Nicole,
Since all of your “experts” seem to agree that AMemeber is the best membership software I now, more than 30 days later, have a question about that.

The reason I was thinking about Wishlist is it is WP based, no php or anything. I am not very good with php. Is Amember difficult to use for someone who does not understand php?

Thanks again,
Clyde

Ooh. Good questions. 🙂

I’ve heard good things about DLGuard. It’s been awhile since I’ve looked into it, but I know people love it and it’s supposed to integrate well with a lot of programs to give you versatility.

With RAP, have you used it before? I’m a little uncomfortable these days with programs where the affiliates are paid directly, but that’s most likely just me being overly cautious. Check the Warrior Forum latest posts about Paypal banning people. I think, as long as you don’t mention the affiliate program inside the copy – that seems to be the big “no no” with paypal at the moment. I used RAP a few years ago and it worked for what I needed. I don’t use it now, so I couldn’t give a current “yay” or “nay” to you.

I have never used Wishlist. It doesn’t come with an affiliate management system, but can integrate with others. Here’s what their site says “Does WishList Member™ integrate with an Affiliate Program?
Answer: Yes. Systems like Clickbank and 1ShoppingCart.com can be used to successfully manage affiliates so it is possible to setup a membership site using WishList Member™ and have an affiliate program at the same time. In addition, WishList Member™ also has an integration with iDev Affiliate tracking software. This integration is provided as a free bonus for all customers and it’s located in the “Add On” section of the Customer Center.” 🙂 I know people love it. I just wouldn’t personally feel comfortable recommending it unless you had a plan for your affiliate program, too.

I don’t know that I’ve helped or not. lol. If you have more questions, I may be able to find someone who knows more about those specific programs.

Warmly,
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Ok, make it 2. What about Wishlist for membership software?

Thanks,
Clyde

Thanks Joyce. That is something that I don’t think can be changed, but I do believe their are things we can do to make it a lot easier. We’re actually starting work on those changes and the first step will be to whittle down our inventory, so we have a smaller number of products to work with.

Thanks again ladies and gentleman. Much appreciated!

Hey Alice, feel free to email me but I’m not sure I remember every detail since now I have all the processes down. Basically if you study the BigStockPhotos.com site and use that model, it would be a home run. They use credits, they do downloads, and they have a purchase history and those are all the things you need to do. Oh, and I like that I can save my favorites, that’s important when you have a lot of products which you now have.

Alice. My primary problem with your site was not when I made my first purchase but when I went to make additional purchases, I needed to log in. Once I logged in, I got a list of all the products and had to go back to the original email to remember EXACTLY what the product was that I had clicked BUY. Then I had to scroll down the list to find that product. It was too many steps to purchase a product after I clicked buy.

Thanks Reba and Joyce.

Reba, we are currently working on something that will hopefully add the credits to your regular downloads. I can’t promise anything as the programming is out of my hands, but by accomplishing what I want…it will help our customers and us. Because the download system is completely separate, I have no way of adding people who download certain products to the regular product list. If I can connect the download credits and regular orders, customers can have it in the same place and I can also automatically add them to an appropriate list. I could actually accomplish this manually, which would be a bit labor intensive, but is a consideration if the programming doesn’t work out.

Joyce, I appreciate the input and obviously, take it very seriously since you as my customer. Now, speaking to you as PLR merchant to PLR merchant, don’t agonize too long. You’ll never find the system that satisfies anyone and with any system, there is a learning curve. As I mentioned earlier, I had people begging for me to switch to Amember. It’s just simply a matter of preference and you can’t cater to everyone’s preference. So I’d find something you feel works for you and go for it.

And lol, last night I tried to order my first Groupon and thought I was going to go absolutely crazy. It wasn’t intuitive to me and I got frustrated through the process a few times. So I totally get where you’re coming from!

I still toy with the idea of creating my own system, ideal for PLR…but it will never be perfect. I am also not sure I am ready to dedicate the time and headache to develop it since in the end, some people will hate it and some people will like it.

I don’t want to monopolize Nicole’s blog with my system issues, but I hope that I can talk to the two of you and Mark about the specific issues you encountered. I think there is a lot that can be done to improve the customer experience including videos, tutorials and FAQs just on the order process. I am not sure exactly when I would start looking at this, but would it be okay if I emailed you directly through the contact information I have in my customer records?

I also love Alice’s PLR but my experience with trying to order has been the very same as Reba and Mark’s experiences. For this reason, as I am starting a new PLR site myself, I am searching for a different option.

Yes Alice, it’s your site – some of the best plr on the planet but aMember is tough to use as a shopper until you get through the learning curve. I now know how to navigate it but the first time I found something on your site that I wanted to buy when I wasn’t logged in, it took me 30 minutes to figure out how to buy it. Once I logged in I tried to find the product again, like it is shown when you’re not logged in, and kept getting the list. Then I didn’t know the name you’d given it so I had to scroll the whole list, that was after I clicked several letters I thought it would be listed under. Finally, I opened a new browser window, found my item so I could see what the name was, then I was able to find it. Now I know, remember the name before I log in, I never shop the list, if just don’t.

Re the credits, since I finally got used to Amember, I was disappointed when I found that they wouldn’t be listed on my memberships list because I thought at the time that I would end up downloading the same item twice and losing my credits (terrible memory for what I’ve purchased) – but then I saw that there’s a check mark next to the ones I’ve downloaded and I was relieved.

I think everyone likes aMember because that’s what they’re used to using, not because it’s the best cart for PLR. But now that I’m used to it, and have already gone through the learning curve, it’s okay.

Also, thanks for your site, DIYplr, great product and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that I don’t have be a member.

Yes, people object to the shipping address thing, but I need their address, so I can charge the appropriate tax. With Amember, they only have to add it once.