How to Start a WordPress Membership Site

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How To Start A WordPress Membership Website

I’m English and live in Florida

Both sides of my family have a rosy view of the other country

Sadly, this is closer to reality …

I run a training company that is a large membership site

There are several really big problems in e-commerce

Shipping is a really difficult problem in e-commerce

Taxes are a really difficult problem in e-commerce

Subscriptions are a really difficult problem in e-commerce

Why are subscriptions hard?#1. You Need to Store

Customer Payment Details

Why are subscriptions hard?#2. Payment gateways have terrible subscription support

Why are subscriptions hard?#3. By default, WordPress

has very limited access control

So what do we recommend?

So what do we recommend?

So what do we recommend?

Step #1. Install Paid Memberships Pro

Step #2. Configure Your Stripe Account

Step #3. Add a Membership Level

Step #3. Add a Membership Level

Step #4. Add Membership Pages

Step #4. Add Membership Pages

Step #5. Test the Membership Pages

Step #5. Test the Membership Access

Step #5. Test the Membership Access

Why we like this approach1. It is very simple to use2. It uses Stripe, a great gateway

3. It stays very close to the core WordPress user system