How you can Reduce your Membership Site Expenses – Episode #19!
Welcome to Membership Site Lab - Episode #19!
Say you are just starting out. You are not making any money yet.
OR say that you are making money from your membership site but want to keep your expenses and operating costs low.
How do you keep your membership site costs down while using a setup that allows you to scale your site easily as your membership site grows? What are the bare minimum tools & plugins you need to run a successful membership site?
That's exactly the topic of this episode!
Here's what you will learn in this episode:
1. Webhosting Platform
Say that you don't want to spend $60-$100 each month on a cloud-based (VPS) hosting.
Can you go with a shared hosting plan for your membership site?
What are the potential problems with a shared hosting account that you need to be aware of and the best ways to address them?
2. WordPress Themes / Page Builder Plugins
What happens if I start with one theme but decide to change it later?
What themes do you recommend and why?
3. Email Platform
Do I need an email platform or can I send emails through a membership plugin like DAP?
What are the pros and cons of using DAP to create and send out emails to your subscribers vs a full-fledged ESP like Aweber, ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit etc?
4. LMS
Is an LMS a must-have if I want to offer online courses or can I do it using DAP?
What are the pros and cons of using an LMS vs just a membership plugin like DAP for my online courses?
5. Membership plugin
Not a good question to ask me :-).
My answer is always - DAP, DAP and DAP :-).
6. Shopping Cart Platform
You've a membership site.
You want to sell products.
You want to accept payments.
You want to give your users an option to pay using paypal or pay using their credit card.
You want to give users access to your products when the payment is complete.
You want to automate the whole process.
But you're just starting out and don't want to spend a ton of money on a cart platform.
What are your options?
7. Forum / Community Software
When should you add a forum to your membership site?
8. Audio, Video, PDF and other files
How do you store, protect and deliver these files from your membership site?
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Links mentioned in this episode
Membership Plugin: DigitalAccessPass.com (DAP)
Shopping Cart Platform: SmartPayCart.com (SPC)
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