From: Calvin from Simplero <hello@simplero.com>
Subject: News from Simplero: Why You're There

News from Simplero: Why You're There

Hi Lovely Simplerista

17268014_386848735028589_4201220834376810496_n-medium.jpgI'm in Austin for the big mess that is SXSW, aka south-by. It's my fourth time here, and it's interesting to see how it's changed. It was Gary Vaynerchuk who originally told me I HAD to go to this, and that was in 2010. I went in 2011, and again in 2014. This year I wanted to go as well, but not so much for the interactive part, which is what I've gone for in the past, but for the music part, to see what's going on in the music scene, make some connections, and learn some new things.

Once here, I realize, hey, wait, I'm also making videos, and there's another whole part of SXSW, which is all about film! The big three tracks are Film, Music, and Interactive. So all of a sudden, I'm here, being interested in all three, and I wasn't even planning on it.

Sometimes you go into things not knowing why exactly, and then once you're there, you realize why it was.

I saw Casey Neistat speak yesterday, and he's definitely an inspiration with his videos on YouTube, and his general story of creativity and entrepreneurship. I didn't know much about his background or journey, but he had me inspired.

Simplero Working for You

When selling your products, you might sometimes want to give people the option to try out one of them for a short period of time at a discounted price. This approach has several advantages:

  • You give new customers a chance to check out your product without investing a lot of money or having to rely on your money back guarantee.
  • By doing a discounted trial instead of a free one, people make a bigger commitment, so you weed out those, who are not really considering buying.
  • When they have seen your content (or at least a part of it), they will be eager to stay on to get it all.
  • If you work in a niche where online products are not common, the trial will give skeptics a chance to see if online learning works for them.

In order to set this up in Simplero, you need to set up a new price, and set it to the price and duration of the trial. Then you can add more subscription periods or instalments at your normal price, should people choose to continue. For a subscription you'll end up with something like this:

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You'll find a comprehensive guide on how to do this for yourself here.

New Features in Simplero

Some countries require that you have certain documentation from your affiliates in order for you to pay out affiliate commissions without risking being on the hook for any taxes due on that commission. In order to make that as easy as possible on everybody, Simplero now has a new feature that handles all of that for you. You tell your affiliates what you need, and Simplero will ask for it. All you need to do is review it, and click to either approve or request that they do it over. Read the full announcement on the blog to learn how to get started using this, which is a must if you're in the US!

In addition to this, we've added a number of improvements to the new sites. First off, you can now pick one or more embedded sign-up forms to include on your site. These will be included on all pages and show up just as if you'd embedded them on another website. Secondly, after eager requests, we've added a "Hero image" section as an option, which will show an image in full width and height across the page. Lastly, we've added the option to add action buttons to "Hero" and "Text and media" sections, so you can easily link to other parts of your site as a call-to-action.

Featured Customer Interview

Anders_0004_Square_400-normal.pngThis week, we had the joy of having a chat with Anders Rønnau, which is fiercely committed to helping children, teenagers and adults transform their ADHD from the inside out through cognitive enhancement, and inspire them to become extra-ordinary with their unique gifts and talents. He is the founder of TransformingADHD.com where he helps parents to children with the ADHD diagnosis learn how to help their child transform their problems into their own natural super powers.

When I just started out I had a membership site in Wordpress that never worked properly, and the number of plugins I had to deal with wasn't worth it. I researched Simplero along with the possible, and more well-known alternatives - like InfusionSoft and Office Auto Pilot. The bigger ones were very expensive and non-affiliate reviews (friends) told me that the systems had obvious flaws, support was horrible and speed of development was slow. Compared to Simplero the choice was easy. Even while I was in startup mode in Simplero I saw several developments that spoke of a company in fast progression, and pretty much every month since I started using Simplero has given us great improvements to the service, reliability, and functionality. I have never even heard of a company that develops their product so fast and so reliable without losing the integrity and the simplicity of the product along the way. The changes are so many in fact that I am canceling other (and more expensive) services that I don't need anymore.

Read the whole interview here!

Want to be featured in an interview like this? Come introduce yourself by emailing sherrie@simplero.com, or fill out the survey here.  

Fresh Interviews

This week I've once again had the joy of joining a number of wonderful people in talking about life, business and everything else:

Mindfulness Mode (iTunes)

A Well-Designed Business with LuAnn Nigara (iTunes)

Random Links from around the Interwebs

This Twitter account will put you in a good mood every time. Via my friend Nick Gray.

Password rules are bullshit. Incidentally, we don't have them.

How I learned that relationships don't have to be difficult and compromising. Nomi's first article for Elephant Journal. Show her your support! 

With love & joy!
–Calvin

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