Peer review assignments that actually help
Peer review assignments often produce vague praise. Here is how to design peer review that actually helps, with review forms, calibration and a clear routine.
Membership Website Tips
Practical, in-depth advice for membership site owners: planning, content, retention, pricing, marketing, SEO, courses, community and more.
Optimizing your membership sales page for search
Optimizing your membership sales page for search: pick the right phrase, put the key words on the page as text and support the page from the rest of your site.
Partner discounts and member-only perks
Partner discounts and member-only perks can make a membership pay for itself. How to choose partners, negotiate fair deals and make members use their perks.
Learning in public: creating content while you are still learning
Learning in public lets you create honest, useful member content while you are still learning. Here is how to frame it, stay accurate and build trust.
Contracts with freelancers and contractors
Contracts with freelancers and contractors protect you both. Learn what a simple agreement covers, from scope and payment to ownership and confidentiality.
Running a photography membership community
Running a photography membership community: monthly themes, critique that helps, image rights, pricing and how to keep photographers shooting.
Article layouts that keep people reading
Article layouts that keep people reading: how to arrange the opening screen, content column, images and ending of an article so readers stay to the end.
The business basics to sort out before you launch
The business basics to sort out before you launch a membership: structure, a separate bank account, insurance, written agreements and records.
Retargeting: reminding past visitors about your membership
Retargeting reminds past visitors about your membership. Learn how it works, which visitors to target, what to show them and how to respect their privacy.
Securing your domain name and DNS
Securing your domain name and DNS: who should own the registrar account, how to lock transfers, prevent expiry and keep DNS changes under your control.