Membership Site - Help

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MayReich

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Hi!

I have thoughts about starting up an internet business. I would like to create a membership site around my interest. The problem is that i'm not so good at the technical parts and wondering how much time it requires to learn the programming languages to setup a website where I can accept monthly payments for members. The content is not a problem, but I don't really know where to start. I would like to create something similar to brainvale.com, sixpackshortcuts.com or universityofmakeup.com. But I would not want one time payment, a monthly subscription.

Could anyone give some advice how I can start? or does it cost much to hire a professional programmer to setup a site similar to these membership sites above?

Regards, May Reich
 
Phreaddee

Phreaddee

Super Moderator
Staff member
set up a merchant account with your bank. get a third party payment gateway (eWay, securepay, etc - although i'm in Australia, so it might be different where you are) you'd be lucky to get that for under $1000pa incl transactions.

buy your domain, and some hosting
download and install joomla, wordpress or similar cms, make sure you engage the ecommerce plugins that you require.

preferrably design your own site, or if your that way inclined buy a template. skin your website
tick off every box the payment gateway and your bank require for it to be "official"

populate your site

test, test, test

promote the life out of it, both locally and via the net.

languages.
html, css and php minimum, javascript would also be handy.

that'll probably take you a good 6 months or more if you know nothing at the moment.

alternatively hire a professional to do it for you.
DONT go for the cheap option, it will bite you in the arse.
5-7k should do it.
 
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