Running Your Business

Support, finances, admin and the day-to-day of a membership business.

Chambers of commerce: modernizing membership

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Chambers of commerce: modernizing membership with an online directory, benefit-based tiers, staff logins and proof of value for local businesses.

Keeping members happy when you take a break

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Keeping members happy when you take a break is mostly planning. Build a content buffer, arrange support cover and tell members in advance.

Changing your domain without losing search traffic

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Changing your domain without losing search traffic: how to plan the move, map redirects, tell search engines and keep members, email and payments working.

Protecting your membership's name

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Protecting your membership´s name: checking a name before you commit, how trademarks generally work and what to do if someone uses a similar name.

Using stock images, music and fonts legally

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Using stock images, music and fonts legally in a membership: what licenses allow, where downloads and paid lessons cause trouble, and how to keep a license log.

Copyright basics for membership content

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Copyright basics for membership content: who owns what you publish, using other people´s work, member contributions and protecting your own library.

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.

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.