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owner, Endo Creative 
endocreative.com
Build a Membership 
Site with WordPress
trade expertise for 
ongoing, monthly revenue
Why build a 
membership site?
• charge for content you would create anyway 
• provide extra value to your community 
• grow your list/community 
• earn recurring revenue
Examples
Copyblogger 
• trade expertise for 
membership fees 
• learn content marketing 
• promises to accelerate your 
skills, leading to success
Pippin’s Plugins 
• expertise/training for 
membership fee 
• members only content, 
including source downloads 
• more in depth tutorials 
• plugin code reviews
Coffee Methods 
• access to coffee recipes 
• access to gear 
recommendations 
• videos on brewing coffee
How do you build a 
membership site?
Who is your audience? 
• what are your audience’s needs? 
• what is your audience’s likes/dislikes? 
• create a persona of an individual member
High Value Content 
• users won’t pay for low value content 
• spend time and effort creating value content 
• create it once, then sell it multiple times
Connect with Members 
• automated emails for renewals, CC expirations, 
etc. 
• Regularly email members about new content 
• Provide support to members (they will have 
questions)
Provide consistent 
and reliable value
Continually Create Content 
• labor intensive 
• keeps the site fresh and engaging
Content Dripping 
• control the time of when you release content to 
users 
• release 5 articles, one week at a time instead of 
all at once
Premium Community 
• utilize forums and comments 
• still have to moderate every once in a while 
• users create content for you
Provide a service 
• support desk 
• chat access 
• the more critical the service to your members, 
the less attrition you will have
Getting Started
Plan the entire process 
• think through sales process 
• think through customer process 
• not just about content, but also the experience
Some questions to ask 
• What type of content are you providing? 
• download, portal of information 
• Will the membership expire? 
• How are you going to charge? 
• by download, monthly, one time or unlimited
Keep it simple 
• simple to buy, sign up, login, and access 
content 
• will reduce the number of support requests 
• provide customer support 
• faq, email, phone
Integrate into 
WordPress
Lots of options 
• Restrict Content Pro 
• MemberPress 
• S2 Member 
• Member Mouse 
• Exchange 
• Paid Memberships Pro
Restrict Content Pro
Subscription Levels 
free, trial, premium, etc.
Choose level 
on registration 
how many do you want to 
have? 
! 
offer a discount for longer 
subscriptions?
Accept 
payments via 
Paypal or 
Stripe 
the name of the game is 
recurring
Member Management 
view all active, pending, expired, cancelled, and free 
users
Restrict the Content 
on a page/post basis, or use a short code
Create Pages for 
Shortcodes 
• Login 
• Members Area 
• My Account 
• Sign Up
What’s Next?
You could… 
• just start, even if your fees are low 
• join a membership site to see how others do it 
• set aside time to interact with users 
• create challenges and offer prizes 
• create a Welcome page to point users to content
Resources 
• https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-set-up- 
a-free-mini-course-in-wordpress/ 
• http://www.memberpress.com/2014/03/ 
successful-membership-sites-are-all-about-engagement/ 
• http://www.copyblogger.com/membership-site-basics/
Thanks! 
Jeremy Green 
@greenhornet79 
endocreative.com

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Build a Membership Site with WordPress

  • 1. Jeremy Green owner, Endo Creative endocreative.com
  • 2. Build a Membership Site with WordPress
  • 3. trade expertise for ongoing, monthly revenue
  • 4. Why build a membership site?
  • 5. • charge for content you would create anyway • provide extra value to your community • grow your list/community • earn recurring revenue
  • 7. Copyblogger • trade expertise for membership fees • learn content marketing • promises to accelerate your skills, leading to success
  • 8. Pippin’s Plugins • expertise/training for membership fee • members only content, including source downloads • more in depth tutorials • plugin code reviews
  • 9. Coffee Methods • access to coffee recipes • access to gear recommendations • videos on brewing coffee
  • 10. How do you build a membership site?
  • 11. Who is your audience? • what are your audience’s needs? • what is your audience’s likes/dislikes? • create a persona of an individual member
  • 12. High Value Content • users won’t pay for low value content • spend time and effort creating value content • create it once, then sell it multiple times
  • 13. Connect with Members • automated emails for renewals, CC expirations, etc. • Regularly email members about new content • Provide support to members (they will have questions)
  • 14. Provide consistent and reliable value
  • 15. Continually Create Content • labor intensive • keeps the site fresh and engaging
  • 16. Content Dripping • control the time of when you release content to users • release 5 articles, one week at a time instead of all at once
  • 17. Premium Community • utilize forums and comments • still have to moderate every once in a while • users create content for you
  • 18. Provide a service • support desk • chat access • the more critical the service to your members, the less attrition you will have
  • 20. Plan the entire process • think through sales process • think through customer process • not just about content, but also the experience
  • 21. Some questions to ask • What type of content are you providing? • download, portal of information • Will the membership expire? • How are you going to charge? • by download, monthly, one time or unlimited
  • 22. Keep it simple • simple to buy, sign up, login, and access content • will reduce the number of support requests • provide customer support • faq, email, phone
  • 24. Lots of options • Restrict Content Pro • MemberPress • S2 Member • Member Mouse • Exchange • Paid Memberships Pro
  • 26. Subscription Levels free, trial, premium, etc.
  • 27. Choose level on registration how many do you want to have? ! offer a discount for longer subscriptions?
  • 28. Accept payments via Paypal or Stripe the name of the game is recurring
  • 29. Member Management view all active, pending, expired, cancelled, and free users
  • 30. Restrict the Content on a page/post basis, or use a short code
  • 31. Create Pages for Shortcodes • Login • Members Area • My Account • Sign Up
  • 33. You could… • just start, even if your fees are low • join a membership site to see how others do it • set aside time to interact with users • create challenges and offer prizes • create a Welcome page to point users to content
  • 34. Resources • https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-set-up- a-free-mini-course-in-wordpress/ • http://www.memberpress.com/2014/03/ successful-membership-sites-are-all-about-engagement/ • http://www.copyblogger.com/membership-site-basics/
  • 35. Thanks! Jeremy Green @greenhornet79 endocreative.com