Membership & Paywall Site

A recurring-revenue site that locks premium content — articles, videos, resources, a community — behind membership tiers with automatic billing and self-service account management.

Typically bought by: Publishers, newsletter writers, niche communities, associations, and content creators

Standard features — always included

• ✓Membership tiers with monthly/annual recurring billing (provider-agnostic)
• ✓Content gating by tier with teaser previews
• ✓Member registration, login, and password reset
• ✓Self-service billing portal: upgrade, downgrade, cancel, update card
• ✓Dunning: failed payment retries and grace periods
• ✓Free trial and coupon support
• ✓Member-only content library with search
• ✓New content email notifications to members
• ✓Admin CMS for posting gated content
• ✓Member metrics: MRR, churn, signups
• ✓Basic SEO for public teaser pages

Popular custom additions

Quoted per feature in the configurator — typically $50–$300 each.

• +Community forum or comments for members
• +Gifted memberships and team plans
• +Metered paywall (N free articles per month)
• +Discord role sync by membership tier
• +Podcast private RSS feeds per member
• +Login-sharing detection and device limits

Tech stack

Frontend

Next.js + Tailwind CSS

Backend

Next.js API routes / Node.js

Database

PostgreSQL (Neon)

Integrations

Recurring payment gateway (Stripe Billing/PayPal/other), Transactional email (Resend/SendGrid), Newsletter service (Mailchimp/ConvertKit) sync