A content marketing strategy is developed to help content publishers properly market and sell content-based products online. Today, content marketing typically involves great optimized content, the use of social media platforms to engage audiences, email marketing initiatives, and online publicity, among other techniques.
It's hard to determine how to spend both your time, and your resources within a business. The way we look at every decision you make is this:
Is whatever you're thinking
If you're a publisher, or are selling a subscription-based information product, it's likely that at some point you'll be looking for a new membership site developer. We know this because
We are big proponents of both web magazines and web libraries, plus various collections and special issues that can be derived from them to create robust membership products. We recently had
Some helpful hints on generating revenue through online advertising
What comes to mind when you think about revenue models on the Internet? Is it a relatively new model that was designed
Increasing your website's Google visibility and doubling or even tripling your website traffic in 12 months is a scientific process. More than 15 years ago, we created a step-by-step program
Over the years of attending in-person publishing events, we noticed a trend where a solid portion of the speakers invited to present are vendors and consultants, and a decent number
If you've considered starting an online magazine, or are a legacy print magazine considering going digital, you've asked this question: How do online magazines generate revenue? And the answer is
There's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all content management system. The best CMS for a magazine should be built with a publisher in mind. After all, you have a different
If you're one of the hundreds of magazine publishers who are still giving away your magazine content, it's probably time to stop and think about using that content to sell
A web magazine library is an archive of your content going back many years, likely since the beginning. When done right, you can upsell a substantial number of would-be magazine
Social Media Optimization (SMO) is what we call the process of optimizing your content and your business, for social media.
Typically, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) comes first. This is the process
An effective technique in information marketing is "self-liquidating premiums"—having the value of the premiums exceed the entire purchase price.
For example, let's assume you have a product, perhaps a downloadable ebook,
“Our global audience is not interested in another local news source...Our signature journalism is the biggest draw.” These were the words of a former associate managing editor at The New
We often hear about predictions for digital magazines; how they will grow, the revenue generation expected throughout the industry and the time frames associated with these numbers.
These predictions are important,
When walking in to a massive library or bookstore, it's hard to decide what to look at without becoming instantly overwhelmed by all the possibilities. The same goes for an
When we look at the most successful multiplatform publishers we know intimately, like our publishing partners and close colleagues, we are usually able to determine what sets them apart from
It’s entirely possible that your publishing business is worth much more than you might think. You might be trapped thinking about your company like a print publisher, and because of
Driven by marketplace shifts and changing consumer behavior, new membership marketing programs are multiplying profits for Mequoda’s publishing partners.
BOSTON, MARCH 1, 2019—Mequoda announces the launch of The Old Farmer’s Almanac
When choosing CMS development services for your organization, consider how much retrofitting will be involved to get your premium membership website running and how much familiarity you have with third-party fulfillment systems.
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Driven by marketplace shifts and changing consumer behavior, new membership marketing programs are multiplying profits for Mequoda’s publishing partners.
Mequoda announces the launch of The Old Farmer’s Almanac 1792 Society, the latest Mequoda
39 ways to increase your Internet audience, revenue, and profits through new multiplatform membership programs
We currently operate more than a dozen membership marketing systems in partnership with some of the country's leading content
There are numerous options for settings available to you when you are adding new users to build your email marketing lists—potentially via the Haven Prospect Onboarder or the Haven Ultra
The list of available Haven components that can provide enhanced functionality for your site continues to grow. Today we wanted to discuss two plugins— the Haven Ultra Subscriber Uploader and the Haven Prospect Onboarder—
Your AAA Network, which is powered by our Haven CMS, has seen dramatic increases in website traffic in just its first six months of operations—five million page views to be
Customers may choose technology platforms and delivery methods, but content is still the reason subscribers engage with publishers.
Ah, to look around at the clients in the Mequoda Cooperative, the expertise
Losing subscribers without gaining new ones is a universal fear for any subscription-based organization, and rightly so. When a decrease in active subscribers leads to an overall decline in revenue,
How lucky are we, as publishers, to live in the age of content marketing and search engines. While other marketers struggle to become adept at content creation, it’s already in
Back in 2006 I read an article comparing the fidelity and convenience of watching a movie on an iPod, a home theater, or in a state-of-the-art movie theater. The author
You wouldn't hire a lawn mower repairman to fix your car, so why do so many publishers seek the support and advice of consultants and web developers that have never
If your goal is to generate advertising and sponsorship revenue from a free newsletter or advisory service with a robust subscription and advertising website, the Mequoda Haven CXMS can do
Our most-read subscription website publishing posts of last year show a continued interest in building profitable subscription websites and improving their speed and ranking.
Last year, publishers focused on increasing profitability
You probably remember the good old days when there was this thing called "article marketing." It involved marketing your articles, most often by re-publishing them as guest posts on external
If you're not serving the needs of your readers and Google, then at least half of your content marketing efforts are failing.
When you publish content on your free website Portal,
I was having a conversation with a client the other day, when he asked me "what exactly is magazine media?" See, in the niche magazine publishing business, you'll find that
If your goal is to generate subscriptions and advertiser and sponsorship revenue from a free or controlled-circulation magazine with a robust subscription and advertising website, the Mequoda Haven CXMS can
Learn how to write more effective native content advertising for a sponsor and start getting paid more for content
According to Business Insider data, the amount advertisers are spending on native
This year, our winner was Countryside Network, who launched their Mequoda System in February 2016. Countryside was founded in 1969 and today includes four farming-related magazines (Backyard Poultry, Countryside, Dairy
f there were just three things you could do today to increase your audience, revenue, and profits, what would they be?
In today's Strategy Spotlight, Don Nicholas, Chairman & CEO of
A Mequoda Audience Development System is a physical, turn-key content management system that is customized to help publisher's attract new visitors, convert them into email subscribers, engage them, and finally,
Online content marketing is antithetical to anything we knew prior to 20 years ago — something Seth Godin terms interruption marketing. Everything I learned in college and during my early
Get more page one rankings in Google by being a better keyword density checker for your business
Our SEO process has several layers that starts with keyword research and ends with
If you're running or managing a publishing company, your time is often spent figuring out how to build a bigger audience, boost revenues, and increase your profitability on those numbers.
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It's not just magazine, newsletter and newspaper publishers who seek custom CMS development services. Content management systems are built for most media businesses, even those who may not consider themselves
"Do your job."
Those are the famous words of New England Patriots' coach Bill Belichick, and the mantra of the whole team, who I imagine you already know just won their
Digiday has reimagined how it operates within its industry, and how its new design can impact audience development efforts
Digiday has recently unveiled its new website, which has been the first
How to become a better content marketer, editor, and writer by listening to these content marketing podcasts
The first time I knew people listened to podcasts in their free time was
How to build a magazine audience by giving away more than you receive
The foundational principles of Buddhism teach you that life is suffering, and that to live a better life,
Subscription publishers are now looking at app buttons, branded podcasting, and intrusive marketing workarounds
Subscription publishers have a lot of options when it comes to how they market their content online.
