Why offer a membership site with Podia?

Recurring subscriptions (or “paid memberships”) offer predictable, recurring revenue for creators, unlike other products which often have fluctuating sales month-to-month. 

Free memberships give you an effective lead generation platform that’s more personal and interactive than an email list.

Build a long-term relationship with your audience by publishing content regularly, rather than the “one-and-done” relationship of many non-recurring product sales.

Use your memberships as a way to “off-board” customers who finish your online courses; this way you can stay in touch and continue to deliver value as you work on your next product.

Memberships don’t require rich, long-form content like courses do, so creators enjoy a rapid production loop that lets you take your content from “idea” to “published” quickly.

As soon as you post new content, members can like and comment on your updates, giving you instant feedback and opportunities for interaction and product research.

A membership allows you to transition from “one-to-one” to “one-to-many,” which is the fastest, most effective way to make a greater impact within your community.

By expanding your product offerings and adding a membership, you’re able to service a wider breadth of customers, from cold leads who just want a freebie to consistent customers who want more premium content.

Without the pressure of intense launch deadlines, demanding clients, or unpredictable revenue, you have the freedom to choose when you work, what you work on, and who you work with.

Want to offer a free plan and a premium plan? No problem! You can offer as many membership levels (or “tiers”) as you like.

Share free content with anyone who has the link. Public posts are also indexed on search engines, so you can even use them as a replacement for your traditional blog.

Gate content by membership levels, allowing specific members to see more premium content. Entice free members to upgrade by keeping premium offerings behind a paywall.

Pin a post to the top of your membership feed, which is perfect for welcoming members, offering resources, referencing community guidelines, and more.

Want to schedule your content in advance? No problem! You can easily schedule all of your posts in advance, ensuring everything goes out on time…whether you’re in front of your computer or not.

Bundle other products you’re selling, like online courses, digital downloads, and more, into your membership plans. Members will be able to access everything with a single login.

Engage your audience by inviting them to share their thoughts, ask questions, like content, or spark conversations on any of the content you share.

Let your members know that you’ve published new content as soon as it goes live.

Embed videos, images, and and social media content directly into your membership posts.

Already have a Facebook group, Slack channel, or Palapa account? Connect your Podia membership to your existing group to collect emails, gate content, and accept payments.

Unlimited members, membership plans, digital products, sales, emails, support, and anything else you can think of! 

You control your content, member list, and earnings. Everything you collect, whether it’s members’ names or payment info, belongs to you.

Unlike other membership websites, we never take a portion of your earnings. This means every dollar you make, you keep. It’s that simple.

With Podia, you can easily sell your membership as an upsell, or bundle in your other products like online courses, digital downloads, and more.

Unlike other membership platforms, Podia runs completely in the background and doesn’t interfere with your business at all. Your members won’t even know we’re there!

Because posts you set to “public” are indexed on search engines, you can even use your membership to replace your traditional blog.

With Podia, your membership will look and work as you imagine, without spending hours on coding or customization. 

Your software will always be working and up-to-date; there are no manual updates or time-consuming installations.

With Podia, all of your products are in one place, making it fast, easy, and convenient for customers to access whatever they’ve purchased.

Track purchases, earnings, customer info, and more. Easily sort, filter, and export data at any time.

Podia supports all types of digital content, from online courses to digital downloads (and everything in between), which means there’s no limit to what you can create and sell.

Whether you have a quick question or need an in-depth video demo, our team is here to help you through it.

Seamlessly connect your other tools with our email service provider and Zapier integrations, which is something most plugins don’t offer.

Capture emails and build relationships with your students over time using a free membership. It’s a great way to build your sales funnel!

Offer premium content and upsell members with a paid version of your membership. 

Offer as many membership plans as you like, including free, premium, mid-tier, low-tier, or whatever you like.

Collect payments every month or every year, whichever makes the most sense for your membership.

Charge members for access to daily, weekly, or monthly content that you publish to your membership site on an ongoing basis. 

Offer access to a variety of online courses, digital downloads, new monthly content, or whatever else you like for a subscription fee. 

Have an engaged list or just starting out? Either way, you can now offer a paid version of your weekly, monthly, or yearly newsletter.

Coach your clients together in an intimate group setting while earning more for every session.

Offer a set of pre-determined services to clients on a monthly or annual basis.

Package similar digital products like eBooks, templates, or cheat sheets with your membership for one price.

Offer customers access to a community of like-minded people who share a common goal.

Help your members achieve something specific by creating a membership that’s focused on accomplishing a specific outcome by a certain deadline.

Offer a combination of multiple membership options by combining the models that work best for you and your customers.

Start promoting your membership immediately to your email list with a one-off newsletter or drip campaign.

Use the free membership option to capture emails, grow your list, and deepen your member relationships over time.

Offer any membership plan as an upsell to customers who are buying or downloading your other digital products.

Do you have any super-fans on your email list? Put those people to work by giving affiliate partners a commission for promoting and selling your membership and other products.

Automatically accept credit card payments through Stripe. Podia doesn’t charge any additional transaction fees, which means more money for you and fairer pricing for your customers.

Motivate your members to buy with coupons that can be customized with time or usage limits. Issue them instantly for new members, special sales, and more.

Sell your membership from your own website with embeddable “buy” buttons, which offer a complete, high-converting checkout experience on your own website. 

Collect payments in just a few clicks. With our high-converting checkout, your members will always experience a fast and seamless checkout experience, whether they’re shopping on your storefront or website.

Group your membership together with other digital products (or even offer it as a bonus) to entice customers to purchase more.

Boost the size of every order by offering relevant upsells with your membership. You can also combine an upsell with a discount, making the offer even more attractive.

Because all of your lists are segmented by product purchases, you can easily pitch new products to existing members who are most likely to buy.

Put your super-fans to work by giving affiliate partners a commission for selling your membership or other digital products.

Get paid as soon as you make a sale. There’s no holding period and everything is automatically deposited into your Stripe account.

Sell as many membership plans or digital products as you want, without losing money to hefty transaction fees.