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Linking to Library Documents

If you have a critical presentation or meeting minutes you need to disseminate to select Members or helpful documents or files you need to make available for your entire membership you can use the Memberize Document Library to quickly and … Continue reading

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The Old Parent Menu Tip

Good morning.  I’ve been asked, more than once now, about how to make a “Parent” menu item a mouseover event to see the sub menu items underneath but NOT be a link to anything itself.  Well, here is a simple … Continue reading

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How often should you redesign your website?

Probably more than you think.  Websites are not a product. They are a process.  A process of updating information that you are serving to your membership as well as the general public in most cases. So often we hear from … Continue reading

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Last 12 Months Good for Membership Growth

According to Marketing General, the last 12 months show membership organizations reporting membership growth.  “Major indicators of membership health – total membership, new members acquired, and membership renewals – all showed substantial improvements from the previous year’s benchmarking report.” A … Continue reading

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Annual Recurring Billing for Memberships. Really? Are You Sure??

I cringe whenever I hear “Our membership dues are $195 and we want to auto-bill our members’ credit cards every year.”    Don’t get me wrong, auto-billing (aka “recurring billing”, aka “automated recurring billing”) is an extremely efficient and profitable … Continue reading

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Message Boards. The Real Discussion.

If you’re running a membership website chances are part of it’s purpose is to offer or share private information with your membership.  Another purpose is probably to foster communication among your membership about common ideas associated with your Membership.  I’m … Continue reading

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Facebook. Non-Profit Friendly.

I recently came across what happens to be a fairly dated article about Facebook and non-profits BUT… I feel it is still a good read.  It’s called “10 Tips for Non-Profits on Facebook“.  With the ever presence of Facebook in … Continue reading

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Out with the old. In with the new. CMS and Menus.

We’ve updated the CMS area and the possibilities with your menus and their positioning.  It’s been a long time coming we know but this new update is sure to put a smile on some of your faces. Positioning Now you … Continue reading

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This is Memberize Central!

Hello and welcome to Memberize Central.  The Memberize.com Blog.  We’re looking forward to sharing a bunch of information with you as we all move forward with our memberships.  We also look forward to hearing from you if you’re so inspired. … Continue reading

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Memberize Central

The Memberize Central Blog is the place to find our dedicated efforts to provide you with the latest information about our technology, focused industry articles of information, and shared research that can help you and your organization succeed with Memberize … Continue reading