Happy New Year! We can hardly believe it’s 2021 already. 2020 was certainly a challenging year for us all, so we wanted to take this opportunity to thank our readers for all of your support over the past year. It truly means the world! If you’re new around here, welcome! Clubmate is a club management[…]
Clubmate vs PayPal: Which is right for your fishing club? Online payments allow anglers to pay membership fees, purchase day and guest tickets and make donations securely from any device at any time. If a fishing club decides to start taking payments online, they often look to something like PayPal as their payment provider because[…]
Each year, every fishing club faces the sizeable task of getting their existing members to renew their membership. Typically, the renewals process goes something like this: the club sends out a renewal form to all members in the post. When the member finds time, they’ll fill in the renewal form and go on their annual[…]
A lot of fishing clubs assume that going online means another nail in the coffin for their local independent tackle shop. However, offering an online alternative to buying a membership at the shop actually has the potential to significantly boost business for all involved – it does not need to be a case of online[…]
New Team Member Please join me in providing a warm welcome to Kevin Hurst, the newest member of the Clubmate team. Kevin has joined us to help demonstrate the value that Clubmate brings to fishing clubs and fisheries. As you’ll find out below, he’s a keen fisherman and loves to help people. A bit about[…]
There is no denying that 2020 has been a strange year, yet for those in the fishing industry, we have experienced a boom, as more people look to get outdoors and embrace some healthy fun. We have seen a lot of newcomers to the fishing industry within recent months, which is always exciting news. With[…]
There is no denying that the fishing industry has changed drastically in recent years. A decade ago, fisheries barely had a presence online. Today, most of the successful fisheries focus a large part of their operations on building a digital presence. Strangely, a lot of fishery owners still believe that a website is not a[…]
How do you continue your fishing club committee meetings when we’re all in lockdown? The answer is online, using video conferencing tools. Why? Because we wont be locked down for ever and with Fishing being touted as one of the first sports to be made available (fingers crossed), you’ll need to make sure you have[…]
I hope you, your family, friends and colleagues are staying safe and healthy during this difficult period. Firstly, I want to reassure you that right now, it is business as usual for Clubmate. We are incredibly fortunate to be able to work remotely however we recognise that this is not possible for most clubs, volunteers &[…]
Whilst Clubmate is a great tool for saving time on member admin, it can also be used to great effect when converting potential members (prospects) in to full members. Capture the impulse As with all online shopping, people are curious in nature and like to see what they will get before they buy. This is[…]