Top 10 Membership Models
18. Nov, 2009 
52 Comments
When designing your membership site, you’ll want to make sure you have a lot of flexibility because not all membership sites are made the same.
In this video you’ll discover 10 different membership models you can quickly implement using WishList Member.
Chances are, after watching this you’ll think of even more “types” of membership models. If so, let us know by leaving your comments below.
Thanks for a great video! I’ve been studying and implementing WishList sites since the beginning and I learned several things from this video.
Great work, Stu!!
Cathy
Great overview of how to use the plugin. I bought the software but am in the process of familiarizing myself with all the feature prior to activating it.
I would love it there could be a One-Time-Offer feature built in too.
Hey Stu – really appreciate your videos – am wishlist multiple owner and still trying to grasp how to best implement for my projects -thanks for continuing to be informative.
I definitely may want to implement this as an add on to sell content on my forum. Thanks.
Muy Bueno este video, Gracias por las Ideas son super
cool. Desde Puerto Rico.
Great video Stu, always great to stir new ideas!
On that note, I thought I’d share my WL application. I sell a minisite program (7MinuteMinisites.com) which consists of a WP theme download, plus over 20 video training modules, plus a lot of other goodies (free graphics, etc).
I NEVER could have done this by asking people to download a monster zip file.. and I didn’t want to ship out products. WL Member has be the PERFECT solution.
The other perk.. every time I create a new updated version, or record a new training module, all I do is send out an email to customers and they can go check it out themselves.
Can’t say enough how great WL Member has been for me, keep up the great work!
-Dave
I so agree Dave. WishList has made life so much easier for my clients AND for me in my consulting and training businesses. I just delivered my WordPress WorkShop through WishList. SOOOO easy!! I’ll rearrange things a bit and deliver the January WorkShop through the same site.
I’ve had rave reviews from my clients who are using it too. One came over from the dark side (Joomla) to WishList and is amazed at how easy it is to administer and add content.
Cathy
http://TheWordPressWizard.com
Thanks Stu, great video. We just went live with a our site for managers (www.wilymanager.com) and went through an interesting progression from one membership model to another during the development of the site. At first, we set up a combo site (Model #10)which was a combination of Publisher (#1) and Protected Download (#5). But, realizing that the most important thing we could do was build our ‘list’, we have changed to a private Member’s Area (#8). Lots of public content (for google), and lots of protected content – and membership is free. The ability to integrate with Aweber has been critical. Thanks for keeping us thinking….
I am sooo excited about the possibilities using Wishlist Member. I was able to [fairly easily] set up a site for Montessori parents. They receive access to only their own school’s newsletters, contact lists, etc. (I guess in your video this falls under the Coaching model) Using category-specific RSS feeds, they can also receive an email every time their school…and ONLY their school posts a new message.
Nice job Stu – great presentation on the different models.
Couldn’t make the Vegas event, but I’m looking forward to listening to the audios.
Currently using the WishList Member with one of our micro-continuity sites (based on Russell Brunson’s methodology).
Is a *perfect* fit with the Wordpress platform, hooked up to 1Shoppingcart, and using Screencast to host and deliver integrated video content.
Looking forward to additional implementation ideas!
David
Hi, brilliant video. I am considering how this could be used in my business and have found your videos very helpful. Many thanks. Aly
Hi Stu,
Thanks for a no-hype, clear presentation. Most of my sites are self-hosted WordPress blogs, so this caught my eye. I already see the value of more than one membership model for one site, so was pleased to see that option as #10.
Look forward to learning more about this!
Best,
Donna
Wow, thanks for all of the great information on video, Wishlist looks like an awesome add on for wordpress.
I was just thinking about building something yesterday that I think I can use wishlist for instead of developing from scratch…
Thanks again
Dave Frank
Thanks everyone for all the GREAT comments – we really do appreciate them.
BTW – we LOVE hearing about how you guys are using WLM. In fact, if you guys are interested, we’d like to interview you about your site(s).
So Sue, Cathy, Dave, Susan and David… shoot us a quick message if you are interested on the help desk (http://www.wishlistproducts.com/support)
Keep on rockin’
Take care.
Stu
Thanks for this, I purchase Wishlist Member but I have so much to do each day it takes time to find time to learn and implement everything, I am looking forward to your videos on each model. They will save LOTS of time for busy people.
Can you have several different courses on the same site?
Hey Stu,
It’s great to be part of your team and thank you for applying JVListBuilding.com as the Community Center Model.
WishList Member is an amazing product and I look forward to taking a complete training of every model.
For those of you reading these comments and are thinking of the perfect membership model and solution, Wishlist Member is the perfect solution for your needs and requirements to a profitable membership site!
See you all on the top!
Philip J. Mutrie
http://www.PhilOnTwitter.com
Hi
the wishlist plugin is great, and the support has been awesome, I feel like I know you guys personally. We’re just ready to properly launch our site http://www.PublishingAcademy.com in December (been in beta mode for a couple of months while we got ourselves organised) – it’s really exciting
Stu, if you want to interview us that’d be great. I’ll pop a message over at the support centre.
Debs
I love how you outlined the different membership models.
Makes it easy to follow and think through our strategies.
This is something I will definitely pass onto my students
-Christina Hills
Excellent video.
Thank you for making it so clear. I would love if you add a model called “forum, ” where the main event is a forum that allows for discussions. As the forum is the main feature there would be less clutter and very for new users easy to navigate.
‘Simple press is not simple and hard to figure out how to navigate. If people are confused they won’t do it.
I would want no more than 5 discussions but one long forum where all the new topics are shown with newest at the top regardless of which discussion.
Hey Stu,
clear presentation. Looks great.
Do you set up those sites for customers as a service, as well?
I don´t have the time to do it myself, so I need to delegate it.
Just found out about your service through Lou Dalo.
Talk soon
Goetz (Germany)
Excellent video! Clear and concise, you provided me with excellent strategies for my new site.
I watched many of your videos before I purchased to make sure I could set up my own membership site. YES! I can do this! Your tutorials are excellent and make it easy to do. Thank you!
Ann McIndoo
Author’s Coach
thanks for the video, i am thinking to buy the plugin for one of my projects.
so cool, this is just what I have been looking for, I am very excited to order your product and give it a try. I saw one or two other questions about a Forum. Is that one the way, or is there a plugin that works well with your product?
We have heard that Simple Press can be a very effective Forum that can be used with WishList Member. For more info on this, please submit a ticket to http://www.wishlistproducts.com/support
Thank you for the clear, understandable video and tutorials for customers. Your team at WLM makes the complicated simple and FUN!
Hi all.
How does is it integrate with my thesis theme at my website at http://www.MichaelKimJensen.com ?
Best regards,
Michael K. Jensen
Michael
You can use the Thesis theme, but you do need to be careful when setting which pages appear in the theme navigation as this can sometimes overwrite the protection settings of WishList Member. For more info on this, you can submit a ticket to http://wishlistproducts.com/support
I am very anxious to use your program. I have some niche knowledge in a few area’s which I plan to set up…..will let you know how it goes.
Michael
Michael
That sounds great! Good luck with everything
What I could only wish to see would be an affiliate program implemented into the membership site. I want a way to reward members for referring others.
Melanie
We are continuing to work on an integration with iDev which we hope to have complete soon. Keep an eye out for an announcement regarding this in the future.
Hey, Stu!
Thank you so much for this video! We have a multi-site license, and the functions are totally different on the websites. Thank you so much for helping to clarify the different ways we can use the WLM software, and you gave us new ideas we hadn’t even thought of!
Thanks again.
Dr. Andrew Colyer
Andrew
We are happy that we were able to help! That was the goal
Just want to say thanks for a great (and easy to use!) product – and for the $25 special you guys ran last week. I now use Wishlist member on two separate sites. To be able to run multiple memberships from the same site, then move people around as needed is awesome. Thanks again.
Jazz
We are happy that we have been able to assist in making your Membership Sites flourish! Good luck with both your sites (and any future ones).
WOW. I’ve been trying to figure out the whole membership thing, and your video was just crystal clear about how all the different models worked, especially micro-continuity. All I can say is SWEET, and I’ll be getting your plugin soon.
I’m not sure if this falls in your area, but would it be possible to set up a rotating ad display. For example, a customer pays for a period of time (6 months, or year) and their “ad” (site name and URL) is displayed, on a rotating basis, in a section on WordPress?
Assume that the blog is set up with 2 columns, and the right hand column is a collection of 5 “ad’s.” The customer’s ad is displayed in rotation, rising from pos. 5 (bottom) to top. If there are more than 5 total members of the ad service, the next in line takes the bottom position, and moves up. The display changes with each refresh, or new visitor.
By mistake, a letter was left out of the address, on the last post. {:-{P This post has the correct return addy.
That request, is the only thing I can come up with that might be missing. Otherwise, you seem to have covered every possibility. Congratulations.
I seems to be just the thing I need for my project, but where’s the price?
Gabriel, part of traducere engleza
I am so glad I stumbled across this! The membership landscape and the different plugins and themes had left me confused … nice to see all the options other than Wordpress. That’s my fave though, so your approach looks like a winner!
I am new to wordpress and have just began building my blog. A community is the next phase in the buildout. How does your product differ from Buddypress? Will I be able to upgrade to wordpress 3.0 when it becomes available (should be soon)?
The easiest way to answer you is to explain what WishList Member does.
WishList Member protects WordPress Categories, Comments, Posts and Pages and then you are able to allow Membership Levels access to those Categories, Comments, Pages and Posts.
A Member registers for a Membership Level and that is how that Member accesses protected content – through the Membership Level they are a part of.
We are currently working to ensure that WishList Member will function with WordPress 3.0 Once all our testing is complete, we will let everyone know that WishList Member will function with WordPress 3.0
I am a webdeveloper and also very familiar with wordpress.I come to know about your plugin via one of my client. They purchased it and wants me to integrate it. Hope will have fun working on it.
Also do you have any target to add new payment gateway? or provide any short documentation how we can add other gateway? Thanks for a gr8 plugin!
Thanks for the kind words and good luck with the site, Naoshad! We are always working on new payment integrations and hope to have an full integration with Authorize.net in the future (we don’t have a form release for this currently).
You can use any gateway if you use SIMPLE integration. You can find documentation on this in the Customer Center when you login:
http://customers.wishlistproducts.com/quick-start-guide-2/
Very nice presentation. I got to use this plugin through one of my client that outsourced me…I’m from the Philippines by the way.
Overall, very nice and easy to use plugin.
Sorry I am unable to understand this because of no captions – please reconsider to add captions.
Thanks, CM
Hi
is there any shortcode used where i can put in registration and login within a post.
ie disable part of a post for only registraded member
You are able to place the registration or login merge codes into any page or post. These are displayed under the content sections of any page or post. Pleased feel free to submit a ticket if you need further explaination as the area to type here is pretty small
An extremely useful insight in to the various ways WishList can be used Stu. All my successful sites are built using WishList and I am more than happy to give this video the ‘thumbs up’ and a personal recommendation.
Is Wishlist member plugin capable of implementing any of the membership model?
You can use WishList Member to set up a site based on any of the Membership Models shown.