Adding a Members-Only Website On Squarespace

Looking to add a members-only section to your Squarespace website? Great news, I am going to lay everything out for you step-by-step in today’s article. I will go through everything from setting up the paywall, where you will be able to charge for the site, as well as adding exclusive elements such as: courses, training videos, and even exclusive blog posts.

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Let’s get into everything guys.

Why Should You Build a Members-Only Site With Squarespace?

Creating a members-only Squarespace website offers the following features:

✅ Exclusive blog posts or training videos
✅ Give you the opportunity to turn loyal customers into paid community members
✅ Benefit your community with course content and exclusive information
✅ Make use of the all-in-1 Squarespace solution—meaning no code and no plugins!

It doesn’t matter if you are a personal trainer, a consultant, or anything in between. Squarespace members-only function can give you as the business owner an opportunity to make money through this paywall.

Step 1: Navigate To Content & Memberships

1️⃣ EIther sign up or login to Squarespace here.
2️⃣ Navigate to "Content & Memberships"
3️⃣ You are going to encounter the following options:

• Course

• Members only video

• Exclusive blog content

• Create Members-Only Website - We will select this

4️⃣ Select “Create Members Site”

Step 2: Select Your Plan

You now need to decide how you will structure the payment behind your paywall.

One-Off Price – They will only pay once, with no recurring payments.
Monthly Payment – Great to keep the payments rolling in long term
No-cost website – If you simply just want to provide value, you don’t need to charge.

• First of all, select your price ($25 for example)/

• You can add a trial period to give the user a chance to try the platform.

• Add a description and go into detail on the benefits of your membership site.

Step 3: Customizing Your Pages

Now it is time to create and edit your exclusive membership pages.

🔹 Start with the homepage
🔹 Create additional members-only pages – Blog, course, etc…
🔹 Stick with your brand – Don’t forget your brand identity and stick with the main site’s colors and fonts.

Step 4: Booking Section & Digital Products

Want to either allow your members to book appointments, or even offer digital products?

🔹 Add The Booking Feature – You can do this by simply adding an appointments page.
🔹 Digital Products – Add files for your members to purchase or download for free.
🔹 Live events – You can even host live events on your site!

Step 5: Test & Launch

Ensure you go through your member’s site in your visitor’s shoes to ensure it is a flawless finish.

✅ Is your pricing on point?
✅ Do your members have access to everything you want them to?
✅ Mobile optimization? – Check out our video on optimizing a mobile Squarespace website.

Once you’re happy with everything, publish your site and start promoting it!

To Conclude

That’s it guys, you now know how to create a members-only website on Squarespace. I’m sure you can see by now how this is a fantastic way to both connect with your audience and also add another stream of revenue to your business. Squarespace really is the all in 1 solution for business owners and designers.

If you have any questions check out my YouTube channel or WhatsApp me at any time, and if you need my Squarespace design services for your own business, be sure to book a call here.

Thank you for reading.