Customer Spotlight: Kim Komando
This month’s customer spotlight is Kim Komando. The Kim Komando Show is a three-hour weekly radio show airing on 425 stations across the USA and on demand. Kim is a self-proclaimed digital goddess who shares the latest gadgets, breaking tech news, and privacy tips to help folks stay safe and secure online. Every hour, Kim takes callers’ questions, ranging from online addictions to finding the best way to share videos and photos.
Kim has created a community of fans around her radio show and brand and uses Restrict Content Pro to manage her membership site. Let’s take a look at how Kim has created a successful gated community with the power of WordPress.
The Komando Community
Kim has created what she calls the “Komando Community:” a safe digital lifestyle community where members can make friends, stay informed, and get exclusive access to the Komando show. When you click the “Join” button, a page prompting folks to join the Komando Community appears. This page summarizes the benefits of her two types of membership: on-demand, commercial-free viewing, access to a library of resources, and social connection with other listeners.
The tiered pricing structure offers options for folks who may want to give the community a try but are unsure of the yearlong commitment. Kim also smartly displays her annual tier discount right on her button to compel clicks!
Watch, listen, chat, and find friends
Kim’s community offers many benefits for its members. One peek into their community shows opportunities to watch, listen, read, or converse once unlocked.
One unique feature of Kim’s membership site is the use of a pop-up box. Instead of a landing page that hides the members-only content, Kim’s website lets you take a peek at what you’re missing first behind the pop-up.
To replicate Kim’s idea, you’ll need to install a pop-up plug-in, such as the WordPress pop-up maker. A plug-in like this, combined with Restrict Content Pro, lets you create any type of pop-up, modal, or content overlay for your WordPress website. Combining a pop-up with a restricted gate is a great way to tease users with your content while stopping them from interacting with gated content.
Friendly & Helpful
Not sure on a membership just yet? Kim’s website provides a helpful FAQ page to clear up any questions folks might have before joining. There are answers on how to sign in to your account, reach customer service, as well as assistance with the membership cost. Providing these extra tools provides tons of value and lets members rest assured that they’re in good hands.
Try Restrict Content Pro Today
Kim Komando built a community-based membership website to help them thrive, and you can too! Set up with Restrict Content Pro is simple and customizable.
If you want to play around before taking the plunge, we’ve created a Live Preview site. There, you can see how our plugin looks in action. Once you’ve seen the possibilities available with Restrict Content Pro, you can request your own sandbox site to take a peek at the backend. You can create a local membership site for free to take our plugin for a test drive. Get started with a demo site today!