Member Retention Techniques? (BIZ THREAD) - GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum

X

venus

Confirmed User

Join Date: Jan 2003

Posts: 3112
Share

Post
#16

03-06-2006, 08:50 PM

you can do all the above and then some, but if you really want to retain members, make sure your updates are what they joined the site to see.
If you have a teen site, dont post pics of 40 yr old ladies in pig tails and school girl outfits, if its a BBW site, dont post pics of fit girls and so on.

Muscle/Fitness Adult Affiliate Program
Since 1997 www.venuscash.com
Comment
Theo

HAL 9000

Join Date: May 2001

Posts: 34515
Share

Post
#17

03-06-2006, 08:59 PM

"9) Newsletter for content updates."

This can actually act as reminder to cancel memberships. Personally I don't recommend it. They'll see anyhow there's an update when they'll visit your site and possible visit it for last time before canceling the membership.
Comment
High Quality

Confirmed User

Join Date: Feb 2002

Posts: 5741
Share

Post
#18

03-06-2006, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by TheDoc

A few things..:
1) Easy to use, navigate, and find content.
2) Build content profiles areas to group content.
3) Voting and rating system & polls.
4) Multi daily updates or as many times as possible, at least weekly.
5) Message board, comments system, build a community.
6) Give away items for 3 month membership marks or have games and contests.
7) Allow member submitted content & pay for it. MSG Board for submitted photos.
8) Have wmv, mov, and mpeg formats & bandwidth & downloadable videos, one large downloadable scene video, multi photo sizes & downloadable zip files.
9) Newsletter for content updates.
10) Favorite/bookmark system.
11) Super fast member area servers.
12) Simple and advanced search feature.
13) Bonus content & bonus sites.
14) Cheaper membership costs, cheaper rebill rates monthly.
15) Instant customer support and damn good online support and info.
16) Web form access for auth for less video playing issues.
17) Less trials and more full month memberships.
18) Make the site have no errors or dead-end pages.
19) Offer video & picture sets that match, even stories, games, ect.
20) The more exclusive content the better.
21) No webmasters, more focused branding and less content saturation.

About all I can think of right now.

Here is the real answer:

CONTENT

1000+ gigs to stun an awe. Thats the key to retention. And the ability to make it look good/presented nicely of course.

RecurCash.com - Averaging $38/sale with 60% revshare in the first 4 months alone!

Convert your TEEN traffic today @ better than 1:500 guaranteed. ICQ me: 18287590!
Comment
High Quality

Confirmed User

Join Date: Feb 2002

Posts: 5741
Share

Post
#19

03-06-2006, 09:04 PM

double post... oops

RecurCash.com - Averaging $38/sale with 60% revshare in the first 4 months alone!

Convert your TEEN traffic today @ better than 1:500 guaranteed. ICQ me: 18287590!
Comment
TheDoc

Too lazy to set a custom title

Join Date: Jul 2001

Posts: 13827
Share

Post
#20

03-06-2006, 09:09 PM

Thanks everyone..

As my first post says "easy to use + updates = retention". You don't need any of the features listed, if they can use the site, and you update the hell out of it, it can look like thehun and it will retain.

Two ways to look at that Soul Rebel. First, you have to remember they have to subscribe to it, for the purpose of getting the reminder emails. Members that will cancel, already did or won?t forget. The guys on this list want to be reminded about updates, they will come back more, stay longer, and enjoy the site more.

It works out, you will have people get reminded and cancel, however you may retain the people the like and use the feature longer. It can also stop people from forgetting about the membership, letting it auto rebill, getting pissed and canceling to never returning to the site, so another lost sale.

~TheDoc - ICQ7765825
It's all disambiguation
Comment
Pornwolf

Drunk and Unruly

Join Date: Jan 2002

Posts: 22712
Share

Post
#21

03-06-2006, 09:53 PM

Hmm, lemme see if I can dig up a couple of quotes from some "legends" in the biz....

I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

Webair, bitches.
Comment
Pornwolf

Drunk and Unruly

Join Date: Jan 2002

Posts: 22712
Share

Post
#22

03-06-2006, 09:54 PM

Dear newbies with no clue,
content doesn't mean shit....

rebills was ALWAYS the people who forgot to cancel, since the Day One.

95% of the members never visit site more than 2-3 times and the rest 5% ain't worth the effort.

and before you keep on barking on the people who unlike you know how to make money, REAL money in this business,
I'll throw you the bone to chew on and THINK if you are capable...

High Socity sites used to have:
10 new pics a day, one video feed and according to FTC made only $230,000,000 in 20 months....

eat shit, morons
;-)))

Here's one of the more entertaining ones.

I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

Webair, bitches.
Comment
Theo

HAL 9000

Join Date: May 2001

Posts: 34515
Share

Post
#23

03-06-2006, 09:55 PM

Originally posted by TheDoc

First, you have to remember they have to subscribe to it, for the purpose of getting the reminder emails. .

oh ok, got it
Comment
Pornwolf

Drunk and Unruly

Join Date: Jan 2002

Posts: 22712
Share

Post
#24

03-06-2006, 09:58 PM

...No idea how {name removed} members areas are. But if they need some feeds, I know where they can get them. {owner} must be doing something right, he does well in the biz.

Members areas are over-rated for "big" programs, they are all playing the #'s game. Retention varies very little when the #'s get that big.

This was in response to a thread about a major program that has/had(?) very little content in the members area.

I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

Webair, bitches.
Comment
adonthenet

Too lazy to set a custom title

Join Date: Feb 2005

Posts: 16753
Share

Post
#25

03-06-2006, 10:08 PM

some great info in this thread , Thanks!
Comment
adonthenet

Too lazy to set a custom title

Join Date: Feb 2005

Posts: 16753
Share

Post
#26

03-06-2006, 10:08 PM

some great info in this thread , Thanks!
Comment
fr0gman

Confirmed User

Join Date: Feb 2005

Posts: 2093
Share

Post
#27

03-06-2006, 10:16 PM

I have a killer script that will help you with updates. You can set it to load new stuff every day or every 1000 days...

Hit me up and I will explain it to you.

Earn up to $.03 per Visitor -> No Click Monetization!

"Because the World Wide Web is all about two things: horrifyingly stupid psychodrama, and naked chicks."

Wild College Videos | ICQ: 7746696
Comment
Mr.Nice Guy

Confirmed User

Join Date: Nov 2005

Posts: 206
Share

Post
#28

03-07-2006, 06:58 AM

Originally posted by fr0gman

I have a killer script that will help you with updates. You can set it to load new stuff every day or every 1000 days...

Hit me up and I will explain it to you.

Doesn't every CMS do this?

Hit me up ICQ/AIM: MrNiceGuy1944
MadderAdder Myspace Friend Adder - Madder and Badder than ever before
Comment
Argoz

Confirmed User

Join Date: Aug 2002

Posts: 3006
Share

Post
#29

03-07-2006, 11:26 AM

Nice thread!

rssEVOLUTION : Produce a FULL website with ANY RSS feed(s) in seconds.

contentSOLUTION : Allowing you to automatically grab articles from article directories,
import as many text files as you want at once, grab ANY content from ANY RSS feed, and scrape search engines, instantly.
Comment

Previous 1 2 template Next

Working...