When creating a membership site, the first thing to consider is who can use the site.
Whether you have a membership-only site, distribute content for paid members, have a community feature, or even include a booking or checkout, the features you need will change drastically.
Basic features include membership registration, login, password reset, My Page, chat, messaging, community, editing membership information, and dashboard.
If you want a paid membership, you'll also need to manage your payments and subscriptions. You'll need to decide how you want to handle things like credit card payments, monthly billing, cancellation processing, and reviewing your transaction history.
It's also important to manage your membership tiers and permissions. The design will change depending on whether you want to separate what you see for free and paid members, or whether you want to change the scope of what you can control for admins and general users.
The cost perception depends on the range of features required. Whether it is a site with a simple login, including payment, video distribution, community, notifications, etc., the scale of development will change greatly.
Makoto Tejima supports the development of membership sites, subscription-based services, My Page, payment integrations, and dashboards. You can start by organizing the features you need and develop them step by step.
