Archive for July, 2009

In yesterday’s article, we talked about how you can best use the “Freemium” model for business success. Today, we’re going to discuss some of the tactics and strategies (the “Secret Ninja Tactics”) to significantly increase the response rate on a successful Freemium based site.

The Freemium model will make you money, but using these Secret Ninja Tactics could double or triple that amount.

1. “Hide” Your Free Entry Point.

The first Secret Ninja tactic is to hide the fact that your “entry point” is free.

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Today we’re going to discuss the “freemium” model, and how it’s almost a requirement for a successful website. If you’re selling anything online, whether it’s ebooks, digital products or anything of that sort, then the freemium membership system we discuss below can deliver those products in the most effective and profitable way.

Business Success Means Avoiding Churn and Increasing Revenue Per Customer.

To be a business success, you’ll need to avoid customer churn (or “turnover”). If you get 100 new members, but 99 of them quit after 30 days, it’ll be hard for your business to survive. In a membership context, it’s the period of time someone will keep paying their membership fees. So while it’s vitally important to constantly acquire new customers, it’s just as important to maximize the revenue of each customer you already have. So what we’re talking about is the backend, and the marketing funnel you have in place.

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