Should You Offer Certification on Your Membership Site?

Should You Offer Certification on Your Membership Site?

This post was originally published on LearnDash. Does your membership site need a certification program? Depending on the courses you’re offering, it might. For years, membership organizations of all stripes have offered lessons, workshops, and live events as ways to build their community and delight their members. Certification programs, whether online or in person, can therefore create a…

[INTEGRATION ALERT] Restrict Content Pro integration with The Events Calendar

[INTEGRATION ALERT] Restrict Content Pro integration with The Events Calendar

Our friends over at The Events Calendar have a pretty stellar calendar/ticket solution for WordPress users. Between their calendar plugin and their ticket plugin, users can basically do just about anything event-related. One thing that’s been lacking in the past tho is the ability to put tickets behind a membership level paywall. Well not too…

5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a WordPress Membership Plugin

5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a WordPress Membership Plugin

A WordPress membership plugin is one of the first things to choose once you’ve made the decision to launch a membership website. You know how important your website is to you, so now how do you possibly choose the right plugin? You may be feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the membership plugins to choose…

Membership Sites for Video Creators: 16 Keys to Success

Membership Sites for Video Creators: 16 Keys to Success

Membership sites for video creators provide the power of platform control. When you host on other platforms, they dictate the rules of the game. Make it your game instead. If you’re a video creator looking to make a full-time living creating and distributing your own content, you may believe that creating a membership profile on…

Membership Site for Educators: 3 Reasons You Should Build One

Membership Site for Educators: 3 Reasons You Should Build One

Membership sites for educators at all levels have become more popular over the last couple of school years. There are many reasons to have a membership website as an educator and just as many different ways to set up yours. You don’t need to have an audience of millions or the backing of a major…

Why You Should Restrict Website Content: 4 Benefits of Membership

Why You Should Restrict Website Content: 4 Benefits of Membership

You should restrict website content. It gives visitors a reason to engage more with your pages, offers you a link to users that do engage, and provides you a foundation for income building. If you’re looking for an easy way to restrict access to website content as a WordPress site owner, you’ve landed in the…

Membership Sites for Podcasters: A Better Way to Build Brand Success

Membership Sites for Podcasters: A Better Way to Build Brand Success

Membership sites for podcasters provide independent avenues for building an income. But did you know that, as a podcaster, you don’t need a third-party website like Patreon to build a paid membership following? It’s true. Ever since Patreon was launched in 2013, thousands of podcasters have relied on the platform to build a paid audience…

19 Content Engagement Metrics That Matter
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19 Content Engagement Metrics That Matter

You should be measuring your content engagement metrics because everything that is worth doing and worth having comes back to the foundational relationships you make and grow. And relationships start with engagement. Have you considered which content engagement metrics matter? Do you know how to measure your content engagement or why it even matters? Hands…

What is the Difference Between a Membership and a Subscription?

What is the Difference Between a Membership and a Subscription?

Are you looking for ways to create income through your website? A membership site or a subscription-based site can both provide you with the income you want to build, but which one is best for your business? The more you know about membership and a subscription, the better prepared you will be to put what…

Successful Types of Membership Sites: 7 Things You Need to Build Yours

Successful Types of Membership Sites: 7 Things You Need to Build Yours

When you think of the different types of membership sites, the first thing you probably think of is a site which you pay a monthly fee in order to access exclusive information or a private area.  And while this is certainly one type of membership site, there are many other successful models that membership sites…

Must-Have Email Templates For Building and Retaining Memberships

Must-Have Email Templates For Building and Retaining Memberships

Are you using email templates to stay engaged with your members?  One of the most powerful ways to build and maintain your community is through emails. Membership site email marketing isn’t a lost art. In fact, it can take your membership site from an unknown commodity to a widely known powerhouse in a hot minute….

What Should a Membership Site Include? 12 Must-Haves for Your Site

What Should a Membership Site Include? 12 Must-Haves for Your Site

What should a membership site include? It’s an important question to ask if you are looking to build a viable long term revenue stream with your WordPress website. Defining all the things you should (and want) what to include will help you build the best membership site for your business model. Defining Your Membership Site…

Key Components of a Membership Website Business Plan

Key Components of a Membership Website Business Plan

Do you have a business plan for your membership website? Before you get started, you need to map out where you are going and why you are going.  There are many key reasons why entrepreneurs and website owners are so excited about starting a membership website business. Membership businesses generate automatic recurring revenue and present…

Skillful Plugins is Joining Restrict Content Pro

Skillful Plugins is Joining Restrict Content Pro

Over the last few months, we have been having a number of conversations with customers and the community around Restrict Content Pro. In those conversations, we realized a couple of features were greatly needed to grow Restrict Content Pro in the WordPress membership market.  At the same time we were having these conversations, we were…

Announcing: Dropping Support for 2Checkout

Announcing: Dropping Support for 2Checkout

We have been excited to have the opportunity in taking over the development and advancement of Restrict Content Pro. During the last few months we’ve been conducting research, understanding our customers, reaching out to see what issues they are encountering over and over again, and looking forward to the new direction we’re looking to take…