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How to Create a Recurring Membership Product

Learn how to set up Membership Product

Updated over a week ago

A membership product on WithMe lets you charge members on a recurring basis (monthly or annually) in exchange for ongoing access to content, perks, or a community. You can create up to 3 paid tiers and 1 free tier, all from your Hub dashboard.



🚀 What Is a Membership Product on WithMe?

A membership allows creators to offer ongoing value instead of one-time products.

Common uses include:

  • Exclusive posts or content drops

  • Community access

  • Courses or learning material

  • Live sessions or updates

  • Free or paid memberships

📌 Important to Know Before You Start


How to Create a Membership Tier

Step 1: Go to Your Hub

  1. Log in to your WithMe account: withme.so/login

  2. From the left menu, click My Hub

  3. Scroll down and click + Add Product


Step 2: Choose Memberships

  1. Select Membership from the product list


Step 3: Set Up Tier Details

In the Details section, fill out the following:

  • Product title: Name your membership tier

  • Thumbnail: Upload an image that represents your tier

  • Button text: Customize the call-to-action (for example, Join now)

Click Next to continue.


Step 4: Set-up Checkout Page

In the Checkout section, configure how your membership appears and is sold.

Landing Page Setup

  • Add media: Upload up to 10 images or videos

    • Canva designs are supported and the best pick (the size auto-adjusts to the frame)

  • Add description: This appears below the media and product title on the Sales/landing page

Membership Hierarchy

Choose how this tier relates to other tiers:

  • Hierarchy (stacked tiers)

    • Higher tiers include access to content from lower tiers

    • Lower tiers cannot access higher-tier content

    • Best practice: Share content across tiers to avoid duplicate uploads while allowing some additional exclusive premium perks to the higher tier members

  • Isolated tiers

    • Standalone tiers with no shared content

    • Best for completely separate offerings

📌Note:
1.)You need at least two active memberships to configure the hierarchy.

2.)This is a general setting that will affect all membership tiers. Changes made here will apply to your entire membership structure.

Pricing

  • Set a monthly price, annual price, or both

  • Members can choose their preferred billing option if both are enabled.

Add Membership tier Benefits

Choose what members get access to:

  • Click on "Add Benefits" and add up to 4 benefits

  • Select from predefined benefit options

  • Can't find what you're looking for? Add your own! Write custom perks in your own words using "Add your Own" at the bottom or "Custom benefit - write your own" option present at the top

  • Add messages as membership benefit

  • Click on "Finish Adding Benefits"

Examples:

  • Exclusive posts

  • Courses

  • Community access

  • Live sessions

Messages (Membership Benefit)

You can include Messages as a benefit in a membership tier to give members free message credits each month.

When enabled, members receive a set number of free messages every month as part of their subscription—making this a great premium perk for higher tiers.

How Messages Work

  • Select Messages from the benefits list when setting up a tier

  • Choose how many free messages members receive per month

  • Message credits reset monthly as long as the membership is active

Why Use Messages as a Benefit?

  • Encourage direct engagement with members

  • Add clear, recurring value to premium tiers

  • Incentivize upgrades without adding extra content

💡 Tip: Messages work best in higher-priced tiers where members expect more direct access or support.

Click Next to continue.


Step 6: Set Up Optional Settings & Publish

Customize how your membership is delivered and monetized. These settings are optional—enable only what makes sense for your membership setup.


Enable Free Trial (Optional)

Offer a free trial so users can explore your content before committing.

How it works

  • Choose a trial length from the dropdown

  • Members get full access during the trial

  • At the end of the trial, they are automatically charged unless they cancel

  • To disable trials, leave this set to No Trial

💡 Tip: Free trials often increase conversions, but offering full access upfront may reduce immediate revenue.


Enable Free Membership Tier (Optional)

Enable a free membership tier to let users join without paying.

Important to know

  • You don’t create a free tier the same way as paid tiers

  • The free tier is enabled globally by toggling this setting on any paid tier

  • Disabling it from any paid tier turns it off everywhere—no need to update multiple tiers

What free members get

  • Access to free content

  • Email updates

  • A simple way for you to collect leads and convert them into paying members

Recommended for:

  • Creators building an audience or offering previews

  • Creators with a strong, consistent content pipeline

  • Businesses with a clear upgrade funnel

Not ideal for:

  • Established creators with high demand

  • Premium or exclusive content providers

  • Services that require significant 1-on-1 time


Community Access

Choose which communities members in this tier can access.

  • Select one or more existing communities

  • Or create a new community exclusively for this membership

When you create a new community:

  • The community name is taken from the product name

  • You can edit the name later from the product page


Publish Your Tier

Review your settings, then click Push Tier to publish 🎉
Your membership tier is now live.


Tips for a Successful Membership

  • Start simple — one paid tier is enough

  • Clearly explain what members get

  • Offer value at every level (even free tiers)

  • You can always edit tiers later

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