Membership Software
Hey guys! I have a Wordpress website and use Memberful. Users subscribe to a monthly plan on my website to get access to restricted content. I would like to leave Memberful because they keep having bugs with their payment overlay, but I am nervous about transitioning/migrating to another service (because I am not computer savvy!) Any recommendations? I'm looking for simplicity/ease-of-use. Customer chat support is important, too.
I wanted to understand how to do exactly this. So I created what you've outlined in Webflow (very nice to use!) and MemberStack (gating the Webflow content).
I created a step-by-step walkthrough of what I did in a 10 minute video:
https://nocodequest.com/membership-website-on-webflow-with-memberstack/
Let me know if it was helpful!
UPDATE:
I should also add that MemberStack has a Slack channel for instant help from both of the founders + the community
Thank you for sharing this @Coffee! 😍
Haven't used it myself, but have heard good things about Memberstack (https://www.memberstack.io).
Thanks @parhelion!
Thanks for the reply!
One thing I was concerned about with memberstack was that it doesn't seem to have live chat support (has a community forum).
Hi Jessica,
I would definitely recommend Memberstack. They have a Slack community that you'll get access to, which gives you live support not only from the Memberstack team but other community members as well.
I just searched their Slack for "memberful" and came across this:
Thanks for the info! Would I have access to the Slack community before I officially migrated over to Memberstack? I ask because I'd need help with the migration process and would like some sort of live chat support.
Also- can I keep my website if I use Memberstack? I created my site on wordpress. When I go to sign-up on Memberstack, it says:
"Setup your entire site without paying a dollar."
Great question (and feedback).
I'll change that text to say "Install Memberstack without paying a dollar." You get to use your own site.
The only issue is we don't have a formal Wordpress integration just yet. Where are you hosting your WP site?
Thank you for the reply! To answer your question, it's hosted on Dreampress.
Hi @jessiedrew, this link will get you access to our Slack group:
https://www.memberstack.io/community
Live chat is only for paying customers at the moment, but we're in the process of reworking that.
I’ve been checking out Kajabi. It’s a little expensive but has a really professionally designed platform that’s highly customizable
I saw that one the other day, I just think it's too pricey for me right now :(
The most powerful membership script is, for me, aMember Pro.
So many useful options...
I could maybe be of help. I've been doing membership based software all my life, and am really good at it. Check out https://apex-platform.org/
Demo admin panel at: https://demo.envrin.com/admin/
What type of content is restricted? How are payment processoed, etc.? I might be willing to help you get setup, if you're willing to tell others about Apex. It is free software after all.
If interested, drop me an e-mail at matt.dizak@gmail.com.
Cheers,
Matt
Use ghost.org. They have a membership feature. It works great.
Thanks for the reply!
I've been to their website a few times because I kept seeing good things about them. I'm just concerned because it doesn't look like they have live chat support? And I would need their help completely with the migration.
I would not recommend switching from WordPress, especially if you aren’t super computer savvy. Ghost is not the easiest to configure and maintain. There are a lot of membership plugin options on WP. I’ve had good results with MemberPress, S2Member, and RestrictContentPro but I am not sure which have a live chat option.
Use a third party integration.