Here’s how Syed Balkhi, founder and CEO of WPBeginner, puts it:
I'm tired of so-called "blogging experts" charging hundreds of dollars to teach me how to use WordPress. I believe that basic education like this should be free. I created WPBeginner to give people what I wish I had when I started.
Syed Balkhi - Founder of WPBeginner - Profile PhotoSyed Balkhi – Founder & CEO of WPBeginner
Listed below are some of the benefits of running a membership website.
Build Authority in Your Niche – A community of members helps you establish your brand as an authority in your industry.
Make Money Online – We don’t monetize WPBeginner videos because we believe that basic training like this should be free. However, you can replicate our strategy and monetize your membership site to generate recurring revenue for your business.
Build an Email List – A community of members can be used to build an email list and acquire leads to grow your business.
Online subscriptions are a multi-billion dollar industry that is expected to be worth $1.5 trillion by 2025.
Plus, over 48% of people are comfortable paying for a subscription to access exclusive content. (Source: Creator Economy Statistics )
Our marketing playbook can help you build a successful video membership site and generate recurring revenue for your business.
As we’ve explained before, we believe that basic WordPress training should be free. This is the main motivation behind creating the WPBeginner video membership site.
Users simply need to visit the WPBeginner Videos website . From there, they can browse individual russia telemarketing data videos on our YouTube channel or sign up for our free WordPress courses.
WPBeginner's WordPress courses
After creating their free account, they will have access to all of our WordPress courses. In return, we add users to our mailing list , where they sign up for the WPBeginner weekly newsletter.