This is a high-level overview of everything happening (as it happens) at InfluenceWP.
Project Update
All is well here at InfluenceWP, balancing time between adding more features to the platform and reaching out to partners.
Partner Outreach
This project is still very new, so getting people to see the vision and value can be difficult, especially when reaching out to cold leads. That said, warm leads aren’t setting the world on fire.
There is the initial “Oh, wow, this is crazy good.” But, then, it’s crickets.
I’m looking at all this as a challenge rather than being discouraged. Over time, I hope people will see that partnerships with InfluenceWP are lopsided in their favor.
Memberships
We currently have 27 members.
Populating the Directory
It’s quality over quantity here. As with any directory, there’s no point in having thousands of listings if the people behind those listings aren’t fully into what InfluenceWP is offering and trying to solve.
InfluenceWP is offering FREE Lifetime Partner Memberships and asking very little in return. As the saying goes, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink.”
IWP Platform Videos
- InfluenceWP – Intro
- InfluenceWP – How We Amplify
- InfluenceWP – Consumer Membership
- InfluenceWP – Free Partner Membership
- InfluenceWP – How It Works
- InfluenceWP – We Do Black Friday Differently
IWP Extended Look Videos
- Kinsta’s Extended Look video has also been added to the Kinsta Hosting listing on IWP.
Platform Updates
Directory
If you’re a listing owner and there’s a feature we can add for you, please start a chat or email us.
- Experts can add their spoken languages to their listings.
- Agencies can add their spoken languages to their listings.
- Podcasts display a ‘Seeking Opportunities’ notice on their listing preview cards (if applicable).
- Newsletters include a ‘Seeking Opportunities’ field.
- Newsletters display a ‘Seeking Opportunities’ notice on their listing preview cards (if applicable).
- Plugins, Themes, Hosting, and SaaS entities can declare if they have a Black Friday Deal and be discoverable via a corresponding filter.
- Plugins, Themes, Hosting, and SaaS entities can add Black Friday Deals to their listings for no additional cost, and these deals are prominently highlighted to draw consumer attention.
Black Friday
Our Black Friday page is up, and we encourage partners to check out our How We Do Black Friday Differently video.
- No Extra Cost: Partners can list their Black Friday deals for free as part of their FREE membership.
- Zero Commissions: Partners pocket the entire sale as part of our non-affiliation policy.
- Evergreen Listings: Black Friday deals are added directly to existing listings and automatically removed after the sale season has ended.