Membership Sites: How To Start A Paid Membership Site For Less Than $400

Okay, your membership site content is ready to go after several months of preparation. All the videos have been edited, you have an idea of the different categories but what now?

Do I hire a coder… or do I tackle this bad boy on my own?

Well here’s what I would do to save you a ton of cash if you were to hire a coder. Let’s face it, coders are expensive and trying to relay to them exactly what you want can be a nightmare.

First lets choose a Content Management System (CMS)… The easiest to manipulate is in fact a Word Press blog. I am using Joomla for my next membership and it’s been a real challenge even for a semi-experienced guy.

No, for me… the next membership site I create will definitely be from a word press blog.

More specifically a Revolution Magazine Theme (One of the older designs. When you get a membership at Revolutiontwo.com you can download any and all themes).

Then secure it with aMember and buy the additional WP plugin.

This is the easiest way to go about it. Sprinkle the paid content on the first page around the free stuff. When a free member clicks on the Premium content it will prompt for a membership signup.

This way you won’t need a tech guy. I set it up myself and with a little help from David Moskowitz and his Membership Academy. It costs way less than a coder and his videos explain everything.

FYI: Once you have this all setup all you have to do is post all the content and select whether it will be free content or premium. Click the little box as to which one it is and you’re finished.

It’s definitely an easy and painless way to get started…

Mike Hill

PS. Here is an example of the type of membership site I’ve explained http://www.3xmethod.com/

PPS. aMember costs - $180
WP Plugin costs - $40
Membership Academy costs - $19.97
WP Theme costs - $149.95 / lifetime (as many themes as you can handle )

Total cost = $389.92 Not too shabby considering a coder would cost way more than this. And on your second membership site you can eliminate the cost for blog themes as that was a cost for lifetime downloads…