Hi! First, i would not give for free the service, even if the money they would pay is going to go support their communities, you want to build a 100 years business and not a 6 months hobbies. The best way to make them use your product, is giving them a free trial period (1 or 2 months) and afte...
*It Depends What are you trying to accomplish? You can do this with an email provider like MailChimp, AWebber, or Memberful, HubSpot. There are a number of WordPress plugins that work with your site if you are going to gate content for members or release content at certain times. I'm happy to...
I'm working on a character line. We have copyrighted characters and multimedia featuring them...songs, videos, books. You know what else we have? Corporate sponsors. Are the wheels starting to turn? If you're a toy manufacturer, you get into the action figure business because you want to sell ...
You are going to need to find a Shopify developer to build this functionality for you, as something like that is definitely not built-in or available as an app. https://www.shopify.com/developers https://experts.shopify.com/developers
There are many routes you could take this with different membership plugins or subscription based plugins which would accomplish what you are looking to do. However, the best starting point for you is probably using an LMS (Learning Management System) plugin or theme. An LMS will provide everyt...
For the design? The downside is that you could end up with a very generic looking application/site. It's also not your (or your developer's) code so there will usually be a period of time required to get used to it in order to make any adjustments. In the end, it may not really save you that muc...
I don't think it is what you are looking for, but MailChimp.com was created by mistake from a services agency. They were sending emails for their clients and the next thing you know, they were making most of their money from send costs and the rest is history. Sorry I can't be more help.
Though I don't have experience in that particular market sector - I DO have experience dealing with that challenge. Every dollar you borrow increases your risk exposure so you have to factor that into your ROI. Pay careful attention to the terms of the loan (or LOC) and if at all possible your b...
I'd ask Rocco Baldassarre. He is the best online marketing consultant I've ever seen and can surely give you concrete advice. Said that, my advice would be a) your own e-commerce store so you can drive traffic to it without losing money on commissions b) learn from best selling products (you ca...
Sorry that I don't have a specific answer to your question but I have extensive WP membership experience and work with with Memberium/IS with two clients. If you're interested in chatting you can schedule a call to discuss your needs.