Category: zeen101 issues

We received a question from Flyer Magazine on how best to handle subscriber retention emails. After reviewing the website, the video below turned into a retention and new subscriber generation session.

As a publisher, it’s important to have a newsletter to drive your visitors back to your website. However, you need the ability to target your readers in a nice way. You have two types of readers: free and paid. If you have a one-size-fits-all newsletter, you don’t have the ability to message in a really […]

Introducing Leaky Paywall Insights With our new Insights from Leaky Paywall, you can now easily track which articles are generating the most paying subscribers and free registrations. This powerful tool gives you visibility into reader habits, allowing you to identify which types of content are resonating with audiences and driving conversions. If a certain type […]

Paywall Podcast E30: Publishers often redesign their sites and add features without considering how these changes will affect the user experience. As a result, many websites are difficult to navigate and use, causing frustration for readers who just want a smooth content experience. Step back to take a look at what you are actually doing to the reader experience.

In Episode 31 of the Paywall Podcast, Pete and Tyler discuss how to quickly update your existing newsletter into a value-add for your paid subscribers. It’s easy and you already have everything you need to make it happen and automate the workflow. Get our free guide for publishers: The Subscription Accelerator™ guide Name Email(Required) EmailThis […]

Don’t be afraid of the paywall. Pete and Tyler will tell you why the long terms gains to traffic, readership, and revenue are worth it.

Password sharing doesn’t have to be a publisher’s worst nightmare. You have a few options to turn paywall dodging into revenue.

Pete answers a publisher question on improving the performance of their sign-up page to increase paid subscription sales.

Pete walks through a few actual publications, offering advice on how to find and phrase your best member benefits to sell more paid subscriptions.

Pete and Tyler discuss how they would build a viable local news publication in the digital age, with practical tips and tactics.

Weigh the pros and cons of subscriptions v. donations as revenue models for local publishers in a continuing conversation with Pete and Tyler Channell.

This month’s update brings you a few quick updates just to make your life (and subscriptions) easier, as well as a new product preview.

This month, we have easy tactics for improving your subscription funnel, publisher success stories, updates for developers, and more.

This month, we go in depth on creating a user experience that converts casual readers to paid subscriptions, along with a few other tips.

This month we have a deep dive how your email newsletter can grow paid subscriptions, along with tips and tools for your reader experience.

When it comes to creating a subscription/membership system in WordPress, there are dozens of options available. Here at Zeen101, we are laser-focused on serving news and magazine publishers. Our Leaky Paywall product is more than your typical WordPress plugin. It’s an enterprise purpose-built solution designed to accelerate your paid subscriptions Let’s dive into specifics that […]

This month we have news on Leaky Paywall security updates, a way to fine-tune your meter, and successful examples from our publishers.

With Leaky Paywall, Tea Journey Magazine has found a way to make easy money with donations, with just a few clicks of a button.

Chatting With the Experts Digital subscriptions are an issue critical to the world of publishing. So it’s not surprising that it would be a popular topic for discussion. That’s why ZEEN101’s Pete Ericson sat down for a chat with Vahe Arabian of the State of Digital Publishing podcast. The podcast runs for about 50 minutes and […]

The Finishing Touch Most of our efforts are focused on convincing readers to become subscribers. It’s easy to forget that there is still one last step: actually purchasing the subscription. Most subscription checkouts are an afterthought: one long, scrolling page collecting all the vital information at once. As if the publication is afraid that the […]

Personal Generosity What goes around, comes around. It’s not a new philosophy and it comes in many forms and phrases, but the general idea is this: do the right thing and rewards will find their way back to you. The Coloradoan – the main news source for Northern Colorado – has hit upon a great […]

feed the feed It’s no secret that the world of digital advertising is a bit of mess. Traditional advertising methods just don’t work the same way online. Web readers have developed ‘banner blindness’ that keeps them from seeing display ads and most people have ad-blockers that keep pop-ups away from their sight entirely. Publishers are […]

Einstein Magazine was chosen by Folio as 2016 and now 2017 Winner of it’s category for digital publications. It uses our IssueM toolkit for WordPress to manage live web issues. We are very proud that our issue publishing platform runs the core of this publication. Source: 2017 Folio: Ozzie Digital Award Winners Source: 2016 Folio: Ozzies Digital […]

The Sunday Times uses a few different methods to entice readers to subscribe – all centering around it’s leaky paywall. Hop on over the this article: “How The Sunday Times ramped up its focus on subscription monetization” to see how they’ve made monetization their #1 focus. Get our free guide for publishers: The Subscription Accelerator™ guide […]

How Zeen101’s WordPress Leaky Paywall, IssueM Are Revolutionizing Internet Publishing – People’s Pundit Daily Since it’s release on May 27, 2003, the WordPress content management system (CMS) has evolved from a blogging platform to an industry leader in Internet publishing. Their brilliance was in their decision to make WordPress a free, open source software for […]

Your choice of platform today can make or break your publication. With 1000’s of publishing solutions available, it can be an overwhelming decision. There is some good news in that today we know what we really need to succeed online. There are 8 things your platform must do to attract readers and keep your content flowing fast: […]

There is no right or wrong way to publish. Consider whether your audience demands information as it happens (blogging) or whether curating and packaging articles into issues serves them better. It’s up to you. Below I will cover the pros and cons of using a blogging vs. issue based approach and also combining the two. […]