We regularly get asked for our recommendations on the top tools for membership website owners.
The truth is that there’s no such thing as the “perfect” membership site setup that will work for everyone – it all depends on what it is you want to achieve with your membership site, what features and functionality you need it to have, which email and payment software you’re using and a whole bunch of other details that determine which membership tools are the best fit for you.
In this episode, we talk about the tools we use for our own membership website – Membership Academy – as well as the reasons why we chose those particular options.
Episode Summary:
- Which membership plugin and other software we're using to power Membership Academy
- Recent additions to out tech stack and future changes we're considering
- What WordPress theme do we use for our websites?
List of Membership Tools We Use
- CMS: WordPress
- Website hosting: Liquidweb Hosting
- Membership Plugin: MemberPress
- Community Software: IPBoard
- Email Marketing: ActiveCampaign
- Video Hosting: Vimeo
- Video Messaging: Videoask
- Live Streaming: Ecamm Live
- Welcome Videos: Bonjoro
- Affiliate Plugin: Affiliate Royale
- Contact Forms: Gravity Forms
- Customer Service: Helpscout
- File Hosting: Amazon S3
- Member Tracking: User Insights
- Project Management: Clickup
- Podcast Hosting: Captivate
- Caching Plugin: WPRocket
- Screen recording/video editing: Screenflow
Enjoyed this episode? Check these out…
- Membership Toolkit: A collection of our favourite tools and resources for building membership sites.
- 5 Things You Need to Know Before Shopping For a WordPress Membership Plugin
- How Much Does it Cost to Start and Run a Membership Website?
- Top Tips for Researching a Membership Plugin or Platform
- The Most Effective Tools for Reducing Your Membership Churn
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