Increasing your website's Google visibility and doubling or even tripling your website traffic in 12 months is a scientific process. More than 15 years ago, we created a step-by-step program
Because multiplatform technology is an evolving, changing target, publishers are limited only by their imagination—and tenacity—when it comes to creating new revenue streams. It’s manifest destiny in the digital age.
If you have an idea for a new digital magazine and are considering the many options for publishing it, the Mequoda Digital Magazine Publishing System may be the platform for
In theory, it should be very easy to use basic subscription marketing principles and write a direct mail campaign for content that already exists, rather than content that does not.
Who wants to sell more magazine memberships with email? Everyone, right? One of the best ways to ensure success is to “follow the leaders” and emulate formats and frameworks that
Who wants to sell more with email efforts? Everyone, right? Well, one of the best ways to ensure success is to “follow the leaders” and emulate formats and frameworks that
In our webcast series so far, we've covered all the basics of the Mequoda Method, including all the individual pillars of ACEM (Attract, Capture, Engage, Monetize). We've also talked about
In our webcast series so far, we've covered all the basics of the Mequoda Method, including all the individual pillars of ACEM (Attract, Capture, Engage, Monetize). Today we're talking about
In our webcast series, we cover What is the Mequoda Method? and What is ACEM?, which tackles the topics of A, attracting new visitors to your membership website, C, capturing email addresses, and E, engaging
Your membership website is made up of a variety of parts. To accomplish the goals of increasing your audience, revenues, and profits, all of those parts need to talk to
This week we're focusing on engagement, in How Can Engagement (E) Be Improved? The ‘E’ in the Mequoda Method's ACEM, is really about retention, and the idea that if you’re
ACEM doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but if you've been following along for awhile, you know this acronym is baked into everything we do here at Mequoda.
In the last three to five years we stumbled upon a process we now call blockbuster management. Our blockbuster management program acknowledges that any given website over time might have
ACEM doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but if you've been following along for awhile, you know this acronym is baked into everything we do here at Mequoda.
Mequoda is continually working to protect your website and customer data from an ever-growing number of external threats. For quite some time, we have been relying on SiteLock to scan
We often see publishers move forward with a variety of media acquisitions in order to target a specific market or fill in parts of their business that they deemed as
Content publishers with the most success meet their audiences where they want to be met, and do it through the most-opportune channels. Today we are looking at some ways additional
There are numerous options for settings available to you when you are adding new users to build your email marketing lists—potentially via the Haven Prospect Onboarder or the Haven Ultra
Digital magazine publishers are putting more emphasis on digital audience growth, and doing it through a variety of methods including internal content, acquisitions, and third-party content partners.
The list of available Haven components that can provide enhanced functionality for your site continues to grow. Today we wanted to discuss two plugins— the Haven Ultra Subscriber Uploader and the Haven Prospect Onboarder—
Multiplatform publishers expand their content offerings based on the markets, their audiences, and their capacity to deliver high-quality products of value. Today we're looking at a variety of expansion within
Digital magazine evolution involves a variety of components, including the distribution of the content and the magazine product itself. Today we're looking at organizations that are putting more emphasis on
As you surely understand, your website is made up a variety of parts. To accomplish the goals of increasing your audience, revenues, and profits, all of those parts need to
As tech industry observers like to note, the world of apps is wild and wacky. There are almost two million apps in the Apple and Google app stores. If you
Data helps seasoned multiplatform publishing professionals better understand where their time and efforts can pay off the most in terms of audience engagement and revenue generation.
News from subscription website publishers are focusing on enhancements of subscription offerings and tools, with the intention of turning more casual audience members into paying supporters.
Great content can be hard to find. That's why Google is using its search engine and video platform to target high-quality content from a variety of digital publications. Today we're
Digital publications need to take advantage of various opportunities that come around, particularly if growth and evolution is the goal. These opportunities typically involve new technology and strategies, new content,
Digital publishers are constantly working to find the best methods and channels for creating and distributing their content. Today we are looking at some of the strategies these publishers are
Testing newsletters in WhatCounts before sending them to your entire active mailing list is strongly recommended. This is a great chance to review the newsletter, make sure that it renders
New and evolved technologies can be an audience development manager's dream if it leads to bigger audiences.
Where are your audience development strengths and weaknesses? Today's news focuses on pertinent information
Audience development through social media and search have been constantly evolving, which includes the increase or decrease in popularity for a variety of platforms. Today we're visiting news stories that
B2B subscription sales are beyond the age of phone sales and the most successful subscription marketers we know are selling them online through effective pricing and copywriting strategies
Arthur C. Clark, a
An organization needs to meet its audience where it exists to survive as a multiplatform publisher, and changing with the times is what allows some publishers to stay relevant and
If you publish a variety of subscription products for a single audience, you have the makings of a super club. Super clubs are the easiest money you will ever generate
Digital magazine publishers will accept opportunities when they see a value in future or immediate gains. Today we're looking at publishers who are forging ahead with new initiatives, from acquiring
Publishers select a variety of audience development strategies depending on their market, the skills of their staff, and their content. Today we're looking at news on referral traffic, pertaining to
The most successful multiplatform publishers are open to experimenting with a variety of channels to find the most-effective ways of reaching and building audiences. Today we're looking at publishers and
Learn how to increase your subscription revenues while riding the duck boats, or taking in a show, shopping in Quincy Market, and eating at world-class restaurants in Boston, Massachusetts.
Spring is one of
We begin with The Huffington Post, which has shuttered one of its audience development tools to focus on other ones. MediaPost reports, "The Huffington Post announced it would discontinue its
Digital publishers have had a busy year and it has been one for the record books. There have been a variety of acquisitions and mergers, even beyond the major deals
Last week we reported on one of the biggest media acquisitions we've seen in awhile as Meredith Corp. bought Time Inc. for $2.8bn including debt. Today we're visiting some other
New offerings and products are often utilized by publishers working to increase numbers of digital subscribers. Today we're looking at two publishing that have been placing added focus on their
Hearst, Vanity Fair, and Porter Magazine are multiplatform publishing organizations bringing in new employees for focused change
One of the most consistent changes we've seen throughout the digital landscape is the
Multiplatform publishing options continue to grow for digital publishers. Today we're looking new strategies being used by publishers for tapping into new revenue streams and audiences.
Driving website traffic happens beyond Facebook in the world of social; Meredith launches brand for Facebook and hubs; Google outlines Flexible Sampling for publishers
Driving website traffic is always on the
How you think about digital magazine software needs to change if you want your subscriber base to grow
“Eventually, they’ll become like sailboats. They don’t need to exist anymore. But people
Consider the rise of talent shows on TV like America's Got Talent and American Idol. When it comes down to it, they're simply performing good old-fashioned market research. Why sign
The best part of attending a Mequoda Summit is that you get to sit in a room and have conversations all day, for two days, with the brightest niche publishers on
