are not your target audience.

Think of the overall picture of your site, as if it were a living, breathing entity. After all, Web sites should continue to grow on a constant basis and never be stale or stagnant.

Click Here To Read More...

Have You Seen Google's ALL New SEO Tool, Google Trends?

Here is a fun New SEO Tool from Google! I have been using it in beta version and having fun watching the niche trends I'm interested in. I recommend you do the same.

Learn About Google Trends

With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics.

Enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched for on Google over time. Google Trends also displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which geographic regions have searched for them most often.

So How does Google Trends work?

Google Trends analyzes a portion of googol web searches to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you enter relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time. We then show you a graph with the results -- our search-volume graph -- plotted on a linear scale.

Located just beneath our search-volume graph is our news-reference-volume graph. This graph shows you the number of times your topic appeared in Google News stories. When Google Trends detects a spike in the volume of news stories for a particular term, it labels the graph and displays the headline of an automatically selected Google News story written near the time of that spike. Currently, only English-language headlines are displayed, but we hope to support non-English headlines in the future.

Below the search and news volume graphs, Google Trends displays the top cities, regions, and languages for the first term you entered. Learn more today at: www.google.com/trends.

Let me know what you think?
Enjoy!

4th of July Food Articles, Recipes and Beauty Links!

Happy 4th of July to all...

This July 4th marks the 230th anniversary of the United States of America. Millions of Americans will spend the holiday with friends and family at a Fourth of July barbeque or party.

I am posting some fun links to 4th of July food articles and recipes, enjoy!

10 more foods that make America great
A return to our annual list of edible pieces of the nation's history By Jon Bonne MSNBC

Best Burgers: Tasty twists on your old faves
MSNBC

Classic Cocktails, Beverages and Spirits
MSNBC

Beauty and Fashion, Scents of Summer
MSNBC

Please celebrate YOUR independence and pay tribute to those men and women who GIVE (and or GAVE) for us to LIVE in the greatest place on earth.

Happy Red, White and Blue Day...
The Web Success Coach!

Attention! If You Are An Internet Retailer Keep Reading...

The Top 500 Guide - Feature Article As Seen at:
www.internetretailer.com

2005 was another banner year for the Internet retailing industry with merchants across the board achieving significantly higher sales, average tickets, conversion rates and traffic.
by Mark Brohan

Internet retailing has seen a decade of extraordinary growth. What’s more, during the past 10 years the web consistently has outperformed many multi-channel retailers’ store and catalog sales channels. Regardless, many retailers and industry analysts expected a softer year in 2005. After all, national economic indicators suggested shakier consumer confidence due to higher energy prices, a cutback in consumer spending brought about by a cooling housing market and overarching worries over the sporadic economy. Read more...

The Web Success Coach recommends: www.InternetRetailer.com.
If you are selling retail on the web internet retailer magazine is a terrific information resource for you!

Here are just a few more great resources they have to offer on their site:

• Internet Retailer's Table of Contents

• Internet Retailer's Industry Events

• Internet Retailer's News Stories

Grab Yourself a FREE Offline and Online Subscription Today!

Have You Jumped On The Skype Bandwagon Yet?

Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype.

All calls from Skype to landlines and mobiles within the US and Canada are also free till the end of the year. Skype is free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers even Skype for MAC's!

You can call anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world for free. And you’ll always be able to do that.

--> With SkypeOut, you can use Skype to call landlines and mobiles, all over the world.

--> SkypeIn is a real phone number your friends can call. You pick up the call in Skype.

--> Skype Voicemail takes messages for you when you’re busy or offline.

--> Bring internet conversations to life in calls with up to 100 people who share your interests.

Yes, I use Skype and think it is AWESOME! It must be if eBay.com has just partnered with them and are offering Skype to their sellers and buyers to utilize for customer service and communation purposes. Hat's off to eBay and Skype, you ALL are really thinking very smart!

The Web Success Coach suggests trying Skype ASAP! You have nothing to loose and everything to GAIN!

Returning from an eye-opening eBay Live!

My thanks to Pugster.com for quoting me in the following press release as seen on PrLeap.com...

Returning from an eye-opening eBay Live! conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Pugster’s Online Marketing Manager Marci Rosenblum found the experience especially empowering.

“eBay Live! is the annual 3-day event where thousands of eBay community members, industry experts and exhibitors get together to share the secrets of success, network, make new friends, and celebrate everything eBay. I certainly learned how to take Pugster’s eBay experience to a higher level.”

Read more...

Four All New Important Channels Added to eBay.com

What's NEW at EBay.com, HOT off the 2006 EBay Live Convention floor...

One is the eBay Wiki (www.ebaywiki.com), where members can publish and/or contribute to articles of interest among the eBay community. Another enhancement is the new Members Blogs (http://blogs.ebay.com) that allow eBay users to create and publish journal type entries in their own space on eBay. Bloggers can post photos, link to other sites and converse about their interests.

Although best known for its auctions, over a third of eBay’s sales occur within a fixed-price format. A new eBay Express site launched this week to focus on new merchandise sold at fixed prices. Find out more at: http://www.express.ebay.com/.

Skype is the fourth innovation discussed at the conference. This new eBay company enables you to chat or call from your computer via the Internet. This downloadable software program provides an easy way for members to communicate using actual voices. With Skype, you can talk to anyone, anywhere for free. For more information about this new technology, check out: http://pages.ebay.com/skype/

Ebay Questions? Contact The Web Success Coach Today!

Start a business on EBay today, you will be glad you did!

The Web Success Coach - Web Design Book Pick of The Month...

The Web Design Book Pick of the Month is...
Small Websites, Great Results - by Doug Addison

Small Websites, Great Results is the perfect book for today because many businesses are beginning to understand the need and wisdom of simplicity. This book shows readers that bigger is not necessarily better and that there is a proven method for building sites that require less resources but produce fantastic results.

The book also features a set of small sites that work for! different types of businesses, including professional services, consultants, artists, entertainers, writers, speakers, and non-profit enterprises.

Read More at the Designers Bookshelf...

I highly recommend this book to everyone that has a business on the internet. This book can save you a lot of time and money, by understanding right from the beginning how you need to design and develop your website to get the best possible results.

Remember... simplicity is the key to success.

The Web Success Coach eBay Live 2006, Las Vegas Reviews...

I just returned from The EBay Live 2006 conference in Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, I had a terrific time and I really got to know the eBay community, it was a real eye opener for me, these people who sell on eBay Rock! The eBay community is just AMAZING!!!

The following are reviews of what others had to say...

eBay Empowers Community With Member Blogs and Wiki; eBay Blogs and Wiki Provide New Ways to Socialize, Collaborate and Share Best Practices...

At the fifth annual eBay Live! Community Conference, eBay announced...

eBay Member Blogs and an eBay Wiki - two new ways for the eBay community to create and share content. eBay Member Blogs and Wiki add to eBay's rich set of Community interaction tools, which include Member Forums, About Me pages and eBay Reviews and Guides. Click Here to Read More...

What "It" Is eBay Wants

Acrobats and an Elvis impersonator warmed up the eBay crowd at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Thursday for the Baby Boomer-era rock concert by Huey Lewis & the News. The gala dinner concert was a fitting end to the fifth-annual "eBay Live" convention aimed mostly at people who sell on the sprawling online marketplace.

At its convention, eBay chief executive Meg Whitman announced the site had registered its 200 millionth user. And though growth is slowing, trade on eBay is vast and getting bigger every day--more than $44 billion worth of goods changed hands on the site last year. That would make it the world's 11th-largest retailer if eBay actually owned the inventory instead of merely charging sales fees, said Whitman.

While eBay is best known for its auction format, more than a third of its sales volume now occurs in fixed-price format. And that is likely to expand even more, thanks to the new "eBay Express" site focused on new merchandise sold at fixed prices, which eBay officially launched this week after two months of testing. EBay said it would launch a major national ad campaign touting eBay Express this fall, along with the "it" theme (people can find whatever "it" is they want on eBay) introduced in commercials last year.

Looks like next years eBay Live 2007 conference will in held Boston MA.

Click Here to Read More...

eBay Live June 13-15 2006 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas!

I am so excited to have the opportunity to attend eBay Live this year. I will be representing Pugster Inc. in Pasdena. CA and cannot wait to tell you all about it when I return from Las Vegas!

eBay Live! is the annual 3-day event where thousands of eBay Community members, industry experts, and exhibitors get together to share the secrets of success, network, make new friends, and celebrate everything eBay. Learn how to take your eBay experience to a higher level all day, then party into the night with world-class entertainment! That's the power of all of us. That's the power of eBay Live!

Some of the Special Events Attractions and Special Guest Speakers Include:

Solutions Center Expo Hall
Check out all the newest products and services that can improve your eBay experience. Meet with our specialists in the Seller Scalability Center and visit over 30 eBay booths, including the expanded Customized Business Card booth.

The eBay Shop
Find that special eBay item or collectible you�ve been looking for. Whether it�s for you or a friend, you�ll want to check out this unique shopping experience. But quantities are limited, so come early!

Keynote with Meg Whitman
Join President and CEO Meg Whitman Tuesday night at 6pm to learn what eBay has been doing this year to help you become even more successful, and what�s next!

Special Guest Speaker Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry�s
Jerry Greenfield and his partner Ben Cohen helped build a store front venture into a $160 million ice cream empire. Come hear from one of the most talked-about and least conventional success stories in American business.

Closing Gala starring Huey Lewis & the News
What better way to celebrate a fantastic eBay Live! than dancing the night away to the sounds of one of the best-loved rock bands of the 80�s?

eBay Education Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced buyer or seller, eBay Live! has the perfect course for you. Choose from traditional classroom lectures, computer labs, or roundtable discussions—all in private rooms and all designed to help you take your eBay success to the next level.

Networking
There is no better way to network at eBay Live! Than to exchange business cards abd ideas.

I hope to see you in Las Vegas!

The Web Success Coach Recommends Shopping Pugster.com

Pugster.com has Great Gift Ideas for Grads and Dad's!

I highly recommend checking out this High Quality Online Fashion Jewelry store for your ALL Gift needs ASAP! The Quality, Prices and Customer Service are Just Awesome! "I must admit I am partial to the Murano glass jewelry, rings and the stainless steel pendants rock!"

Pugster.com is an online fashion jewelry company specializing in Italian charms. Pugster offers a line of accessories including charms, charm bracelets, brooches, beaded bracelets, silver rings and pendants, stainless steel earrings and Murano glass jewelry. The company primarily offers finished products but also customizes designs for wholesale and retail customers. Acting as manufacturer, importer, distributor, retailer and wholesaler, Pugster operates entirely in-house. Pugster's name is inspired by the owner's pet pug Pinky. Present daily in the Pasadena offices, Pinky remains the company mascot and spirit of Pugster.

How can you resist a Dog Friendly quality online fashion jewelry store, you must visit Pugster.com today!

Are You Marketing to Women? You Should Be...

I Just returned last week from M2W Marketing-to-Women Conference in Chicago, what a Great Event these Women at "Frank about Women" presented!

I was lucky enough to meet Fara Warner who is currently a contributing writer to Fast Company. She has written extensively for The New York Times and other national publications, including The Wall Street Journal where she worked as staff writer in New York, Singapore and Detroit. She is the recipient of a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan for 2005-2006 and the author of the Must Read Book "The Power of the Purse!"

Check out the other 20 plus M2W Speakers I was lucky to meet including, Marti Barletta, Author, Marketing To Women CEO, The TrendSight Group.

I highly recommend attending this event in 2007 to all Women in Business, Marketing and YOU Men too!

I will leave you with this fairly accurate statistic to think about:
Currently 2006 - 80% Are Women Who Shop For The Household.

Off To The Marketing-To-Women (M2W) Conference I Go!

I am looking forward to attending The Marketing-to-Women (M2W) Conference in Chicago on May 8th and 9th at The Chicago Cultural Center...

Marketing-To-Women Conference is the premier national marketing conference designed to help businesses learn how to increase their emotional, cognitive and financial share of the powerful, dominant women's market.

I can't wait to share more with you when I return from Chicago, check back on Thursday, May 11th for my M2W Review!

The Web Success Coach
Marci Rosenblum

P.S. Check out Pugster.com it Rocks!

Shop Pugster.com For Memorable Mother's Day Gifts...

Don't Forget Mother's Day is coming May 14th!

I love the Jewelry at Pugster Inc., photos do not do it justice. Take my word for it, Pugster jewelry is a perfect gift for Mom!

Pugster.com is an online fashion jewelry company specializing in Italian charms. Pugster offers a line of accessories including charms, charm bracelets, brooches, beaded bracelets, silver rings and pendants, stainless steel earrings and Murano glass jewelry. The company primarily offers finished products but also customizes designs for wholesale and retail customers.

Acting as manufacturer, importer, distributor, retailer and wholesaler, Pugster operates entirely in-house. Pugster’s name is inspired by the owner’s pet pug Pinky. Present daily in the Pasadena offices, Pinky remains the company mascot and spirit of Pugster.

Italian charm bracelets were introduced by Italian jewelers. When the trend spread from Europe to the United States, a market was created for more affordable charms and fashion jewelry. Pugster offers a line of more than 15,000 Italian charms. Each charm is crafted with a gold plated piece, backed by high grade stainless steel.

Since its founding in 2002, the privately held company moved to Pasadena, California and continued to expand to more than 20 employees. In 2005, Pugster reached a milestone: they received 1 million positive feedback comments on eBay. Since then, they have gained wider publicity and recognition when they were invited to participate in the 2005 Billboard Music Awards Backstage Creations VIP room. Pugster products were offered as part of a gift bag to celebrity presenters and performers at this nationally televised award show.

Read the latest news about Pugster Inc.

News Released: April 28, 2006
Pugster Inc. Exhibiting at ASD/AMD’s Atlantic City Variety Merchandise Show

News Released: April 28, 2006
Pugster Inc. Launches Pepsi Italian Charms

News Released: April 24, 2006
Officially Licensed Italian Sports Charms, Now Being Offered At Pugster Inc.

Visit: www.Pugster.com
Don't Forget Mother's Day is May 14th!

E-Mail Marketing Tips For Faster Results

Here are 3 E-mail Marketing Tips that will HELP YOU to Generate Faster Results...

1.) The most effective times to send e-mail marketing messages are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. These days work best because everyone has had the chance to clean out their weekend e-mail. It is best to send your e-mails late in the morning.

2.) By placing a time deadline on an e-mail offer you can boost response rates! One-day sales can be very successful.

3.) Utilize online contests and offline promotional events to grow your e-mail database. Tell-a-friend campaigns can be very effective if the person telling is rewarded for spreading the word with receiving a free gift or discount.

You must always think ahead! Be smart when planning your online marketing campaigns and always keep in mind "you must give to get!"

Click here if you have any questions. Good luck in your online marketing efforts.

Have you seen Zillow.com yet? NEW Cutting Edge Website...

EVERYONE MUST Visit This Website, it just launched weeks ago, and it is just brilliant!

Whether you're buying, selling or just want to keep a handle on your most prized possession, here's how you can use Zillow.com to get the information you want for FREE...

Buyers:
Compare home values to avoid overpaying

Sellers:
Use home valuation tools to arrive at the right selling price

Owners:
Track the value of your most important asset

Zillow Essentials - A little vitamin Z will help you become a knowledgeable home buyer, home seller or homeowner.

This is a must see, I found this new website to be fascinating and a bit scary!

Let me know what you think?