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Everyone extols the glories of online sharing. You can create virtual communities online, connect with like-minded people, share what you’re excited about.

All that is wonderful.

There’s a downside, however. It has to do with human nature.

Would that all human beings were honest, generous, kind.

However, that’s just not the way all people are. So authors need to beware of the dark side of all this sharing.

I just came across two specific things I want to mention.

1. Illegal sharing of intellectual property. One person who followed me on Twitter stated that he refuses to pay for anything online. Presumably he finds ways to download copyrighted, legally protected material (songs, books, other products you’re supposed to pay for) for free.

I just came across some material on a site, connected somehow to Facebook Read More→

The biggest problem we authors–and by this I mean anyone who creates information and tries to sell it–face is protecting our online content.

I have been trying literally for years to find something that can truly safeguard intellectual property. I’ve finally found it: Wishlist Member, which converts your Wordpress blog into a membership site that is secure.

It’s not only a way to protect your content, but to give people more of you, and yet get paid fairly.

It’s pretty simple to set up and use, especially if you already have a Wordpress blog.

I want to call your attention to a special promotion that is only going on until 3/18/10. If you buy one Wishlist license, you’ll get the second one for only $25 (a 74% discount). I’ll be editing this post after the promotion, so please use this link to get to that special page.

If the concept of a membership site is new to you, read my article on how to make membership sites work for you. Membership sites come in many forms, but they’re truly the best way to both protect your content and “be well paid for what you know.”

Stu McLaren is doing a very smart promotion for his Wishlist Member software–and I want you to pay attention to it.

First, go here so you can see what I’m talking about. (It will open in a new window so you will have to switch back and forth to read this and view that. Or, you can just read this first, then go back and study it. Or vice versa. Just make sure you study it!)

I want you to notice what the author of Crush It! has done to promote his book.

First, he’s teamed up with someone with a following that matches the author’s exact market. When you get Wishlist Member in October (and only in October), you get a free copy of the book.

Second, Stu will do an “exclusive” interview on October 29 with the author.

Notice two things they have built in here. Read More→

One of my clients is getting a new site ready for launch.

It’s quite unique, and I know it will help a lot of people.

One thing of prime concern for her is security. She’s had someone blatantly rip off her material before, and wants to do all she can to protect this new content (which is audio).

As well she should.

But it’s not that easy to do these days.

Without setting up one location where customers have to log in to access what they’ve paid for, and only allowing ONE USER to access it via that login info, you subject yourself to “Download Fraud” and “Refund Fraud.”

Let me explain…

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Recently, I wrote a Publishing Coach Weekly article about membership sites. If you think your content is valuable enough (and there’s enough of it) for people to pay for access on a monthly basis, please read this article for what to consider. It’s a bit long, but it does coach you through what to think about in terms of membership sites–pros and cons.

One of the resources I review is Wishlist Member. I’ve been doing more investigating into this means of making a WordPress blog a membership site, and the more I learn, the more impressed I am.

There is tremendous flexibility, it’s easy to use, and most of all, it solves a HUGE issue for those of us who are trying to be paid for the information we provide.

Namely, Read More→