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I’d like to start this final blog of 2023 by thanking everyone who has supported Clubnets this year. Whether you have a Clubnets league or club website, follow us on social media or visit our websites, I really appreciate it.

I’m sure many of you are already looking ahead to 2024 and making plans, and we’re no different. So I thought I would give you a sneak peak into what to expect over the coming months.

What’s not changing – our values

First, I want to assure everyone with a Clubnets website that our values are not changing which means:

We’re still FREE. You can still expect to pay NOTHING for anything under the Clubnets brand. This is not a Freemium model where we lock features behind a paywall. 

We prioritise LOCAL clubs and leagues. We’re based in South Devon and have over a decade of experience in covering Devon sport.

We’re HELPFUL. Whether it’s jumping on a Zoom to show you how to use a feature of your website, turning up at a game with a photographer to write a match report or making a custom tweak to your site we will do our best to help you out. Just email info@clubnets.co.uk or, if your request is urgent, text 07762 906818.

What’s coming up in the next 12 months?

Clubnets TV – Livestream

Clubnets TV is the name of our YouTube channel, but we have archived the old content to make way for something completely new for 2024 – a livestream.

We’ve found a platform that’s perfect for the job and will enable us to livestream simultaneously across X (Twitter), Facebook and YouTube. We haven’t finalised the format yet, but we are looking to create a hybrid of live coverage and pre-recorded features. Think: live score updates, pitchside updates mixed with a video from a featured club, live social media chat, some ‘studio’ banter and maybe a sponsor presentation (we’ve got to pay for things somehow!)

We’re looking to launch the livestream before May, ideally from a clubhouse with strong, reliable WiFi. If you are a club that can help us with that, please email info@clubnets.co.uk or text 07762 906818.

Clubnets – FREE membership site

To quickly reiterate – if it’s got the Clubnets name, it’s free, so when we launch our exclusive membership site, you won’t have to pay a penny.

If you are a user (admin) of a Clubnets league or club website, you will automatically get an invitation to join our membership site. You will be able to access video tutorials on how to run your website, and we have a few other ideas of how to add value (marketing tools, templates, a forum, etc.) 

We’re aiming to launch this in the second half of 2024, so if you have any ideas about what would make you want to sign up, please email info@clubnets.co.uk or text 07762 906818.

Enjoy your New Year’s Eve celebrations and look out for our next blog post, in January, which will give you 4 ways to keep your Clubnets website up-to-date.

Best wishes, Neil