Rethinking Content Value: What to Gate, What to Share, and Why It Matters

Build a content strategy that grows your audience, strengthens engagement, and earns visibility in AI 

Most associations and nonprofit organizations have plenty of content. The challenge is making sure it's working as hard as it should.

Too often, valuable resources are hidden behind login walls, generic content is unnecessarily gated, and organizations miss opportunities to reach new audiences through search and AI.

Join Sandstorm® for a practical 30-minute webinar where we'll share a framework for evaluating content value, deciding what should be open versus gated, and creating content that supports discoverability, engagement, and membership growth.

Whether you're planning a website redesign or optimizing your existing content strategy, you'll leave with practical ideas you can put to work immediately.

When

  • Date: Thursday, September 3, 2026
  • Time: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CT
  • Location: Online via Zoom

What you’ll learn

  • How to evaluate the true value of your content before deciding whether it should be open, gated, or member-only
  • Why over-gating content can limit discoverability, AI visibility, and audience growth
  • Practical frameworks for balancing awareness and lead generation
  • How to structure content for AI, accessibility, SEO, and better user experiences

Who should attend

This webinar is ideal for marketing leaders, content strategists, communications teams, membership professionals, digital directors, website managers, and anyone responsible for creating or managing digital content.

What you’ll get

  • Recording of Zoom webinar, 30 minutes
  • PDF of the slide deck
  • Human-corrected transcript

Speakers

Janna Fiester a light skinned female with grey hair in an updo, clear glasses wearing a red shirt with birds on it smiling at the camera
Janna Fiester
Vice President of Creative & UX
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Emily Kodner
Sr Director, Client Delivery

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