Observations After a Few Months of Using YM
Submitted Jan. 9, 2015
I started a new job at a trade association that was already using YM for their AMS system, and spent the first few months getting to know the system. My experience with it is limited, as it's only been a few months, but here's what I've learned so far. Positives: -The pricing is very affordable. I was actually surprised to find out how much we paid per year (I thought it would be more), and I found out that there were no up-front costs for setup.) Negatives: -Lack of analytics. You can't see how active your members are, what they're doing on your site, etc. You can install Google analytics, but I'm looking for reliable, accurate information on things like email open rates. -Search function. Very hard to use and overly complicated. -Design ability. Our site is tied to the YM system, and as a result it doesn't look the way we'd like it to.