Veteran Comedian John Cleese—best know as the creator of silly walks, The Ministry of Silly Names, Fawlty Towers, and innumerable Monty Python sketches—has launched a very silly subscription website for
A subscription to an online database or software application could generate significant income and create long-term customers. This app-on-tap website devoted to legal forms and contracts invites you to model
Not all financially successful membership websites require a paid admission or subscription fee. If you have the right content, you could start a complimentary members-only website that throws off a
This is an online matchmaking service with unlimited profit potential. It enables you to advertise your rental home to more than one million annual visitors to its website for a
Far Too Many Landing Pages Fail Almost Immediately by Offering Up Lack-Luster Headlines and Subheads; Learn How To Deliver a Compelling Headline for a Single Product or Service
At first glance, BookReporter.com simply looks like the ultimate online destination for people who love to read and talk about books. It's very well designed and features thoughtful book reviews,
PublisherMarketplace.com is a membership website that is beneficial for anyone in the publishing industry
This membership website calls itself a dedicated marketplace for publishing professionals to find critical information and unique
Career advancement is among the most potentially successful topics for a successful subscription website. Member sites that provide solid advice, tips, how-tos, resource libraries, etc., about specific professions or business
This excellent resource for photographers of all skill levels charges members less than $50 annually and despite competition from similar websites, gets upwards of 700,000 page views per month.
Started three years ago by software engineer and sewing enthusiast Deepika Prakash, of Acton, Massachusetts, PatternReview.com provides sewers with a platform to share their tips and techniques by writing and
The International Code Council (www.iccsafe.org), a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most
Imagine owning a membership site where most of the content is provided at no cost to you by other people, plus you have at least three profit centers. This business
According to a year-old study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the "online faithful" are devout and they use the Internet for personal spiritual matters more than for
Steve Sztopek says that, metaphysically, you have to be out of your mind to be successful. Whatever he is doing, it seems to be working.
In the following inspiring interview, he
Mequoda has waited a long time to pin down our good friend Jerry Minchey for an in-depth interview about his online businesses. Jerry has a number of successful Internet enterprises
A $79 subscription to Dream of Italy is a small price to pay to make sure your next trip (likely to cost thousands of dollars) is picture perfect. And that's
Bob Chambers has established a hard-earned reputation for himself as the Multimedia Guy. In this exclusive Mequoda interview, he reveals how he got started in the video business, grew with
Her vision is to create a tool that will guide women, encourage them, help them balance. To help accomplish her vision, Jessica Hostler de Sanchez formed a partnership with her
America is getting older. The immediate post World War II generation—Baby Boomers—are approaching retirement age. Smart companies are creating and marketing products to this affluent group. Her subscription website helps
David and Jill Stowell took their experience as special education teachers and created a training and coaching program for others in educational private practice. In this exclusive Mequoda interview, they
In this exclusive Mequoda interview, this former advertising executive, nee journalist, tells us how he draws on a lifetime of experience in marketing to create an online community for independent
Sam Knoll knows his way around the business world. He has had a number of successful careers including in manufacturing, mail order, and retail. His latest enterprise is an online
Reg Hardy brings a background as a print journalist, editor and publisher to his paid subscription online newsletter and uses his Palm Pilot to create volumes of content for four
Interview with Dan McCormick, publisher of a subscription website for photographers. A Canadian with a diversified business background, Dan McCormick has taken his love for photography and turned it
Interview with Peter Hapgood, whose membership website capitalizes on his years of professional experience in the public employee retirement industry. In this exclusive Mequoda interview, Peter Hapgood explains how
Interview with Chris Parkin, co-publisher of an online newsletter for innkeepers and others in the hospitality industry. He began as an apprentice in the Savoy in London, and 36
Interview with LeaRae Keyes, RN, publisher of a membership website designed to help nurse entrepreneurs develop and expand their businesses.
The Nurse Entrepreneur Network exists to help nurses who are or
Interview with Stanley Roberts, a television videographer whose membership website publishes restaurant and lodging reviews.
When we first reported on We8There.com last month, we were in envy of this website and
The folks at Red 7 Media understand that readers consume information in a variety of ways—in print, online, and in person. "Therefore," says Editor and Publisher Tony Silber, "it’s our
Bristol, RI - January 26, 2005 - Internet Media Review announced today that they have launched a revised version of their site and hired seven new contributing editors.
Seth Godin, Father of Permission Marketing and Internet Pioneer, Delivers a Dysfunctional Website
Why is it that some of the best, most commonsensical and trusted marketers don't practice what they preach?
ClickZ is a Formidable Online Resource for Internet Marketers—It Publishes Internet Marketing War Stories, Told in the First Person, from the People in the Trenches of the Internet Marketing and
Membership websites benefit by adding social networking
Your discussion forum could be the most valued feature of your membership site. But if many members only lurk around, reading the posts but
Brevity is the soul of wit, according to the Bard. And all the more so online. So, of course, someone created rules for you to follow when writing for the
Internet publishing, like traditional print publishing, can be risky business. A very high percentage of new publications go under within a year of launching. Here are 12 mistakes that can
Recurring billing has been around almost as long as credit cards. You probably take advantage of some type of recurring billing to make utility, Internet hosting service, cable, or insurance
Bristol, RI - November 17, 2004 - With the holidays fast approaching, IMR's Usability Expert Roxanne O'Connell thought it would be suitable and enjoyable to navigate cooking websites. She was
What should you consider when starting a subscription-driven or membership website?
The answers are not always obvious, even to a seasoned print or electronic publisher. Starting a new website is very
Net sales for the entire United States publishing industry are estimated to have increased by 4.6 percent from 2002 to 2003 to a grand total of $23.4 billion, according to
Subscription site success is heavily dependent on email. Subscription publishers use email to keep members informed about timely information, new site content, and upcoming events.
There's only one problem: the email
For a newspaper with only a third of the circulation of The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution does an excellent job of keeping their website easily searchable and user-friendly.
Website design tips - 8 ways to keep visitors around for more than 10 seconds
Most people can look at a website and within seconds come away with an impression of
Before the Internet and the world wide web provided us with easy access to a plethora of information resources without charge, print newsletters were the dominant medium for publishing specialized
With more than $40 million in annual online print sales, The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ.com wins the IMR Marketing Excellence Award 2004 for Selling Print Newspaper Subscriptions Online.
Bristol, RI - September 23, 2004 - With larger magazine publishing companies falling to the wayside, the Imagineers at Disney Publishing’s Discover.com have been awarded the IMR Usability Excellence Award
Consumer magazine websites are as diverse in content and execution as the magazines they represent. Some offer robust content and interactive functionality that begin to take advantage of the promise
Domains, IP addresses, host names, sites, and URLs have always been the source of misconceptions, even among advanced Internet users.
SmartWhois is a great starting point for an online investigation.
What is
Jim Laube publishes one of the most successful special niche membership websites on the Internet at RestaurantOwner.com. There are a lot of reasons for his success, including that he is
We've all experienced online publishers who are guilty of arrogance. When they make too many of these mistakes, they don't last very long in the member website business.
In his seminal analysis of the psychology of mass movements, The True Believer, Eric Hoffer reminds us of how eager many people are to be led, to join a cause—any