by Rob Ristagno | Feb 26, 2019 | Audience Development
There’s a ton of buzz out there about membership programs for publishers. Whenever a trend gets hot, we like to ask: What is the real problem we’re solving? Doing so enables us to avoid the trap of focusing on a passing fad. So in this case, the real problem...
by Rob Ristagno | Jan 31, 2019 | Audience Development
At the Niche CEO Summit last December, there was a roundtable discussion dedicated exclusively to membership models for publishers. One question several publishers had was: “I know I should have a membership, but I’m not sure or confident about exactly what...
by Rob Ristagno | Nov 27, 2018 | Audience Development
For our industry to thrive, we need to diversify our revenue. We have to reduce our reliance on advertising and look for ways to generate reader revenue. And in 2018, there’s no better model than the membership program. But you can’t just slap up a paywall and say...
by Rob Ristagno | Sep 11, 2018 | Online Revenue
I often speak about how to magically transform your content and audience into digital membership revenue. At the end of the talks, the most frequent question I get is “what is the difference between a paywall (or subscription) and a membership? So what’s the answer? I...
by Rob Ristagno | Jul 17, 2018 | Online Revenue
Are you ready to grow your digital revenues? We all know we need to launch new digital products to diversify our online income sources in these challenging times. The problem is the deck is stacked against us! In fact, we’ve found five forces that hold publishers back...
