If you are going down the path of having a membership site, finding the right tools at the beginning of your journey is going to save you a lot of time and money.
There are a number of options available, and all vary in what they offer; essentially, you want one that works with your systems, that your customers love using, and that makes learning fun. Simple, right?!
Here are the ones I recommend...
Dashboard to work through modules
LearnDash is what's known as a Learning Management System plugin for WordPress; in a nutshell, it's used for membership sites as a 'dashboard' of sorts that allows students to work through modules.
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Robust and super user friendly
If you truly want a turnkey membership site without having to figure out ANY of the hard stuff then Kajabi is where it’s at. I have had numerous membership sites built on Kajabi over the years and it just works. You don’t have to worry about any coding, video hosting, video compressions, etc... it takes care of all of it.
The downside? It isn’t cheap and once your site is built on Kajabi switching to another platform is tough. But if I was going to be tied to any system, Kajabi is a good one.
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Great features, design and support
Sure there are free membership site plugins out there but most are difficult to use, lack functionality and have little or no documentation and support. That is why I always recommend people to use the Wishlist Member plugin for creating membership websites on WordPress.
This is easily the most feature rich, well designed, and well supported membership site software available for WordPress. I have seen complete newbies, with zero technical skills set up complex membership sites using Wishlist.
Further to that, it supports and integrates with almost all of the popular shopping carts and email marketing systems out there.
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