In this video, I explain the strategy behind requiring guests to register before they attend meetings. You could see that as putting a hurdle in the way of attendance, but I argue that getting them to make a micro-commitment to attending makes it more likely they will show up. We also gather guestbook information we…

If your club takes advantage of Toastmost’s online dues payments, the dues schedule should automatically account for the recently announced Toastmasters International dues increase. But I recommend you check whether any further adjustments need to be made. Toastmost allows you to collect new member dues and renewals online, using the Stripe payments service. If you…

The latest update to the Toastmost agenda management software simplifies the use of agenda notes, which are how we represent the “stage directions” for the flow of the meeting, meaning everything from Theme and Word of the Day to “5-minute break.” The next time you log in as administrator, you may see a notice like…

I have been known to brag about the search engine ranking of my club websites and use that as a selling point for Toastmost, the WordPress-based club website hosting service I created as a spin-off of my work with clubs and districts. The purpose of this post is to share search engine optimization basics you…

Here is how Club Awesome Toastmasters in Coral Springs, Florida, uses its website to register guests and convert them into members. If you find this information valuable, consider giving a “like” or comment to the versions posted to LinkedIn and the Facebook TI members group. For background, Club Awesome has had components of this solution…

When you have your regular meeting schedule set up in the RSVPMaker system, with agendas for upcoming meetings projected out weeks or months in advance, what happens when you need to notify website visitors that you are NOT meeting on a given date. Here is how I handle that situation at my clubs. First, if…