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5 Ways Your Website Lets Your Members Down
5 Ways Your Website Lets Your Members Down © WebLink International @WebLink
Session Agenda
• Content • Mobile • Directory • Tracking • Sharing • Self service • Get this presentation
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About Me
• Curt Moss, Senior Product Marketing Manager @ WebLink
• 12 years at member-based orgs – Las Vegas Chamber of
Commerce – Chapter of National Safety
Council • 7 years @ WebLink
– Faculty for W.A.C.E. – Present at association and
chamber conferences
linkedin.com/in/curtmoss
@curtmoss
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About WebLink
• SaaS Company (Software as a Service), Leading Software Provider to Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations
• Established in 1996, 60 Employees, based in Indianapolis, IN
• 94% Customer Retention Rate
• Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 94% Customer Retention Rate
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About WebLink
@WebLink
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About WebLink
• Association Management Software
• Website Design & Development
• Non-Dues Revenue Programs
• Partner in Your Success
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WebLink Websites
• Responsive website design
• Automatically adjusts for any screen
• Fully integrated database & website
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About WebLink
• iPad app for mobile commerce
• Integrated credit card reader
• New member sales
• Event registrations
• Pay open invoices
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WebLink Blog
5 Ways Your Website Lets Your Members Down
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1. Outdated or Poor Content
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Outdated or Poor Content
• Old information on home page
• “Register now” for events last week
• Copyright 2010 • Same information on
page for years • Seems like you don’t
care
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This page coming soon.
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Fixing Outdated or Poor Content
• Change “static” pages at least once a year
• Build roadmap for adding new pages and resources
• Editorial calendar, make the commitment
• Once a week to start
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Creating Content Members Value
• Answer their questions • Find the questions they
aren’t asking you • Create numbered lists • Ask them what they’d
like • Profile other members • Share others’ content
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Value vs. Relevance
• The most frequently used word with “Relevant” is…
• NOT
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Value vs. Relevance
• No one says, “Wow, that association is really relevant for me.”
• They want useful. • They want ROI. • They want value.
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A Question
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Update Content with a Blog
• Easy to add articles, opinions, updates
• Chronological order • Search engines LOVE
blogs • Comments function to
engage members • Popular to share • Tons of free/low cost
options
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How this lets your members down
• Feel like organization isn’t doing anything
• Not keeping up with times
• Hard to feel good about membership
• Not getting good information
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2. Not Easy To Update
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Not Easy To Update
• Difficult to log in and make changes
• Have to send updates to third party (add time and possible errors)
• Not integrated with AMS
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No automatic updates to website
• New members should appear instantly
• Events automatically updated
• Registrations automatically in AMS
• No exporting & importing
• Seamless integration is best for staff and members
Database
Website
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If it’s not easy…
• You probably won’t do it
• Members won’t see updated content (value)
• When you do add content, it takes too long, keeps your from other priorities
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Core Problem – Hard to Use
• File/Tree View • Open only the content
areas • Need expert to move
items, change theme • Need html knowledge • Workarounds
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Visual editor
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Add/move pages
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Easily add video
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Photos/photo galleries
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How this lets your members down
• Organization seems static
• Not engaging members or the business community
• “Same old, same old” • Not getting good
information • Not getting value
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3. Hidden/Poor/No Directory
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Hiding your business directory online
• Not easily accessible • Member Directory vs.
Business Directory • Buried under complex
navigation • Hard to use/search
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Lack of Search Engine Optimization
• Pages are not being indexed by search engines
• Not leveraging member information for SEO
• Your domain is not as “large” as it could be
• Members are not being found
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How this lets your members down
• Not gaining exposure • Missing out on new
business • Can’t network as easily • Aren’t getting value
from your organization
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4. Not Mobile Friendly
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Not Mobile Friendly
• Pinch, zoom and slide to see content
• Can’t access some content
• Longer load times
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“Don’t Shrink It, Rethink It”
• Pinch, zoom and slide to see content
• Can’t access some content
• Frustrating, hard to read
• Longer load times
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Mobile vs. Desktop Internet Access
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How this lets your members down
• Harder to find info via mobile
• Takes longer to access info
• Not gaining exposure from visitors on mobile
• Organization is not forward thinking, not leading
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5. Not Tracking & Sharing Referrals
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Tracking & Sharing Referrals
• Website listing views • Clicks to website, maps • Phone and walk in
referrals • Providing business
opportunities to members
• Track in your association management software
• Report on these totals and provide to members
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Referral Reporting
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How this lets your members down
• Not getting the value they want
• Not receiving communication
• May not trust the organization
• Questioning their ROI
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6. No Sharing Options
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Sharing Options
• Links to share content on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
• Makes it easy for site visitors to post elsewhere
• ShareThis • AddThis
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How this lets your members down
• Organization doesn’t build a bigger presence
• Not “connected” • Can’t easily tell others
about you (if they wanted to)
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7. No Self Service
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Self Service
• Association management software should be integrated to your website
• Members (and non-members) can access information, register for events, order products
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How this lets your members down
• Can’t access information
• Can’t updated info, have to call or write or (eek)…fax
• Can’t pay dues online • They are not always 8-5;
need access
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Solutions
• Schedule page audits • Create content calendar
(and stick to it) • Add a directory • Include sharing options • Track and log referrals • Integrate for member
self service
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Google Analytics
• New visitors vs. returning
• Top entry pages • Time on site • Bounce rate
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Google Analytics
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Creating Content
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Content Guidelines
• Findable • Readable • Understandable • Actionable • Shareable
Source: Content Marketing Institute
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Types of Content
• Blog posts • Articles/pages on site • eBooks • Case studies • Videos • Webinars (record them) • Slide Share
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Repurposing Content
Blog Post
Webinar
Slide share Video
eBook
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25 Blog Posts (Content) Ideas
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25 Blog Posts (Content) Ideas
1. Why do businesses join your association? 2. How does your association impact business
in your industry or your community? 3. Who is your longest-standing member? Why
have then been a member so long? 4. Who is your latest member? What caused
them to join? 5. What is your association doing to conserve
energy?
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25 Blog Posts (Content) Ideas
6. What are your members doing to conserve energy?
7. How do taxes impact your members? Are there specific issues going on now that your association has a position on?
8. What was the last unexpected thing your association did?
9. What social media platforms does your association use and how can your members follow you there?
10.What phone call did you get today that you should share with your audience?
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25 Blog Posts (Content) Ideas
11.What was the last event you had? What was discussed there that should be shared?
12.What other business blogs do you follow? Why? 13. What was the last good business book you
read? How would your members find it valuable?
14.What’s the most frequently used service or benefit of your association?
15.What’s the least frequently used service or benefit of your association? (That members don’t know about, but should)
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25 Blog Posts (Content) Ideas
16.What’s the biggest misconception about your association?
17.What's the latest mistake your association made? How did you recover?
18.What's the funniest business story you have? What’s the make-up of your members?
19.How many small businesses vs. large businesses? Are you working to change this make up?
20.What members have you helped to grow their business? How many jobs were created?
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25 Blog Posts (Content) Ideas
21.What is your disaster recovery plan? What resources could members use to create theirs?
22.Who do you want to thank today? 23.How does your association refer potential
customers to your members? 24.What members recently made the news that
you can share? 25.What technology do you use that your members
may find interesting?
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Content!
• Use content as question prompts
• Answers to common questions
• Blog posts • Webinars • Events • Discussion questions • Research, case studies,
whitepapers
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Creating Great Content
• Understand your audience
• Connect with them • Give them information
they want & need • Use emotion
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Tell a story
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WebLink Recap: An Integrated Solution
• ONE web-based centralized database
• Prospects, members, non-members and all reps in same system
• Financials, events, email, committees, website, reporting
Central DB
Financial System
Website
Email Marketing
Members
Events
Prospects
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Association & Chamber Websites
• 500+ client websites • WebLink Local business
directory drives 67% increase in traffic from organic searches
• Adds value for members • Non-dues revenue • Responsive website
design – automatically looks great on all devices
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iPad App for Mobile Commerce
• Sell memberships • Event registrations • Integrated credit card
reader
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3 Questions
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Webinar Recap
• We will email copy of presentation to attendees
• Link to video recording of webinar
• Please let us know if you have any questions
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Additional Resources
• 4 Reasons Your LinkedIn Company Page Needs Work
• In Good Company: How Best In Class Marketers Use LinkedIn Company Pages To Grow Their Business
• Announcing The 12 Best LinkedIn Company Pages of 2012 [SLIDESHOW]
• 20 Tips to Amplify Your Brand on LinkedIn [SLIDESHOW]
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Additional Resources
• 15 Tips for Compelling Company Updates on LinkedIn
• Creating the Right Content for Your Association's Content Marketing Strategy
• Why Chambers and Associations Have A Content Marketing Advantage
• Using Google Analytics for Chambers and Associations
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Webinar Summary
• Great content • Right audience • Right time • Right channel • Ways to respond • Ways to share • Engage your audience • Stand out from the
crowd
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“Turn strangers into friends. Turn friends into customers. Turn customers into salespeople.” - Seth Godin
WebLink International 3905 Vincennes Road, Suite 210 Indianapolis, IN 46268 P 317-872-3909 | 1-877-231-4970 | F 317-872-3929 weblinkinternational.com | weblinkblog.com
Curt Moss
Senior Product Marketing Manager [email protected]