January 2025

Sales tax and VAT on digital memberships

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Sales tax and VAT on digital memberships can apply based on where members live. A plain overview of the key ideas and the questions to ask a professional.

Rubrics and assessments beyond multiple choice

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Multiple choice shows what learners recognize, not what they can do. Learn assessment types that show real skill and how to write clear rubrics to judge them.

Public member profiles and directories in search

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Public member profiles and directories can bring in search traffic, but they raise privacy questions. Here is how to decide what to show and how to protect members.

Honest communication when something goes wrong

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Honest communication when something goes wrong keeps members´ trust. How to tell members straight about outages, mistakes and delays, with templates.

Handling disputes and legal threats calmly

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Handling disputes and legal threats calmly: what to do in the first hour, keeping an incident log, replying to upset members and when to call an attorney.

Memberships for writers and authors

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Memberships for writers and authors: writing sprints, structured critique, craft lessons and publishing know-how, with tier ideas and retention tips.

Securing the email account that runs your business

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Securing the email account that runs your business: recovery options, forwarding rules, connected apps, old sensitive mail and a thirty-minute inbox audit.

Seasonality in your membership numbers

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Seasonality in your membership numbers can look like success or failure when it is neither. Learn to find your seasonal pattern, measure it and plan for it.