by Rob Ristagno | Nov 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. In this case, the real problem...
by Rob Ristagno | Apr 25, 2019 | Audience Development
Don’t assume a membership is for you. Hey, what? Look, we love memberships, and so do many companies across media, events, retail, business services, and so on. But implementing a membership simply because it’s trendy, without doing any analysis, runs completely...
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...
