10 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Membership Plugin

Choosing the right membership plugin is an important step when creating your membership site. With so many options out there though, how are you supposed to know which one is the best choice for you?

Here we take a look at the 10 things that you should consider when deciding on the perfect membership plugin for you.

5 Options for Adding a Forum to Your Membership Site

Adding a forum to your site is a great way of creating a membership community, providing more features than other community options such as Facebook groups or Slack groups. However, once you make the decision to use a forum, the question then becomes, which one?

Here we take a look at our 5 favourite options for adding a forum to your membership site, including the main pros and cons of each.

Promoting Your Membership Site with an Affiliate Program

When looking at different ways to promote your membership site, an affiliate program can be a pretty appealing option. Afterall, it’s one of the few marketing channels where you don’t have to spend any money until you’re actually making money! It’s basically the digital equivalent of having your very own sales team going out into the world and driving leads and traffic to your website for you.

In this post we’re going to take a look at some of the key things you should consider when planning an affiliate program for your membership site.

What If I Don’t Want to Use WordPress for My Course or Membership Site?

We talk a lot about WordPress on this blog, but it’s not your only option for creating a membership site or online course. In this post we take a look at why you might not want to use WordPress, and the alternatives that you have.

Should You Use a Membership Plugin or LMS Plugin for Creating an Online Course?

When your membership site involves one or more online courses, the tech options available can become even more confusing. Do you need a membership plugin? Do you need an LMS or course plugin? Should you combine to two or look for a standalone solution? What’s even the difference between all the different options?

In this post we take a look at why you might want to consider using an LMS plugin for your online course, and the differences between LMS plugins and membership plugins.

How to Figure Out What to Charge For Your Membership Site

Have you decided what to charge for your membership site yet? It’s something that lots of people struggle with – afterall, how do you put a value on your content?

It can be all too easy to price too low or too high and, whilst price can be changed, ideally you want to start out in the right ballpark so that any adjustments are strategic (e.g. a launch price being raised) rather than reactionary (e.g. lowering your price because no one is buying).

So, working out your pricing sweet spot is something that you’re going to want to put a little time into in order to avoid complications down the road.

5 Things to Include in Your Member Onboarding Sequence

Member onboarding is one of the most essential ingredients for a successful membership website.

But what content should you actually include in your onboarding? While to a large extent this will vary from membership to membership, there are some common areas that you will most likely want to cover to ensure onboarding success.

7 Things to Consider When Choosing a Membership Site Theme

Choosing a WordPress theme for your membership site can be a daunting task. There are hundreds of thousands of WordPress themes out there to choose from, but very few are actually purpose built for membership sites.

The good news is that you don’t need a ‘membership theme’ in order to build your membership site. You just need a theme that will give you the options to create the look and style that you want…

Why you need a solid member onboarding process

Member onboarding is one of the most important things you can have in place for your membership site, yet is often a last minute thought. In this post we take a look at what member onboarding actually is, why you should be doing it, how it will improve your membership site and some of the methods you can use.

Which membership model should you use?

Your membership model is the backbone of your site and dictates the type of membership that you are actually running, so it’s important to understand the core elements when deciding the best approach for your membership site.

How difficult is it to change your membership platform once your site is up and running?

For the most part, the majority of membership plugins work exactly the same in terms of their core functionality – but it’s in the details where the decision making gets tough. This is why it’s so important to pick the right plugin. But what happens if you make the wrong choice and want to move plugins later on?

Why you should add a community to your membership site

Creating a community for your membership site or online course is one of the most valuable things that you can do, and it’s something we really consider that all membership sites should have in one way or another. In fact, including a community benefits not just your members, but you as well, making it a win-win situation.

Are you using risk reversal to increase membership sales?

Every buying decision is a risk. You could get ripped off. What you’re buying mightn’t be as described or live up to the hype. You may be over-charged, or billed more regularly than you expect.

So, for your potential members, you need to find a strategy to alleviate that risk.

Creating Your Membership Content

Your content is the lifeblood of your membership site. In this post we’ll take a look at the different types of content that you might want to create, as well as our top tips for making the content creation process as stress free as possible.

Should You Charge a One-off Fee or a Recurring Payment for your Membership Site?

Deciding on the pricing for your membership site can be one of the most difficult and frustrating things to figure out.

It’s not just trying to work out how much to actually charge; but also what sort of billing method to go with too.

Should you charge a one-off fee to access your membership site, or is billing people monthly better?

There are a number of things to consider when weighing up those options, so we’ve put together some pointers to help you figure out the best approach.

How to establish yourself as an authority in your market

The majority of membership websites are based around online education and being established as an authority in your chosen field is often crucial for membership site owners.

So here are our tips on how to establish yourself as an authority within your chosen market.